Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.
We know a lot about space but what do we not yet know? Scientists have predicted a ninth planet in the solar system but can they prove that its really out there? Discover more fascinating space mysteries in this information book by Isabel Thomas.
Lime Plus/Band 11+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina.
Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
Isabel Thomas is a science writer and the author of a galaxy of books for young audiences. They include Moth: An Evolution Story, which won the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books, and Exploring the Elements, a Waterstones and New York Times Book of 2020. Isabel also writes for science magazines and creates STEM outreach resources for organisations such as the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the BBC.
Shane Tolentino is a Filipino-American illustrator and former NASA intern at Johnson Space Center. She is the author-illustrator of You Are Going, a book for young readers about the Artemis missions, which has been translated into six languages. With a BFA in Illustration and a minor in Environmental Studies from Columbia College Chicago, Shane combines these two passions to tell stories about space, the natural world, and human resilience. She lives and works in Chicago.
