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.


In 1940 a private army of spies were specially trained and sent to France to work undercover to defeat Adolf Hitler’s Nazis. Many of these spies were brave, daring women whose fearless actions helped Britain win the war. These are their heroic stories.


Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.


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

Illustrated by: Maxine Hammen
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