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Fish and his friends go on a ghost hunt. Then their tents disappear... This play is part of Set B of the "High Impact" series of plays designed to motivate reluctant readers. Aimed at all secondary school students, the plays are written for four to six parts.

Aiming to develop the confidence and reading ability of struggling readers aged 11-14, the "Impact" series encompasses a wide range of genres and writing styles. This play is in Set D.

Jams is homeschooled by his eccentric father while his mother works. He has no friends. One day their neighbours arrive with a monkey and ask, ''Will you look after our hamster?'' They run away, abandoning Thimble. Jams and his Mum love Thimble instantly, but Jams'' father doesn''t like someone upsetting his routine. A series of wild comic adventures, at hospital, at school, at the zoo and camping, where Jams''s father takes on Thimble and comes off the worse. Thimble is very clever and very naughty - and just the best friend Jams has been waiting for.

High Impact offers high-interest books for the full secondary age range to motivate reluctant readers. Grouped into four language levels (reading ages A 6-7, B 7-8, C 8-9 and D 9-10), they gradually develop students'' literacy skills and confidence.

Jams lives with his mum, dad and his best friend and biggest headache, Thimble the monkey. (Don''t tell anyone what Thimble did with the superglue...) When Mum organises a house-swap holiday in France, what can possibly go wrong. Then Thimble, Jams and Dad find a speedboat, a drill and a makeshift burglar outfit ... but somehow Thimble always saves the day.

From being the class ''loser'', Simon''s suddenly the ''King''. Can he cope? The play is part of Set C of the High Impact series for reluctant readers. Designed for four to six parts, the plays are aimed at increasing students'' confidence and reading ability at all secondary levels.

Not far in the future, cat flu has meant that cat breeding is strictly controlled, and cats are only for the rich in their private estates. When Feela turns up in Jade''s garden, she can''t resist taking her in, even though it could cost her everything. But then Feela gets sick, and Jade is forced to seek help. But soon Comprot are raiding Jade''s house. When Jade''s mother dies, the only person left for Jade to turn to is Kris, the cynical school loner. Jade has always trusted the authorities, but now she begins to question the very society she lives in. And soon Jade and Kris are on the run ...

Wriggly Pig drives his family crazy with his wiggling and fidgeting, until a near disaster shows them that they prefer him moving to still.

Daley B.''s many questions about his identity and how he should live his life are answered when Jazzy D. pays a visit to the woodlands.

Mum goes away on a spa week, leaving Dad to look after their son Jams, and pet monkey Thimble. But after Mum gives Thimble the shopping money everything goes bananas! Can Jams save the day when Dad decides to sell his soul to repay their debts? Third in the laugh-out-loud Thimble series.

All is peace and harmony in the House of Fun, with the grown-ups sucked up into the Spoonheads'' space zoo. When Stinky finds a mysterious seed in the Attic of Horrors, Icky can''t resist planting it. Then, events are unstoppable: Bryan turns into a girl, a helicopter arrives on the roof, and a toilet is in dire need of emptying.

A further six Treetops titles in Oxford Reading Tree''s series of fiction with built-in progression for pupils aged 7-11. Specially written for children who need the support of carefully-monitored language levels, the stories are accessible, motivating and humorous. The series is organised into Oxford Reading Tree Stages (from Stage 10 to Stage 16), with each stage introducing more complex narrative forms, including flashbacks and changes in viewpoint; descriptive writing; extended reading vocabulary; and more pages, more text, and fewer illustrations. Ideal for both guided reading group work and independent reading. Phase G features: Six new stories at the top end of Treetops, featuring top children''s authors Chris Powling, Paul Stewart, Jon Blake and Margaret McAllister, plus talented newcomers Claire Funge and Anna Perera. The stories have the breadth and interest level demanded by top juniors, with settings ranging from the Arctic Circle to wartime England, via a magical football story with a difference. The stories tackle issues that are important to 10/11 year olds - families, change, the environment, bullying, relationships - with the humour and style for which Treetops is renowned.

