Learning to read provides the best opportunity for children to take off privately into worlds of their own.
Picture books and easy readers allow children to go solo while being read to gives a background of richer stories to further stimulate the imagination.
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Find Chaffy
Jamie Smart
Join in the search for the missing Chaffies! Ten loveable Chaffies have wandered off into the world and someone needs to set out and find where they are hiding! Join in the search for these delightful creatures among a graveyard...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2010
Jamie Smart
Join in the search for the missing Chaffies! Ten loveable Chaffies have wandered off into the world and someone needs to set out and find where they are hiding! Join in the search for these delightful creatures among a graveyard...
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Play the Shape Game
Anthony Browne
Take a shape and transform it into something new...Top names, including Jo Brand, Quentin Blake, Jacqueline Wilson, Phillip Pullman, Imelda Staunton, Anthony Horowitz, Sir Peter Blake, Linford Christie and Andrew Motion, have played Anthony Browne's Shape Game and left a new shape...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/07/2010
Anthony Browne
Take a shape and transform it into something new...Top names, including Jo Brand, Quentin Blake, Jacqueline Wilson, Phillip Pullman, Imelda Staunton, Anthony Horowitz, Sir Peter Blake, Linford Christie and Andrew Motion, have played Anthony Browne's Shape Game and left a new shape...
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Ruby Nettleship and the Ice Lolly Adventure
Thomas Docherty
This is a magical adventure in which a drab landscape is transformed into a place of beauty and delight. Ruby’s playground is rundown; nothing works except for one swing for which there is always a long queue. One day, Ruby...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/08/2010
Thomas Docherty
This is a magical adventure in which a drab landscape is transformed into a place of beauty and delight. Ruby’s playground is rundown; nothing works except for one swing for which there is always a long queue. One day, Ruby...
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Vile A Cautionary Tale for Little Monsters
Mark Robinson
This is a terrific Cautionary Tale for mischievous kids demonstrating as it does that perhaps life’s not so great when spent solely in the pursuit of vileness And when two of the pupils of the University of Vile discover that...
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/07/2010
Mark Robinson
This is a terrific Cautionary Tale for mischievous kids demonstrating as it does that perhaps life’s not so great when spent solely in the pursuit of vileness And when two of the pupils of the University of Vile discover that...
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The Rabbit Problem
Emily Gravett
A Useful book about Families. An outstandingly original and entertaining book packed full of rabbitty details and a feast of novelty features that makes it all the more fun to read again and again and again. The Rabbit Problem...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2010
Emily Gravett
A Useful book about Families. An outstandingly original and entertaining book packed full of rabbitty details and a feast of novelty features that makes it all the more fun to read again and again and again. The Rabbit Problem...
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Henry's House: Space
Philip Ardagh
Henry’s house is full of very unexpected things. This time, the house is packed with all things Roman. There are gladiators, citizens, slaves and schoolboys. Find out all the details of how Romans lived their lives in this witty part...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
Philip Ardagh
Henry’s house is full of very unexpected things. This time, the house is packed with all things Roman. There are gladiators, citizens, slaves and schoolboys. Find out all the details of how Romans lived their lives in this witty part...
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Henry's House: Romans
Philip Ardagh
Meet Henry, an ordinary boy in an extraordinary house that’s jam-packed full...
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Philip Ardagh
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Henry's House: Knights and Castles
Philip Ardagh
Follow Henry as he tells you all about life in a castle. Learn how to make a bow and arrow, why did knights have coats of arms?, what life was like in the Great Hall as well as life down...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
Philip Ardagh
Follow Henry as he tells you all about life in a castle. Learn how to make a bow and arrow, why did knights have coats of arms?, what life was like in the Great Hall as well as life down...
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Stan and Mabel
Jason Chapman
Brilliantly told in words and pictures, this is the entertaining adventure of best friends Stan and Mabel, a dog and a cat, who share a passion for music. Teaming up with their animal friends the two indulge their passion and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/08/2010
Jason Chapman
Brilliantly told in words and pictures, this is the entertaining adventure of best friends Stan and Mabel, a dog and a cat, who share a passion for music. Teaming up with their animal friends the two indulge their passion and...
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Dinosaur Cove 16: Haunting of the Ghost Runners
Rex Stone
More exciting Dinosaur adventures for Jamie and his best friend Tom in this new story set in the magical Dinosaur Cove. The two boys are used to meeting some unusual creatures but both are truly terrified first by the croaking...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2010
Rex Stone
More exciting Dinosaur adventures for Jamie and his best friend Tom in this new story set in the magical Dinosaur Cove. The two boys are used to meeting some unusual creatures but both are truly terrified first by the croaking...
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Daisy and the Trouble with Maggots
Kes Gray
A hilarious and action-packed mini-adventure perfectly pitched for young readers. Daisy knows she’s going to love going on a fishing trip with her uncle even if she knows absolutely nothing about fishing! Daisy’s uncle makes sure she has her own...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/07/2010
Kes Gray
A hilarious and action-packed mini-adventure perfectly pitched for young readers. Daisy knows she’s going to love going on a fishing trip with her uncle even if she knows absolutely nothing about fishing! Daisy’s uncle makes sure she has her own...
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Her Mother's Face
Roddy Doyle
Shortlisted for the Bisto Irish Children's Book Award. The first picture book...
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Roddy Doyle
Shortlisted for the Bisto Irish Children's Book Award. The first picture book...
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Farther
Grahame Baker-Smith
Graham Baker-Smith’s debut Leon and the Place Between was shortlisted for the prestigious Greenaway Medal in 2010. Farther is the first book that he’s written and illustrated himself and it’s utterly captivating. The text is so beautifully placed and inextricably...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/07/2010
Grahame Baker-Smith
Graham Baker-Smith’s debut Leon and the Place Between was shortlisted for the prestigious Greenaway Medal in 2010. Farther is the first book that he’s written and illustrated himself and it’s utterly captivating. The text is so beautifully placed and inextricably...
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The Troll
Julia Donaldson
A picture book for kids that love Adventure. An original and witty version of a traditional tale which shows what happens when two stories get blended into one. The Troll lives under the bridge – which is where he...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2010
Julia Donaldson
A picture book for kids that love Adventure. An original and witty version of a traditional tale which shows what happens when two stories get blended into one. The Troll lives under the bridge – which is where he...
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Are We There Yet? Great Car Games to Keep Families Sane !
Jo Pink
This is a book that is guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment and hilarity on long journeys. From Spotting Games, Guessing Games, Action Games and Word Games, to Imagination Games and General Knowledge Games there is something her to appeal to every age. With...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/05/2010
Jo Pink
This is a book that is guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment and hilarity on long journeys. From Spotting Games, Guessing Games, Action Games and Word Games, to Imagination Games and General Knowledge Games there is something her to appeal to every age. With...
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The Bear's Water Picnic
John Yeoman
Best-loved illustrator Quentin Blake brings to life this lyrical, watery story. Pig, squirrel, hedgehog and hen are excited to join bear for his water picnic. They all love the quiet of the lake until they meet the noisy frogs! Searching...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/07/2010
John Yeoman
Best-loved illustrator Quentin Blake brings to life this lyrical, watery story. Pig, squirrel, hedgehog and hen are excited to join bear for his water picnic. They all love the quiet of the lake until they meet the noisy frogs! Searching...
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The Grunt and the Grouch: Big Splash
Tracey Corderoy
Grunt and Grouch are well known characters in picture books and now they’re available for slightly older readers who are just beginning to read chapter books rather than just picture books. Grunt is the grumpiest troll around until he meets...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2010
Tracey Corderoy
Grunt and Grouch are well known characters in picture books and now they’re available for slightly older readers who are just beginning to read chapter books rather than just picture books. Grunt is the grumpiest troll around until he meets...
