This book is bursting with quizzes games & rhymes to help 5-6 year olds practise & develop their handwriting skills in a playful & stimulating way. * Quizzes games & rhymes to make step-by-step learning playful & stimulating * Parents tips to enable you to steer your child successfully through the new & challenging concepts * Further activities provide a wealth of cheerful inexpensive ideas for incorporating learning skills into everyday life. ...

A series of workbooks that provide really useful practice of basic skills. The books are ideal to be used at home or in the classroom for extra practice & reinforcement of topics covered at school. Age range 5-7. Collins Easy Learning Workbooks help children develop their love of learning while building their literacy & numeracy skills through lots of fun activities. Motivating activities make learning fun & boost confidence. Helpful tips for parents & answers are included to help support learning. ...

A series of workbooks that provide really useful practice of basic skills. The books are ideal to be used at home or in the classroom for extra practice & reinforcement of topics covered at school. Age range 7-9. Collins Easy Learning Workbooks help children develop their love of learning while building their literacy & numeracy skills through lots of fun activities. Motivating activities make learning fun & boost confidence. Helpful tips for parents & answers are included to help support learning. ...

A series of workbooks that provide really useful practice of basic skills. The books are ideal to be used at home or in the classroom for extra practice & reinforcement of topics covered at school. Age range 7--9. Collins Easy Learning Workbooks help children develop their love of learning while building their literacy & numeracy skills through lots of fun activities. Motivating activities make learning fun & boost confidence. Helpful tips for parents & answers are included to help support learning. ...

Even in this technological age handwriting is used for over 50 pre cent of classroom time. We know that struggling with handwriting hinders learning & achievement while the benefits of fluent & legible writing are well documented. Julie Bennett covers all bases including: teaching improving & trouble-shooting handwriting. Starting with the basics such as: seating posture paper & writing implements she moves on to remedying problems eg handwriting which is illegible poorly formed incorrectly or inconsistently joined a mixture of upper & lower case etc. A chapter on troubleshooting covers matters such as motor co-ordination left-handers & writing speed & is followed with a treasure trove of resources: schemes aids software websites & books galore. Whether you teach very young children teenagers or adults the Handwriting Pocketbook" is a must have resource." ...

Completing the set of three valuable handwriting practice books this activity book focuses on helping children to make the transition from print to joined-up writing. It

Includes:: letter templates showing exit strokes & will help children master writing at speed.

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A series of workbooks that provide really useful practice of basic skills. The books are ideal to be used at home or in the classroom for extra practice & reinforcement of topics covered at school. Age range 5-7. Collins Easy Learning Workbooks help children develop their love of learning while building their literacy & numeracy skills through lots of fun activities. Motivating activities make learning fun & boost confidence. Helpful tips for parents & answers are included to help support learning. ...

On a cold Monday morning before school begins two children make a gruesome discovery. Hanging from the roof of the school gymnasium are the bodies of five naked & heavily disfigured men. Detective Chief Superintendent Konrad Simonsen & his team from the Murder Squad in Copenhagen are called in to investigate this horrific case
- the men hanging in a geometric pattern; the scene so closely resembling a public execution. When the identities of the five victims & the disturbing link between them is leaked to the press the sinister motivation behind the killings quickly becomes apparent to the police. Up against a building internet campaign & even members of his own team Simonsen finds that he must battle public opinion & vigilante groups in his mission to catch the killers. A nerve-wrenching look at justice & retribution The Hanging is a spectacular crime tale straight from the heart of Scandinavia.
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DI Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork but an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford & Big Ger Caffertys gang gives Rebus an escape clause. Telford is known to have close links with a Chechen gangster bringing refugees into Britain as prostitutes. When Rebus takes under his wing a distraught Bosnian call girl it gives him a personal reason to make sure Telford goes back to Paisley & pronto. Then Rebuss daughter is the victim of an all too professional hit-&-run & Rebus knows that there is now nothing he wont do to bring down prime suspect Tommy Telford
- even if it means cutting a deal with the devil.
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This book represents the first in a new series of titles aimed at anyone who loves to sew. Making the most of the growing trend in home sewing it offers all those who sew & stitch fresh innovative ideas for on-trend projects & gifts. The subject of this book is hanging hearts
- highly popular contemporary items that make perfect gifts for weddings christenings & Valentines day as well as lovely little decorative items that can be hung from doors dressers wardrobes & doors around the home. Including both simple hand & machine stitching this book offers the reader advice on the basic techniques & materials needed plus twenty gorgeous projects in a range of styles that

Includes:: shabby chic vintage French country style traditional & simply fun! Theres a beautiful rustic wreath decorated in little fabric hearts a delightful string of hearts & numerous individual hearts made from various fabrics & felt & decorated with ric rac ribbons buttons & bows. All the instructions are accompanied by clear step-by-step photographs & full-size templates of all the hearts are provided. Ideal for beginners as well as more experienced stitchers all the hearts are quick & easy to make & are ideal for using up scraps of fabric odd buttons left-over ribbon & all sorts of oddments found around the home.


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