Lift-off wordless books (Lilac band) ensure all children develop the essential early language skills for reading readiness Obi is having a party & all his friends are invited! The entertainer is trying very hard but which of his tricks will actually make the children laugh? Join in with the fun & find out! ...

Lift-off wordless books (Lilac band) ensure all children develop the essential early language skills for reading readiness Lucy & her mum are out for lunch at the cafe but where is dad? Will he turn up in time? A fun number rhyme that children will enjoy reciting as they point to the pictures One two Let's join the queue Three four Shall I pour? Five six food on sticks! Seven eight Dad is late! Nine ten Let's order again! ...

Lift-off wordless books (Lilac band) ensure all children develop the essential early language skills for reading readiness Can you make a funky beat with your hands & feet? This guide provides step-by-step photos to show you how to create sounds & rhythms using your own body ...

Lift-off wordless books (Lilac band) ensure all children develop the essential early language skills for reading readiness Jess loves to play her penny whistle & enjoys cheering people up with her tunes Follow Jess as she finds friends who are feeling sad Will she be able to help them with her enchanting music? ...

Lift-off wordless books (Lilac band) ensure all children develop the essential early language skills for reading readiness It's a hot day & Shad really wants an ice cream! Join him at the ice cream shop as he adds more & more toppings & sprinkles to his ice cream cone Wibble wobble will his ice cream topple? ...

Check your child's progress with these new format National Curriculum SATs tests These practice tests are designed to check children's level of understanding at the end of Year 5 Each pack comes with three complete practice tests (test papers & corresponding reading booklets) & an accompanying Guidance & Mark Scheme booklet These practice tests have a similar look & feel to the new Key Stage 2 reading SATs test to help familiarise children with both the content & format of these tests The tests can be used to track progress in school but can also be used in the home The guidance & mark scheme provides advice for parents & carers on how to use the tests & how to support children in preparing for them Scholastic National Curriculum Revision Year 5 is also available offering children the opportunity to check their progress across the English curriculum & to develop the skills they need for these national tests ...

A rich & exuberant group biography of the first geologists the people who were first to excavate from the layers of the world its buried history These first geologists were made up primarily & inevitably of gentlemen with the necessary wealth to support their interests yet boosting their numbers expanding their learning & increasing their findings were clergymen academics
- & women This lively & eclectic collection of characters brought passion eccentricity & towering intellect to geology & Brenda Maddox in Reading the Rocks does them full justice bringing them to vivid life The new science of geology was pursued by this assorted band because it opened a window on Earth's ancient past They showed great courage in facing the conflict between geology & Genesis that immediately presented itself for the rocks & fossils being dug up showed that the Earth was immeasurably old rather than springing from a creation made in the six days that the Bible claimed It is no coincidence that Charles Darwin was a keen geologist The individual stories of these first geologists their hope & fears triumphs & disappointments the theological philosophical & scientific debates their findings provoked & the way that as a group they were to change irrevocably & dramatically our understanding of the world is told by Brenda Maddox with a storyteller's skill & a fellow scientist's understanding The effect is absorbing revelatory & strikingly original
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First published in 1987 this book is written for those who are encountering Wordsworth for the first time & for those familiar with his works that are at a loss to understand his reputation or why his work has impressed them The strength of the author's approach is that it unravels the poet's true meaning & the process by which he all too frequently lost the voice of inspiration
- working & reshaping his poems until the original freshness disappeared It concentrates on helping the reader appreciate Wordsworth's distinctive & daring way with words & poetic structure By showing Wordsworth's failures the author demonstrates by contrast the achievements of his greatest works
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The OS Landranger Active Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps perfect for day trips & short breaks Tough durable & weatherproof covered in a lightweight protective plastic coating that can be written on so that your favourite routes can be easily highlighted Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales OS Landranger Active now

Includes:: a digital version of the paper map accessed through the OS smartphone app OS Maps



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OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
- Active a tough versatile version of OS Explorer The OS Explorer Active range now

Includes:: a digital version of the paper map accessed through the OS smartphone app OS Maps


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