Anne of Green Gables is a literary classic written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It is the story of a young orphan girl who was sent to a middle-aged brother and sister who are farmers and intended to adopt a boy to help them run the farm. The novel tells the story of how she gets on with them and in the community. This story has sold over 50 million copies since publication and Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote seven other novels, telling Anne Shirley's life story. They are all available here in a single volume, and in age order. Enjoy this classic tale of the orphan girl making her way through life.

Knowledge of spelling, punctuation and grammar is at the heart of 11 plus and Common Entrance exams, such as those set by Granada Learning (GL). The questions in this book have been designed to replicate the last three sections of the current GL 11 plus English test. There are three topic-based chapters, each of which contains a total of 15 exercises and focuses on one of spelling, punctuation or grammar. At the end of the book, there are three mixed tests, each of which contains three exercises and is designed to provide timed practice. Each chapter and test contains a range of text styles: classic fiction, contemporary fiction and non-fiction. Extensively road-tested by the Eleven Plus Exams centre, all First Past the Post 11+ Essentials books are perfect for use both in the classroom and at home.

Comprehension skills are at the heart of 11+ and Common Entrance exams, such as those set by the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM, University of Cambridge), the Independent Schools Examinations Board (ISEB) and by the schools themselves. The comprehension section of these exams typically contains a passage and a variety of questions that test understanding, inference ability, logical reasoning, grammar, vocabulary and reading techniques. This book contains four exams, each with a passage of contemporary literature, awarding 30 marks and designed to be completed in 30 minutes. The questions in this book are representative of the range of different question styles found in a typical standard comprehension exam paper. Full explanations on how to achieve the highest marks per question are included. Extensively road-tested by ElevenPlusExams, all 11+ Essentials tests are perfect for use in the classroom and at home.

Creative Writing Examples Book 2 presents 11 plus students with a variety of high-quality, creative writing pieces, written by their peers in preparation for their exam. This book is designed to address the key elements of the 11 plus creative writing exam, using real creative pieces as examples. It contains 33 questions and extracts reflective of independent and grammar school exams, varying from fictional pieces that are full of colourful descriptions and interesting characters, to non-fictional letters and essays. These examples are a brilliant tool for your child to use in preparation for the exam. In the creative writing exam, your child could be given a range fiction or non-fiction briefs, a visual stimulus, a piece of text from which they have to continue the story, or an essay title. This book is divided into distinct sections, with a number of example pieces in each. Examining these extracts and completing the accompanying activities will give your child a better understanding of what is required of them in the exam. Alongside these activities, each story is partnered with a checklist and space for your child to write feedback. The checklist provides a list of what a good piece of creative writing should include, or what examiners are commonly looking for and rewarding, while the feedback creates your child's own list of what works well and what could be improved. Each section ends with an exam question for your child to put into practice what they have learnt, as well as teacher's comments to provide an insight into a marker's mind.

Knowledge of spelling, punctuation and grammar is at the heart of 11 plus and Common Entrance exams, such as those set by Granada Learning (GL). The questions in this book have been designed to replicate the last three sections of the current GL 11 plus English test. There are three topic-based chapters, each of which contains a total of 15 exercises and focuses on one of spelling, punctuation or grammar. At the end of the book, there are three mixed tests, each of which contains three exercises and is designed to provide timed practice. Each chapter and test contains a range of text styles: classic fiction, contemporary fiction and non-fiction. Extensively road-tested by the Eleven Plus Exams centre, all First Past the Post 11+ Essentials books are perfect for use both in the classroom and at home.

Replaces ISBN 9781908684936. Fundamental mathematical skills are at the heart of 11 plus and Common Entrance exams, such as those set by the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM), compiled by Durham University, and Granada Learning (GL), also known as NFER, and Independent Schools Examination Board (ISEB). The numerical reasoning section of these exams typically contains a combination of worded problems, requiring comprehension and manipulation of data; quick-fire questions, which are designed to test a child's raw mathematical ability; and mental arithmetic. Mathematics: Worded Problems aims to develop the skills required to solve mathematical worded problems. This book comprises 14 chapters, each representing a key group of related topics, each divided into three levels of difficulty: easy, intermediate and advanced. Extensively road-tested by Eleven Plus Exams, all 11+ Essentials tests are best used as real exam practice to strengthen a child's performance. They are perfect for use both in the classroom and at home.

