It’s Ellie’s birthday soon, & she’s planning a sleepover party. But she feels a little worried because she’s never had one before. What if no one wants to come? Then Ellie’s new friend Jess admits to being scared of dogs. & there’s no getting away from naughty Rascal in the house! Can Ellie & Rascal find a way to make it the best sleepover ever? ...

Change can be refreshing & fun. But other times, it can be worrying. How should you cope when something new crops up in your life? Well – don’t panic! In this series, four children each take you through a new experience in their lives, telling you how they felt & what happened to them. One little girl has a new dad, & life is suddenly quite different. How can they get to know each other? Will they learn to be friends? A little boy is starting school, & another has a new childminder. Discover their stories, told in their own words plus colourful photos & quick facts. Engaging & accessible first books about new experiences Each book is told in colour photos & the child’s own words Reassuring approach designed to inform kids & soothe fears

Includes:: advice to help children deal with difficult situations

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An exciting new alphabetical dictionary explaining around 600 words & phrases from the Oxford Reading Tree stories to help children progress in their reading & understanding. Designed for use with all the Oxford levels, it will help explain unfamiliar words & concepts to readers all around the world. ...

Ultra-cute journal packed with adorable pandas
Includes: quizzes, recipes, lists & lots more Write about your life in
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Letters & Sounds (2021): Phase 4 Scholastic Set 8 Sound Focus: Adjacent consonants with Phase 3 long vowels Book Band: Blue This title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable reading books perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelled stories are engaging, & are exactly matched to Little Wandle Letters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK. The series

Includes:: a wide selection of diverse & inclusive stories, accompanied by bright, contemporary & humorous illustrations that will engage & inspire young readers with a ‘find the character’ feature on each spread. The artwork is detailed so as not to provide picture cues & prompting. Each book also contains parent’s notes & a ‘retell the story’ task to support children’s oracy, vocabulary & comprehension skills. Thirteen sets of books covering groups of sounds to allow for progression. The stories in this set focus on the sounds found in Scholastic Set 8 & revise the sounds found in previous sets. There are thirteen sets in total, covering: Phase 2 Set 1: s a t p i n m d Phase 2 Set 2: g oC k ck e u r h b f l Phase 2 Set 3: ff ll ss j v w x y z zz Phase 2 Set 4: qu ch sh th ng nk Phase 3 Set 5: ai ee igh oa oo Phase 3 Set 6: ar or ur ow oi ear air er Phase 4 Set 7: Adjacent consonants with short vowels Phase 4 Set 8: Adjacent consonants with Phase 3 long vowels Phase 5 Set 9: ay (play), ou (cloud), oy (boy), ea (each), ir (bird), ie (pie), ue (blue), u (unicorn) Phase 5 Set 10: o (go), i (tiger), a (paper), e (he), a-e (snake), i-e (time), o-e (home), u-e (cute), e-e (these), ew (new), ie (shield), aw (claw) Phase 5 Set 11: y (funny), ea (head), wh (wheel), oe (toe), ou (shoulder), y (fly), ow (snow), g (giant), ph (phone), le (apple), al (metal), c (ice), ve (give), o-e (some), o (mother), ou (young), se (cheese), se (mouse), ce (fence), ey (donkey), ui (fruit), ou (soup) Phase 5 Set 12: or (word), u (full), oul (could), are (share), ear (bear), ere (there), au (author), aur (dinosaur), oor (floor), al (walk), tch (match), ture (adventure), al (half), a (father), a (water), a (want), ear (learn), wr (wrist), st (whistle), sc (science), ch (school), ch (chef), ze (freeze), schwa at the end of words (actor) Phase 5 Set 13: eigh (eight), aigh (straight), ey (grey), ea (break), gn (gnaw), kn (knee), mb (thumb), ere (here), eer (deer), su (treasure), si (vision), dge (bridge), ge (large), y (crystal), ti (potion), ssi (mission), si (mansion), ci (delicious), augh (daughter), our (pour), oar (oar), ore (more) Have you got them all?

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Love books as much as we do? Then make a record of all your top reads. Never forget a brilliant book. This unique reading diary is like a colourful scrapbook where you can write about all the books you’ve read. There’s plenty of space to note down your best bits, talk about the characters, ‘tweet’ reviews & include your own creative touches. You can even add cool slogan stickers to show what you thought of each book. The perfect keepsake book for folk who love books. Supplied as a pack of 30 copies. classroom-resources classroom-resources-stationery ...

Love books as much as we do? Then make a record of all your top reads. Never forget a brilliant book. This unique reading diary is like a colourful scrapbook where you can write about all the books you’ve read. There’s plenty of space to note down your best bits, talk about the characters, ‘tweet’ reviews & include your own creative touches. You can even add cool slogan stickers to show what you thought of each book. The perfect keepsake book for folk who love books. Supplied as a pack of six copies. classroom-resources classroom-resources-stationery ...

A delightful box set of 30 fully illustrated fables Lively, accessible text to help young readers grow Timeless traditional stories from a range of cultures Part of the bestselling Usborne First Reading series This set has books from the first three series levels Helps readers progress in a supportive, gradual way ...

In 1914 Grand Duchess Anastasia, youngest daughter of the Tsar, leads a privileged life in the grand palaces of Russia. The First World War & the Bolshevik revolution are just about to erupt. With the royal family arrested & exiled to Siberia, the life Anastasia knows is swept away forever. ...

“ When the King came riding in on his big, black horse, a murmur went up, because his tunic was stitched with the words, DECLARE I DARE NOT …. The words meant the King has a new love, but he dares not say her name. But everyone knows her name, of course. It is Anne Boleyn.” Engl&, 1525. Allegiances are divided. Henry VIII wants to divorce his devoted wife Catherine of Aragon & marry Anne Boleyn. For eleven-year-old Elinor Valjean, who lives in the royal court, the conflict is about to become a personal one. She loves Queen Catherine, but now she will be forced to wait upon her supplanter… Elinor’s diary chronicles the turbulent years of Henry’s divorce from Catherine, & her role as bystander to one of history’s stormiest marriages. ...