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From Cow to Carton: Band 04/Blue (Collins Big Cat Phonics)

By Vic Parker, Collins Big Cat

Inventions: A History of Key Inventions that Changed the World

By Adam Hart-Davis, Nishant Choksi

Robot: Meet the Machines of the Future

By DK, Dr Lucy Rogers

Discover Science: Robots

By Clive Gifford

Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions

By Don Wulffson

i-SPY Every vehicle on the road: What can you spot? (Collins Michelin i-SPY Guides)

By i-SPY

Trains

By Gail Gibbons

The Way Back Home

By Jeffers, Oliver, Jeffers, Oliver

Get to Know Levers

By Karen Volpe

Robots: Band 04/Blue (Collins Big Cat)

By Emmett, Jonathan, Collins Big Cat, Moon, Cliff

Stuff: Curious Everyday STUFF That Helps Our Planet

By Maddie Moate, Paul Boston

Pushing and Pulling: This simple non-fiction recount demonstrates different types of pushing and pulling. (Collins Big Cat): Band 01a/Pink A

By Hughes, Monica, Coote, Mark, Collins Big Cat, Moon, Cliff, Monica Hughes

Stop That Robot!: Things don’t go to plan when a boy enlists his robot’s help in this wordless fantasy story.: Band 00/Lilac (Collins Big Cat)

By Sage, Alison, Dunn, Gary, Collins Big Cat, Moon, Cliff

Car Science: An Under-the-Hood, Behind-the-Dash Look at How Cars Work

By Richard Hammond

Building Sites

By Philippe Biard

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds - Down the Drain: Band 07/Turquoise

By Clare Helen Welsh, Collins Big Cat

The Robot: A humorous story about making a robot. (Collins Big Cat): Band 01b/Pink B

By Shipton, Paul, Dunn, Gary, Collins Big Cat, Moon, Cliff, Paul Shipton

What Are You Making?: A non-fiction book about a group of children making a monster. (Collins Big Cat)

By Hawes, Alison, Elworthy, Antony, Collins Big Cat, Moon, Cliff

I Found a Sound: Band 02B/Red B (Collins Big Cat Phonics)

By Parker, Vic, Horne, Sarah, Collins Big Cat

Olympic BMX: Band 03 Yellow/Band 14 Ruby (Collins Big Cat Progress)

By Charlotte Guillain, Collins Big Cat, Guillain, Charlotte

Adventure Homes

By Gerry Bailey

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds - Good Things From Farms: Band 03/Yellow

By Catherine Baker, Collins Big Cat

The Clock

By Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

SKYSCRAPERS: INVESTIGATE FEATS OF ENGINEERING WITH 25 PROJECTS

By Donna Latham, Andrew Christensen

Toy (Journey of a...)

By Malam, John

Ask Me a Question: How Things Work

By Williams, Brenda

Why Does A Ball Bounce?: and 100 other questions from the world of science

By Hart-Davis, Adam

How Does Science Work?: Forces and Movement

By Ballard, Carol

Lego Crazy Action Contraptions (Klutz)

By Doug Sillinger

The Light Bulb (Tales of Invention)

By Oxlade, Chris