Swisha-swisha
Clap Clap
Jump,
Jump,
Jump
"Hilda must be dancing "
Hilda Hippo loves to dance But there's just one problem. When Hilda dances, it sounds like this:
Ka-bump Ka-bump
Crash Crash Crash
Thumpity-bump
Thumpity-bump
Boom
Bang
Bash
The other animals beg her to find a quieter hobby. Knitting? Singing?
For Hilda, nothing else will do. What could possible be as fun as dancing?

Orwell's classic tale tells of the animals of Manor Farm and their uprising against their brutal human master, Mr Jones. They dream of a life of freedom and equality, where all animals work for the good of each other in the newly formed, utopian, Animal Farm. However, their dream is short-lived as some of the inhabitants become swiftly corrupted by their new found power. Most of the animals don't realise that one form of tyranny has replaced another until it is too late. This Essential Student Texts edition of Orwell's modern classic comes with accessible and informative notes.

One of a series which offers classic and contemporary fiction for schools to suit a range of ages and tastes this book contains adaptations of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest.

Graphic Revision Guide for Great Expectations, specially written to support special educational needs (SEN) and lower ability students This Graphic Revision Guide for Charles Dickens' Great Expectations makes studying or revising this iconic novel easy. Suitable for all GCSE English Literature examinations. Brilliant Publications' Graphic Revision Guide for Great Expectations has been specially written by Elizabeth May to support students with lower ability or special educational needs (SEN). It contains teaching resources especially tailored to strengthen the student's understanding of plot, characters, quotes, themes and more. The book brings an element of fun and informality to the study of this classic GCSE text, repackaging large amounts of complex information in an engaging and simple manner. Studying the sheets doesn't seem like reading or working, yet having these graphic sheets in front of them helps students immensely in understanding and sequencing the plot, remembering key events, distinguishing between characters and understanding characters' perspectives. Although initially designed to help and support SEN students, the author soon found that all the students in the class wanted copies of the graphic sheets and benefited from using them. Many students find it difficult to remember what happened in a book and in what order, let alone to write a timed essay picking apart the intricacies of it. With this book, students will gain confidence in their knowledge before jumping into the deep end. Our Graphic Revision Guide for Great Expectations contains: the story of Great Expectations re-told in comic form, making it easy to follow the plot context pages, giving background information on Charles Dickens and the types of fiction in the book character pages for each of the main characters, including quotes from the book theme pages for the key themes of the book - gender roles, love, religion, class - with relevant quotations for each additional graphic reference material to help with the setting and bringing the plot to life activity pages ranging from vocabulary lists and matching the quote to the picture to character and quote analysis maps. The sheets are designed to be accessible to students with a range of special educational needs (SEN) through the use of: a heavy focus on visuals to help students to remember, understand, get interested in and create associations to the text simple language for greater accessibility a focus on vocabulary - explaining and rephrasing tricky words a focus on plot comprehension; chapter summaries are condensed to include key events, and are image-based to help students remember what happened and consolidate a full picture of the plot key quotes are repeated and linked to characters and themes.

Set on Tyneside in World War II, this is one of a series offering classic and contemporary fiction for schools to suit a range of ages and tastes. A German Heinkel bomber has been shot down, and someone has managed to get away with a machine gun and all its ammunition from the crashed plane.

Is there anything Pete won't eat? Poppy Wise's sweet but unruly dog starts with Nico's accordion and works his way through the alphabet, making a nuisance of himself by leaving nothing untouched, not even glue sticks or Uncle Norman's underpants. Despite Pete's ravenous ways, a frazzled Poppy Wise can't help loving him. Kids will laugh at Pete's impossible cuisine, adults will appreciate the offbeat sense of humor, and both will love the artwork that perfectly captures the fun of the text in this unique alphabet book only Maira Kalman could create.

In this anti-Jacobin (or anti-revolutionary) noven, Charles Lucas engages directly with the most pressing political issues of his day and establishes himself as one of the most forthright and engaging of all the British conservative writers who responded to the French Revolution and its aftermath.

