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Wings of Fire Graphix Paperback Box Set (The Dragonet Prophecy, The Lost Heir, The Hidden Kingdom and The Dark Secret): The Dragonet Prophecy / the Lost Heir / the Hidden…
The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in this four-book paperback boxed set!
The bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in these graphic novel adaptations, now in a gift-ready boxed set: The Dragonet Prophecy, The Lost Heir, The Hidden Kingdom and The Dark Secret.
- Includes books 1-4 in the epic dragon fantasy series for 9+ readers
- With vibrant and captivating illustrations by Mike Holmes, this is a one-of-a-kind reading experience
- The Wings of Fire series has been a New York Times bestseller
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365 Days Of Kawaii: How to Draw Cute Stuff Every Day of the Year
Draw the cutest kawaii pictures every day for a whole year and never be bored again! This fun book for the young, and young at heart, covers the widest range of kawaii motifs ever ; 365 of them no less!
In the kawaii universe, everything is small and cute. Just by adding eyes and a mouth, even the most mundane object can be brought to life and become an adorable character… umbrellas smile, cupcakes wink, chairs snooze and pencils laugh.
Learn the secrets of kawaii drawing, from getting the right proportions to creating personality with different facial expressions and adding depth with layers of colour. Then follow 365 step-by-step sequences showing you exactly how to build up a huge range of motifs, starting with simple shapes and progressing to add details and colours. Each sequence is entirely visual, with no complicated instructions to read, so it really is easy to create your own kawaii characters straight away. All you need is paper and some pens!
Themes featured include animals, food, plants, clothes, household objects, musical instruments, people, vehicles, buildings and landmarks, weather icons and even space motifs.
Inside you’ll find an array of animals such as a singing bee, a giggling ladybird, a sweet swan, a cute penguin, a hungry hamster, a cheeky monkey, a stinky skunk and a red-nosed reindeer. There are also plants and flowers, all with their own adorable kawaii features, including a lily pad, rose, sunflower, daisy and dandelion.
Be tempted by a range of tasty treats, like fried eggs, hot dogs, pizza, cupcakes, croissants and sweets, as well as various colourful fruits and vegetables. Even some everyday household objects, such as a fridge, bed, bathtub and armchair, have been given the kawaii treatment!
There’s something for every season, with a selection of weather and holiday-themed motifs. You’ll love recreating famous landmarks like Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty in cute kawaii style too! With this huge selection, you’re bound to find the perfect design for any occasion!
This adorable value-packed book will entertain endlessly and let you embrace the Japanese culture of cuteness every day of the year.
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Rise of the Shadowfire: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #2) – an exciting, fast-paced fantasy adventure for kids!
Grace and friends return for a new adventure in this second installment of the bestselling City of Dragons series!
Ever since the battle in Hong Kong, Grace and her friends have been trying to find a way to get to Paris. When Nate suddenly appears and whisks Grace away to the Dragon King’s lair, she learns that Daijiang and his underlings are searching for an ancient relic that will let them subjugate the dragons, and Grace needs to find it first!
With Grace’s burgeoning Hùnxuè powers, the team must get to Paris and stop Daijiang’s plan. But their new ally, Dr. Kim, may not be all she appears, and Daijiang has formidable allies of his own: a strangely familiar accomplice and a terrifying, powerful dragon that could threaten all of Paris.
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The Guide to Woodworking with Kids: Craft Projects to Develop the Lifelong Skills of Young Makers
Introduce children to the craft of woodworking and watch their executive function skills thrive.
The Guide to Woodworking with Kids is a culmination of craftsman Doug Stowe’s four-decade career in woodworking and nearly twenty years of working with students K-12 in his Wisdom of the Hands woodworking class at the Clear Spring School in his hometown of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. This comprehensive guide offers step by step instruction for teachers, parents and grandparents to offer safe woodworking opportunities to their students and kiddos as a way of developing a wide range of valuable life-skills. Based in part on the philosophies of Froebel’s Kindergarten and Educational Sloyd, this book illustrates the importance of doing real, hands-on activities in school and at home that enable students to:
- Think things through for themselves
- Develop skill, originality and inventiveness
- Explore their own self-interests
- Plan, organize and execute meaningful work
- Prepare to profitably employ leisure time
- Be handy and resourceful
- Develop both character and intellect
- Create useful beauty to benefit family, community and self
The Guide to Woodworking with Kids is more than a woodworking book, it’s gives parents, grandparents and teachers the confidence, encouragement, and the insight needed to safely engage children in life-enhancing creative arts.
