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Book band: White (Ideal for ages 6+) Quizzed for Accelerated Reader
A laugh-out-loud animal adventure, ideal for children practising
their reading at home or in school. Alfie the meerkat is fed up of
doing what he's told. Life should be more than about digging holes
and standing on guard duty. He wants adventure and excitement, not
babysitting duty! So when a film crew for a nature programme
arrives in the desert, Alfie decides to take action. Is this his
chance to become a star? This show-stopping adventure from
award-winning author Karen Wallace (author of the Alice the
Anteater series) is perfect for children who are learning to read
by themselves and for Key Stage 1. Features engaging illustrations
by Ellie O'Shea and quirky characters young readers will find hard
to resist. _______________ Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect
way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant
authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for both home and
school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for parents, and
fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching notes,
written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), are
available at bloomsburyreaders.com. 'Every child needs a Bloomsbury
Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of
adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.' - Julie-Ann McCulloch,
Teacher
Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the
right level Flash Harriet has a problem. The ostrich eggs at a
nearby farm are being stolen. Without them her father can't do his
famous musical performance, and the farm will have to be sold.
Who's stealing the eggs, and why do they want them? Ruby/Band 14
books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their
skills of inference and deduction. Text type: A mystery story
Curriculum links: Citizenship This book has been quizzed for
Accelerated Reader.
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Maps - Phase 4 Set 2 (Paperback)
Karen Wallace; Illustrated by Giorgio Bacchin; Contributions by Collins Big Cat
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R182
Discovery Miles 1 820
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Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has
been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and
Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to
support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that
together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to
teaching phonics. Discover how maps have evolved and changed over
time as our own understanding of the world has developed. This
non-fiction information book was written by Karen Wallace. Pages 14
and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book,
supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading
with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that
the book will cover.
Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the
right level Flash Harriet , the famous girl detective, is on the
trail of a crime... and it has led her to the shores of Loch Ness.
Find out what happens in this comic detective story. Topaz/ Band 13
books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to
investigate and evaluate. Text type - A humorous story. There are
chapters, which give the book an adult feel. There is a reader
response page, which gives important clues to the 'Mystery at Swag
Hall'. These help young readers review the plot and know the
importance of clues in their own adventure writing. Curriculum
links - Citizenship: Respect for property; DT: Moving monsters.
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the
right level Flash Harriet, together with Gus, her pet tarantula, is
back and on the trail of a new crime. Huge footprints have smashed
up the local vegetable garden. Is it something to do with Marmaduke
Mildew and the Giant Vegetable Competition? Or does the clue lie in
the footprints themselves? Find out how our favourite detective
solves the mystery. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing
opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and
deduction. Text type: A humorous story. The step-by-step review of
the clues that helped Flash Harriet solve the case on pages 46-47
enable children to recap the significant events of the story.
Curriculum links: Science: Helping plants grow well; Citizenship:
People who help us - the local police. This book has been quizzed
for Accelerated Reader.
Book band: Gold (Ideal for ages 6+) Quizzed for Accelerated Reader
A dazzlingly fun animal story, ideal for children practising their
reading at home or in school. Alice the anteater has a dream -
she's going to be a film star! So she finds herself a pair of
high-heeled sandals, a frilly satin dress and some film-star
sunglasses and sets off for Hollywood. Soon Alice is the talk of
the town, but there's just one problem - will she ever get to star
in a film? This dreamy and glamorous tale from award-winning author
Karen Wallace is perfect for children who are learning to read by
themselves and for Key Stage 1. It features engaging illustrations
from Katy Halford, and quirky characters young readers will find
hard to resist. _______________ Bloomsbury Young Readers are the
perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by
brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for
both home and school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for
parents, and fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching
notes, written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
(CLPE), are available at bloomsburyreaders.com. 'Every child needs
a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length,
full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.' - Julie-Ann
McCulloch, Teacher
Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to
practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic,
original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading
activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be
matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for
pleasure. Independent Reading Yellow stories are perfect for
children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 3 (Yellow) in
classroom reading lessons. In this story, Rabbit and Mouse start
showing off - but Rabbit cannot hop quite as high as he would like!
Long long ago, a clan of Viking raiders were the terror of the
oceans. Well, they would have been if they hadn't been so busy
arguing about whose boat was the bestest. And so the challenge was
made - The Ruthless Rat and The Dopey Duck would embark on a
voyage. Whichever ship brought back the greatest prize would be
declared the bravest boat in the land - and the crew would also get
to sit nearest the fire in the cold weather. Needless to say, both
Captains are determined to be the victor...!!
Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to
practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic,
original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading
activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be
matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for
pleasure. Independent Reading Yellow stories are perfect for
children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 3 (Yellow) in
classroom reading lessons. In this story, Rabbit and Mouse start
showing off - but Rabbit cannot hop quite as high as he would like!
Cat is having a magical adventure! Where will the mat take cat
next? Reading Champion offers independent reading books for
children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.
Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and
a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it
can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading
for pleasure. Independent Reading Pink 1B stories are perfect for
children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 1B (Pink) in
classroom reading lessons. In this story, Bella the puppy is
hiding. Where could she be?
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Star Spooks (Paperback)
Karen Wallace; Illustrated by Tony Ross
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R149
R111
Discovery Miles 1 110
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Wendy Darling endures the restricted life of a child born to a
well-to-do Edwardian family. Confined to the nursery upstairs, she
must protect her brothers from the vicious tricks of their cruel
nanny. The glamour of her parents' parties downstairs calls to her
and, risking punishment, she sneaks out at night to spy on grown-up
life through the banisters. What she sees will change her life
forever The world beyond the nursery is haunted by secrets and
passions that Wendy just can't fathom. Driven by her precocious
imagination, Wendy sets out on a series of adventures to put the
world about her to rights This book is not authorised by or
affiliated with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity,
the owner of the copyright in J M Barrie's Peter Pan.
