Collins Big Cat - Don't Look Back: Big Cat Read On
Paperback
Orpheus is a talented lyre player, spellbound by Eurydice’s beauty. Eurydice is a woodland nymph, entranced by Orpheus’s singing. They fall in love and get married, but tragedy strikes. Can Orpheus use his skills to travel to the Underworld and return Eurydice to the land of the living?
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
978-0-00-874492-2
Publication Date
28-04-2025
Format
Paperback
Pages
112 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
Orpheus is a talented lyre player, spellbound by Eurydice’s beauty. Eurydice is a woodland nymph, entranced by Orpheus’s singing. They fall in love and get married, but tragedy strikes. Can Orpheus use his skills to travel to the Underworld and return Eurydice to the land of the living?
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
Emily Ann Davison, Illustrated by Sunnu Rebecca Choi, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat
Emily Ann Davison is a children’s author, and survivor of childhood eye cancer. She studied Psychology at university before training as a primary school teacher. Emily is passionate about children’s wellbeing, their development and education. She writes picture books and educational readers, with her work being translated into over 10 languages. Emily lives in the Garden of England, Kent, with her husband, daughter and mischievous dog.
Imprint
Collins
ISBN
978-0-00-874492-2
Publication Date
28-04-2025
Format
Paperback
Pages
112 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
Orpheus is a talented lyre player, spellbound by Eurydice’s beauty. Eurydice is a woodland nymph, entranced by Orpheus’s singing. They fall in love and get married, but tragedy strikes. Can Orpheus use his skills to travel to the Underworld and return Eurydice to the land of the living?
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
Emily Ann Davison, Illustrated by Sunnu Rebecca Choi, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat
Emily Ann Davison is a children’s author, and survivor of childhood eye cancer. She studied Psychology at university before training as a primary school teacher. Emily is passionate about children’s wellbeing, their development and education. She writes picture books and educational readers, with her work being translated into over 10 languages. Emily lives in the Garden of England, Kent, with her husband, daughter and mischievous dog.