We share about 98 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees our closest biological cousins. Too close for comfort? Thats because the similarities have never been so brilliantly or amusingly captured! The intimate portraits in this quirky calendar based on the bestselling book Monkey Portraits " by Jill Greenberg convey a startling range of very familiar emotions & personalities." ...

There's something different about Mark the new boy. It's not just that he only speaks through a monkey glove puppet. Soon Daniel finds out that his new friend is in trouble
- but can he help him in time? * Sapphire/ Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts & are more complex syntactically. * Storycards of the key events on pages 54 & 55 help children to recap what has happened. * Text type: A mystery story * Curriculum links: Citizenship: Taking part
- developing skills of communication & participation Moving on

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Poor little Monkey has lost his mum. Kindly Butterfly tries to help but somehow she keeps getting it wrong! Will Monkey ever find his mum? Children will have hours of fun assembling six favourite jigsaw scenes from the best-selling book & reading the original story. ...

Poor little Monkey has lost his mum. Kindly Butterfly tries to help but somehow she keeps getting it wrong! Will Monkey ever find his mum? Children will have hours of fun assembling six favourite jigsaw scenes from the best-selling book & reading the original story. ...

This is an exciting title in this informative series containing over 100 full-colour stickers which children can match to the illustrations. This beautifully illustrated sticker book doubles as a spotters guide with accurate & simple descriptions that allow children to seek out & find a whole variety of monkeys apes & primates noting down when & where they were spotted in the spaces provided. ...

Described by Oliver Sacks as one of the best scientist-writers of our time Robert M. Sapolsky here presents the human animal in all its quirkiness & diversity. In these remarkable essays Sapolsky once again deploys his compassion & insights into the human condition to tell us who why & how we are. Monkeyluv" touches on themes such as sexuality aggression love parenting religion ageing & mental illness. He ponders such topics as our need to seek out beauty; why our preferences in food become fixed; why we are sexually attracted to one another; why Alzheimers disease tends to be a post-menopausal phenomenon; & why grandmothers buying groceries for their grandchildren are part of natures Darwinian logic." ...

This is a fantastic brand new addition to The Beginners Series" designed to provide an informative introduction to non-fiction subjects for young readers. It is a terrific reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction. It

Includes:: information on how monkeys live what they eat & how they look after their young. It is developed with a reading expert from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence. It is a great value for your money."

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This title is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. Children will love finding out about the different species of monkey across the world including their habitats diets & habits. A great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership. ...

Stories are everywhere... Exploring the great plots from Plato to The Matrix & from Tolstoy to Toy Story this is a book for anyone who wants to unlock any narrative & learn to create their own. With startling & original insights into how we construct stories this is a creative writing book like no other. It will show you how to read & write better. ...

The original classic property trading board game. Invented in America during the Great Depression its the game about dealing in big money & getting rich quick. Starting from the famous GO" space move around the board buying & selling properties building houses & hotels as you go. Watch out for players landing on your property
- they owe you rent! & dont forget to collect £200 everytime you pass "GO"! Your success depends on wise speculation smart investments & clever deals. Even if your luck fails you can still resort to mortgages & deals with other players. If you become the wealthiest player with so much money that you own it all
- you win MONOPOLY! Carries EU Toy Safety Directive not suitable for children under the age of 8"

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