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

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

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)

Science, Nature & How It Works

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

So you want to be a Roman? Here is everything you need to know – in 20 easy stages. From the battle ground to building roads – find out the REAL facts to Roman living in this humorous non-fiction information book from Scoular Anderson. • Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. • Text type: An information book. • A gallery of the things the Romans did that changed the way we live on pages 46-47 enables children to recap the main features left over from Roman times. • Additional information retrieval devices such as a glossary and index can be evaluated for their usefulness as children develop critical reading skills. • Curriculum links: History: Whay have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past - a Roman case study. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

How to be a Roman in 21 Easy Stages: Band 14/Ruby (Collins Big Cat)

Have you ever wondered how things are created? Find out all about inventors and their amazing inventions in this non-fiction information book, written and illustrated by Scoular Anderson. • Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters • Text type: An information book. • A timeline of all the inventors and their inventions on pages 14 and 15 help children to recap when different things were invented and provides a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities. • Additional retrieval devices such as a glossary and index can be evaluated for their usefulness as children develop critical reading skills. • Curriculum links: Design and Technology: Winding up

I've Just Had a Bright Idea!: Band 05/Green (Collins Big Cat)

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