Most Popular Books by Jamila Gavin

Scheherazade must use her wits to save her from death. Every night for one thousand and one nights, she weaves captivating tales of genies, lamps, flying horses and sorcery, transporting the reader into magical and lavishly illustrated worlds. Will her honeyed words be enough to sweeten the mood of the angry king? TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Part of the Storyworlds series, this pack contains the four Stage Five Our World stories about children''s experiences at school and home. They are The Mango Tree, Presents, Grandma''s Surprise and Who Did It?. Each stage of Storyworlds provides a carefully structured introduction of words and language. The different worlds ensure that these are introduced and practised in a variety of contexts. Stages Four, Five and Six adopt a broadening structure to encourage the move to independent reading. Between 20 and 40 new words are added at each of these three stages, and continued repetition of text helps to maintain the build-up of confidence.

It''s almost Divali and there''s lots to do. Preeta and her family go out shopping for new clothes for the celebration - but then Preeta gets lost. Will she be found in time for the party? Meanwhile, Prince Rama and Princess Sita are banished from their kingdom to the jungle, where Sita is kidnapped by demons. The monkey God, Hanuman, comes to Rama''s aid but will they ever find Sita again? Introductory text explains the significance of the festival and there is a full glossary of unfamiliar terms at the end of the story.

Story about gangs.

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.

Abi has always wanted a dog, and one day her dream comes true! But as Georgie bounds into her life, it seems as though her best friend is falling out of it. Prompt thoughtful discussions and support development of higher-level comprehension skills with Reflect - a series of emotionally powerful stories with realistic settings.

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.

Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3. Each book builds reading confidence, stamina and speed and nurtures a love for reading. Fluency 4 books have a word count of 4080 words with an expected reading rate of 85 words per minute. Discover three Ancient Egyptian creation myths in this collection from Jamila Gavin. Learn about sun gods, secret names and rose slippers...

Alexander the Great is hailed as the world''s greatest leaders of all time, renowned for his bravery, his loyalty and his generosity towards his enemies. Jamila Gavin''s vivid narrative brings the ancient world to life, as she follows Alexander''s campaign from Greece to India. From his taming of the wild horse Bucephalus, to the cutting of the Gordian Knot, through to his great battles and confrontations with Darius III, King of Persia, Alexander was a legend in his own lifetime. Alongside his campaigning feats, the legends from ancient Greece, Egypt, Persia and India told around the army campfires create a vivid and exciting picture of life under this great hero.

In the mid-eighteenth century, an unsavory character and his simpleton son become involved in the lives of a wealthy English family when that family''s eldest son is disinherited because of his love of music.

Tarnie can''t understand why his friend Greg won''t speak to him at school. Out of school, the boys get on fine: amongst other things, they both love the ''Ironmaster'' comics. But then Tarnie gets ill and nothing seems to make him better. Could something mysterious be making him ill? And is Greg really his friend, or does he have other motives for visiting Tarnie at his house on Clark Street? Star Child on Clark Street is one of eleven books that make up Extended Reading Level A, for children in Year 5/Primary 6. This phase of Cambridge Reading has an increased provision of extended narratives and aims to develop children''s knowledge about language, its vocabulary, forms, structures and styles.

This box contains 30 full-length fiction titles for secondary-school pupils.

Sir Hector Benbow invites Cherry, a pretty shop assistant, to dine. Arriving home, he finds not only Cherry but Mrs Frush, to whom he has rented Thark, his neice''s Norfolk house. Mrs Frush complains Thark is haunted. To distract Lady Benbow''s attention from Cherry, he suggests everyone go to Thark, which lives up to its spinechilling reputation. A wild night, sinister butler and plethora of romantic mix-ups add to the lively proceedings.-5 women, 6 men

Ten illustrated folk tales from around the world.

Story for juniors.

Dans l''Angleterre du XVIIIe siècle, des destins se croisent : ceux de Meshak. fils d''un odieux trafiquant de bébés, d''Alexander, héritier d''une grande famille et musicien dans l''âme, de Métissa à l''amour passionné ; ceux de Tobq, sauvé de l''esclavage, et d''Aaron, l''enfant volé. Peinture d''une réalité cruelle où les enfants étaient victimes de la corruption. Mais te courage et l''amitié peuvent triompher... Secrets de famille et rebondissements bouleversant une captivante épopée romanesque dans la lignée des plus grands romans d''aventure.