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19 Activity Books 21 Animals 4-11 Animals on the Edge 7 Big Picture Series 30 Biography 16 Birds 9-11 Environmental Issues 13 Extreme Series 28-29 Facts 17, 20-21 First Book of 8-9, 12 First Encyclopedia 5 Geography 24-27 Groundwork Series 22 Hard Nuts Series 14 History 14-17, 24-27 Humanities 13 I’m Feeling Series 23 London 12 London Zoo 6-7 Lost Series 4 National Archives 15 PSHE 23 Religious Education 22 RSPB 9-11 Science 18-20, 24-29 Special Times Series 22 Tough Jobs Series 31 Transport 12 Warrior Heroes 17 White Wolves Guided Reading 24-27 Who’s Who Series 16 Wild Things 7 Wildlife Books 4-11 World War I & II 15-16

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AGES 4-5

Fiction ACB Originals

31-64 42-43, 51

Ages 5-7 34-35 Ages 7-9 36-41 Ages 8-11 42-49 Ages 11+ 50-51 Black Cats Series 44-45 Bloomsbury Children’s 52-53 Chameleons Series 35 Colour Graffix Series 64 Dark Hunter 61 DragonChild Series 36 Extreme Adventures Series 49 Factor 4 Series 49 Flashbacks Series 47 Fletcher Smith P.I. Series 49 Folk Tales 37 Guided Reading 54-59 History 36-43, 46-48, 51, 58 Leif Frond Series 45 Lives in Action Series 46 Mudcrusts Series 38 National Archives 36, 42-43 Peony Pinker Series 44 Poetry 32-33 Quicksilver Series 50 Real Lives Series 51 Reluctant Readers 60-64 Rockets Series 34 RSPB 35 Shakespeare Today Series 48 Short Stories 46 Space School Series 38 Stadium School Series 49 Terry Deary’s Historical Tales 39-41 The Caves 60 Ultimate Book Guides 34 Weird Street Series 38 White Wolves Guided Reading 54-59 Wired 62-64 World War I 39, 42-43

Teacher’s Resources A Creative Approach Series Art Art Express Series Design and Technology Developing Literacy Developing Mathematics Drama French Languages Lesson for Every Day Literacy Mathematics Numeracy Outside the Box Series PSHE and Citizenship RSC Shakespeare Toolkit Spanish Teaching Ideas

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Featherstone Early Years 50 Fantastic series Carrying on in KS1 Series Creative Planning Series Little Books Topics Transition

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Music Earlybirds Series Music Express Series Musicals Singing Subjects Ukulele Magic

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Andrew Brodie 80-88 Andrew Brodie Basics 80-81 Brilliant Ideas for Times Tables Practice 85

Brilliant Ideas to Get Boys Writing 86 Comprehension 80, 87 Handwriting 80, 88 Improving Comprehension 87 Improving Problem Solving Skills 85 Improving Puncutation 86 Improving Spelling 86 Improving Vocabulary 87 Improving Writing 86 Let’s Talk Maths 82 Literacy 80, 86-88 Literacy Workbooks 88 Maths 81-85 Maths Mindstretchers 82 Maths Money Problems 82 Maths Today 84 Maths, Puzzles and Games 82 Mental Maths 81, 83-84 Mental Maths Every Day 84 Mental Maths in Minutes 83 Mental Maths Tests 83 Parent’s Survival Guides 84, 88 Practise Mental Maths 83-84 Problem Solving 85 Solving Maths Problems 85 Spelling 80, 86-88 Spelling for Literacy 87 Supporting Maths 82 Ten Minute Maths Assessments 82 Ten Minute Spelling Tests 86 Times Tables 81, 84 Professional Development 89-106 100 Ideas Series 97, 100-101 A Creative Approach 99 A-Z of School Improvement 93 Achievement for All 94 Behaviour Management 95, 103 Bloomsbury CPD Library 92

Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics 99 Boys’ Achievement 95 CPD 92 Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today 93 Dyscalculia 94 Dyslexia 97 Getting the Buggers Series 95 How to Survive series 89 ICT 98 Inspiring Writing Through Drama 102 Leadership 93, 104 Learning Difficulties 94 Lesson Planning 91 Literacy Leaders Toolkit 92 New Teachers 89-91 Once Upon an If 96 Outstanding Teaching 89 Philosophy for Children 96 Pimp Your Lesson!

89 Pocket Pal series 98 Primary 96-99 Reflective Teaching 103 Resources for Teaching Series 102 Ross McGill 91, 101 School Improvement 93, 104 Secondary 100-102 Secondary Starters and Plenaries Series 101 Special Educational Needs 94 Subject Specific 92, 97-101, 105, 106 Teacher 90 Te@cher Toolkit 91 Teacher’s Handbooks 102 The Behaviour Guru 95 The If Machine 96 The If Odyssey 96 The Spider Strategy 90 Thinking Skills 96, 98 Why are you shouting at us?

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WORLD WAR ONE CENTENARY 2014 marked the start of the first centenary of World War One. We have a selection of titles by key children’s authors, to support education on this topic. Look out for the poppy logo in the catalogue and visit www.bloomsbury.com/thegreatwar to find out more.

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WELCOME • CONTENTS

WELCOME to the 2015 Education catalogue.

CONTENTS NON-FICTION

4-30

FICTION

31-64

Poetry 5–7 7–9 8–11 11+ Bloomsbury Children’s White Wolves Reluctant Readers

32-33 34-35 36-41 42-49 50-51 52-53 54-59 60-64

TEACHER RESOURCES (COVERS ALL SUBJECTS)

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The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) is the leading trade association for the UK education sector.

With over 300 member-companies, including manufacturers and distributors of equipment, materials, books, consumables, furniture, technology, ICT hardware and digital-content related services to the education market, BESA is focused on promoting and providing support and advice to its members, the industry and to the education community.

Teaching Ideas Literacy & Numeracy Music PSHE Language Art & Design Early Years Drama

65 66-69 70-74 75 76 77 78-79 106

BESA has a Code of Practice to which all members must adhere, along with a stringent membership process, both of which assure buyers of a high standard of quality in both product and customer service.

ANDREW BRODIE

With the new curriculum underway in schools we have been working hard to ensure we have a wealth of resources to support your teaching this year. We are extremely privileged to be working with some of the most experienced teachers and children’s authors on our latest books. Some of our favourites include the brilliant ‘Tweechers’ Ross Morrison McGill, Stephen Lockyer and Sarah Findlater, fiction and non-fiction stars Emma Fischel, Lari Don and Gill Arbuthnott and teacher’s favourite Andrew Brodie. These are just a small selection and we hope you enjoy discovering the rest.

Happy reading!

Emily and the Education Team

LITERACY & NUMERACY

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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INDEX

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BRIGHTEN UP YOUR CLASSROOM OR LIBRARY We have a wide range of posters and display materials that are perfect for brightening up a classroom or library.

To request any material please email: acbeducation@bloomsbury.com. Any material will then be sent to you free of charge, subject to availability.

The Education Marketing Department Email: acbeducation@bloomsbury.com Telephone: 020 7631 5825 Post: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP Prices and publication dates listed in the catalogue are correct on 1st January 2015 but are subject to change without notice.

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NON-FICTION • THE NATURAL WORLD

Lost Tracey Turner

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7+

Can you survive the Amazon Rainforest, the deadly desert, the murderous mountains or the secluded oceans?

Packed full of fascinating facts and essential information to get you to safety, Lost is an amazing interactive, adventure-packed series in which the reader must choose their own path to survive to the end of the story. A brilliantly fun way to learn about the world and its many different and sometimes dangerous habitats.

Can you get out alive?

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • £4.99

9781408194652 • 128pp

9781408194669 • 128pp

9781472906212 • 128pp

9781472906229 • 128pp

Car-Sized Crabs and other Animal Giants

AGES

7+

Anna Claybourne From gangly giraffes to terrifying tarantulas, meet the biggest beasts the animal kingdom has to offer.

Packed with amazing facts and covering everything from mammoth mammals and big birds to creepy crawly giants. Features include essential stats and animal scales on every spread.

Hardback • 320 x 230mm • 96pp • 9781408181836 • £12.99

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NON-FICTION • THE NATURAL WORLD

First Animal Encyclopedia Find out about the amazing animals and birds that share our planet in these informative first guides and reference books.

Packed with brilliant photography, fun facts and top tips, learn, explore and be amazed by creatures big and small.

Hardback • 275 x 215mm • 64pp • £8.99 AGES

7+

From Rainforest

Simon Holland AUGUST 2015 9781472913449

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From Seas and Oceans

Anita Ganeri 9781408842522

Anna Claybourne 9781408843055

Mike Unwin 9781472907585

Anita Ganeri 9781408843086

Animal Atlas

AGES

7+

Anna Claybourne Discover the different habitats that animals live in, from polar bears in the freezing Arctic to orangutans in the steamy rainforest. Packed with delightful full-colour illustrations, brilliant facts and informative maps, learn, explore and be amazed by animals living all over the world.

Hardback • 305 x 237mm • 64pp • 9781408842188 • £10.99

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NON-FICTION • THE NATURAL WORLD

Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a world-renowned charity, working to achieve the global conservation of animals and their habitats. The Society runs ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, carries out scientific research in the Institute of Zoology and is actively involved in field conservation in over 50 countries. For further information please visit www.zsl.org

Poo at the Zoo

AGES

A poo to be proud of

Sarah Eason What does a lion have to eat to produce the stinkiest poo of the whole animal kingdom? A unique way to find out all about animal habits and their habitats using every child’s favourite topic!

You may have heard that lions are proud beasts – and so they should be. The big cat produces the stinkiest, smelliest poo of all the creatures at the zoo.

Did

Talking poo

A lion’s whiffy whoppers come in handy, too – lions use them to mark out their territory. They smear the black, sticky stuff onto trees, bushes and rocks to tell other lions ‘Back off, this is my stinky pad!’

you know?

lions scary, Not only are Some so is their poo! in their people put it en off garden to fright foxes! and domestic cats

Hardback • 210 x 230mm • 32pp 9781408160503 • £10.99 Paperback • 210 x 230mm • 32pp 9781408171899 • £5.99

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The lion king (of poo)

On a lion diet

So, how do lions make such super-stinky poo? It’s all down to the amount of meat they eat. A male lion eats about seven kilograms of meat (about 27 burgers) each day. That’s a lot of meat! Poo from meat-eating animals is always much stinkier than poo from plant-eating animals, so when you think about the amount of meat that goes into a lion’s tummy, it’s no surprise that their poopy piles are Top of the Plops!

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Big Swamp Beasts

Big Cats

AGES

7+

AGES

7+

Michael Cox

Michael Cox

They slither, they bite, they go bump in the night.

Meet the strangest and most amazing creatures that live in the world’s wet, murky and muddy swamps.

Get your claws into the fearsomely gripping big cat catalogue, packed with amazing facts, stories and high interest information. Each spread is accompanied by quirky, full-colour, annotated illustrations and amazing photography.

An engaging information book for younger readers, packed with amazing facts, stories, statistics, photography and illustrations.

Flexiback • 210 x 148mm • 96pp 9781408835760 • £7.99

Flexiback • 210 x 148mm • 96pp 9781408160510 • £7.99

Big Cat, Little Cat

AGES

4+

Lisa Regan Whatever big cats like to do, little cats like to do it too! Explore the world of lions, tigers, cheetahs and more.

With beautiful photography, and fun facts, this is a delightful first look at big cats and their smaller cousins.

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Big cats climb trees.

Big Cats climb trees to hide from other animals or to hunt for food. Leopards sometimes store their prey in trees to keep it away from other animals.

A leopard will often leave its prey up in the tree for days and return only when it is hungry!

250 x 250mm • 24pp Hardback • 9781408164013 • £7.99 Paperback • 9781408180228 • £5.99

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Little cats sometimes mark their patch by scratching tress with their claws.

Of all the big cats, leopards are the strongest climbers.

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They climb trees to look for food, or to hide from other, larger animals!

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NON-FICTION • THE NATURAL WORLD

Animals on the Edge

AGES

7+

Anna Claybourne Animals on the Edge takes a dramatic look at endangered animals and animal rescue around the world. Each book takes the reader on a fast-paced journey to learn about what is being done to keep them from becoming extinct. Contains amazing real-life rescue stories provided by real-life conservationists.

Paperback • 230 x 160mm • 48pp • £5.99

Full colour photography and graphics throughout

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Hippo

Rhino

Penguin

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Wild Things!

AGES

4+

Lisa Regan What would happen if you were sent a giraffe in the post? What would it eat and how would you play with it? Wild Things! gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals around the world, looking at how and where they really live and what they need to survive. Each book also includes why each animal is suited to living in its own environment. With beautiful full colour illustrations throughout.

Hardback • 220 x 210mm • 24pp • £8.99 Paperback • 220 x 210mm • 24pp • £4.99 Apps available

Monkey

Emu

Lion

Penguin

Hardback • 9781408179390 Paperback • 9781408179406

Paperback • 9781408156780

Paperback • 9781408156810

Hardback • 9781408179413 Paperback • 9781408179420

Elephant

Hippo

Giraffe

Tiger

Paperback • 9781408179383

Paperback • 9781408156803

Paperback • 9781408156797

Hardback • 9781408179352 Paperback • 9781408179369

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NON-FICTION • THE NATURAL WORLD

My First Book of...

AGES

4+

Mike Unwin These beautifully illustrated books are the perfect introductory reference guides. The exciting, interactive guess who element throughout encourages children to keep turning the page and the fun and engaging facts bring each creature to life.

Hardback • 210 x 210mm • 48pp • £6.99

My First Book of Dinosaurs

NEW

APRIL 2015

Explore the super-sized world of dinosaurs. Some had sharp teeth, some had horns and some had feathers! But can you guess who’s who?

My First Book of Baby Animals

My First Book of Zoo Animals

From cuddly polar bear cubs to curious kittens and playful puppies, discover twenty adorable baby animals with this beautifully illustrated guide!

From amazing apes to fearsome lions, see what you can find as you turn the page and take a journey round the zoo.

9781472905314

9781408194645

9781472905451

Bloomsbury Animals Collection

AGES

4+

Isabel Thomas Four spotter’s guides, each introducing young readers to 35 different breeds of animal.

Find out fascinating facts supported by beautiful illustrations. Each includes a spotter’s chart for children to fill in to extend the fun.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 48pp • £4.99

First Book of Dogs 9781472903976

First Book of Cats 9781472903983

First Book of Horses and Ponies 9781472903990

First Book of Baby Animals 9781472904003

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NON-FICTION • THE NATURAL WORLD

The RSPB and You •

The RSPB produces resources to support teaching and learning about wildlife, mainly for the primary sector, early years and in leisure time

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We have posters, free resources, games, information, an annual School’s Birdwatch and school membership

For more information about everything the RSPB does, please have a look at our website www.rspb.org.uk

RSPB Spotter’s Guides

AGES

4+

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Each RSPB spotter’s guide will look at 35 common garden creatures, perfect for beginner naturalists

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With beautiful full-page illustrations accompanied by key information about each creature, each book is designed to encourage young children’s interest in the outside world and the wildlife around them

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A spotter’s chart for children to fill in means that children can extend the fun

Paperback • 198 x 129 mm • 48pp • £4.99 Apps available

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NON-FICTION • THE NATURAL WORLD

RSPB Children’s Guides

AGES

7+

Full colour photographs and illustrations guide you through locations, equipment and taking notes.

Also contain field guides to common species covering behaviour, voice and habitat.

RSPB Children’s Guide to Birdwatching

RSPB Children’s Guide to Nature Watching

David Chandler & Mike Unwin

Mark Boyd

Full-colour illustrations and photographs Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 128pp 9780713687958 • £6.99

Full-colour illustrations and photographs Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 160pp 9781408187579 • £7.99

Wild Things to do with Woodlice Michael Cox

AGES

7+

Can’t tell a blackbird from a blackberry, a butterfly from a buttercup or a hedgehog from a hedgerow? These fantastic nature activities, facts and tales will tell you everything you need to know about how to get stuck into nature.

Full-colour illustrations Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 192pp 9781408127834 • £9.99

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RSPB Nature Guide Mike Unwin

AGES

7+

An action-packed yearbook for 7-12 year olds that encourages children and their families to get outside and experience nature throughout the year – with an emphasis on having fun! Packed with outdoor and indoor activities for every season.

The Big RSPB Birdwatch David Chandler

Packed full of fun facts, articles and activities for home or school. Includes a spotter’s guide to your most common garden visitors.

Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 128pp 9781408148211 • £6.99

Full-colour photos, illustrations and graphics throughout Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 128pp 9781408105146 • £8.99

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NON-FICTION • THE NATURAL WORLD

RSPB Wild Town

AGES

8+

Mike Dilger Takes readers on an urban safari showcasing the wonderful wildlife right outside their door. Full of animal facts and amazing photography as well as tips for spotting some unexpected visitors.

Written by Mike Dilger, wildlife presenter and nature enthusiast.

Paperback • 280 x 215mm • 160pp • 9781408173909 • £12.99

RSPB My First Book of...

AGES

4+

Take a journey through the garden and discover the creatures living there. Each title in the ‘My First Book’ series covers 20 wildlife wonders that young readers can find right outside their window.

Each creature is introduced with clues and mysterious pictures. Turn the page to find out more with beautiful illustrations and fascinating facts.