During a drought, the Logan family shares their well water with all their neighbors, black and white alike. But David and Hammer find it hard to share with Charlie Simms, who torments them because they are black. Hammer's pride and Charlie's meanness are a dangerous mixture, and tensions build and build. Narrated by young David Logan, Cassie's father in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, this extraordinary story is filled with characters and events so real that they're unforgettable.

"Taylor has used her gift for storytelling and skillful characterization to craft a brief but compelling novel about prejudice and the saving power of human dignity." -- School Library Journal, starred review

Chelsea has never considered herself a racist. But when her mother unexpectedly remarries, to a black man called Chester Khumalo, she is forced to confront deep-seated prejudices that she didn't know she had. However, it is not Chester, but his son, the maddeningly arrogant Nkululeko, who upsets her ordered world and brings the new South Africa firmly into her living room.

Honesty lives with her mother and brothers in the middle of Johannesburg. She misses her dad who works with the anti-poaching unit on a game reserve far away. She is devastated when her father is shot by poachers and rushed to hospital in critical condition. As he lies fighting for his life, Honesty desperately wishes over and over again for him to pull through. One night, a few days after the shooting, Honesty wakes to find that the beaded rhino her dad got her has turned into a life-sized spirit rhino. Together they travel to her dad's game reserve to ask the animals to help save his life. A wise old elephant suggests getting the noisy grey Loerie birds to wake him up. With a white moth showing them the way, Honesty, Zim and the Loeries travel to the hospital to try and save her dad. Bridget Pitt is a talented Zimbabwe-born South African writer who lives in Cape Town. Her writing experience includes newspapers, eductional material, school textbooks, poetry and fiction. She has published poetry in The Thinker magazine, children's stories, short stories and three novels: Unbroken Wing.; The Unseen Leopard; and Notes from the Lost Property Department. Her second novel was shortlisted for several book prizes and she received a Commonwealth nomination for a short story in 2012. She is involved in various initiatives to engage and include communities in nature conservation. The Night of the Go-Away Birds was inspired by work with rangers in the Imfolozi Game Reserve.

A New York Times best-selling masterpiece featuring a sing-song rhyming text and humorous energetic illustrations about a spirited child and outside-the-box, creative thinking. When the child gets caught painting everything from the ceiling to the floor, Mama says "Ya ain't a-gonna paint no more!" But nothing will keep this artist from painting! Written to the familiar tune "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," the text bounces alongside vibrant stylized pen-and-ink drawings, while page-turns offer up a fun read-aloud guessing game in which kids will delightfully participate. What will the child paint next? "So I take some red and I paint my . . . HEAD!" Silliness paired with the ruckus read-aloud appeal will have every reader begging for repeat reads.

This edition of Conrad's classic text has been designed to suit the needs of South African students and readers. Cultural background, as well as semantic and literary information has been provided. With the assistance of the introduction, the annotations and the critical debate, readers will find that the text enhances their reading experience and skills.

Ntsizi is bemused by some of the opinions of his new Rastafarian friend, Kahinda, but he is also fascinated...there is a lot of sense in some of the things Kahinda says. Unfortunately Ntsizi's girlfriend, Khomotso, does not hold the same sentiments. To make things more complicated the Rastafarian is going out with her twin sister, Mpho. This is a story about young South Africans who are propelled into unexpected situations and relationships. As the events unfold they are forced to grapple with their own prejudices, principles and beliefs.

One of the 'New Windmills' series offering classic and contemporary fiction for schools to suit a range of ages and tastes. Determined not to follow his brother down the pit, Billy Casper is floundering at school and under pressure at home, but the wild hawk he finds and trains gives him a direction and passion.

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this novel was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Children's Book Award. Anna's cares and concerns are those of any teenager - until her brother is born physically and mentally handicapped.

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools. One small boy and his grandmother try to prevent the terrible witches from turning all the children into mice.

This series provides unabridged versions of pre-20th-century novels, complete with an introduction, glossary, extended writing questions and activities. Their sewn binding and hard laminated covers make them hardwearing for class use.

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is a sympathetic look at the confusions of adolescence. Buddy's father, still dreaming of his teddy-boy youth, turns to crime, and his mother leaves home to make a better life for herself.

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is the story of a young boy's journey through Europe after escaping from the camp where he has lived all his life. Faced with a host of new experiences, David gradually begins to understand the world around him.