Sunken Cities: Band 10+/White Plus

Collins Big Cat supports primary children's reading journey from phonics to fluency, with fiction and non-fiction books by top authors and illustrators. Book banded for guided and independent reading, with reading notes, teaching, and assessment support, and ebooks available. White Plus/Band 10+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary, while pages 46 and 47 allow children to revisit the content and develop comprehension skills, vocabulary, and recall. Abbie Rushton researched the book to find out if Atlantis was a real place, and was thrilled to share information about Dunwich, which she has been fascinated with since visiting as a child.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 48 pages
Publication date: 10 January 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

From phonics to fluency, Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey. 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.

Many people have searched for the Lost City of Atlantis. Does it really exist, or is it just a myth? Are any other stories of sunken cities based on facts? And how many other ruined cities are still buried beneath the waves, waiting to be discovered?

White Plus/Band 10+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction, and reading stamina. Pages 46 and 47 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.

Abbie Rushton has heard lots of stories about Atlantis and had often wondered if it was a real place. She genuinely didn't know the answer, so she loved researching this book to see if she could find out! She was thrilled that she could share some information about Dunwich, as she's been fascinated since she visited as a child. She doesn't live far from Dunwich now and still enjoys visiting the beach and the last grave on the clifftop.

Weight: 114g
Dimension: 175 x 286 x 8 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008485597