Accidental Inventions

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.

Join Tamia, a time-travelling reporter, as she visits the moments in history where key inventions were accidentally discovered! Meet the inventors of Velcro, Play-Doh, crisps and more in this exciting scientific exploration, by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler.

White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.

Pages 30 and 31 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.