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So You Want To Be A Game Master: Everything You Need to Start Your Tabletop Adventure for Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and Other Systems
More people than ever are discovering Dungeons and Dragons, the tabletop roleplay system that lets you adventure with your friends while playing as fantasy characters. But planning and running your own game can be intimidating to newcomers – where do you start? Justin Alexander is here to help. He’s the writer behind The Alexandrian, a well-known trove for new and seasoned Dungeon Masters alike. He’s known for teaching readers about gameplay mechanics in a fun, approachable way, breaking down each aspect of gameplay to its barest essentials. He’s here to teach you everything you need to know about D&D, from understanding and enforcing rules to designing your own dungeons. There’s no need to suffer through dense game books – tabletop is meant to be fun, and Justin makes it easier than ever to start a successful campaign that your players will remember for years. With detailed maps, schematics, tables and more, this book includes a variety of tools and advice for any aspiring game master, so you can build your world and get right to playing.Read more
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Time Travelling with a Tortoise: New for 2024, a thrilling time-travel adventure perfect for children aged 9+. The sequel to the bestselling book Time Travelling with a Hamster
Exciting, funny, heartwarming, and mind-bendingly clever, Time Travelling with a Tortoise is the extraordinary, adventure-packed sequel to Ross Welford’s beloved, bestselling debut, Time Travelling with a Hamster.
Al Chaudhury travelled back in time to save his father’s life.
And it worked – Al’s dad is alive again and life is back to the way it should be. At least, that’s what Al thinks.
But when an accident robs Al’s beloved Grandpa Byron of his world-beating memory, Al is forced back in time again, this time leaving someone behind, trapped in a prehistoric dimension.
Al is forced into a rescue mission to recover his friend from the past… and to make sure that there will be a future waiting for them all.
It turns out time travel is far more complicated than Al thought.
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Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose: A classic and funny illustrated children’s book about a big-hearted moose – from the bestselling author of Cat in the Hat!
A hilarious story about one very big-hearted moose who is only too happy to host a menagerie of animals in his antlers – until his new guests go too far!
When Thidwick kindly offers to give one tiny Bingle Bug a ride on his antlers, he soon finds himself host to a whole menagerie of animals who quickly make themselves far too comfortable…
With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over sixty years.
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Piggly Plays Truant (Rhyming Stories)
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The Christmasaurus
The number-one-bestselling, magical first children’s novel from Tom Fletcher.
This is a story about a boy named William Trundle and a dinosaur named the Christmasaurus.
It’s about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure. It’s about friendship and families, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer.
It’s about discovering your heart’s true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible . . .
_____‘Redemption, magic and gleeful silliness’ – The Observer
‘Genius’ – The Sun
‘Grown-up readers will love reading this charming, heart-warming book aloud’ – The Daily Express
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Cat Kid Comic Club 5: Influencers (from the multi-million-copy globally bestselling creator of Dog Man!): A Graphic Novel: from the Creator of Dog Man
The perfect present for Dog Man fans – starring some of your favourite characters from the series!
Excitement grips the Cat Kid Comic Club as Li’l Petey, Flippy and Molly inspire twenty-one baby frog siblings to continue making authentic and unique comics. Will Naomi and Melvin keep up their antics, or will they finally decide to straighten up and fly right? Will the creativity continue? Will the drama diminish? Find out in the next Cat Kid Comic Club!
The story is hysterical, thought-provoking and full of action-packed mini-comics including “Frogzilla vs. Mechafrogzilla” and “RoboChubbs.” “Two Birds” shows the value of viewing the world with a positive attitude.
Award-winning author and illustrator Dav Pilkey employs a variety of techniques – including: acrylic paints, coloured pencils, photography, collage, gouache, watercolours and more – to capture the joyful spirit of creativity. The variety of art styles, paired with Pilkey’s trademark storytelling and humour, inspires imagination and innovation for readers of all ages.
Cat Kid Comic Club was a New York Times Number One bestseller week commencing 08/12/2021
- Readers of all ages will be inspired to dream up their own stories and unleash their own creativity as they dive into this pioneering graphic novel adventure from Dav Pilkey
- Heartfelt and humorous with an amazing cast of characters
- Full colour pages throughout make it a fun and bright read!
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The Smeds and the Smoos
Soar into space with this glorious love story of alien folk, from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo and Stick Man.
