Jodie loves to juggle - plates, oranges, anything! But his mum isn't so keen as Jodie has lots of 'accidents' when practising his skills. She'd rather Jodie played something less destructive, like football. Will she persuade Jodie to swap his juggling for football? And will Jodie the footballer be less accident-prone than Jodie the juggler?
Jodie loves to juggle - plates, oranges, anything! But his mum isn't so keen as Jodie has lots of 'accidents' when practising his skills. She'd rather...
Hector the Hippo wants to play the cello more than anything else in the world. But who in the jungle will teach him? Most of the other animals laugh at the idea. Finally Hector meets a musician who can help him, a lyrebird. He practices everyday until he has a chance to play at a grand concert in front of all the other animals.
Hector the Hippo wants to play the cello more than anything else in the world. But who in the jungle will teach him? Most of the other animals laugh a...
This wordless instruction text by celebrity gardener Kim Wilde combines photographs and illustrations to show how a scarecrow is made using recycled materials. Each step of the construction process is clearly depicted, in sequence, concluding with a photograph of the finished model.
- Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.
- Text type - Wordless instruction text.
- The process is summarised in a flow diagram on pages 14 and 15 to give children the opportunity to...
This wordless instruction text by celebrity gardener Kim Wilde combines photographs and illustrations to show how a scarecrow is made using recycle...
Fred was bored. He didn't like going to the shopping centre with his mum and his little sister. But then by mistake he took the lift to the 99th floor and found an alien who needed his help.
Fred was bored. He didn't like going to the shopping centre with his mum and his little sister. But then by mistake he took the lift to the 99th floor...
What's it like to be a writer, radio presenter and performer? Read all about Michael Rosen's life and find out what he was like as a boy, what he got up to at school and how he became a famous poet in this fascinating autobiography.
What's it like to be a writer, radio presenter and performer? Read all about Michael Rosen's life and find out what he was like as a boy, what he got ...
Ned the hedgehog is looking for a home in the cold, dark forest. He needs somewhere warm and cosy to sleep, but all he keeps finding are other creatures' homes: rabbits', foxes', owls', bats'. Will he ever find a snug safe bed of his own? This beautiful book is written and illustrated by award-winning author and illustrator Tim Hopgood.
- Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language
- Text type: A story with predictable structure and patterned language.
- A map of the forest on pages 14-15 shows Ned's journey and all the animals he...
Ned the hedgehog is looking for a home in the cold, dark forest. He needs somewhere warm and cosy to sleep, but all he keeps finding are other crea...
This hilarious set of poems by award-winning and much-loved poet Roger McGough explores the weird and the wonderful. Filled with brand new poems and accompanied by wonderful illustrations from Natalie Kilany, this book will resonate with young readers everywhere.
Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.
A poetry book
Curriculum Links: Citizenship: Choices"
This hilarious set of poems by award-winning and much-loved poet Roger McGough explores the weird and the wonderful. Filled with brand new poems an...
Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War One. These achievements are even more exceptional because Walter was Afro-Caribbean, succeeding in a world that still considered black people inferior. Follow him from the orphanage to the football field and final days in the trenches, in this inspiring biography.
Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.
A biography
A timeline on pages 54 and 55 presents the key events in Walter Tull's life...
Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War One. These achievements are even more exceptional because Walt...
Find out what it's like to be a famous poet, author and performer in this autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah. Learn what it was like growing up in a house of seven children, meeting Nelson Mandela and how he sets about writing poetry, all told through his own voice and accompanied by artwork from Victor Ambrus.
Find out what it's like to be a famous poet, author and performer in this autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah. Learn what it was like growing up in a ...
In 1912, the largest passenger ship ever built set sail for America, but she never got there. Find out what happened to the Titanic and her passengers.
Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages. Text type: An information book Pages 22 and 23 show a map of the route the Titanic took, allowing children to retrace the events of the sinking. Curriculum links: History: How do we know about "
In 1912, the largest passenger ship ever built set sail for America, but she never got there. Find out what happened to the Titanic and her passeng...
