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.

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!

Do you ever wonder why we have seasons? How Winter Came into the World shows how the Greeks explain winter. It is about a god called Hades who falls in love with a beautiful goddess called Persephone TreeTops Myths and Legends are a fascinating selection of the best traditional stories.

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)

"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.

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.

When her mother becomes too ill to harvest tea on the nearby plantation, Shenaz is too small to fill in, but when she tells the monkeys she has befriended why she is sad, they bring her a basket filled with rare and valuable wild tea.

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.

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.

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.

Written by top children''s authors such as award-winning Gillian Cross, Malachy Doyle and Pippa Goodhart Snapdragons are fabulously illustrated with various writing styles and fonts to make reading enjoyable for all your infant readers. They provides a wide range of picture books for children aged 3-9. Easy-to-use reading notes for parents/carers are included on the inside cover of each book. 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 invaluable teaching notes.

Routes to Writing is designed to close the gap between pupils'' reading and writing. It provides 1 differentiated pupil book for each of the six required text types at Reception (Recounts, Information Books, Modern Rhymes, Nursery Rhymes, Patterned Stories and Traditional Stories). Each pupilbook contains 2 whole texts, one easier and one harder, that have been carefully levelled as child-friendly models for writing. The key features of the text type are highlighted to consolidate understanding, and a wide variety of illustrations, photographs and texts encourages enthusiasm forwriting. The Teaching Notes contain facsimiles of the Big Book and Pupil''s Books, comprehensive prompts and ideas for Shared, Guided and Independent Writing, photocopy masters for writing activities and clear and accessible advice on planning and assessment. Corresponding ORT stages are alsoindicated on the back for easy class management.* Clear and helpful advice on planning and assessment* Correlations to the NLS and the Scottish 5-14 guidelines* Photocopy masters to support activities and save preparation time

Routes to Writing is designed to close the gap between pupils'' reading and writing. It provides 1 differentiated pupil book for each of the six required text types at Reception (Recounts, Information Books, Modern Rhymes, Nursery Rhymes, Patterned Stories and Traditional Stories). Each pupilbook contains 2 whole texts, one easier and one harder, that have been carefully levelled as child-friendly models for writing. The key features of the text type are highlighted to consolidate understanding, and a wide variety of illustrations, photographs and texts encourages enthusiasm forwriting. The Teaching Notes contain facsimiles of the Big Book and Pupil''s Books, comprehensive prompts and ideas for Shared, Guided and Independent Writing, photocopy masters for writing activities and clear and accessible advice on planning and assessment. Corresponding ORT stages are alsoindicated on the back for easy class management.* Clear and helpful advice on planning and assessment* Correlations to the NLS and the Scottish 5-14 guidelines* Photocopy masters to support activities and save preparation time.

Routes to Writing is designed to close the gap between pupils'' reading and writing. It provides 1 differentiated pupil book in each of nine text types at Year 2(Everyday Stories, Instructions, Poetry, Traditional Stories, Dictionaries, Explanations, Different Stories by the Same Author, Reports and Stories by Significant Authors). Each pupil book contains 2 whole texts, one easier and one harder, that have been carefully levelled as child-friendly models for writing. The key features ofthe text type are highlighted to consolidate understanding, and a wide variety of illustrations, photographs and texts encourages enthusiasm for writing. The Teaching Notes contain facsimiles of the Big Book and Pupil''s Books, comprehensive prompts and ideas for Shared, Guided and Independent Writing, photocopy masters for writing activities and clear and accessible advice on planning and assessment. Corresponding ORT stages are also indicated on the back for easy class management. * Easy-to-use Teaching Notes, FREE with Pupil Book Packs * Carefully levelled, original writing outcomes to make children really want to write * Facsimiles of the Big Book and Pupil Book, for easy planning and preparation

Web Anthologies offer: * A vast selection of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction extracts and complete texts in many different genres * A broad range of authors * The full range of reading required by the NLS * Each key text type reproduced as illustrated, large format, write-on/wipe off posters Starter Anthology The extracts in the anthology cover the full range of text requirements for Year 2, as described in the NLS. The texts are also linked by theme to enable a comparison across the ranges.

The Cross-curricular Jackdaws series contains six titles, each on a different theme - each book contains a contemporary story, non-fiction text providing information about the theme, and a myth or legend.Guided Reading Cards are available to support teaching sessions.