‘By a loobular lake on a far-off planet
There lived a young Smed, and her name was Janet.
Not far away, on a humplety hill,
There lived a young Smoo by the name of Bill.’The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue).
So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love, their families strongly disapprove.
But peace is restored and love conquers all in this happiest of love stories.There’s even a gorgeous purple baby to celebrate!
- Shiny foil highlights on the cover makes this a special gift for toddlers
- With fabulous rhymes and breathtaking illustrations, this picture book from the UK’s number one picture book author and illustrator is literally out of this world!
- Friendship, love, adventure and togetherness are at the heart of this joyful story
- From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog, which have all been made into animated films
- Superworm is on BBC One at Christmas with voice artists including Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (narrator), Matt Smith (Superworm) and Rob Brydon (Crow)
- New for September 2022 – look out for The Baddies,the wickedly funny new picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
‘Blast off with the most exciting book yet from the creator of The Gruffalo. Get ready for a wild and wonderful journey through space in a book that is perfect for reading together.’ The Sun
Collect the whole Scholastic picture book series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler:
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- Stick Man
- Superworm
- Tabby McTat
- The Highway Rat
- The Scarecrows’ Wedding
- The Smeds and the Smoos
- Tiddler
- Ugly Five
- Zog
- Zog and the Flying Doctors
Also available in hardback, board book, book and CD and early reader formats.
Each title also has a sticker activity book with over 300 stickers and pages of activities for hours of extra fun.
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Dandy Annual 2024
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Wonder Dan! When Cactusville’s most famous son is bitten by a radioactive mosquito, he develops superpowers… and an appetite for cow pie to match! It’s Desperate Dan like you’ve never seen him before! He’s joined in 112 hilarious pages by the rest of the Dandy crew – Cuddles and Dimples, Corporal Clott, Beryl the Peril and more of your faves!Read more
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Dork Diaries: I Love Paris! (Volume 15): Jokes, drama and BFFs in the global hit series
The BRAND NEW Dork Diaries instalment – join the jokes, the drama and the aDORKable BFFs in this mega-selling series for fans of Lottie Brooks. Now with over 50 million copies in print worldwide!Oh la la! Nikki and her band are invited to Paris for a super cool photoshoot – it’s a dream come true! Nikki can’t wait to learn new art styles, practice her French and explore the most romantic city in the world with her crush Brandon.
But when MacKenzie starts to stir trouble and invites old friend André to be their tour guide, the drama starts. Can Nikki still enjoy her dream vacay, or will it become a dorky disaster?Have you read all the DORK DIARIES series?
Dork Diaries
Dork Diaries 2: Party Time
Dork Diaries 3: Pop Star
Dork Diaries 4: Skating Sensation
Dork Diaries 5: Dear Dork
Dork Diaries 6: Holiday Heartbreak
Dork Diaries 7: TV Star
Dork Diaries 8: Once Upon a Dork
Dork Diaries 9: Drama Queen
Dork Diaries 10: Puppy Love
Dork Diaries 11: Frenemies Forever
Dork Diaries 12: Crush Catastrophe
Dork Diaries 13: Birthday Drama
Dork Diaries 14: Spectacular Superstar
Dork Diaries 15: I Love Paris! – Out now!
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Zog
The magical and exciting picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Zog and Stick Man.
‘Madam Dragon ran a school, many moons ago.
She taught young dragons all the things that dragons need to know.
Zog, the biggest dragon, was the keenest one by far.
He tried his hardest every day to win a golden star.’Zog is the keenest dragon in school. He’s also the most accident-prone, flying into trees and even setting his own wing on fire.
Luckily, a mysterious little girl always comes by and patches up his bumps and bruises.
But will she be able to help him with his toughest test: capturing a princess?
- Shiny foil highlights on the cover makes this a special gift for toddlers
- A magical picture book about dragons, knights and princesses from the UK’s number one picture book author and illustrator
- Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot
- The perfect story for children starting school with bravery, kindness, friendship and perseverance at the heart
- Zog has been adapted into a popular animated film starring voices from Sir Lenny Henry (Narrator), Hugh Skinner (Zog), Tracy Ullman (Madame Dragon) and Kit Harrington (Sir Gadabout).
- The Smeds and the Smoos is on BBC One at Christmas with voice artists including Bill Bailey (comedian and Strictly winner), Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton), Sally Hawkins (Paddington movies) and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey).
