Big Cat Spring highlights - Jan 2025 by Collins

Spring highlights 2025

Encourage reading for pleasure

Discover an extensive range of diverse and engaging books

Collins Big Cat is the leading whole-school primary reading scheme providing complete support from phonics to fluency. With a rich variety of text types, from graphic novels to poetry, instruction texts to biographies, there’s over 1,500 fiction and non-fiction books by leading authors and illustrators to excite and inspire every child.

• All books undergo a rigorous process to ensure they are accurate, engaging and appropriately levelled

• Comprehensive teaching and assessment support is available to download for free to support you in developing and assessing key reading skills

• Hundreds of Big Cat books have been levelled for Accelerated Reader with quizzes available, and many have been matched to Reading Recovery, making it easy to assess reading progress

“Our pupils love the variety of texts on offer… the breadth of Collins Big Cat titles ensures that all children are catered for no matter what their proficiency and particular interest, with many of the books linked to our curriculum themes.”

HEAD TEACHER, TIBBERTON CE PRIMARY SCHOOL

How does Big Cat align to the DfE reading framework?

• Big Cat books are designed to appeal to different age groups, reading levels and interests, ensuring a diverse selection that encourages children to read often and widely

• Big Cat books are carefully levelled, easy to manage and accessible for all, meaning that every child can build reading fluency and stamina at a pace that suits them

• Big Cat offers progression with over 1,500 books, allowing children agency and choice over what they read and the variety to enable adults to help children choose books linked to their abilities and interests

“The reading ethos within our school has changed since having Collins Big Cat. Children strive to read and enjoy more books, and it has definitely had the impact we wanted.”

ENGLISH AND MFL CO-ORDINATOR, NEW INVENTION JUNIOR SCHOOL

Books and classroom resources for phonics

Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised

Developed by schools with exceptional practice in Letters and Sounds, Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised is the fastest growing DfE validated phonics programme, used by more than 5,000 schools in the UK.

Big Cat have partnered with Little Wandle to produce a wealth of classroom resources to support your teaching, including cards, wall friezes, charts and grapheme mats – and 324 fantastic Big Cat fiction and non-fiction books matched to the Little Wandle progression.

Find out more at collins.co.uk/BigCatLittleWandleL&SRevised

“We have seen such fantastic results in Reception since our Little Wandle launch. Our results improved by 40% in the first half term alone!”

LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING CONSULTANT, ELMHURST SCHOOL

Letters and Sounds 2007

Teach effective phonics with 300+ fully decodable readers expertly aligned to Letters and Sounds 2007.

For more information, visit collins.co.uk/LettersAndSounds

We aim to give visibility and representation to all our readers by featuring a range of different lived experiences. Discover characters in non-traditional family structures and from a range of ethnic and social backgrounds, books that are physically inclusive and feature under-represented areas such as neurodiversity and positive female role models, as well as fiction and non-fiction depicting a wide variety of cultures and experiences from around the world. We work with a diverse range of authors, illustrators, charity partners and experts to ensure that our stories and illustrations give authentic representations, and our readers feel accepted and can see themselves in our books.

How does Big Cat reflect a diverse readership?

Our creators

Big Cat is proud to work with brilliant authors and illustrators. Authors are thoughtfully paired with illustrators to ensure authentic representation.

Our partners

Big Cat works with a range of charities and organisations for expert perspectives on a range of themes.

“It’s so lovely for our limb different children to see themselves represented in a book and doing the same things as all the other children there. We work hard to raise awareness of limb difference and we are grateful to Collins for helping us to normalise what it’s like to live with a limb difference.”