Full-colour illustrations • Hardback • 210 x 210mm • 48pp • £6.99

My First Book of Garden Bugs

My First Book of Garden Wildlife

My First Book of Garden Birds

Mike Unwin Illustrated by Tony Sanchez

Mike Unwin Illustrated by Tony Sanchez

Mike Unwin & Sarah Whittley Illustrated by Rachel Lockwood

9781408114155

9781408104576

9780713676785

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NON-FICTION • TRAVEL

Bloomsbury Collections

AGES

4+

Isabel Thomas Eight spotter’s guides, each introducing young readers to 30 different types of vehicle. Find out fascinating facts supported by beautiful illustrations. Each includes a spotter’s chart for children to fill in to extend the fun.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 48pp • £4.99

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My First Book of Transport Charlotte Guillain

AGES

4+

From red buses to rickshaws - this interactive book takes the reader all around the world looking at the different ways people get about. Turn the page to discover more about each way to travel.

Hardback • 210 x 210mm • 48pp 9781408178195 • £6.99

My First Book of London Charlotte Guillain

4+

A beautifully illustrated hardback picture book about one of the most exciting cities in the world! Each feature or building is introduced as a clue. Turn the page to discover the whole scene and read the explanatory text. A must for families and teachers visiting London for the first time with young children.

Hardback • 210 x 210mm • 48pp 9781408132555 • £6.99

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The Story of London Jacqui Bailey

AGES

9-11

The story of our capital featuring the famous people and dramatic events that have shaped the city. Facts, fun quizzes and cartoons bring events to life and cut-away drawings reveal London’s greatest and best-known buildings.

Paperback • 280 x 195mm • 32pp 9781408133194 • £5.99

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NON-FICTION • HUMANITIES

If the World Were a Village David J. Smith Illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong A beautiful and unique book about the world’s population.

It presents the whole world as a village of just 100 people.

We soon find out that 22 speak a Chinese dialect and that 17 cannot read or write. Discover people’s religions, education, standard of living, and much, much more.

Full-colour illustrations Paperback • 204 x 338mm • 32pp 9780713668803 • £6.99

One Day

AGES

6+

Suma Din One Day follows fifteen different children from around the world through 24 hours with beautiful illustrations. Learn about the diversity of their different lives and cultures, and discover how time and time zones work, and what’s happening on one side of the world while the other sleeps.

Extra material explains how we measure time and why we do it that way.

304 x 228mm • 32pp Hardback • 9781408180235 • £12.99 Paperback • 9781408180242 • £6.99

One Hen

Made on Earth

Katie Smith Milway and Eugenie Fernandes

Wolfgang Korn

The perfect way to introduce children to sustainable development. It tells the story of Kojo, a young Ghanaian boy who uses a micro loan to buy a chicken, so he can sell the eggs to make money. Through hard work, Kojo soon earns enough to go back to school.

Full-colour illustrations Paperback • 304 x 228mm • 32pp 9781408109816 • £6.99 • 4.6 LY 0.5

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You Can Save the Planet Rich Hough

AGES

7+

A tale of globalisation, Made on Earth follows the incredible stories of the many people intertwined in the amazing journey of a red fleece manufactured in Bangladesh. Unpick ethical trading issues, encounter demonstrators in a Chittagong prison or discover the part played in the process by the powerful Dubai oil industry.

Every day we do the same things – eat breakfast, brush our teeth, get dressed – unaware of our impact on the world around us. This book, produced in association with the Guardian, shows children how making tiny adjustments to these everyday things can make a REAL difference to the future of their planet.

Covering social, political and geographical topics at Key Stage 3 and 4 but accessible for all ages.

Full-colour photographs

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 184pp 9781408173916 • £6.99

Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 176pp 9780713686883 • £8.99

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NON-FICTION • HISTORY

Hard Nuts of History

AGES

7+

Tracey Turner

Download Hard Nuts trading cards FREE and play the game at

Read all about history’s hard nuts. Who were the most famous (and not-so-famous) ruthless, brave, fearless and intrepid men and women of all time? Could you fight in the greatest battle ever, or wow the whole world with your brain power? Includes Hardometer and Hard Nuts ratings. Full colour, hilarious illustrations throughout.

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National Archives Produced in association with the National Archives and full of original documentation and imagery, these five fantastic titles contain real-life artefacts and documents from the time of the event to help readers journey back in time and build a real account of what happened. They provide key links to the History Curriculum.

Hardback • 280 x 215mm • 64pp • £10.99

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AGES

9+

AGES

7+

9+

Plague Unclassified

The Great Fire of London Unclassified

Titanic Unclassified

Nick Hunter

Nick Hunter

Alex Stewart

What was life in London like during 1665? Where did the plague come from, how was it spread and does it still exist?

The Great Fire of London destroyed the homes of almost 90 percent of London’s population. Discover the outbreak of the fire at a bakery on Pudding Lane, to fire fighting techniques and meddling Lord Mayors.

Titanic Unclassified covers one of the most tragic disasters at sea in history. From the infamous sinking to the investigation that followed, readers are taken behind the scenes.

9781408192177

9781408160527

9781408193037

Gunpowder Unclassified Nick Hunter

AGES

7+

The Gunpowder Plot could have potentially destroyed the House of Lords, taking with it countless lives, including that of King James I of England. How was this great tragedy prevented?

WWI Unclassified Nick Hunter From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, discover how this terrible war shaped the world.

9781472905253

9781472908568

7+

WWII Unclassified Nick Hunter

NEW

AGES

7+

SEPTEMBER 2015

From Hitler’s rise to power to the surrender of the Japanese in 1945, discover the story behind the most destructive war in history.

9781472920003

From WWI Unclassified

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AGES

Companion fiction titles are available.

See pages 36, 42 and 43.

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NON-FICTION • HISTORY

AGES

13+

WWII in Numbers Peter Doyle Discover the truth behind the propaganda with this brilliantly informative, infographic guide to the real statistics.

How many soldiers went to war? How many came home?

How many civilians were made homeless? How many bombs were dropped, and where did they land?

Clear illustrations of the war’s impact on individuals, whole countries, and the global, social and economic effects that would last long into peacetime.

Paperback • 222 x 222mm • 224pp 9781408188194 • £12.99 Europe

Ace Place

Poo!

AGES

7+

AGES

9+

Elizabeth Newbery

Sarah Albee

This wacky series combines historical information with jokes, riddles and activities. Learn about all sorts of dark secrets, from hidden passageways to a history of toilets and mummies and burials.

From finding out how many toilets you can expect to find in the average Egyptian pyramid, to how moats around medieval castles were used as more than just a defence against enemies, Poo! is a fascinating exploration of how human waste and its disposal has changed the world.

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Dead and Buried

Commonwealth (Canada)/Europe/ Open Market

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Toilets

9780713651522

Who’s Who in …?

Tough Jobs

AGES

7+

7+

Helen Greathead

An indispensable source of information to support the study of biography. Each title contains biographies for 50 people who have made their mark on history. Colourful and accessible entries describe famous lives and legacies, including timelines, quotes, photographs and reliable, internet-linked lists of resources to explore.

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Black-and-white illustrations 198 x 129mm • 64pp • Paperback • £4.99

Fighter Pilot

• CV-style entries present information in a unique and accessible way

Experience life in the skies and learn what it takes to train.

9780713677720 • 4.3 LY 1

• Reliable and appropriate web links for each figure help students with independent research

Gladiator

Colour photographs and graphics 246 x 189mm • 48pp • Paperback • £8.99

Take lessons in gladiatorial combat and witness a real, live fight!

9780713677713 • 4.1 LY 1

Exploration Anita Ganeri 9781408110911

Ancient History Anita Ganeri 9781408110935

World Religions Anita Ganeri 9781408110881

Olympic History Charlotte Guillain 9781408110898

Science & Technology Chris Oxlade 9781408110904

Art and Design Jane Bingham 9781408110928

Knight What is it like to live in a castle and just what do you need to be trained in?

9780713677690 • 3.9 LY 1

Pirate Experience being captive on a pirate ship and maybe discover some treasure!

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Warrior Heroes Benjamin Hulme-Cross

AGES

8+

Travel back in time where fascinating historical fact combines with action-packed fiction to create dramatic and gripping adventures. The fast-paced and exciting narrative will leave the reader wanting more and more. Includes fantastic black and white illustrations to support the text.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 160pp • £4.99

The Samurai’s Assassin

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JANUARY 2015

Will the boys convince the brave samurai warrior Tatshushi to choose a different path in life and escape the clutches of the deadly tyrant Kuroda?

9781472904669

The Gladiator’s Victory

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JANUARY 2015

Will Arthur and Finn manage to persuade the powerful gladiator to break free, escape the clutches of powerful and evil Roman Lords and avoid being caught by the unforgiving Roman soldiers?

9781472904652

The Knight’s Enemies Can Arthur and Finn stop the castle of Sir William Malory falling and prevent the death of his daughter Eleanor? Will the boys escape after being imprisoned and succeed in changing the course of history?

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The Viking’s Revenge Can Arthur and Finn retrieve the stolen sword, Blood Hunter, and rewrite the past?

Will the boys escape the grip of the Vikings?

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9781408165584 • 128pp

World’s Worst Jobs

Fitter, Faster, Funnier!

Tracey Turner

Michael Cox

Fancy spending your days cleaning sewers with no protective clothing, letting mosquitoes turn you into a human pincushion for medical research, or popping up a chimney with a brush for a spot of cleaning?

From unbelievable tales of triumph to incredible facts, these are informative, interactive and hilarious guides. Packed with funny illustrations, inspirational ideas and amazing activities, these are brilliant guides to sport past and present.

Find out fascinating facts about the hardest, most revolting and hilarious jobs in the world through history.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 112pp 9781408181720 • £4.99

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7+

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NON-FICTION • SCIENCE

Science Works

AGES

8+

Cartoon Science

AGES

8+

Jacqui Bailey Illustrated by Matthew Lilly

Jacqui Bailey Illustrated by Matthew Lilly

Making key Science and Geography topics accessible and easy to understand.

Include experiments and useful websites.

Full-colour illustrations • Paperback • 210 x 230 mm • 32pp • £5.99

Full-colour illustrations • Paperback • 210 x 230 mm • 32pp • £5.99

The Story of Gravity 9780713673548 World (USA/Canada)

The Story of a Dinosaur Fossil 9780713662528

A Story About Erosion 9780713673609 World (USA/Canada)

The Story of Day and Night 9780713662542 The Story of Electricity 9780713662580

A Story about Rocks & Stones 9780713673562

The Story of Water 9780713662566 4.4 MY 0.5

A Bee in a Cathedral

AGES

7-9

Joel Levy Prepare to be amazed and educated! A Bee in a Cathedral uses everyday objects and experiences to explain the scientific truths behind the unbelievably massive, the inconceivably tiny and the unfathomably complex. Learn why the universe is like a yo-yo, whether a spider can catch a jumbo jet and exactly what a bee in a cathedral has to do with science.

Paperback • 222 x 222mm • 224pp • 9781408171820 • £12.99 Commonwealth (Australia/Canada/New Zealand)/ Europe/Open Market

How To Drink From A Frog

AGES

8+

How to Snog a Hagfish!

Michael Cox

Disgusting Things in the Sea

Funny, fascinating and yucky food facts are combined with essential nutritional know-how in this entertaining introduction to all things edible.

Jonathan Eyers

• From calories to allergies, children’s food questions are answered in an accessible and appealing way • Packed with jokes, cartoons, recipes, timelines, stories and things to do

Explore the most bizarre, the most disgusting and the most fascinating creatures that inhabit the oceans.

Entertaining yet informative, this book shows you just how amazing and ‘alien’ our own planet can be.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9781408140420 • £7.99

• Consultant advisor from the British Nutrition Foundation • Strong links to the primary curriculum – healthy eating is a hot topic in schools Paperback • 190 x 135mm • 160pp 9781408100745 • £5.99

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Beginner’s Guides

AGES

9+

Gill Arbuthnott These mind-blowing first reference books break down complex scientific concepts and processes into bite-sized chunks and bring science to life. They include fun, 3D style illustrations, explanatory diagrams and experiments the reader can perform, creating accessible and insightful introductions to science.

Paperback • 260 x 210mm • 64pp • £8.99

What Makes Your Body Work?

NEW

APRIL 2015

Discover some of the body’s major organs and systems through experiments the reader can do in this first reference book on the human body and how it works. From understanding why the brain can decipher ltteers in a word in the wrnog oredr to measuring your own lung volume, this book is packed full of insightful and brilliant information.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Life on Earth

NEW

SEPTEMBER 2015

What exactly is a living thing? And what is it made of? This brilliant new book starts at the very beginning and provides manageable bite-sized chunks of information to explain away the mystery behind life on Earth. From bacteria to blue whales, slime moulds to sequoias and everything in between, discover what exactly makes a living thing.

9781472915733

What Makes You YOU?

Class: Mammals This is the group to which humans belong. Mammals have hairy or furry skin, breathe using lungs and can control their body temperature like birds. The young of most mammals develop inside the uterus in the mother’s body and are fed on her milk once they are born. These are called placental mammals.

An interesting introduction to DNA, explaining everything from the basics of evolution to incredible achievements of modern day genetic research.

Shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2014.

Most mammals have four legs

are some exceptions.

Bats Bats have a web of skin between their front and hind legs that they use as wings. They are brilliant flyers, but useless at getting about on the ground.

They fly at night, and rely on their amazing hearing to steer and hunt.

Whales, porpoises and dolphins, oh my!

Monotremes

mother’s body. Instead they are born very poorly developed and absolutely tiny (a new born kangaroo only weighs about two grams – about the same as a jelly bean). They have to crawl over the mother’s fur all the way to a special pouch where they will stay and grow for several months.

These are mammals which lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young.

There are five species – four types of echidna (or Spiny Anteater), and the duck-billed platypus. When scientists first saw a platypus, they thought it must be a hoax! Who would have believed there was an egg laying mammal with a duck’s bill, a tail like a beaver, and venomous spurs on its legs?

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All the mammals that are native to Australia are either egg-layers or marsupials, but placental mammals were introduced by ship when humans arrived. These were usually more successful at reproducing, causing the native marsupial species to die out.

Marsupials Marsupials – kangaroos and wombats for example – don’t lay eggs, but their young don’t develop for very long inside the

A Beginner’s Guide to the Periodic Table

They get to this size on a diet mostly made up of tiny shrimp-like animals called krill, but they do eat up to four tons of them a day. They don’t crunch them up with teeth, because they don’t have any. Instead they basically have a huge sieve in their mouths, made of a material called baleen.

Whales, porpoises and dolphins are mammals, not fish! Their limbs have turned into flippers and a tail and their bodies have become very streamlined so they can move swiftly through water. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived – it can grow to be 30 metres long and weigh 200 tons. Their tongues weigh as much as a fully grown elephant!

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Explore the elements of the periodic table with this guide explaining their starring role in the world. By linking each one to a story, wacky science analogy or fascinating fact, it creates a unique approach to this popular topic.

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100 Most Series Anna Claybourne Wow! It’s deadly, dangerous or disgusting. All the things on the planet that could fall into these categories can be found in this fascinating series of books. Be prepared to meet revolting human body bits, deadly animals, wild weather and much, much more.

Paperback • 233 x 132mm • 112pp

9781408124208 £5.99 UK & Commonwealth AGES

9-11

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8+

9781408103944 £6.99 Europe

From 100 Most Dangerous

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9-11

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NON-FICTION • SCIENCE

Discover…

NEW

AGES

6+

Learning has never been more exciting! These innovative books are packed with flaps and stunning illustrations as well as exciting cross-sections and zoomed in images for finding out more. Readers can test their knowledge and quiz their friends with these great, fun reference books for the classroom.

Hardback • 276 x 216mm • 18pp • £9.99

Discover Dinosaurs SEPTEMBER 2015

Discover everything about dinosaurs, from the massive Diplodocus to the ferocious Velociraptor and more. Just how powerful was Tyranosaurus Rex’s bite? Which dinosaur was the largest animal that has ever lived? Why did the dinosaurs disappear?

9781408850916

Discover Rainforests JULY 2015

Explore the rainforests of the world and meet some of the amazing animals that live in them. Do vampire bats really eat blood? Why do jaguars climb trees? What is the stinkiest plant in the rainforest?

9781408850923

My Body Find out how all the different parts of your body work together in unique ways every day.Why is your nose full of bogeys? What is the biggest muscle in your whole body?

Which parts of your body turn water into wee?

9781408194638

Space Learn about the stars above us, the planets in our solar system and the spacecraft we build to visit them. Why can’t astronauts burp in space? Is there life on Mars? If you fall into a black hole, would you really stretch like an elastic band?

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How to Write a Story

AGES

7+

Simon Cheshire From choosing a suitable character to finding the right setting, How to Write a Story provides readers with everything they need to get them started on creating their own story.

Full of useful tips and inspiration and jam packed with story starters, plot changers, useful words and much, much more!

Paperback • 190 x 153mm • 144pp 9781408854389 • £5.99

How to Get a Grip on Grammar

NEW

Simon Cheshire OCTOBER 2015

Bursting full of amazing activities to get grammar skills up to speed! Have fun with terrific tenses, awesome adverbs and super sentence structure! For useful tips and inspiring ideas, How to Get a Grip on Grammar is jam packed full of outrageous activities that will have children mastering the world of grammar in no time!

