Cookie has been the dinner lady at Greenfields School for as long as anyone can remember. She has stuffed generations of children with sizzling sausages and jam roly-poly. To the horror of the children, she is suddenly replaced by two ultra-modern-bang-up-to-date dinner operatives. Things will never be the same again. 'Jumbo Jets' is a series which combines lively stories and pictures, for young readers who have enjoyed 'Jets' and want a longer story.

Three Rapping Rats, winner of a TES best primary resource award for music, is one of those books which teachers love - an instant success with children. The 12 traditional tales, retold with Kaye Umansky's characteristic wit, each contain a song. Everyone will know the familiar melody, and the specially rewritten words carry the story along in the most natural and interactive way. Before they know it, everyone's taking part in an magical little performance. The music activities which accompany each story will be familiar in concept to everyone who uses Music Express. The fresh new cover is a welcome treat for a much-loved title in a much-loved and ever-popular series.

Learn to play the trumpet with popular pieces - lessons and sheet music for beginners The Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument. An established and popular course offering a thorough grounding in basic technique. Features include: * Carefully graded songs and tunes * Clear guidance on theory and technique * Enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches * Ensemble skills taught through duets and trios * Playalong CD for home practice

I was starting a new school -- all Mum had to do was blend into the crowd and everything would be fine. But within seconds I found myself standing in the school hall wearing a lipstick kiss on each cheek, while the rest of the class gazed on, speechless. Could things possibly get any worse? 'Jumbo Jets' is a series which combines lively stories and pictures, for young readers who have enjoyed 'Jets' and want a longer story.

In theory, Uncle Merv has come to stay in order to look after Tony and Ben, but in reality it is Tony who does the looking after and Uncle Merv who fibs about his diet, drinks like a fish and invites burglars to tea.

Pickles is a small black and white dog who loves the smells of the street and people's feet, cheese, fresh air, yesterday's socks and underwear. But most of all, he loves the meaty, crunchy smell of bones. Then one day, his sense of smell makes him front-page news.

Gran has sent an exciting birthday present but how long will Woody have to wait for his gift, a model house, to be built? The new flatpack toy presents Woody's family with a challenge but as the days go by, Woody has an idea of his own. Who needs a kit to build a house when the gift comes in a box large enough to design a house of your own? Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion. Text type – A story with a predictable structure and patterned language. Pages 14 and 15 feature a pictorial summary of Woody's week, providing an ideal opportunity for reinforcing the days of the week. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Shelley has a great idea in Shelley Holmes Animal Trainer. She decides to be an animal trainer. Shelley is sure it will be easy to train animals, but when she tries to train her dog, Dustbin, things don't quite go to plan. TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Clive and Jade bring the school hamster, Bubble, home for the holidays in Cool Clive and the Bubble Trouble. Things start to go wrong when Bubble disappears... TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Meet Dustbin the dog in Dustbin. Dustbin eats anything and everything. He likes chewing socks, shoes, books, bones, tables and chairs. It's his favourite thing to do. What will happen when Dustbin is put on a diet? TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Clive is on a school trip in Clive keeps his Cool. Things start badly and they get worse...until Clive comes up with an idea to keep everyone cool. TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Clive knows exactly what he wants in Cool Clive. Trainers. He has seen them in a shop window. But how can he earn enough money to buy them? TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

It is Jade's first day at school in Cool Clive and the Little Pest. Clive promises to keep an eye on her. It isn't easy looking after your little sister and Clive soon finds himself in big trouble. TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Mangenta the cute ghost mouse and her spooky chums should keep children entertained. The four Magenta titles combine text and pictures, and are suitable for reluctant readers.

One of four Silly Sausage titles in the Rockets series for children just beginning to enjoy reading. When Jack brings a hamster back home Sausage is jealous of the attention Hammy gets. But when Fitz and Spatz the cats start talking about hamsterburgers, Sausage needs to call on all his courage. Ages 5-7+

One of four Silly Sausage titles in the Rockets series for children just beginning to enjoy reading. When Sausage goes to dog school, he isn't very good at learning and he keeps disturbing the other dogs. Sausage feels he's the silliest dog on earth. When Sports Day comes, things can only get worse for Silly Sausage. Ages 5-7+.

A time-slip ghost story based in the gritty reality of Victorian London. Ben breaks into the empty house next door and discovers a family of children suffering at the hands of their drunk and abusive father. Ben has to befriend someone from the family's own time to contact their relatives and rescue them, hence a combination of modern sleuthing and contemporary letter-writing to achieve the desired end.

ME includes songs about the body, the five senses, growth and change, food and drink, and movement and feelings and is specially designed for generalist teachers in the classroom. Songbirds: Me includes songs about the body, the five sensse, growth and change, food and drink, and movement and feelings and is perfect for topic work in PHSE. The songs appeal especially to young children and are short enough to teach by rote. No music reading is required and the CD includes both sample performances and backing tracks.

The activities of the underworld, operating in the armed forces as well as the civilian black market, are one of the great untold stories of World War II. While the war produced many acts of self-sacrifice, it also made people rich. One Liverpool ship repairer, for instance, cheated the government in a single year of what today would be u20 million. Donald Thomas draws on extensive archives to tell the extraordinary and frequently ludicrous story of these less heroic Britons."

A fearless Roman gladiator. A reckless twenty-first-century girl. A mysterious virus unites them...

152 AD. Sethos Leontis, a skilled and mesmerising fighter, is unexpectedly wounded and lies dangerously close to death.

2012 AD. Eva is brilliant - but troubled. Starting her new life at a school for the gifted, a single moment in the lab has terrifying results.

An extraordinary link brings Sethos and Eva together, but it could force them apart - because the fever that grips them cannot be cured and falling in love could be lethal...

Can love survive when worlds collide and threaten time itself?

Shelley has a brilliant idea in Shelley Holmes Ace Detective. She decides to be a detective. With the help of her best friend and her dog, she uncovers a mystery that threatens all the animals in the neighbourhood. TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Sing a Christmas Cracker: 20 fabulous, non-religious songs for singing at Christmas. This useful collection is perfect for winter term and Christmas concerts. The new edition includes a CD of show-stopping backing tracks. 20 fabulous, non-religious songs for singing at Christmas. This useful collection is perfect for winter term and Christmas concerts. The new edition of Sing a Christmas Cracker includes a CD of show-stopping backing tracks. Including Have yourself a merry little Christmas, The silver sleigh ride and Jingle bell rock, this pack is perfect for anyone putting on a seasonal vocal performance - from music groups for children to adult choirs. Also contains simple second parts for voice/ recorder.

Learn to play the violin with popular pieces - lessons and sheet music for beginners The Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument. This violin tutor provides a selection of pieces of music from a wide range of sources. It continues from the point at which Abracadabra Violin Book 1 leaves off, providing consolidation of already learned techniques and progression through grades three and four.

Mangenta the cute ghost mouse and her spooky chums should keep children entertained. The four Magenta titles combine text and pictures, and are suitable for reluctant readers.