JANE HEWITT, TRUSTEE OF THE LIMBBO FOUNDATION

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We are continually learning and developing our approach. Email us and let us know how we’re doing at education.marketing@harpercollins.co.uk

Explore the books

Books featuring neurodiversity

Books that are physically inclusive

Books featuring positive female role models and real-life stories of pioneering women

Books featuring varied family structures

Books highlighting experiences from a range of social backgrounds

Books highlighting experiences from a range of ethnic backgrounds

Books highlighting cultures from around the world

Books covering mental health

Introducing Read On

New from Big Cat - exciting free readers for upper KS2

Bridge the jump from banded readers to longer chapter books with 20 new stories featuring more sophisticated themes, vocabulary, plots and structures

Empower KS2 pupils to read more and read widely with Big Cat Read On new fiction books created to improve reading stamina, develop fluency and comprehension, and nurture reading enjoyment.

Support your pupils as they form their own reading identity with genres to indulge every interest, from mysteries and thrillers to historical fiction and contemporary stories. Designed for use both in class and at home, these books will provide ample opportunity to improve children’s fluency, comprehension and vocabulary, setting them up for a lifelong love of reading.

Cianne Letmetellyou,there’ssomethingstrangehappening blazingonMaqubaIsland.I’veseenafieryorb, throughtheskyeverynight,andtherearestrangeplumesofsmokeintheair. Ramone Fieryorb?NextCiannewillbesayingthere’saliens, orthatghostwomanGrandpopsusedtotellus storiesabout.Thereisthatsmoke,though. Wecouldtakealook…justto

Improve reading stamina with longer books and higher word counts

Encourage children to take new steps with their reading and explore themes such as wellbeing, friendship and identity

TarneliaRachelMatthews Moss

Develop comprehension with varied narrative structures, language devices and vocabulary

When the War Comes In

Naomi Jones

978-0-00-874476-2

Word count: 10,000

Rowan Skysong and The Starfinders

Michelle Mohrweis

978-0-00-874480-9

Word count: 11,000

Fire and Salt

Tarnelia Matthews

978-0-00-874491-5

Word count: 15,000

The Secret Diary of Joynina K. Jones

Pages from Flooded World, Chapter 3

Off the Bench

Tom Mitchell

978-0-00-874475-5

Word count: 10,000

Leon and Asha vs the Aliens

Naomi Jones

978-0-00-874478-6

Word count: 11,000

Saving Anwen

Oliver Sykes

978-0-00-874483-0

Word count: 12,000

Beauty Spot

Kimberly Redway

978-0-00-874477-9

Word count: 10,000

The Castle Club

Helen Dineen

978-0-00-874494-6

Word count: 14,000

Thrilling non-fiction books for age 7+

Empower children to understand the world around them on a deeper level with 22 new non-fiction books from expert authors. Is Bigfoot really over 4 metres tall? And does Japan actually have over 100 active volcanoes? Ignite curiosity, sort fact from fiction, and inspire pupils to question… everything!

Enrapture sports fans with stats about the world’s greatest games

Bring the stage to the classroom with fun facts about your pupils’ favourite popstars

Pages from Planet Football

Did you know…

billion people watched the 2022 men’s World Cup Final live on TV… that’s 18% of the world’s population!

Pages from The Music Makers

Did you know… the world’s fastest rapper can rap more than 400 words in one minute.

Build key skills for life

And much more!

Kiku and Kenji’s Tour of Japan

978-0-00-870419-3

Band 08/Purple

£6.75

Planet Football

978-0-00-870427-8

Band 10/White

£7.50

Back from the Brink

978-0-00-870433-9

Band 12/Copper

£7.50

The Music Makers

978-0-00-870441-4

Band 14/Ruby

£7.75

From Portraits to Selfies

978-0-00-870451-3

Band 16/Sapphire

£8.00

A Guide to… Psychology

978-0-00-870459-9

Band 18/Pearl

£8.25

Smash!

978-0-00-870410-0

Band 08/Purple

£6.75

Big Moments in Space

978-0-00-870425-4

Band 10/White

£7.50

“My Earthling Project” by Zonki Poot

978-0-00-870435-3

Band 12/Copper

£7.50

The Story of the Albatross

978-0-00-870443-8

Band 14/Ruby

£7.75

Race to the North Pole

978-0-00-870449-0

Band 16/Sapphire

£8.00

Twentieth Century Trailblazers

978-0-00-870457-5

Band 18/Pearl

£8.25

Did you know… the world’s smallest coin is 1.99 millimetres in size and weighs just 0.05 grams.

