Suitable for pupils at Key Stage 3, this series illustrates the relevance of science to our everyday lives. It relates what is learnt in school to real-world examples that are familiar or accessible to readers to facilitate comprehension of the curriculum. It offers a discussion of topical issues, from the environment to medical research.
Includes experiments from the TV series Blast Lab. Just like the show, this title includes lots of fun experiments to try out using everyday objects from around the house. From parachuting eggs to vinegar-powered rockets, young scientists will be wowing everyone with their fun and creative discoveries.
Little Two is a charming girl who loves all things that come in pairs. Read about her exciting day of counting, and have double the fun with your child!
Creatively written by early childhood educator Jane Belk Moncure, the My First Steps to Math series will not only help your child learn to love numbers but also to master the essential concepts. Before you know it, your child will be stepping up to math with confidence!
With the objectives of the KS3 Framework, this title is a four-stage multimedia French course, designed to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum and the demands of the GCSE examination for a wide-ability range of students. It is also suitable for students studying other UK curricula.
Contains entries in alphabetical order, and a range of synonyms with supporting example sentences. This thesaurus features useful panels focussing on overused words and writing tips. It also presents example sentences by well-known children's authors, such as Dick King-Smith, Narinda Dhami, Jacqueline Wilson and Roald Dahl.
Features over 6000 entries in alphabetical order, which contain meanings, word classes, and example sentences. This dictionary also features tinted panels throughout the text which focus on overused words, words belonging to the same family, and key language topics (such as connectives or apostrophes).
I order you to paint a tree
And make it very big
Instead of leaves, paint golden coins
A hundred on each twig
When the greedy emperor hears about Shen's magic brush, all he can think about is gold. Shen, however, is determined to only paint food for the hungry and clothes for the needy. But how can a little village girl match an emperor
Offers coverage of the Physical Science curriculum. This series emphasizes the key features of Science teaching, including scientific enquiry, use of ideas and evidence, and planning, evaluation and investigative skills. It includes photographs and artwork to explain difficult concepts, with sample experiments and data to illustrate best practice.
Suitable for ages 5+, this teacher-created learning kit introduces children to phonics through flash cards, music and activity sheets. It builds basic skills and reinforcing learning programmes. It includes 53 colourful flash cards, two activity cards, and an enhanced music CD, from which you can print 22 worksheets to create an activity book.
Tells the story of famous businesspeople and inventors by introducing evidence that survives from the era in which the person lived. This work uses primary source materials to explain how we know about the person's life and how we can learn about events in the past.
A fabulous collection of friendly tales for you and your child to read together. These original stories take no more than two minutes to read aloud, making this the perfect book for bedtime.
The clear text and beautiful illustrations are sure to delight and charm children everywhere.
'Twinkle twinkle chocolate bar Your dad drives a rusty car Press the starter Pull the choke Off he goes in a cloud of smoke.' Anon With themes ranging from pets, magic and weather to favourite foods, families and toys, there are poems for every occasion.
Growing; what happens at puberty?; how puberty starts; hair; breasts; female sex organs; female sex organs inside the body; periods; male sex organs; sex; contraception; food; exercise; smoking, drinking and other drugs; keeping clean; growing up and your feelings; AIDS.
All Duncan will eat is custard - cold custard from a tin, slurped up through a stripy straw. Dad gets cross and tells him not be a baby. Mum is too busy fussing over Dencan's new baby sister, Angela, even to notice. That is, until Duncan packs his bag and runs away.
Share the wonder, hopes and dreams of Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Belle and Cinderella in this wonderful collection.
Experience the magic of your favourite Disney Princess as you journey to the bottom of the sea, defeat wicked witches and dance the night away at the Royal Ball.
Perfect to enjoy by yourself or share with family and friends, you will be enchanted by these well-loved tales.
Introduce your child to Little Five, a spirited boy who enjoys counting things in groups of five. Cuddle up with your little one and read about Little Five's sunny day at a farm and at the beach.
Creatively written by early childhood educator Jane Belk Moncure, the My First Steps to Math series will not only help your child learn to love numbers but also to master the essential concepts. Before you know it, your child will be stepping up to math with confidence!
