Toga in a Tangle

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level 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.

While playing a game of hide-and-seek at an important banquet, Felix overhears a plot to steal some precious jewels. Who are the thieves … and how will he stop them? Find out whether Felix, his sister Camilla and their friend Livia can work together to save the peace between the Roman and Egyptian empires in this exciting historic thriller by Hawys Morgan.

Lime Plus/Band 11+ 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.