Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Language Arts - General

Discover these two creepy, ghostly stories originally written by Charles Dickens, retold here by Penny Dolan. In "The Signalman," messages warn of horrors to come, but will they be understood before it s too late? And in "The Face on the Train," a chance meeting inspires an artist to draw a portrait, but was the encounter chance after all?
Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction."

Find out all about one of the worlds toughest running challenges, as racers compete for 28 days covering a distance of over 1,000 kilometers in some of the wildest and loneliest places on Earth, in the ultimate endurance event. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction."

Travel back in time 2,000 years to when the Iron Age Celtic tribes migrated to Britain. Find out what Britain was like before their arrival, how they set up their communities, and what life was like for them as they built and defended their homes, fought, farmed, and celebrated their culture. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.

Follow the trickery and antics of Hyena and Rabbit as they try to outwit each other in this collection of hilarious traditional tales from West Africa. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

These wonderful atmospheric folktales from the Ukraine and China capture two different cultures, united in the presence of a dragon, who has the power to change all of their lives forever. Told here, by master storyteller Dawn Casey. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

Find out about the lives of these two queens, joined together by their family bond, but with hugely different beliefs. Discover what early life was like for Princesses Mary and Elizabeth under the turbulent rule of their father Henry VIII, how they got on with each other, and their individual reigns in this fascinating dual biography. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

Learn everything you could ever want to know about one of Earth's most impressive phenomena. Find out all about the different types of volcano, why and how they happen, the risks they pose, as well as what they can provide. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

Find out all about two ground breaking figures in medicine--Elizabeth Blackwell and Elizabeth Garret Anderson, two women who fought to become doctors in the early 1800s. What was life like for women in the early 19th century, what obstacles did both women come up against, and ultimately how did they succeed? Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

A fascinating insight into the history of one of our ancient civilizations the Shang dynasty, their society, culture, belief system, and way of life in China over 500 years ago. Who were they, how did they rule, and what was life like under their power? Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically."

Meet Prospero and his daughter Miranda as they are shipwrecked on an island. As Prospero plans revenge on those that put them there, an unlikely alliance leads to an alternative outcome with acceptance, forgiveness, friendship, and marriage at the heart. Discover one of Shakespeare s most exciting plays in this gripping retelling by John Dougherty. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view."

Enjoy the hilarity and mischief amidst the mistaken identities, mixed messages, and cross dressing in this wonderful retelling of William Shakespeare s comedy play by Celia Rees. As all the characters get their wires crossed, and fall in love with the wrong people, time is running out to reveal their true identities before they head to the church Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view."

Find out all about the ancient kingdom of Benin, the tribes that lived there, how they lived and were ruled, and how the nation changed and developed over time. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.

Orphans Nicholas and Kate arrive in London to find help from their uncle, but his cold-hearted, cruel attitude sets the siblings on a course that will change their lives forever. Immerse yourself in this beautiful adaptation of one of Charles Dickens best-known novels by Julie Berry. Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading program, and longer chapter books."

Get to know one of literature s most famous couples, as they meet, fall in love, marry in secret and are then cruelly separated. A love story at its heart, this is also a tale of rivalry, revenge, and bitter resentment. Get to know one of Shakespeare s most famous plays in this wonderful and engaging retelling. Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading program and longer chapter books."

Get an understanding of one of the world s ancient civilizations, and find out all about their way of life, intriguing rituals, and bizarre sports in this fascinating account of how the Maya first established themselves more than 20,000 years ago in Central America, and their eventual demise. Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading program and longer chapter books."

Not your average science book, this in-depth analysis of the smallest living things in our world gives captivating insight into the wonderful world of microorganisms. Focusing on bacteria, fungi, protists, and viruses, it explains some of the biggest diseases of our time, as well as the processes of protecting ourselves. Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading program, and longer chapter books.