Collins Big Cat - BMX Time Machine: Band 12/Copper

When Clara's Dad tells her that his old bike is actually a time machine, she laughs. After all, time machines aren't real! But when a bike ride around the garden brings her face to face with a T-rex, she'll wish she had paid more attention when Dad was explaining how the machine worked!

Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.

Pages 30 and 31 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

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.