Catherine MacPhail

This Project X Origins Mixed Pack includes 1 set of guided reading notes and 4 reading books. The titles include two action-packed adventures with the Project X characters: Countdown and Come in Number 9!; one variety fiction book: Archie the Egg Timer; and one fascinating non-fiction book: Journey Through Time. Each cluster is linked by a theme to help all children, especially boys, make links in their learning between text type and content. This set of books is linked by the theme: 'Just in Time'. Each reading book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading. Comprehensive guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula. This mixed pack is part of Project X Origins - everything you need to deliver effective guided reading sessions for Reception-Year 6 (P1-7). Developed by comprehension experts, it engages boys and helps every child reach higher standards. Online teaching resources and best practice films are available on www.oxfordowl.co.uk to ensure easy implementation.

This Project X Origins Class Pack includes 1 set of guided reading notes and 24 reading books. The titles include two action-packed adventures with the Project X characters: Countdown and Come in Number 9!; one variety fiction book: Archie the Egg Timer; and one fascinating non-fiction book: Journey Through Time. Each cluster is linked by a theme to help all children, especially boys, make links in their learning between text type and content. This set of books is linked by the theme: 'Just in Time'. Each reading book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading. Comprehensive guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula. This class pack is part of Project X Origins - everything you need to deliver effective guided reading sessions for Reception-Year 6 (P1-7). Developed by comprehension experts, it engages boys and helps every child reach higher standards. Online teaching resources and best practice films are available on www.oxfordowl.co.uk to ensure easy implementation.

”Inom var och en av oss krigar två sidor i vår natur – den goda och den onda.” Natt efter natt hemsöks gatorna och gränderna i Edinburghs gamla stadsdelar av ohyggliga fasor. Vad är det för best som stryker omkring i den mörka staden? Några gator därifrån, i ett elegant hem i den nyare delen av staden, vaknar fjortonårige Henry Jekyll upp ur ännu en mardröm. Och hans händer är täckta av blod … Vad är det för ondska som lurar inuti den unge Jekyll?Inspirerad av Robert Louis Stevensons klassiker berättar Catherine MacPhail historien om hur den unge Henry Jekyll blev Mr Hyde.

There's always a price to pay … Support severely struggling readers with this spooky hi-lo thriller. A ghostly voice promises to help Karam deal with a bully at school. But there is a price to pay in this chilling thriller that's not for the faint-hearted … Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 6.

An inspiring story of a young asylum seeker’s struggle to build a new life with his family in Britain, told with wit and heart by beloved author Catherine MacPhail. At last, Omar's family are safe and have somewhere to live. But life in a new country isn't easy and life on the estate is proving even harder thanks to Sam. Sam's always there – in Omar's tower block, in his class, and in his face. He wants to push Omar around, but Omar's not giving up on his new life and he's ready to push back. Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

It’s Jack’s first day at Glendale School. He’s a star goalie, so why isn’t he happy when he’s asked to join the team? Themes of family and friendship are explored in this exciting tale of school football.Text type – A story with a familiar setting.The storyboard on pp 22-23 offers children the opportunity to recap and retell the story in their own words.

Archie Eigg is never late, he's always on time - that's why his friends call him the egg-timer. But one morning, things start to go wrong - can he make it to school in time? Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading.

Atmospheric, haunting and spine-chilling, this imagining of a young Henry Jekyll’s childhood and his transformation into the infamous Mr Hyde is sure to thrill. What transforms an ordinary Edinburgh boy into the most infamous split personality of all time? This vividly imagined diary of the young Henry Jekyll examines the contradictions within us all and teases out one possible backstory for the character in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

If it wasn’t for Tom, one young boy would be much happier at school – he would be able to play football without being taunted from the sidelines. But is Tom as strong-willed when he is forced to play football as well? This thought-provoking story was written by award-winning author Catherine MacPhail. Collins Big Cat Progress books are specifically designed for children at Key Stage 2 who have a Key Stage 1 reading level, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading.Text type: A story by a significant authorCurriculum links: Citizenship; P.E.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Ross has been saving for a football top of his favourite team for ages, but doesn’t think he’ll ever afford it. When he sees one pinned to a tree, commemorating the death of a young boy, he can’t resist taking it – but Ross gets more than he bargains for, and finds having the shirt comes at a dreadful price… Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.Text type: A mystery story.Curriculum links: Citizenship: Choices.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Kevin is determined that he'll never join a gang but his path crosses the Tribe's when he saves one of them from a rival gang. Invited to take their initiation test, Kevin plans to break the oath of secrecy and tell everyone. But he falls under the spell of the gang leader, Salom, and becomes a member. Kevin then discovers how hard it is to break away from the Tribe's rules and Salom's power, for when he's challenged Salom always makes you sorry. In this case he fastens on to Kevin's little sister, Glory, and Kevin is forced to take the initiation test again as his sister freezes with horror crossing a beam high above a ruined building.