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These decodable Black and White More Storybooks for Yellow are for teachers to send home to help children practise reading stories they have been learning in school. Each book contains the same story as its corresponding colour More Storybook, but includes detailed and clear guidance for parents. The books are designed to go home with children once they have read the colour More Storybook three times in class.Reading a familiar text allows them to build confidence with reading at home. The books include parent-friendly notes to support the activities at the start and end of the books, including practise of the Speed Sounds, Green Words and Red Words before reading. There is also guidance for the questions at the end of the story to develop children's comprehension.The books are part of the Read Write Inc. Phonics programme, developed by Ruth Miskin. The programme is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers.It includes Handbooks, Sounds Cards, Word Cards

Victoria Stitch (Book 1-3)Victoria Stitch: Bad and Glittering'The crystal keeper gazed around him at the shards of impure crystal, glittering furiously on the floor, and shivered with a terrible sense of foreboding.' Twins, Victoria Stitch and Celestine, are denied their royal birth-right. Celestine accepts the decision with good grace, but Victoria Stitch is consumed with her obsession for power. The twins are like moonlight and sunshine - could it be possible to break free of the role you have been given, rewrite your story, and change your own destiny?Victoria Stitch: Free and Famous'I want to be me! The glorious glittering me . . .People like me here Celestine! They adore me!'Victoria Stitch has escaped from the confines of Wiskling Wood and flown into the human world. Here, she breaks the most sacred of all wiskling laws and speaks to a human. Where she is feared and disgraced in Wiskling Wood, she is adored and revered in the human world.But the net is closing in. There are wiskl

Kitty is a superhero-in-training with feline superpowers. She dreams of being just like her superhero mum one day, but she's still got a lot to learn. Join her for a series of enchanting adventures by the light of the moon.In Kitty and the Runaway Train, a famous steam train, the Red Rocket, is visiting Hallam City, but when it starts moving along the track with Pumpkin the kitten on board, Kitty must use her superpowers and race to catch the runaway train.

The Read Write Inc. Phonics More Storybooks consolidate phonics learning and increase reading fluency. This ensures that children keep progressing at the right level for them and fluency is supported throughout the programme.The More Storybooks follow the same progression as the Core Storybooks, ensuring that they are the best choice to support children who need further practice before progressing to the next level in Read Write Inc. Phonics. Engaging stories with diverse characters and broad appeal ensure that children see themselves in the stories and also find out about different experiences and possibilities.Detailed lesson plans on Read Write Inc. Phonics Online support teachers to use these as classroom Storybooks and provide teachers with a wider choice of stories to use in the classroom.

This new series of little books builds children's confidence with mathematical vocabulary and ideas and provides a foundation for learning in a way that feels good. Using carefully chosen words in relatable settings from the world around them, this book creates a moment for children and adults to discover first sorting words through dressing up and having fun. The engaging art style, fun characters and hardback picture book feel make this series accessible and perfect to share.Written and illustrated by the same winning team as 'Big Words for Little People', this series is special not only because it focuses on maths in a child-friendly way, but also because it's from Oxford, it's packed with educational goodness that helps children develop and grow.

This new series of little books builds children's confidence with mathematical vocabulary and ideas and provides a foundation for learning in a way that feels good. Using carefully chosen words in relatable settings from the world around them, this book creates a moment for children and adults to discover first counting words at a pizza party. The engaging art style, fun characters and hardback picture book feel make this series accessible and perfect to share.Written and illustrated by the same winning team as 'Big Words for Little People', this series is special not only because it focuses on maths in a child-friendly way, but also because it's from Oxford, it's packed with educational goodness that helps children develop and grow.

No magical creature has a problem too big for Ava and her Dads to solve!Unicorns with tummy trouble. Dragons with broken wings. Sneezy centaurs and mermaids with measles.Everyone in town knows just who to see when they are feeling poorly: Ava and her dads, the Marvellous Doctors for Magical Creatures. Well, Ava isn't a doctor, not yet, but she's learning the ropes and she's brilliant at solving medical mysteries. Glitterbug the unicorn is not like all the other unicorns.They love dancing and planning parties, but she would much rather be frolicking in the mud. Glitterbug comes to the Marvellous Doctors with a terrible tummy ache, but after examining her, they are mystified as to what's causing it. Can Ava help her dads find the answer?In this magical story about being true to yourself, Ava discovers there's more than one way to be a unicorn!

