New Releases by June Crebbin

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary. Jump on a magical bus and take a tour of strange and wonderful lands in this wonderfully imaginative poem by June Crebbin. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. Pages 14 and 15 contain a fun I Spy Letters and Sounds activity, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Leaves of gold and crimson Curl crisply on the street, Their papery voices chatter As they crunch beneath my feet. - Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. - Text type--a poetry collection. - Curriculum links--geography: "Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather." - Check comprehension and embed learning with a reader response spread on pages 22-23.

Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written by top children''s authors and subject experts. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.This pack contains 36 books, six copies of each of Deep Down Weird, Perfect Pets, Zoom Out!, A Pony for a Day, Who Eats Who?, and Edward Lear''s Scrapbook.

This simple picture book with a familiar theme, looks at the different thigns that a family take on a picnic; the rug, the basket, the sandwiches, the cakes and the drinks. The scene is set for a perfect picnic, until the wasps arrive! * Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations. * Text type - A story with a predictable structure and patterned language * A labelled illustration on pages 14 and 15 gives children the chance to recount and discuss the story. * This story is paired with an information book with a similar theme: Minibeasts by Siobhan Hardy.

It''s 1066 and William, Duke of Normandy, has set sail for England to fight King Harold and claim the crown. Rollo must look after the Duke''s horses in the biggest adventure of his life as they cross the Channel, fight in the Battle of Hastings and crown William the Conqueror King of England.

Amber is excited to be going on Merryfield Hall''s pony trekking expedition in Wales. Three days of trail riding across hills and along beaches - even wild camping. But Donna isn''t happy and just wants to cause trouble. And when the expedition faces disaster, Amber has to do some quick-thinking to save them.

Hetti likes spaghetti. Jake likes cake. How about Fred? Fred likes bread! With seven colourful jigsaws and filled with fun rhymes, this makes an ideal reading book to share.

This collection brings together over 50 poems exploring the young child''s world and experience, both real and imaginary. Varied in tone - from funny to lyrical and emotional - they cover a range of poetic forms and all have June Crebbin''s sure touch.

A journey on a train provides excitement, nice scenery, and pleasant anticipation.

George loves being a wizard''s helper in the school play, but he hates the green tights he has to wear. Everyone laughs when he puts them on. The tights must go, but getting rid of them is easier said than done.

This series of delightful storybooks is a flexible resource designed to help teachers engage and motivate young learners in the classroom. They are an ideal way to support children in the early stages of learning English. Teacher''s Books and Audio Cassettes/CDs make the Storybooks simple to use: the Teacher''s Books cover the entire level and include step-by-step teaching notes with ideas for classes of different ability, photocopiable worksheets, and ''If you have time'' sections suggesting original ideas for games and activities. The Audio Cassettes/CDs feature all the titles in each level read aloud, exposing children to different voices while they have fun listening to the dramatisations. At levels 3 and 4 selected titles are designed to be read as a play. Watch your pupils'' confidence in English grow as they act out the stories together!

This series of delightful storybooks is a flexible resource designed to help teachers engage and motivate young learners in the classroom. They are an ideal way to support children in the early stages of learning English. Teacher''s Books and Audio Cassettes/CDs make the Storybooks simple to use: the Teacher''s Books cover the entire level and include step-by-step teaching notes with ideas for classes of different ability, photocopiable worksheets, and ''If you have time'' sections suggesting original ideas for games and activities. The Audio Cassettes/CDs feature all the titles in each level read aloud, exposing children to different voices while they have fun listening to the dramatisations. At levels 3 and 4 selected titles are designed to be read as a play. Watch your pupils'' confidence in English grow as they act out the stories together!

This series of delightful storybooks is a flexible resource designed to help teachers engage and motivate young learners in the classroom. They are an ideal way to support children in the early stages of learning English. Teacher''s Books and Audio Cassettes/CDs make the Storybooks simple to use: the Teacher''s Books cover the entire level and include step-by-step teaching notes with ideas for classes of different ability, photocopiable worksheets, and ''If you have time'' sections suggesting original ideas for games and activities. The Audio Cassettes/CDs feature all the titles in each level read aloud, exposing children to different voices while they have fun listening to the dramatisations. At levels 3 and 4 selected titles are designed to be read as a play. Watch your pupils'' confidence in English grow as they act out the stories together!

It''s Pony Day at Merryfield Hall Riding School and Dad has promised to come and watch Amber jump for the first time ever Everything will be perfect... so long as Mum can get Amber to the stables on time for once, and rich, spiteful Donna doesn''t get her own way.

Two stripy socks, three torn tickets, four freckled frogs - how many things are in my pocket? The simple words, funny story and illustrations in this story are designed for children who are learning to read.

Originally published: Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, c1998.

Reading Together is a learn-to-read series of picture books for young children and parents to enjoy together. There are four levels, each consisting of six books, offering a variety of reading experiences: stories, poems, rhymes and songs, traditional tales and information books.

Jack''s best friend Tom is mad about bones. He''s got a huge collection of animal skulls and skeletons. But when Tom takes a human skull from a hole in the local church, Jack thinks he''s gone too far. He''s sure the skull will bring down a curse on them. And then things do indeed start going wrong.

Gina is big and loves food. Dina is tall and loves herself. Emmelina is small and thoughtful and loves everyone. The queen wants the sisters to get rid of the monster that is threatening her village and turning all her subjects to stone. But will it be brawn, beauty or brains that wins the day? Young readers will be thoroughly entertained as they discover the answer.

Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

Could it be true? Does a monster still live in the old stone castle? Could someone, or something, be hiding in the shadows? Are you brave enough to come along and find out? With illustrations as tantalizing as the text -- and a cleverly disguised lesson in prepositions -- June Crebbin and John Bendall-Brunello keep readers on the edge of their seat in this deliciously scary story.

Cambridge Reading is a major new reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading throughout the primary years. Key features include: a coherent yet flexible structure for teaching and learning; a variety of high quality, attractive picture books; a balance of different text types and genres, including stories, poems and information books; an integrated phonics programme; comprehensive support materials. The Puppy Chase is one of a set of six Bridging Books, written by June Crebbin and illustrated by Susan Hellard. These books are aimed primarily at children in Year 2 who are not making the expected progress in reading and need to consolidate their skills before they can become fluent readers. The stories centre around Max and his family. This story features Dizzy, Max''s puppy, who runs off one day.

Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

A major reading scheme for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years. Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), The Pyjama Party is from the Cambridge Reading genre strand Stories with Familiar Settings, a strand where children can identify with the setting and characters and make links with their own experiences. The Pyjama Party is one of nine books written by June Crebbin and illustrated by Peter Kavanagh. Each story centres on the everyday lives of children from two neighbouring families. Young readers will easily relate to the kind of situations in which the children find themselves, and will enjoy meeting the same characters across the nine books. Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) offers fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to introduce children to a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading.

Danny has a secret. A wild duck is sitting on her eggs near the playground. But he won''t tell a soul--not even his teacher. Instead, Danny draws pictures of the duck in various stages until one day he draws a picture of an empty nest. Where has the duck gone? And why is his teacher smiling? Full color.