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.
It’s Ammar’s first day of school and he doesn’t want to go. He can’t speak English and wishes he was back home in Syria. Will Ammar find a friend, even when he can’t speak the language?
Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
This is Book 970 in the Collins Big Cat Series. See all Collins Big Cat books here.
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A.M. Dassu is the Deputy Editor of SCBWI-BI's Words and Pictures magazine and a Director of Inclusive Minds. In 2017 she won the international We Need Diverse Books YA mentorship award. Her work has been published by The Huffington Post, TES, SCOOP, Lee & Low and DK Books. 'Boy, Everywhere' is her debut novel and she has used her publishing advances to assis
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