New Releases by Pippa Goodhart

This is one in a series of brightly illustrated first reading books with large text format by top authors and illustrators. Happy can hear the band, but she can''t see it. Then Grandma Gloria has a clever idea.

See what kind of treasures Ronnie will bring home from his special space mission.

When his family moves to a remote house in the woods that has stood empty for years, Jamie feels there is something very strange about the place, but soon makes friends with Colin who has lived nearby for years and years.

King Fred needs help! One daughter must be queen after him, but which one? Fred loves cakes, so he sets them a cake test. Who has the right ingredients to be queen?

Three mischievous ghosts love scaring little children, until the children decide to take matters into their own hands.

This book is part of TreeTops Fiction, a structured reading programme providing juniors with stories they will love to read. Offering chapter books with full-colour illustrations, written by well-known authors, these stories are full of humour and have real boy appeal. They are tightly levelled allowing children to read books appropriate to their ability. 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 up-to-date and invaluable teaching notes.

Dragon Boy lives with his family in Drgon Hills. He feels he is different than the other boys.

Jo-Jo wishes she were small like her new baby sister Roo until Dad says Jo-Jo is big enough to have a birthday party with invited guests, jumping games, and hidden presents.

Includes activities that cover a range of tasks in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.

Silly Capt. Scarnose thinks that his directions to find the buried treasure will work anywhere. So he lands on the island, pulls out his map and sets off. But the sand footsteps he made last time have long since been washed away, and even his directions go awry, since everyone is starting from a different point. Luckily, Pam''s crow''s-eye view of the island leads them back onto the right track . . . ABOUT FLYING FOXES: Brilliantly told and excitingly illustrated, these picture readers are a springboard for introducing children to a wide variety of different topics. Each book also includes activity suggestions and author and illustrator biographies to encourage children to explore story topics further. Exciting plots by top authors and bright, contemporary illustrations make reading fun and exciting for all newly-confident readers. Flying Foxes - where ideas take flight!

A lonely puppy called Pudgy encounters a lonely girl named Lucy and together they become good friends forever.

Maxine and Minnie have so much in common, but they''re very different too. Great Auntie Dot helps them to make old-looking family trees, and Maxine and Minnie pretend to be Victorian. Playing orphans starts Minnie wondering, and finally her mother tells her the story of her dad, who died before she was born.

Maxine and Minnie are very different—Maxine is big and bold while Minnie is quiet and shy—but they become best friends. These are simple stories of friendship for beginning readers—staying at another''s house overnight, losing a tooth, performing in a school assembly.

First class fiction at an appropriate interest level, the books in TreeTops More All Stars Pack 3A provide: BLQuality books by top authors and illustrators to challenge and motivate your children, including the retelling of a classic story BLThe right level of content, at an appropriate interest level for Year 2 children BLCareful text levelling to gradually build stamina Also available are flexible Teaching Notes (ISBN 0-19-919623-0) to provide support for much more than guided reading. The other titles in TreeTops More All Stars Pack 3A are: Huge and Horrible Beast, Dancing the Night Away, Mary-Anne and the Cat Baby, Duperball, and Arabian Nights. They are available in a Pack of six (ISBN 0-19-919616-8) and a Class Pack (ISBN 0-19-919615-X), containing 6 of each title.

A charming story, based on the well-known traditional Dutch tale about a little boy who saves his land from flooding by sticking his finger in the dyke. Re-told for beginner readers by this respected author of young fiction, this is an unusual and enjoyable addition to the Corgi Pups list. Illustrations by well-loved artist Ian Beck charmingly bring the story to life.

When Grandpa offers to do slow magic, Polly can''t wait to see the results. But slow magic takes time and lots of patience. First they must plant the grass seeds, then Polly helps herd the sheep out to graze in the field, which helps Polly''s sheep grow a lovely little lamb and plenty of wool.

Simply written and beautifully illustrated accounts of a familiar routine in a child''s day. 2-5 yrs.

Storia di una piccola sirena che ha smarrito la sua casa.

Noah and his grandson, Little Noah, build a great boat, collect the animals, and survive the great Flood.

Oliver chooses a puppy, Flow the runt of the litter, who has to overcome handicaps like Oliver does with his Dyslexia. They both prove handicaps are no problem when confronted with a dangerous situation. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Three brothers compete against each other to build extensions to the family home. Loosely based on the story of The Three Little pigs.

Carl is sick of getting pushed around by big Ben Schultz. One day, Carl and his best friend, Kate, find a sick newt in a pond. They fish it out and nurse it back to health. As the newt gets better, Carl feeds it some very expensive -growth beans- that have an amazing effect on the newt -- it gets huge! Finally Ben finds out what it''s like to be small, and Carl finds out that Ben really just wants a friend. Main Characters: Carl, Kate, Ben, MomText Type: Diaries, Journals, and LogsTheme/Topic: Life Science, Media and Communication