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First Russian Words
David Melling
5+ (Year 1, KS 1). Whether your child is learning English or Russian, Oxford First Russian Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a picture-book journey through a day, with familiar settings, everyday things,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/04/2009
David Melling
5+ (Year 1, KS 1). Whether your child is learning English or Russian, Oxford First Russian Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a picture-book journey through a day, with familiar settings, everyday things,...
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First Polish Words
David Melling
5+(Year 1, KS 1). Whether your child is learning English or Polish, Oxford First Polish Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a picture-book journey through a day, with familiar settings, everyday things, and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/04/2009
David Melling
5+(Year 1, KS 1). Whether your child is learning English or Polish, Oxford First Polish Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a picture-book journey through a day, with familiar settings, everyday things, and...
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First Italian Words
David Melling
5+ (Year 1, KS 1). Oxford’s First Italian Words is a thematic bilingual picture book. Whether your child is learning English or Italian, Oxford First Italian Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/04/2009
David Melling
5+ (Year 1, KS 1). Oxford’s First Italian Words is a thematic bilingual picture book. Whether your child is learning English or Italian, Oxford First Italian Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a...
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First Chinese Words
David Melling
5+(Year 1-2 +, KS1). Oxford’s First Chinese Words is a thematic bilingual picture book. Whether your child is learning English or Chinese, Oxford First Chinese Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a picture-book...
Format: Paperback - Released: 23/04/2009
David Melling
5+(Year 1-2 +, KS1). Oxford’s First Chinese Words is a thematic bilingual picture book. Whether your child is learning English or Chinese, Oxford First Chinese Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a picture-book...
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First Arabic Words
David Melling
5+(Year 1-2, KS 1). Oxford’s First Arabic Words is a thematic bilingual picture book. Whether your child is learning English or Arabic, Oxford First Arabic Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a picture-book...
Format: Paperback - Released: 18/06/2009
David Melling
5+(Year 1-2, KS 1). Oxford’s First Arabic Words is a thematic bilingual picture book. Whether your child is learning English or Arabic, Oxford First Arabic Words gives your child a head start in learning another language by taking a picture-book...
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Dinosaur Cove Backpack
Rex Stone
A great summer treat for 5+ year olds. Packed in a sturdy backpack perfect for little children to carry are four Dinosaur Cove titles, Flight of the Winged Serpent, Stampede of the Giant Reptiles, Rescuing the Plated Lizard and Swimming...
Format: Quantity pack - Released: 01/04/2010
Rex Stone
A great summer treat for 5+ year olds. Packed in a sturdy backpack perfect for little children to carry are four Dinosaur Cove titles, Flight of the Winged Serpent, Stampede of the Giant Reptiles, Rescuing the Plated Lizard and Swimming...
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Brownies: Circus Camp
Caroline Plaisted
Perfect for summer reading for all those Brownie mad children as a group of Brownies go off on a circus themed camping weekend. They get up to all sorts of adventures, enjoy themselves enormously. Perfect material to enthuse young girls...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2010
Caroline Plaisted
Perfect for summer reading for all those Brownie mad children as a group of Brownies go off on a circus themed camping weekend. They get up to all sorts of adventures, enjoy themselves enormously. Perfect material to enthuse young girls...
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Horrid Henry's Dreadful Deeds
Francesca Simon
10 of Horrid Henry’s most dreadful deeds all in one wonderful volume, and perfect for every boy and girl aged 5+. Whether it’s sabotaging his parents’ dinner party, plotting revenge on everyone by writing his will or just generally being...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/07/2010
Francesca Simon
10 of Horrid Henry’s most dreadful deeds all in one wonderful volume, and perfect for every boy and girl aged 5+. Whether it’s sabotaging his parents’ dinner party, plotting revenge on everyone by writing his will or just generally being...
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Tumtum and Nutmeg: A Seaside Adventure
Emily Bearn
Widely loved for their charming nature and warm-hearted adventures, Tumtum and Nutmeg embark on their most daring trip yet. This time the two little mice are off to the seaside. They are going to keep an eye on Arthur and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2010
Emily Bearn
Widely loved for their charming nature and warm-hearted adventures, Tumtum and Nutmeg embark on their most daring trip yet. This time the two little mice are off to the seaside. They are going to keep an eye on Arthur and...
