New Releases by Franklin Watts

Happy Eid-ul-Adha! Eid-ul-Adha is one of the most important Muslim festivals. It teaches the importance of looking after one another. Find out about the food, clothes, prayers and traditions behind this important festival. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Diwali, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Holi, Easter Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions.

Happy Hanukkah! Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights. It lasts for eight days every year. Find out about the food, games, stories and traditions behind this important festival. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Christmas, Chinese New Year, Diwali, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi, Easter Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions.

Find out all about Easter! Easter is an important Christian festival. Read about the story of Easter and learn how people celebrate it, with food, decorations, prayer and family. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Christmas, Diwali, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi. Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions.

In this story, Zara is in a rush to dress her snowman, while Mum and Dad are busy trying to dress Zara! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for the 4-5 year old beginner reader or those reading book band red. This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

Find out all about Holi. Holi is a joyful festival that celebrates the arrival of spring. It is also known as the festival of colour! Find out about the food, games, stories and traditions behind this important festival. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Christmas, Chinese New Year, Diwali, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Easter Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions.

Happy Eid-ul-Adha! Eid-ul-Adha is one of the most important Muslim festivals. It teaches the importance of looking after one another. Find out about the food, clothes, prayers and traditions behind this important festival. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Diwali, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Holi, Easter Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) In Ted''s Band, we meet the talented musician, Ted. He can play the drum, the trumpet, the horn. Ted can play everything ... and all at the same time! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 4-5 year olds or those reading book band pink 1B.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) In Mo and the Snow, we meet teacher Mo as he tries to get to school on a very snowy day. His car is stuck. The bus is stuck. Even the horse won''t come outside. Luckily, there might just be another way! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 4-5 year olds or those reading book band pink 1B.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Out of the Pram features a little girl who really doesn''t want anything in her pram. She keeps throwing things out, and Mum is getting tired of putting things back! Will she ever stop? Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 4-5 year olds or those reading book band pink 1B.

Happy Chinese New Year! This festival is held every spring and celebrates the beginning of the Chinese new year. Find out about the food, decorations, stories and traditions behind this important festival. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi, Easter Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions.

Happy Hanukkah! Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights. It lasts for eight days every year. Find out about the food, games, stories and traditions behind this important festival. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Christmas, Chinese New Year, Diwali, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi, Easter Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions. A perfect resource for classrooms for supporting the RE curriculum in primary schools

Rainforests are teeming with life from the depths of the forest floor to the tops of the towering tree canopies. Spend a day and night in a rainforest to see how the unique animals and plants that live there change depending on the time of day. Thousands of fabulous creatures live around in rainforest. Get ready to meet ... ...shrieking squirrel monkeys darting through the trees ... enormous harpy eagles swooping through the branches looking for food ... sunbathing iguanas basking in the bright sunshine ...slimy blob-like caterpillars and beautiful blue butterflies ....scarlet macaws and toucans cracking nuts ... and many, many more. Then find out why rainforests are in danger and what is being done to help them. Perfect for children aged 7+ to help them learn about this beautiful and amazing habitat. Full of intricate illustrations by award-winning artist, Khoa Le.

Find out all about Christmas! Read the Christmas story and some traditional Christmas tales. Learn what advent is, why we give gifts and see lots of christmas decorations and lights. Discover how Christmas is celebrated around the world. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Diwali, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi, Easter Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions.

In this story the three kid inventors try their luck at making a rocket to travel across space ... but somehow end up in the wrong dimension - how will they get back home? Reading Champion Graphic readers is a new strand in the Reading Champion programme. Each story follows the adventures of the same set of characters in exciting comic book form, perfect for encouraging reluctant readers. The books have been book banded to support children''s reading in the classroom. The Ace Inventors books have all been banded at book band 9 Gold.

Covered in vast expanses of ice and snow, and battered by gale-force winds, Antarctica is one of Earth''s most isolated and hostile habitats. And yet many amazing animals and plants thrive in these extreme conditions. This book explores Antarctica, showing the plants and animals that survive here in the long dark winters and acute cold. Learn about ice floes and pack ice so heavy and hard they can tear a ship''s hull and read about the amazing Antarctic fish who have anti-freeze in their blood. See the stunning Southern lights rippling across the sky in glowing greens and yellows and find out what sparkling diamond dust is. Because so few humans can live in such cold conditions, this means the region is mostly unspoilt, providing a great environment for scientific research. This book looks at the work that happens in Antarctica as well as exploring some of the problems that affect the region, such as climate change and toxic pollution. Oliver Averill''s atmospheric illustrations provide a visual guide to one of our planet''s extraordinary polar regions. Perfect for children aged 7+

Beautifully simple abridged versions of the Classics for a young new audience. In this story based on Charlotte Bronte''s original text, Jane Eyre overcomes hard beginnings to become governess at the Thornfield Hall where she encounters the handsome but stern Mr Rochester. But as time goes on she feels the house may be hiding an eerie secret ... Enter the world of literary classics with these expertly retold chapter books for young readers. Atmospheric and evocative colour artwork accompanies accessible text in a dyslexia friendly-font. Extra features include a short biography of Charlotte Bronte, plus some extra facts and comprehension exercises at the back of the book to help students study the text in more depth. A brilliant edition for all classrooms and perfect for readers age 7+ making the next step to longer texts. Books to collect in this series: Dracula; Frankenstein; Jane Eyre; Oliver Twist; Journey to the Centre of the Earth; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

First graphic readers levelled at book band Turquoise 7, featuring the same set of characters on six daring adventures.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

DISCOVER the facts and DO the activities in this fun science series Discover and Do: Science is the perfect introduction to science for readers aged 7 and up who enjoy getting creative! Each book looks at core science topics and brings them to life through a lively combination of experiments, craft activities and quizzes. Discover & Do: Light takes an up-close look at light, exploring essential scientific topics such as refraction, rays and the spectrum, as well as explaining how our eyes see light and what types of light surround us. Along the way, readers will discover how to make a microscope, build a sundial and do a magic disappearing act with refraction. Titles in the series: Forces Electricity Human Body Light Materials Plants Sound

A kind king in a far off land has been hiding his ears from everyone in his kingdom - even his wife, the queen! He has horse''s ears on his head and he is afraid everyone will laugh if they find out... Until a magical violin changes everything! For Independent Reading at White Band 10, readers aged 5-7 years. This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE). Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.