Pages from A Guide to… Money

Ride the Rails

978-0-00-870421-6

Band 09/Gold

£6.75

Which way is up?

978-0-00-870429-2

Band 11/Lime

£7.50

Incredible Infographics!

978-0-00-870437-7

Band 13/Topaz

£7.50

Legends of Mythical Monsters

978-0-00-870445-2

Band 15/Emerald

£7.75

Journey on the Nile

978-0-00-870453-7

Band 17/Diamond

£8.00

Find out why Ride the Rails author Ben Lerwill feels that non-fiction books lead to a lifelong love of learning on our blog.

Slime!

978-0-00-870423-0

Band 09/Gold

£6.75

The Unsolved Mystery of Bigfoot

978-0-00-870431-5

Band 11/Lime

£7.50

Nellie Bly Investigates

978-0-00-870439-1

Band 13/Topaz

£7.50

Are you a Roundhead or a Cavalier?

978-0-00-870447-6

Band 15/Emerald

£7.75

A Guide to… Money

978-0-00-870455-1

Band 17/Diamond

£8.00

Support and inspire pupils to build a lifelong love of poetry

Unlock spoken language opportunities with 12 captivating poetry books

Breathe life into teaching and reading poetry with a new series of enchanting books written by a range of diverse voices. From household names to undiscovered gems, take children on vivid adventures with a mix of anthologies, collections and stories in verse.

Every book is supported by comprehensive lesson plans developed by Jonny Walker, experienced teacher, poet and author of How to Get Children Writing and Performing Poems Too with Michael Rosen.

Every author has recorded themselves performing their poetry to help make lessons interactive and demonstrate rhythm, construction and composition.

Pages from Escape Room

Pages from My Favourite Day

Collection A selection of themed poems written by one poet

Anthology A selection of themed poems written by varied poets

Story in verse A narrative told using poetic techniques or form

My Granny is a Crocodile

When Evie’s granny comes to stay, she doesn’t want to sit and play. Evie’s granny arrives in style… This granny is a crocodile!

Band 08/Purple

978-0-00-870164-2

£6.75

Story in verse

Bibi and Rumi

Bibi is struggling to settle into her new home away from her dad and all her friends, but an unexpected encounter will change everything for her.

Band 10/White

978-0-00-870170-3

£7.50

Story in verse

Island Song

Cadence loves her island’s rhythm and flow. Join her in exploring her day, as she discovers that even the quietest moments carry the promise of music.

Band 12/Copper

978-0-00-870176-5

£7.50

Story in verse

My City and Me

Eight poets explore homes and communities in this collection of poems about their own cities, cities around the world and the cities of the future.

Band 15/Emerald

978-0-00-870404-9

£7.75

Anthology

My Favourite Day

Five poets envision their perfect day, from curling up with a book, flying a kite or making picture-perfect pancakes!

Band 09/Gold

978-0-00-870166-6

£6.75

Anthology

Heroes and Quests

Discover the famous trickery, adventures and characters of Greek mythology in this exciting collection from Jonny Walker.

Band 11/Lime

978-0-00-870172-7

£7.50

Collection

Star-nosed Mole

Look up, down and all around, and see weird and wild wonders everywhere. This book will take you on a poetic journey across land, sea and sky to experience nature in a whole new way.

I Am

Explore your emotions in this fun and thoughtprovoking collection of poems by award-winning poet Joshua Seigal.

Band 10/White

978-0-00-870168-0

£7.50

Collection

Magic, Magic, Everywhere

Do magic and faraway lands just belong in story books, or can you find them in real life, too?