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Thomas the Tank Engine
W. Awdry
This book allows fans of Thomas to rediscover the original classic stories about the world's best-loved tank engine. In this sixty-fifth anniversary year, Thomas and his friends remain as popular as ever, loved by millions all over the world; the original Railway Series...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/06/2010
W. Awdry
This book allows fans of Thomas to rediscover the original classic stories about the world's best-loved tank engine. In this sixty-fifth anniversary year, Thomas and his friends remain as popular as ever, loved by millions all over the world; the original Railway Series...
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Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend: Early Reader
Francesca Simon
A brilliant story with football as the backdrop to the story about Horrid Henry, his little brother, Perfect Pete and of course not forgetting Moody Margaret. Henry is as determined as ever to get his own way and will stop...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/04/2010
Francesca Simon
A brilliant story with football as the backdrop to the story about Horrid Henry, his little brother, Perfect Pete and of course not forgetting Moody Margaret. Henry is as determined as ever to get his own way and will stop...
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Titch and Mitch 2: The Trolls of Sugar Loaf Wood
Garth Edwards
Yet more adventures in this the second of the Titch and Mitch titles. When Titch discovers his best pixie friend Mitch has disappeared he must go and save him. With the help of lots of his friends and many adventures...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
Garth Edwards
Yet more adventures in this the second of the Titch and Mitch titles. When Titch discovers his best pixie friend Mitch has disappeared he must go and save him. With the help of lots of his friends and many adventures...
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Super Soccer Boy and the Snot Monsters
Judy Brown
Super soccer boy Harry Gribble uses his fantastic football skills to solve a mystery. It’s a fun, wacky story packed with lots of pictures throughout and a perfect combination of football and superheroes that will absorb even the most reluctant...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/05/2010
Judy Brown
Super soccer boy Harry Gribble uses his fantastic football skills to solve a mystery. It’s a fun, wacky story packed with lots of pictures throughout and a perfect combination of football and superheroes that will absorb even the most reluctant...
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Usborne Very First Reading 1: Pirate Pat
Mairi Mackinnon
Pirate Pat allows the very beginner reader to take part in a lively and exciting story, using short sentences and simple words made up of only the letters s a t p i n m d. Parent or carer reads...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
Pirate Pat allows the very beginner reader to take part in a lively and exciting story, using short sentences and simple words made up of only the letters s a t p i n m d. Parent or carer reads...
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Rampage of the Hungry Giants: Dinosaur Cove 15
Rex Stone
An exciting new adventure in Dino World, an amazing and extraordinary secret place where dinosaurs still live. On a new exploration, Jamie and his friends find a blissfully cool oasis full of interesting wildlife in the middle of the hot...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/06/2010
Rex Stone
An exciting new adventure in Dino World, an amazing and extraordinary secret place where dinosaurs still live. On a new exploration, Jamie and his friends find a blissfully cool oasis full of interesting wildlife in the middle of the hot...
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Usborne Very First Reading 2: The Dressing Up Box
Mairi Mackinnon
This the second in Usborne’s Very First Reading series introduces the letters g o c k ck e u r. The sentences are a little longer than in book 1 and your child reads more words overall. The repetition of...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
This the second in Usborne’s Very First Reading series introduces the letters g o c k ck e u r. The sentences are a little longer than in book 1 and your child reads more words overall. The repetition of...
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Usborne Very First Reading 3: A Bus for Miss Moss
Mairi Mackinnon
As your child begins to read longer sentences, strongly supported by the rhyme and rhythm of the story the letters h b l ll f ff ss are introduced. At this stage your child will be reading as much of...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
As your child begins to read longer sentences, strongly supported by the rhyme and rhythm of the story the letters h b l ll f ff ss are introduced. At this stage your child will be reading as much of...
