Best Selling Books by Mal Peet

A diverse selection of traditional stories from around the world that introduce juniors to classic plots and powerful characters. These fascinating stories are beautifully illustrated to bring each tale to life. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. This pack contains 6 copies of 6 different books.

The full range of text types to meet your shared and guided reading/writing needs at Key Stage 2. These new anthologies offer a vast selection of extracts and complete pieces in many different genres, spanning fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. The range of authors is equally broad, from classic poets and authors to modern children''s favourites, and from Shakespeare to today''s journalists. Each anthology corresponds to a single year of upper primary school (7-11 year olds). Posters: each of the key text types is reproduced on illustrated, large-format write-on, wipe-off posters. The Teacher''s Guides give detailed information and teaching notes for each extract, with lots of ideas for shared reading and writing and group work, backed up by photocopy masters.

The Oxford Literacy Web is an exciting new literacy programme designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum inNorthern Ireland, the Oxford Literacy Web guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry. In Stage 7 of the Duck Green School stories we revisit some of the key events of the past year at Duck Green in A Year at Duck Green. In The Corker Mike and Spike help raise money for more school books with a Great Comic Sale, and Leela discovers a rare bird in the wildlife area in A Bird in theBush. In the fantasy tales the moonpeople run out of cheese in Moon Cheese, brave Aleel faces great dangers on a very adventurous journey in The Wolf Whistle, and an old man and old woman''s dream comes true in The Magic Puppet. Duck Green School stories introduce key word vocabulary in the context of a familiar setting and familiar characters.

Sandie has been battling it since childhood: the hulking, snarling black dog of her nightmares. For years, her precious pet dog Rabbie has kept the monster at bay, but when he is no longer there to protect her, the black dog reappears to stalk Sandie in her sleep.

For the pure enjoyment of real picture books with the support of a structured schemeA fabulous variety of different kinds of stories, authors, and illustrators to enrich children''s reading experienceExpertly levelled to Oxford Reading Tree stagesGentle, structured progression to build reading confidence and ensure your children can read independentlyMaximum teaching support--Reading Notes for parents and Teaching Notes and Guided Reading Cards for teachers and teaching assistantsTitles Included in Pack:Locked OutLittle DragonAlf Saves the DayThe School TripThe Chatterbox TurtleThe Sandwich that Jack MadeAlso Available in the Snapdragons Series:Stages 1+ -10Teaching Notes Guided Reading Cards

Do you ever wonder why we have seasons? How Winter Came into the World shows how the Greeks explain winter. It is about a god called Hades who falls in love with a beautiful goddess called Persephone TreeTops Myths and Legends are a fascinating selection of the best traditional stories.

Written by top children''s authors such as award-winning Gillian Cross, Malachy Doyle and Pippa Goodhart Snapdragons are fabulously illustrated with various writing styles and fonts to make reading enjoyable for all your infant readers. They provides a wide range of picture books for children aged 3-9. Easy-to-use reading notes for parents/carers are included on the inside cover of each book. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same Oxford Reading Tree stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of invaluable teaching notes.

Sinbad''s ship set sail. But did he get back to Bagdad?

New Myths and Legends from TreeTops that will motivate and inspire your junior readers! Fascinating and action-packed stories, carefully adapted to make them accessible, with levelling you can trust, and clear progression throughout the stages. All stories are fully illustrated with stunning artwork.They are supported by teaching materials.

Sentado ante Pablo Faustino, el gran periodista deportivo, se halla el Gato, el mejor portero de fútbol de todos los tiempos. Acabade levantar la Copa del Mundo ante la admiración del planeta entero, que le rinde pleitesía por sus alucinantes paradas y sus pasmosos reflejos en la tanda de penaltis. Pero ¿cómo un niño débil y patoso, que era el hazmerreír de sus amigos en un pueblo perdido dela región amazónica, ha alcanzado un logro tan colosal?«Dejar el fútbol me hizo futbolista», declara enigmáticamente el Gato, y comienza a narrar su increíble historia desde el principio, cuando, en pleno corazón de la selva, un misterioso personaje no sólo le enseña los secretos para convertirse en un guardameta imbatible, sino también le inculca la grandeza del deporte, la importancia de lasuperación personal y la confianza en sí mismo.Y ahora, consagrado como uno de los mejores jugadores del mundo, el Gato todavía se pregunta sobre aquel hombre enigmático que cambió el rumbo de su vida en la espesura de la floresta amazónica.Además de una suerte de breve manual de trucos y técnicas futbolísticas que apasionará a los forofos del deporte rey, El portero de la selva es un extraordinario relato de valor y nobleza que deleitará a los amantes de las buenas historias.

The Oxford Literacy Web is an exciting new literacy programme designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum inNorthern Ireland, the Oxford Literacy Web guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry. The "Non-Fiction" strand is a series of colourful, lively information books. They can be used to teach valuable information retrieval and research skills, and they enable children to learn to read and write a range of different text types. The books can be used with children at different levels ofreading ability for shared reading with the teacher, guided reading, or independent reading. The First Non-Fiction books are designed to be used with children at Reception or Year 1. They present a range of text types on a variety of infant topics at a very low reading level (there is normally nomore than one or two lines of text per page). The books are available in both standard and ''big book'' format.Make a Milk-shake contains instructions to a child for making a simple chocolate milk-shake.

First Story Rhymes Pack A presents a collection of rhyme-stories, by a variety of well known authors and illustrators, that introduces the most common rhyme families. Pack A introduces one rhyme family per book, and Pack B introduces two rhyme families per book, and they are intended for Reception and Year 1 readers to read independently. The books are designed to be read before the already published Rhyme and Analogy Story Rhymes. The stories are in large format, which makes them suitable for shared reading.

The Oxford Literacy Web is an exciting new literacy programme designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum inNorthern Ireland, the Oxford Literacy Web guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry. The "Fiction" strand: there can be no better way to learn to read than through the Duck Green School and Variety story strands. Exciting stories, hilarious events, and dynamic illustrations combine to ensure diversity and enjoyment. In the Duck Green School stories, early school experiences arebrought to life through a cast of lovable characters. Children can enjoy their own `soap opera'' while learning specific vocabulary in context. In the Stage 2 Duck Green Stories, we learn more about what Mrs Best''s reception class like doing and find out more about Cheep, the baby bird. We also meet Buzz and Josh, the Year 1 children. The books are available in both standard and `big book'' format.