- Look out for The Baddies the wickedly funny new picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Winner of the Galaxy National Book Award 2010
Praise for Zog: ‘Heartwarming and hilarious. A book to make your heart soar and ‘zigzag through the blue’ Daily Mail
‘Humour, heart and a worthy heroine earn this story its own star’ New York Times
‘A delightful bedtime read with Donaldson’s witty versification and Scheffler’s usual assortment of lushly coloured, winsomely boggle-eyed characters’ FT
- Look out for The Baddies the wickedly funny new picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
- The Smeds and the Smoos is on BBC One at Christmas with voice artists including Bill Bailey (comedian and Strictly winner), Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton), Sally Hawkins (Paddington movies) and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey).
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The World’s Worst Monsters: A new fiercely funny fantastical illustrated book of stories for kids, the latest from the bestselling author of Robodog
Dare you enter the world of MONSTERS?
The beloved World’s Worst series has captivated millions of readers. You’ve met the world’s worst children, the world’s worst parents, the world’s worst teachers and the world’s worst pets – but are you ready for the world’s worst monsters?
If you don’t like ghosts, ogres, zombies, vampires, aliens, werewolves or mummies, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.
Laugh along to these ten terrifying tales of marvellous monsters, brought to you by David Walliams, and illustrated in glorious technicolour by Adam Stower.
The World’s Worst Pets was the bestselling children’s book of 2022 (UK TCM Chart, 27 December 2022). David Walliams was most recently UK Children’s number one bestseller with Robodog (UK TCM Chart, 11 April 2023).
David Walliams’ book ‘Robodog’ was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 08-05-2023.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde (Book 17) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 17)
In Diper Överlöde, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks.
When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick’s band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn’t realize what he’s getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.
Can Greg help Löded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick’s band be a diper överlöde?
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The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Ghoul in the School (The Breakfast Club Adventures, 2)
Marcus and the Breakfast Club Investigators are back in The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Ghoul in the School! From #1 bestselling author Marcus Rashford comes another exciting adventure full of fantastic friendships, high-stakes mysteries and strange goings-on!
Written with Alex Falase-Koya and packed with tons of illustrations by Marta Kissi, it’s the perfect book for children aged 8-11.
There’s something strange going on at school . . .
The Breakfast Club Investigators haven’t managed to solve a mystery in months and Marcus is worried that the group is going to break up! So when the captain of the school basketball team comes to ask for their help Marcus knows this might just be the Investigator’s last chance to prove themselves.
The basketball team have had a streak of bad luck, and Marcus and his mates are sure there’s more going on than meets the eye. As the mystery deepens and they uncover one surprising clue after another, they discover that someone – or something – has cursed the basketball team! Can Marcus and his friends solve the mystery in time?
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Greg the Sausage Roll: 12 Days of Christmas: A LadBaby Board Book
Greg the Sausage Roll stars in this hilarious twist on everyone’s favourite Christmas rhyme!
Greg, Gloria and the mini sausage rolls are rounding up all their friends –
11 elves a-wrapping,
8 reindeer munching,
6 six baubles bouncing . . .Join the festive countdown as they get ready for Christmas Eve – and the best Christmas party EVER!
Packed with laughs and festive silliness, this sturdy board book is the perfect gift for Greg’s youngest fans, introducing little learners to their first numbers in a fun and entertaining way. With colourful illustrations throughout and a surprise gatefold ending, this book is a joyful addition to the Greg the Sausage Roll Christmas collection!
Developed and written by the social media phenomenon that is LadBaby – the king and queen of Christmas and of sausage rolls – and creators of the hilarious No. 1 bestsellers Greg the Sausage Roll: Santa’s Little Helper, Greg the Sausage Roll: The Perfect Present and Greg the Sausage Roll: Wish You Were Here
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Little People, BIG DREAMS: Treasury: 50 Stories from Brilliant Dreamers
Dive deeper into the world of Little People, BIG DREAMS with this beautifully packaged and highly giftable keepsake treasury featuring 50 dreamers from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling series.Learn more about each of your favourite dreamers with new in-depth stories, facts and figures in this beautifully-crafted compendium.Each story is rewritten to be appropriate for an older audience. Revisit best-loved figures from the series and some new ones, too, including Frida Kahlo, Coco Chanel, Maya Angelou, Amelia Earhart, David Attenborough, Greta Thunberg, Elton John, John Lennon, Malala Yousafzai, Mindy Kaling, and Prince.
