A warmly nostalgic and humorous memoir telling the story of Andy Seed's first year as a primary school teacher in the Yorkshire Dales.

Andy Seed is beginning his fifth year teaching at Cragthwaite Primary in the Yorkshire Dales, and as always a new term is full of surprises. These take the form of a beautiful, but not terribly bright, student on placement from the local teacher training college, and a particularly pushy and problematic parent with a fine line in complaining. It looks like Andy's pupils are the least of his problems...At home in Applesett, things aren't all rosy either. Barbara is forced to take a job as a postie to help pay the mortgage, which means finding someone to look after Tom and Reuben. When two old...

This nutty, nature joke book is full of side-splittingly hilarious jokes and fascinating facts based on nature. Full of green-fingered giggles and wildlife witticisms, as well as incredible facts about nature, Ned the Nature Nut will turn you into a nature nut too!

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

Features 'interviews' with a tiger, wolf, honey badger, giant armadillo, lion, jaguar, giant anteater, snow leopard, polar bear, and three-toed sloth. Plus, ideas for how to do your bit to help endangered species and their habitats.

Možná tvoje kočka občas vykašle chomáč chlupů, nebo se ti pes vyválí v něčem smradlavým, ale věř nám - to je čajíček oproti tomu, co se dozvíš v této úžasně nechutné knize! Víš, do jaké délky může dorůst tasemnice? Víš, kdo dokáže vykakat bobky ve tvaru kostky? A kdo si rád pochutnává na své moči? I když se nám může zdát toho chování (občas) nechutné a odporné, zvířata mají dobrý důvod, proč to dělají a co tím získají. Co je účinnější, než na nepřítele vystříknout krev z očí, pozvracet je nebo dělat mrtvého? Krev,...

Do you think you could survive in an ice age? There's not a lot of food, no TV or cars, everything wants to eat or squish you, and it's very, VERY cold! Sound like fun? In this book, you'll discover how people living in the Ice Age kept warm in such a cold climate. You'll find out about the clothes they wore, the food they ate, the art they created and what their homes looked like. You might also recognise some of the animals that lived in the Ice Age - some of them are still around today. They're just a little smaller and less furry now! And finally, we'll be asking the BIG question: Will...