When Penny, a period, competes in her school's annual punctuation bee, she is especially determined to beat Elsie, an exclamation point who is loud and boastful. Reprint.
White Wolves Non-fiction is an engaging series covering a wide range of topics at different reading levels. It has been created to appeal to children and reflect the range of texts in the real world,
Following an attack on her family, fifteen-year-old Thora is enslaved by a brutish Viking chieftain, Bjorn Svanson. A healer and a midwife, Thora is valuable. She also has visions of the future ...and
From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other?just as best friends should be.
Winner of The Marsh Award 2010 for the best book in translation. Translated by Martin Cleaver. Discover a collection of extraordinary letters in this magical new volume of short stories. In Letters to
Leave it to Amelia Bedelia to find a real cat on a day it's "raining cats and dogs." She names him Tiger, and in no time, the two are inseparable and as happy as clams. But then Tiger gets into trou
This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. When the tortoise sees an eagle flying through the sky it gets jealous and tries to find a way
Cosmo the witch-cat is back, and he's got his paws full with his new brothers and sisters. Especially when the kittens accidentally fall under the kindly Frog-Witch’s spell and are turned into frogs t
Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She won't touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose at
There's a rat running amok in Emil's house, and he's determined to capture it. But hiding the rat trap just under his father's bed probably isn't ideal. That's just the start of Emil's adventures, whi
Having heard all the stories about the iggly plops who ventured into the giants' land, a curious young giantess decides to travel down to their land for a surprise visit and, after capturing three igg
Whether he's running his little sister up a flagpole, or trying to escape after getting locked in a shed, Emil's adventures never stop. Hens, dogs, little sisters - and adults - all flee his path. But
A classic story re-told with easy-reading text for children who have just started reading on their own.When Aladdin meets his long-lost uncle, he finds a lamp and a genie with the power to grant wishe
The tale of a prince, a princess, perfect politeness, pages of love and a peculiarly hard pea. This utterly original interpretation of the classic tale has dazzling illustrations from multi-talented c
Which bird lays the biggest egg in the world and how do tiny chicks learn to fly? Beginner readers can find answers to these questions and more in this colourful information book.Illustrated with fabu
Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own.Vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, accompanied by short, informative text.Dev
Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own. Vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, accompanied by short, informative text.
Sophie lives in Gorom-Gorom, with her carnivorous-plant obsessed dad. Despite living there for 2 years, she finds it difficult to make friends. So when she meets Gidaado, a young griot, she agrees to
Having hitched a ride aboard a friendly humpback whale, an adventurous snail gets the trip of his life as he travels to distant seas, but when the snail's friend gets dangerously close to the shore, t
Purple Class is sure Mr Wellington must have died when they find a skeleton sitting in his chair. What will they say to the school inspector? Meet Purple Class. Yasmin thinks she sees the ghost of the
A tale of two friends: a scarecrow made of straw and turnip, and his servant, a clever little boy named Jack. Their journey of discovery takes them into hilarious situations and terrifying dangers, bu
Cosmo is delighted when he passes the special test and becomes a witch-cat, just like his father Mephisto. Now he will be able to ride on broomsticks and help Sybil the witch with her spells - and it'
Two very funny stories in one volume about Whizziwig, the small, furry alien who has crash-landed on Earth, and ended up on top of Ben’s ward-robe – by the award-winning author ofPig-Heart Boy and Nou
Dinkin Dings is afraid of everything - not just scary things, like being stuck in a lift with a hungry jaguar, but pretty much totally everything (apart from the monsters under his bed)!When Dinkin se
Two brilliant books in one! VIDEO ROSERose loves watching videos and is sat in front of the telly ALL the time. So when the video player breaks, it's a total nightmare! But then a very mysterious repa
Sarah's full of nerves when she arrives at Sunnyside Stables, but she's not the only one. Sprite, a new addition to Sunnyside, is flighty and anxious. Together they must work to rebuild each other's c
Genie on the loose! Stanley Lambchop has found a real magic lamp with a genie inside! The genie tells Stanley he can wish for anything in the world: fame, a magical pet, superpowers -- you name it.
When Zack and Spencer get the late-night munchies at a sleepover, they curb their hunger with some freeze-dried food that Zack got at the Air & Space Museum. After devouring freeze-dried ice cream
During Christmas vacation week, D.W. volunteers to take the classroom pet gerbil, Speedy, home for the holidays. D.W. plans to teach him some new tricks to show her class, but soon learns that taking
A rollicking high seas adventure for beginning readers about two feisty and funny pirates. Sail the seven seas in this swashbuckling adventure! Together with their faithful parrot, Squawk, Captain a
Emil Tischbein is on another peculiar adventure, this time by the sea. Of course, the detectives couldn't have an ordinary seaside holiday, and when they become entangled with the mystery of the three
Help your grade 5 students develop the important grammar and punctuation skills they need to be successful writers. Grammar & Punctuation, Grade 5 provides direct instruction and practice on 25 grade-
Help your grade 3 students develop the important grammar and punctuation skills they need to be successful writers. Grammar & Punctuation, Grade 3 provides direct instruction and practice on 25 grade-
Help your grade 6 students develop the important grammar and punctuation skills they need to be successful writers. Grammar & Punctuation, Grade 6 provides direct instruction and practice on 25 grade-
Help your grade 1 students develop the important grammar and punctuation skills they need to be successful writers. Grammar & Punctuation, Grade 1 provides direct instruction and practice on 25 grade-
Help your grade 4 students develop the important grammar and punctuation skills they need to be successful writers. Grammar & Punctuation, Grade 4 provides direct instruction and practice on 25 grade-
Help your grade 2 students develop the important grammar and punctuation skills they need to be successful writers. Grammar & Punctuation, Grade 2 provides direct instruction and practice on 25 grade-
The poor old Amazons become Martyrs and the Ds Picts living in the woods, in Arthur Ransome's 11th adventure. The Ds can't wait to go and stay with Nancy and Peggy in the Lake District during the
