Exploring STEM topics, the six Tara Binns books are exciting readers for Key Stage Two pupils. Each book explores a different STEM career through the eyes of Tara and her adventures with her best two friends.
- The series features a strong female protagonist who is transported into another world based upon the uniforms in her dressing-up box
- Each book is filled with fast paced adventures and explores a different STEM career through the eyes of Tara and her two friends
- Present a positive female role model, broaden horizons and promote the value of gender parity in the working world
- Supported by a lesson plan for each book written by a literacy expert, and case studies from real pilots, doctors, engineers, scientists, astronauts and palaeontologists provided by The WISE Campaign
- The books have been endorsed by The WISE Campaign
To accompany the Tara Binns series Collins Big Cat have produced a resource pack which includes tips for reading sessions and vocabulary enrichment, to help with lesson planning and guided reading.
Tara Binns: Big Idea Engineer (Band 14/Ruby)
Tara Binns: Double-Quick Doctor (Band 13/Topaz)
Tara Binns: High-Flying Pilot (Band 12/Copper)
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.
You can find out more about the series, including lesson plans, resource sheets and case studies, at collins.co.uk/pages/tara-binns
