Most Popular Books by Michaela Morgan

Helpful Betty the hippopotamus hears a cry and sets off to rescue a monkey she assumes is stuck up in a tree.

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.

A family of mice tries to unite Tino and Teeny, two love-struck but shy bunnies, after inadvertently destroying their love letters to make a nest.

À partir du Niveau A1 Niveau DébutantJack chante, Debs danse, Melody dessine... et ils veulent apprendre autre chose que des maths ou de l’histoire ! C’est la rentrée dans la légendaire Star School et il s’y passe de drôles de choses : voix surgies de nulle part, bruits de pas dans la nuit... Pourtant personne ne manque à l’appel ! Pour en savoir plus et accéder à la version audio : https://www.paperplanes.fr

Book Band: Brown - Ideal for ages 7+ A spooky school-set mystery from Michaela Morgan. Perfect for fans of Anne Fine and Pamela Butchart. There''s a thing in the basement of Scott''s new school and it''s a thing only Mr Crawley can control. There''s a thing in the basement of Scott''s new school and it flashes and ROARS! There''s a thing in the basement of Scott''s new school and surely it can''t be a dragon... or can it? This mysterious adventure from Michaela Morgan has quirky black-and-white illustrations by Doffy Weir and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with book-banded stories to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2 by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence. With engaging illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for home and school. For more information visit www.bloomsburyreaders.com. ''Any list that brings together such a quality line up of authors is going to be welcomed ... Bloomsbury Readers are aimed squarely at children in Key Stage 2 and designed to support them as they start reading independently and while they continue to gain confidence and understanding.'' Books for Keeps

The classic story about a Beast who learns to be kind with the help of a girl named Bella.

Now in a fully revised third edition, How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 5–9 is a practical, activity-based resource of poetry writing workshops. Each workshop provides enjoyable activities for pupils, aimed at building enjoyment and understanding of what poetry is and how to write it. Aiming to encourage speaking and listening skills as well as developing writing, this book includes: new workshops and a new emphasis on cross-curricular links; spelling, punctuation and grammar approached in an enjoyable and memorable way via poetry; redrafting and revising activities; poetry writing frames; traditional and contemporary poems from diverse cultures; children’s own poems on their favourite subjects; performance poetry; word games, nonsense and invented words; an A to Z guide to poetry, providing terminology, examples and a fund of further lesson ideas; a very extensive bibliography to encourage further reading and reading for enjoyment. This book provides teachers with a wealth of material and the inspiration to create a class of enthusiastic and skilled readers, writers and listeners.

This feisty collection of poems is a celebration of the achievements of women and girls throughout history. Reaching the Stars is complied by national Poetry ADay Ambassadors and includes poems about Malala Yousafzai, Rosa Parks, Margaret Hamilton, Ada Lovelace, Helen Keller, Mary Shelley, Edith Cavell and many more. Packed with wonderfully diverse poems, this is the perfect gift for young history or poetry fans.

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

This fully revised and extended third edition of How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 8–13 is a practical and activity-based resource of writing workshops to help you teach poetry. Designed to build writing, reading, speaking and listening skills, this new edition contains a widened selection of workshops exemplifying a variety of poetry styles, both classic and contemporary. Highlighting how the unique features of poetry can be used to teach literary skills, this book: includes new workshops which introduce, or consolidate, spelling, punctuation and grammar skills; encourages debate, discussion, performance and empathy; offers a new focus on confidence building and creativity using performance, rhythm, rhyme and rap; explores the use of poetry for vocabulary enhancement; encourages reading for pleasure; provides an A to Z guide to poetry and poetry terminology plus a very extensive bibliography enabling you to keep up to date with poetry and poetry resources; represents diverse cultures; highlights cross-curricular links. Promoting creativity, achievement, mastery and enjoyment, How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 8–13 provides teachers with a wealth of material and the inspiration to create a class of enthusiastic and skilled readers, writers, listeners and performers.

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.

Don''t teach the bunny rabbits your own disgusting habits Don''t picnic with a python in the park Everyone knows about saying please and thank you, and not talking with your mouth full. But when it comes to dealing with grumpy grizzly bears and hairy chimpanzees, things get a lot more complicated . . . Rollicking rhymes combine perfectly with Nick Sharratt''s trademark witty illustrations in this thoroughly modern look at good behaviour!

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.

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.

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.

Book Band: White (Ideal for ages 6+) A fun, heartwarming animal story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school. It''s Sausage''s birthday and he''s going to have a party with all of his friends. But the mean, jealous cats have hidden all of the invitations and no one turns up. Poor Sausage is the saddest little sausage dog in the whole wide world! What can be done to give Sausage a happy birthday? This endearing, yet amusing story from outstanding author Michaela Morgan is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for Key Stage 1. It features engaging illustrations from Felicity Sheldon and quirky characters young readers will find hard to resist. _______________ Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for both home and school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for parents, and fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching notes, written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), are available at bloomsburyreaders.com. ''Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.'' - Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher