A gripping and moving retelling of this poem written originally in the eighteenth century by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It tells the story of the Ancient Mariner and his adventures at sea, where tragedy strikes, more than once and he is ultimately saved - against the odds, teaching him the importance of humanity and humility.
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book.
An orphan child full of mischief, Jack lives with his widow aunt in eighteenth-century England. One day, Aunt Constance decides that his bachelor uncle can take care of him. What follows is an adventure that will see Jack and his uncle sail to India, cross the jungle and reach their mountainous destination, before returning to London.
Find out about the fascinating life of William Shakespeare - the world's most famous playwright. How did the politics of the time, and the queens, kings and rulers, affect his writing? Who was this man who had such a way with words?
A retelling of Anna Sewell's classic adventure story of Black Beauty as he starts life carefree in the field with his mother, and is then sold from owner to owner. Will he survive as his treatment gets worse and worse, and will he ever find an owner worthy of his unending loyalty?
The world of Twelfth Night is a perplexing place where everyone is falling in love, only not with the right people, and not at the right time. It's a world of disorder and confusion where cross-dressing and mistaken identities wreak havoc. Will love win out in the end?