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Usborne Very First Reading 4: Dog Diary
Mairi Mackinnon
Dog Diary introduces the letters j qu v w x y z zz. Your child will now be familiar with all the letters of the alphabet in their most regularly-pronounced forms, making it possible to read over 300 everyday words. ...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
Dog Diary introduces the letters j qu v w x y z zz. Your child will now be familiar with all the letters of the alphabet in their most regularly-pronounced forms, making it possible to read over 300 everyday words. ...
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Horrid Henry's Horrid Holidays
Francesca Simon
A perfect holiday pack for kids of 5+ includes a copy of Horrid Henry, the very first book and featuring Henry and his brother perfect Pete. There’s also a terrific Puzzle Book that’s packed with brilliant puzzles – mazes, word...
Format: Paperback - Released: 27/05/2010
Francesca Simon
A perfect holiday pack for kids of 5+ includes a copy of Horrid Henry, the very first book and featuring Henry and his brother perfect Pete. There’s also a terrific Puzzle Book that’s packed with brilliant puzzles – mazes, word...
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Picture Kelpies: You Can't Play Here!
Angus Corby
A lovely story set in Scotland. When Gregor is given a set of bagpipes he’s desperate to play them but he’s constantly told ‘you can’t play here’. His parents tell him to go outside, so he goes off into the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 22/04/2010
Angus Corby
A lovely story set in Scotland. When Gregor is given a set of bagpipes he’s desperate to play them but he’s constantly told ‘you can’t play here’. His parents tell him to go outside, so he goes off into the...
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Usborne Very First Reading 5: Grizzly Bear Rock
Lesley Sims
Grizzly Bear Rock introduces the useful letter-combinations ch sh ng and th. It’s important for your child to learn to recognise these combinations and read them correctly as distinct sounds, not just read the sounds of the individual letters. The...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Lesley Sims
Grizzly Bear Rock introduces the useful letter-combinations ch sh ng and th. It’s important for your child to learn to recognise these combinations and read them correctly as distinct sounds, not just read the sounds of the individual letters. The...
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Marvin Redpost 1: Kidnapped at Birth
Louis Sachar
The first of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Meet Marvin Redpost. He has red hair and blue eyes. And he is left...
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/04/2010
Louis Sachar
The first of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Meet Marvin Redpost. He has red hair and blue eyes. And he is left...
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100 Games to Play on Holiday
Inside this pack of cards are 100 fun games to play on holiday. All you have to do is follow the instructions on each card and hours of entertainment will follow. From musical statues on hopscotch to some lesser known...
Format: Cards - Released: 28/05/2010
Inside this pack of cards are 100 fun games to play on holiday. All you have to do is follow the instructions on each card and hours of entertainment will follow. From musical statues on hopscotch to some lesser known...
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The Dunderheads
Paul Fleischman
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2010. Miss Breakbone is a fearsome teacher: she shouts, she confiscates, she makes kids cry. Until the Dunderheads – an unlikely band of kids, with extraordinary hidden talents, decide to teach Miss Breakbone a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2010
Paul Fleischman
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2010. Miss Breakbone is a fearsome teacher: she shouts, she confiscates, she makes kids cry. Until the Dunderheads – an unlikely band of kids, with extraordinary hidden talents, decide to teach Miss Breakbone a...
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Titch and Mitch 3: The King of the Castle
Garth Edwards
Titch and Mitch are minding their own business flying back to their island on their magical bicycle when they are swept up by the biggest bird they’ve ever since and taken to a king in a castle. Locked up with...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
Garth Edwards
Titch and Mitch are minding their own business flying back to their island on their magical bicycle when they are swept up by the biggest bird they’ve ever since and taken to a king in a castle. Locked up with...
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Titch and Mitch 1: Shipwrecked!
Garth Edwards
Titch and Mitch are two delightful pixies who survive being shipwrecked and end up on an island that’s full of extraordinary animal characters. As they meet more and more friends they go off on some wonderful but sometimes frightening adventures...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2010
Garth Edwards
Titch and Mitch are two delightful pixies who survive being shipwrecked and end up on an island that’s full of extraordinary animal characters. As they meet more and more friends they go off on some wonderful but sometimes frightening adventures...
