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Collins Very First Spanish Words is the perfect first dictionary for learners of Spanish aged 3 to 6. Packed full of fun and useful everyday vocabulary, this beautifully illustrated dictionary will capture the imagination of young children and encourage a love for learning Spanish. The dictionary c...

The first steps in learning a new language are made easy and fun in this engaging picture-and-word book. Containing more than 1000 Italian words, all of them illustrated with lively drawings by Susie Lacome. Words and images are arranged by subject, such as the bedroom, the garden, food, shapes and ...

This classic early reading book for Steiner-Waldorf schools is now available again in a newly edited edition. The stories and poems range in style and content from the fairy-tale elements of Class 1 (age 6-7) to the legends and animal fables introduced in Class 2 (age 7-8). Rhythmical repetition of ...

An introduction to poetry for very young children that is full of simple and beautiful poems with strong rhythms and rhymes to enjoy. It includes a mixture of traditional poems and lively modern verse. Each poem is brought to life with charming and evocative illustrations.

The easy way to access the most common citation styles and avoid inadvertent plagiarismEyes glazing over at the thought of wading through a door-stop sized manual to find the correct way to cite a simple source? Tired of shelling out too much money on textbooks and multiple style guides? Confused ab...

Wila Bean thinks that every flying friend should be one of a kind, like her owl, Snooze, and is upset when a new girl arrives at the Cupid Academy with a much larger owl, Mr. Wingston.

Wila Bean thinks that every flying friend should be one of a kind, like her owl, Snooze, and is upset when a new girl arrives at the Cupid Academy with a much larger owl, Mr. Wingston.

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

When Ralph Bennett's life seems it can get no worse, in walks a man with a box that clearly is worth its weigh in gold. Ralph can't help but steal it, desperate for money and any way out of his life as a servant. He ignores the box's warning and opens it, unwittingly releasing his Doppelg(t)nger his...

"A child's imagination takes flight." When Abby finds two warm, round stones in the backyard, she "adopts" them, pretending they're unhatched birds. She lovingly builds them a cozy nest and watches over them constantly until one day she imagines that with a crick and a crack, the stones hatch to re...

"A child's imagination takes flight." When Abby finds two warm, round stones in the backyard, she "adopts" them, pretending they're unhatched birds. She lovingly builds them a cozy nest and watches over them constantly until one day she imagines that with a crick and a crack, the stones hatch to re...

"Old MacDonald had a farm like you've never seen before!" With a nod to the familiar refrain E-I-E-I-O, a day on this farm is framed by the vowels A-E-I-O-U--and sometimes Y. Old MacDonald appears in an explosion of color and, starting with the letter A, proceeds to "saw barn planks, stack sacks, ...

"Old MacDonald had a farm like you've never seen before!" With a nod to the familiar refrain E-I-E-I-O, a day on this farm is framed by the vowels A-E-I-O-U--and sometimes Y. Old MacDonald appears in an explosion of color and, starting with the letter A, proceeds to "saw barn planks, stack sacks, ...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

"Thunderbolts" is a series of leveled reading books covering popular non-fiction topics, with particular appeal to older readers. Each book contains a non-fiction section followed by a fiction story on the same topic. There are four sets in the series. Each set contains six books and is leveled to a...

"Thunderbolts" is a series of leveled reading books covering popular non-fiction topics, with particular appeal to older readers. Each book contains a non-fiction section followed by a fiction story on the same topic. There are four sets in the series. Each set contains six books and is leveled to a...

This title presents a fast-track Spanish course for beginners, which makes learning Spanish easy and fun. It provides a thorough grounding in Spanish grammar and everyday phrases, using up-to-date Spanish and building up the reader's knowledge in simple stages. It presents a lively and colourful adv...

This is a new paperback edition of "Usborne's Illustrated First Dictionary" with over 2,500 carefully chosen words and definitions. It is packed with lively and humorous illustrations and photographs that help demonstrate the meanings of words. It includes an alphabet sequence on each page to help c...

At Home With French is a fun activity workbook for children, aged 5-7 years, to do at home. Using different themes and a variety of tasks such as colouring, drawing, copying, and writing, children learn the French words for colours, days of the week, numbers, and the song, Frere Jacques. The fun ill...

This book provides a detailed overview of current or recent research exploring a wide range of ideas, theories, and practices around written text production. European researchers from a broad range of disciplines brought together under the European Research Network on Learning to Write Effectively w...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

Author BiographyDavid Orme was a teacher for 18 years before he became a full-time writer. David has written over 200 books. Before writing full-time, Helen Orme taught as a Special Needs Co-ordinator in a large comprehensive school. At the last count she had written around 40 books, many for reluc...

"Thunderbolts" is a series of leveled reading books covering popular non-fiction topics, with particular appeal to older readers. Each book contains a non-fiction section followed by a fiction story on the same topic. There are four sets in the series. Each set contains six books and is leveled to a...

"Thunderbolts" is a series of leveled reading books covering popular non-fiction topics, with particular appeal to older readers. Each book contains a non-fiction section followed by a fiction story on the same topic. There are four sets in the series. Each set contains six books and is leveled to a...

Here is a comprehensive view of all of the elements that are essential to developing effective literacy and providing the necessary gradual release of responsibility for reading and writing from teachers to students. Developing Literacy by Morrison and Wilcox gives teachers the "big picture" and hel...