A dictionary for children in their first years at school. It contains 1500 entries in alphabetical order, along with simple, easy-to-read meanings, parts of speech (noun or verb), plurals, and topical examples of sentences to clarify meaning. It also includes simple grammar, key overused words (with alternatives) as well as opposites, and more.
Ruby Rogers, nearing her tenth birthday, dreams of becoming a gangster. She befriends Gothic girl Holly, who has a crush on Ruby's older brother Joe. Holly's request for Ruby to steal from Joe's room for a prank ignites a series of events.
Pippin, a lovable yellow dog with great big ears and a curly black tail, loves bones. She also likes to hide her bones in the garden -- and that makes her friend Mabel mad! So Pippin goes far into the woods to bury her new bone. She digs and digs and digs ... and finds more bones. Giant prehistoric bones! Everyone thinks the bones belong in a museum -- everyone except Pippin. She thinks they belong to her!
La chienne Coquine aime bien jouer dans la boue, mais elle ne veut pas prendre de bain ... à moins d'être arrosée par une mouffette.
Wouldn't it be nice just once if your dog could drive you out for a walk in the country? Well Stanley not only drives cars, but trains, tractors, fire engines and much more.