Paperback • 190 x 153mm • 64pp 9781408862568 • £14.99

The Awesome Book of Awesomeness Adam Frost This hilarious and information-packed book is bursting with brilliant illustrations and mind-boggling facts that children will love.

If one vampire bit one person and they turned into a vampire, how long would it take before the whole world filled up with vampires? How much snot do you drink in a year? If you unravelled a mummy how long would the bandage be? Pick up this book to fill your mind with funny, weird, random and above all, AWESOME facts.

STINGING IN THE RAIN Many weird animals and objects have fallen from the skies, including jellyfish…

Pennies and half pennies.

Hanham, UK, 1966

Snakes.

Tennessee, USA, 1877

Jellyfish.

Bath, UK, 1894

Orange snow.

Siberia, Russia, 2012

.

,

Frogs Ishikawa Prefecture Japan 2009

Dead birds.

Faenza, Italy, 2011

,

Worms.

Jennings, Louisiana, 2007

Ow!

Golfballs.

Florida, USA, 1969 Diamonds.

OK, this has never happened on Earth.

But scientists believe that it rains diamonds on both Uranus and Neptune!

Spiders.

Salta Province, Argentina, 2007

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 112pp 9781408851180 • £6.99

Red rain.

Kerala, India, 2012 Fish.

Philippines, 2012

The Epic Book of Epicness

NEW

Adam Frost SEPTEMBER 2015

Children will love impressing their friends with their EPIC knowledge about the weirdest, silliest, funniest, scariest and most worrisome things in the whole world, ever! If all the dead people on earth came back to life as Zombies, how many would there be in the world? What noises do animals make in different languages? Which sharks are most likely to eat you?

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 112pp 9781408862346 • £6.99

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DEAD SCARY Y,

If all the dead people on Earth came back to life how many would there be of THEM and how many of US?

ZOMBIES: 101 BILLION

HUMANS: 7 BILLION

Fancy a BITE?!

Crikey!

URRR GH !

Around 108 billion people have been born since humans first evolved.

Roughly seven billion humans are living in the world today.

KEY

= =

1 BILLION HUMANS

1 BIL BILLIO LION N ZOMBIES

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NON-FICTION • RE & SOCIOLOGY

Special Times

AGES

7-12

Take a special journey through life in the six major world religions.

From the joy of birth to the grief of death, each Special Times book explores the beliefs and customs surrounding the significant times of a person’s life.

• Written by experienced authors, and consultants • First-person accounts from both children and adults provide personal insights • Questions and talking points help children relate customs to their own experiences • Exciting, contemporary design with full-colour photographs Full-colour, full-page artwork Paperback • 258 x 190mm • 32pp • £7.99

A Journey Through Life in Judaism Laurie Rosenberg & Jane A.C. West 9781408129647

A Journey Through Life in Buddhism Jane A.C. West 9781408129654

A Journey Through Life in Hinduism Jay Lakhani, Seeta Lakhani & Jane A.C. West 9781408129630

A Journey Through Life in Islam Suma Din 9781408129661

A Journey Through Life in Sikhism Gerald Haigh & Roop Singh 9781408129685

A Journey Through Life in Christianity Catherine House 9781408129678

Groundwork An overview of important contemporary issues for Key Stages 3-4.

Groundwork delivers easy-to-access information and the background behind these potentially controversial topics in a lively and accessible way.

Each book addresses key questions about pressing social issues.

Hardback • 198 x 129mm • £8.99 • Europe Democracy James Laxar 9781408127797 • 144pp Climate Change Shelley Tanaka 9781408127803 • 144pp • 9.7 UY 4 Genocide Jane Springer 9781408127827 • 144pp • 10.3 UY 5

Instant Expert

AGES

12+

Paul Mason Instant Expert takes the hottest topics and turns readers from novices into knowledge-gurus. Packed with information, each book offers practical, hands-on advice from insiders – people who know the subject best!

Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 48pp • £7.99

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Bike Mechanic 9781408142363

Survival Skills 9781408142431

Photo Skills 9781408147191

Self-Defence 9781408142394

Skateboarding 9781408142417

Motocross Skills 9781408147214

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NON-FICTION • PSHE

I’m Feeling …

AGES

4+

Lisa Regan A thought-provoking series that encourages children to deal with feelings, talk about their emotions, and cope with difficult situations in a positive way.

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Difficult emotions and issues are treated seriously, sympathetically and constructively

•

Key links to the primary framework

•

Beautiful illustrations

•

A tool for parents, practitioners and teachers

Hardback • 210 x 210mm • 24pp • £6.99

How Cool* Are Your Parents? *(Or Not)

AGES

10/11+

Françoize Boucher

9781408171868

9781408171851

Parents are curious creatures. One moment they are explaining the importance of being polite, the next moment they are shouting rude words because they burnt the dinner. What on earth is going on in their mysterious minds? This fun guide, packed full of laugh-outloud neon-bright illustrations, will help children understand!

Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 112pp • 9781472904720 • £7.99

Don’t Worry Be Happy!

Or Else!

AGES

9+

Françoize Boucher Life is so confusing! Wouldn’t it be great if children had a guide to help them through all the ups and downs? Well now they do! Discover that every cloud has a silver lining with this fun and colourful book, packed full of laugh-out-loud neon-bright illustrations.

Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 112pp • 9781472904713 • £7.99 9781408171837

9781408171844

Going Up!

Girls Against Girls

How 2B Happy

Split in Two

Jen Alexander

Bonnie Burton

Jen Alexander

Karen Buscemi

This book addresses the most common worries children have about going up to secondary school in a positive, practical, humorous and imaginative way.

Being a teenager is hard work, but being a teenage girl is even harder! Packed with no-nonsense explanations and positive advice for both victims and “mean” girls, Bonnie Burton outlines how we can isolate the “mean” from the teen and find permanent and positive solutions to female bullying.

Practical, down-to-earth advice for children and their parents. How 2B Happy helps children to analyse their feelings and develop a positive outlook, through activities, quizzes, jokes and anecdotes.

From how to organise your stuff or making both houses feel like your home, to how to negotiate with your parents to get the things you need, Split in Two helps readers to deal with parents who live apart. A down-to-earth, non-patronising approach to the important issues addressed.

Black and white illustrations Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9780713669749 • £6.99

Paperback • 210 x 139mm • 128pp 9781408148204 • £8.99 Europe

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Black and white illustrations Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9780713675597 • £6.99

Paperback • 216 x 135mm • 120pp 9781408128152 • £5.99

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NON-FICTION • WhitE WoLvEs

White Wolves

White Wolves Non-Fiction Teachers’ Guide

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Ideal for guided reading sessions, helping teachers to combine literacy and topic teaching

•

Each mini-series includes titles at three different reading levels – perfect for supporting progression

Engaging lesson plans and extension activities to support the White Wolves Non-fiction series. Each title covers three key topics relating to the range and also includes photocopiable resources.

• •

Gill Matthews

Rights: World (USA/Canada/Botswana/South Africa) Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 56pp

A range of non-fiction text types that children will come across in the real world, from guidebooks to cookbooks

9781408186701 • Ages: 5–6 • £16.99 9781408186718 • Ages: 6–7 • £16.99 9781408122587 • Ages: 7–8 • £16.99

A fresh look at core geography, history and science topics, ideal for classroom and topic libraries, and for teaching non-fiction literacy skills in a curriculum context

9781408122594 • Ages: 8–9 • £16.99 9781408157473 • Ages: 9–10 • £19.99 9781408157480 • Ages 10-11 • £19.99

Series consultant Gill Matthews is a literacy consultant and writer, and series editor for several major literacy programmes.

Year 1

All 24pp • Colour photographs and graphics • 230 x 180mm Paperback • £4.99

INFORMATION TEXT

AGES

5–6

SCIENCE

LOW ABILITY

Backyard Bugs Louise Spilsbury 9781408133835 2.2 LY 0.5

AVERAGE ABILITY

Ocean!

It’s My Home!

Angela Royston

GEOGRAPHY

Treasure Hunter’s Handbook

Ocean Explorer!

Anna Claybourne

9781408133743 5.6 LY 0.5

Angela Royston

SCIENCE

HISTORY

Minibeasts

Treasure Hunt!

Paul Mason

Sean Callery

9781408133798

9781408133583 2.5 LY 0.5

9781408133712 2.5 LY 0.5

HISTORY

ABOVE-AVERAGE ABILITY

HISTORY

RECOUNT TEXT

9781408133651

GEOGRAPHY

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Pirate Adventures!

Paul Mason 9781408133682 5.2 LY 0.5

SCIENCE

GEOGRAPHY

Save the Sea

Caterpillar Capers

Sarah Levete

Louise Spilsbury

9781408133620 3 LY 0.5

9781408133866 3 LY 0.5

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Year 2

All 24pp • Colour photographs and graphics • 230 x 180mm • Paperback • £4.99

INFORMATION TEXT

AGES

RECOUNT TEXT

LOW ABILITY

6–7

EXPLANATION TEXT

Rainforest: See Where I Live!

GEOGRAPHY

Sarah Levete

Want to be a Knight?

Paul Mason

HISTORY

9781408133590 • 3.5 LY 0.5

A Bean’s Life Angela Royston

SCIENCE

9781408133903 • 3.7 LY 0.5

AVERAGE ABILITY

9781408133675 • 3.2 MY 0.5

One Egg Louise Spilsbury

SCIENCE

Sarah Levete

GEOGRAPHY

9781408133804

King Arthur’s Tale Anita Ganeri

HISTORY

9781408133774 • 3.6 LY 0.5

ABOVE-AVERAGE ABILITY

9781408133736 • 3.7 LY 0.5

Jungle Crash!

Knight Survival Guide Anna Claybourne

HISTORY

9781408133897 • 3.7 LY 0.5

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Tadpole Story Angela Royston 9781408133576 • 3 LY 0.5

SCIENCE

Survival in the Jungle Anita Ganeri

GEOGRAPHY

9781408133613 • 3.4 LY 0.5

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Year 3 • All 24pp • Colour photographs and graphics • 230 x 180mm • Paperback • £4.99 AGES

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AVERAGE ABILITY

LOW ABILITY

7–8

INFORMATION TEXT

INSTRUCTION TEXT

REPORT TEXT

HISTORY: Ancient Rome

SCIENCE: Garden Science

GEOGRAPHY: Places

What the Romans Did for Us

Garden Cookbook Rob Rees

Would You Want to Live Here?

Alison Hawes

9781408112991

Alison Hawes

9781408112861

SCIENCE: Garden Science

9781408112847 3.6 LY 0.5

GEOGRAPHY: Places

HISTORY: Ancient Rome

Garden Encyclopedia

Landscape Detective

Roman City Guide Book

Rufus Bellamy

Alison Hawes

Jill Laidlaw

9781408112960 4.8 LY 0.5

9781408112885 4.7 LY 0.5

9781408112892 4 MY 0.5

HISTORY: Ancient Rome

SCIENCE: Garden Science

A Roman Soldier’s Handbook

Garden Heroes

Alison Hawes

9781408113028 4.7 LY 0.5

GEOGRAPHY: Places

Passport to Paris Alison Gardner 9781408112953 4.7 • LY • 0.5

Rufus Bellamy

9781408112908 • £5.99 4.4 MY 0.5

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ABOVE-AVERAGE ABILITY

AVERAGE ABILITY

LOW ABILITY

7–8

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INFORMATION TEXT HISTORY: Ancient Egypt

Quick Expert: Ancient Egypt Jill Laidlaw 9781408112939 4.7 LY 0.5

SCIENCE: Body

PERSUASIVE TEXT

EXPLANATION TEXT

SCIENCE: Body

GEOGRAPHY: Environment

Get Active!

Ask an Expert: Climate Change

Louise Spilsbury

Richard Spilsbury

9781408112977 4.2 LY 0.5

9781408113004 4.7 LY 0.5

GEOGRAPHY: Environment

See for Yourself – Body Science

Pester Power – Go Green

Catherine Chambers

Catherine Chambers

9781408112915 4.9 MY 0.5

9781408112922 • £5.99 4.2 LY 0.5

HISTORY: Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Treasures Catherine Chambers 9781408112984 4.9 LY 0.5

GEOGRAPHY: Environment

HISTORY: Ancient Egypt

Is Our Weather Getting Worse?

Visit Egypt!

Top Body Questions

Jill Laidlaw

Louise Spilsbury

9781408112854 5.2 LY 0.5

9781408112878

John Townsend 9781408112946 5.1 LY 0.5

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NON-FICTION • WhitE WoLvEs

Year 5 • All 24pp • Colour photographs and graphics • 230 x 180mm • Paperback • £5.99 AGES

9–10

RECOUNT TEXT WATER: Physical Geography

LOW ABILITY

Deep Sea Exploration Richard Spilsbury 9781408126912 4.8 MY 0.5

ABOVE-AVERAGE ABILITY

AVERAGE ABILITY

HISTORY: Ancient Greece

PERSUASIVE TEXT SCIENTIFIC ENqUIRY

Top Science Myths: You Decide!

Sarah Levete

HISTORY: Ancient Greece

Go Greek!

Alison Hawes 9781408126905

9781408126882 4.6 MY 0.5

WATER: Physical Geography

Ancient Greek Adventure

Water Wise

Angela Royston

Alison Hawes

9781408126950 4.8 MY 0.5

9781408126875 5.3 MY 0.5

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INSTRUCTION TEXT

HISTORY: Ancient Greece

SCIENTIFIC ENqUIRY

Deadly Diseases and Curious Cures Anna Claybourne 9781408126929

WATER: Physical Geography

Space Blog

Sporting Hero

Coastal Treasure Hunter

Angela Royston

Paul Mason

Louise Spilsbury

9781408126899 5.5 MY 0.5

9781408126943 4.9 MY 0.5

9781408126936

Year 6 • All 24pp • Colour photographs and graphics • 230 x 180mm • Paperback • £5.99 AGES

ABOVE-AVERAGE ABILITY

AVERAGE ABILITY

LOW ABILITY

10–11

FORMAL/IMPERSONAL TEXT HISTORY: World War II

JOURNALISTIC TEXT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

BIOGRAPHY TEXT GLOBAL GEOGRAPHY

WW2 Survival Tips

The Science Behind Stuff

Survival!

Richard Spilsbury and Louise Spilsbury

Angela Royston

Anita Ganeri

9781408129067 6.1 MY 0.5

9781408126820 5.5 MY 0.5

9781408126813

GLOBAL GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY: World War II

Rainforest Rough Guide

What’s Going On in WW2?

Paul Mason

Paul Mason

9781408126837 5.3 MY 0.5

9781408126806

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Inventors That Changed The World Angela Royston 9781408126844

GLOBAL GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY: World War II

Inventor’s Secret Scrapbook

Hot Spots

Who’s Who in WW2

Chris Oxlade

Anita Ganeri

Alison Hawes

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9781408126851 5.3 MY 1

9781408126790 5.8 MY 1

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NON-FICTION • EXTREME!

Extreme!

From death-defying stunts to the volcano’s edge, Extreme! will excite and inspire 8–11 year olds. High-interest topics grab the reader and introduce key science concepts in an accessible way. The action-packed pages are designed to motivate struggling and reluctant readers, and a reading age of 7 makes the content super-accessible. Extreme! titles are ideal for supporting creative classroom teaching and for spicing up topic libraries.

READING AGES

7–8

INTEREST LEVEL

Full-colour photographs and artwork 210 x 190mm • 32pp • Paperback • £7.99 World (USA/Canada/Botswana/South Africa)

Volcano’s Edge

Survivors

Pirate!

9781408119945 4.6 MY 0.5

9781408119921 5 MY 0.5

9781408119891 5.2 MY 0.5

Storm Chaser

Extreme Motorbikes

Mummies

Danger on the Brink of Disaster Anna Claybourne

Dicing with the World’s Most Deadly Storms Clive Gifford 9781408119914 5 MY 0.5

Extreme Stunts

Life-threatening Stunt Spectaculars Paul Harrison 9781408119860 5.1 MY 0.5

Martial Arts Masters

The World’s Deadliest Fighting Styles Martin Dougherty 9781408119877 4.9 MY 0.5

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Living in the World’s Most Extreme Places Ross Piper

Clive Gifford

9781408119853 4.6 MY 0.5

From Navigation to Amputation Anna Claybourne

Mysteries of the Ancient World Paul Harrison 9781408119884 5.3 MY 0.5

Treasure Hunter

Discover Lost Cities and Pirate Gold James de Winter 9781408119938 5.3 MY 0.5

Defying Gravity

Surviving Extreme Sports Sean Callery 9781408100929 5.7 MY 0.5

UFOs and Aliens

Investigating Extraterrestrial Visitors Paul Mason 9781408119952 5.3 MY 0.5

Body Bugs

The Uninvited Guests on Your Body Trevor Day 9781408100936 5.5 MY 0.5

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NON-FICTION • EXTREME!

Celebrity Snapper

How to Catapult a Castle

Prison Break!

9781408100950 5.5 MY 0.5

9781408100943 5.1 MY 0.5

9781408101186 5 MY 0.5

Death Zone!

Life in the Crusher

Can Humans Survive at 8000 Metres?

Ross Piper

Mysteries of the Deep Oceans Trevor Day

Secrets of Sport

9781408100714 5.2 MY 0.5

9781408101179 4.6 MY 0.5

9781408101193 5 MY 0.5

Spies

Lights Out!

