Most Popular Books by Franklin Watts

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) This sweet and surprising story stars Meera, her parents and their back garden visitor, Spike the hedgehog. Meera loves when Spike comes to call in the evenings, but when she and the family have a big garden clear-out, will Spike still find the garden cosy enough for a wander? 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.

Tells the story of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf.

When King Midas is granted a wish from the god Dionysus, he knows just what to choose: everything he touches to turn to gold. But that''s just when all his troubles start

This series explores how many familiar everyday objects are made, from chocolate bars to laptops, and invites readers to think about how their purchases can impact on the world around them.

Explains the sense of hearing, including how the ear works.

Covered in vast expanses of ice and snow, and battered by gale-force winds, the Arctic is one of Earth''s most hostile habitats. And yet many amazing animals and plants thrive in these extreme conditions. This book explores the Arctic, showing the plants and animals that survive here in the long dark winters and acute cold. Read about icebergs as tall as a 10-storey building and ice sheets as big as countries. See the stunning Northern lights stretching across the sky in glowing colours. Read about Arctic animals, including polar bears, Arctic foxes and wolverines, reindeer, narwhals and beluga whales. See how life has changed for the people who live and work in the Arctic. This book also explores some of the problems that affect the region, such as climate change and pollution. Oliver Averill''s atmospheric illustrations provide a visual guide to one of our planet''s extraordinary polar regions.

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. Independent Reading Red 2 stories are perfect for children aged 4-5 who are reading at book band 2 (Red) in classroom reading lessons. In this story, Bob stops to pick up lots of passengers and their animals...but his cab gets very full!

Chimp Rescue follows the ups and downs of the lives of these special animals as they are cared for at a specialist chimp sanctuary and focuses on both individual animals and the incredible people who look after them. Packed with emotional stories, but these books are also supported by environmental and educational content. Each book touches on issues such as conservation, habitat destruction, poaching, how each animal lives in the wild and how they are cared for in captivity. Animal Rescue, six books for children aged 7-12 studying habitats, wildlife and conservation.

Find out all about rainforests by asking some clever questions! Why is the rainforest so ... wet? How can the rainforest heal toothache? And just why do vines cuddle trees?! Discover the answers to these questions and much more in Clever Rainforest Questions! Discover the world with these fun, child-friendly question and answer books on high-interest topics for readers aged 6 and up. Along the way, readers will discover fascinating facts to remember and share, as well as learn key science and geography information. Books in the series: Animals / Dinosaurs / Human Body / Planet Earth / Rainforest / Robots & AI / Space / Technology

Marcus comes across a magic wand at a jumble sale, but he doesn''t believe it has any magic in it. Soon after he starts making wishes and they each to come true, until he breaks his mum''s favourite vase. Perhaps Marcus has discovered that real magic doesn''t lie in the wand, after all. 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.

Discusses the causes, events, campaigns, personalities, and aftermath of the American revolutionary war.

An easy-to-read description of the meaning and celebration of Christmas.

These entertaining and information-filled books provide a rich resource for the study of colonial America. Each volume surveys an important aspect of life for all the people -- settlers from England, Holland, Spain, Germany, and other lands; slaves; indentured servants; Native Americans, who helped shape the emerging American nation.

This challenging social issues series inspires debate on the questions raised by today''s world. Contemporary quotations give opposing viewpoints while clear text keeps an objective stance and does not shy away from unpopular opinions. Viewpoints gives young readers the information they need to make up their own minds.

The books in this series cover 500 years of Hispanic history in North America -- from the settlements of "New Spain", long before the arrival of the Mayflower, to the many issues of Latinos in the United States today.