Martha LOVES drawing maps. She creates maps of everything-even her thoughts and dreams! Let Martha be your guide as she welcomes you to her world. Starting in outer space, we zoom in page by page, to our planet, Martha's community, and beyond to her dreams of a future where ANYTHING is possible.Full of quirky details and fun non-fiction labels that children will love poring over-they will discover cool new facts with every reading. Each map is imbued with anirresistible sense of excitement about the world and optimism for the future.

Isadora Moon is special because she's different. Her mum is a fairy, her dad is a vampire, and she's a bit of both. When Isadora's teacher announces the class are having a maths test on Monday, Isadora gets a nervous feeling in her tummy.She really doesn't like tests . . .or maths! Maybe, Isadora could pretend to be ill so she can stay at home instead? Isadora calls her naughty cousin Mirabelle for help and she gives her a spell that will help Isadora get out of the test. To Isadora's delight, it works! But between a potion mishap and magic pox fluffballs bouncing around all over the place, Isadora starts feeling a bit guilty. Luckily, her mum is on hand to help set things right and together they come up with a new, magical way to say goodbye to the magic pox and even make revising for the maths test fun! With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout by author/illustrator Harriet Muncaster, Isadora Moon is a unique heroine with an out-of-this-world family!

'I want to be me! The glorious glittering me . . .People like me here Celestine! They adore me!'Victoria Stitch has escaped from the confines of Wiskling Wood and flown into the human world. Here, she breaks the most sacred of all wiskling laws and speaks to a human. Where she is feared and disgraced in Wiskling Wood, she is adored and revered in the human world.But the net is closing in. There are wisklings who would like to end Victoria Stitch's famous reign in the human world for good. Will her beloved twin, Celestine, be able to warn her in time? And even if she can, will Victoria Stitch listen?Review of Victoria Stitch: Bad and Glittering. This absorbing miniature melodrama is full of fraught sibling fondness between sweet, gentle Celestine and the marvellously ambitious and snooty Victoria, with Muncaster's own enticing illustrations. - The GuardianReview of Victoria Stitch: Bad and Glittering. Packed full of gothic glam and with a hefty dose of sparkles and glitter, Victoria Sti

Kitty is a superhero-in-training with feline superpowers. She dreams of being just like her superhero mum one day, but she's still got a lot to learn. Join her for a series of enchanting adventures by the light of the moon.In Kitty and the Snowball Bandit, a sneaky snowball thrower is ruining all the fun at the Winter Fair. The way they throw, hide, and run makes it seem like they have superpowers. Could this be a supervillain? It's up to Kitty to track them down and find out.

Isadora Moon is special because she's different. Her mum is a fairy, her dad is a vampire, and she's a bit of both. When a new girl, Ava, joins her class, Isadora is keen to make friends.But Ava's not interested. She'd much rather be back at her old school, with her old friends, who are much more fun to play with. Isadora's classmates are happy to leave Ava on her own since she clearly doesn't like them, but Isadora figures out that there's something more going on beneath Ava's unfriendly surface.Can Isadora help Ava to let her guard down, and give her new school a chance?A magical story about the power of kindness, inclusivity, and friendship. With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout, Isadora Moon is a unique heroine with an out-of-this-world family!

When ordinary boy Marvin wears his super-suit he becomes MARV. A superhero with infinite powers . .. In this story, Marvin and his friends are ice skating at the Blizzard Zone when supervillain Master Blaster takes control of the rink, determined that everyone stops their fun to watch him skate. Soon, skaters are being frozen solid by the supervillain's powerful ice blasts.It's time for Marvin to swap his skates for his superhero suit and become MARV-unstoppable, invincible, and totally MARVellous! Only then can Marv put an end to Master Blaster's showing off.

Mirabelle's mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy, and she is a bit of both!Mirabelle and her class are going on a school trip to a magical-creature sanctuary, and Mirabelle can't wait! Even being partnered with annoying goody-two-shoes Lavinia can't ruin her day. But when she accidentally lets the bittens (part bat, part kitten, totally adorable, slightly fierce) out of their enclosure their day becomes a bit more complicated. Can Lavinia help Mirabelle stay out of trouble? And can Mirabelle show Lavinia that maybe some things are worth getting in trouble for.. . ?

