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Collins Big Cat Progress Books in Order

Collins Big Cat Progress contains 72 books, published between 2011 and 2016. The first book is Code Making, Code Breaking (2011) and the newest is Mapping Australia (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
72
Published
2011–2016
Pages on record
2,607 in 50 of 72 books
Reading time
43–65 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,607 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 50 of 72 titles with a page count on record.

See all 72 books in order Printable Collins Big Cat Progress checklist

Collins Big Cat Progress is a graded reading scheme for primary school children. Books run to 32 pages as a rule and mix fiction with nonfiction: Code Making, Code Breaking (2011), World's Deadliest Creatures (2012), Growing up in Wartime (2012) and Dinner with a Pirate (2012). The two world wars, the Olympics and football all appear among the subjects. The scheme holds 72 titles published between 2011 and 2016, closing with Mapping Australia (2016).

How many Collins Big Cat Progress books are there?

Collins Big Cat Progress has 72 books, released between 2011 and 2016.

Collins Big Cat Progress Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 72 Collins Big Cat Progress books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Dinner with a Pirate by Saviour Pirotta, book 3 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  2. Cover of World's Deadliest Creatures by Anna Claybourne, book 4 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  3. Cover of Amazing Escapes by JohnFoster, book 6 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  4. Cover of Thin Ice by Anne Curtis, book 8 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  5. Cover of Growing up in Wartime by Jillian Powell, book 9 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  6. Cover of Long-distance Lunch by Anita Ganeri, book 10 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  7. Cover of Angel House by Anne Curtis, book 11 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  8. Cover of Winkie's War by Mick Manning, book 12 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  9. Cover of Olympic BMX by Charlotte Guillain, book 13 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  10. Cover of Top Secret by Mick Manning, book 14 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  11. Cover of Fire in the Sky by Mick Manning, book 15 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  12. Cover of Zara and the Fairy Godbrother, book 16 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  13. Cover of Mission Mars by Anne Curtis, book 17 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  14. Cover of Seal Skull by Anne Curtis, book 18 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  15. Cover of Cool Cars by JohnFoster, book 19 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  16. Cover of When Rosa Parks met Martin Luther King Junior by Zoe Clarke, book 20 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  17. Cover of The Modern Pentathlon by Zoe Clarke, book 21 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  18. Cover of Natural Disasters by Adrian Bradbury, book 22 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  19. Cover of Tigers in Trouble by Louise Spilsbury, book 23 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  20. Cover of Animals in War by Jillian Powell, book 24 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  21. Cover of Deadly Monster by Linda Chapman, book 25 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  22. Cover of Tragedy in London: Plague and Fire by Richard Platt, book 26 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2012)
  23. Cover of Search and Rescue Dogs by Chris Oxlade, book 27 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2013)
  24. Cover of The Penalty by Tom Palmer, book 29 of the Collins Big Cat Progress series (2013)
  1. 1
    Code Making, Code Breaking2011 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201196
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  2. 2
    The Dolphin King2012 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201248
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  3. 3
    Dinner with a Pirate2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    World's Deadliest Creatures2012 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201216
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  5. 5
    Muscles2012 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012320
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  6. 6
    Amazing Escapes2012 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20121
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  7. 7
    In the Game2012 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201216
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  8. 8
    Thin Ice2012 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201224
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  9. 9
    Growing up in Wartime2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  10. 10
    Long-distance Lunch2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Angel House2012 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201264
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  12. 12
    Winkie's War2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  13. 13
    Olympic BMX2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Top Secret2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  15. 15
    Fire in the Sky2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  16. 16
    Zara and the Fairy Godbrother2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  17. 17
    Mission Mars2012 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201272
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  18. 18
    Seal Skull2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Cool Cars2012 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201216
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  20. 20
    When Rosa Parks met Martin Luther King Junior2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    The Modern Pentathlon2012 · 15 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201215
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  22. 22
    Natural Disasters2012 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201248
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Tigers in Trouble2012 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Animals in War2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  25. 25
    Deadly Monster2012 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201232
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  26. 26
    Tragedy in London: Plague and Fire2012 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201232
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Search and Rescue Dogs2013 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201324
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Real Cricket2013 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201380
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  29. 29
    The Penalty2013 · 23 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201323
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    The Monster of Pit Street2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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Where to start with Collins Big Cat Progress

Start with Code Making, Code Breaking (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Collins Big Cat Progress book?

Mapping Australia (2016) is the newest Collins Big Cat Progress book released so far.

Is there a new Collins Big Cat Progress book coming?

No next Collins Big Cat Progress book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Collins Big Cat Progress at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Collins Big Cat Progress title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Collins Big Cat Progress books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,607 pages across the 50 of 72 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Collins Big Cat Progress books, 72 of 72, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 72 titles, 6 are credited to Anne Curtis, 5 to Richard Platt, 5 to Jillian Powell and 4 to Charlotte Guillain. A further 33 writers are credited. 5 titles carry no credit.

What the Collins Big Cat Progress books are about

41 of the 72 Collins Big Cat Progress books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: readers is tagged on 30 of 41. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.