New Releases by Monica Hughes

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.

This simple picture book with a familiar theme, looks at the different thigns that a family take on a picnic; the rug, the basket, the sandwiches, the cakes and the drinks. The scene is set for a perfect picnic, until the wasps arrive!

This book helps children identify different types of car by colour using simple, repetitive text which reinforces common colour words. Cars are shown both in close-up and in action in its surroundings, driving in the city, off the road or tearing around a Grand Prix circuit.

This newly designed paperback edition brings together the stories of an acclaimed trilogy, first published between 1980 and 1982, by an internationally renowned author of fantasy and science fiction. The Keeper of the Isis Light is the first book in Monica Hughes'' acclaimed trilogy, and it is the story of Olwen Pendennis, the Keeper of the Isis Light. She and her companion, Guardian, have lived alone on the remote planet Isis since the death of her parents. Now, colonists from an overcrowded and polluted Earth have landed and are settling in the valleys. Olwen fears these new inhabitants may ruin her world forever, and it seems she may be right. Years later, in Hughes'' sequel, The Guardian of Isis, the planet remains pristine and remote, even after the arrival of settlers from Earth. Over time, the settlers have abandoned the technological knowledge of their ancestors and replaced it with myth. But one young man seeks the truth, and he soon gets the chance to find it. The final chapter in the Trilogy, The Isis Pedlar, brings the devious Michael Joseph Flynn and his daughter, Moira, to Isis. Michael''s magic firestone, his strangely delicious ambrosia and his mysterious Forever Machine are beguiling to the humble members of the Isis community. Only Moira can expose this smooth-talking pedlar for the charlatan that he is. But will she be able to do it in time to save the simple agricultural community? This trilogy is a testament to Hughes'' enormous talent for writing thought-provoking speculative fiction.

Bug Club's Comics for Phonics are designed to support children with their reading practice and are packed with characters they will love. Finely leveled and 100% decodable Comics with kid-cred to motivate even the most reluctant reader Well-structured with a clear pace and progression to get all children reading by 6 Includes non-words for plenty of blending practice

This title is part of Phonics Bug - the first synthetic phonics programme to bring together research-based teaching methods with 100% decodable books, CBeebies video, and an online reading world to give today''s children a firm, fun foundation in Phonics. In this Phase 3 (Set 10) Phonics Bug fiction book: Mark''s mum has a turnip farm. But Mark is sick of turnips ...

This title is part of Phonics Bug - the first synthetic phonics programme to bring together research-based teaching methods with 100% decodable books, CBeebies video, and an online reading world to give today''s children a firm, fun foundation in Phonics. In this Phase 3 (Set 8) Phonics Bug fiction book: Flash gets stuck. Can Sharon help?

Mad Max the inventor has a special box. With his assistant he mixes all sorts of ingredients, revs up the engine - and creates his own twin!

Ram is trapped in a pit. Duck, Cat and Rat try to help - Ram is freed, but Rat is trapped instead!

Two aliens go to a tip. Kat works hard while Dan plays around. Kat gets cross when there's no room for her in the rain shelter Dan has found!

In this cluster Tiger is mistaken for a gingerbread man in The Gingerbread Micro-man! Tiger gets a surprise when he cuts his birthday cake in The Birthday cake and Jack gets more than he bargained for when he uses his Grandma's Popcorn Pot. Also in this cluster, find out more about differenttypes of food and where it comes from in the two non fiction titles What's for Lunch? and Yum!Each book comes with notes for parents that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities. The Food Guided Reading Notes provide step-by-step guided reading support for each book in the Food cluster, together with guidance aboutcomprehension, assessment for learning and vocabulary enrichment. Hands-on follow-up activities and cross-curricular links are also provided for each book.

This big book allows teachers to develop and enhance learning of a key topic by reading aloud to their class and engaging children in shared activities.

Floppy's Phonics introduces stunning new photographic non-fiction readers linked to Letters and Sounds.

In this cluster Tiger is mistaken for a gingerbread man in The Gingerbread Micro-man! Tiger gets a surprise when he cuts his birthday cake in The Birthday cake and Jack gets more than he bargained for when he uses his Grandma's Popcorn Pot. Also in this cluster, find out more about different types of food and where it comes from in the two non fiction titles What's for Lunch? and Yum!Each book comes with notes for parents that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities. The Food Guided Reading Notes provide step-by-step guided reading support for each book in the Food cluster, together with guidance about comprehension, assessment for learning and vocabulary enrichment. Hands-on follow-up activities and cross-curricular links are also provided for each book.

Brief text and illustrations introduce dinosaurs and discuss such physical characteristics as horns, spikes, and plates.

Introduces the physical characteristics and diet of eudimorphodon and similar winged dinosaurs.

Introduces the biggest, longest, and tallest dinosaurs.

I love reading series is a unique new series of exciting, informative graded non-fiction readers for children aged 5-7 years.

Part of the 'I Love Reading' series, this book features level-appropriate sentence construction and vocabulary incorporating word repetition and practice opportunities for high frequency words. It also includes a Q&A section to test the reader's comprehension and to encourage further discussion of the subject matter.

Part of the 'I Love Reading' series, this book features level-appropriate sentence construction and vocabulary incorporating word repetition and practice opportunities for high frequency words. It also includes a Q&A section to test the reader's comprehension and to encourage further discussion of the subject matter.

Four great non-fiction readers filled with brilliant animal facts and truly funny artwork. Cool creatures, quirky text and the most unique look at wildlife you will ever see. These will appeal to young readers and are a perfect series to encourage older reluctant or less-able readers to pick up a book

'Now and Then' is a series of books for the very youngest of readers. The series introduces historical ideas at a level that a small child can understand. This volume explores travel and transportation.

Read about the everyday life of a young tiger cub growing up in the rainforest. What do tigers look like? What do they eat? Where do they sleep? Why is the tiger in danger? The book includes a Q&A section to test the reader's comprehension and to encourage further discussion of the subject matter.

This book looks at the different emotions we can have and how to deal with them.

Text and photographs introduce young readers to forests and their plants and animals.

Provides answers to basic questions about rivers, including where they are found and what kinds of animals live in rivers.

Readers will learn what an ocean looks, feels and sounds like, as well as how deep and wide it is, what the edge of an ocean is, who lives in an ocean, and how people use oceans.