Space Tourist

Taking the Ultimate Photo Susie Hodge

Machines that Brought Down the Battlements James de Winter

Amazing Tricks of a Secret Agent James de Winter

Living in 24 Hour Darkness Sean Callery

9781408119907 5.3 MY 0.5

9781408101223 5.3 MY 0.5

War Machines

Ocean in Motion!

The Deadliest Weapons in History Martin Dougherty

Waves and the Science of Surfing Paul Mason

9781408119969 4.7 MY 0.5

9781408101209 4.6 MY 0.5

Earsplitters!

Pets Parents Hate!

The World’s Loudest Noises Steve Parker

Animal Life Cycles Trevor Day

9781408100974 4.8 MY 0.5

9781408100981 4.3 MY 0.5

Extreme Lunch

Polar Meltdown!

Life and Death in the Food Chain Ross Piper

Life and Death in a Changing World Sean Callery

9781408101018

9781408101216 5.4 MY 0.5

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The Technology that Makes Champions James de Winter

A Traveller’s Guide to the Solar System Stuart Atkinson 9781408101230 5.1 MY 0.5

Survival!

Staying Alive in the Wild Ross Piper 9781408100912 5.4 MY 0.5

Secret Life of Rats Rise of the Rodents Trevor Day 9781408101247 5 MY 0.5

Toxic!

Killer Cures and other Poisonings Susie Hodge 9781408101001 5 MY 0.5

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NON-FICTION • BIG PICTURE

Big Picture Series KS1 •

High-interest supplementary non-fiction for popular themes covered throughout the school year

•

Perfect resources for topic teaching, providing a springboard into a number of subjects by stealth across the wider curriculum

•

A quirky and illustrative approach to subject areas makes books appealing to young children and early readers

•

All titles provide a springboard for open-ended questions – generating discussion across a range of subjects and further learning

220 x 210mm • 24pp • Paperback • £5.99 World (USA/Canada/Botswana/South Africa)

BIG PICTURE SERIES 2 World: Food

BIG PICTURE SERIES 3 World: Weather

BIG PICTURE SERIES 4 World: People

ANIMAL WORLD

BIG PICTURE SERIES 1 World: Homes

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9781408131589

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HUMAN WORLD

9781408131534

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FICTION

Brilliant titles for the school library, classroom and recreational reading.

We offer exciting, engaging books to get kids reading and thinking, from best-selling authors such as Terry Deary, Geraldine McCaughrean, Jonathan Meres, Jean Ure and Tony Bradman.

Poetry 5-16

page 32-33

Fiction for 5–7 & Reading Guides

page 34-35

Fiction for 7–9

page 36-41

Fiction for 8–11

page 42-49 flash backs

Fiction for 11+

Q

page 50-51

Q UICKSILVER

Bloomsbury Children’s

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Guided Reading 5-11

page 54-59

Fiction for Reluctant Readers 9-16

page 60-64

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POETRY

What Rhymes with Sneeze?

AGES

7+

The RSPB Anthology of Wildlife Poetry

AGES

7+

How to Turn Your Teacher Purple!

AGES

8+

Roger Stevens

Chosen by Celia Warren

James Carter

Packed with fantastic rhymes and all kinds of verse, this great collection takes the reader on a rhyming, rhythmic journey to discover just how much fun messing about with rhymes can be.

From birds, mammals and fish to trees, flowers and insects, the richness of British nature is explored through a stunning collection of the very best in wildlife poetry.

A collection of poems that bring out the entertaining aspects of science – from the big bang to incredible inventions to the creepiest creatures.

Hardback • 254 x 189mm • 160pp 9781408131183 • £16.99

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9781408126486 • £5.99

Includes a section on how to write your own rhyming poems!

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9781408155769 • £4.99

Let’s Recycle Grandad Chosen by Roger Stevens Another irresistible collection of brilliant poems from Roger Stevens to make you laugh, cry and feel green.

Black and white illustrations Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9780713688511 • £3.99

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AGES

8+

The Secret Life of Pants and other Brilliant New Poems

AGES

8+

My Cat is in Love with the Goldfish and Other Loopy Love Poems

AGES

8+

Chosen by Roger Stevens

Chosen by Graham Denton

Five themed chapters - poems to make you laugh, to drive you mad, to make you sick, to scare you, and thoughtful/ serious or sad poems. And with a title containing the magic ‘p’ word, how can kids resist...?

A refreshing take on one of poetry’s perennial themes with tongue twisters, limericks, epitaphs, haiku, love songs and wonderfully witty wordplay throughout. A truly original and engaging book that kids will find impossible to resist.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9780713676310 • £4.99

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9781408115596 • £3.99

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POETRY

My Rhino Plays the Xylophone

AGES

7+

Stars in Jars

AGES

7+

Chrissie Gittins

Graham Denton A collection of hilarious poems for children, on topics from sport to family to TV to aliens, and a lot of silliness thrown in. A brilliant book to get young readers enjoying poetry, and a great resource for teachers looking for poems that kids will love to learn by heart.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9781472904560 • £4.99

New poems and old favourites, some funny and some serious. Great for anyone who loves words and what they can do. A selection to get children thinking, reading and rhyming.

Don’t Poke a Worm till it Wriggles

AGES

5+

Celia Warren

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 128pp 9781408196939 • £6.99

A delightful collection of poems for children, all about worms.

It includes various poetic forms, worm-related parodies of nursery rhymes, wormy proverbs, and lots more. With lots of fun and just a little environmental consciousness thrown in, this is a charming collection.

“She is one of the best children’s poets currently writing and visiting schools.”

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 64pp 9781472900234 • £4.99

Pie Corbett

Off by Heart

AGES

7+

Roger Stevens A wonderful collection of poems that are easy to remember and perfect to recite out loud.

New, modern and classic poems, ranging from very short to long. The book also includes tips for readers, teachers and parents on how to memorise poems and on performing them out loud. Perfect for the memorising and performance elements in the new primary National Curriculum.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 112pp 9781408192948 • £5.99

A Million Brilliant Poems (Part One)

AGES

8+

On My Way to School I Saw a Dinosaur

AGES

4–6

e

Roger Stevens A captivating series of poems for younger readers bridging the gap between nursery rhymes and more challenging poetry. Wonderful characters create a vivid picture of a school with all of its unusual goings-on.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 64pp 9781408125045 • £4.99

Sun Time Snow Time

AGES

8+

e

Chosen by Roger Stevens

Grace Nichols

Every anthology has one or two poems that seem to shout out ‘Hey! I’m the best. Read me again. Learn me by heart. Love me.’ So here, for the first time, are all of those poems collected together – from some of the finest poets in the land.

An edition of Grace Nichols’ first two collections of poetry for children, Everybody Got a Gift and Come on into my Tropical Garden. Grace Nichols won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize and is a very highly regarded and much-studied poet.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 112pp 9781408123942 • £4.99

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Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9781408193006 • £6.99

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READING GUIDES

The Ultimate Book Guide

The Ultimate Teen Book Guide

2nd Edition

The Ultimate First Book Guide

Edited by: Leonie Flynn, Daniel Hahn and Susan Reuben With an introduction by Anne Fine

Edited by: Leonie Flynn, Daniel Hahn and Susan Reuben With an introduction by Julia Donaldson

Edited by: Leonie Flynn, Daniel Hahn and Susan Reuben With an introduction by David Almond.

A must-have guide to the best children’s books around – from classics to more recent titles.

Recommendations personally written by many favourite authors.

Everything you might need to help 0–7s with their first steps in reading. Covering board books and novelty books, through to classic and contemporary picture books, chapter books and more challenging reads.

The only reference you’ll ever need, covering everything from classics to more recent titles, graphic novels to cult fiction.

Personal recommendations from top teen and adult authors, accompanied by a suggestion of what to read next.

Black and white illustrations Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 416pp 9781408104385 • £12.99

Full–colour illustrations Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 320pp 9780713673319 • £12.99

Black and white illustrations Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 480pp 9781408104378 • £12.99

2nd Edition

FICTION 5–7

Rockets Funny, lively stories for developing readers. Text is integrated with black and white illustrations throughout.

Each set of books features the same characters, to build familiarity and confidence.

AGES

5–7

Black and white illustrations Paperback • 212 x 145mm • 48pp • £4.99

Stan the Dog

Mr Croc

Crook Catchers

Stan and the Major Makeover

Mr Croc’s Silly Sock

The Peanut Prankster

Scoular Anderson 9780713661415 2.6 • MY • 0.5

Stan and the Sneaky Snacks 9780713661439 2.8 • LY • 0.5

Wizard’s Boy Scoular Anderson

The Posh Party 9780713652239 2.8 • LY • 0.5

The Potty Panto 9780713652246 3.1 • LY • 0.5

Frank Rogers 9780713650471 2.8 • LY • 0.5 World (USA)

Mr Croc’s Clock 9780713650464 2.7 • LY • 0.5

What Mr Croc Forgot

9780713650488 2.9 • LY • 0.5 World (USA)

Little T

Frank Rogers

The Crown Jewels 9780713660548 3.3 • LY • 0.5

Karen Wallace & Judy Brown 9780713651270 3.1 • LY • 0.5

Mrs Magic Wendy Smith

Circle Magic

9780713653328 3.4 • LY • 0.5

Crazy Magic

9780713653342 3.1 • LY • 0.5

Space Twins Wendy Smith

Rover

The Dragon’s Tooth

A Star is Born

Chris Powling & Scoular Anderson

9780713660500 3.3 • LY • 0.5

9780713661088 2.9 • LY • 0.5

Rover’s Birthday

The Royal Roar

Space Football

9780713651997 2.9 • LY • 0.5

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9780713660524 3.0 • LY • 0.5

Sun, Sand and Space 9780713661149 2.8 • LY • 0.5

Time Travellers 9780713661125 2.9 • LY • 0.5

Motley’s Crew

Karen Wallace & Judy Brown

Smudger and the Smelly Fish 9780713654608 3.2 • LY • 0.5

Kevin and the Pirate Test 9780713654592 3.5 • LY • 0.5

Captain Motley and the Pirate’s Gold 9780713654585 3.2 • LY • 0.5

9780713661101 2.9 • LY • 0.5

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FICTION 5–7

The RSPB Bumper Book of Wildlife Stories Pat Kelleher, illustrated by Daniel Howarth Beautifully illustrated collection of wildlife stories, fascinating facts, puzzles, games and more – perfect for young naturalists!

Paperback • 9781408178898 • 297 x 210mm • 96pp • £7.99

“A feast of animal facts for the young nature lover.”

Irish Examiner

For other RSPB titles see pages 9-11

Chameleons

AGES

First readers for children who are learning to read by themselves. Text is divided into chapters and illustrated in full colour.

5–7

Full–colour illustrations • 212 x 145mm • 48pp • Paperback • £4.99

9781408124000 2.7 • LY • 0.5

9781408114469 3.1 • LY • 0.5

9780713689105 3.4 • LY • 0.5

9781408123973 2.9 • LY • 0.5

9781408130537 3.0 • LY • 0.5 £5.99

9781408100882 2.8 • LY • 0.5

9780713684223 2.5 • LY • 0.5

9781408109465 3.2 • LY • 0.5

9780713684179 3.4 • LY • 0.5

9781408100899 3.5 • LY • 0.5

9780713676235 3.3 • LY • 0.5

9780713674217 3.2 • LY • 0.5

9780713677553 4.3 • LY • 0.5

9780713672534 2.6 • LY • 0.5

9780713667394 3.4 • LY • 0.5 £5.99

9780713675771 3.3 • LY • 0.5

9780713664362 2.7 • LY • 0.5 £5.99

9780713677522 2.8 • LY • 0.5

9780713675788 2.7 • LY • 0.5

9780713664416 4.4 • LY • 0.5 £5.99

9780713664423 3.5 • LY • 0.5 £4.99

9780713674224 3.5 • LY • 0.5

9780713673272 3.6 • LY • 0.5 £5.99

9780713675962 2.7 • LY • 0.5

For more fantastic fiction for 5-7s, see p.54-56 for White Wolves stories for KS1.

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FICTION 7–9 Gunpowder Plot

Paperback • 198 x 129mm

Ann Turnbull • National Archives November 1605, London. Two girls stumble across a terrifying plan to destroy the House of Lords, taking countless lives along the way. Can they find out who is behind it? And will there be enough time to try and put a stop to it?

9781472908476 • 96pp • £4.99

Plague: A Cross on the Door Ann Turnbull • National Archives When the plague arrives, Sam the orphan finds himself nailed into his workshop home with only his dying master and pet dog Budge for company. Can Sam escape? And even if he does, will he be able to survive on London’s ravaged streets?

9781408186879 • 80pp • £4.99

The Great Fire: A City in Flames Ann Turnbull • National Archives For companion non-fiction titles full of original documentation and imagery from the National Archives, see page 15.

“In sixteen hundred and sixty-six, London burned like rotten sticks.” Left alone and homeless by the Great Plague, Sam was lucky to get a job working for the Giraud family. When fire breaks out on Pudding Lane it’s time for Sam to prove what he’s really worth. If he can get out alive.

9781408186862 • 96pp • £5.99 4.4 • MY • 1

DragonChild Gill Vickery

e

A girl raised by dragons must retrieve their stolen magical Jewels of Power in order to prove herself a true DragonChild. Thrilling fantasy adventure.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 80pp • £4.99

The Emerald Quest

The Sapphire Quest

Tia and Finn are faced with the power of the emerald that gives its owner control of all animals.

9781408174128 4.7 • MY • 2

Tia is looking for the magical sapphire that can teleport its user.

9781408188286 5 • MY • 2

The Opal Quest Tia goes after the jewel that gives its possessor the power to shift shape.

9781408176252

The Topaz Quest Tia goes after the weather-altering magical topaz – but now the High Witches are on to her...

9781408188255 5 • MY • 2

The Ruby Quest Tia must steal the ruby with the power to stop time.

9781472904331

4.7 • MY • 2

The Pearl Quest Tia goes after the pearl with the power to heal.

9781472904508

Dick Whittington Clare Gifford The legendary story of Dick’s poor beginnings and his rise to wealth thanks to a clever cat.

Includes the story of the real Richard Whittington. A classic London story, written by the 2012 Lord Mayor of London’s wife, and stunningly illustrated in full colour.

Paperback • 210 x 210mm • 64pp 9781408187623 • £5.99

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FICTION 7–9

Lottie Lipton Adventures

AGES

NEW

7+

Dan Metcalf JULY 2015

A new series of fast-paced mystery adventures with interactive clues throughout for the reader to help solve. Fantastic for engaging and educating children in history.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 80pp • £4.99

The Curse of the Cairo Cat A cursed Egyptian cat statue vanishes from the British Museum on the opening night of Uncle Bert’s new exhibition. Can Lottie track down the missing cat before time runs out?

9781472911780

Secrets of the Stone Lottie uncovers a mysterious clue on the Rosetta Stone after a break-in. Can she find her next clue and follow the trail around London before a thief beats her to the prize?

9781472911841

Story Collections

AGES

7+

Delightful collections of little-known fairy tales and folk stories, gathered from across Europe and the world. Stunningly illustrated in paper-cut style.

e

216 x 135mm • Hardback £12.99 • Paperback £6.99

Goblins & Ghosties: Stories from the Dark Maggie Pearson

NEW

AUGUST 2015

Traditional tales of things that go bump in the night. A sinister and spooky collection ranging from classic to comic and sinister to very scary indeed!

Hardback • 9781472913685 • 128pp

Serpents and Werewolves Lari Don

NEW

SEPTEMBER 2015

Find out about shapeshifters from around the world including the girl whose stepmother turned her into a dragon, the boy who changed places with a buzzard, and the god who became a fish and was caught in his own net…

Hardback • 9781472916334 • 128pp

Girls, Goddesses and Giants Lari Don In these stories it’s the girls who save the day through their courage, cunning or kindness – whether they are facing up to wolves, demons, dragons, enemy tribes or the sun itself!

Hardback • 9781472903068 • 128pp

Paperback • 9781408188224 • 128pp

The House of the Cats Maggie Pearson From magical to farcical, tender to terrifying – a fascinating insight into Europe’s varied cultures and traditions.

Hardback • 9781408180075 • 176pp

Paperback • 9781408180617 • 176pp

Winter’s Tales Lari Don Find out how spiders invented tinsel, how the bear lost his tail and the wren brought fire to mankind. An anthology of the chilliest of tales.

Paperback • 9781472900166 • 128pp

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FICTION 7–9

All titles on this page available.

The Mudcrusts

Weird Street

Damian Harvey

Margaret Ryan

Meet the Mudcrusts! The exciting and hilarious adventures of an Ice Age family. Prehistoric civilization has never been so much fun.

Join Jonny on his bizarre, scary and extremely unusual paper round, where he bumps into a whole range of oddballs and mysterious neighbours.

Black and white illustrations Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 64pp • £4.99

Black and white illustrations Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 64pp • £4.99

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 64pp • £4.99

Dirty Deeds

The Curse of Captain Cross-eyed

9781408113851 • 4.5 • LY • 1

9781408104392 • 4 • MY • 1

Crash Course

Bug Wars

Monstrous Mammoths

The Treasure of Mr Tipp

9781408123775 5.2 • LY • 1

9781408123768 5.5 • MY • 1

9781408113868 • 4.8 • LY • 1

9781408104941 • 3.9 • MY • 1

Blast Off!

