This author, celebrated for her work for young readers, became known for her engaging style and her ability to delve into complex themes. Her stories often explore questions of identity, courage, and finding one's place in the world. Through her works, Hughes has inspired generations of readers to reflect on the world around them and their own potential.
The retelling of a fairy tale about a lonely prince who wants to marry a princess. When he finds a princess he likes, his mother tests to see if the young woman is really a princess by having her sleep on a giant stack of mattresses with one tiny pea underneath.
This gentle non-fiction book examines a range of feelings through the characters of a little boy and his dog.
Buses, Trucks, Trams and Trains: Phase 3 (Non-Fiction) Phonics Bug is the first Phonics programme to bring together research-based teaching methods with 100% decodable books, CBeebies video, and an online reading world to give today's children a firm, fun foundation in Phonics. Full description
Unemployed after high school in the highly robotic society of 2154, Lisse and seven friends resign themselves to a boring existence in their "Designated Area" until the government invites them to play The Game.
Set on the planet Isis, the story follows Olwen Pendennis, who celebrates her tenth birthday but is technically sixteen in Earth years. Orphaned after her parents' death, she lives alone, operating the Isis Light, a space lighthouse that assists ships and facilitates the arrival of settlers from Earth. The narrative explores themes of isolation, responsibility, and the challenges of growing up in a unique environment far from her ancestral home.
Discover the fascinating world of prehistoric marine life, where colossal creatures like a 13-foot turtle and the 50-foot Shonisaurus roamed the oceans. This engaging companion to Flying Giants offers young readers insight into the unique characteristics of these ancient swimmers compared to today's animals. With simple text and vibrant illustrations, the book is designed for emergent readers, ensuring they grasp the similarities and differences in an accessible way, guided by literacy experts.
Focusing on the fascination with size, this book introduces young readers to some of the largest dinosaurs, including the formidable Liopleurodon, which may have reached lengths comparable to today's blue whale. Engaging illustrations and straightforward text are designed to captivate and inform, making it an ideal choice for emergent readers. Developed by literacy experts, it emphasizes appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure to support early reading skills while exploring the thrilling world of gigantic prehistoric creatures.
A brand-new set of phonics readers from Ladybird - perfect for helping your child with their phonics learning at school. Ladybird I'm Ready for Phonics readers uses simple language and engaging, humorous stories to help children develop their phonics skills. The series has been carefully written to give gradual, structured practice of the synthetic phonics your child is learning at school. The books introduce phonemes in a similar order to the way they are taught in most UK schools and also provide practice of common tricky words, such as the and said, that cannot be sounded out. Level 5 teaches j v w x y z zz qu. The series closely follows the order that a child is taught phonics in school, from initial letter sounds to key phonemes and beyond. It helps to build reading confidence through practice of these phonics building blocks, and reinforces school learning in a fun way. With simple vocabulary and subtle comprehension cues, these phonic readers will encourage, motivate and ignite children's excitement about reading. Other titles in the series Phoneme Flash Ladybird I'm Ready for Phonics, Say the Ladybird I'm Ready for Phonics, Captain Comet's Space Party! Ladybird I'm Ready for Level 1, Nat Naps! Ladybird I'm Ready for Phonics Level 2, Top Ladybird I'm Ready for Level 3, Huff! Puff! Run!: Ladybird I'm Ready for Level 4, Dash is Fab! Ladybird I'm Ready for Level 6
