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The King of the Forest: Band 05/Green by Collins Big Cat
$7.50 AUD
Category: Level 13 | Series: Collins Big Cat | Reading Level: Level 13
A fox was having a nap when a tiger leapt out at him, ready to attack. Could the fox use his cunning to save his own life? This traditional story has been beautifully illustrated by Tomislav Zlatic. * Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters * Text Type: A traditio ...Show more
The Lost Sock: Band 06/Orange by Collins Big Cat
$7.50 AUD
Category: Level 15 | Series: Collins Big Cat | Reading Level: Level 15
What happens when a lucky pair of socks goes missing? Where do all the lost socks go? Discover the mystical world of sock land for yourself. * Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages. * Text type: A story with a familiar setting * Curriculum links: ...Show more
The Lost Village of Skara Brae: Band 07/Turquoise (Collins Big Cat) by Collins Big Cat
$7.50 AUD
Category: Level 18 | Series: Collins Big Cat | Reading Level: Level 18
In 1850 in Scotland, a great storm washed away tonnes of soil to reveal the remains of a village that existed 4,000 years before. Discover what was found at the lost village of Skara Brae and what life was like in the New Stone Age. * Turquoise/Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descripti ...Show more
The Porridge Pincher: Band 11/Lime by Collins Big Cat
$8.95 AUD
Category: Level 25 | Series: Collins Big Cat | Reading Level: Level 25
When the Three Bears leave their house for a walk, a young girl named Goldilocks appears and is drawn in to the house by the smell of hot porridge. But what happens when the bears return and find their porridge is gone? This fun rhyming play by the "national children's dramatist" David Wood is wonderful ...Show more
The Red Fox by Ben Collins
$29.95 AUD
Category: Sport
Norm Smith is regarded by many as the greatest coach in the history of the Australian Football League, having transformed a battling Melbourne FC into a League heavyweight that won six premierships in 10 seasons (1955-64). In this meticulously researched monument to Smith's life - enriched by the recoll ...Show more
The Titanic: Band 06/Orange (Collins Big Cat) by Collins Big Cat
$7.50 AUD
Category: Level 16 | Series: Collins Big Cat | Reading Level: Level 16
In 1912, the largest passenger ship ever built set sail for America, but she never got there. Find out what happened to the Titanic and her passengers. *Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.* Text type: An information book* Pages 22 and 23 show a ...Show more
There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins
$14.99 AUD
Category: Storybooks - InitiaLit-F | Series: Ross Collins
A bear has settled in Mouse's favorite chair, and that chair just isn't big enough for two. Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move pesky Bear, but nothing works. Once Mouse has gone, Bear gets up and walks home. But what's that? Is that a mouse in Bear's house? Full color.
This Zoo is Not for You (HB) by Ross Collins
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books Hardback
This rhyming picture book from the award-winning creator of "There's a Bear on My Chair" combines comic misunderstanding with a heartfelt story about acceptance and belonging. Full color.
Ting and the Deadly Waters - A 1931 Yangtze River Flood Graphic Novel by Ailynn Collins; Francesca Ficorilli (Illustrator)
$14.99 AUD
Category: Primary Graphic Novels | Series: Girls Survive Graphic Novels Ser.
After a summer of nine typhoons in 1931, the dams on the Yangtze River in China broke, completely flooding nearby towns and farms. Twelve-year-old Ting wakes up to a house full of water and her parents nowhere to be found. It's up to her to lead her younger brother and others to safety, battling high wa ...Show more
Tragedy in London: Plague and Fire: Band 11/Lime by Collins Big Cat
$8.95 AUD
Category: Level 26 | Series: Collins Big Cat | Reading Level: Level 26+
In 1665, London was a dangerous place in which to live. A plague had swept across London, and a quarter of the city's population died. A year later, tragedy struck London again and the Great Fire of London destroyed two-thirds of the city. Richard Platt explores both events and how the city survived in ...Show more
Trudy's Big Swim - How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm by Sue Macy; Matt Collins (Illustrator)
$23.00 AUD
Category: Sports Books | Reading Level: Ages 6-10
On the morning of August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle stood in her bathing suit on the beach at Cape Gris-Nez, France, and faced the churning waves of the English Channel. Twenty-one miles across the perilous waterway, the English coastline beckoned. Lyrical text, stunning illustrations and fascinating back ...Show more
Wellies: Band 05/Green by Collins Big Cat
$7.50 AUD
Category: Level 14 | Series: Collins Big Cat | Reading Level: Level 14
Wally the penguin works in a welly shop. He makes all sorts of wellies - red ones, yellow ones, fish ones and star ones. Can he help Bertie the Polar Bear to design a pair of wellies that will win the fashion show? * Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters * Text ...Show more