Ice Breaker

Sabre-toothed Terrors

The Mystery of Miss King

9781408113875 • 4.7 • LY • 1

9781408104927 • 3.8 • MY • 1

9781408123799 5.1 • MY • 2

9781408123782 5.2 • MY • 1

Chief Troubles

The Riddle of Dr Sphinx

9781408113837 • 5.1 • LY • 1

9781408104934 • 4 • MY • 1

Space School Tom Bradman & Tony Bradman Luke, Yasmin and Yuri live on the Buzz Aldrin colony ship, crossing space to find a new home, having strange encounters on the way!

e

AGES

7–9

KAREN WALLACE is an award-winning author of picture books, Beginner Readers, comic novels and teenage fiction.

She also writes scripts for children’s television.

Karen Wallace’s Historical Tales Black and white illustrations Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 64pp • £4.99

The Goose Pimple Bay Sagas

The Crunchbone Castle Chronicles

Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure, these are the hilarious tales of a ruling family with a difference.

Laugh-a-minute historical adventures of a not so typical royal family in medieval times.

King Cudgel’s Challenge 9780713675535 • 4.4 • LY • 1

Ma Moosejaw Means Business 9780713679731 • 4.4 • LY • 1

Prince Marvin’s Great Moment 9780713675542 • 4.7 • LY • 1

Whiff Erik and the Great Green Thing 9780713679939 • 4.4 • LY • 1

Princess Gusty Ox’s Strange Change 9780713675559 • 4.4 • LY • 1

Spike Carbuncle and the Truly Enormous Egg 9780713679922 • 4.4 • LY • 1

Queen Carrion’s Big Bear Hug 9780713675566 • 4.8 • LY • 1

Chief Thunderstruck and the Big Bad Bear 9780713679915 • 4.5 • LY • 1

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e

Terry Deary’s Historical Tales

AGES

7–9

Funny stories full of subversive wit and sharp observations, brilliantly illustrated throughout. Historical Tales provide excellent support for History teaching at Key Stage 2.

Black and white illustrations • Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 64pp • £4.99

TERRY DEARY is a publishing phenomenon, best known for his multi-million selling Horrible Histories series. He began his writing career with fiction for A & C Black; some of his earlier books are available as Black Cats (page 44).

World War II Tales Illustrated by James de la Rue

The Apple Spy

JANUARY 2015

NEW

The extraordinary true story of two German spies caught infiltrating a Scottish town during the war by a pair of children. Can they alert the authorities or will the ruthless spies find them first?

9781472916211

The Bike Escape

JANUARY 2015

NEW

A young tearaway unwillingly evacuated to the countryside is unjustly accused of theft. He decides to make his way home, never mind the Blitz – but he’ll need to steal a bike to do it!

9781472916242

The Barrel Burglary

MARCH 2015

NEW

The Home Guard of a small town need supplies but the local factory owner won’t help. So they decide to use unconventional methods...

9781472916273

The Phantom Farm

MARCH 2015

NEW

As rationing bites, the black market flourishes. A girl finds herself mixed up in a spiv’s illegal dealings – and what is the secret of the haunted farm?

9781472916303

World War I Tales

Illustrated by James de la Rue

The Last Flight

The War Game

The Bomber Balloon

The Pigeon Spy

France 1917 – the war in the air. An air observer is shot down behind enemy lines and meets the German flying ace, the famous Red Baron.

Flanders, 1914 - the German and British soldiers in the trenches make an unofficial Christmas truce, with carols and a football match. But the officers aren’t happy...

November 1916 - the war on the Home Front. A German Zeppelin crashes during a raid on Essex. Can a constable and a schoolgirl round up the armed air crew?

Flanders 1918 - the extraordinary true story of a pigeon that saved nearly 200 American soldiers.

9781408191682 • 4.6 • MY • 1

9781408191743 • 4.2 • MY • 1

9781408191651 • 4.2 • MY • 1

9781408191712 • 4.1 • MY • 1

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Victorian Tales

Illustrated by Helen Flook

Terror on the Train 9781408154090 3.9 • LY • 1

The Fabulous Flyer 9781408154083 4.2 • LY • 1

The Sea Monsters 9781408154106 4.3 • LY • 1

The Twisted Tunnels 9781408154113

Pirate Tales

Illustrated by Helen Flook

The Pirate Queen 9781408128350 4.2 • LY • 1

The Pirate Lord 9781408128336 3.9 • LY • 1

The Pirate Prisoner 9781408128343 3.7 • LY • 1

The Pirate Captain 9781408128329 3.8 • LY • 1

Viking Tales

Illustrated by Helen Flook

The Battle of the Viking Woman 9781408122389 3.6 • LY • 1

The Sword of the Viking King 9781408122372 3.5 • LY • 1

The Eye of the Viking God 9781408122402 4 • LY • 1

The Hand of the Viking Warrior 9781408122396 3.5 • LY • 1

Roman Tales

Illustrated by Helen Flook

The Captive Celt 9780713689600 4.1 • LY • 0.5

The Goose Guards 9780713689631 3.9 • LY • 0.5

The Fatal Fire 9780713689709 4.1 • LY • 0.5

The Grim Ghost 9780713689617 3.7 • LY • 0.5

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Greek Tales

World (USA) Illustrated by Helen Flook

The Boy Who Cried Horse 9780713682168 3.6 • LY • 0.5

The Tortoise and the Dare 9780713682205 3.5 • LY • 0.5

The Town Mouse and the Spartan House 9780713682212 3.5 • LY • 0.5

The Lion’s Slave 9780713682229 3.6 • LY • 0.5

Egyptian Tales

World (USA) Illustrated by Helen Flook

The Gold in the Grave 9780713670011 3.8 • LY • 1

The Magic and the Mummy 9780713670035 3.5 • LY • 0.5

The Phantom and the Fisherman 9780713670042 3.5 • LY • 0.5

The Plot on the Pyramid 9780713670028 3.6 • LY • 1

Tudor Tales

World (USA) Illustrated by Helen Flook

The Actor, the Rebel and the Wrinkled Queen

9780713664287 • 4 • LY • 0.5

The Maid, the Witch and the Cruel Queen

9780713664324 • 4 • LY • 0.5

The Prince, the Cook and the Cunning King

9780713664409 • 3.5 • LY • 0.5

The Thief, the Fool and the Big Fat King

9780713664348 • 3.7 • LY • 0.5

Knights’ Tales

Illustrated by Helen Flook

The Knight of Silk and Steel 9781408106198 4.3 • MY • 1

The Knight of Spurs and Spirits 9781408106204 3.7 • MY • 1

The Knight of Sticks and Straw 9781408106211 3.9 • MY • 1

The Knight of Swords and Spooks 9781408106181 3.9 • MY • 1

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FICTION 8–11

All titles on this page available.

ACB Originals bring you great standalone stories for confident readers in a wide variety of genres.

Featuring a wonderful range of new and established authors, ACB Originals will grip young readers.

Longlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2011

The Ghost of the Trenches Helen Watts and Taffy Thomas

AGES

9+

As the Great War raged, and in its aftermath, people created hundreds of legends and stories round it, to speak of the sadness, the heroism and the deaths. This compelling, moving collection of ghost stories and mysteries comes from both sides of the conflict, from the haunted U-boat to the ghost of the trenches.

Paperback • 9781472907875 198 x 129mm • 128pp • £5.99

Titanic: Death on the Water

AGES

9+

Tom Bradman and Tony Bradman

Put Out the Light Terry Deary

AGES

8–12

Fascinating fictional retelling of the events that led to the tragedy of the Titanic, based on documents from the National Archives.

Billy jumps at the chance to take a job on the Titanic. What could be safer than working than working as a bellboy on the unsinkable Titanic? Then the ship strikes an iceberg – and Billy must find out how brave he really is.

It’s 1940 and war is underway. In Sheffield, England, a brother and sister set out to solve a mystery, brazenly believing that the air-raid signals are only false alarms. In Dachau, Germany, two boys come up with a bold plan to bring an end to the war and help a Polish prisoner escape.

The children’s adventures swiftly become a terrifying fight to survive.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 128pp • 5.6 • MY • 3 9781408155813 • £5.99

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 256pp • 4.4 • MY • 7 9781408130544 • £5.99

WINNER OF THE YOUNG QUILLS AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION (PRIMARY) 2013

The Skull Christian Darkin

AGES

9+

The Finding of Freddie Perkins Liz Baddaley

AGES

8+

The story of a dinosaur’s skull, and how it affects the Marchant family from generation to generation, exploring key moments of scientific change. Whether seen as a sign of the devil, made a battleground between belief and enquiry, or used to make a quick buck, the skull changes lives over millennia. A riveting read that blends scientific and historical fact with drama and intrigue.

Freddie Perkins has lost a lot. His mum, for a start, his friends and his home. Now he’s been dragged up to Scotland to live with his granny. But something is watching Freddie. Something that finds things that are lost... Extraordinary, moving story of bereavement and recovery, with an element of magic, by a hugely talented new author.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 224pp • 5.9 • UY • 7 9781408192979 • £4.99

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 160pp 9781408186084 • £5.99

The Black Phone James Lovegrove

TELEPHONE:

8+

Seb and Frankie are unlikely friends who run an amateur detective agency. When the rich and gorgeous new girl at school becomes the victim of vicious cyber-bullying, she comes to them for help. Can Seb and Frankie find out who’s responsible? An exciting mystery, with all the clues there for the reader – will you solve it first?

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 80pp 9781408163337 • £4.99

“…addresses this issue (loss) with beautiful sensitivity and remarkable empathy.”

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FICTION 8–11

The Binding

AGES

9+

Jenny Alexander

NEW

Katy Parker and the House that Cried

FEBRUARY 2015

Margaret Mulligan

A brilliantly tense and compelling thriller. When Jack and his family arrive on the remote, blustery Scottish island of Morna, the whole summer holiday seems doomed… until they find the den. Soon the children are initiated into the secret society, the Binding, with its elaborate rules, ceremonies and punishments. Can Jack stand up to the leader, Duncan? What will it cost him?

SEPTEMBER 2015

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 224pp 9781472908728 • £5.99

Better Than Gold Theresa Tomlinson

AGES

9+

When Egfrid, an Anglo-Saxon prince, is captured during a raid, all seems lost.

But instead of being killed by the fierce warrior Penda, he is to be brought up, as hostage and adopted son, in the court of his father’s worst enemy. A moving tale inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard.

Paperback • 9781472907820 198 x 129mm • 128pp • £5.99

AGES

9+

NEW

A gripping and fast-paced time slip that plunges the reader back to the Home Front during World War Two. Can Katy change history to prevent the death of an innocent girl.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 240pp 9781472908780 • £5.99

My Brother’s Keeper

AGES

9+

Tony Bradman and Tom Bradman

1914. An underage boy signs up for the army but life in the trenches is not like his dreams of glory. Can his fellow soldiers keep him safe – and can he protect them in return? Based on original sources from the National Archives.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 112pp 9781408196793 • £5.99 Companion non-fiction title ‘WWI Unclassified’ available – see page 15

No Stone Unturned Helen Watts

AGES

9+

The Thieves of Pudding Lane

AGES

8+

Class Six and the Nits of Doom

AGES

8–12

Jonathan Eyers

Sally Prue

By the Carnegie Medal nominated author of One Day in Oradour.

London, 1666. Orphaned by the Great Plague, Sam is quickly recruited as one of sinister Uncle Jack’s children, and taught to steal. When a blaze at Pudding Lane bakery runs out of control they learn Uncle Jack’s schemes are far more evil than they knew. Running for their lives, can two reluctant criminals save an innocent life – and their own skins?

Class 6’s teacher is a witch. That’s bad. The dancing skeletons and pterodactyls they can see in her eyes are worse. And nobody likes the snake in her desk. But worst of all are the witch-nits that get the whole class scratching. Then strange things start happening. The green glowing toenails.

The antennae that pick up digital radio. And whatever it is that Rodney’s turning into…

Paperback • 9781472905406 198 x 129mm • 272pp • £6.99

Paperback • 9781472903181 198 x 129mm • 224pp • £5.99

Paperback • 9781472904591 198 x 129mm • 128pp • £4.99

Kelly, a Traveller girl, is isolated and unhappy at her new school. Until the hot summer day when she meets Ben. Their school history project quickly becomes compelling. Strange puzzles are revealed. A dark secret of the local quarry comes to life.

Kelly must bring the long-buried truth to light. And she will leave no stone unturned…

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Peony Pinker

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Jenny Alexander

AGES

8+

The funny, warm and true-to-life adventures of animal-mad Peony and her family: reluctant agony aunt Dad, too-busy Mum, and drama-queen sister. Terrifically enjoyable stories, with a subtle and effective self-help message. (Jenny Alexander’s How 2B Happy is also available, p.23).

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 144pp • £5.99

9781408132876 • 4.9 • MY • 4

9781408132869 • 5.1 • MY • 4

9781408152362 • 5.2 • MY • 4

9781408152379 • 5.3 • MY • 4

Black Cats

AGES

8+

Funny, exciting, or a little bit spooky, these are fast-paced stories with short chapters and illustrations throughout – purr-fect for newly confident readers and those building up their reading stamina.

Black and white illustrations • Paperback • 198 x 129mm • £4.99

9781408174135 3.8 • MY • 2

9781408123997 4.4 • MY • 3

9780713689624 4.7 • MY • 2

9780713676303 5.3 • MY • 2

9780713668575 5.7 • MY • 2

9780713671711 5.7 • MY • 3

9780713671728 5 • MY • 2

9781408113349 6.5 • MY • 2

9780713672480 3.8 • MY • 2

9780713674576 3.8 • MY • 1

9781408152676 4.1 • MY • 2

9781408131107 4.8 • MY • 2

9781408106228 4.4 • MY • 2

9780713688818 4.5 • MY • 3

9780713665727 4 • MY • 1

9780713674200 4 • MY • 1

Ramsbottom Rumble 9780713661736 • 4.8 • MY • 3 Footsteps in the Fog 9780713665734 • 3.9 MY 2 Planimal Magic 9780713666564 • 3.6 MY 2

9780713668582 5 MY 2

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9780713662924 4.8 MY 2

9780713672503 4 • MY • 3

9780713666557 3.9 • MY • 2

9780713678130 4 • MY • 2

TELEPHONE:

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The Gods are Watching 9780713668599 Something Slimy on Primrose Drive 9780713659924 • 4.8 MY 2

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All titles on this page available.

Black and white illustrations • Paperback • 198 x 129mm • £4.99

NEW

NEW

Operation Code Cracker

The Monster of Shiversands Cove

Airlock

John Townsend

Emma Fischel

Simon Cheshire

FEBRUARY 2015

OCTOBER 2015

Code-loving Max is unexpectedly recruited to spy on his friend’s uncle, a suspected terrorist. But nothing is quite as it seems in this new world of espionage, double-crosses, kidnaps and car chases – and in the end, it may be Max’s skill with word puzzles that saves the day. Packed with puzzles for the reader to solve.

George is on holiday with his family when everything goes a bit odd. First there’s the fairy his brother caught. It doesn’t look like a fairy and it bites! Then there’s the sea monster that only George can see.

Can he find out what’s going on, stop the monster, save his brother and watch out for Harry?

A trip of a lifetime to the Berners-Lee space station goes horribly wrong when a devastating explosion kills most of the crew and the air supply starts leaking. The evidence suggests sabotage. Can George and his friends stop them, save the space station and survive?

9781472906816 • 112pp

9781472907417 • 96pp

Running on a Patchwork of Earth

The Twins, the Ghost and the Castle

Dicing with Death

Jonny Zucker

Paul Mason

Beth Chambers

AJ, one of the best runners in his school, is devastated when his parents suddenly move him to London and he is faced with the school bully. Will the bully’s father make a difference or make things worse when he gets involved in his training?

Two abandoned children make their home in a castle - which is haunted by the Duke of Wellington! The spook helps them hide from the castle’s caretaker. But when developers want to turn their home into a spa, everyone who loves the castle must band together to save the day. Ghostly fun.

Max was an ordinary boy... until he ended up as Death’s assistant! Now someone has worked out how to bring the dead back to life (which sounds great right up till it destroys the universe). Can Max stop the culprit in time? A darkly comic fantasy adventure.

9781408176269 • 96pp

9781408180419 • 128pp • 4.8 • MY • 3

9781472905345 • 112pp • 5.6 • MY • 3

9781408196878 • 96pp

Leif Frond and Quickfingers

Leif Frond and the Viking Games

Joan Lennon

Joan Lennon

A wandering pedlar turns up in Leif’s village much to the delight of the Vikings of Frondfell.

However, Leif seems to be the only one who feels there’s something not quite right about the small, wrinkly old man. Can Leif track down the pedlar when he disappears, survive flying inventions, and prove himself to be the hero he knows he is?

Leif finds a rare opportunity to be a champion with the Midsummer Games. All he needs to do is compete with fully grown Vikings, keep the widow Brownhilde away from his terrified father, try and control his meddlesome granny and keep out of sight from his gigantic troll like sister!

