First Phonics is a series of graded activity books. It helps children to learn the basic sounds & spelling patterns required for reading & writing. First Phonics Book 1 reinforces children's knowledge of the letters of the alphabet & develops their awareness of beginning word sounds. This book is suitable for young children who are learning to read & write & those in Key Stage 1 who need further practice. ...

First Phonics is a series of graded activity books. It helps children to learn the basic sounds & spelling patterns required for reading & writing. First Phonics Book 2 consolidates children's understanding of beginning word sounds & correct letter formation. This book is suitable for young children who are learning to read & write & those in Key Stage 1 who need further practice. ...

First Phonics is a series of graded activity books. It helps children to learn the basic sounds & spelling patterns required for reading & writing. First Phonics Book 3 reinforces children's understanding of beginning middle & end sounds in words & helps them to develop simple word-building skills. This book is suitable for children making the transition from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1 & those already in Key Stage 1 who need further practice. ...

First Phonics is a series of graded activity books. It helps children to learn the basic sounds & spelling patterns required for reading & writing. First Phonics Book 4 reinforces children's understanding of letter blends (such as 'tr' & 'sl') & single sounds made by more than one letter ('sh' 'ch' & 'th'). This book is suitable for children making the transition from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1 & those already in Key Stage 1 who need further practice. ...

The first in a br&-new series of poetry books created with KS1 teachers & students in mind but packed with glorious poems that will appeal to a wide audience. This topic-based collection features br&-new poems about fairies mermaids princesses monsters mythical creatures dinosaurs pets transport families seasons school people who help us pirates the senses space feelings holidays & festivals minibeasts food where we live nature friends & the past. ...

The highly popular First Books" series which brings together favourite prayers hymns carols & poetry along with the beautiful illustrations by Brenda Meredith Seymour & Tasha Tudor has been in print for over thirty years. They will make perfect gifts for children aged 2-4 & are ideal for adults & children to read together." ...

In the sailing era First Rates were the largest most powerful & most costly ships to construct maintain & operate. Built to the highest standards they were lavishly decorated & given carefully considered names that reflected the pride & prestige of their country. They were the very embodiment of national power & as such drew the attention of artists engravers & printmakers. This means that virtually every British First Rate from the Prince Royal of 1610 to the end of sail is represented by an array of paintings drawings models or plans. This book is a celebration of these magnificent ships combining an authoritative history of their development with reproductions of many of the best (and least familiar) images of the ships chosen for their accuracy detail & sheer visual power in an extra-large format that does full justice to the images themselves. It also

Includes:: comparative data on similar vessels in other navies so it is a book that everyone with an interest in wooden warships will find both enlightening & a pleasure to peruse.R IF WINFIELD is best known for his incredibly detailed three-volume series British Warships in the Age of Sail published between 2005 & 2009 which covers every Royal Navy vessel built purchased or captured between 1603 & 1817.

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This title features the Letterland alphabet in both capital & lower case letters on 65 double sided cards with plain letters on the reverse. There are clear instructions for multiple uses & game ideas. Size of 65 cards is: 82x 127mm/3.2x 5"." ...

This is a charming retelling of the traditional folktale perfectly matched with witty illustrations by Fred Blunt. Rabbits burrow is far too small so he goes to Wise Owl for advice. But is Owl serious when he tells Rabbit to invite all his friends & family to stay? It

Includes:: easy-to-read text with fun comprehension puzzles at the end. It is a wonderful addition to the Usborne First Reading" series developed in consultation with Alison Kelly Principal Lecturer & reading specialist at the University of Roehampton."

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Karigan may have heard the First Rider's call but she's not about to let it take over her life.. .or at least that's what she thinks. She swore to complete a dying man's mission
- to deliver a sealed letter to King Zachary. Now that task more dangerous than she could have imagined is complete & her work is done Karigan wants to leave the dangerous world of tainted magic & ancient magicians behind her & return home. Exhausted in both body & spirit she plans to return to her quiet life & her father's business. But it proves no match for the Rider's call; ghostly hoofbeats sounding in her mind visions of the freedom of the open road all calling her back to the king's service as a Green Rider. Karigan resists it but when she wakes up to find herself
- in her nightdress
- on horseback & halfway across the country her destiny is clear: she is a Green Rider. As she discovers it's not a good time to be called to serve. For a thousand years the D' Yer Wall a physical & magical barrier protecting the land from the ancient corrupted Blackveil Forest has held. For a thousand years the forest an arboreal prison containing one of Sacoridia's greatest enemies has been quiet. Not any more. The wall has been breached unnatural lethal creatures are finding their way into Sacoridia a dark sentience is stirring & the Green Rider magic itself is failing. & in the midst of it all Karigan is about to be called to her duty.. .


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