Enthralling readers with books like The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson is an enduring force in the world of fiction. This book presents two-week study plans with activities that will encourage children to: analyse features of text, focusing on selected extracts; consider the reasons that some books have lasting appeal; clarify their ideas by drawing comparisons with the writing of other authors; plan their own adaptation of a scene from a ...

Having a good working knowledge of children′s literature is vital for primary teachers; the best way to develop switched-on young readers is to ensure they get access to high-quality age-appropriate material that engages and inspires them. This book explores the rich and varied world of children′s literature and how it can be used in teaching to promote reading for pleasure and create lifelong readers. This new edition has been completely updated to include:- 5 brand new chapters c...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Chad lost everything at the casino… everything except for a few hundred bucks. Now, the bank wants to take his house, his car—everything. So Chad goes back to the one place he knows best for a chance to get it all back: the casino.He’s winning… big. Everything is going his way. The casino staff are desperately trying to end his hot streak. Chad thinks he’s unstoppable and doesn’t know when to stop. Then, after being up over thir...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Orrin’s comedy career was just taking off when he made that infamous tweet, claiming that he could always tell the difference between a real woman and a transgender woman. Now, he’s a pariah. No clubs will let him do his act, even though he deleted the tweet and made a lousy apology on live television.But now he’s being given an opportunity to redeem himself, on a show called The Gamble. Each episode, the contestant makes a uniq...