Black and white illustrations Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 96pp 9781472904539 • £4.99

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FICTION 8–11

AGES

8+

Lives in Action A series of narrative biographies that recount the lives of some of the key figures in history, through battles, exploration, adventure and conquest. Page-turning, thrilling plots that read like fiction will keep the most reluctant reader hooked.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • £5.99

Henry VIII Harriet Castor 112pp • 9781408113233 • 6 • MY • 4

Alexander the Great Martin Howard 128pp • 9781408126516 • 6.2 • MY • 3

Spartacus Tony Bradman 112pp • 9781408113356 • 6 • MY • 2

Cleopatra Valerie Wilding 128pp • 9781408124505 • 4.2 • MY • 2

Christopher Columbus Martin Howard 112pp • 9781408132654 • 6.3 • MY • 3

Elizabeth I Meg Harper 128pp • 9781408131190 • 6.3 • MY • 3

AGES

Short Stories

198 x 129mm • Paperback £5.99 • Hardback £9.99

My Kind of School

All in the Family

Inner City

Edited by Tony Bradman

Edited by Tony Bradman

Edited by Tony Bradman

A play with a difference, a school trip, and how it feels to be the new kid. A look at life in today’s primary schools.

A collection of specially commissioned short stories celebrating the diversity of family life.

Paperback • 9781408100905 • 144pp Hardback • 9780713685060 • 144pp 4.3 • MY • 4

Paperback • 9781408100875 • 144pp Hardback • 9780713685053 • 144pp 4.6 • MY • 3

A look at inner city life and its problems and challenges. Deals with crime, families in crisis and migrants as well as uplifting scenarios.

For more fantastic fiction for 8-11s, see p.57-59 for the White Wolves guided reading programme.

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Paperback • 9781408113776 • 144pp 4.1 • MY • 3

Chasing the Sun: Stories from Africa Selected by Veronique Tadjo Traditional and modern short stories by African authors. A stirring insight into the continent and its storytelling tradition.

Paperback • 9780713682175 • 128pp

For hi-lo fiction for reluctant and struggling readers aged 9+, see p.62 and 64 for Wired Connect and Wired Up Connect.

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FICTION 8–11

flash backs

Flashbacks

AGES

8+

Flashbacks offer dramatic stories set in key moments in history. Strong characters and thrilling plots bring the past to life.

Glossary and Historical Notes provide added teaching support.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • £5.99

The Lost King

The Night Run

Alison Prince A fascinating look at the brief reign of Richard III, told through the eyes of the princes’ nursemaid.

What really happened to the princes in the Tower? Was Richard responsible – or has he been wrongly accused for centuries?

Bali Rai Amritsar, India, 1919. In a city on the brink of riot, can one boy make his way through the night, in the face of armed troops and bandits, and save his father?

9781472904362 160pp • 4 • MY • 2

9781472904409 128pp

The Girl from Hard Times Hill

Spymaster

Emma Barnes Megan, a working-class girl in 1950s Britain, wins a place at grammar school – but can she cope with a new town, a school where she doesn’t fit in and the return of her nearly-forgotten father from Occupied Germany?

Deborah Chancellor A boy who works for Elizabeth I’s spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham must decide if he can live in the dark world of torture and entrapment, or if he dares to attempt escaping the spymaster’s clutches.

9781472904461 112pp

Bring Out the Banners Geoffrey Trease A thrilling story and accurate account of the Suffragette movement in the years before World War I. 9781408191866 160pp • 5.6 • MY • 4

9781472904430 96pp

ALSO AVAILABLE Paperback £4.99 • Hardback £8.99 • Teachers’ Guide £12.99

Across the Roman Wall • £4.99

Casting the Gods Adrift

e Paperback • 9780713674552 • 5.5 • MY • 2

Stone Street

The Copper Treasure

Doodlebug Summer

Mission to Marathon

A Candle in the Dark

A Ghost-Light in the Attic

Tudor Flashbacks

World War II Flashbacks

Victorian Flashbacks

Boy King e

Teachers’ Guide • 9780713668650

Teachers’ Guide • 9780713668643

The Right Moment

Soldier’s Son

Final Victory e

Out of the Shadow

Blood and Ice

A Slip in Time e

Blitz Boys

The Voyage of the Silver Bream

Paperback • 9780713674569 • 4.9 • MY • 2 Paperback • 9780713649390 • 4.6 • MY • 2 Paperback • 9780713674545 • 4.3 • MY • 2

Paperback • 9780713663181

Robbers on the Road

Paperback • 9780713661064 • 5 • MY • 2 Hardback • 9780713661057 • 5 • MY • 2

The Eyes of Doctor Dee

Paperback • 9780713662061

Gunner’s Boy

Paperback • 9780713661989 Hardback • 9780713661972

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Paperback • 9780713674538 • 4.1 • MY • 2

Paperback • 9780713654165 • 3.3 • MY • 2 Paperback • 9781408115046 • 5.1 • MY • 2 Paperback • 9780713654257 • 6.3 • MY • 2 Paperback • 9780713678062 • 4.7 • MY • 2

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AGES

10–14

Shakespeare Today The Shakespeare Today series captures the magic of Shakespeare’s text and sets it in an accessible and contemporary style.

• The series covers the ten plays studied at Key Stage 3 SATs level • Central themes and messages are presented in an accessible format • Narrative texts incorporate key quotes in a seamless way • Contemporary language is appealing to young readers Paperback • 198 x 129mm • £4.99

Henry V Robert Swindells Battles and scenes of warfare are never far from the young King Henry. This gripping retelling brings to life the tumultuous struggle of the heroic young monarch as he fights to protect his kingdom and his life.

9781408123966 • 80pp • 4.9 MY 2

Julius Caesar Tony Bradman Julius Caesar marks the last days of the Roman emperor, and the struggles of his assassins in a complex political and social world, where envy and ambition hold sway.

9781408111543 • 96pp • 5.2 MY 2

As You Like It Jenny Oldfield Confusion reigns when half the royal court abandon their luxury lifestyles for the forest! A tale of love and feuding.

9781408104736 • 144pp • 3.9 MY 1

Much Ado About Nothing Jenny Oldfield A classic comedy of love, lies and confusion set in a world of football legends and WAGs! 9781408124024 • 96pp • 4.3 MY 2

Twelfth Night Sue Purkiss Enter a world of disorder and confusion. It’s a world where cross-dressing and mistaken identities wreak havoc. Will love win out in the end? Sue Purkiss brings a modern and lively touch to one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies.

9781408110546 • 96pp • 3.9 MY 1

Macbeth Tony Bradman A very dark story, with almost a horror feel, where Macbeth is corrupted by ambition and power.

The world of swords and warriors, witches and ghosts will appeal to boy readers.

9780713679229 • 96pp • 4.2 MY 2

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9780713677515 • 5.9 MY 2

9781408104712 • 5.1 MY 2

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FICTION 8–11 Miniseries to get readers hooked on a story and looking for the next terrific title.

Factor 4

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Paul Mason

Extreme Adventures

AGES

9–11

Justin D’Ath

Four friends become superheroes when they are exposed to a strange gas that gives them the powers of earth, air, fire and water.

Sam runs the gauntlet of the world’s scariest wildlife and some very dangerous people in his thrilling adventures. Non-stop action with an ecological theme.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 80pp • £5.99

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 144pp • £5.99 Europe

The Awakening

Tiger Tiger

Can they come to grips with their abilities in time to extinguish a deadly bushfire?

The team takes a break from being eco-warriors to visit Bangladesh, but find themselves in the middle of a tigerpoaching ring.

9781408180679

9781408126448

9781408126455

9781408126462

9781408126479

9781408181850

Stadium School

AGES

8+

Stadium School is the place for aspiring footballers.

It teaches its students everything about the sport, with its stateof-the-art facilities, top coaches and location in the grounds of a former football stadium.

Paperback 198 x 129mm • 144pp • £4.99

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Fletcher Smith Sports P.I.

AGES

9+

Sports, crime and adventure collide in these two thrilling cases from the files of Fletcher Smith’s Sports Detective Agency.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 176-208pp • £5.99 Europe/South Africa

Hot Prospect

Team Player

Long Shot

On the Spot

9780713688856 • 4.7 • MY • 3 9781408100806 • 4.9 • MY • 3

9781408113844 • 5.2 • MY • 2 9781408100844 • 5 • MY • 2

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9781408113592 • 4.8 • MY • 4

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Q

Q UICKSILVER

All titles on this page available.

Quicksilver Brilliant, fast-paced stories with compelling plots, non-stop adventure and tons of style, at a manageable length.

Perfect for newly confident or reluctant readers, as well as keen readers who need to fit books in between the other demands on their attention!

Dan and the Dead

Dan and the Caverns of Bone

Dan and the Shard of Ice

Thomas Taylor

Thomas Taylor

Thomas Taylor

Dan talks to the dead - and helps solve their problems.

But when he takes on the case of a teenage shoplifter, things spin out of control. Dark comedy-adventure.

First in the series.

Dan, accompanied by his ghostly sidekick Simon, is on a school trip to France when he gets mixed up in skulduggery down in the Paris catacombs. Can Dan save the living, help the unquiet dead, avoid getting himself killed – and do it all under the eye of an enraged French teacher? Brilliantly dark humour.

Second in the series.

MAY 2015

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 128pp 9781408154120 • £5.99 5 • MY • 3

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 160pp 9781408178164 • £5.99

AGES

11+

NEW

The third book in the comic urban fantasy series. Poltergeist activity is plaguing the Shard in London. Dan must try to fight off an enraged spirit and a very much alive fraudulent medium, while saving a little girl, working out what his ghostly sidekick is hiding from him and not plummeting to his death!

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 160pp 9781472912459 • £5.99

Viridian

Venus Angel

Twisted Winter

Warsuit 1.0

Susan Gates

Susan Gates

Catherine Butler

James Lovegrove

A virus is turning people into human/ plant hybrids called Verdans. Theirs is a beautiful, peaceful way of life. Until the rise of the Cultivars, led by Viridian, who turn the Verdan dream into a human nightmare...

Jay is determined to find Toni, who was turned into a new and deadly breed of Verdan by the Cultivar scientists. But his search comes to an abrupt halt when he encounters an old enemy. Viridian isn’t dead. He’s changed. He’s underground.

And he’s at the head of an army...

Stories for the darkest part of the year. A brilliant new collection of seasonal tales of tension and terror from authors including Susan Cooper, Katherine Langrishe and Frances Hardinge.

Battle robot Warsuit 1.0 has been stolen - by a kid with an attitude problem. Lethal weapon. Teenage boy. Perfect match...

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 176pp 9781408174111 • £5.99 4.4 • UY • 5

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Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 144pp 9781408186114 • £5.99 5 • UY • 5

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 144pp 9781408193044 • £6.99 5.4 • UY • 4

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 160pp 9781408151532 • £5.99 4.9 • MY • 4

“…genuinely outstanding examples of the horror genre.” Teach Secondary TELEPHONE:

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All titles on this page available.

One Day in Oradour

The Dance of Death

Helen Watts

Andy Croft

On a hot summer afternoon in 1944, SS troops wiped out an entire French village.

644 men, women and children died that day. Just one seven-year-old boy survived.

This book imagines what drove both the SS officer who ordered the massacre, and the child who escaped it. Hard-hitting and tense, this is a powerful and vivid account of how war came to a child’s village.

SEPTEMBER 2015

As the Black Death devastates England, three orphaned children try to survive the new, terrifying world around them. Will any of them survive? A heart-pounding story of friendship, desperation and life in one of England’s darkest times.

9781472913654 • 128pp

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 256pp 9781408182017 • £6.99 6.8 • UY • 9

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NEW

12+ WINNER OF THE SOUTHERN SCHOOLS BOOK AWARDS EXTRAORDINARY AWARD 2014 NOMINATED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2014

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Real Lives True stories – amazing lives Narrative biographies of fascinating lives. Great, inspiring, exciting stories that tie into topics covered at KS3.

“This book – and all the others in the Real Lives series – comes recommended by us.”

The Bookbag (on Alan Turing)

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • £5.99

Alan Turing Jim Eldridge The mathematical genius and father of computing whose codebreaking changed the course of the Second World War. 9781472900104 • 96pp

Noor Inayat Khan Gaby Halberstam An Indian Muslim pacifist, working for Special Operations, who was one of the great Allied heroines of the Second World War. 9781472900135 • 112pp

John Snow Jack Challoner The Victorian doctor who revolutionised medicine by tracing a cholera outbreak’s cause. A thrilling tale of a medical hero.

9781408178409 • 112pp

Harriet Tubman Deborah Chancellor The inspirational story of Harriet Tubman: slave, abolitionist, nurse, suffragist.

9781408178393 • 112pp

Boudica Gaby Halberstam Iceni queen who defied the might of the Roman empire.

9781408133927 • 112pp • 4.7 • MY • 2

Winston Churchill Harriet Castor Brave and inspirational war leader who was also a Nobel prize-winning author.

9781408131176 • 128pp • 6.8 • MY • 3

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The Graveyard Book

Coraline

Fortunately, the Milk

Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell

Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell

Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell

Winner of the 2010 Cilip Carnegie Medal, the Newbery Medal and the Booktrust Teenage Book Prize 2009, and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award. This edition of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book is stunningly illustrated

by Chris Riddell, who brings the ghouls, ghosts and hero wonderfully to life in this fantastic ghost adventure story, laced with menace and humour.

There is something strange about Coraline’s new home. It’s not the mist, or the cat that always seems to be watching her, nor the signs of danger that Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, her new neighbours, read in the tea leaves.

It’s the other house – the one behind the old door in the drawing room. Another mother and father with blackbutton eyes and papery skin are waiting for Coraline to join them there. And they want her to stay with them. For ever. She knows that if she ventures through that door, she may never come back.

You know what it’s like when your mum goes away on a business trip and Dad’s in charge. She leaves a really, really long list of what he’s got to do. And the most important thing is DON’T FORGET TO GET THE MILK. Unfortunately, Dad forgets. So the next morning, before breakfast, he has to go to the corner shop, and this is the story of why it takes him a very, very long time to get back.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 304pp 9780747594802 • £6.99 5.1 • MY • 10

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 208pp 9781408832400 • £6.99 3.6 • MY • 2

Featuring: Professor Steg (a time-travelling dinosaur), some green globby things, some wumpires, and a perfectly normal but very important carton of milk.

Paperback • 185 x 135mm • 160pp 9781408841792 • £5.99 4.3 • LY • 1

In Darkness

Hostage Three

The Wall

Refugee Boy

Nick Lake

Nick Lake

William Sutcliffe

Benjamin Zephaniah

In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, a boy is trapped beneath the rubble of a ruined hospital, thirsty, terrified and alone. Shorty is a child of the slums, a teenage boy who has seen enough violence to last a lifetime, and who has been inexorably drawn into the world of the gangsters who rule Site Solèy; men who dole out money with one hand and death with the other. But Shorty has a secret: a flame of revenge that blazes inside him and a burning wish to find the twin sister he lost seven years ago . . .

It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing: a girl on a yacht with her super-rich banker father; a chance for the family to heal after a turbulent time; the peaceful sea, the warm sun . . . But a nightmare is about to explode as a group of Somali pirates seizes the boat and its human cargo – and the family becomes a commodity in a highly sophisticated transaction. Hostage One is Dad – the most valuable. Amy is Hostage Three. As she builds a strange bond with one of her captors, it becomes brutally clear that the price of a life and its value are very different things . . .

Joshua lives in a city, where a wall and soldiers separate two communities. One day he discovers a manhole, which leads to a tunnel, which leads in pitch darkness under the wall and across to the other side. Forbidden territory, dangerous territory, violent territory, which a boy like him – visibly different – shouldn’t stray into. An act of kindness from a girl saves his life, but leads to a brutal act of cruelty and a terrible debt he’s determined to repay. And no one, no one must find out that he’s been there – or the consequences will be unbearable.

Based on the novel by Benjamin Zephaniah, Refugee Boy is an urgent story of a courageous African boy sent to England to escape the violent civil war, a story about arriving, belonging and finding ‘home’.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 400pp 9781408828229 • £6.99

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 304pp 9781408838433 • £7.99

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 352pp 9781408819951 • £7.99 5.6 • UY • 13

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 304pp 9780747550860 • £6.99 5.6 • UY • 10

WINNER of the 2013 Printz Award.

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Harry Potter J.K. Rowling Cover illustrations by Jonny Duddle Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 352pp 9781408855652 • 6 • MY • 12 • £6.99 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 384pp 9781408855669 • 6.7 • MY • 14 • £6.99 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 480pp 9781408855676 • 6.7 • MY • 18 • £6.99 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 640pp 9781408855683 • 6.8 • UY • 32 • £8.99 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 816pp 9781408855690 • 7.2 • UY • 44 • £8.99 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 560pp 9781408855706 • 7.2 • UY • 29 • £8.99 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 640pp 9781408855713 • 6.9 • MY • 34 • £8.99

Venture deeper into J.K. Rowling’s amazing adventure by bringing the Harry Potter stories to life in your classroom.

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The Imaginary

Holes

The Weight of Water

Apple and Rain

A. F. Harrold and Emily Gravett

Louis Sachar

Sarah Crossan

Sarah Crossan

Rudger is Amanda Shuffleup’s imaginary friend. It’s a funny old life, not really being there, but someone’s got to do it. Nobody else can see Rudger – until the sinister Mr Bunting arrives at Amanda’s door.

