Flick through this mystery trail where shapes resemble animals and animals resemble shapes. This beautifully crafted book is playfully designed so that animals hide and reveal themselves within pages of overlapping colour and alternating pages of printed acetate. Jérémie Fischer's use of bold block colour and cleverly manipulated form will delight and fascinate readers of all ages.
Every page (even the front and back covers!) split in half to extend the spread and reveal hidden artwork. Simply pull the tab on every page! A truly unique format with delightful artwork that introduces important concepts for young readers and inquisitive minds.
Tracy Beaker, the Great Inventor of Extremely Outrageous Dares, returns in a sequel to "The Story of Tracy Beaker."
Murderous Maths: The Secrets of Sums is full of facts, tricks and tips to help children discover why numbers are nifty and arithmetic is amazing. Updated for the relaunch of the primary national curriculum in autumn 2014, children can learn all about prime suspects, diabolical division, sneaky signs and much more with simple explanations and hilarious characters to guide them through. Illustrat…
Oz and Lily's family have inherited an ancient chocolate shop and they're moving in upstairs. It's the perfect home ... apart from the small fact that it's haunted. And then they discover some solid gold chocolate moulds - with magic powers! Soon the ghosts are joined by some evil villains determined to get their hands on the priceless secrets of the magical chocolate.
RING! A bell rings in the fire station. Fireman Fred and the other firefighters race across town to save the day. After putting out a fire and rescuing a cat from a tree, Fred meets a stray dog. It looks as if Fred has found himself a pet! Fire trucks, bravery, and pets: Lynn Rowe Reed's easy-to-read picture book has something for everyone and features her trademark bold and bright illustration…
Biff, Chip, Kipper, Floppy and Friends go fishing, but who gets the funny fish? Read at Home is a new series designed for young, beginner readers. It features all the popular Oxford Reading Tree characters in 12 exciting stories specially written for parents to support their children's reading at home. These entertaining stories, with real life and fantasy adventures, are carefully graded acros…
A collection of bedtime stories written to appeal to the under fives. The stories feature the desperate parents of an owl that snores, a teddy bear who gets sent to a jumble sale by mistake and a neighbour from outer space. The book is part of the Stories for Under Fives series.
Young children can join in a thrilling game of chase as a little mouse forages for food and a warm place to sleep while a wily black cat quietly stalks the mouse and a mysterious beast waits in the shadows.
This large print Fairy Tale book has been specially designed with young children in mind. Ideal for parent and child to read together, the large type also makes it suitable as a first reading book - or a great help to Grandparents!
When is the best time to say “I love you”? In this sweet, touching tale of family love, a mother tries to choose a time to tell her little girl how much she loves her. Over the course of a beautiful day at the seaside, the two roam over sandy beaches and grassy hills as the mother searches for just the right time and spot. The short, atmospheric text is lovely to read aloud and includes ple…
Each book in this fascinating series looks at how a body covering is used by a variety of animals. A fun, investigative approach begins with close-up photography, prompting readers to guess which animals are being studied. Photos of the animals in their natural habitats put each body covering into context. It features simple, patterned text that draws in even your youngest readers.
Burning toast, a sizzling sidewalk, volcanoes erupting at a science fair.... Danger lurks everywhere, and not a firefighter to be found.... Ted knows it is time to become Firefighter Ted. It's the least a helpful bear can do.
Build attitudes of respect and caring, reduce problem behaviors, empower students to solve problems, and educate the whole child with this flexible, user-friendly activity guide. The lessons' literature-based connections allow teachers to "build in" rather than "add on" social-emotional learning (SEL) throughout the day. Field-tested in classrooms across the United States, these activities when…
A board book for the youngest of readers illustrating body concepts using dozens of full-color photographs.
I AM A CLEVER BABY I can touch my nose I can touch my toes I can even touch my nose with my toes Clever babies and clever parents will love reading the interactive text and looking at the adorable photographs of real babies of all nationalities in this oversize board book. As they grow, babies will be able to imitate the activities in the text. Reading this book with Mom and Dad wil…
Wild World: Weird and Wonderful, Amazing Animal Homes
Even the smallest readers can have big fun with Bear in this sweet introduction to opposites from the New York Times bestselling creators of Bear’s New Friend. Bear is big, big, big, and mouse is small, small, small but these friends stick together through all the highs and lows! Join Bear and mouse as they spot all the opposites in their little glen. Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman team …
Rain, Rain, Go Away celebrates and encourages the playful spirt of children, no matter the weather! From sunshine to rain, nothing can stop the fun of a group of friends ready to play outside together!