Early Spelling is a series of graded activity books that help children to learn key spelling patterns through puzzles & other activities. Early Spelling Book 2 covers vowel sounds made by more than one letter (for example oo ea & ow) consonant blends (for example cr & bl) other single sounds made by more than one letter (ch & sh) y at the end of a word & colour words. ...

Early Spelling is a series of graded activity books that help children to learn key spelling patterns through puzzles & other activities. Early Spelling Book 3 covers vowel sounds made by more than one letter (for example 'ou' 'aw' & 'oi') consonant blends (for example 'st' & 'sm') other single sounds made by more than one letter ('th' 'wh' & 'kn') 'ew' & 'er' at the end of a word & the 'magic e' word ending. ...

Early Writing is a series of graded activity books designed to help children learn correct letter formation & develop a clear flowing handwriting style. Early Writing Book 2 introduces letter shapes in a logical sequence: letters starting with a vertical straight line letters formed using an anti-clockwise stroke & finally those formed with diagonal lines. The handwriting script features a flick exit stroke that helps to lay a sound foundation for joined-up writing. All 26 letters are shown in correct alphabetical order at the back of the book. This book is suitable for young children learning to write & those in Key Stage 1 who need further practice in pencil control. ...

Early Writing is a series of graded activity books designed to help children learn correct letter formation & develop a clear flowing handwriting style. Early Writing Book 3 consolidates childrens formation of lower-case letters & introduces capital letters simple punctuation (use of a full stop) & the formation of numerals to 10. This book is suitable for children getting ready to move from the Early Years Foundation into Key Stage 1 & those already in Key Stage 1. ...

Early Writing is a series of graded activity books designed to help children learn correct letter formation & develop a clear flowing handwriting style. Early Writing Book 4 consolidates children's formation of upper- & lower-case letters & introduces specific joins. As well as helping children to control the size of letters & spaces between words it also gives them practice in writing number words & months of the year. ...

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Help your child get to the top of the class fast with this Eyewitness Project Book on Earth". From how a volcano works to whats inside our planet watch your child take their knowledge of Earth to the next level using this fill-in home-study workbook. Test their knowledge & train their brains with hands-on activities amazing stickers & quick-fire quiz pages. Do the activities together & encourage your child to practise essential skills at home to keep them one step ahead of the class. Fun-filled curriculum based exercises will help them progress with complete confidence. Reward stickers a progress chart & pull-out certificate make learning about Earth fun & easy!" ...

The paperback of the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals how the earth became the shape it is today. This book will change the way you see the world -- permanently. The face of the earth criss-crossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds has changed constantly over billions of years. Its shape records a remote past of earthquakes volcanos & continental drift & the ongoing subtle shifts that bring our planet alive. Richard Fortey introduces us to the earths distinct character revealing the life that it leads when humans arent watching. He follows the continual movement of seabeds valleys mountain ranges & ice caps & shows how everything -- our culture natural history even the formation of our cities -- has its roots in geology. In Richard Forteys hands geology becomes vital & exhilarating & unmistakably informs our lives in the most intimate way. ...

In this profound ecological fable a mysterious plague has destroyed the vast majority of the human race. Isherwood Williams one of the few survivors returns from a wilderness field trip to discover that civilization has vanished during his absence. Eventually he returns to San Francisco & encounters a female survivor who becomes his wife. Around them & their children a small community develops living like their pioneer ancestors but rebuilding civilization is beyond their resources & gradually they return to a simpler way of life. ...

What would alien visitors in the far future piecing together the history of earth find of our brief reign? What clues will we leave? What fossils? Just as we have gained knowledge of the past of ancient climates & the activities of creatures long dead so too might they decode the rocks. The Earth After Us takes a novel approach to show how geologists unravel the information in the rocks. As the alien scientists start investigating the strata what story will they tell of us? What kind of fossils will humans leave behind? What will happen to cities cars & plastic cups? How thick a layer will the human stratum be? & will it be obvious which species dominated the planet? ...