A hilarious retelling of one of Shakespeare’s silliest comedies. With two sets of identical twins, there’s bound to be plenty of mistaken identities, the question is will everyone work out who each other is, and will all the confusion get sorted out before it’s too late? Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage

The Comedy of Errors: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat Shakespeare)

Children's Books

KNAPMAN, TIMOTHY

Literature & Fiction

Collins

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. Baker Jake bakes wonderful homemade cakes, but the day before he is due to take part in a TV baking competition, his special whisk goes missing! Without it, Jake fears he will be beaten by the fiendish Maureen Buttercream, owner of the soulless "Cakes-U-Like" chain. So who has stolen the whisk? By the time the true culprit is revealed, Jake will have to find out whether he or his whisk is the real secret of his success. Join Baker Jake as he solves the mystery of the stolen whisk in this exciting story by Timothy Knapman. White Plus/Band 10+ 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.

Collins Big Cat ― Whisked Away!: Band 10+/White Plus: Band 10+/White Plus

Each night Mungo reads his favourite story, a swashbuckling tale of danger, kidnap and rescue. But one night the hero, Captain Fleet, isn't there to save the day so Mungo decides to step in. He takes a deep breath and bravely jumps into the story and his very own pirate adventure. With a lot of bravery and a little help from the purple berserker bird, Mungo rescues Admiral Mainbrace and the plucky cabin girl Nora from the clutches of villainous Barnacle Bill and a whole host of horrible pirates.

Mungo and the Picture Book

Activities, Crafts & Games

Puffin

Mungo And The Picture Book

Mungo and the Spiders from Space

Mungo was really enjoying his new book Galacticus and Gizmo Save the Universe. The dashing hero, Captain Galacticus, had just been captured by the evil Dr Frankenstinker and things didn't look good. Mungo couldn't wait to find out what happened next, but when he turned over, the last page was missing! Who would foil Dr Frankenstinker's dastardly plan? Who would save the universe now? There was nothing for it – Mungo took a deep breath and jumped into the story . . . and his very own space odyssey! With a lot of courage and a little help from a Vroom-101 spaceship, Mungo saved the day (and the universe) and became the youngest ever member of Star Squadron.

Mungo and the Spiders From Space

If you go down to the woods today, you never know what you might find. A curious little dragon meets a new friend, but he's not sure what to make of him at all. Apparently, it's called a Benjamin, but the Benjamin doesn't have any wings, scales or even a tail! Luckily, little boys AND little dragons like football, and the Benjamin soon teaches them a trick or two. If only the grown-up Benjamins were as friendly! Still, the unlikely pair remain the best of friends and the little dragon promises to meet the Benjamin's teacher one day . . . or was that eat his teacher?!

Guess What I Found in Dragon Wood

Science Fiction & Fantasy

LOOK OUT! It's a . . . DINOSAUR STAMPEDE!! Mungo's latest book is the wildest adventure of all. Horrible hunter Scarface Sam and his men think the secret of the Lost Island will make them rich . . . . But when the dinosaurs get out of CONTROL and OUT of the book, it's up to MUNGO to put things right! A hilarious action-packed adventure for brave heroes everywhere!

Mungo and the Dinosaur Island

STOWER, ADAM

Animals

Happy Birthday in Dragonwood

Mighty Small

Oxford University Press

Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Frankenstein's Sofa

Reference

OUP Oxford

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