New Releases by Jonathan Emmett

Witches, monsters, ghosts, and ghouls have come from far and wide, to have their hair made horrid and their faces uglified, because tonight is HALLOWEEN (October thirty-first), so all of them must do their best to look their very worst! A rollicking, rhyming text that tells the story of the Ugly Salon owned by Uglymug, who must do his best to make everyone look their worst for Halloween. With his moldy make-up, grime and slime, putrid paste, aging cream, and mucky mousse galore, there are lots of icky delights in store for those children who love a bit of the yuck factor!

Hop on board the Number Train and greet a variety of adorable animals while gaining valuable counting skills! Enjoy tummy time with this exciting new fold-out board book! Children will be transfixed by the beautiful, lift-the-flap artwork from renowned illustrator Ingela P. Arrhenius. With characters ranging from cheetahs to poodles to hungry hippos, kids will enjoy practicing their counting skills while greeting many charismatic animal characters. With a fun search-and-find game on the reverse- can you count all the characters when they have changed train cars? When tummy time is done, fold up the book and drive the Number Train on wheels that actually turn!

This spectacular lift-the-flap Christmas alphabet story is a book, a fold-out play-scene, and a beautiful festive frieze to decorate your room—the perfect Christmas gift! Everyone is busy on Christmas Street! Who is baking gingerbread? Who is wrapping presents? And who''s that coming down the chimney? Find out in this follow-up to Alphabet Street. And after you read the rhyming story, lift the flaps to learn the letters of the alphabet and seasonal words. Then flip the book and have fun with the giant snowy concertina play-scene on the reverse! With two large, sturdy flaps on every spread; bright, cheerful artwork from Ingela P. Arrhenius, illustrator of the best-selling series of lift-the-felt-flap board books and the Peekaboo board book series; and a clever rhyming text from Jonathan Emmett, this is a charming Christmas alphabet book that little ones will return to again and again.

"There''s one thing about her that''s hard to ignore, THAT RIDICULOUS NECK! What on Earth was it for?"Poppy the plesiosaur had a preposterously long neck - but what was it for? Did she use it to pluck off pesky parasites, to zap predators with electricity or to ambush unlucky fish?From the brilliant minds of world-renowned plesiosaur expert Dr Adam S. Smith, award-winning author Jonathan Emmett and illustrator Adam Larkum.

A warm and reassuring story that encourages children to discover the world at their own pace.

There’s so much to discover in this ingenious book! Read the funny rhyming text, lift the flaps, and learn the letters of the alphabet. And when you’re finished, flip the book and have fun with the play scene on the reverse! There’s so much to discover in this ingenious book! Read the funny rhyming text, lift the flaps, and learn the letters of the alphabet. And when you’re finished, flip the book and have fun with the play scene on the reverse! The fun format and signature bold artwork from Ingela P. Arrhenius makes this a great choice for learning ABCs and imaginative play.

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Endorsed for reading by Cambridge Assessment International Education, Cambridge Reading Adventures is our international primary reading scheme. An ideal way to add to your reading collection, our Strand Packs include every title within your chosen level. Explore the range of exciting fiction, playscripts and non-fiction at Pathfinders Strand including River Rescue, Leila''s Game, Connections and The Mountain of Fire. Pathfinders titles are for learners whose reading is accurate, fast and fluent. They will need to decode and read unfamiliar words. Stories and subject matter typically require readers to understand character emotions and motives.

Endorsed for reading by Cambridge Assessment International Education, Cambridge Reading Adventures is our international primary reading scheme. An ideal way to add to your reading collection, our Strand Packs include every title within your chosen level. Explore the range of exciting fiction and non-fiction at Explorers Strand including Skyscrapers, Dolphins in the Wild, A Tale of Two Sinbads and Journey to Callisto. Books in the Explorers Strand are for learners who are reading a wide range of fiction and non-fiction with a good degree of accuracy and reasonable reading pace. Readers at this Strand will be able to discuss their preferences and read critically, considering the author''s effectiveness.

What bones have you got in your body? Where are they? Are they big or are they small? Find out all about the different bones in your body in this simple non-fiction report accompanied with photographs and drawings.

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children''s imaginations and develop their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustrators broadens children''s reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. The titles at Oxford Levels 1+ to 5 are phonically decodable with some extra high-interest words to expand children''s vocabularies and enrich the stories. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every reader to the right book. This pack contains 36 books, six of each of the following titles: Scoop''s Ups and Downs, The Mummy Chase, Planet Cake, The Dinosaur King, The Lark and the Owl and Pip, Lop, Mip, Bop and the Stuck Star.

