This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. When Mrs Ping's wish to have a child is granted by a passing fairy, she and her husband become the parents of a little boy who's just one inch tall. Issy, as they name him, doesn't grow any taller. But what he lacks in height, he makes up for in ambition. He goes to the Emperor and asks for a job. But is he up to the task of becoming a royal bodyguard? It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. It is a great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership.

How many dinosaurs are there in the dinosaur band? Count the dinosaurs as each music section gets up on stage to play their fabulous instruments, from guitars to flutes to piano! The dinosaurs build up slowly into a huge band and begin to rock! Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations. Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language A final story map spread shows all the dinosaur rockers, encouraging children to recap the story. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

Made-for-TV Christmas feature starring Billy Ray Cyrus. After a fight between classmates DJ and Rodney (Jaishon Fisher and Zak Ludwig), their parents take action to make them spend time together and attempt to overcome the racial barriers that are plaguing their surrounding rural Texas in the 1960s. The pair's differing personalities and their town of Canaan don't make it easy for them to get along, but caring for a wounded puppy brings them together over the festive period. The boys form an unlikely friendship but will it be strong enough to have any affect on the wide-reaching racial tension in Canaan?