The Grisly Joke Book (An Armada Original)

Pugh, David

Anderson, Scoular

HarperCollins, Publishers

An information book about the celebrated historical and fictional characters Cleopatra, Boudica, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper, Pocahontas, Blackbeard, Dracula and Tarzan. The book investigates which of them really existed, and which are based on legend.
• Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
• Text type - An information book.
• An index and a glossary are included on pages 22 and 23 to aid comprehension.
• Curriculum links - History: Why do we remember great people? How do we know about great events?
• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Were They Real?: Purple/ Band 8 (Collins Big Cat)

Children's Books

Biographies

Collins Educational

It was Pirate Captain Codspawn’s birthday. But what was his birthday surprise? It wasn’t the beetles in the butter. It wasn’t the spiders in the sugar. And it wasn’t the special pirate pie that Cook had baked. But it was the best present a pirate could ever want!
• Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.
• Text type - A humorous story.
• Pages 22 and 23 feature a recipe for pirate pie, with ingredients that would test the stomachs of even the most bloodthirsty pirates. This is a great starting point for further discussion and activities outside the reading session.
• Curriculum links - Geography: Going to the Seaside, Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?
• This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme: How to be a Pirate, also by Scoular Anderson.

Pirate Party: Gold/Band 9 (Collins Big Cat)

Action & Adventure

So you want to be a pirate? This book shows you how in 10 easy stages, from wearing the right clothes right down to what to do with the treasure. And along the way, you'll learn a barrelful of facts about famous pirates and pirate life through the ages.

How to be a Pirate in 10 Easy Stages: Band 09/Gold (Collins Big Cat)

Where on Earth describes the journeys of significant explorers, revealing the lands they discovered and what they found there. Grid maps and grid references offer children an opportunity to find out for themselves where each explorer sailed.• Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.• Text type - An information book.• A colourful world map on pages 30 and 31 shows the routes the explorers took, providing lots of opportunities for speaking and listening, and work outside the reading session.• Curriculum links - Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? Passport to the World.• Fabulous Creatures - Are they Real? is another non-fiction title by Scoular Anderson at this level.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Where on Earth?: Lime/Band 11 (Collins Big Cat)

History

This witty information book describes real and imaginary creatures, and answers the question – are they real? Some of the creatures are from myths and legends, while others are genuine. Included are the Loch Ness Monster, about which there is disagreement, the vampire bat, and the yeti.• Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.• Text type - An information book.• A table on pages 30 and 31 summarises the information about each of the creatures in the book providing an ideal opportunity for children to recap.• Curriculum links - Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? History: Ancient Eygpt.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Fabulous Creatures: Are they Real?: Band 11/Lime (Collins Big Cat)

Literature & Fiction

Here is everything you need to know about being a knight, from from being a young page to being knighted. This humorous non-fiction book explains all the tasks, training, outfits and privileges that came with the job.

How to be a Knight in 10 Easy Stages: Gold/Band 9 (Collins Big Cat)

Education & Reference

Collins

Scoular Anderson gives tips on how to be a viking. Practical teaching notes are included at the back of the book.

How to be a Viking in 13 Easy Stages: Band 12/Copper (Collins Big Cat)

Humor

Collins Cobuild

Scoular Anderson shows that being a Tudor is not all tights and feasting. He gives the real facts about Tudor in a humorous way.

How to be a Tudor in 20 Easy Stages: Band 14/Ruby (Collins Big Cat)

HarperCollins, UK

A quirky insight into how to live like an Ancient Greek – in twenty-five easy stages. • Sapphire/Band 16 books books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. • Text type: An information book. • Curriculum links: History: Who were the Ancient Greeks; How do we use Ancient Greek ideas today? • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader

How to be an Ancient Greek in 25 Easy Stages: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Anderson, Scoular. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Anderson, Scoular