From inspiring artists and passionate climate activists to intrepid explorers and groundbreaking musicians, this collection goes further than the original series into the lives of these iconic figures, perfect for curious minds who always want to know more!
Printed with gold gilded page edges and with an interior reading ribbon, this luxury keepsake treasury makes the perfect gift for holidays, birthdays, and more.
Each of the beautifully written biographies is accompanied by a timeline, featuring extra information, important dates and real photos.
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!
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Comprehension Ages 5-7: Ideal for home learning (Collins Easy Learning KS1)
Level: KS1
Subject: EnglishLearn the easy way with this comprehension activity book!
Including helpful questions and answers, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child’s learning at home.
Combining useful English practice with engaging, colourful illustrations, this Comprehension practice book helps to boost your child’s confidence and develop good learning habits for life. Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement.
Included in this book:
- questions that allow children to practise the important skills learned at school
- colourful activities that make learning fun and motivate children to learn at home
- helpful tips and answers so that you can support your child’s learning
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Spelling Word Searches Ages 5-7: Ideal for home learning (Collins Easy Learning KS1)
Level: KS1
Subject: EnglishChildren will have lots of fun practising their spelling using these word searches.
Prepare for school with easy home learning.
Written to match the primary curriculum, each word search ensures that your child covers the key word lists required at school.
- Contains 25 puzzles covering the key words children are required to learn at school
- A fun and motivating way for children to practise their spelling
- Makes an ideal holiday purchase.
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Read Write Inc. Phonics: Black and White Green Set 1 Storybooks Mixed Pack of 10
The decodable Black and White Storybooks are specially designed for teachers to send home to help children practise reading the stories they have been learning in school.Each book contains the same story as its corresponding colour Storybook, but includes clear guidance for parents at every step. This support includes parent-friendly notes for the activities at the start of the books to help children to practise the sounds and words they will encounter in the story. There are also notes for the questions to talk about at the end of the story to help parents develop their child’s comprehension.
Video support on www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home and www.ruthmiskin.com can be used alongside the books to help parents feel confident pronouncing pure sounds.
The books are part of the Read Write Inc. Phonics programme, developed by Ruth Miskin. The programme is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers. It includes Handbooks, Sounds Cards, Word Cards, Storybooks, Non-fiction, Writing books and an Online resource.
Read Write Inc. is fully supported by comprehensive professional development from Ruth Miskin Training.
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Read Write Inc. Phonics: Black and White Yellow Set 5 Storybooks Mixed Pack of 10
The decodable Black and White Storybooks are specially designed for teachers to send home to help children practise reading the stories they have been learning in school.
Each book contains the same story as its corresponding colour Storybook, but includes clear guidance for parents at every step. This support includes parent-friendly notes for the activities at the start of the books to help children to practise the sounds and words they will encounter in the story. There are also notes for the questions to talk about at the end of the story to help parents develop their childs comprehension.
Video support on www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home and www.ruthmiskin.com can be used alongside the books to help parents feel confident pronouncing pure sounds.
The books are part of the Read Write Inc. Phonics programme, developed by Ruth Miskin. The programme is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers. It includes Handbooks, Sounds Cards, Word Cards, Storybooks, Non-fiction, Writing books and an Online resource. Read Write Inc. is fully supported by comprehensive professional development from Ruth Miskin Training.Read more
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KS2 English: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Workbook – Ages 7-11 (CGP KS2 English)
Perfect for catching up or supporting learning at home – this book covers everything KS2 pupils need to learn from Year 3 all the way up to the SATs tests.
If you’re looking for fantastic grammar, punctuation and spelling practice, you’ve come to the right place! This fantastic full-colour Question Book is packed with grammar, punctuation and spelling practice, all set at the perfect level for pupils in KS2! All the essential SPaG topics are covered, from adjectives to antonyms, with a brilliant range of questions to help pupils build their skills. What’s more, complete answers are included in a cut-out-and-keep section at the back of the book. Matching study notes are available in CGP’s KS2 Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling KS2 SPaG Study Book (9781847621658).
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Learn to Read at Home with Bug Club Phonics Alphablocks: Phase 2 – Reception Term 1 (4 fiction books) Pack A (Phonics Bug)
Bug Club Phonics is a DfE approved phonics teaching programme that gives children a firm, fun foundation in phonics. It uses research-based teaching methods so it’s proven to work, and its range of 100% decodable books provide the ideal way to get today’s little readers started on their journey to reading success.
