This is a highly practical resource that will be appreciated by classroom & specialist teachers alike It will provide teachers new to the Mathematics Recovery Programme with practical help & support to diagnose errors & misconceptions in early numeracy 224 pages Wright Robert J ...

A grey dawn in 1943 on a street in Rome two young women complete strangers to each other lock eyes for a single moment One of the women Chiara Ravello is about to flee the occupied city for the safety of her grandparents' house in the hills The other has been herded on to a truck with her husband & their young children & will shortly be driven off into the darkness In that endless-seeming moment before she has time to think about what she is doing Chiara makes a decision that changes her life for ever Loudly claiming the woman's son as her own nephew she demands his immediate return; only as the trucks depart does she begin to realize what she has done She is twenty-seven single with a sister who needs her constant care a hazardous journey ahead of her & now a child in her charge
- a child with no papers who refuses to speak & gives every indication that he will bolt at the first opportunity Three decades later Chiara lives alone in Rome a self-contained self-possessed woman working as a translator & to all appearances quite content with a life which revolves around work friends music & the theatre But always in the background is the shadow of Daniele the boy from the truck whose absence haunts her every moment Gradually we learn of the havoc wrought on Chiara her family & her friends by the boy she rescued & how he eventually broke her heart & when she receives a phone call from a teenage girl named Maria claiming to be Daniele's daughter Chiara knows that it is time for her to face up to the past This epic novel is an unforgettably powerful suspenseful heartbreaking & inspiring tale of love loss & war's reverberations down the years
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It&s never too early to find out about kings & queens drawbridges & dungeons & old castle toilets with this brand new green Early Reader factbook Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books perfect for building confidence in new readers & reluctant readers A green Early Reader is a first factbook Did you know that the first castles were called motte & bailey castles? Or that there were holes above the castle gates called murder holes? Learn fascinating facts about life in a castle & how ancient castles were built & defended in this brand new non fiction Early Reader from Scoular Anderson with full colour illustrations on every page ...

Join three little snowmen on their quest to find Father Christmas! A fun Christmassy Early Reader from Georgie Adams & Emily Bolam 64 pages Adams Georgie ...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reaading together A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey Marvin loves going on his adventures with his grandad
- escaping from hairy yetis taking daytrips to Mars & hunting ferocious tigers
- all without leaving the house Marvin thinks his grandad is the bravest person he's ever met; he even has a medal from the war to prove it & more than anything else Marvin wants to be brave too But when Grandad must go on his final adventure alone Marvin finds he has to be braver than he's ever been before Until he discovers that Grandad has left behind a very special surprise just for him A touching & poignant Early Reader story perfect for children coming to terms with grief for the first time

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Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey She's green She's fluffy She's MONSTARWhen Monstar digs a tunnel to a Top Secret workshop she finds a magic lamp! Now all of her wishes can come true A charming heart-warming Early Reader story from Steve Cole author of the Astrosaurs books & a talented DOCTOR WHO script writer With full colour artwork on every page by award-winning illustrator Pete Wiliamson who has also illustrated for Francesca Simon & Marcus Sedgwick ...

A br&-new red full colour Early Reader story from ASTROSAURS author & DOCTOR WHO script writer Steve Cole about the lovable pet Monstar & her first day at school Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books perfect for building confidence in new readers & reluctant readers A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey She's green She's fluffy She's MONSTAR! Jen & Jon are bringing Monstar to school for the day
- & she's so excited! But they had better hope their teacher is ready for her
- as there's classroom chaos is in store for everyone A delightful heart-warming Early Reader story from Steve Cole author of the ASTROSAURS books & a talented DOCTOR WHO script writer With full colour artwork on every page by award-winning illustrator Pete Williamson who has illustrated for Francesca Simon & Marcus Sedgwick

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A red Early Reader full of humour & fun from bestselling author & actor Steven Butler Robbie always behaves He always does what he's told Until one day when he just doesn't want to anymore That's when the RAAAH appears Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey ...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey Poor lost Kitten He doesn't have a name or a home to call his own All he wants is to find a warm & cosy place where someone will love him Will anyone help this little kitten? ...

A charming & humorous Early Reader story about one of the world's best known mythical monsters from HORRIBLE SCIENCES illustrator Tony De Saulles Meet the Mc Fee family They are Loch Ness Monster spotters They wear Loch Ness T-shirts Loch Ness hats & Loch Ness badges But the Loch Ness Monster spotting family have one problem They have never EVER spotted the Loch Ness Monster! Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books perfect for building confidence in new readers & reluctant readers A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey ...