New Releases by Sally Prue

New Myths and Legends from TreeTops that will motivate and inspire your junior readers! Fascinating and action-packed stories, carefully adapted to make them accessible, with levelling you can trust, and clear progression throughout the stages. All stories are fully illustrated with stunning artwork.They are supported by teaching materials.

These exciting new TreeTops Myths and Legends are guaranteed to appeal to all your junior readers - whatever their cultural background, gender or enthusiasms. These are the oldest and most enduring stories in the world, retold by leading contemporary children''s authors to bring out all of theaction, drama, humour and depth of the original stories in a way that makes them as exciting and meaningful today as ever.The strand is comprised of 24 books, telling a total of around 65 traditional stories from around the world. All of the stories are fully illustrated with stunning, vibrant images. The stories are carefully levelled, making them accessible to the average 7-11 year old reader. A thought-provokingletter from the author explains something about the background of the stories and the process of writing or retelling them. The letter also encourages the reader to make links between stories in a collection - prompting a fascinating investigation of the similarities and differences between storiesthat have evolved from different cultures around the world.Free teaching notes with each pack offer suggestions on how to develop higher order comprehension and writing skills. They also provide short introductions to many of the stories and discussion points to promote meaningful speaking and listening, and reflective reading. The stories are ideal formaking strong links to other areas of curriculum.

It''s all change in the House of Truth. The ancient power of the House has been swept away, and now there''s a new energy about the place. For the first time in years there are lots of new boys arriving to study with the Lords. It''s all very exciting - but Nian, the Truth Sayer, feels stifled. He''s by far the most powerful person in the House, but what good is that? Having great powers isn''t easy - especially when they can be so very very dangerous... Then the owlman arrives. It''s terrifying, and even Nian can''t make it go away. Who sent it? What does it want? And can it be stopped before it destroys everyone in the House?

Will works at the big house, and nothing there ever changes very much. But then one day George announces that he''s going away to be a soldier in the war that''s springing up around them. Will is jealous, but knows he is too young - and too simple - to join him. The glory of war is not for thelikes of him. Then soldiers come and take the rest of the men from the house to join the fighting, too. Will is left behind, with the womenfolk, those too old to fight - and the frail, insane Master, of course. Now everything is different, and Will and his friends start to realize that although theyhave not gone to join the war, they may not be able to stop the war coming to join them. It''s time to head for safety-but in a country ravaged by war, where will really be safe? Who will look after them all now the menfolk have all gone away? And how do they know who they can really trust?

World War 2 is over and things in Britain are changing. For Philip and his family this means moving out, from the grey, cramped city to wide open spaces. But Gran doesn''t want to leave her home for so many years. What will the family do? - Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. - A pros and cons list of moving to a New Town on pages 54 and 55 help children to analyse the decision making process. - Text type: A story set in the past - This book is paired with Hard Times, a non-fiction non-chronological report about growing up in the Victorial age. - Curriculum links: History: How life in Britain has changed since 1948; Citizenship: Moving on, Choices - This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader

These children''s classics have been sensitively adapted to enrich your junior pupils'' reading. They are part of a structured reading programme for juniors from Oxford Reading Tree, Stages 9-16. They have masses of boy and girl appeal and will introduce your readers to significant authors from the past - a key part of the Literacy Strategy. Each book features two author biographies - one for the original author and one for the TreeTops author. In addition each book includes comprehension questions and teaching notes to help draw out and practice difficult comprehension strategies such as inference, empathy and deduction. There are also notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible. 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 ORT stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of up-to-date and invaluable teaching notes.

Six exciting and much-loved children''s classics sensitively adapted to enrich your junior pupils'' reading, with free Teaching Notes to support teaching of comprehension skills and strategies. These books have masses of boy and girl appeal and will introduce your readers to significant authorsfrom the past - a key part of the Literacy Strategy. In addition, the comprehension questions and teaching notes will help you to draw out and practice difficult comprehension strategies such as inference, empathy and deduction. Each book features 2 author biographies - one for the original authorand one for the TreeTops author. Plus, there are notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible.

The King and the Queen and Princess Pip are going on vacation. Will the vacation be as boring as Pip expects? Includes full-color illustrations and author profile. Chapter Book: 4 chapters.

