Collins Big Cat Song of Sounds is a new hands-on systematic synthetic phonics programme that meets the learning needs of your whole class – and puts the fun back into phonics. Song of Sounds has a song at its heart that teaches children all of the phonemes necessary to read and write English successfully. Stage 1 for Reception contains 30 weeks of instruction. Each week has four short daily sessions and a longer consolidation session at the end of the week to put phonic skills into practice.

Song of Sounds has a song at its heart that teaches children all of the phonemes necessary to read and write English successfully.

Stage 2 for Year 1 contains 30 weeks of instruction. Each week has four short daily sessions and a longer consolidation session at the end of the week to put phonic skills into practice.

Preeta, Trisha and Tarik are having eggs on toast for lunch, but Trisha and Tarik find it too boring. What will they do to make their lunch more exciting, and what chaos will it create? This humorous story is written by Isabel Thomas.

Yak is bored, but then he meets Hen and Fox, who each have a problem they are hoping he can fix. Can he help them? This fun story was written and illustrated by Laura Hambleton.

Are you a cute, cuddly animal? Do you want to know how you can avoid being eaten? Filled with fascinating photos, this quirky, humorous non-fiction book highlights all the ways the animal kingdom protects itself from predators!

A little girl paints a door into the fairytale world, and as she walks she finds items that familiar characters have dropped. Will she be able to give their lost items back? This beautiful wordless book was written by Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby.

Jez has been given a fish tank for his birthday. Join him as he learns how to set it up ready for his tropical fish! This non-fiction book has been written by Alison Hawes.

Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development

Explore the fascinating world of camouflage – from a leopard to a looper moth – in this photographic non-fiction book.
Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.

Nibble, Nosh and Gnasher are space robots whose job it is to clean up all the rubbish that floats in space. When the Galaxy Express flies into some unexpected space rubbish, can the robots save the day before it crashes into their home planet? This fun and quirky story was written and illustrated by Shoo Rayner.

Pages 14 and 15 contain an “I Spy” feature, which uses visual support to help children explore the themes and sounds contained within the book.

Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Paddington is late for a party. How will he get home?
Paddington is late for a party. How will he get home?
Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.
Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Paddington is looking for a job. Which one would be best?
Paddington is looking for a job. Which one would be best?
Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.
Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Join Paddington as he enjoys different activities in a range of weathers. Which one is your favourite?
Join Paddington as he enjoys different activities in a range of weathers. Which one is your favourite?
Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language
Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Find out the history of some of our most familiar home technology – the phone, the television, the camera and the computer – in this scientific history book by Jo Nelson.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

Find out all about different species of bears around the world, from pandas and polar bears to spectacled bears and moon bears, in this beautiful non-fiction book by Isabel Thomas.

Bill went for a walk. He went over a river, up a hill and into a block of wood and behind a waterfall. A few steps behind Bill, however, is a hungry bear with an eye on Bill’s sandwiches. The bear’s attempts to grab the sandwiches are foiled by a variety of minor disasters.

Bart the Shark is big and bad. Bart the Shark is feeling mad! Find out what happens to the little fish when Bart the Shark comes to visit, in this very funny rhyming story. The book is brightly illustrated with 3D cartoons by Jon Stuart.

Discover all the different types of fascinating beetles that can be found around the world – their habitats, what they look like and how they protect themselves – in this highly photographic non-fiction book by Sally Morgan.