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Maps - Band 04/Blue (Paperback)
Karen Wallace; Illustrated by Giorgio Bacchin; Contributions by Collins Big Cat
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R190
Discovery Miles 1 900
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Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting
fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire
children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6
and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in
demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding
vocabulary. Discover how maps have evolved and changed over time as
our own understanding of the world has developed. This non-fiction
information book was written by Karen Wallace. Blue/Band 4 books
offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and
integrated literary and natural language. This book focuses on
adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes. Pages 14 and 15 allow
children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting
comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading
notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat
Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of
all the sounds and words that the book will cover. This book has
been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11.
The series is structured with reference to the learning progression
of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for
Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up
their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step. Level 16 books
offer more complex, underlying themes that give opportunities for
children to understand causes and points of view. A wide range of
language structures is used to reflect progression in the teaching
of Arabic grammar, while still retaining the core aim of
encouraging a love of reading through Arabic stories and texts.
Samira has a problem. The ostrich eggs at a nearby farm are being
stolen. Without them her father can't do his famous musical
performance, and the farm will have to be sold. Who's stealing the
eggs, and why do they want them?
Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure,
The Goose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a noble
family with a difference. In the final book of the quartet, a
message reaches Goose Pimple Bay that Chief Thunderstruck is in
trouble. He's been trapped in a cave on an ice flow by a fierce
polar bear, who has a nasty glint in his eye when he looks at Chief
Thunderstruck's bearskin coat. Together Whiff Erik, Spike Carbuncle
and Fangtrude sail off to the rescue. But it's up to Fangtrude,
being part wolverine, to save the day.
"A simple narrative follows the growth of a pair of black bear cubs
through
the seasons. . . . Facts and attractive illustrations round out the
volume." -- THE HORN BOOK
Deep in a forest cave, a mother bear gives birth to two tiny cubs.
As they
grow, she protects her cubs fiercely and teaches them all the
things they
need to know to survive in the wild. The cubs must learn how to
catch
fish in the raging river, gather berries in the woods, and climb
trees to
escape from danger -- for one day, during their second summer, they
will leave their mother to find homes of their own.
Quagmire Castle is the much-loved, but totally dilapidated, home to
a motley cast of humans and ghosts. When it comes to saving the
Castle from demolition at the hands of the the gruesome bank
manager, Gordon Grabbit, Aunt Tabitha's solution is to start
knitting. Fortunately, her niece and nephew, Emily and Jack, are
determined to preserve their beloved home. Meanwhile, upstairs in
the attic, the whist-playing ghosts, Dudley and Delicia (together
with their pet monkey, Powderball), can smell trouble, too. Soon,
it's all hands to the pump (even if some of those hands are
see-through) in an effort to save Quagmire Castle. And nobody could
ever have predicted the chaos and hilarity that will ensue! This is
a laugh-a-minute action adventure with as madcap a cast of
characters as you're ever likely to meet. Another winner from the
highly-acclaimed author of Something Slimy on Primrose Drive -
which sold out in hardback virtually upon publication.
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Alice Goes North (Hardcover)
Karen Wallace; Illustrated by Bob Dewar
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R271
R227
Discovery Miles 2 270
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Our favourite anteater is back for another adventure. When Alice
reads about Christmas she realises that she and her fellow
anteaters have been missing out...Why don't anteaters get Christmas
presents? To find the answer, she sets off on a hazardous journey
to the icy North - in search of Father Christmas!
The Sleepy Dinosaur is a fun story for young dinosaur fans who are
beginning to read on their own. Perfect for children aged 4+ who
are reading at book band pink 1B. This sleepy dinosaur just cannot
find the perfect place to sleep - until he's snuggled up in bed!
The Tiddlers series features fun stories with a word count of fewer
than 50 words for children who are just starting to read. A word
list at the beginning of the story allows for a quick check of the
reader's ability to read and understand words before reading, and a
spot the picture puzzle at the end of the story encourages
rereading for pleasure. Compiled in consultation with Catherine
Glavina, PGCE Primary and Early Years Course Leader, The Centre for
Professional Education, University of Warwick.
The Honourable Ratts are a distinguished family whose ancestors
appeared at a time when witches were commonplace and giants roamed
the land. They built their ancestral home, Clawfoot Hall, and they
began collecting the Great Ratt Hoard - that is, any and every item
of gold they could lay their hands on. At the time of this story,
the Ratts are diminished in size and stature and now live under the
floorboards of Clawfoot Hall. Then one day, everything changes. The
ancient enemies of the Ratts have tracked them down and they are
looking for ...the Great Ratt Hoard. The future of the Ratts is at
stake. They must protect their inheritance at all costs. This is an
exciting and action-packed story of the unusual, rodent-like family
and their search for treasure with villains on their trail.
Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure,
The Goose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a noble
family with a difference. Spike Carbuncle is sick of being second
in command to his weedy brother. So, when Spike's wife, Fangtrude,
comes across a dragon's egg, together they formulate a plan to get
rid of Whiff Erik, once and for all. There's just one hitch -
dragon training isn't as easy as it sounds. What do you do when
your dragon is terrible at breathing fire and prefers eating onions
to live goats?
Alice is an anteater who lives in the jungle and eats ants - as
anteaters do. But one day Alice decides what she really wants to be
is a film star. So she paints her toenails pink, dresses up in a
frilly satin dress, and catches the first plane to Hollywood. Soon
Alice is the talk of the town and her picture is in all the
magazines. There's just one problem - will she ever get to star in
a film?
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