Band 11/Lime

978-0-00-870174-1

£7.50

Story in verse

Band 13/Topaz

978-0-00-870403-2

£7.50

Collection

Swords and Bikes

Join Michaela as she finds herself propelled into an alternate universe and on a race against time to save her friend Norris.

Band 16/Sapphire

978-0-00-870180-2

£8.00

Story in verse

Escape Room

Explore five different types of poetry through an exciting choose-your-own adventure story. Help the characters, find the keys and work out which door will be your escape...

Band 14/Ruby

978-0-00-870178-9

£7.75

Story in verse

The Boy at the Back of the Bus

Young Martin Luther King, Jr. has a lot of questions. Why can’t he play with his best friend anymore, visit the local park or ride at the front of the bus? When he learns the answers, he is determined to change the world forever.

Band 17/Diamond

978-0-00-870182-6

£8.00

Story in verse

Antoinette Brooks

Challenge stereotypes with books featuring characters with disabilities and long-term conditions

Open up meaningful conversations in your classroom with 11 books that provide authentic representation and foster understanding of physical disabilities and long-term conditions.

Written by authors with first-hand experience, these captivating adventures will inspire all readers with worlds full of spies, dragons and monster-wranglers!

Beaverly Hills

The school clock has stopped! Will Chip be able to save the day, and show the beavers exactly what his teeth can do?

Band 08/Purple

978-0-00-864778-0

£6.75

Going Viral

Jack loves to play football. Maybe if there was a video online of Jack’s impressive football tricks, then other kids would let him play, just like everyone else…

Band 11/Lime

978-0-00-864755-1

£7.50

Gwion’s World

If you’re wondering who that is, sitting at the back of the classroom, ignoring everyone else, it’s me, Gwion. What’s going on inside my head is so much more interesting than the real world anyway, or so I thought…

Band 14/Ruby

978-0-00-864758-2

£7.75

Max and Monty: The Raven Thief

When Max uncovers a burglary at the beach, he must foil the feathered thief before his family are caught up in danger. Will his dog Monty help save the day or derail the mission entirely?

Band 17/Diamond

978-0-00-864761-2

£8.00

Audrey Fry is a Spy!

There’s something different about Audrey Fry… Is it her notebook? Is it her binoculars? Is it her disguises? Audrey Fry is a spy!

Band 09/Gold

978-0-00-864779-7

£6.75

Monster Ranch: Feathers of Fear

Can Expert Monster Wrangler Gabby Penrose set things right before a monster destroys Dad’s painting studio and steals all the neighbours’ golden trinkets?

Band 12/Copper

978-0-00-864756-8

£7.50

The Dragon in the Sewer

No Horn Unicorn

Unlike the other unicorns in Wildberry Forest with their long, white horns, Ugo stands out. Can Ugo prove to his friends that unicorns can be just as amazing without a horn?

Band 10/White

978-0-00-864754-4

£7.50

Monster Ranch: Paws of Doom

Another monster is on the loose! Expert Monster Wrangler Gabby Penrose is back on the case – follow along as she returns another monster to where it belongs.

Band 13/Topaz

978-0-00-864757-5

£7.50

Watch author

James Catchpole and illustrator

Jennifer Latham

Robinson discuss

the importance of representing disability authentically in children’s books and how to foster a positive reading environment where every pupil feels seen.

Ava stumbles upon a dragon hiding in the city’s sewer. Armed with the breathing techniques her doctor taught her, can she help the young dragon learn how to control its fire-breath?

Band 15/Emerald

978-0-00-864759-9

£7.75

Kadeena the Dreamer

Parasport athlete Kadeena Cox shares her journey of pursuing a dream so big she almost burst thinking about it, and how she found out that there’s more than one way to turn dreams into reality.

Band 18/Pearl

978-0-00-864762-9

£8.25

Ruby Hastings Writes Her Own Story

Ruby has big dreams of becoming a journalist, inspired by her idol Susie Starling. Will she let other people’s opinions about her dyspraxia hold her back?

Band 16/Sapphire

978-0-00-864760-5

£8.00

Build children’s empathy and understanding of neurodiversity

Seven books created by authors and illustrators with first-hand experience

Step into a world of adventure with

This captivating mini-series for KS2 follows a group of friends who are always on the hunt for adventure – but sometimes it happens to fall at their feet...

• Character-led mini-series set in a fantasy world – perfect for fans of Pages & Co

• Offers clear representation and understanding of ADHD and autism

• Immersive, exciting and inclusive

The Lost Prince Band 13/Topaz

978-0-00-860595-7

£7.50

The Hidden Gemstone Band 14/Ruby

978-0-00-860596-4

£7.75

The Wandering Watchers Band 15/Emerald

978-0-00-860597-1

£7.75

More books featuring neurodivergent protagonists

Ava Skye, Adventurer

Once a week, Ava exchanges her strict daily routine for the thrill of something new. This week, she’s off to the roller rink! But the music, crowd, and fear of falling make Ava feel like she doesn’t belong…

Band 12/Copper

978-0-00-860594-0

£7.50

Ada and Zaz

Ada and Zaz are very different. Ada loves loud parties and jumping and spinning, whereas Zaz prefers everything calm and orderly – and no bright lights please! But they want to be friends… and it comes about in a very unexpected way.

Band 16/Sapphire

978-0-00-860598-8

£8.00

Third Time's a Charm

It’s competition day for Willow Creek Gymnastics Club, and Billie is ready to ace her routines. But the sights, smells and sounds all around her are overwhelming and making her nervous. Can her friends help her through her performance?

Band 17/Diamond

978-0-00-860599-5

£8.00

Alfie Smith the Speedcuber

Alfie’s autistic strengths – attention to detail, relentless concentration and logical thought process – make him perfect for speedcubing. He can solve a cube in under a minute! What happens when Alfie goes up against the best speedcubers in the country?

Band 18/Pearl

978-0-00-860600-8

£8.25

Solve a mystery from history with the Time-travelling Trio

Join Aniyah, EJ and Olivia as they step back in time! Implementing each of the friends’ unique skills, every story is carefully woven to interlink their present day situation with incredible true stories from Black history.

From saving the trees in Kenya with Professor Wangari Maathai to diving down to the Mary Rose with Jacques Francis, all the Time-travelling Trio need to do is roll the dice on their family Ludi board to be whisked off on a new adventure...

Chapter 4

“Olivia!” Aniyah and EJ mouthed at the same time. The crowd began to cheer. Olivia skated to the edge of the stage and the drumbeat sped up. A puff of smoke filled the stage and a small lady appeared in the centre of the hall. Echoes of “Miss La La” could be heard from the crowd.

Miss La La grabbed a rope suspended in the middle of the hall. She put the rope between her teeth and held on as she was pulled up above the crowd.

Miss La La began to spin round in a circle, her arms stretched out wide. Round and round she spun, before slowing to a graceful halt. She held the rope with her hands as she was lowered to the ground.

The Tudor Trumpeter

Band 12/Copper

978-0-00-853320-5

£7.50

Atlantic Adventure

Band 14/Ruby

978-0-00-853325-0

£7.75

Claudia’s Carnival

Band 16/Sapphire

978-0-00-853327-4

£8.00

The Warrior Queen

Nadine Cowan

The Warrior Queen

Band 12/Copper

978-0-00-853339-7

£7.50

Sarah’s Secret Cipher

Band 14/Ruby

978-0-00-853343-4

£7.75

The King of Arcabuco

Band 16/Sapphire

978-0-00-853335-9

£8.00

Wangari’s Trees

Band 13/Topaz

978-0-00-853331-1

£7.50

Presenting Miss La La

Band 15/Emerald

978-0-00-853333-5

£7.75

The Storm and the Samurai

Band 17/Diamond

978-0-00-853329-8

£8.00

Brave Bus Driver

Band 13/Topaz

978-0-00-853341-0

£7.50

The Musical Marvel

Band 15/Emerald

978-0-00-853345-8

£7.75

Deep Sea Diver

Band 17/Diamond

978-0-00-853337-3

£8.00

“I learnt a lot and I liked how it had a lot of bravery and friendship. I would recommend this book to everyone in the world if I could. It is one of the best books I have ever read!”

PUPIL, AGED 7, ST PETER’S CE PRIMARY, ON DEEP SEA DIVER

Encourage conversation and reflection with books to support health and wellbeing

Written by leading children’s authors, these books for upper KS1 and KS2 cover lifestyle choices such as healthy eating, meditation and limited screen-time, as well as tackling topics that affect children’s mental health, such as friendships and family relationships, self-esteem, feelings and emotions.

Pages from Imagine a Garden

Non-fiction And Now Nobody Likes Me

Follow Carrie as she navigates her anxiety about her best friend playing with the new girl at school.

Band 11+/Lime Plus

978-0-00-855347-0

£7.75

The Worry Warriors

Eden, Daniel and Wale are brought together by chance, and must work together to overcome their fears.

Band 17/Diamond

978-0-00-855340-1

£8.00

Hooked!

Can laptop-lover Alyssa cope without screens for a whole week and reconnect with her dad and brothers?

Band 14/Ruby

978-0-00-855353-1

£7.75

My Name is Miya

Changes in her family and at school throws Miya into a whirlwind of uncertainty. Can family and friends help her?

Band 18/Pearl

978-0-00-855361-6

£8.25

There's Nothing Wrong

Harry finds it hard to shake his anxiety after his mum gets ill. Can the people around him help?

Band 16/Sapphire

978-0-00-855336-4

£8.00

If I Were Invisible

Aaron feels down all the time. Will Dad’s wellness adventure help him to open up about his feelings?

Band 18/Pearl

978-0-00-855342-5

£8.25

Imagine a Garden

Delve into the rich history of meditation, before being guided through a relaxing meditation in a beautiful garden.

Band 10+/White Plus

978-0-00-855345-6

£7.75

Meet Your Brain

Find out how one of the largest and most complex organs in your body affects everything, including your feelings, your movement and your nervous system.

Band 15/Emerald

978-0-00-855355-5

£7.75

Eat the Rainbow

Find out why healthy foods are good for physical and mental health and how to add more to meals to create a rainbow plate!

Band 12/Copper

978-0-00-855349-4

£7.50

Big Feelings

Discover what happens to your body and brain when you have big feelings and learn powerful ways to cope with them, so you can feel in control again.

Band 16/Sapphire

978-0-00-855357-9

£8.00

I Am Awesome

Discover the science behind self-esteem and practical ways to boost it through knowledge and understanding.

Band 13/Topaz

978-0-00-855351-7

£7.50

Write to Feel Right

Dive deep into your emotions with Michael Rosen, and discover how writing helps him – and can help you explore how you’re feeling.

Band 17/Diamond

978-0-00-855359-3

£8.00

Contemporary fairy tales… with a twist!

Complement children’s exploration of the fairy tale genre with modern twists for children aged 7–11 that deliberately challenge the traditional conventions of gender, ethnicity and agency. These books will help children to challenge embedded and outdated world views, and support their increasing development as sophisticated readers.

1 New job

Adam was proud and excited. It was his first day at his new summer job. He’d been told to chop down trees for firewood, on the far side of the forest by the loch.

As he walked up the path towards the tree line, he made sure that his axe was securely strapped to his back, his mobile phone was tucked in his pocket and that he had the lunchbox his dad had packed for him.

Leading children’s authors have provided their own twists on familiar fairy tales to bring them up to date, reimagining characters, plot lines and settings so that girls rescue themselves, stepmothers aren’t always evil and sometimes being the handsome prince isn’t all it seems.

