Hector Parrot and the Great Cake Robbery
Band 08/Purple
Published on 22. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
24 pages
978-0-00-875402-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Follow Hector Parrot, schoolboy detective, on an exciting new adventure! The town's sweet treats are currently under attack, and with the Baking Competition quickly approaching, time is of the essence! Will Hector Parrot be able to uncover the sweet-tooth thief before it is too late?
Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
Pages 22 and 23 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.
Follow Hector Parrot, schoolboy detective, on an exciting new adventure! The town's sweet treats are currently under attack, and with the Baking Competition quickly approaching, time is of the essence! Will Hector Parrot be able to uncover the sweet-tooth thief before it is too late?
Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
Pages 22 and 23 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.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 147 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
60 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-875402-0 (9780008754020)
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Ed Eaves graduated from Kingston University with a first class degree in illustration and since then has worked on a wide range of children's books. He is best known for the Albie series with Caryl Hart, including Supermarket Zoo, How to Grow a Dinosaur and Welcome to Alien School. He lives in Kent with his wife, the illustrator Rebecca Finn, their two children and a dog.