New Releases by Michaela Morgan

This series presents the best picture fiction books for young readers. Each story has been specially written and illustrated for young readers, using appropriate language and close picture-text match. This series is an ideal resource for shared reading and independent reading as well as take-home reading. Suitable for 7-12 year olds.

Lots of things frighten Little Mouse: dark shadows, bright lights, loud noises. Sometimes he just doesn''t want to do things the other little mice do, and they tease him and call him names. A charming story of how Little Mouse learns that standing up for yourself, and being able to say ''NO!'' to your friends, can make you a very Brave Mouse indeed!

Built for Guided Reading at Key Stage 2

Sausage the dog plans his birthday party, but the cats try to spoil his fun.

These exciting new TreeTops Myths and Legends are guaranteed to appeal to all your junior readers - whatever their cultural background, gender or enthusiasms. These are the oldest and most enduring stories in the world, retold by leading contemporary children''s authors to bring out all of theaction, drama, humour and depth of the original stories in a way that makes them as exciting and meaningful today as ever.The strand is comprised of 24 books, telling a total of around 65 traditional stories from around the world. All of the stories are fully illustrated with stunning, vibrant images. The stories are carefully levelled, making them accessible to the average 7-11 year old reader. A thought-provokingletter from the author explains something about the background of the stories and the process of writing or retelling them. The letter also encourages the reader to make links between stories in a collection - prompting a fascinating investigation of the similarities and differences between storiesthat have evolved from different cultures around the world.Free teaching notes with each pack offer suggestions on how to develop higher order comprehension and writing skills. They also provide short introductions to many of the stories and discussion points to promote meaningful speaking and listening, and reflective reading. The stories are ideal formaking strong links to other areas of curriculum.

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

In The Thing in the Cupboard and Message in an X-bot, Tiger is scared when he meets a strange little robot in the dark, but the mystery thickens when Max and Ant fix the Thing and it plays them a holographic message - find out more in this two part adventure. Also in this cluster find out howone young boy catches a deadly snake in The Deadly Boomslang. And find out more about how television works and how animals communicate in the two non fiction books, What''s on the Box? and Let''s Play and Other Things Animals Say.Each book comes with notes for parents that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities. The Communication Guided Reading Notes provide step-by-step guided reading support for each book in the Communication cluster, together withguidance about comprehension, assessment for learning and vocabulary enrichment. Hands-on follow-up activities and cross-curricular links are also provided for each book.

A new life should be exciting - but for Danni, it''s a battle. He and his ''Aunty'' live in a tower block, with only distant memories of his faraway home. His new language is proving difficult, he gets bullied by the other children, and he has nightmares. One day when his school visits a city farm, Danni meets a grey horse called Moonlight and his heart starts to heal. But the nightmares are closing in - until a sad event sparks a magical night that will transform Danni''s life for ever.

Dexter is crazy about dinosaurs! He wants one for his birthday; the trouble is that his Grandma has only given him a gerbil. Can his friend the magician help? Includes full-color illustrations and author profile. Chapter Book: 5 chapters.

Five little white mice go to school. Includes full-color illustrations. Picture Book: 24 pages.

Written by top primary authors, including Sarah Phillips, an expert on how children learn. A CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) section in every unit teaches students other subjects through English. CLIL posters in levels 3-6 extend the topics of the units. Substantial resource pack includes Norton the puppet, flashcards, photocopiable masters, and story frames book. The unique Fixit Game Poster lets children see what they''re learning in an engaging, visual way. Cartoon stories written by the award-winning children''s author Michaela Morgan.

A six-level course with a higher vocabulary load and more reading than most primary courses.

After eating a hat, a book, and a cuddly toy, pet dachshund Sausage is sent to obedience school.

Bunny BFFs Tino and Teeny can''t wait for the holidays! Each rabbit writes a wish list and pins it to the same hollow log where once upon a time they left their love letters. But an icy gust of wind blows the wishes--whoosh!--away. When a bunch of baby mice discover the notes, they''re delighted to shred them into all sorts of winter toys. What will become of the bunnies'' holiday wishes?

Collins Big Cat Read at Home is a series of stories by top children''s authors and illustrators that children will love to read. Built-in progression within and between each level help you choose the right story to develop your child''s confidence as they become independent readers. Extra activities will motivate and entertain your child. In the story Rat-a-tat-tat, each knock at the door reveals another exciting visitor who wants to play! * Read the story Rat-a-tat-tat * Re-tell the story using mini picture prompts * Complete a variety of interesting activities * Make a fun theme-based project * Get helpful tips on reading together The Discover reading level is for developing readers. These books have simple but varied text with a basic story development. There are four fun books at this level.

Because he spends most of his time eating and sleeping, Sausage is considered to be a silly dog but Emma and Gran believe he will prove himself, and one night he gets his chance.

Sausage the dog is very jealous when Jack brings home his class hamster for the holidays, but when the cats, Fitz and Spatz, start talking about eating Hammy, it is Sausage to the rescue.

When the cats, Fitz and Spatz, call Sausage the dog a coward and tease him into spending the night in a haunted house, they are in for a fright of their own.

Although he loved his grandfather''s cowboy songs and clothes when he was younger, a boy who now finds them embarrassing asks "Buffalo Bert" to stay away when he invites friends from his new school over for tea.

Helpful Betty the hippopotamus finds a magnifying glass while tidying up the jungle and goes looking for a mystery to solve.

Give your young children the best start to learning English with Jamboree Storytime''s interactive, play-based approach! One of ten beautifully illustrated Readers in the Jamboree Storytime series - the storybooks provide engaging and lively stories in authentic English with strong visual support. Jamboree Storytime is an exciting new series designed to introduce the English language to children aged 3-5. It nurtures and extends their developing awareness of stories and integrates this with language learning, through songs, rhymes, puppets and play-based activities. The series has been specifically developed to encourage a love of stories and reading in young children, and to begin to introduce the English language in an accessible and enjoyable way.

Three funny fish were swimming in the sea. One funny fish said, "Look at me!" Then a big fish came along.