Collins Big Cat Arabic Reading Programme is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step.

Level 11 books provide more literary language, more complex sentence structures and less support from illustrations. Characters are more varied, with action sustained over several pages. Non-fiction titles include glossaries where necessary. Sentences are still short for better understanding. However, grammatical vowel endings are more evident to encourage fluent reading and to provide familiarity with some higher-level features of written Arabic.

The House of Wisdom was a major intellectual centre during the Islamic Golden Age. The famous historian and translator Hunayn bin Ishaq tells us about this wonderful library and the achievements of the many scholars working there, and his time in charge of the translation section.

About the Author

Subhi Zora has a PhD, MA and BA in Applied Linguistic Studies. He is now retired after 50 years of teaching and lecturing at schools, universities and other educational institutions in the UK and abroad. He has written and published research work in many areas, especially in Applied Linguistics and Religious Education. He is presently a Consultant in Literacy, Language Development and Arabic Language Learning and Assessment.

Book Information
ISBN 9780008304997
Author Subhi Zora
Format Paperback
Page Count 24
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 70g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 170mm * 2mm