It''s not easy being the daughter of the world''s number one stuntman. Little Stupendo would much rather be performing amazing feats on a motorbike or tightrope like her dad than doing boring things like mending his trousers. But for all his daring deeds, Great Stupendo has a secret fear and when his arch rival, Johnny Bravo, discovers it, Little Stupendo has to attempt the greatest stunt of all to save the day

When three of Bryan''s precious malted milk biscuits go missing, Stinky and Icky couldn''t care less. But when Old Faithful, Stinky''s favorite (and only) sweater disappears, they know there''s a thief about. Surely, a thief with no sense of smell!

Oddly, the robot, is good at looking after Darren, but when he''s programmed with feelings he runs away. An hilarious chase follows.

This pack contains 36 books, 6 of each of the following titles: Geeks Can''t Dance, Terrible Tales From School, Ethan the Great, Georgie and Me, Double Exposure and The Greatest Treasure of All.Reflect is a series of emotionally powerful books with realistic settings, carefully crafted to promote thoughtful discussions and develop higher-level reading comprehension. Written by top childrens authors and developed with Literacy expert and Series Editor Nikki Gamble, these are books you cantrust to engage, entertain and support childrens personal development.The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to stories with the right depth and complexity for them, and helping them to progress. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children deepen their understanding and support their reading comprehension. Teaching notes onOxford Owl offer cross-curricular links to relationships education and support literacy skills.

The rabbits'' many questions about identity and how lives should be lived are answered when another rabbit pays a visit to the woodlands.

Trackers matches the quality of any mainstream resource and gives struggling readers the motivation and interest to want to read. Trackers also teaches and practises more of the key reading skills than any other SEN course, e.g. high frequency words, phonics, syntax and semantics, whilst complementing and extending the Additional Literacy Support (DFES) and Further Literacy Support (DFES) initiatives. The teaching support, high quality PCMs in the Teacher''s Guides to Guided Reading Booklets, has been written for the range of adults who work with struggling readers. Trackers Variety fiction enables the struggling reader to read the same authors as their peers whilst broadening their reading experience. Other Trackers strands, available for all Trackers levels, are: Non-fiction, Space School Stories, Space School Stories software.

There is a ghost in the class but we can''t see him.

This picture book tells the story of Impo, the worn-out old school bus. One day he goes on a mystery trip and on a particularly steep hill he breaks down. Impo is taken to the scrapyard where the children sadly see him as they pass in a borrowed bus. Then Beryl comes by in her tow-truck and takes Impo back to her garage, where he is turned into a hot rod mean machine. Once again Impo can take the children on their trips and he has pride of place at school.

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Jams, disabled hero of Thimble Monkey Superstar, fights for the affection of his lovably hilarious monkey Thimble against a fiendishly clever rival, Bunches Rattigan.

Part of the SPRINTERS series, this book tells the adventures of a daring stuntman and his even more daring daughter. The Stupendos are the most famous stunt duo in the world. Great Stupendo has been signed up to perform in a new blockbuster film, and Little Stupendo is determined to be part of the action.

The Stupendos are the most famous stunt duo in the world. But when the Great Stupendo is injured by one of hi stunts, it''s up to his daughter, Little Stupendo, to prove what a high flyer she really is This story tells of her exploits.

Korean edition of You''re a Hero, Daley B by Jon Blake. Daley B doesn''t know what kind of animal he is. He has big ears, a U shaped nose, big feet that can be used to skate... But Jazzy the weasel knows exactly what Daley B. is - a delicious rabbit meal! In Korean. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

La 4e de couverture indique : Théo grands-pieds a une vie bien compliquée! Il se pose tous les jours des tas de questions essentielles, sur lui-même, sur sa maison, sur ses repas... et surtout sur ses pieds! Pourquoi diable sont-ils si grands? Mais la réponse va lui être apportée plus tôt que prévu par Jennifer, la belette aux-dents-acérées-comme-des-éclats-de-verre...