Book Band: Brown - Ideal for ages 7+A spooky school-set mystery from Michaela Morgan. Perfect for fans of Anne Fine and Pamela Butchart.There's a thing in the basement of Scott's new school and it's a thing only Mr Crawley can control. There's a thing in the basement of Scott's new school and it flashes and ROARS! There's a thing in the basement of Scott's new school and surely it can't be a dragon... or can it?This mysterious adven...

Book Band: Brown - Ideal for ages 7+A spooky school-set mystery from Michaela Morgan. Perfect for fans of Anne Fine and Pamela Butchart.There's a thing in the basement of Scott's new school and it's a thing only Mr Crawley can control. There's a thing in the basement of Scott's new school and it flashes and ROARS! There's a thing in the basement of Scott's new school and surely it can't be a dragon... or can it?This mysterious adven...

This fully revised and extended third edition of How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 8–13 is a practical and activity-based resource of writing workshops to help you teach poetry. Designed to build writing, reading, speaking and listening skills, this new edition contains a widened selection of workshops exemplifying a variety of poetry styles, both classic and contemporary.Highlighting how the unique features of poetry can be used to teach literary skills, thi...

Now in a fully revised third edition, How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 5–9 is a practical, activity-based resource of poetry writing workshops. Each workshop provides enjoyable activities for pupils, aimed at building enjoyment and understanding of what poetry is and how to write it. Aiming to encourage speaking and listening skills as well as developing writing, this book includes:new workshops and a new emphasis on cross-curricular links;sp...

This feisty collection of poems is a celebration of the achievements of women and girls throughout history.Reaching the Stars is complied by national Poetry ADay Ambassadors and includes poems about Malala Yousafzai, Rosa Parks, Margaret Hamilton, Ada Lovelace, Helen Keller, Mary Shelley, Edith Cavell and many more.Packed with wonderfully diverse poems, this is the perfect gift for young history or poetry fans.

Don't teach the bunny rabbits your own disgusting habitsDon't picnic with a python in the parkEveryone knows to mind your manners, to say please and thank you, and not to talk with your mouth full! But when it comes to dealing with grumpy grizzly bears and hairy chimpanzees, things get a lot more complicated . . .Rollicking rhymes combine perfectly with Nick Sharratt's trademark witty illustrations in Never Shake a Rattlesnake - a thoroughl...

Open the door and see who is there: a cat in a hat, a fox in socks, a dog and a frog; and they all want to play! But the final visitor is not so welcome – a dinosaur – ROAR!Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.Text type – A rhyming story with a predictable and repetitive pattern.A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 gives children the opportunity to recap and discuss the story.Curriculum links – Music: exploring soun...

Gran has sent an exciting birthday present but how long will Woody have to wait for his gift, a model house, to be built? The new flatpack toy presents Woody's family with a challenge but as the days go by, Woody has an idea of his own. Who needs a kit to build a house when the gift comes in a box large enough to design a house of your own?Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfyin...

A not very special cat loves nothing better than hearing the stories told in her library, or by her cat friends. Then one day she accidentally gets locked in the library over a holiday! With nothing else to do but wait, Tiger starts looking at the books on the shelves…White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.Text type – A fantasy story.A poster on page 30 advertises one of Tiger’s storytelling sessions to aid further discussi...

How did we first try to get to the Moon? What were the first creatures in space? And why do footprints never disappear on the Moon? Find out all about space travel and Moon landings in this simple non-fiction report accompanied by amazing photographs.Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type: A simple non-fiction report.A diagram of some of the different attempts to get t...

School Book Character day is coming up and Tig is worried as his Mum has found him a frilly Little Boy Blue outfit. Can he get away with turning up as yet another footballer? A strange turn of events leads to a most unexpected outcome.Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.Text type – A story with a familiar setting.Labelled pictures of Tig’s different costumes on pages 30 and 31 provide lots of opportunit...

The cutest couple of star-crossed rabbits craft the ultimate love letter with a little help from a family of mice in this charming picture book, perfect for Valentine's Day, Easter, and all year long!A family of matchmaking mice helps lovestruck bunnies Tino and Teeny piece together their true feelings.