Collins Big Cat - Band 17/Diamond

Learn all about rewilding and how nature fights back even when it appears to have been wiped out. Discover how farmland grows back into forest, deserted cities turn into wilderness, and life appears on volcanoes which erupt from the sea. Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books. Text type: An information book Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities Bitten by a crocodile, charged by giant otters and chased up a tree by peccary wild boars in the Amazon, Simon Chapman is a self-confessed jungle addict. He has trekked through untouched rainforests around the world but also seen the damage that people have done to them. His inspiration for his book, Nature Fights Back, comes from seeing how wild nature hangs on and can go on to thrive even when seemingly devastated by fire, pollution or logging.

About the author

Philippa Gregory is a historian and novelist renowned for combining rich research with powerful storytelling. Through her writing, she reveals the women history tried to forget – and whose stories are more relevant today than ever. Her novels have sold millions of copies worldwide and been adapted for stage, television and film.

In 2023 she published her critically acclaimed non-fiction book Normal Women, a new social history of women in England for 900 years. It has also been adapted as a podcast, teen edition and children's edition.

In 2021 Philippa Gregory was awarded a CBE for services to literature and charity.

www.philippagregory.com

Product details

• Authors: Philippa Gregory, Gregory Philippa
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 08.04.2026
• EAN: 9780008780234
• ISBN: 978-0-00-878023-4
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 3 mm
• Series: Collins Big Cat
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery, JUVENILE NONFICTION / School & Education, Interest age: from c 10 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For primary education, Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary