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    New books for KS1

    Discover 24 new books in bands purple to lime+ including contemporary stories, graphic novels, poetry and non-fiction.

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      New books for KS1

      Discover 24 new books in bands purple to lime+ including contemporary stories, graphic novels, poetry and non-fiction.

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        Collins Big Cat 20 years of raising readers

        Celebrating 20 years of Big Cat!

        Since 2005, Collins Big Cat has been supporting children to love reading with high-quality, engaging and beautifully illustrated books.
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        When the War Comes In

        Big Cat Read On

        Support upper KS2 children to read more and read widely with 20 new fiction free readers created to build reading stamina, build comprehension and fluency skills and nurture a love of reading.

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          Big Cat Read On

          Support upper KS2 children to read more and read widely with 20 new fiction free readers created to build reading stamina, build comprehension and fluency skills and nurture a love of reading.

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                Cross-curriculum collections

                Fiction and non-fiction books matched to the Programmes of Study for English, history, geography and science to inspire your pupils.

                  Collins Big Cat catalogue

                  Find out more about what Big Cat has to offer – with something for every reader in your class!
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                  Primary reading blog

                  Articles and information by teachers for teachers
                  How I weaved my culture into my writing in ‘My Name is Miya’

                  How I weaved my culture into my writing in ‘My Name is Miya’

                  By Mio Debnam  I love stories, and I’ve been reading and writing them nearly all of my life, but although I’m...

                  4 min

                  The Goldilocks test: getting our poetry teaching ‘just right’

                  The Goldilocks test: getting our poetry teaching ‘just right’

                  It was a lively and energetic time in the Year 4 classroom. Towards the end of a unit on poetry, we had explored a huge variety of poetic devices and strategies. The working wall was plastered with the words SIMILE,...

                  6 min

                  Supporting reluctant readers

                  Supporting reluctant readers

                  Reluctant readers are a small but significant group of children who do not yet read for pleasure. They are children who can read, but instead avoid or choose not to read. While not exclusively boys, many are, and finding...

                  5 min