Bug Club Phonics books are ideal for use at home too, and are a great way to help your child take their first steps towards ‘cracking the code’ which will enable them to learn to read and spell.
Helpful notes on the inside front cover of each book highlight tricky words and give you ideas for before and during reading, and the inside back covers include ideas for delving deeper after reading to check understanding.
Based on the CBBC TV series, Alphablocks Pack 1 is great for encouraging your Foundation Stage early readers. It contains 4 fiction books – It is a Din!, Pop! Pop! Pop!, Is it a Rock? And A Big Mess. Suitable for children age 3-5.
It is a Din!
I is making too much noise. The other Alphablocks put her in a pan, but she makes more noise by tapping it, so the others make her nap!
Book band: Pink A
Covers the sounds s, a t, p, i, n, d.
Pop! Pop! Pop!
O starts to nap, but then P appears. She makes lots of words with O, who gets cross as he cannot sleep. O makes a cot for P and he finally gets his nap.
Book band: Pink A
Covers the sounds o, c, k.
Is it a Rock?
C and K find a rock. They each try to break it, but only manage to do so by joining together to make it crack. The rock is actually a dinosaur egg!
Book band: Pink B
Covers the sounds c, k, e, r.A Big Mess
The Alphablocks make a bath tub. It fills up and overflows with soapy water, until they do word magic to switch the tap off.
Book band: Pink B
Covers the sounds h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss.
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Spanish for Beginners: 1 (Language for Beginners Book)
An ideal dictionary for compete beginners with humorous illustrations demonstrating hundreds of everyday Spanish phrases and tips on pronunciation and grammar. Arranged by topic from introducing yourself to asking directions and eating out. Includes internet links to websites with video clips, activities and downloadable puzzles.
Also available with an audio CD of recordings of all the words and phrases.
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Primary Thesaurus: Illustrated thesaurus for ages 7+ (Collins Primary Dictionaries)
Bag the perfect KS2 thesaurus this Back to School.
This fantastic thesaurus is especially designed for children aged 7 and over (Key Stage 2) and supports today’s primary curriculum needs. Clear and accessible, it is an indispensable tool for young writers.
A clear, easy-to-use thesaurus that provides support for children’s creative writing and helps build vocabulary, with full definitions for every synonym and sample sentences for each word.
A simple, step-by-step introduction shows children how to get the best out of their thesaurus, while the colour headwords and A-Z bar on every page make it easy to find the right word.
Additional word power features on frequently used words encourage children to be more creative in their word choice.
Thematic pages help build vocabulary through carefully selected visually-appealing illustrations.
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Ukrainian Essential Dictionary – українсько-англійський, англо-український словник: All the words you need, every day (Collins Essential)
A handy, affordable Ukrainian to English and English to Ukrainian dictionary for daily use, including a guide to common everyday expressions in both languages.
Зручний, доступний українсько-англійський, англо-український словник для повсякденного користування з путівником по поширених фразах щоденного вжитку обома мовами.
This dictionary offers extensive and up-to-date coverage of English and Ukrainian to all learners at home, school or at work. Designed for those who need maximum information in a handy format.
Словник охоплює широкі шари сучасної англійської та української і стане у пригоді всім, хто вивчає мову вдома, у школі чи на роботі. Створений для тих, кому потрібен максимум інформації у зручному форматі.
- An up-to-date, two-way Ukrainian-English English-Ukrainian dictionary
- In-depth coverage of the key words in each language
- Coverage of both British and American English
- Phonetics shown in International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for all English headwords
- сучасний українсько-англійський, англо-український словник
- поглиблене охоплення ключової лексики в обох мовах
- британський і американський варіанти англійської
- транскрипція англійських слів знаками Міжнародного фонетичного алфавіту (МФА)
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Phonics Workbooks: Book 1 Ages 4-6, exactly matches Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised – Phase 2 focus sounds – s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f l. (Phonics Workbooks)
This bright and fun activity book is part of a brand new set of workbooks with engaging activities designed to practice and consolidate core phonics skills and learning from school, at home.
- Type: Workbook
- Letters & Sounds (2021): Phase 2.
- Focus sounds: s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f l
Quick activities and games to help with:
- letter recognition
- blending for reading
- reading one-syllable
- reading captions and sentences
- letter formation
- segmenting for spelling
- writing one-syllable words
- writing captions and sentences
This workbook is matched to Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised used in schools across the UK, and focuses on the following Phase 2 sounds: s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f l.