This 11 plus numerical reasoning book provides practice for multiple-choice quick-fire style questions. Numerical reasoning involves the interpretation and analysis of worded questions. Quick-fire questions are akin to traditional short maths questions. Each numerical reasoning test comprises ten tests, made up of twenty short questions in which the child must select the correct answer from options provided. For further practice in this format see 11+ Essentials Numerical Reasoning: Quick-Fire Book 2, and our 11+ Essentials Numerical Reasoning range.

Pearson Revise is the revision series from Pearson, the assessment experts. From the very start of your GCSE, Pearson Revise is the best way to keep learning up to date, practise skills and prepare for assessments and exams. one-topic-per-page format helps you revise more quickly, without the hassle exam-style worked examples match the new specification and demonstrate good exam technique 'Now try this' exam-style practice questions let you test understanding of a topic problem solving support throughout including tricky questions on easy topics and strategies and techniques for answering harder questions. complete coverage of the new specification including brand-new topics. visual explanations of key concepts help you revise quickly and recall key skills in exams. Part of a comprehensive range of learning and revision support available for Pearson Edexcel and AQA GCSEs from Pearson Revise including: Revision Guides, Revision Workbooks, Revision Cards, Practice Papers Plus all linked to a free online learning portal.

A Christmas Carol - The Complete Text contains the full text of the novel, with helpful annotations to explain characters, themes, context and more! Plus, we've included Knowledge Organiser pages, where all the key info is laid out in one handy place. And there are discussion questions to help students dig deeper into the novel. The CGP range for English Literature also includes a matching Text Guide (9781782943099), which contains all the notes and practice you need to really master A Christmas Carol!

In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan. Deep underground beneath Perfect Pets, where children can buy genetically engineered "perfect" creatures, there is a secret lab. Barnabus and his friends live in this lab, but none of them are perfect. They are all Failed Projects. Barnabus has never been outside his tiny bell jar, yet he dreams of one day seeing the world above ground that his pal Pip the cockroach has told him about: a world with green hills and trees, and buildings that reach all the way to the sky, lit with their own stars. But Barnabus may have to reach the outside world sooner than he thought, because the Green Rubber Suits are about to recycle all Failed Projects . . . and Barnabus doesn't want to be made into a fluffier pet with bigger eyes. He just wants to be himself. So he decides it's time for he and the others to escape. With his little trunk and a lot of cooperation and courage, Barnabus sets out to find freedom - and a place where he and his friends can finally be accepted for who they are. This suspenseful, poignant and magical story about following your dreams and finding where you truly belong will draw readers into a surreal, lushly detailed world in which perfection really means being true to yourself and your friends. 'A stately, cathartic morality tale about freeing oneself from the tyranny of wanting to be perfect.' -The Financial Times 'ingeniously imaginative' - School Library Journal 'A heartfelt, timely allegory celebrating diversity, bravery, and solidarity.'- Kirkus

An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution. Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go.

This brand new paperback edition contains exclusive bonus short story Joy. Set in the world of Lemon Trees, it features never-before-seen moments between Salama and Kenan.

A year ago, before the revolution, Salama watched her brother marry her best friend, Layla, and wondered when her own love story might begin. Now she works at the hospital – helping those she can, closing the eyes of those she can't. Layla and her unborn baby are all Salama has left.

Unless you count Khawf. But he's a hallucination; a symptom of the horrors she's seen. Every day he urges Salama to leave. Every day she refuses.

Until she crosses paths with Kenan, the boy with the vivid green eyes, who wants to stay and risk his life for everything Syria could be …

Non-verbal reasoning skills are a common component of 11 plus and Common Entrance exams, such as those set by the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM), Granada Learning (GL), and the Independent School Exam Board (ISEB). Almost every school or consortium that tests non-verbal reasoning uses 2D questions. Therefore, this book provides essential practice for tackling this element of the entrance exam. The chapters in this book are topic-based and each contains ten questions. This series will build and develop your child's visuospatial and pattern-identification skills, which are essential for success in non-verbal reasoning. Extensively road-tested by the Eleven Plus Exams centre, all First Past the Post 11+ Essentials books are perfect for use both in the classroom and at home.