Ricky Gervais has won numerous awards for his broadcast work, including six BAFTAs and two Golden Globes for writing, directing and starring in his TV comedy series The Office. His stand-up tours are sell-outs and have received widespread critical acclaim. Recently, Ricky has unleashed his new sitcom Extras and written and starred in an episode of The Simpsons.
Rob Steen has devoted the last few years of his life to meticulously cataloguing Ricky Gervais' Flanimal discoveries. Unlike Mr Gervais, he has won no awards for his work but is content in the knowledge that children around the world know their Mernimbler from their Mung Ungler.
Meet Little One, a lovable and curious boy who enjoys counting things one by one. You and your little one can follow Little One on his busy day filled with counting friendly animals and familiar objects.
Creatively written by early childhood educator Jane Belk Moncure, the My First Steps to Math series will not only help your child learn to love numbers but also to master the essential concepts. Before you know it, your child will be stepping up to math with confidence!
Read by Miranda Richardson The wonderful Seuss classic now in a beautiful picture book + CD format. Horton the kindly elephant has his work cut out saving the tiny Whos who live on a speck of dust -- no one else believes they are there! But Horton eventually convinces everyone that, 'a person's a person, no matter how small'!
Developed to encourage writers in secondary schools, meeting the need of effective literacy. This supplementary series of textbooks and teacher files places reading and writing tasks in the context of real texts, providing a springboard for original writing. It provides National Literacy Strategy recommended lesson plans for every unit.
Secretly fascinated by all things grotesque? Like to know the most disgusting things about the world around you? Then this fact-packed book of grossness is just the thing. With inconceivably ghoulish facts about the human body, animals, science and history, this host of cartoon characters leaves no stone unturned in the quest for foul facts.
Ready to read on?
Hold on to your stomachs
Presents a two-part investigation of a major event or significant era in world history. This title provides an analysis of the immediate significance of events, and their place in the bigger picture. It examines the consequences of these events and their impact both on contemporaries and the generations that have followed.
Little Six is an active and endearing girl who loves to count to six. You and your little one can come along on her walk. You'll meet and count many friendly animals with Little Six.
Creatively written by early childhood educator Jane Belk Moncure, the My First Steps to Math series will not only help your child learn to love numbers but also to master the essential concepts. Before you know it, your child will be stepping up to math with confidence!
Provides coverage of the Life Processes curriculum for Key Stage 3 Science. Each title in this series presents information on the main concepts and theories of each subject area. It stresses the key features of science at this level - scientific enquiry, use of ideas and evidence, planning, evaluation and investigation.
Enter the fascinating world of the ancient Egyptians and travel to the deep, dark tombs of the pharaohs to uncover mummies, spells and treasure. Unravel the secret ritual of mummification and the identity of the mysterious boy-king Tutankhamen. Mummy Mysteries: The Secret World of Tutankhamen and the Pharaohs explores the wonders of a spectacular civilisation, from pyramid-building to eerie animal headed deities and cryptic hieroglyphic writing. From legends of the Egyptian gods, to tomb robber confessions and the riddle of the Sphinx, this book will take you on an eye-opening journey back to the magical land of the Nile and the pharaohs.
He's wild, he's wicked, he's.. . Little Rabbit Foo Foo!
Wriggly worms, tigers, goblins... no one is safe from the bad-boy bunny. But here comes the Good Fairy - and she is not amused!
Offering a whole new storytelling experience, this picture book and DVD edition features a charming story animation, narrated by Kevin Whately
The Peter Rabbit LibraryThe Tale of Peter RabbitThe Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher
The Tale of Tom Kitten
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies
Part of a series, which focuses on situations in which children are likely to find themselves for example bicycle safety, water safety and road safety. Each title includes an index, a picture glossary, suggestions for class discussions and notes on where to find further information.
Developed to encourage writers in secondary schools, meeting the need of effective literacy. This supplementary series of textbooks and teacher files places reading and writing tasks in the context of real texts, providing a springboard for original writing. It provides National Literacy Strategy recommended lesson plans for every unit.
Discover and Learn with Postman Pat!
Developed with specialists in infant and child education, this book helps young children build confidence with letters and first words.