En Tom és un membre de la Tribu. No és com els altres; és maldestre i pesat, i la Tribu el rebutja i l''empeny fins a la ciutat dels dimonis. Allí, en Tom procura amagar-se, però apareix l''Anna i decideix convertir-lo en el seu amic. En Tom sap que no s''hi ha d''involucrar però, abans que se''n pugui adonar, es veu atret als món dels humans, amb els seus embolics de famílies, les seves amistats i els seus vincles emocionals. En Tom es troba perdut: la Tribu l''ha repudiat i tampoc no té un lloc entre els humans. Hi trobarà alguna sortida?

This book is part of TreeTops Fiction, a structured reading programme providing juniors with stories they will love to read. Offering chapter books with full-colour illustrations, written by well-known authors, these stories are full of humour and have real boy appeal. They are tightly levelled allowing children to read books appropriate to their ability. 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 up-to-date and invaluable teaching notes.

This pack is part of a structured reading programme for juniors from Oxford Reading Tree, Stages 9-16 - providing them with stories they will love to read. Stage 9 stories are for the less confident junior reader and are a valuable addition to the much loved TreeTops range. TreeTops Fiction, More Stage 9 are available in mixed packs of six different stories or class packs of 36 books. Guided Reading and Comprehension Cards to support group reading and including speaking and listening and follow-up activities are also available.

When James is abducted by aliens, he gets superpowers--and super problems!

Taken from his home and family to live in the House of Truth, Nian must practise his skills of mind-reading, weather lore and manipulation of matter. Once he has achieved mastery, he will become one of the elect, a Lord of Truth. There''s only one problem. Nian doesn''t want to become a Lord of Truth. But his only means of escape is to step into another world. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Tom is both elfin and human, and running for his life. Cast out from the elfin Tribe, he must hide among the hated humans, whom the Tribe call "demons." Tom''s Tribe-half seeks freedom and thrives on a connection with nature which lets him "call on the stars" and turn invisible when in danger. But Tom''s human side is emerging, and he is confused and appalled by this change. For he fears the twining emotional bonds, which he sees literally as vines, that bind one human to another. But when he is helped by a kind "demon" girl, it is these strong bonds that save him-and draw him to his true home.

Specially built for Foundation and Key Stage 1 guided reading

A bullied boy is lured by the dark power of revenge in this haunting fantasy by the acclaimed author of Cold Tom, formerly published as The Devil''s Toenail. Stevie, 13, has started at a new school and is desperate for acceptance. Like any teenager, he is self-conscious and embarrassed by his family. But he also hates himself for being cruelly bullied at his old school, and he will do anything to be accepted by bullies here rather than be their victim. Then he finds an odd fossil called a Devil''s Toenail, which fills him with an almost evil sense of daring. The Devil''s Toenail''s tauntings and urgings to take revenge on the world are relentless, but in the end, Stevie discovers that believing in himself is what brings true power and happiness.

Foundation and Key Stage 1 guided readers that are ideal for Reading Recovery

Levelled independent readers to build on guided reading success

Sebastian is horrified when he is chosen by the High Priest to be the new apprentice at the Temple of Ora. The choice of Sebastian doesn''t please Mr Meeno, the gangster chief, either, or his nephew Horace, who had expected to be chosen as apprentice himself. And when the High Priest goes into hiding, and Sebastian narrowly avoids several nasty accidents, it''s plainly urgent that Sebastian and his pet rat Gerald find out just what is going on. Suggested level: Secondary.

Rye''s life changes when his father becomes Governor of one of the new penal colonies. He moves with his parents to the island and finds two other children there. Kris, the son of the chief, and Alice, daughter of a prisoner. The three become uneasy friends, despite their parents'' different agendas. Suggested level: secondary.

Stevie is off on holiday with his parents and his younger sister. On the beach, he finds a ''devil''s toenail'', a strange, weathered stone. he decides to pretend that it gives him a special power, and hopes it will help him do something to impress the gang he wants to join.Nothing goes as planned, but through the story, told in Stevie''s own, distinctive voice, we realize why it''s so important for him to be accepted by the gang - and why, ultimately, it''s even more important that he rejects them.BLSally Prue''s first novel, Cold Tom, was published in January 2002 to instant acclaim and fantastic salesBLTitle-specific microsite for Cold Tom will include details of the new title, with sample chapter and author interview

A highly original and magical debut novel, about Tom, caught between his elfin home and the world of humans. It combines a gripping story and strong characters with powerful images and insights into what it is that makes us human.