Here are 35 brilliant projects that will help you learn how to sew. If you've never used a needle & thread before don't worry
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This title is suitable for ages 5 years & over. Winky Cherry introduces sewing to young seamsters
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Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. By teaching sign language to children from as young as seven months we can help them to convey their emotions & their needs. This first signing guide for hearing & deaf children contains over 40 key signs. Designed for parents & carers to share with babies with its simple & clear instructions & endearing illustrations this book is an ideal introduction to signing. A helpful tip is given at the bottom of each page to help beginners get started. Makaton compatible. ...

This title is suitable for children up to 3 years of age. Through repetition children will learn to say their first basic words as they open each page of this book. The clear sound chip will tell the child what animal is pictured on each page & the child will repeat the word speaking some of his or her first words. The pages are individually wired so a new animal sound will be heard on each page. ...

This amusing diary is designed for noting down & later reliving the most important events in a childs first years of life. Teddy bears
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Collins Primary Focus: Spelling
- My First Word Book is aimed at ages 4-5. This write-in book allows children to build up their
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Have hands-on fun teaching your toddler first words with this tabbed board book from My First". With lots of fun-filled pictures simple questions & things to name your toddler will love learning first words using this colourful board book. Read it together & help them turn the pages using the intriguing picture tabs; identify the goldfish teddy & car & even encourage them to choose their favourite pet! It makes teaching your toddler first words as easy as a b c." ...

Latifa was born into an educated middle-class Afghan family in Kabul in 1980. She dreamed of one day of becoming a journalist she was interested in fashion movies & friends. Her father was in the import/export business & her mother was a doctor. Then in September 1996 Taliban soldiers seized power in Kabul. From that moment Latifa just 16 years old became a prisoner in her own home. Her school was closed. Her mother was banned from working. The simplest & most basic freedoms
- walking down the street looking out a window
- were no longer hers. She was now forced to wear a chadri. My Forbidden Face provides a poignant & highly personal account of life under the Taliban regime. With painful honesty & clarity Latifa describes the way she watched her world falling apart in the name of a fanatical interpretation of a faith that she could not comprehend. Her voice captures a lost innocence but also echoes her determination to live in freedom & hope. Earlier this year Latifa & her parents escaped Afghanistan with the help of a French-based Afghan resistance group.

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Collins Primary Focus: Spelling
- My Fourth Word Book is aimed at ages 7-9. This write-in book allows children to build up their
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This is a classic tale of the American plains & one boys belief in a horse. Ken was entranced to watch Flicka
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