Exercises and sticker activities reinforce the learning, and support the aims of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
Includes notes for parents and carers, and lots of fun reward stickers.
A fun, exciting and entertaining introduction to phonics, the pack includes 5 full-colour books to develop reading skills and an engaging 30-minute DVD featuring lively, colourful episodes from the popular 'Fun with Phonics' programmes, as seen on Cbeebies.
Intended for children of primary school age, this title combines a design with simple definitions and illustrated examples to form a picture dictionary and an introduction to Spanish. Here, each one of the 1, 200 words is depicted by Jo Litchfield's gorgeous models. It covers various parts of speech, including adjectives, adverbs and prepositions.
All the Troll wants is to catch a goat - but when a string of other creatures trip-trap over his bridge instead, he's stuck with boring old fish for supper. Bother!
Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew love fish - but without a decent recipe between them, their slimy supper is even worse. If only they could find the buried treasure and afford to pay a ship's cook... but it seems they've sailed to the wrong island. Again.
Watch the fun unfold as these two worlds collide in a richly inventive, gloriously comic tale.
The New Reading 360 series is designed to provide a solid literary foundation for infants and build on previous literacy knowledge for juniors. Pocket books have been written to get children reading independently and for fun. They provide the opportunity to improve reading stamina and fluency.
This collection of best-loved nursery rhymes also includes fairytales and first poems. Children will love reading about Jack and Jill, The Cat and the Fiddle and Doctor Foster as they enjoy the beautiful illustrations.
Max an Ben need a plan of escape! Max's parent's are planning a princess party for his sister's birthday. It's going to be pink! It's going to be horrible! Luckily, the Gargoylz are coming to the rescue with disguises, tricks and a whole heap of mischief!
Much-loved classics, legends from faraway places and famous characters make this a collection to cherish. Every page is lavishly illustrated and will appeal to children between the ages of 4 and 9. Includes traditional favourites such as The Emperor's New Clothes, Cinderella and The Little Mermaid.
Provides an approach to what happens to your body and emotional well-being when you become addicted and damaged by smoking, drinking, and taking drugs. This work also includes titles which tackle the subject of eating disorders and safe sex and pregnancy.
Tells the story of the revolution that created the modern, industrial world in which we live, charting the move of industrialisation from 1850 in Western Europe and the USA, right up to the end of the 19th Century when it reached Russia and Japan. This title looks at the effects, good and bad, on how people lived and worked.
Presents facts and information on ancient civilisations. This series provides an introduction to the country and the culture, exploring daily life, monuments, and local dress. It includes non-fiction features, such as timelines, 'feature-boxes' and glossary to help readers navigate the subject.
The story of Cars comes alive in this unique format. The book tells the story of Lightning McQueen, a hotshot race car determined to win
the biggest race of his career. The book is paired with a McQueen car that actually drives on the book by following a printed track. The car has
an infrared light that can see the track, while the McQueen car can be transformed with a Mater body to provide even more hours of driving fun.
The moon shone bright in the evening sky as Mother Mouse watched over Little Mouse. High above, a starry blanket twinkled silver bright.
Little Mouse is about to go to sleep when Mole tells Mother Mouse that the nest isn't safe. She must find another bed for her baby. but where?
Just as Mother Mouse is beginning to despair, she looks up at the soft light of the moon and remembers something...
Through flaps and pop-up illustrations, this book explains how to use commas, apostrophes, brackets, exclamation marks, and more. By rescuing tadpole commas from a pike, finding the creatures that have escaped from Punctuation Park and listening to the monkeys' advice on how to use speech marks, children feel confident about basic punctuation.
One day at the beach, Anna, Ellie and Joe find a funny-looking fish in a rock pool. To their surprise, they find that it is a baby mermaid! They take the merbaby home in a bucket and keep it a secret from Mum. But, four year-old Joe isn't very good at keeping secrets, and soon the merbaby is in danger. Will Anna and Ellie be able to save her?
One of a series of books that presents illnesses that young children are likely to have come across at school or at home in scientific and health contexts. Each book provides information about the particular disease and general information about illness and staying healthy.
Filled with facts and colour photographs, these books provide a bridge from the Foundation Stage into Key Stage 1. They will encourage pupils to investigate and understand colour, shape and space, pattern and texture and to use them to represent their ideas and feelings.
Equips students with the skill sets they need to move confidently into the adult world and achieve success in the workplace. This book supports and reinforces core curriculum skills and project-based learning. It also promotes practical skills and emotional intelligence.
Presented in large full-colour format, this title helps children learn how to survive when animals get horrible: how to cope with a killer croc, why you shouldn't turn your back on a tiger and what to do if a shark bumps into you. It includes wild animal facts, life-saving tips, and heart-stopping survival stories.
100 Facts
Inventions
Read about some bright ideas that changed the way you live!
Discover everything you need to know about inventions with this brilliant book. One hundred facts, fantastic images and fun cartoons cover different kinds of inventions, while quizzes test your knowledge. So what are you waiting for? Get reading!
Make coins disappear. Crush a soda can--without even touching it. Write an invisible message--that suddenly reappears out of nowhere. Teach your cereal to jump and dance, and much more! Is it magic? No, it's science! There's a lot more to magic than just waving a wand.
Introduces the importance of sound in our daily lives. This work enables the reader to find out how sounds are made and detected, learn about some unusual uses of sound, and discover the ways in which sound can be recorded and reproduced. It is suitable for physics students at Key Stage 3 level.
Miniature books for miniature hands! Ten lovely little books with bright, vibrant pictures that baby will love introduce key first animals and concepts in an enjoyable way, and encourage a positive early relationship with books. Baby can choose his or her own books and read them along with you!
Give yourself a head start! Collins School Dictionary is the perfect companion for all students aged 10-14. With a clear design and in colour throughout, it is easy to use and full of useful features to help build language confidence and help with work and study.
This encyclopedia of knowledge reveals facts and explanations about our world in an easy-to-read question and answer format. Find out about dinosaurs, the human body, people and places and more. With loads of topics and hundreds of pictures, this book is packed with things to discover and explore.
Suitable for the children of ages 4 to 8 years and with an art and a counting/finding game on each double-page spread, this picture book displays various elements of a Texas cattle ranch from the bright-eyed horned toads and comical roadrunners to majestic longhorns and breathtaking quarterhorses.
Shows how the amount of friction present is affected by different factors and how it can either be useful or a problem. This book explores how we can increase or decrease friction, for example in the world of sport, where reducing air or water resistance can mean the difference between winning and losing.
At the heart of the Longman MathsWorks programme is the fantastic Teaching and Learning software -- short-listed for three BETT awards. For use on the interactive whiteboard or around a computer, the activities allow you to explore concepts with the whole class or challenge smaller groups to work things out for themselves.
Part of How to Get Ahead in... series, which takes a look at what it takes to pursue a range of careers. Each book includes real-life case studies of people with experience in each field. Suitable for use in the library, careers room or in a classroom setting, it gives practical advice on work experience and relevant qualifications.
The School Zone Basics series can be used to reinforce what is being taught at school or to introduce new skills to a child who needs more challenging material. The introduction of each skill is presented with clear examples and an appropriate amount of practice problems that will not be tiresome for a child to complete. Preschool children will enjoy charming illustrations that lead them through the skills taught at this age. The workbooks for levels 1 and 2 focus primarily on reading, grammar and maths. The exercises are engaging and motivating and cover essential basics needed for future success in school.
Helps fans discover if they could have survived the Blitz. From the pitfalls of navigating blackouts, to how leaving the toilet seat up could save your house from being blown to smithereens, this colour companion offers the things readers never knew they needed to know about the Blitz.
From his humble beginnings in east Tennessee to his valiant stand at the Alamo, this biography introduces middle readers to the real person behind the larger-than-life image of David Crockett. It separates fact from fiction as readers learn that Crockett did not really wear a coonskin cap and that he was never known as 'Davy' Crockett.
Dora the hen is proud of her batch of eggs, and longs to show them off to her friends. But Doffy Duck is teaching her ducklings to swim and Penny Pig is playing with her piglets. As Dora watches all the animals with their young, she can't help thinking the babies are so much nicer than her plain, brown eggs.