Mr Bunting hunts imaginaries. Rumour says that he eats them. And he’s sniffed out Rudger. Soon Rudger is alone, and running for his imaginary life. But can a boy who isn’t there survive without a friend to dream him up? A brilliant story of love, loss, imagination and not really being there astoundingly illustrated by the award-winning Emily Gravett.

Stanley Yelnats’ family has a history of bad luck, so when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre (which isn’t green and doesn’t have a lake) he is not surprised.

Every day he and the other inmates are told to dig a hole, five foot wide by five foot deep, reporting anything they find. The evil warden claims that it is character building, but this is a lie and Stanley must dig up the truth. Wonderfully inventive, compelling and hilarious, Louis Sachar has created a masterpiece.

Armed with a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, Kasienka and her mother head for England. Life is lonely for Kasienka. At home her mother’s heart is breaking and at school friends are scarce.

But when someone special swims into her life, Kasienka learns that there might be more than one way for her to stay afloat.

FEBRUARY 2015

Hardback • 198 x 150mm • 240pp 9781408852460 • £12.99

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 320pp 9781408809372 • £7.99 4.6 • UY • 7

The Weight of Water is a startlingly original piece of fiction. Moving, unsentimental and utterly page-turning, we meet and share the experiences of a remarkable girl who shows us how quiet courage prevails.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 256pp 9781408830239 • £6.99 4.7 • MY • 2

NEW

When Apple’s mother returns after eleven years of absence, Apple feels whole again.

She will have an answer to her burning question – why did you go? And she will have someone who understands what it means to be a teenager – unlike Nana. But just like the stormy Christmas Eve when she left, her mother’s homecoming is bitter sweet, and Apple wonders who is really looking after whom. It’s only when Apple meets someone more lost than she is, that she begins to see things as they really are.

The stunning new novel from Carnegieshortlisted author Sarah Crossan.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 240pp 9781408827130 • £6.99

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White Wolves

AGES

5–7

Hardback £8.99 • Paperback £4.99 212 x 145mm • 32pp • Full colour illustrations

• All titles are written by best-selling authors, and feature fresh, contemporary illustrations • Full–colour illustrations and short chapters ease the transition from picture books to young fi ction

Stories from the Great Religions LOWER ABILITY READERS

Siddhartha & the Swan

The Dinner of Smells

Andrew Fusek Peters

Humaira Rashid

When Prince Siddhartha sees a wounded swan fall from the sky, he tries to save it. But his cousin Devadatta, who shot the swan, wants to claim it as his own. Who is right? Can Siddhartha save the swan? Moving, simply told story of the early life of Buddha.

When a poor man stands enjoying the smells from a restaurant, its greedy owner charges him for the privilege! Can Nasruddin, the wise man, save him from jail? Lively retelling of a Muslim folk tale featuring the famous character Nasruddin.

Hardback • 9781408155806

Paperback • 9781408139462 2.7 • LY • 0.5

AVERAGE ABILITY READERS

Rama and Sita

The Guru and the King

Malachy Doyle

Bali Rai

Rama and Sita live happily in the forest until Sita is abducted by the demon king Ravana. Can Rama rescue her – and who is the little white monkey who offers to help? Retelling of a tale from the Ramayana.

Guru Hargobind and 52 princes have been unjustly imprisoned by the cruel King. The King says he will release the Guru, but the Guru refuses to leave without the princes. The King tells him he can take as many princes as can hold onto his clothes. Can the Guru find a way to rescue all 52 princes? Lively retelling of the well-known Sikh tale.

Paperback • 9781408139509 4.1 • LY • 0.5

Hardback • 9781408155745 3 • LY • 0.5

CONFIDENT READERS

Noah’s Ark

The Golem

Annie Dalton

Gaby Halberstam

A lone boy and his puppy join Noah and his family in their crazy scheme. Can Noah build his ship in time? Will the animals come? Will the world really end? A powerful and emotive retelling of the classic tale. Reading guide available online.

The Jewish people of Prague are under threat.

So the Rabbi creates a golem – a giant clay man – to defend them. But the creature rampages out of control and the Rabbi must put a stop to it. Thrilling, evocative retelling of the classic Jewish myth.

Paperback • 9781408139493 3.4 • LY • 0.5

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White Wolves KS1 Series devised in close consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education • All titles are written by best-selling authors, and feature fresh, contemporary illustrations • Short chapters ease the transition from picture books to young fiction

AGES

5–7

FREE downloadable teacher’s support FREE downloadable teacher’s notes for these six titles available on the title pages at www.bloomsbury.com

Full–colour illustrations • 212 x 145mm • 32pp • Paperback £4.99 • Hardback £8.99

World Folk Tales

Familiar Settings

LOWER ABILITY READERS

LOWER ABILITY READERS

A Tiger for Breakfast

Stop, Thief!

Narinder Dhami

Meg Harper

A farmer is digging his field when a hungry tiger jumps out of the trees, demanding to eat him. Wouldn’t you prefer my pretty white cow? suggests the farmer, and the tiger agrees. When the farmer gets home, however, his wife has other ideas about how to outwit a hungry tiger… A retelling of an Indian folk tale.

Jed’s dad is a tap-dancing policeman.

What could be more embarrassing? And when a picture of him appears in the paper, Jed hangs his head and wishes he had a different family. But when Jed’s dad catches a thief, Jed realises he should be proud of his dad – and that tap-dancing is brilliant exercise!

Paperback • 9781408126530 2.3 • LY • 0.5

Paperback • 9781408122105 2.3 • LY • 0.5

AVERAGE ABILITY READERS

AVERAGE ABILITY READERS

Half as Big

Jack and the Jungle

Lily Hyde

Malachy Doyle

Medio Pollito, the littlest chicken in a big yard, has an opinion of himself big enough for two.

When he goes to visit the king he ignores his mother’s advice. A tale of why we use chickens on weather vanes!

When Jack moves into a new house, it seems like there’s nothing to do.

But when he loses his football over the garden wall, he meets Abbie, his mysterious next-door neighbour, who gives him a glimpse of the exciting world on the other side, which includes snakes and wolves and lions and giants!

Paperback • 9781408128411 Hardback • 9781408128428 3.2 • LY • 0.5

Paperback • 9781408122112 2.5 • LY • 0.5

CONFIDENT READERS

CONFIDENT READERS

The Hut that Grew

Don’t Forget, Lara!

Annie Dalton

Julia Green

When Princess Zena is told she must leave her spacious, luxurious palace to live in a tiny hut, she thinks it’s the end of the world.

And the wise old man she asks for help just seems to make things worse! What is she to do?

Lara is always struggling to take the right things to school. She needs her sports kit one day, art things on another day, not to mention her lunch box! And with the excitement of her cat’s kittens that are due any moment, however is she going to remember it all?

Paperback • 9781408126509 3.4 • LY • 0.5

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5–7

Fairy Tales

British Folk Tales

LOWER ABILITY READERS

LOWER ABILITY READERS

The Ugly Little Swan

The Runaway Bannock

James Riordan

Lou Kuenzler

The newly born swan is not like the others – he’s small and brown and ugly. His brothers and sisters won’t play with him, the bigger swans bully him and even his mum and dad chase him away. Sad and lonely, he sets out into the big wide world.

A year passes and he begins to think he will never find a friend. But then he sees some beautiful birds and something inside him changes...

A little old man and the little old woman live in Scotland. They have no money and nothing to eat but thin cabbage soup. When a goblin appears with a bag of flour, they think their dreams have come true. But this is not any flour... this is magic flour. The little old lady bakes a bannock, but this bannock is not any bannock. It runs away before they can eat it!

Will this bannock ever be caught?

Paperback • 9781408122136 2.1 • LY • 0.5

Paperback • 9781408122167 2.1 • LY • 0.5

AVERAGE ABILITY READERS

AVERAGE ABILITY READERS

The Princess and the He

The Flower King

Karen Wallace

Andrew Fusek Peters

Princess Jules is beautiful, intelligent and rich. What more could she want? The perfect prince, of course. And Princess Jules won’t settle for just any prince, so finding the right one is not that easy. Then a scruffy young man appears at the castle door in the middle of the night – surely he is not the answer?

Luckily Queen Glitter has a special way of finding out who he really is...

A king is looking for an heir to his kingdom.

He has no children and is at a loss for how to choose the next king. He consults the elders of the land, who suggest that flower seeds should be given to every subject. Whoever grows the best flowers will be king. The king is surprised. That is ridiculous! But the contest throws up a most surprising result...

Paperback • 9781408122174 3.2 • LY • 0.5

Paperback • 9781408122143 3 • LY • 0.5

CONFIDENT READERS

CONFIDENT READERS

Sleeping Nasty

Big People, Little People

Tony Bradman

Malachy Doyle

Prince Oscar’s parents have run out of money.

So now he has to find a princess and marry her. But all the princesses in the land are already taken, or they don’t want to talk to him. Then Oscar discovers an enchanted castle, home to a gorgeous princess, and he thinks that his search may be over.

Unfortunately, when the spell is broken, the princess is not what he bargained for.

King Iubdan, ruler of the Little People, believes he is the most powerful king in the world. No one dares to contradict him, but Ossian, the court minstrel, who has discovered the kingdom of the Big People.

When the two rulers meet, it seems unlikely that they will ever learn to get on. Luckily their children have other ideas.

Paperback • 9781408122150 3.3 • LY • 0.5

Paperback • 9781408122099 3.8 • LY • 0.5

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White Wolves KS2 A brilliant series of storybooks and Teacher’s Resources offer a joined-up approach to teaching guided reading for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.

“Packed with impressive stories.”

Times educational Supplement

AGES

7–8

Storybooks

• Books for each year group tie in with themes demanded by the National Literacy Strategy

Black and white illustrations • Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 48–96pp • £4.99

• Texts are specially commissioned and written in consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

Teacher’s Resources

• Each year group has three stand-alone titles and accompanying Teachers’ Guides to support guided reading lessons

Teacher’s Resources include plot summaries and five lesson plans for all three storybooks in each year group. Photocopiable activity sheets solve the problem of ‘what to do next...’ Plus there are author interviews and suggestions for further reading.

Black and white illustrations • Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 48pp • £16.99

YEAR 3 TEACHER’S RESOURCE

LOWER ABILITY READERS

AVERAGE ABILITY READERS

CONFIDENT READERS

Stories with Familiar Settings Teacher’s Resource 9780713670257

Detective Dan

9780713668612 • 2.6 • LY • 0.5

Buffalo Bert

9780713668636 • 3.1 • LY • 0.5

Treasure at the Boot-fair

9780713668391 • 3 • LY • 0.5

Mystery and Adventure Stories Teacher’s Resource 9780713676815

Scratch and Sniff

9780713676327 • 3.6 • LY • 0.5

The Thing in the Basement

9780713676242 • 3.2 • LY • 0.5

On the Ghost Trail

9780713676808 • 3 • LY • 0.5

Myths and Legends Teacher’s Resource 9780713685206

Pandora’s Box

9780713684209 • 3.6 • LY • 0.5

Sephy’s Story

9780713682120 • 2.9 • LY • 0.5

Wings of Icarus

9780713684193 • 4 • LY • 0.5

Myths and Legends II Teacher’s Resource 9781408100851

Arthur’s Sword

9780713688153 • 2.6 • LY • 0.5

Hercules the Hero

9780713687170 • 3.9 • LY • 0.5

Beowulf the Brave

9780713688412 • 4.4 • LY • 0.5

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YEAR 4

8–9

TEACHER’S RESOURCE

LOWER ABILITY READERS

AVERAGE ABILITY READERS

CONFIDENT READERS

Stories about Imagined Worlds, Science-Fiction and Fantasy Teacher’s Resource

9780713670233 • £15.99

Hugo and the Long Red Arm 9780713668407 • 4.2 • LY • 0.5

Live the Dream

9780713668629 • 3.7 • LY • 0.5

Swan Boy

9780713668414 • 4.4 • LY • 0.5

Stories that Raise Issues Teacher’s Resource

9780713676822 • £16.99

Taking Flight

9780713675948 • 3.1 • LY • 0.5

Finding Fizz

9780713676259 • 4.3 • LY • 0.5

Nothing But Trouble

9780713676792 • 3.1 • LY • 0.5

Stories from Different cultures Teacher’s Resource

9780713685107 • £15.99

The Little Puppet Boy

9780713682137 • 3.7 • LY • 0.5

The Story Thief

9780713684216 • 3.9 • LY • 0.5

The Hound of Ulster

9780713681949 • 4.9 • LY • 0.5

Stories with Historical Settings Teacher’s Resource

9781408100868 • £16.99

The Queen’s Token

9780713688504 • 3.9 • LY • 0.5

War Games

9780713687507 • 3.8 • LY • 0.5

Outbreak

9780713688405 • 4.1 • LY • 0.5 AGES

9–10

YEAR 5

Myths, Legends and Traditional Stories Teacher’s Resource

9780713670240 • £16.99

The Path of Finn McCool

9780713668421 • 4.4 MY 0.5

The Barber’s Clever Wife 9780713668605 • 4.5 MY 1

Taliesin

9780713668438 • 4.6 MY 1

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WHITE WOLVES Storybooks BW illustrations • Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 48–96pp • £4.99 AGES

Teacher’s Resources BW illustrations

• Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 48pp

YEAR 5

9–10

TEACHER’S RESOURCE

LOWER ABILITY READERS

AVERAGE ABILITY READERS

CONFIDENT READERS

Playscripts Teacher’s Resource

9780713684261 • £16.99

Fool’s Gold

9780713681383 • 2.6 • MY • 1

Time Switch

9780713681352 • 3.2 • MY • 1

Let’s Go to London

9780713681512 • 3 • MY • 1

Stories from Different cultures Teacher’s Resource

9781408112427 • £16.99

Granny Ting Ting Trinidad 9781408111567 • 3.1 • MY • 1 Ever Clever Eva Czech Republic 9780713688832 • 4.5 • MY • 1

Bamba Beach India

9781408108956 • 4.6 • MY • 1 AGES

10–11

YEAR 6

comparing Work by Significant children’s Authors: Short Stories Teacher’s Resource

9780713670264 • £16.99

Sky Ship

9780713670288 • 6.1 • MY • 2

Shock Forest

9780713670271 • 5.3 • MY • 2

Snow Horse

9780713670882 • 5.6 • MY • 3

Shakespeare Retellings Teacher’s Resource

9780713684254 • £16.99

Macbeth

9780713679229 • 4.2 • MY • 2

Romeo & Juliet

9780713681369 • 4.1 • MY • 2

The Tempest

9780713677515 • 5.9 • MY • 2

comparing Fiction Genres Teacher’s Resource

9781408100783 • £16.99

Shadow Puppet

9780713688849 • 4.1 • MY • 1

Dark Eagle

9780713689044 • 5.4 • MY • 2

Space Pirates

9780713689051 • 5.3 • MY • 2

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In the future, convicted teens have a choice: life in prison or taking their chances in The Caves. Two teens are dropped onto a remote island along with a cyborg monster. If they kill the cyborg, they go free. If they fail, they die. Zak, the wild boy of the island, watches the Teens. Sometimes he helps them. Sometimes he doesn’t. This edgy dystopian setting and tough content make The Caves appropriate for ages 12+ with a reading age of 6.

Illustrations on every page support the text and the series can be read in any order.

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Dark Hunter Benjamin Hulme Cross The Dark Hunter, Mr Blood, and his young assistants Edgar and Mary take on a series of terrifying mysteries, dealing with ghosts, vampires, werewolves and even weirder threats. Dark, scary and gripping stories that can be read in any order.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 64p • £5.99

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The Headless Huntsman

The hunters are called to a mysterious house, but the person who summoned them is nowhere to be found.

9781472908162

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The House of Memories

The Dark Hunter is summoned to help the councillors who are being hunted down by a headless revenant – but whose side is the Dark Hunter really on?

9781472908193

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The Crimson Well

The Face in the Forest

The Siren’s Feast

The Wooden Skull

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Mr Blood must challenge a coven of evil witches using a well for blood sacrifice.

9781472908223

The Dark Hunter escorts a girl through a sinister forest to an unwanted marriage…but someone is watching.

9781472908254

Mr Blood and Edgar are enchanted by siren song – can Mary break the spell and free them?

9781472908285

The Dark Hunter and Edgar must save Mary from a curse before she is killed by her evil doppelganger.

9781472908315

Mary and Edgar must confront a demonic terror from their forgotten childhood.

9781408180518 2.7 • MY • 0.5

The Ship of Death

The Stone Witch

The Marsh Demon

The Red Thirst

The Wolf Trap

A murderous haunted ship poses a deadly threat.

9781408180853

Mr Blood triggers a witch’s curse that starts to turn everyone around to stone.

9781408180648

A demon is taking the village’s children. If Mr. Blood can’t stop it, Edgar and Mary will be next!

9781408180709 • 3.3 • MY • 0.5

The Dark Hunter is called to eliminate a vampire, but it’s Edgar who ends up facing the monster.

9781408180921 • 3 • MY • 0.5

The hunters are called on to trap a werewolf – but they soon suspect all is not as it seems.

9781408180570 • 3.2 • UY • 0.5

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Developed in association with Catch Up, Wired and Wired Up are perfect for struggling readers aged 11-14. A high-interest, low reading age series that offers exciting stories by top authors. Wired titles are all graded at Catch Up literacy level 9 (reading age 8).

