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 s available. “Roll double six or double three, let’s learn about your history.” Join Aniyah, EJ and Olivia, the time-travelling trio, as they play their Ludi board game and are transported to another action-packed adventure back in time, helping real people from history and solving exciting mysteries along the way. Aniyah, EJ and Olivia have been transported back in time!They meet Jacques Francis, a diver, who’s leading a team to salvage goods from King Henry VIII’s favourite ship the Mary Rose, which lies on the seabed 12 metres below.Can the trio survive the revolting Tudor cooking, save a girl accused of witchcraft, and solve a mystery? This exciting book is one of several action-packed adventure stories from Black history, written and illustrated by Nadine Cowan. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. Pages 54 and 55 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.