Best Selling Books by Ruth Thomson

The book supports both the writing and spelling objectives of the National Literacy Strategy at KS2 and should appeal to parents keen to help their children extend their vocabulary and develop their writing skills.

Describes how a salmon grows from an egg, becomes stronger by feeding on plankton, and swims back upstream to where it was born as a fully grown adult.

In this book, children follow a day in the life of a Triceratops, as he wanders away from his herd and has an encounter with a deadly Tyrannosaurus rex. Now available in iPad-friendly format. DK Readers is a multi-level learning-to-read program combining DK''s highly visual style with appealing stories at five graduated levels. Stunning photographs and engaging, age-appropriate stories are guaranteed to capture a child''s interest while developing reading skills and general knowledge. DK Readers allow progression from stories for beginning readers with simple sentences and word repetition through to stories with rich vocabulary and more challenging sentence structure for proficient readers. now available in iPad-friendly format. Written by leading children''s authors and compiled in consultation with leading literacy experts.

Describes the physical characteristics of frogs and introduces their life cycle, from egg to tadpole to adult frog.

Introduces baby animals of Africa, the polar ice caps, and North America. Suggests activities for readers to find out more about non-domestic animals.

Saints introduces some popular saints, explains how to recognize them, relates the stirring story behind each painting, and encourages you to take a closer look.

In this book, children follow a day in the life of a Triceratops, as he wanders away from his herd and has an encounter with a deadly Tyrannosaurus rex. DK Readers is a multi-level learning-to-read program combining DK''s highly visual style with appealing stories at five graduated levels. Stunning photographs and engaging, age-appropriate stories are guaranteed to capture a child''s interest while developing reading skills and general knowledge. DK Readers allow progression from stories for beginning readers with simple sentences and word repetition through to stories with rich vocabulary and more challenging sentence structure for proficient readers. Written by leading children''s authors and compiled in consultation with leading literacy experts.

Describes how chickens grow from an egg into an adult chicken and introduce their physical characteristics.

Henry Ford

Captioned illustrations and diagrams explain how farm animals behave and a chart to identify common breeds of farm animals is included.

This A First Look at Art series has activity-filled books which teach children how to look at paintings and sculpture while helping them to develop their own creative skills. It contains projects, art tips and examples from well-known works of art. This title looks at portraits in art.

Vincent van Gogh was a sensitive, passionate, and eccentric individual. Painting gave him the means to express who he was and what he was feeling. Although his career lasted less than ten years, he created more than 2,000 artworks, and today most people consider him one of the founders of modern art. In this irresistible narrative, readers explore van Gogh’s artistic influences, inspirations, and painting skills. In this vibrant presentation, the legacy of van Gogh’s still lifes, self-portraits, landscapes, and other works are clearly evaluated.

Pictures and simple text present the life cycle of a rose.

A phonics-based books which teaches children about the alphabet.

Hannibal

Pocket Activity Fun & Games have all the same fun activities as Barron''s larger format Creativity Books in a compact, take-along size! In Art, kids can learn to draw a human face, change the expression on the Mona Lisa, color Van Gogh''s Sunflowers, and more!

Pocket Activity Fun & Games books have all the same fun activities as Barron''s larger-format Creativity Books in a compact, take-along size! In Science and Inventions, kids will make a flip-book movie, explore robots and rockets, and craft paper airplanes that really fly!

My Bear is an irresistible teddy bear sure to capture the hearts of young readers and listeners. Each page shows him engaged in a familiar activity and is accompanied by a rhyme that is simple, memoragle, and filled with fun. And because every rhyme ends with a question that cries out for an answer, here is the perfect book for parents to read with their children!

''What is a Self-Portrait?'' features well-known examples of fine art and discusses how artists reveal themselves through their self-portraits.

Originally published: London: Hodder Wayland, 2005.

A bear who knows all sorts of things (how to knot a rope, how to play a game, where new ducklings hatch) wonders if the reader knows them too.

Describes the traditional way of life of the Vikings. Includes activities and crafts.

Presents a wide variety of projects and activities based on the theme of spring.

Illustrated instructions for constructing toys, games, and other amusements that recreate the fun of county fairs.

"Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazi authorities turned the small town of Terezín, Czechoslovakia, into a ghetto and then into a transit camp for thousands of Jewish people, many of them artists. It was a "show" camp, where inmates were forced to use their artistic talents to fool the world, hiding the truth of gas chambers and horrific living conditions for imprisoned Jews. In this accessible, meticulously researched book, Ruth Thomson allows the inmates to speak for themselves though secret diary entries, artwork, and excerpts from memoirs and recordings made after the war. Terezín: Voices from the Holocaust is a moving portrait that demonstrates the strength of the human will to endure, to create, and to survive." -- cover, pg. 4.

By combining historical facts and easy-to-follow project ideas with places to visit and games to play, this exceptional series is ideal for the hands-on learner. With subjects that range from Aztecs to Romans to dinosaurs to World War II, the Craft Topics series will actively engage students in learning about important people, places, and events that have impacted history.