Non-Fiction 8: Band 11/Lime

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.

Something strange lurks within the forests of North America: a mysterious hairy creature known as Bigfoot. But does Bigfoot really exist or is the whole thing made up? Find out the different theories behind the Bigfoot mystery in this non-fiction book by Mike Rampton.

Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.

Pages 30 and 31 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.

Mike Rampton is the author of There’s No Such Thing As A Silly Question (Nosy Crow, 2024) as well as several exciting books coming soon that he hasn’t quite finished yet. He also writes for various newspapers and magazines, usually about loud music or how tired he is. He lives in Cambridge and has been bitten by a striking number of animals.