Awful Auntie

The book is set in December 1933. The central character is Stella Saxby, whose parents, Lord and Lady Saxby, have died in a tragic car accident. In the wake of the tragedy, Stella's Aunt Alberta launches a plot to trick Stella out of her inheritance. Also featured are Wagner (Aunt Alberta's enormous owl that was found in a war), Soot (a ghost of a chimney sweep) and Gibbon (the Saxby's elderly …

Demon dentist

This New York Times bestseller from David Walliams, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author and “the heir to Roald Dahl” (The Spectator), launched his books stateside in a big way! Walliams makes going to the dentist a wacky adventure with his signature humor—this is one dentist appointment you don’t want to miss. Something strange is happening in Alfie's town. Instead of sh…

Building a house

Byron Barton, the celebrated creator of numerous picture books for very young children, including Trucks, My Bus, and My Car, builds a house, step by step, right before your eyes! A machine digs a big hole. A cement mixer pours cement. Carpenters put up walls. Bricklayers, electricians, plumbers, and painters do their part. Through brilliantly simple words and pictures a house is built. "…

This makes me scared

Kids will learn it's okay to be scared—and how to confront their fears—in this installment of the Dealing with Feelings series. Paperback edition includes stickers! In This Makes Me Scared, a young boy is terrified about taking swim lessons. The water is cold, chlorine burns his eyes, and worst of all, everyone is watching him. He's scared that he'll never learn to swim--or drown trying!…

Hurricanes have eyes but can't see : and other amazing facts about wild weather

Fast, fun facts, light, informative text, and colorful images bring wild weather to life for kids ages 7-10. HURRICANES HAVE EYES BUT CAN'T SEE is a photographic exploration into the world of weather. Topics include hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, and dust storms. Readers will be amazed by the fun, fast facts, while teachers and parents will appreciate the light, informative text and easy-…

Angry birds. Stop the pigs!

Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. There are pigs everywhere on Bird Island and Red is not happy. Why are they looking at the eggs? What do they want? And can he stop them? A fun reader based on the hit film Angry Birds The Movie. Level 2

Wonder art workshop

In Wonder Art Workshop, educator and educational development expert Sally Haughey shares her approach to hands-on, play-based learning with parents, teachers, and other facilitators, offering 25 activities that let your child take the lead in developing their own sense of intrinsic motivation to imagine, experiment, and discover. The author's wonder-based approach reflects and synthesizes se…

Room on the broom

There’s room on the broom for everyone, so come and join the fun with this special twentieth anniversary edition of the bestselling classic Room on the Broom, featuring the much-loved original story plus additional bonus content. The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. Luckily, th…

Universal design for learning in the classroom : practical applications

Clearly written and well organized, this book shows how to apply the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) across all subject areas and grade levels. The editors and contributors describe practical ways to develop classroom goals, assessments, materials, and methods that use UDL to meet the needs of all learners. Specific teaching ideas are presented for reading, writing, science, m…

Luke's way of looking

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9781921977725

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32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

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