See Book 2 for the remaining Phase 2 sounds: ff ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th ng nk.
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Read with Oxford: Stage 2: Julia Donaldson’s Songbirds: The Trunk and The Skunk and Other Stories
With a focus on building phonics skills, this collection includes seven fun stories with colourful illustrations. It is ideal for children who are developing early reading skills.Read about the Trunk and the Skunk, find out why Gran is so cross and discover how Ron Rabbit makes a rocket! Tips for reading together explain the letter patterns that each story focuses on and identify any words children may find tricky, helping you to get the most out of the collection.
Former Children’s Laureate and author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, has captivated children all over the world with her lively and engaging stories. Songbirds is a phonics programme carefully created by Julia to support children who are learning to read and is used in schools to inspire a love of reading. There are eight Songbirds story collections for you to enjoy.
Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child’s reading confidence. Find practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress on oxfordowl.co.uk. Let’s get them flying!
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There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom: Rejacketed
Meet Bradley Chalkers. He’s the oldest child in the class. He tells ENORMOUS lies. He picks fights with girls. The teachers say he has ‘serious behaviour problems’. And no one likes him … Except Carla, the new school counsellor. She thinks Bradley is kind and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories.
Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try. Sometimes the hardest thing in the world is believing in yourself.
A heartwarming story of bravery and acceptance from Louis Sachar, the bestselling author of Holes and Fuzzy Mud.
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First Words Phonics Flashcards for Ages 3-5 (CGP Reception Activity Books and Cards)
Fun and engaging First Words flashcards to support your child’s learning at home. Brilliant extra Phonics practice for children aged 3-5, including those following the Little Wandle programme..
These bright and colourful First Words Flashcards are ideal for helping children aged 3-5 learn to read words using phonics. This pack covers Phase 2 and 3 of phonics, and the cards are colour-coded by difficulty. Each card has the word written normally and the word broken down into individual sounds to help children pronounce them. Every card has a fun image relating to the word, and we’ve included suggestions on how you might like to use the cards, whether you’re looking for independent practice or group games and activities.
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Handwriting Practice Paper: 100 Blank Writing Pages – For Students Learning to Write Letters
100 pages of blank handwriting practice paper. Wide lines and a dotted center to help students practice the shapes and sizes of their letters and numbers. A little practice each day can go a long ways in helping children develop beautiful penmanship.Read more
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Write Like a Ninja: An essential toolkit for every young writer: 1
‘Super engaging and accessible’ PIERS TORDAY‘Empowers children to be creative, perseverant and write independently’ TEACH PRIMARY
‘A must-have book for any young writer’ JANE CONSIDINE
‘An imaginative and affordable resource’ CLASS READS
If you’re looking for emergency literacy help in a handy, pocket-sized book, then Write Like a Ninja is perfect for you. Crammed full of writing and grammar tips, prompts to get children thinking of rich alternatives and Alan Peat’s exciting sentences, this gem of a book is perfect for children aged 7 upwards either as an invaluable classroom aid or a brilliant dip-in thesaurus to use at home. It contains everything a budding writer needs to flourish as an author and meet the demands of the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for English.
This engaging, easy-to-use book allows children to write with confidence. There are awesome alternatives for overused adjectives, as well as themed vocabulary lists for describing settings, characters, food and drink, and more. From examples of metaphors, similes and superlatives to verbs, conjunctions and adjectives, this is a user-friendly book that children will turn to again and again to build their own ideas and enrich their writing.
This neat little book will save hours of time spent tracking down resources and finding examples for children, and empower them to write independently using rich vocabulary, varied language and exciting sentences – all leading to becoming top writing ninjas!
For more must-have Ninja books by Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), check out the Vocabulary Ninja and Comprehension Ninja classroom and home learning resources.
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KS3 French Complete Revision & Practice (with Free Online Edition & Audio): ideal for Years 7, 8 and 9 (CGP KS3 Revision & Practice)
The ideal all-in-one book for supporting catch-up at home – including study notes, questions, examples and practice tests!
