Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-7 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical teaching notes are included at the back of each book. This evaluation pack introduces you to all the books for developing readers, from Orange (Band 6) books to Gold (Band 9). The pack contains single copies of each book - that's 16 fiction and 16 non-fiction books, 24 pages long and illustrated in full colour. Some of the authors included are listed at the end of this section. The pack also includes an additional 5 copies of one selected book so that you can try using Collins Big Cat with a reading group right away. There is also a copy of the Assessment and Resource Guide for Orange-Gold, an interactive sample CD-Rom and a course guide. The Year 2 Evaluation Pack authors include: * Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo, with a wonderful account of a child's visit to a farm * Multi-awardwinning author Martin Waddell, creator of the much-loved Little Bear series, with an atmospheric retelling of a traditional tale * Cartoonist and children's author Ros Asquith, with the tale of a musical hippo, and a masterclass on how to make a storybook * Sheffield Book Award winner Ian Whybrow, creator of Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs, and Little Wolf, with a typically comical tale of life down on the farm - from the animals' viewpoint naturally! Plus: a brand new Morris story from Vivian French, two new Pet Detectives stories from Jana Hunter, swashbuckling piratical tales from Scoular Anderson and introducing the intrepid Buzz and Bingo, created by Alan Durant.