Most Popular Books by Caroline Pitcher

Rory is afraid of the darkness of winter. He thinks that monsters and demons might creep out from the shadows and get him. So he makes a dragon of emerald green with a brilliant red crest. Each night the dragon comes alive to tell Rory stories of knights and battles, and of elf-kings and treasure hoards. Through his dreamtime adventures, Rory grows brave. But as spring approaches, the dragon longs to return to his own fiery home. What will Rory do without his new friend? Featuring beautifully descriptive prose and vibrant artwork, The Winter Dragon is an entertaining book with a reassuring message for young readers.

The newly-born foal is unsteady on his wobbly legs. He is afraid of the wind and of the big dark all around him, and he is worried that his mother will leave him. She assures him that one day he will feel safe without her, but the foal cannot believe he will ever want to leave his mother''s side.

Can a piano be menacing? This one can Lenny has to convince the rest of his family that his little sister is in real danger from the new grand piano in the living room. This text should help bridge the gap between picture and longer books, and is suitable for reluctant readers.

Princess Rosie is a puppy who''ll be Queen of Petrovia one day. Yet, all she wants is a best friend. But how will she ever make one if she''s stuck in the castle all day?

Read Write Inc. Comprehension is the next step in developing children''s composition and writing skills once they have become confident readers. The programme offers 30 weekly modules, specially written to link reading and writing activities to carefully levelled texts. 16 of the modules are linked to published quality fiction and non-fiction children''s books. The accompanying Read Write Inc. module offers activities which provide practice in reading, writing and spelling, and consolidate the pupils'' knowledge through comprehension and guided composition. The illustrated children''s books, of which this is one, that accompany 16 of the Comprehension modules can all be purchased from Oxford University Press in the same way as the module packs.

Step-by-step illustrated instructions for making a milk carton bus, walnut boat, matchbox train, and other types of motor vehicles and ships out of materials available at home or school.

Step-by-step illustrated instructions make reading unnecessary to make a variety of animals out of materials available at home or school.

Explains how to use cardboard, plastic containers, and paper to make toy models of airplanes, spaceships, helicopters, robots, and flying saucers.

Provides step-by-step instructions for building an airport equipped with buildings, control tower, helicopter, business and jumbo jets, and baggage and supply trucks.

Using readily available materials, this step-by-step guide shows young children how to create their own farmyard by making cows, pigs, sheep, barns, tractors, and other farm animals and equipment