For KS3 French Complete Revision & Practice, look no further than this unbeatable CGP guide! It’s packed with crystal-clear notes on all the vocabulary and grammar students need to know. There are plenty of reading, writing and speaking tasks throughout the book, as well as vocab testers, practice questions (with answers) and listening practice – with online audio. What’s more, we’ve also thrown in a free Online Edition of the whole book to read on your PC, Mac or tablet – just use the unique code printed inside the book to access it. Don’t miss CGP’s other superb KS3 Complete Revision & Practice guides for German (978184143926) and Spanish (9781847628886).
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Year 1 Maths Workbook: Addition and Subtraction Practice Book for 5 – 6 Year Olds (KS1 Maths)
Year 1 Maths100 pages packed full of mental arithmetic for age 5-6 (Y1 / KS1)
- Addition and Subtraction activity book for digits 0-5 and 0-10.
- Money Problems, Measurement Questions, Time Questions, Word Problems, Number Bonds to 20.
- Easy to follow/daily practice book with answers.
- Perfect supplement to other learning books (phonics, comprehension etc.)
- Great homeschooling resource.
Aligned to the national curriculum.
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First Words Age 3-5 Wipe Clean Activity Book: Ideal for home learning (Collins Easy Learning Preschool)
Level: EYFS
Subject: EnglishLearn first words at home with this motivating wipe-clean book!
- Lots of practice opportunities to help children learn how to write first words.
- Wipe-clean pages and pen so that children can try the activities again and again.
- Colourful, motivating activities to help boost confidence.
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Japanese Hiragana and Katakana Made Easy: An Easy Step-By-Step Workbook to Learn the Japanese Writing System
Do you want to become a Japanese speaker?
Your journey begins here – it’s time to unlock Hiragana and Katakana.
One of the most popular languages in the world, Japanese has become the eighth most learned language across the globe. Allowing you to unlock an immense amount of media (series, anime and manga, music and video games), as well as opening plenty of doors to professional opportunities in billion-dollar companies. Japanese is a skill you’ll want to acquire if you wish to enhance your resume and travel to one of the most fascinating nations in the world.
However, as everyone knows, the Japanese alphabet – actually made up of three unique writing systems – is not that straightforward to learn, and you may need help in mastering them. That is where Japanese Hiragana and Katakana Made Easy comes in to save the day and guide you along the way.
How Japanese Hiragana and Katakana Made Easy works:
- Utilizing the latest in teaching methods and both common and not-so-common vocabulary to help you get used to speaking like a native, we help you learn the concepts behind each Japanese character and its origins.
- Making use of special writing practice blocks, we facilitate the practice of writing characters over and over until you can master their stroke order, both for Hiragana and Katakana.
- With an enormous amount of beautiful high-quality images, we keep the book fun and entertaining, especially in the exercises!
- Finally, since we’re talking about exercises – we have also included audio listening exercises for you to make the most of and dominate not only your reading and writing but also your listening and speaking capabilities!
Following the laid-out steps in this book, you’ll soon master both Hiragana and Katakana and you’ll be one step closer to becoming a Japanese speaker.
Pick up your copy of Japanese Hiragana and Katakana Made Easy: An Easy Step-By-Step Workbook to Learn the Japanese Writing System and level up your skills right now!
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Phonics Activity Book for Ages 4-5 (Reception) (CGP Reception Activity Books and Cards)
Bright and cheery Phonics activities to support your child’s learning at home. Perfectly matched to the Early Years Foundation Stage. Brilliant extra practice for children aged 4-5, including those following the Little Wandle programme.
A fun, colourful Phonics Activity Book brimming with charming characters, engaging activities and crystal-clear explanations. Perfect for learning at home or in class, it’s ideal for ages 4-5 (Reception). It’s packed with short activities to help children practice their phonics skills as they progress through Reception! Each topic is explained in easy-to-understand language, followed by fun-packed activities and challenges designed to boost your child’s confidence and make sure all that knowledge really sticks! We’ve also thrown in exciting puzzles so your child can apply their Phonics skills in a different context. Self-assessment boxes at the end of each topic can be used to keep track of their progress.
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Spelling Ages 5-6: Ideal for home learning (Collins Easy Learning KS1)
Level: KS1
Subject: EnglishLearn the easy way with this spelling activity book!
Including helpful questions and answers, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child’s learning at home.
Combining useful English practice with engaging, colourful illustrations, this Spelling practice book helps to boost your child’s confidence and develop good learning habits for life. Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement.
Included in this book:
- questions that allow children to practise the important skills learned at school
- colourful activities that make learning fun and motivate children to learn at home
- helpful tips and answers so that you can support your child’s learning
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