Collins Big Cat - The Lion Keeper: Band 17/Diamond

They took his home. They took his name. They called him Boy. He lived with the lions in the Tower of London but dreamed of going back to Africa. This is the story of how he managed to escape and finally return home.

Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.

Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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.

Collins Big Cat is a whole-school reading programme that provides complete support for primary reading. Children will become fluent readers through hundreds of high-quality fiction and non-fiction banded books by award-winning authors and illustrators. In-depth teaching resources support you in developing and assessing key reading skills at all stages from early reading through to phonics, to guided, whole-class and independent reading for more confident readers.