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    Young Crusaders
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    Twisted Fairy Tales
    Level 3 - I Love Your Hobbies!
    The Fundamentals of Teaching
    • 2024
    • 2022

      Once upon a time, six classic children's stories were reimagined . . . with hilarious results! Meet the sneaky Ninjabread Man, cheeky Little Rude Riding Hood, clumsy Cinder-Elephant, and more. This pun-packed book is sure to make you laugh out loud!

      Twisted Fairy Tales
    • 2021

      Some of the most iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement are those of young people engaged in social activism, such as children and teenagers in 1963 being attacked by police in Birmingham with dogs and water hoses. But their contributions have not been well documented or prioritized. The Young Crusaders is the first book dedicated to telling the story of the hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers who engaged in sit-ins, school strikes, boycotts, marches, and demonstrations in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other national civil rights leaders played little or no part. It was these young activists who joined in the largest civil rights demonstration in US history: the system-wide school boycott in New York City on February 3, 1964, where over 360,000 elementary and secondary school students went on strike and thousands attended freedom schools. Later that month, tens of thousands of children and teenagers participated in the "Freedom Day" boycotts in Boston and Chicago, also demanding "quality integrated education. "Distinguished historian V. P. Franklin illustrates how their ingenuity made these and numerous other campaigns across the country successful in bringing about the end to legalized racial discrimination. It was these unheralded young people who set the blueprint for today's youth activists and their campaigns to address poverty, joblessness, educational inequality, and racialized violence and discrimination. Understanding the role of children and teenagers transforms how we understand the Civil Rights Movement and the broader part young people have played in shepherding social and educational progress, and it serves as a model for the youth-led "reparatory justice" campaigns seen today mounted by Black Lives Matter, March for Our Lives, and the Sunrise Movement. Highlighting the voices of the young people themselves, Franklin offers a redefining narrative, complemented by arresting archival images. The Young Crusaders reveals a radical history that both challenges and expands our understanding of the Civil Rights Movement

      Young Crusaders
    • 2020

      Junko was a small, weak child. She got sick easily. She struggled with sports at school. No one then could have guessed what dizzying heights she would reach as an adult. Junko is about the embark on the hardest journey of her life - climbing Mount Everest. The climb is dangerous and exhausting, trudging through waist-deep snow and battling gusts of winds. Can Junko reach the top, one step at a time? Highly engaging, illustrated picture book to be read out loud to children aged 6-7 Helps expose your child to rich language and curriculum-linked vocabulary Includes key terms from Geography and the topic area of mountains Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools 'These books are a great start to addressing the wider curriculum and the vocabulary issues that schools are identifying.' - Assistant Head, Primary Academy The Bug Club Shared books are highly engaging, beautifully illustrated stories designed to be read out loud to children. The programme exposes children to rich, curriculum-linked vocabulary, helping to build an understanding across school subjects and cultivate a love for reading.

      Bug Club Shared Reading: Junko Tabei: One Step at a Time (Year 2)
    • 2020

      Level 3 - Where's my sock, Mack?

      • 24 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child's perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child's journey into learning English.

      Level 3 - Where's my sock, Mack?
    • 2020

      Level 4 - We Sang to your Tomatoes

      • 24 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child's perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child's journey into learning English.

      Level 4 - We Sang to your Tomatoes
    • 2020

      Level 4 - Too Much Water!

      • 24 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child's perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child's journey into learning English.

      Level 4 - Too Much Water!
    • 2020

      Level 4 - What's the matter, May?

      • 24 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child's perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child's journey into learning English.

      Level 4 - What's the matter, May?
    • 2020

      Level 3 - Wait for Me!

      • 24 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child's perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child's journey into learning English.

      Level 3 - Wait for Me!
    • 2020

      Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child's perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child's journey into learning English.

      Level 4 - You Can't Have a Picnic at Night!