Police Nan and Spike the Cat-Detective – The Mystery of the Toyshop Robber: Band 10+/White Plus (Collins Big Cat) - Softcover

McNiff, Dawn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0008381763 ISBN 13: 9780008381769

Publisher: Collins, 2020

Synopsis

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.

Spike used to be a cat-burglar, but he’s given up his life of crime to live with retired police officer, Police Nan. Now he’s a baddie-turned-goodie, and enjoys his comfy life of cream, cuddles and cat naps. One problem: if Police Nan hears about a crime, she just can’t help herself. On goes her old police helmet, and off she bustles to solve the case. Only Police Nan’s a bit rusty these days … she needs Spike and his sharp, ex-cat-burglar brain to dig her out of trouble and help solve the crimes. Join Police Nan and Spike as they travel to Paris to solve the mystery of the toyshop robber in this hilarious story by Dawn McNiff.

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.

About this title

About the Author

Dawn McNiff was born in a blue house by the sea in Sussex. She now lives in a brown house in Gloucestershire with a small, loud cat called William. In 2008 she completed an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University, which was 100% fab. In the past, she has worked as a bereavement counsellor, a copywriter, a teaching assistant and a children's bookseller - but her best job has always been being a mummy. Dawn likes dancing to bad 80s songs, going for rainy walks, eating green soup, snoozing by her log-burner, and writing in cafes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0008381763
• ISBN 13: 9780008381769
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Catling Andy
• Number of pages: 48