Non-Fiction 4: Band 09/Gold

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. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.

What’s gooey and sticky? Slime! Find out all about the different ways creatures in the natural world use slime - from trapping food and moving around, to protecting themselves - in this fact-filled book by Stevie Derrick.

Gold/Band 9 offers developing readers more challenging literary language and stories with distinctive characters.

Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

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

Stevie Derrick is the Deputy editor of The Week Junior Science+Nature and co-host of the award-winning podcast Mysteries of Science. She has also written many science and nature books including, Animal Knowledge Genius (DK), 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts (DK), What is a secret code? (Collins Big Cat), and Write it Down! (Rising Stars). Stevie lives in South Yorkshire with her two girls Tilly and Maddie, and husband James.