Collins Big Cat provides a range of interactive resources that develop literacy skills. They are designed to be used in conjunction with the printed books by children working in groups or pairs. They can also be used with the whole class. They provide: talking books, active books, electronic big books, a ClipArt library and book review section. Talking Books give children the opportunity to: Listen to the story as it is read aloud on screenRead along to the audio following the text and picturesRead the text on screen without audio supportCheck each word individually with an audio promptFollow up with a range of interactive activities that relate to text, word and sentence level learning objectives.Animation and sound effects support comprehension and engage the reader.Talking books featured: The New Kite; Where is My School? Funny Fish; Berts Band; Sounds; I Want a Pet; Spines, Stings and Teeth; Active Books are designed as interactive electronic texts. They provide children with the opportunity to influence the development of a story, making choices and determining outcomes. The Active Book is The Pet Show, linked to I Want a Pet (Green/ Band 5). Electronic Big Books are ideal for: Whole class/ group workuse on an interactive whiteboardgenerating group discussionuse in plenary sessions ClipArt library contains a collection of ClipArt characters and objects from the books, ideal for customizing worksheets, record sheets and own work, making models and creating presentations. Book Review is a downloadable form for the reader to fill in as a personal record of their own reading.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Collins Big Cat, Collins Big Cat Software, Green Books .

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published in 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Collins UK has been publishing educational and informative books for almost 200 years. Jonathan was born in 1965, the son of a rig fitter and a primary school teacher. He first developed his skills as a writer and illustrator while studying architecture, illustrating poems and lyrics that he had written. After leaving college, he worked as an architect for several years, before pursuing a career in children's books. In addition to writing books such as Bringing Down the Moon, and Ruby Flew Too, he also paper-engineers pop-up books.