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Usborne Very First Reading 6: The Queen Makes a Scene
Mairi Mackinnon
The Queen makes a Scene introduces the letter-comibinations ai ee igh oa oo. Again, it’s important to learn to recognise these combinations. By this stage, your child will be reading about two-thirds of the story. The objective of the 15...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
The Queen makes a Scene introduces the letter-comibinations ai ee igh oa oo. Again, it’s important to learn to recognise these combinations. By this stage, your child will be reading about two-thirds of the story. The objective of the 15...
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Usborne Very First Reading 7: Stop That Cow
Mairi Mackinnon
Stop that Cow! Introduces the letter-combinations ar or u row air ear ure. Having learned these, your child will be familiar with almost all the sounds of English in their most regular spellings, making it possible to read over 70...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
Stop that Cow! Introduces the letter-combinations ar or u row air ear ure. Having learned these, your child will be familiar with almost all the sounds of English in their most regular spellings, making it possible to read over 70...
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Usborne Very First Reading 8: Moon Zoom
Lesley Sims
Moon Zoom introduces and practises longer words that begin or end with more than one consonant and simple two-syllable words. This stage almost doubles your child’s reading vocabulary. Your child should now be trying to read the whole story, but...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Lesley Sims
Moon Zoom introduces and practises longer words that begin or end with more than one consonant and simple two-syllable words. This stage almost doubles your child’s reading vocabulary. Your child should now be trying to read the whole story, but...
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Usborne Very First Reading 9: Run Rabbit Run
Mairi Mackinnon
Run, Rabbit, Run reintroduces sounds whilst also introducing different ways to spell sounds your child has met in earlier stories such as ai ee igh oa oo among others.. The objective of the 15 books in the Very First Reading...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
Run, Rabbit, Run reintroduces sounds whilst also introducing different ways to spell sounds your child has met in earlier stories such as ai ee igh oa oo among others.. The objective of the 15 books in the Very First Reading...
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Usborne Very First Reading 10: Late Night at the Zoo
Mairi Mackinnon
Late Night at the Zoo introduces the pattern sometimes known as ‘the magic e’, where the final e changes the earlier vowel sound such as ‘late’ and ‘time’. The objective of the 15 books in the Very First Reading series...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
Late Night at the Zoo introduces the pattern sometimes known as ‘the magic e’, where the final e changes the earlier vowel sound such as ‘late’ and ‘time’. The objective of the 15 books in the Very First Reading series...
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Usborne Very First Reading 11: Wild School
Mairi Mackinnon
Wild School introduces more ways to spell sounds your child has met in earlier stories. The objective of the 15 books in the Very First Reading series is to enthuse your child through rhyme to learn and to enjoy the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
Wild School introduces more ways to spell sounds your child has met in earlier stories. The objective of the 15 books in the Very First Reading series is to enthuse your child through rhyme to learn and to enjoy the...
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Usborne Very First Reading 12: Circus Under the Sea
Mairi Mackinnon
The Circus under the Sea introduces ‘soft’ pronunciation of c and g, as well as the combinations wh, ph and the final y sound. The objective of the 15 books in the Very First Reading series is to enthuse your...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
The Circus under the Sea introduces ‘soft’ pronunciation of c and g, as well as the combinations wh, ph and the final y sound. The objective of the 15 books in the Very First Reading series is to enthuse your...
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Usborne Very First Reading 13: The Monster Diner
Mairi Mackinnon
The Monster Diner introduces different ways of pronouncing letters or letter-combinations your child has already met in their more regular forms such as ‘a’ in apricot, ask or was, ‘i’ as in kind, ‘o’ as in open or month, ‘u’...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
The Monster Diner introduces different ways of pronouncing letters or letter-combinations your child has already met in their more regular forms such as ‘a’ in apricot, ask or was, ‘i’ as in kind, ‘o’ as in open or month, ‘u’...
