Most Popular Books by Rosalind Kerven

Adventure. ''Lock away your children! Beware the Rings of Doom!'' An ominous warning... A dramatic volcanic eruption... A rune-message bringing an unexpected gift of silver treasure...?Vividly set against the landscape of Viking Iceland with its turf houses, snow-capped volcanoes, black lava desert and boiling mud pools, the new Grim Gruesome story is another richly wrought and passionate tale in which nothing is quite what it seems.

This Bug Club Independent package contains 224 books. Reception/P1-Year 6/P7 For ages 4-11 106 KS1 fiction books and 54 KS1 non-fiction books, 40 KS2 fiction books and 24 KS2 non-fiction books Lilac-Red Plus bands

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.

Bold, colourful readers with kid-friendly characters and subjects they''d choose for themselves.

Jackdaws anthologies offer a challenge for competent and mature readers. Each of the titles are made up of different text types with a shared thematic topic. Each title combines fiction and non-fiction in the form of a fast-moving adventure tale, information text in a fact file, and a traditional tale or myth. Each anthology is illustrated with a variety of lively artwork and photographs. All anthologies are coded according to the Book Bands system. 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 invaluable teaching notes.

A series of ELT readers for young learners of English. One day Yellow Corn Maiden plays a bad magic trick on her friend.

Cross-curricular Jackdaws 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.

The Sparrow and the Crow quarrel over a beautiful pearl. Includes full-color illustrations. Picture Book: 24 pages.

The New Reading 360 series is designed to provide a solid literary foundation for infants and build on previous literacy knowledge for juniors. Pocket books have been written to get children reading independently and for fun. They provide the opportunity to improve reading stamina and fluency. The titles for the first set in Year 5 are: The Man Who Found America; A Little Piece of India; Journeys to Other Worlds; and New Home, New Life: Why People Migrate.

These are the titles for the OLW fiction strand for upper Key Stage 2, (Y5 and Y6) designed to fit the National Literacy Strategy. Year 5: "The Treasure in the Mud" by Gillian Cross - an historical story set in Victorian Britain "The River Runs to the End of Time" by Frances Usher - a story about friendships during the English civil war "How Did the World Begin?" by Rosalind Kerven - creation myths from around the world "The Legend of King Arthur" by Mick Gowar - a retelling of part of this famous legend "Lennox and the Casa Montego Smugglers" by Errol Lloyd - Lennox and his grandfather discover a smuggling ring while on holiday in Jamaica "Cloud Forest" by Mark Leyland - children in Equador lay a ghost to rest

A collection of traditional tales about plants and trees from a variety of cultures.

Illustrated retelling of a Scottish fairy tale. Janna can rescue Tam Lin from the Queen of the Fairies if she truly loves him and is brave enough to hold on to him as he changes shape. First published in the UK in 1999. The author''s other publications include ''The Mythical Quest'' and ''The Sea is Singing''. The artist has illustrated over 30 books including ''Storm'' and ''Over the HIlls and Far Away''.

Built for Guided Reading at Key Stage 2

Presents the advantages and drawbacks of various actions being taken by people and governments to save and protect the earth''s resources, wilderness areas, plants, animals, and tribal peoples.

The Oxford Literacy Web is an exciting new literacy programme designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum in Northern Ireland, the Oxford Literacy Web guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry. The "Fiction" strand: there can be no better way to learn to read than through the Duck Green School and Variety story strands. Exciting stories, hilarious events, and dynamic illustrations combine to ensure diversity and enjoyment. Variety stories extend children''s experience of different styles of fiction. They reinforce vocabulary but include a more challening element to push upward toward the next level.

Who turns Blue Corn Maiden into a coyote?

A challenging and highly readable book that brings alive the human voices behind a major environmental tragedy. This book also contains plenty of factual information about the original forest peoples'' ways of life. Readers go on a fascinating journey to meet some of the people who live in the world''s disappearing rain forests and share their traditional stories.

Retells some of the magical adventures with Arabic, Persian, and Indian origins, framed by the tale of Shaharazad who tells the king a story for 1001 nights. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.