The revision series for Pearson Edexcel GCSE History Designed for hassle-free, independent study and priced to meet both your and your students' budgets, this combined Revision Guide and Workbook is the smart choice for those revising for Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History and includes: A FREE online edition One-topic-per-page format 'Now Try This' practice questions on topic pages Exam skills pages including Worked examples with exemplar answers Exam-style practice pages with practice questions in the style of the exams Guided support and hints providing additional scaffolding, to help avoid common pitfalls Full set of practice papers written to match the specification exactly

Replaces 9781908684851. English comprehension tests have long been a staple of 11 plus and common entrance exams. This book contains extracts from non-fiction literature. These tests, based on conventional classroom testing sessions, are representative of the standard comprehension section of multi-discipline CEM style 11 plus exams. They provide good practice for all examination boards. Extensively road-tested by Eleven Plus Exams, all 11+ Essentials tests are best used as real exam practice to benchmark a child's performance. The online service helps to identify areas for improvement and, crucially, to gauge relative progress. They are perfect for use both in the classroom and at home.

Comprehension skills are at the heart of 11+ and Common Entrance exams, such as those set by the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM, University of Cambridge), the Independent Schools Examinations Board (ISEB) and by the schools themselves. The comprehension section of these exams typically contains a passage and a variety of questions that test understanding, inference ability, logical reasoning, grammar, vocabulary and reading techniques. This book contains four exams, each with a passage of contemporary literature, awarding 30 marks and designed to be completed in 30 minutes. The questions in this book are representative of the range of different question styles found in a typical standard comprehension exam paper. Full explanations on how to achieve the highest marks per question are included. Extensively road-tested by ElevenPlusExams, all 11+ Essentials tests are perfect for use in the classroom and at home.

This 11 plus verbal reasoning test book provides essential real exam practice for 11 plus and Common Entrance exams. These papers are best used to benchmark children's performance in readiness for the actual 11 plus exams. The format of this book provides the opportunity for children to become familiar with the question and answer layouts of the actual exams. This book comprises four multiple-choice papers, each containing 80 questions. The questions in this book consist of nearly two dozen style of verbal reasoning questions covering the most commonly found types. For further verbal reasoning exam preparation, see 11+ Essentials Verbal Reasoning: Practice Papers Pack 2.

In this book from the multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the story of Simone Biles, one of the most decorated gymnasts of all time. Growing up in foster care, Simone's gymnastics training was an anchor in her life. An energetic child, she loved to tumble and spin in the air at gymnastics class, and began her career as an athlete aged just 14. Astonishingly, at the age of 19, she had won four gold medals for the USA. Despite the hardships, she has faced them all to become one of the greatest athletes of all time, and an advocate for mental health awareness.  Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!    

Comprehension skills are at the heart of 11+ and Common Entrance exams, such as those set by the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM, University of Cambridge), the Independent Schools Examinations Board (ISEB) and by the schools themselves. The comprehension section of these exams typically contains a passage and a variety of questions that test understanding, inference ability, logical reasoning, grammar, vocabulary and reading techniques. This book contains four exams, each with a passage of contemporary literature, awarding 30 marks and designed to be completed in 30 minutes. The questions in this book are representative of the range of different question styles found in a typical standard comprehension exam paper. Full explanations on how to achieve the highest marks per question are included. Extensively road-tested by ElevenPlusExams, all 11+ Essentials tests are perfect for use in the classroom and at home.

This 11 plus English test book provides essential real exam practice for 11 plus and Common Entrance exams. These papers are best used to benchmark children's performance in readiness for the actual 11 plus exams. The format of this book provides the opportunity for children to become familiar with the question and answer layouts of the actual exams. This book comprises four multiple-choice papers, each containing 50 questions. Each test includes four sections: long comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar. The questions in this book consist of nearly two dozen style of English questions covering the most commonly found types. For further English exam preparation, see 11+ Essentials English: Practice Papers Book 1.