Adam had grown up hearing fairy tales about the

things that

Of course, he knew that fairy tales weren’t real, but he was worried about encountering a creature the stories often featured – a hungry wolf.

The forest was dark, oddly cold and silent. It felt different from previous visits when it had been full of sunshine and birdsong.

odd

happened in magical forests. He shivered.

Pages from Adam and Little Red

“Many children know fairy tales well, but taking these stories and spinning them with exciting twists develops a love of literacy. Our children have been captivated by this range and it has promoted our reading for pleasure objective. Thank you, Collins!”

HEAD TEACHER, CLENT PAROCHIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL

How Not to Marry a Princess

Ethelbert seeks a princess for Prince Wilbur. With the help of his trusty guide, ‘How To Marry a Princess’, surely nothing can go wrong… right?

Band 10/White

978-0-00-854183-5

£7.50

After the Ball

After the story ends, Cinderella’s stepsisters set up Baddies-for-Hire, but they soon realise being bad isn’t all it seems…

Band 11+/Lime Plus

978-0-00-854165-1

£7.75

The Drum Maker and the Aziza

Renowned as one of the land’s best drum makers, Ayan’s struggling to make his famous beautiful instruments. Can anyone help before he presents one as a gift to the queen?

Band 14/Ruby

978-0-00-854175-0

£7.75

Marceline, Defender of the Sea

Marceline loves reading stories when she’s in the hospital but none of the heroes look like her. Can she create her own tale as Defender of the Sea?

Band 17/Diamond

978-0-00-854179-8

£8.00

The Goldilocks Guide to Badtempered Bears

Discover the truth about what wild bears are REALLY like, from zoologist-intraining Jessy Locks.

Band 10+/White Plus

978-0-00-854181-1

£7.75

Roller Ella

The Prince Frog

Prince Francis used to be a frog until Princess Frieda kissed him. He’s now a handsome human prince… except he never asked to be.

Band 11/Lime

978-0-00-854187-3

£7.50

Adam and

Watch Big Cat authors Sandra Agard and Rachael Davis discuss the importance of modern fairy tales in the classroom, and how teaching them can help every child to see themselves represented in the books they read.

Spark every child's imagination with exciting graphic novels

Clara’s dad’s old bike can travel through time, Rufus makes a new friend who’s 2000 years old, and Rhea’s family must evacuate Earth to live in outer space ... immersive worlds and incredible illustrations jump straight off the page in these books for Key Stage 2 pupils!

£8.00

Join Tara and Dani Binns on exciting, fast-paced adventures through different careers

Challenge gender stereotypes and broaden horizons with 30 books that introduce children to STEM professions

When these sisters open their dressing-up box, something incredible happens! Inside the box are uniforms, shoes and hats... an outfit for every job you can think of. Which career will the box choose for them next?

Pages from Dani Binns: Amazing Architect

Pages from Tara Binns: Futuristic Physicist

by case studies from real STEM professionals created in partnership with The WISE Campaign, their My Skills My Life role models and author Lisa Rajan

Dani Binns for Key Stage 1

Dazzling Dentist

Band 08/Purple

978-0-00-848717-1

£6.75

Amazing Architect

Band 10/White

978-0-00-848719-5

£7.50

Fix-it Farmer

Band 08/Purple

978-0-00-838186-8

£6.75

Fair-play Footballer

Band 10/White

978-0-00-838188-2

£7.50

Brilliant Builder

Band 08/Purple

978-0-00-838182-0

£6.75

Fearless Firefighter

Band 10/White

978-0-00-838184-4

£7.50

Tara Binns for Key Stage 2

High-flying Pilot

Band 12/Copper

978-0-00-830656-4

£7.50

Big Idea Engineer

Band 14/Ruby

978-0-00-830658-8

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The Day the Rain Fell Up

The Day of the Dubious Deliveries

The Day of the Time Tunnels

The Day the Paintings Disappeared

The Day of the Scrambled Signs

The Day Tech Took Over

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