Some cars are big & powerful while others are very small. Some can even fly or float on water! Find out about some of the worlds coolest & most unusual cars in this highly photographic information book. * Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence helping struggling pupils not only to read but to love reading * Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level * Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise systematic measurable progression to help close the ability gap * The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic graphic syntactic & contextual to build confident accurate fluent readers * Designed to build speaking & listening skills as well as reading skills the books are highly visual & include incredible illustrations & photographs * Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-&-feel to engage older pupils & avoid stigmatisation * Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 & connected to the curriculum & framework objectives for these years to support inclusion * Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to & recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension * Ideas for Reading written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child ...

Discover a fresh modern approach to girls passions & interests. From arts & crafts to keeping fit & handling friendships these books are vibrant with all the activities that shape a young girls life. Discover the events & activities that shape the lives of 7-year-old girls. This title

Includes:: fun hands-on activities. It offers inspiring ideas build creativity & confidence.

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At the more outre end of cupcake making Cool Cupcakes is a handy-sized source of inspiration & fun for everyones favourite sweet treat. Cupcakes are now the go-to cakes for all celebrations
- theyre perfect for a three-year-olds birthday cake a romantic wedding cake a witty dinner party dessert or an all-around festive snack. In fact theres nothing cooler than a cupcake. This delightful little book contains cupcakes at the funkier end of the spectrum
- decorated with chocolate truffles towers of toffee & grown-up flavours thatll wow a crowd. Theyre spectacular to look at will be a smash at any party & best of all theyre not hard to make.

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My dad used to say to me ' Try to keep a cool head & a warm heart'. At least I think it was my dad. I don't really remember him." Gravy worked in the graveyard
- hence the name. He was having a normal day until his friend Benjy turned up in a car Gravy didn't recognise. Benjy had a bullet hole in his chest but lived just long enough to ask Gravy to hide him & look after his gun. Gravy had looked after things for Benjy before but never a gun. When Gravy looked in the car he found blood a balaclava & a bag stuffed with money. Gravy's not too bright but he wants to help his friend. So Gravy finds himself caught up in the middle of a robbery gone wrong a woman who witnessed a murder & some very unpleasant men who will do anything to get back the money Benjy stole..."
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Knitting is becoming an extremely popular hobby with knitted items featuring highly in todays fashion industry & celebrities such as Madonna & Kate Moss publicly proclaiming their love for the craft. With Cool Knits for Kids you can create fab & fashionable items for all the cool kids you know. Containing 25 fresh modern designs while retaining time-tested traditional techniques this book provides a wide range of functional & fashionable items to keep your child warm safe & looking great. With clear step-by-step guidance lavish & detailed photography & complete explanations of all knitting techniques knitters of all abilities will be able to produce everything from bootees & blankets to toys & sweaters. ...

Michael Morpurgo's inspiring new story of Robbie a boy in a coma
- victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head able to
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Tom Dudgeon has cast off a motor cruiser from its moorings to protect a coots nest but now the cruiser is searching high & low for him
- even offering a reward. Tom accepts an invitation for a weeks cruise to teach his new friends Dick & Dorothea how to sail. You couldnt get a better sailor than Tom but can he really stay one jump ahead of his pursuers long enough to complete the voyage?
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' Let fly jib sheet! Slack away main! Fenders out!' Dick & Dorothea
- also known as The Ds
- arrive in Norfolk all ready to

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The ninth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s & 70s
- the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian
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In the small hours of a Sunday morning in the city of Bath a policeman on beat duty is shot dead by an unseen gunman
- the third
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