New Releases by Elspeth Graham

A boy and his dog set sail in search of treasure, braving stormy seas, snowy mountains, and other challenging obstacles, before finally reaching the end of their quest: the treasure of Pirate Frank.

Previously published under the Scholastic Literacy Skills series, this title contains all the background knowledge and strategies to teach key comprehension skills. Predicting, clarifying and questioning are covered chapter-by-chapter using real texts. The CD-ROM offers posters, interactive activities and photocopiable sheets.

This tale begins with a disgruntled camel, desperately trying to protect a little baby from a violent desert storm whipping up all around him. He is rescued by Issa - the desert guide - who takes the child in, naming her Mariama. She becomes Issa''s family and, as he begins to lose his sight, his eyes. Many years later, a mysterious stranger arrives at their doorstep, a stranger who will change both their lives for ever.

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.

Let the creators of Cloud Tea Monkeys take you back to medieval Mongolia in this captivating story gem about family, danger, banditry and kite-flying.From Owl Babies illustrator, Patrick Benson, and from the creators of the Kate Greenaway shortlisted Cloud Tea Monkeys, comes a captivating story set in medieval Mongolia - a story of family, danger, banditry and kite-flying. Set at a caravanserai along the Silk Road, Night Sky Dragons is the tale of Yazul, a young boy who spends most of his time with his grandfather in his workshop, making kites. More than anything, Yazul wants the approval of his father, the lord of the han, but his love of kite-making only ever seems to cause disappointment: "Travel and trade are what matters," his father says. One day, the han becomes surrounded by a group of bandits. Everyone becomes trapped within the walls of the han and with the bandits waiting them out, food becomes scarce and spirits rapidly fall. However, Yazul has an idea... With the help of his grandfather he might just be able to scare the bandits away and save the han!

Collins Big Cat readers and workbooks help children to learn how to read in English - accurately, fluently and with enjoyment. Contains the following Readers and Workbooks: · Growing and changing (blue) · The small bun (blue) · Birds (blue) · Catching the moon (blue) · From cow to carton (blue)

"Zog and zebra went to play but something was hidden in the grass."--Back cover

"I wish i could sparkle, said Bert. I am so dull and plain."--Back cover.

"Make shadow puppets and make up a hand play."--Back cover.

An uplifting tale evoking the golden sands of Africa by Carnegie Medalist Peet ("Tamar") and his wife, Graham. Captivatingly illustrated by Lynch. Full color.

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

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children''s authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book. The fly was hungry, and buzzed over to the park to see what he could find. In the park he quickly spied lots of food, but found getting that food was much less straightforward! Join the fly as he gets into endless trouble on his search for something to eat, in this humorous story by award-winning author Mal Peat and Elspeth Graham. Children can follow the fly’s route around the park and recap the different situations he finds himself in on pages 14–15. Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language Ideas for guided reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Prince Hal wanted the moon. Did his servants, Grim and Crumb, catch it for him?

Three deftly spun, emotionally resonant stories with the feel of time-honoured fables but the freshness of a contemporary voice.When Tashi''s mother falls ill and is unable to work, Tashi looks to the monkeys on a Himalayan tea plantation for help... Yazul and his clan, trapped inside their desert fortress by bandits, are saved from starvation by fiercesome dragon kites... Issa, the old mountain guide, has his life turned upside down when he stumbles upon a camel sheltering a baby girl in a desert storm...

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.

Monkeys come to the rescue of a struggling family in this traditional tale from a Carnegie Medal winner, beautifully illustrated by Juan Wingaard. Ages 7+.

Pendant que sa mère cueille le thé, Tashi joue avec les singes. Quand sa mère tombe malade, elle doit la remplacer. Mais les arbustes sont trop hauts, les paniers trop lourds pour elle. Elle se confie à ses amis les singes. Quelques heures plus tard, ils déposent devant elle les feuilles d''un thé unique, cueilli par-delà les nuages. Une récolte que le goûteur impérial apprécie à sa juste valeur.

ALL NEW SCHOLASTIC LITERACY SKILLS CD-ROM AND BOOK PACKS will recreate this best-selling series for the current market. Each book will be accompanied by a CD-ROM offering posters, interactive activities and photocopiable sheets to download. There are three mini-series within this series: Comprehension; Spelling; Grammar and punctuation COMPREHENSION YEARS 1 and 2 provides teachers with a complete resource to teach children key comprehension skills. The book is split into seven chapters which include: *Retelling/Summarising *Predicting *Clarifying *Literal Questioning *Inference Questioning *Evaluation Questioning *Reviewing The book and CD-ROM provide teachers'' notes and background knowledge on the skills and a focus on writing. As well as photocopiable pages and interactive activities.

ALL NEW SCHOLASTIC LITERACY SKILLS CD-ROM AND BOOK PACKS will recreate this best-selling series for the current market. Each book will be accompanied by a CD-ROM offering posters, interactive activities and photocopiable sheets to download. There are three mini-series within this series: Comprehension; Spelling; Grammar and punctuation COMPREHENSION YEAR 5 provides teachers with a complete resource to teach children key comprehension skills. The book is split into seven chapters which include *Retelling/Summarising *Predicting *Clarifying *Literal Questioning *Inference Questioning *Evaluation Questioning *Reviewing The book and CD-ROM provide teachers'' notes and background knowledge on the skills and a focus on writing. As well as photocopiable pages and interactive activities.

Six TreeTops non-fiction titles guaranteed to fascinate your junior readers as they explore the wide variety of themes.

Six TreeTops non-fiction titles guaranteed to fascinate your junior readers as they explore the wide variety of themes.

This book is part of the TreeTops Non-Fiction series which are full of fascinating facts and have been produced with stunning artwork and photography in a lively and modern design sure to attract all young readers. 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.

Six TreeTops non-fiction titles guaranteed to fascinate your junior readers as they explore the wide variety of themes.

This book is part of the TreeTops Non-Fiction series which are full of fascinating facts and have been produced with stunning artwork and photography in a lively and modern design sure to attract all young readers. 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.

Jack keeps adding more and more ingredients to his sandwich--but will he want to eat it when he''s done?

TreeTops Non-Fiction is an exciting extension to the Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops range. Eyes of Every Shape and Size - examines and questions why animals have different sorts of eyes.

TreeTops Non-Fiction is an exciting extension to the Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops range. Arms and Armour -looks at the fascinating history of clothing and weapons used in warfare.