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Usborne Very First Reading 14: Knight Fight
Lesley Sims
Knight Fight introduces the ‘silent consonants’ in combinations of letters such as ch, gn, kn, ld, lm, mb, mn, rh. These can often prove tricky, especially when it comes to spelling, and it’s worth spending a little time to be...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Lesley Sims
Knight Fight introduces the ‘silent consonants’ in combinations of letters such as ch, gn, kn, ld, lm, mb, mn, rh. These can often prove tricky, especially when it comes to spelling, and it’s worth spending a little time to be...
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Usborne Very First Reading 15: Mr Mystery
Mairi Mackinnon
Mr. Mystery introduces combinations such as gh as in though or pronounced f as in laugh and endings such as –sion and –tion. It also gives children practice in reading longer three or even four syllable words. Your child will...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/03/2010
Mairi Mackinnon
Mr. Mystery introduces combinations such as gh as in though or pronounced f as in laugh and endings such as –sion and –tion. It also gives children practice in reading longer three or even four syllable words. Your child will...
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Usborne Very First Reading Slipcase with Parents Notes
The objective of the 15 books in the Very First Reading series is to enthuse your child through rhyme to learn and to enjoy the art of reading and to read with confidence and enthusiasm, which in turn will result...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/03/2010
The objective of the 15 books in the Very First Reading series is to enthuse your child through rhyme to learn and to enjoy the art of reading and to read with confidence and enthusiasm, which in turn will result...
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Marvin Redpost 2: Why Pick on Me?
Louis Sachar
The second of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. When Clarence the class bully tells everyone that Marvin picks his nose even his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/04/2010
Louis Sachar
The second of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. When Clarence the class bully tells everyone that Marvin picks his nose even his...
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Marvin Redpost 3: Is He a Girl?
Louis Sachar
The third of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. When Casey tells Marvin that he’ll turn into a girl if he kisses his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/04/2010
Louis Sachar
The third of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. When Casey tells Marvin that he’ll turn into a girl if he kisses his...
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Marvin Redpost 4: Alone in His Teacher's House
Louis Sachar
The fourth of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Simply told, this is nonetheless a deeply touching story. Marvin’s teacher asks him to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/04/2010
Louis Sachar
The fourth of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Simply told, this is nonetheless a deeply touching story. Marvin’s teacher asks him to...
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Marvin Redpost 5: Class President
Louis Sachar
The fifth of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Thursday is ‘hole day’ and everyone in Mrs North’s class is wearing clothes with...
Format: Paperback - Released: 21/06/2010
Louis Sachar
The fifth of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Thursday is ‘hole day’ and everyone in Mrs North’s class is wearing clothes with...
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Marvin Redpost 6: A Flying Birthday Cake?
Louis Sachar
The sixth of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Having eaten too much cake and drunk too much punch at Nick’s birthday party,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 21/06/2010
Louis Sachar
The sixth of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Having eaten too much cake and drunk too much punch at Nick’s birthday party,...
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Marvin Redpost 7: Super Fast, Out of Control!
Louis Sachar
The seventh of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Brilliantly constructed with a great moral lightly buried in a genuinely exciting story, here...
Format: Paperback - Released: 21/06/2010
Louis Sachar
The seventh of 8 great adventures about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Brilliantly constructed with a great moral lightly buried in a genuinely exciting story, here...
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Marvin Redpost 8: A Magic Crystal?
Louis Sachar
The final Marvin Redpost adventure about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Marvin ventures into new territory when he goes home to Casey’s house after school for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 21/06/2010
Louis Sachar
The final Marvin Redpost adventure about an ordinary boy with a big heart and a strong desire to work things out even when they’re complicated. Marvin ventures into new territory when he goes home to Casey’s house after school for...
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The Elephant's Child
Rudyard Kipling
June 2010 Guest Editor Michael Morpurgo remembers this as: "The story my mother used to read me most often, because I asked for it again and again. I loved the sheer fun of it, the music and the rhythm of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/09/2009
Rudyard Kipling
June 2010 Guest Editor Michael Morpurgo remembers this as: "The story my mother used to read me most often, because I asked for it again and again. I loved the sheer fun of it, the music and the rhythm of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/09/2009
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