Most Popular Books by Michael Rosen

Hail! Hail! I come from another galaxy. Discover the wierd and wonderful world of martians, woolly saucepans and centrally heated knickers in 100 poems about science and technology from the delightfully irreverent, Michael Rosen, Children''s Laureate 2007 - 2009.

A baby book inspired by one of the best-loved children''s books ever - to be treasured by parents and children who will look back on it time and time again. Set against beautiful the illustrations and read-along words from We''re Going on a Bear Hunt, here is a truly endearing keepsake that invites parents to enter firsts, favourites and fondest memories of their little one''s life. Starting before baby is born, families can share excitement while expecting, then capture treasured moments from birth to baby''s first birthday - from the most personal details to world events - in words, pictures, footprints, memorabilia and more.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA GET OFF, GET OFF, GET OFF! Well what would you say if your brother kept whacking you with a spoon, or the spider made it all the way up the toilet bowl or your mum made you wear that horrible shirt? Find out in this fantastically funny collection of poems all about growing up from the brilliant Michael Rosen, Children''s Laureate 2007 - 2009.

Endorsed by all major vendors (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and SAP), SOA has quickly become the industry standard for building next-generation software; this practical guide shows readers how to achieve the many benefits of SOA Begins with a look at the architectural principles needed to create successful applications and then goes on to examine the process for designing services and SOA implementations Each stage of the design process has an accompanying chapter that walks readers through the details and provides helpful tips, techniques, and examples The author team of SOA practitioners also provides two unique, comprehensive, end-to-end case studies illustrating the architectural and design techniques presented in the book

Elementary number theory is concerned with the arithmetic properties of the ring of integers, Z, and its field of fractions, the rational numbers, Q. Early on in the development of the subject it was noticed that Z has many properties in common with A = IF[T], the ring of polynomials over a finite field. Both rings are principal ideal domains, both have the property that the residue class ring of any non-zero ideal is finite, both rings have infinitely many prime elements, and both rings have finitely many units. Thus, one is led to suspect that many results which hold for Z have analogues of the ring A. This is indeed the case. The first four chapters of this book are devoted to illustrating this by presenting, for example, analogues of the little theorems of Fermat and Euler, Wilson''s theorem, quadratic (and higher) reciprocity, the prime number theorem, and Dirichlet''s theorem on primes in an arithmetic progression. All these results have been known for a long time, but it is hard to locate any exposition of them outside of the original papers. Algebraic number theory arises from elementary number theory by con sidering finite algebraic extensions K of Q, which are called algebraic num ber fields, and investigating properties of the ring of algebraic integers OK C K, defined as the integral closure of Z in K.

Find and spot first words in this outdoor adventure based on the world of We''re Going on a Bear Hunt. Grab your coat and wellies and get exploring in this tabbed board book filled with first outdoor words. Spot a worm in the garden, a tractor at the farm or even an owl in the wild wood. There''s so much to find and learn when you step outside!

''A WORK OF GENIUS'' - Chris Evans Jokes, a jack-in-the-box, jelly and jumping beans make children laugh. As do practical jokes, peekaboo, pantomine and poetry that makes no sense. Why and how does this work? And why does it matter? Writer and Professor of Children''s Literature Michael Rosen, whose books - from We''re Going on a Bear Hunt to Chocolate Cake - have made millions of children rock with laughter, gives us the tools for this greatest of gifts.

A noisy night for dozy dog. All of the farmyard animals cannot sleep because of dog''s snoring. 2-5 yrs.

For bear lovers and brave hunters everywhere! The wildly popular chant-aloud is now an interactive board book with easy-to-use pull, slide, and play tabs on every page. We''re going on a bear hunt. We''re going to catch a big one. Join in the fun of the bear hunt with the help of super-sturdy tabs to pull, sliders to push, and wheels to turn. Little ones will love playing along with the classic story in a hands-on board book revealing surprises on every page. Just swishy swashy through the long wavy grass, squelch squerch through the oozy mud, stumble trip through the forest, and tiptoe through the gloomy cave--there''s a bear waiting somewhere to be found!

We''re going on a bear hunt. We''re going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For more than twenty years, readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favourite. Follow and join in the family''s excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of a bear. What a surprise awaits them in the cave on the other side of the dark forest Now you can join in the fun with this interactive jigsaw book.

