Collins Big Cat - I Am Awesome: Band 13/Topaz

Discover how to build strong self-esteem by being your awesome self!

Poppy O’Neill wrote I Am Awesome because she believes that learning about how our minds work is the best way to grow self-esteem and understand our emotions. Poppy wanted to include the science behind self-esteem and how emotions work, as well as practical ways to build self-esteem.

Topaz/ Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.

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.