Be enchanted by the charming and hot-headed Anne of Green Gables. Can the little orphan girl control her strong will and stay out of trouble? Siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt a child to help them on the farm, but they are surprised to find a feisty young girl at the train statio[...]
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are inc[...]
When Drew's little brother Martin digs up a bone in the back garden, Drew isn't worried at first. He thinks it's just a dog's bone. But when Martin finds more bones, he realizes they make a hand. To begin with it feels like an adventure, but then the bones seem to move from where Drew leaves them, a[...]
When Chris finds Danny, he knows he's a climref - a refugee running away from a country destroyed by climate change. By rights, Chris should hand Danny in. That's what everyone else would do. But Chris wants to help him. Even if it means he ends up a climref too ...Shades is a series of short nov[...]
Karl is on the train going home from school when he sees two men dumping a rolled up carpet into a ditch. He notices a scruffy trainer sticking out of one end. After telling the police, who don't seem to be that interested, Karl drags his friend Daniel to the ditch to investigate further. But the[...]
A lively and authoritative look at environmental challenges, describing the issues involved and possible ways of coping with them[...]
All of Henry's friends are getting visits from the Tooth Fairy but Henry doesn't have one wobbly tooth![...]
Henry and Axel, the dog, go for a walk in the park and they come back very dirty!
All About Henry is a series of four books for Band 5 of the Start Reading programme.
Henry needs to go to school but he can't find his sock anywhere!
Archie goes on a school trip to the museum. He climbs into displays, annoys the museum staff and plays a naughty trick on one of his friends![...]
Archie gives the babysitter and his little sister, Lucy, a real run for their money when Mum and Dad go out for the afternoon![...]
Frisbee is the new class hamster. Archie wants to take him home for the weekend more than anything! Miss Nitwit tells him he must be good, but will Archie be up to to his usual tricks?[...]
Archie's sister, Lucy, has an invisible friend. Archie thinks she's being silly. Until Terrible Trevor appears and he realises that having an invisible friend might be fun after all...[...]
Go on an exciting real-life maths journey to practise the core topics of number, geometry, statistics, ratio & proportion, algebra and measurement. Through data visualisation methods which include colourful diagrams, pictograms, illustrations, photographs and infographics, Go Figure! brings maths in[...]
Can you imagine what our lives would be like after an outbreak of super-plague? How would people respond to the danger and how would medical professionals cope? This book traces the possible consequences of a global event on this scale, with ideas and evidence based on similar scenarios that are a p[...]
Most kids have pretty good instincts and most realise that drink, drugs and cigarettes are all harmful. But they may not realise how much these danger surround them, or how easy it can be to be persuaded to try them for the first time!. Broken down into three sections, each one dealing with a parti[...]
All of Henry s friends have wobbly teeth. Henry is sad. His teeth won t wobble at all. Then one day at recess, Henry gets a big surprise "[...]
Following the Second World War, fashion became available to a wider population for the first time as mass-production clothing filled stores and televisions and other media outlets relayed what the rich and famous wore on a daily basis. With this increase in popular culture consumption came an increa[...]
Black Beauty spends his youth in a loving home, surrounded by friends and cared for by his owners. But when circumstances change, he learns that not all humans are so kind. Passed from hand to hand, Black Beauty witnesses love and cruelty, wealth and poverty, friendship and hardship . . . Will the h[...]
You can't build a bridge, bake a cake or even do your shopping without maths, but many children (and adults) are put off it at school because it can seem pretty tricky and, dare we say it, boring...50 Amazing Things Kids Need to Know About Maths will help you over your maths hurdles once and for all[...]
What's the worst smell in the world? The ugliest animal? The most revolting parasite? You'll find the answers to all these questions and more in this book of most revolting things...Particularly suitable for reluctant readers and for 10-14s with a reading age of 8+. You may have heard about world[...]
When Chris finds Danny, he knows he's a 'Runner' - a refugee running away from a country destroyed by climate change. Chris should hand Danny in to the authorities. That's what everyone else would do. But Chris feels differently. Will he jeopardise his own future for the sake of his new friend?[...]