Join a young girl on the adventure of a lifetime as she swims with dolphins. Written in the first person, in a captivatingly immediate style, readers will feel that they are there with the young swimmer as she fulfils her dream.Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.Text type – A non-fiction recount.A labelled diagram on pages 22 and 23 show the different parts of a dolphin, offering rei...

An exhilarating ride with one of New Zealand’s foremost adventure photographers, Andy Belcher as he takes on the New Zealand Targa Rally against a variety of cars – from 1960s Austin Healeys and Ford Cortinas to the latest Ferraris. Wonderful photography supports Andy’s recount of the trials and tribulations of this exciting event.White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.Text type – A non-fiction recount of an event.A photogr...

This colourful and informative book is presented as a ‘scrapbook’ of mementoes from Amy’s visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Packed with photos, it gives information on how the islands of the Pacific wre formed, how villagers live, and about the kinds of animals and plants that grow there.This colourful and informative book is presented as a ‘scrapbook’ of mementoes from Amy’s visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Packed with photos, it gives information on how the islands o...

This non-fiction book explains how sea creatures have spines, stings and teeth and other means to protect themselves from hungry predators. Packed with stunning underwater photographs, there is much to entrance young readers.Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.Text type – Non-chronological report.A simple table at the end of the book can be used to check understanding and to recap information learnt reading the ...

This photographic non-fiction book tracks the life of a turtle. Initially meeting the mother, we stay with her eggs and follow a hatched baby turtle along the dangerous sands to the sea. A story of survival, the turtle returns to the beach to lay its own eggs.Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.Text type – A non-fiction recount.A flow-chart on pages 14 and 15 provides an opportunity to recap and discuss the story....

Mikey’s dad has left home to fight overseas during World War I, and Mikey wants to do something BIG to help. When his teacher suggests that the class participate in a knitting bee in Central Park to knit clothing for the troops, Mikey and his friends roll their eyes—knitting is for girls! But when the girls turn it into a competition, the boys just have to meet the challenge.Based on a real “Knit-In” event at Central Park in 1918, Knit Your Bit shows readers that making a ...

A Step 3 Biography Reader about Theodor Geisel and his transformation from a doodler into the beloved Dr. Seuss. Little Ted Geisel always had a sketchpad and pencil in hand. He was a Boy Scout with a penchant for creating zany creatures. He grew up with a love of books and words from his mother, and his inventor father spawned a wildly imaginative and perfectionist side. It’s no wonder that these qualities led to the beloved work of Dr. Seuss, the Great Doodler.Follow his career as...

Join intrepid explorer Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog Barko Polo as they travel to one of the world's most fascinating countries: Scotland! The book includes chapters on Scottish history, geography, cities, people, and food, as well as visiting some of the most famous places of this unique country, such as Edinburgh Castle and Loch Ness.

: ज़िन्दगी के सफर में लोग गुज़र जाते है कुछ नए लोग आते है तो कुछ पुराने चले जाते है कहते तो है रिश्ते ओस की बूँद होते है रूह से छुओ तो ही महसूस होते है जो लोग चले जाते है लौट के फिर कभी नहीं आते है हाथों में सिर्फ गम का पैगाम दे जाते है साथ है तो सिर्फ तुम्हारी माँ जिसे लोग भी तहे दिल से सलाम दे जाते है|

Kathy Sullivan wanted to go everywhere. She loved blueprints and maps. She loved languages and the ocean. She didn’t like the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” She wanted to explore and do exciting things that girls weren’t supposed to be able to do. Only men had the exciting jobs.Kathy liked fishing and swimming; flying planes and studying science. That’s what she liked and that’s what she decided to do with her life. She followed her heart and eventually became...

“Short Stories” is a series of stories put together for anyone at any age not only to read along but to choose what he or she might do in a situation. In “Short stories “a fun filled book picking the obvious answer isn’t always the one you are looking for in a what would you do situation.

Sassy, Witty, and as Bossy as ever, like any five-year-old child, should be. Asia Skye wants everything to go her way, or no way at all! She must find out the hard way when her bossy behaviors cause her to lose her new friends on the First Day of Kindergarten.Will she be able to turn her behavior around and get her friends back? Let's read and find out!Bossy Asia is a colorful children's book that discusses conduct and how bossy behaviors c...