水獺和獾向來各據河岸一方，不相往來，沒想到一隻水獺為尋找食材誤闖禁地。究竟牠的魯莽之舉會為兩方的緊張關係火上加油，還是那雙小小的烘焙巧手能帶來和平共處的契機？童趣畫風描繪友愛與包容，以及很多、很多可愛的水獺與獾。The otters and the badgers live on either side of the river, but they have never seen eye to eye. Neither group can cross to the opposite riverbank. But one day shy otter-baker Francie accidentally ventures into the badger lands in search of a new ingredient.As the two sides begin arguing again, she has unwittingly set off a new chapter in their ongoing feud. But maybe Francie's stunning new cookies-otter-baked but with badger-territory ingredients-may finally helpthem learn to get along. A funny and heartfelt story of tolerance, compromise and finding common ground.Anya Glazer's detailed artwork will immerse readers in the rich world of otters and badgers, and reward multiple readings. Provides a fun-packed introduction to conflict resolution ... and cookery!

Mirabelle is going on holiday with her family to a fancy witch resort and she can't wait! She has promised her parents that she will absolutely not get up to mischief this time. And she really means it too. The witch resort is everything Mirabelle had hoped for, and more! Better yet, she makes a new friend called Bea.Then Mirabelle makes a worrying discovery-Bea is even more mischievous than Mirabelle, and she quickly finds herself in a whole heap of trouble . . .especially when a dragon gets involved!Will Mirabelle's family believe that Mirabelle is (mostly) innocent this time or is it just a case of double the trouble?

This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Geraldine McCaughrean, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .After her parents' death, Mary Lennox travels to England to live at her uncle's house in Yorkshire. Sour-tempered and selfish, she is unimpressed at what she finds there. Yet she can't help being intrigued by stories of a secret garden-once full of beauty, now hidden in a tangle of neglect.

Mirabelle's mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy, and she is a bit of both!Mirabelle doesn't mean to cause trouble, it just seems to follow her round. But when she and her brother go to stay at their fairy grandparents she is determined that nothing will go wrong, and she is going to be on her very best, most fairy-like, behaviour. But being good all the time is really tiring.And a little bit of mess leads to a little bit of secret witch magic, which leads to even more mess, and even more magic, until everything is in total chaos! Can Mirabelle get the mayhem under control before Granny finds out?

The Fruits and the Vegetables have been fighting FOREVER! But best friends Grape and Mushroom decide it's time for things to change. They meet in secret and hatch a plan to end the fighting once and for all. And so they set off on an epic journey to the very top of the fridge to ask the legendary Wise Old Cheese for help-that is, if he even exists.Join these tiny peace envoys on their courageous mission as they eventually find the solution in an unexpected place . . .A laugh-out-loud picture book about conflict resolution: 'Hilarious, Grape and Mushroom truly achieve peas on Earth.' - David Litchfield

Frida worries all the time. Big worries, small worries, and all-the-time worries. Her worries feel heavy, just like the pebbles she collects every day.Some days, Frida's worries become that only thing she can think about. But then, one day, her granny teaches her an ingenious way to keep her worries in check-and Frida finally feels the weight of her fears slip away . .. This sensitively written picture book explores how a young girl learns to manage her worries. Jenny Bloomfield's beautifully observed illustrations bring Frida's feelings and experiences vividly to life.

In this wonderfully festive picture book, Yuval Zommer imagines the Northern Lights' fleeting journey from space to Earth and how they weave a special magic for the animals and people living in the frozen lands below. From tiny specs of dust to gleaming rays in the dark, the Northern Lights travel across the Arctic, uniting every creature in a celebration that reverberates through land and sea.

Mirabelle's mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy, and she is a bit of both! Mirabelle doesn't mean to cause trouble, it just seems to follow her round. But when she and her brother go to stay at their fairy grandparents she is determined that nothing will go wrong, and she is going to be on her very best, most fairy-like, behaviour. But being good all the time is really tiring.And a little bit of mess leads to a little bit of secret witch magic, which leads to even more mess, and even more magic, until everything is in total chaos! Can Mirabelle get the mayhem under control before Granny finds out?

