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Collins Big Cat - 20th Century Trailblazers: Band 18/Pearl

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Artistic women who challenged the limits of their time

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Artistic women who challenged the limits of their time

Part of the Collins Big Cat reading programme, this nonfiction title introduces influential 20th-century women in the arts, including painters and singers. It foregrounds their achievements in fields where men held much of the power, using their lives to explore creative accomplishment and the barriers they confronted. Designed for fluent readers, the book presents a substantial, challenging text intended to build sustained comprehension as children move toward longer chapter books. End matter on pages 78–79 revisits key content for vocabulary, recall, and comprehension work, while additional reading activities extend the material.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fluent readers aged 10–11 building confidence with substantial nonfiction
  • Children interested in women’s history and the arts
  • School or guided-reading groups studying biography and gender barriers

Themes

Women in the arts20th-century historyCreative achievementGender barriersReading comprehension

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Book overview

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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available. From talented painters to inspiring singers, this book highlights the incredible lives of influential artistic women from the 20th century. Discover how they broke down barriers in male-dominated fields and achieved remarkable success. Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading program and longer chapter books. Pages 78 and 79 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. For readers aged 10-11 years.
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