Collins Big Cat - Nellie Bly Investigates: Band 13/Topaz

Nellie Bly was a ground-breaking investigative journalist in the 19th Century, highlighting areas such as war and politics, which was unusual for a woman at that time. This fascinating graphic novel biography of her life, written and illustrated by Oliver Brooks, presents the ground-breaking adventures she had through her career including the one that made her famous – following the journey from the book Around the World in 80 Days.

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.