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Collins Big Cat - The Secret Diary of Joynina K. Jones: Big Cat Read On

Paperback

If I didn’t have an annoying health condition, maybe my life would be different.

Maybe I would’ve been one of the popular girls at school; maybe I wouldn’t have lost my BFF.

MAYBE I wouldn’t have to write a diary-journal or end up listening to Sarah Summers and her ‘positivity’ vlogs, but you asked for it. This is Joynina K Jones, spilling the tea on EVERYTHING.

About the Author and Book Talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading – all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.

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.

£7.99

Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-874485-4

Publication Date

28-04-2025

Format

Paperback

Pages

112 pages

Dimensions

129x198mm

Product Description

If I didn’t have an annoying health condition, maybe my life would be different.

Maybe I would’ve been one of the popular girls at school; maybe I wouldn’t have lost my BFF.

MAYBE I wouldn’t have to write a diary-journal or end up listening to Sarah Summers and her ‘positivity’ vlogs, but you asked for it. This is Joynina K Jones, spilling the tea on EVERYTHING.

About the Author and Book Talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading – all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.

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.

Author

Antoinette Brooks, Illustrated by Antoinette Brooks, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat

Growing up with long-term health issues, Antoinette always wondered why there weren’t more children like her as the main character in the books she read. She was excited to create a narrative which could be enjoyed by both able-bodied and disabled children, about an ordinary girl where the the reader cheers her on as she navigates her friendships, her flaws, her illness, the challenges she faces and her triumphs too.

Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-874485-4

Publication Date

28-04-2025

Format

Paperback

Pages

112 pages

Dimensions

129x198mm

Product Description

If I didn’t have an annoying health condition, maybe my life would be different.

Maybe I would’ve been one of the popular girls at school; maybe I wouldn’t have lost my BFF.

MAYBE I wouldn’t have to write a diary-journal or end up listening to Sarah Summers and her ‘positivity’ vlogs, but you asked for it. This is Joynina K Jones, spilling the tea on EVERYTHING.

About the Author and Book Talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading – all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.

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.

Author

Antoinette Brooks, Illustrated by Antoinette Brooks, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat

Growing up with long-term health issues, Antoinette always wondered why there weren’t more children like her as the main character in the books she read. She was excited to create a narrative which could be enjoyed by both able-bodied and disabled children, about an ordinary girl where the the reader cheers her on as she navigates her friendships, her flaws, her illness, the challenges she faces and her triumphs too.

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