Frida worries all the time. Big worries, small worries, and all-the-time worries. Her worries feel heavy, just like the pebbles she collects every day.Some days, Frida's worries become the only thing she can think about. But then, one day, her granny teaches her an ingenious way to keep her worries in check-and Frida finally feels the weight of her fears slip away . .. This sensitively written picture book explores how a young girl learns to manage her worries. Jenny Bloomfield's beautifully observed illustrations bring Frida's feelings and experiences vividly to life.

這次的冒險從一顆流星開始——Isadora Moon在觀察星空時，發現了一位迷路的星光精靈Nova，還得幫她尋找遺失的小貓Pluto。故事融入太空知識、魔法露營與夜晚的閃亮想像，是一場結合科學與奇幻的可愛旅程。Harriet Muncaster以溫柔插圖與細膩情節，帶領讀者進入光與影共存的神祕宇宙。Isadora Moon is special because she's different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and she's a bit of both. Isadora is observing the night sky for a school project - her class is learning everything about space and she decides to look at the stars for inspiration.But wait, what is that? Through the telescope, Isadora spots a shooting star that falls to Earth! After courageously finding the place where the star landed, Isadora discovers a new twinkling friend. Her name is Nova, she is a Glow Sprite and she is not supposed to be there. Even worse, Nova's moon kitten Pluto is lost and she needs Isadora's help to find him.Between magical campfires, space lessons, moon cheese and a glowing sleepover, Isadora will need to use all her wits to help Novafinding Pluto before her new friend has to fly back to the stars.

Mr Bunny has decided to run for mayor of Coop Town. His chocolatey campaign wows his chicken electorate at first, but what will happen when the truth comes out?VOTE BUNNY!Mr Bunny is back . . . and this time he's running for mayor. Coop Town needs some urgent repairs-and Mr Bunny is promising to make it great again. At first, the chicken electorate is wowed by Mr Bunny's promises of new chocolate houses, new chocolate parks, new chocolate swimming pools-as well as his bold claim that chocolate will repel hungry foxes.But what will happen when the truth comes home to roost?

In this groundbreaking and comprehensive study, Julian Murphet examines how dramatists and prose writers at the turn of the twentieth century experimented with new forms of modern character. Old truis

This flagship gift edition illustrated by Lauren Child is a glorious celebratory tribute to the strongest girl in the world. Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins.The grown-ups in the village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should, but Pippi has other ideas. She would much rather spend her days arranging wild, exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbours, Tommy and Annika, or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories. Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman, dancing a polka with burglars, or tugging a bull's tail.Generations of children have fallen in love with Pippi Longstocking. Just like Tommy and Annika, readers are instantly charmed by her warmth, strength and sense of fun.

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This important new edition of the bestselling Oxford School Dictionary has been fully updated to include contemporary, relevant and comprehensive vocabulary. New words about technology, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic have been added, for example eSports, vlog, net-zero, eco-friendly, coronavirus and social distancing. Definitions of familiar words, such as bubble, viral, cookie and platform, have been updated to reflect how they are used now.Complete with example sentences, fascinating word origins, and grammar and punctuation panels, this dictionary supports today's students with their language and spelling skills, and helps with the transition from primary to secondary. For free downloadable activity worksheets, go to www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com.

Featuring a wealth of engaging content, this concept-based Course Book has been developed in cooperation with the IB to provide the most comprehensive support for the DP Biology specification, for first teaching from September 2023. Created by experienced IB authors, examiners and teachers, it is packed with activities, questions, and opportunities to regularly practice, plus extensive assessment preparation support. Use this print Course Book alongside the digital course on Oxford's Kerboodle platform for the best teaching and learning experience.Oxford's DP Science offer brings together the IB curriculum and future-facing functionality, enabling success in DP and beyond.

When Tiddlywink the pixie gets trapped inside a cursed puzzle cube, every attempt to free him fails. All hope now rests on the shoulders of five brave heroes, who must journey all the way to the mysterious DISTANT DESERT for answers before the sands of time run out. But with cacti gladiators, a down-on-her-luck genie, and a rebellious magic carpet to contend with-it's not going to be an easy ride!

