Funny, thought-provoking, and bursting with curiosity, Wise Up! Wise Down! is a lively conversation between two internationally known poets, illustrated by acclaimed artist Satoshi Kitamura.How can laughter be more powerful than a sword? Why do days have names but not weeks? And do pigeons ever get a craving for cake? Two friends, esteemed poets John Agard and JonArno Lawson, take us on an inspiring, hilarious, and wondrous journey through poetry, asking q...

In these two animal stories from the Caribbean, find out in the first why Tiger wanted to get rid of all the other animals and keep the jungle for himself and what clever Anansi did about it, and in the second how shy Owl nearly lost everything because he didn't have the courage to show his face.Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.Text type: Two stories from another culture.The feelings roller ...

A wonderful anthology of poetry by award winning poets John Agard and Grace Nichols, brought to life with beautiful illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura.Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.Text type: A poetry book.An illustration on pages 22 and 23 encourages children to recap the poems they have read in the anthology.Curriculum links: Art and Design: Portraying relationships; Music: Play ...

A simple text where a visit to an art show causes a girl to imagine what the world would be like if it was wholly yellow, red or blue. Realising that the world actually consists of all the colours of the rainbow, she paints lots of multicoloured pieces of art herself.Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type – A simple non-fiction text.A gallery story map on pages 14 and ...

In Dandelion Land, a young snail can't stop asking his friends awkward questions, such as: why are we so slow - and why can't we all have our own names? When he is finally banished from the snail community because of this, he is forced to travel the world alone. As he explores in his oh-so-slow way, the snail makes new friends and goes on a series of adventures, gaining wisdom from every new encounter. But when he finds out his friends are in danger, he decides to rush home to warn them. W...

A Cat, A Seagull, An Impossible Task...Caught up in an oil spill, a dying seagull scrambles ashore to lay her final egg and lands on a balcony, where she meets Zorba, a big black cat from the port of Hamburg. The cat promises the seagull to look after the egg, not to eat the chick once it's hatched and - most difficult of all - to teach the baby gull to fly. Will Zorba and his feline friends honour the promise and give Lucky, the adopted little seagull, the strength to discover her true na...

A wonderful anthology of poetry by award winning poets John Agard and Grace Nichols, brought to life with beautiful illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura.Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.Text type: A poetry book.An illustration on pages 22 and 23 encourages children to recap the poems they have read in the anthology.Curriculum links: Art and Design: Portraying relationships; Music: Play ...

A simple text where a visit to an art show causes a girl to imagine what the world would be like if it was wholly yellow, red or blue. Realising that the world actually consists of all the colours of the rainbow, she paints lots of multicoloured pieces of art herself.Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type – A simple non-fiction text.A gallery story map on pages 14 and ...

This is my hand. It can do all sorts of things. Most of the time it does good things, but sometimes…Kitamura introduces us to the wonders of something as simple as your hand – it can push, it can pull. It can paint, it can pat. And when your hand has a bad habit, it can pick your nose!Award-winning author and illustrator Satoshi Kitamura unfolds a wonderful celebration of the simple hand, also starring a favourite Kitamura character, Boots the cat.

With little more than a pocket knife, a branch, and a dose of concentration, this book will show you how to whittle unique keepsakes that are fun to make, will be appreciated as gifts, or can be popular items for sale. Author Chris Lubkemann, a woodcarver since age 7, is pleased to share his lifelong love of whittling with both beginners and experienced whittlers alike in Whittling Twigs & Branches. Inside, you'll find everything you need to master the basic woodworking technique ...

Baby Animals For Kids - Amazing Animal Books For Young ReadersTable of ContentsIntroductionBaby KangaroosBaby HorsesBaby AlligatorsBaby SheepBaby DeerBaby DucksBaby SalamandersBaby FrogsBaby TigersBaby LemursBaby MiceBaby FlamingoesBaby CowsBaby Giant PandasConclusionAuthor BioIntroductionThere is one thing all kinds of animals have in common, and t...

Good friends come in all shapes and sizes!Unlikely Friendships, the runaway New York Times bestseller with a compelling message of hope and friendship and differences overcome, is rewritten just for younger readers. This hardcover chapter book for children ages seven and up collects five heartwarming true stories of animal friendship: Koko the gorilla and her favorite kittens, a dog who swims with dolphins, a zebra who cares for a young gazelle, a baby warthog who...