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children''s imaginations and develop their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustrators broadens children''s reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. The titles at Oxford Levels 1+ to 5 are phonically decodable with some extra high-interest words to expand children''s vocabularies and enrich the stories. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every reader to the right book.This pack contains six books, one of each of the following titles: Scoop''s Ups and Downs, The Mummy Chase, Planet Cake, The Dinosaur King, The Lark and the Owl and Pip, Lop, Mip, Bop and the Stuck Star.

El príncipe Rana asegura que es un príncipe encantado, como en los cuentos de hadas. Pero la princesa Martano tiene ni un pelo de tonta y no está muy convencida.¡Solo porque se cuente en un libro no significa que sea cierto! Una historia muy divertida que da una vuelta de tuerca a La rana encantada, el cuento de hadas clásico.

RUBY FINDS A FRIEND Ruby is a careful duckling who likes to take things slowly, in her own time. But her new friend Errol is bustling and bold! Together they make the perfect team. Ruby''s careful thinking sees them through a maze of reeds, but when faced with a steep and dangerous waterfall, will Ruby have time to stop and think, or will she just have to GO FOR IT? A third, charming story featuring everyone''s favourite duckling. ''Go For It, Ruby!'' is the third of three ''Ruby the Duckling'' books. Discover Ruby''s other adventures in ''Ruby Flew Too!'' and ''This Way, Ruby!''. -An important message conveyed in a simple style that children will understand ... beautifully illustrated in gentle blurred watercolour, this is a charming and engaging story book.- Louise Ellis-Barrett, WRITE AWAY

Oxford Reading Tree All Stars is an engaging chapter fiction series which combines age-appropriate content with imaginative stories, perfect for inspiring and stretching able infants. The series develops comprehension skills and provides a wide variety of fiction topics and styles, alongsideillustrations that aid understanding.All the books in this series are carefully levelled, so its easy to match every child to the right book one which will develop their reading skills and fuel their love of reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at ahref="https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a.This pack contains six Level 9 books, one of each of the following titles: The Magic Porridge Pot, Cosmo for Captain, Charlie Stories, Farmer Skiboo Stories, The Sand Witch and An Adventure for Robo-dog.

Oxford Reading Tree All Stars is an engaging chapter fiction series which combines age-appropriate content with imaginative stories, perfect for inspiring and stretching able infants. The series develops comprehension skills and provides a wide variety of fiction topics and styles, alongsideillustrations that aid understanding. All the books in this series are carefully levelled, so its easy to match every child to the right book one which will develop their reading skills and fuel their love of reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at ahref="https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a.This pack contains 36 Level 9 books, six of each of the following titles: The Magic Porridge Pot, Cosmo for Captain, Charlie Stories, Farmer Skiboo Stories, The Sand Witch and An Adventure for Robo-dog.

Cosmo and Patty are trying to play boulder ball but Cosmo is too small and Patty is too slow! All of a sudden, there is a dreadful roar. Its Tyro, the terrible tyrannosaur ... and shes hungry.Oxford Reading Tree All Stars is an engaging chapter fiction series which combines age-appropriate content with imaginative stories, perfect for inspiring and stretching able infants. The series develops comprehension skills and provides a wide variety of fiction topics and styles, alongsideillustrations that aid understanding.All the books in this series are carefully levelled, so its easy to match every child to the right book one which will develop their reading skills and fuel their love of reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at ahref="https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a.

Is Prince Ribbit really a handsome prince, or just a plain, ordinary frog? There''s only one way to find out . . . Pucker up princesses, it''s time for true-love''s kiss! A beautifully illustrated, brilliantly funny twist on the classic fairy tale, The Frog Prince. From Jonathan Emmett and Poly Bernatene the creators of the The Princess and the Pig - an award-winning international best-seller!

Cambridge Reading Adventures is an international Primary reading scheme which couples an exciting range of texts with precise book-banding from the Institute of Education. Computers are used in every part of life. This book provides some facts about computers and how they developed to the machines of today.

Max and Lizzie''s kingdom is being terrorized by a ferocious dragon named Flamethrottle. But if you think they are frightened you had better think again! They have a daring plan to chase that dastardly dragon out of town . . .

Today the town of Furryville''s a very noisy place, crammed with crowds of creatures getting ready for a race. The air is filled with honking horns and engines revving up, as racers take their places for the Silver Serpent Cup!

Fearless pirate, Captain Cut-Throat, doesn''t believe in monsters. When he and his dastardly crew set sail for a treasure island, they must first pass through The Mist and as legend tells it, there be monsters in the mist! But as the Captain says, monsters simply don''t exist. But then who or what is gobbling up the Crew? A thrilling, swashbuckling, pirate adventure from the award-winning creators of The Princess and the Pig and The Santa Trap.

Just what are the mysterious ThinkRight up to? How does Skyboy get his name? Who is the greatest scientist in the world? Read the short story, graphic story, play and poem in Skyboy and other stupendous science stories to find out more. This book is part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school.