Collins Big Cat - Spider McDrew and the Egyptians: Band 12/Copper

Everyone at Parkfield School thinks that Spider McDrew is a hopeless case. He is always muddling things up and saying or doing the wrong thing. In this story, his class visit the local museum to learn about life in Roman times. As usual, Spider's mind wanders and he finds himself in the wrong part of the museum looking at other things instead!

• Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.
• Text type – A humorous story.
• Pages 30 and 31 show the artefacts that caught Spider’s eye, providing an opportunity to recap the story.
• Curriculum links – History: Romans, Ancient Egypt; Art and Design: Investigating patterns.
• Another great story about the lovable Spider McDrew. by Alan Durant.
• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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.