Baby Polar Bear loves to play and explore her snowy home. When the family sets off on a long trip, she must stay alert as there is danger about - but Mummy Bear is always close by! This heartwarming story about an animal family living in the Arctic has big flaps to open and polar bear facts to discover. Readers will love interacting with the big non-fiction flaps, where they can help Baby Polar Bear across a maze of ice floes! With a black-headed gull to spot onevery page.Amazing Animal Tales is an exciting and innovative new series following baby animals' incredible stories of survival, with big flaps that can be opened to reveal amazing facts. The books can either be enjoyed with the flaps closed, as an engaging narrative story, or with the flaps open as a combined story and non-fiction experience. Also available: Amazing Animal Tales: Baby Koala and Amazing Animal Tales: Little Tiger.Look out for more books coming soon!

Baby Polar Bear loves to play and explore her snowy home. When the family sets off on a long trip, she must stay alert as there is danger about - but Mummy Bear is always close by! This heartwarming story about an animal family living in the Arctic has big flaps to open and polar bear facts to discover. Readers will love interacting with the big non-fiction flaps, where they can help Baby Polar Bear across a maze of ice floes! With a black-headed gull to spot onevery page.Amazing Animal Tales is an exciting and innovative new series following baby animals' incredible stories of survival, with big flaps that can be opened to reveal amazing facts. The books can either be enjoyed with the flaps closed, as an engaging narrative story, or with the flaps open as a combined story and non-fiction experience. Also available: Amazing Animal Tales: Baby Koala and Amazing Animal Tales: Little Tiger.Look out for more books coming soon!

Packed with activities including colouring in, word searches, simple maths puzzles and much more, this seasonal activity book is perfect for keeping fans of the bestselling Isadora Moon and Mirabelle series busy over the holiday season. With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout by author/illustrator Harriet Muncaster and a totally unique heroine with an out-of-this-world family, Isadora Moon is the ideal choice for readers who want their magic and sparkle with a bit of bite!

Freya loves rainbows. She loves their bright colours and their curvy shape. More than anything, she wishes she has one of her very own.One that she can keep forever. So she decides to become a Rainbow Hunter! She searches high and low, but no rainbows are to be found, so she decides to make her own, collecting items in every colour of the rainbow from the garden. But when things don't go quite to plan, Freya has to use her imagination and creativity to come up with a way to make her wish come true.A vibrant story from the author of the bestselling The Perfect Fit with technicolour illustrations by Ana Gomez.

Mouse is hungry, but that tasty cake is just too high! Is it a stretch too far, or will Mouse find his way to the top? It's a big problem for a small mouse in this hilarious introduction to the maths concept of height. With engaging artwork and a very funny story, readers won't even realize that they're learning something while they laugh along with the animal friends!Features fun activities at the back to explore the topics further.

Do you know Pippi Longstocking? She's the strongest, bravest, most independent girl in the world, and this activity book is inspired by her. Packed with activities and bursting with full-colour illustrations from the original best-selling series, this book will transport readers to the world of Pippi Longstocking. Visit Villekulla and make the perfect pancakes, party with Pippi and play Pin the Tail on the Monkey, or set sail for the south seas and dress-up as apirate - everything's fun with Pippi around!

Elephant is too heavy to play with Mouse on the seesaw. Their friends can help, but will it be enough to get Elephant's feet off the ground? A great deal (of Elephant) hangs in the balance in this hilarious introduction to the maths concept of weight. With engaging artwork and a very funny story, readers won't even realize that they're learning something while they laugh along with the animal friends!Features fun activities at the back to explore the topics further.

While fear and anxiety have historically been associated with authoritarian regimes, Frank Biess demonstrates the ambivalent role of these emotions in the democratization of West Germany, where fears

Today you're the train driver! Your job is to take the family into the city. Let's go!Enter a world of imaginative play with this fun and immersive insight into the role of a train driver. Children will love using their imagination to take the driver's seat and pretend to use the train's controls to start the engine, open the doors at the station, and switch on the lights in a tunnel!This book puts the reader in charge, to build self-confidence and encourage following instructions, problem solving, and teamwork.The narrative is embedded with early learning skills such as recognition of colours, shapes, and numbers. This makes it perfect to share with children as a fun way to practise these key skills, while spotting their favourite vehicles and making the sound effects. The story ends with a sense of achievement as the passengers are safely delivered to the city.