Dani Binns: Talented Train Driver

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.


When Dani Binns opens up her toy box something exciting happens …


Dani Binns finds herself in the front cab of a train … and she’s the train driver! Asha, the other driver, and Tai, the conductor, show Dani how to work the train’s controls and off they go … until they come across something on the track ahead! Dani slams on the brakes and stops just in time to avoid hitting a herd of cows who have escaped from their field. With danger down the line, will Dani be able to get things back on track?


This exciting title in the Dani Binns mini-series is written by Lisa Rajan.


Gold/Band 9 books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.


Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.