Collins Big Cat - Wolf Girl: Band 18/Pearl

Verity has lost her mother, and is gradually losing the woodland they both loved, too. So when she meets a lone wolf in the forest and the two become unlikely friends, she’s determined to save her, no matter the cost…

Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.

A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and scaffolding writing.

Text type: A contemporary story

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

Bali Rai has been fascinated by the natural world since his childhood. He has always had a particular interest in wolves, after learning all about them at primary school many years ago. Wolf Girl was inspired by that experience, and by a growing frustration and sadness at the continued destruction of beautiful natural habitats across the planet. This book protests humankind's seemingly relentless selfishness, and our disregard for the existence of other species on Earth.

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.