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  • Collins Big Cat - Race to the North Pole: Peary Vs Cook: Band 16/Sapphire by Collins Big Cat book cover
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Collins Big Cat - Race to the North Pole: Peary Vs Cook: Band 16/Sapphire

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A North Pole exploration mystery for developing independent readers

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A North Pole exploration mystery for developing independent readers

This children’s nonfiction title examines the disputed question of whether Frederick Cook or Robert Peary reached the North Pole first. Their expeditions provide the route into information about the Arctic’s climate and history, combining polar exploration with the uncertainties surrounding a well-known historical claim. As a Sapphire/Band 16 Big Cat book, it is structured as a longer, more syntactically complex read for building sustained engagement. Closing pages revisit the material to reinforce comprehension, vocabulary, and recall, while the back matter offers reading activities.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children aged 9–12 building stamina with longer nonfiction texts
  • Young readers interested in polar exploration and Arctic history
  • Guided or independent readers developing comprehension and vocabulary

Themes

North Pole explorationFrederick Cook and Robert PearyArctic climate and historyHistorical uncertaintyReading 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.

Discover the story behind the mystery of who reached the North Pole first. Packed with interesting facts and information about the climate and history of this frozen land, it brings the adventures of Frederick Cook and Robert Peary to life. Get ready for an exciting journey to the top of the world.

Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

Pages 54 and 55 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.

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