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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.
When Tara Binns opens her dressing up box something exciting happens …
Tara Binns is a volcanologist! Tara is excited to find herself on the rocky slopes of a majestic volcano … until the ground starts shaking, clouds of stinky gas surround her and she spots a huge crack up near the summit. Is the volcano about to erupt …?
This exciting title in the Tara Binns mini-series is written by Lisa Rajan.
Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.
Text type: An adventure story
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
This is Book 1013 in the Collins Big Cat Series. See all Collins Big Cat books here.
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Lisa Rajan writes children's books that raise aspiration, promote ambition and challenge gender stereotypes. She is the author of the Collins Big Cat Tara Binns titles, which introduce a range of STEM careers to a primary school audience through exciting adventure stories.
A scientist herself, Lisa has a BSc in Biotechnology and an
More about Lisa RajanAlessia was Born in southern Italy in 1990 but she grew up in Rome, where she still lives. She has wanted to be an illustrator since she was a child. After a Degree in the Animation course of the International School of Comics based in Rome in 2013, Alessia has worked as Background Artist for some of the most important roman animation studios. She current
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