So off she goes, back to her hen house, feeling very sad...
Take a journey around the earth's continents and learn about their landforms, climate and weather, plants and animals, countries and cities, people and places. This title features a variety of maps such as political and topographic to help reinforce key geographical skills. It looks at a range of countries and cultures within each continent.
Presents information through charts and graphs, to build on student's ability to organize data while also reinforcing learning of key Science and Geography concepts. This title helps readers learn to interpret and create different types of tables and graphs and develop understanding of which type is appropriate for each application.
Gives an introduction to maps and their uses, supporting teaching about places and localities beyond children's immediate environment. This book teaches relevant KS1 and 2 curriculum skills in geographical enquiry and links with Units 1, 5, 6 and 24 of QCA schemes of work for Geography.
This language file offers photocopiable activities to help Key Stage 3 students develop writing, grammar and punctuation. Using popular titles, teachers can integrate language and literature teaching as well as provide a coherent approach to grammar.
Lets the readers join the cast of crazy characters on a tour of the Murderous Maths building to discover the darkest and deadliest mathematical secrets. This title shows how to make birthdays last twice as long, how the number 1 starts fights, how triangles lead to murder and more.
Designed to fit the National Curriculum, this is part of the Longman Book Project. The project aims to enable teachers throughout the primary school to teach language fiction and non-fiction. It also offers practical guidance and in-built record keeping and assessment.
Lollopy Lew the hare wants the cabbage patch all to himself, but Digger the mole wants it, too! Who will win the race and eat all the vegetables? Are Digger's legs really as fast as Lollopy Lew's?
Beautifully illustrated, QED Storytime introduces young children to the pleasure of reading and sharing stories. Supporting notes for parents and teachers are also included.
100 Facts
Whales & Dolphins
Take a dip into the incredible world of whales and dolphins!
Discover everything you need to know about these water dwelling mammals with this brilliant book. One hundred facts, fantastic images and fun cartoons reveal all about the lives of these amazing animals, while quizzes test your knowledge. So what are you waiting for? Get reading!
Illustrates to students how the science they are studying is relevant to their everyday lives and the world around them. This book includes profiles of scientists, their research and careers information. It considers the ethical issues behind key science topics, and key concepts and examples are highlighted in panels throughout the text.
Introduces the concept of caring for our environment to young children. This series presents to children ideas on how to conserve and nurture elements of their surroundings. It features beautiful photography that provides visual reinforcement of learning.
Part of a series that provides a musical resource classifying muscial instruments according to the traditional groupings of the orchestra, this title focuses on one instrument to show the characteristics of the brass group and presents the music in a multi-cultural and technological context.
Suitable for older children, this flap book shows what life was like in the 14th century. It features illustrations and over 80 flaps that reveal historical facts of life in the Middle Ages. It also includes an illustrated who's who in medieval society, a small booklet on living in a castle, and internet links to fun websites to find out more.
This resource has been developed to provide additional support for delivering and supporting ICT at GCSE. Linked to Key Maths, it can be also be used together with other resources. Each program contains a range of self-contained activities that do not require a detailed understanding of the software.
Introduces children to the main plant parts, using photos of a variety of plants to provide child-friendly examples. This title illustrates different elements of plant make-up and development, from seed to flower and fruit. It includes photography that provides visual reinforcement of learning.
The Classical Masterpieces series combines the best classical melodies, symphonies and concertos to create a beautiful listening experience for babies and listeners of all ages. It includes 11 of Mozart's classical masterpieces, such as the ever-popular Eine Kleine Nachtmusic, Le Nozze Di Figaro, and Adagio and Fugue.
Reading Readiness
There is no ability more essential to your child's school success than reading. Clear instructions, simple examples and lots of practice will help your child learn to read quickly and with good comprehension.
Skills include:
Classifying
Sequencing
Positional Words
Visual Discrimination
Alphabetical Order
Beginning and Ending Sounds
Based on the Programme of Study for Key Stages 3 and 4, this teacher's resource file forms part of a course for those pupils with special needs in maths. Focusing on Level 4, it provides photocopiable worksheets and assessments, and answers to the exercises in the pupil's books.