Michael Rosen''s seven-year-old son Ripton one day decided to join a pick-up game of baseball with some older kids in the park. At the end of the game Ripton asked his new friends if they wanted to come back to his house for snacks and Nintendo. Over time, five of the boys -- all black and Hispanic, from the impoverished neighborhood across the park -- became a fixture in the Rosens'' home and eventually started referring to Michael and his wife Leslie as their parents. The boys began to see the Rosens as more than just an arcade of middle-class creature comforts; the Rosens began to learn the full stories of the boys'' fractured lives. Soon Michael and Leslie decided that their responsibility, like that of parents everywhere, was to help all their boys get a start in life. So began a turbulent learning experience all round, beautifully and movingly depicted in What Else But Home. It''s a quest to escape the previously inevitable, a test of the resilience of a newly assembled family, a love story unlike any other, and a celebration of the fact that, whatever our differences, baseball and commitment can help us bridge them.

In any 24 hours there might be sleeping, eating, kids, parents, friends, lovers, work, school, travel, deadlines, emails, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, the news, the TV, Playstation, music, movies, sport, responsibilities, passions, desires, dreams. Why should you stop what you''re doing and read a book? People have always needed stories. We need literature - novels, poetry - because we need to make sense of our lives, test our depths, understand our joys and discover what humans are capable of. Great books can provide companionship when we are lonely or peacefulness in the midst of an overcrowded daily life. Reading provides a unique kind of pleasure and no-one should live without it. In the ten essays in this book some of our finest authors and passionate advocates from the worlds of science, publishing, technology and social enterprise tell us about the experience of reading, why access to books should never be taken forgranted, how reading transforms our brains, and how literature can save lives. In any 24 hours there are so many demands on your time and attention - make books one of them. Carmen Callil Tim Parks Nicholas Carr Michael Rosen Jane Davis Zadie Smith Mark Haddon Jeanette Winterson Blake Morrison Dr Maryanne Wolf & Dr Mirit Barzillai

No matter how hard we try, we just can''t get out. It''s like we are not allowed to. Some give up and say, “alright then, if you won''t give, I will bloody well take.” And you know what Shona, I don''t blame them. Shona and her class are studying the Charles Dickens classic, Oliver Twist. She''s the new girl in school and is finding it hard to stay out of trouble – much like Oliver himself! When she''s given a new phone by a stranger, she begins to suspect there''s something unusual about the new boys she''s met. Unexpected Twist is a re-telling of Oliver Twist by one of the best-loved figures in the children''s book world, Michael Rosen. This thrilling story was brought to vivid life by The Children''s Theatre Partnership, and Royal & Derngate, Northampton, whose co-productions have included Holes and The Jungle Book. Directed by James Dacre (2020 Olivier Award nominated Our Lady of Kibeho), Rosen''s novel was adapted for the stage by BAFTA award-winning playwright Roy Williams (Death of England, Sucker Punch) with original music by rising R&B star Yaya Bey and BAC Beatbox Academy''s Conrad Murray. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere and UK tour, in April 2023.

“This collection of silly rhymes and poems is sure to please. . . . An excellent choice for pre-readers and very young children, as well as anyone with a love for nursery rhymes.” — School Library Journal (starred review) Michael Rosen invites children to joyfully celebrate sounds and the infinite possibilities of language with these nine clever poems adapted from A Great Big Cuddle. Nonsense verses with the feel of classic nursery rhymes tickle the ear and set feet tapping while expressive illustrations by Chris Riddell illuminate the larger-than-life characters. With subject matter that runs the gamut of a child’s emotional range from hungry and angry to wiggly and giggly, this collection will delight little listeners.

A collection of poems about the silly moments of every day life.

The second collection of poems by the author of Carrying the Elephant. This is an account of the author''s life before he was diagnosed with hypothyroid - and the long path to recovery.

The tale of the one legged tin soldier - his adventures and steadfast devotion to the little paper dancing doll.

He''s wild, he''s wicked, he''s Little Rabbit Foo Foo The bully-boy bunny who likes to ride through the forest bopping everyone on the head. Wriggly worms, tigers, no one is safe. But here comes the Good Fairy - and she is not amused