Spider’s Big Match

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4–11 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 ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book.

Spider Mc Drew means well – but he often gets things wrong. When he is recruited into the school football team for a crucial match, he makes a fundamental error – has he lost the game for the school?

A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and scaffolding writing

Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.

Ideas for guided reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.