Presents a software by which you can personalise activities and supporting resources. This work offers a range of activities designed to support and complement your lessons, including home context work, number games and puzzles, problems to solve and short written exercises including mental maths and language quizzes.
Intended for ages 9 to 12 years, this songbook contains tunes, including parodies of old favourites like My Bonnie Went in for a Face Lift and Oh, My Darling, Frankensteen, as well as Snot Is Not the Proper Subject for a Song and the tongue-twisting Impossible to Sing Song.
Locked away in a tower, Rapunzel dreams of the world outside. When the charismatic and smooth-talking thief Flynn Rider comes to hide in the tower, Rapunzel sees a way to escape. Soon Flynn and Rapunzel embark on a hilarious, heart-felt and hair-raising adventure.
Experience the magic of Disney by reading and listening to this thrilling tale of adventure again and again!
Looks at the political situation in Ireland before and after the formation of the Irish Free State. This title examines the major events and political figures during that time including Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera. It is illustrated with colour photographs and diagrams.
Presents a non-fiction range designed to appeal to struggling pupils. This series features images that aims to encourage readers to engage with curriculum topics. It contains text with a low reading level (age 7) to ensure that the concepts are clear and accessible to everyone, and to help struggling readers cover the same ground as their peers.
What should animal-mad Indie Kidd do when her best(est) friend's cat is run over? Poor Fee is lost without her beloved Garfield, and Indie will try anything to make her super-sad friend feel glad again. It's time for Indie's Cheer Up Fee plan. But is Fee ready to have fun yet? Hmm.
On a tree in the woods, three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, sit and think and wait for Owl Mother to come home.
Offering a whole new storytelling experience this picture book and DVD edition features a charming story animation, narrated by Emilia Fox.
Discover the secrets of the animal kingdom in this incredible encyclopedia. Compiled into easy-to-use sections on each major animal group, including mammals, reptiles, creepy-crawlies and fish, this encyclopedia contains hundreds of awesome photographs.
Introduces readers to scientific ideas through everyday situations and objects, covering basic science topics required by the curriculum. This book asks questions to encourage readers to think about the concepts presented. It also features photos and captions and labels to draw out key ideas.
Read and Learn is a collection that helps young readers discover and understand the world around them. Using questions to focus learning, each title prompts discussion, and encourages information gathering. It takes a look at why the human body needs water, exercise and the right types of food, to grow up fit and healthy.
Intends to teach the main characteristics of living and non living things against the backdrop of a particular habitat. This series includes a question and answer text to stress the understanding of scientific investigation and observation. It features habitat-specific photographs to appeal to teachers and children.
One of the Discovery World Reference Texts, this graded title can be used for guided, individual and shared reading with links to the wider curriculum. Carefully leveled to ensure steady progression in the aquisition of skills, Stages C and D include more complex features and questions.
These highly acclaimed resources are now available in the traditional file and a new interactive CD-ROM format using example Technology for Year 7. Minimum specification requirements: CD-ROM for PC, use running Windows with 8Mb of RAM, 8x speed CD-ROM drive, a mouse or other pointing device.
100 Facts Myths & Legends Discover some of the most famous stories from around the world and find out why they're so important to different cultures. Mythical monsters, animals and heroes are brilliantly portrayed through one hundred facts, fantastic facts, fantastic images and fun cartoons. Find out where Yetis are said to live, read about Cerberus, the savage three-headed dog and learn who is the most famous vampire of all time.
Flutter to Pixie Hollow with this spellbinding collection of Fairies stories. Join Tinker Bell as she braves a dangerous journey across Never Land, help Bess find her artistic inspiration and take on Captain Hook in a private adventure.
This delightful treasury brings the Fairies enchanting world to life for children to enjoy time and again.
Raintree Freestyle is a range of non-fiction books for the less able and reluctant reader aged between 11 and 14, with a reading age of 8 and 9 years old. The Material Matters strand provides a simple and clear introduction to materials, their properties and uses.
Learn how to easily do quick mental math calculations Speed Math for Kids is your guide to becoming a math genius--even if you have struggled with math in the past. Believe it or not, you have the ability to perform lightning quick calculations that will astonish your friends, family, and teachers.