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 3,000 words • 64pp • £5.99

The Revenge of Tommy Bones Julia Jarman MAY 2015

NEW

Two boys are stranded when they miss the last bus. It will be a long, cold, lonely walk home – unless they take the shortcut past Tommy Bones’ pond. They both know the legend and must decide: superstition or shortcut. What happens if one of them is wrong? A magnificently sinister ghost story.

9781472911933

Drawing a Veil

Zero to Hero

Pitch Dark

Dead Wood

Lari Don

Seb Goffe

Andy Croft

Does it matter if best friends have different beliefs? Is Ellie ready to stand up for Amina against the bullies? A thought-provoking story about friendship, culture and modern life.

9781408155592 • 3.3 • MY • 0.5

Will knows his skills at football make up for his lack of size and strength. Will he ever get a chance to show what he can do?

9781408155608 • 4.4 • MY • 0.5

Robert Dodds All David wants is to be the school team goalie again. The stranger he meets one night will change his life forever, but will it be a living nightmare?

9781408155738 • 4 • MY • 0.5

Beast Hunter

Death Match

Run, Jimmy, Run

The Haunted Mobile

Kathryn White

Andy Croft

Malachy Doyle

Robert Dodds

Jake needs proof that he saw a huge reptile at the flooded quarry. And that means hunting the beast himself…

9781408142653 • 3.5 • MY • 0.5

During the Nazi occupation of Ukraine, Dynamo Kiev played a German side. Kiev won. And the next match. Until Kiev faced an international-calibre German side, under the threat of execution if they won.

9781408142639 • 3 • MY • 0.5

Jimmy steals £150 and runs away to escape Dax’s bullying. But they end up on the same train. Can he run fast enough?

9781408142592 • 2.3 • MY • 0.5

Jake’s mobile is sending weird texts and voice messages to his friends and to himself. A girl is trapped in a storm drain and calls him – is it too late?

9781408142585 • 3.4 • MY • 0.5

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Something old and angry doesn’t’ want Holly’s dad to bulldoze the ancient trees at their new house. Something alive…

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READING AGE

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Deadly Game

Scrap Judy Waite JUNE 2015

Beth Chambers JUNE 2015

NEW

Lewis hates a lot of things in his life but most of all he hates the gangs that hang out on the beach – the ones that make their dogs fight for fun. When they leave a friendly stray tied to the pier, Lewis has to help. But can he do it before the tide comes in – and will anyone help him?

9781472909381

NEW

The sinister Prankster preys on 12 year olds in Scott’s town. He challenges them to games, with their heart’s desire if they win. None of them ever win. None of them ever come back.

Scott accepts the Prankster’s challenge in the hope of saving his sister’s life. But as the game goes on he realises he’s made a terrible mistake. Because losing is bad…but winning could be worse.

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Dark Water

Man About the House

Petrify

Breaking the Rules

Cindy Jefferies

C.A Plaisted

Beth Chambers

Maxine Linnell

Sarah’s talents at synchronised swimming are mocked by her classmates. But everything changes when she’s the only one who can save a life…

9781408156513 • 4 • MY • 1

Jeza needs some dad time in his life. But will his dad listen? And how can he explain that he needs a dad in his life without hurting his mum?

9781408156544 • 2.3 • MY • 1

To prove he doesn’t believe the stories, Josh goes into Ma Jessop’s woods and steals a souvenir. But suddenly, terrible things start to happen…

9781408152690 • 3.6 • MY • 1

Mo’s new life just keeps getting worse and the messages from the nice guy on Facebook keep her going. Then he invites her to meet him. And Mo decides to take a risk…

9781408152713 • 2.8 • MY • 1

Begging Letter

Seconds Out

Is There Anybody There?

Kidnap

Judy Waite

Dan Tunstall

Maggie Pearson

Chris Powling

Connie is consumed with guilt when her wishes for Josh to fall in love with her and for Megan’s hair to fall out come true! How can she put things right?

9781408142646 • 3.5 • MY • 1

Andy is in danger of losing his girlfriend and his future if he can’t stop fighting. Can he swap it for boxing and earn some real respect?

9781408152706 • 3 • MY • 1

Four bored kids at Hallowe’en make up a fake ‘ghost’ for a bit of fun. But then the messages start to come. And so do the accidents…and the haunting…

9781408142615 • 2.9 • MY • 1

Three kidnapped children must work together to escape their brutal kidnapping.

But they’re soon wondering if it was an inside job…

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9+

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 2,500 words • 64pp • £5.99

All titles on this page available.

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Wired Up Connect

8+

INTEREST AGE

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Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 5,000 words • 96pp • £5.99

Circus Max Andy Croft MAY 2015

READING AGE

The Wolf Cupboard

NEW

Susan Gates Leon is supposed to be looking after his little brother Danny when he starts big school. But some kids tell Danny that there’s a wolf in the cupboard and now he won’t go back to school. Can Leon sort out his crazy brother without getting in trouble with Mum – or looking like an idiot in front of gorgeous Lily Mae? 9781408155028 • 3.1 • MY • 1

Max has always wanted to be in a circus. The problem is, he’s useless! But that doesn’t stop him trying...

When his school talent show is announced Max knows it’s his time to shine. Can he prove to his friends and family once and for all that the circus is the place for him?

9781472911964

Hot-Shot Harry Rob Childs Harry is the star of Gateway Fives, a mixed five-a-side soccer team. They’ve made it through to the County tournament, but Harry’s ego starts to cause problems within the team. When Harry has to choose between the team and his own image, will he do the right thing?

9781408142622 • 3.8 • MY • 1

Shadow Snatcher

Planet Hell

Lou Kuenzler

Aiden and his little sister Eva are home alone on Halloween. When a stranger dressed up as Death rings the doorbell, Aiden’s not fooled. He knows it’s only Uncle Tony, and lets him straight in.

Joan Lennon Sam Black is a Miner, doomed to spend his life working underground on Planet Hell...until he dares to explore the surface world. Sci-fi adventure.

9781408154779 • 3.4 • MY • 1

But it’s not Uncle Tony at all…

9781408154854 • 2.4 • MY • 0.5

Attack of the Killer Frogs

Peter Clover

A family’s holiday cottage seems like paradise. But something strange has leaked out of the nearby genetic research lab. When Ellie tells her parents about being attacked by a gigantic fanged frog they think she’s making it up, but soon the family’s cottage is under siege – by frogs!

9781408152683 • 3 • MY • 0.5

Rainbow Boots

Jenny Greenteeth

Chris Powling

Julia Jarman

Denzil is desperate for a pair of Rainbow Boots. Since his mum won’t buy them, he pretends he’s got a special hand-made pair on order, and soon he’s caught in a web of lies.

9781408174081 • 3.1 • MY • 0.5

Big Shot

A girl is obsessed with the local legend of Jenny Greenteeth, a child-catching monster that dwells in the pond. Soon her obsession becomes a danger to her family. Horror.

9781408174104 • 2.7 • MY • 1

Sean Callery

Two awkward boys are always getting in trouble – until they discover unexpected talents for athletics. Sports comedy.

9781408174098 • 3.1 • MY • 0.5

WINNER OF THE PORTSMOUTH BOOK AWARD 2013

Colour Graffix Full-colour graphic novels for reluctant readers, by well-known authors.

Integrated text and illustrations, and cinematic devices create pacy stories.

READING AGES

9+

Full colour illustrations • Paperback • 212 x 145mm • 80pp • £4.99 Goal-getter 9781408122365 3.8 • MY • 1

Matthew’s Goals 9781408122334 4.2 • MY • 1

Cast Away 9780713685725 3.1 • MY • 1

My Brother’s a Keeper 9780713686289 3.5 • MY • 0.5

Roy Kane TV Detective 9780713686296 4 • MY • 1

Ravens’ Revenge 9780713686272 4 • MY • 1

Moving the Goalposts 9781408122341 4.2 • MY • 1

The Listener 9781408122358 3.3 • MY • 1

The Horror of the Heights 9780713686241 3.9 • MY • 1

Guard Dog 9780713685718 3.4 • MY • 1

The Haunted Surfboard 9780713686395 3.4 • MY • 1

System Shock 9780713686258 4.5 • MY • 1

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Outside the Box

BESTSELLER

Molly Potter A series of challenges designed to make an exciting change from subject-based lessons. Ideal for getting to know a class, doing something different and for supply teachers or LSAs. Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £18.99 Ages: 5–7 • 9781408108451 Ages: 7–9 • 9780713683165 Ages: 9–11 • 9780713681451

Even More Outside the Box Ages: 7–9 • 9781408110669 Ages: 9–11 • 9781408110652

Instant Lessons for Supply Teachers Candy Adler A bank of exciting lesson plans and advice for the whole curriculum for use at a moment’s notice by teachers providing emergency cover. Supported by photocopiable resource sheets and PowerPoint activities on CD-ROM. Black and white illustrations Paperback and CD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 80pp • £24.99 Ages: 5–7 • 9781408111574 Ages: 7–9 • 9781408111581 Ages: 9–11 • 9781408111598

Free Time Activities

Drama

Speak Out!

Molly Potter

Molly Potter

Pie Corbett

Ideal for after school or holiday clubs, indoor playtimes and any other time in the school day when children need to be gainfully entertained.

A refreshing approach to drama teaching for use in single sessions or as a part of a planned programme.

A wealth of practical speaking and listening activities designed to appeal to both children and teachers. Includes sections on giving a talk, persuasive language, drama games, journalists’ skills, putting on a play and storytelling.

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Innovative and imaginative ideas that teachers and pupils will love

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Fun and engaging activities to develop speaking and listening skills

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Perfect for both curriculum-based drama, drama clubs and after school sessions

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £18.99 Ages: 5–7 • 9780713689761 Ages: 7–9 • 9780713689563 Ages: 9–11 • 9780713689754 World (Australia/New Zealand)

Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 64pp • £5.99 Ages: 7-9 • 9780713672213 Ages: 9–11 • 9780713672237 UK and Europe

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £18.99 Ages: 7–9 • 9781408110683 Ages: 9–11 • 9781408110867

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LITERACY

Developing Literacy Christine Moorcroft Each book contains more than 50 fun and engaging activities to support literacy teaching, plus the whole book on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM offers total flexibility – activities can be printed or photocopied for independent use, edited to personalise learning for individual pupils and classes, saved to a school’s network or learning platform and displayed on a whiteboard for whole-class teaching.

Black and white illustrations

A Lesson For Every Day: Literacy

Paperback and CD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99

Speaking and Listening

Creating and Shaping Texts

Ages 4–5 • 9781408113202 Ages 5–6 • 9781408113219 Ages 6–7 • 9781408113165 Ages 7–8 • 9781408113172 Ages 8–9 • 9781408113189 Ages 9–10 • 9781408113134 Ages 10–11 • 9781408113196

Ages 4–5 • 9781408100370 Ages 5–6 • 9781408100363 Ages 6–7 • 9781408100356 Ages 7–8 • 9781408100349 Ages 8–9 • 9781408100332 Ages 9–10 • 9781408100325 Ages 10–11 • 9781408100387

Sentence Structure and Punctuation

Understanding and Responding to Texts

Ages 4–5 • 9780713684353 Ages 5–6 • 9780713684544 Ages 6–7 • 9780713684551 Ages 7–8 • 9780713684568 Ages 8–9 • 9780713684575 Ages 9–10 • 9780713684582 Ages 10–11 • 9780713684599

Ages 4–5 • 9780713684339 Ages 5–6 • 9780713684605 Ages 6–7 • 9780713684612 Ages 7–8 • 9780713684629 Ages 8–9 • 9780713684636 Ages 9–10 • 9780713684643 Ages 10–11 • 9780713684650

Word Recognition and Spelling

Christine Moorcroft

Ages 4–5 • 9781408100677 Ages 5–6 • 9781408100660 Ages 6–7 • 9781408100653

Word Structure and Spelling Ages 7–8 • 9781408100646 Ages 8–9 • 9781408100639 Ages 9–10 • 9781408100622 Ages 10–11 • 9781408100684

Each book in the Lesson for Every Day series includes 190 creative activities for Literacy lessons, one for each day of the teaching year.

Every activity is matched to the Primary Framework for Literacy.

Teachers’ notes provide ideas for extension and support.

Every activity is also matched to the Assessing Pupils’ Progress guidelines. The CD-ROM provides all the activity sheets as PDFs and Word documents, which can be edited to personalise the activities. Every sheet can be displayed on an interactive whiteboard, printed or saved on a school’s learning platform.

CD and Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 216pp • £24.99 Ages 4–5 • 9781408125359 Ages 5–6 • 9781408125373 Ages 6–7 • 9781408125472 Ages 7–8 • 9781408125397 Ages 8–9 • 9781408125380 Ages 9–10 • 9781408125410 Ages 10–11 • 9781408125366

Developing Literacy

Phonics

Poetry Compendium

Non-Fiction Compendium

Focusing on the teaching of phonics. All 70 spellings of the 44 different phonemes (sounds) in the English language are covered. Over 40 photocopiable activities and teacher’s notes.

Focus on helping children to read, write and perform poetry.

Covers the entire range of poetic forms outlined in the Framework, from nursery rhymes to cinquains. Over 40 photocopiable activities and teacher’s notes.

Focus on developing children’s understanding of non-fiction texts and helping them with their own compositions. Covers the full range of recommended non-fiction texts. Over 40 photocopiable activities and teacher’s notes.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £17.99

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 128pp • £24.99

Book 1 • Ages 4–5 • 9780713678543 Book 2 • Ages 5–6 • 9780713678529 Book 3 • Ages 6–7 • 9780713678536

Ages: 4–7 • 9781408100523 Ages: 7–11 • 9781408100516

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 128pp 9781408100547 • £24.99

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A Creative Approach series Paperback • 246 x 189mm • £14.99

A Creative Approach to Teaching Grammar

A Creative Approach to Teaching Writing

Andy Croft

Peter Burrows

Steve Bowkett

APRIL 2015

Full of practical ideas and suggestions to develop children’s writing at word, sentence and text level, this useful book will build teacher’s confidence and subject knowledge, offering useful advice and activities to prepare children for the SPAG test at the end of Year 6.

Based on research on how children learn, it presents a clear teaching sequence for grammar and punctuation.

A toolbox of strategies and activities that offer children aged 7–11 a motivational context for learning to write fluently and influentially. The activities explore different working methods and are supported by strategies for thinking that will develop children’s literacy in all subject areas.

A Creative Approach to Teaching Rhythm and Rhyme

NEW

This book is a guide for primary teachers to develop pupils’ speaking and listening skills – their ability to enjoy language and participate in its common music. It features practical warm-up sessions, games, templates and examples to help pupils to become readers, writers and confident speakers.

9781441176769 • 120pp

9781472909022 • 104pp

9781472910691 • 128pp

Let’s Do Poetry in Primary Schools!

AGES

5–11

James Carter

Making Books Paul Johnson

AGES

5–11

Hundreds of ideas for book-making projects.

Step-by-step instructions are given on how to plan each project, draft the text and construct the book.

An inspirational teaching guide on using poetry for teaching literacy skills, confidence and creativity from Foundation to KS2. Ideas, materials and resources that will put poetry at the heart of your whole school literacy policy.

Colour and black and white illustrations Paperback • 250 x 203mm • 64pp 9780713650778 • £12.99

Paperback • 245 x 170mm • 128pp 9781408163917 • £18.99

Get Writing!

Paul Johnson

AGES

4–7

Packed with original projects that explore how books work, enable children to practise skills in writing as well as art and design, and bring topic work to life!

Colour photographs, diagrams and templates

Black’s Writing Dictionary A highly popular dictionary containing over 8000 words with simple definitions. Includes simple and accessible writing and spelling support. An ideal resource for improving literacy and building writing confidence.

Paperback • 203 x 133mm • 224pp 9780713665123 • £6.99

Paperback • 279 x 216mm • 64pp • £14.99 Ages: 4–7 • 9780713673128 Ages: 7–12 • 9780713687750

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Developing Mathematics Each book contains more than 50 fun and engaging activities to support mathematics teaching, plus the whole book on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM offers total flexibility – activities can be printed or photocopied for independent use, edited to personalise learning for individual pupils and classes, saved to a school’s network or learning platform and displayed on a whiteboard for whole-class teaching.

Black and white illustrations Paperback and CD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99

Handling Data Caroline Clissold (Ages 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8) Helen Glasspoole (Ages 8-9, 9-10, 10-11) Ages 4–5 • 9781408100448 Ages 5–6 • 9781408100431 Ages 6–7 • 9781408100424 Ages 7–8 • 9781408100417 Ages 8–9 • 9781408100400 Ages 9–10 • 9781408100394 Ages 10–11 • 9781408100455

Using and Applying Mathematics Hilary Koll and Steve Mills Ages 4–5 • 9781408113141 Ages 5–6 • 9781408113158 Ages 6–7 • 9781408113103 Ages 7–8 • 9781408113110 Ages 8–9 • 9781408113127 Ages 9–10 • 9781408113097 Ages 10–11 • 9781408112830

Counting and Understanding Number

Understanding Shapes and Measures

Number Facts and Calculations

Hilary Koll and Steve Mills

Hilary Koll and Steve Mills

Hilary Koll and Steve Mills

Ages 4–5 • 9780713684360 Ages 5–6 • 9780713684421 Ages 6–7 • 9780713684438 Ages 7–8 • 9780713684445 Ages 8–9 • 9780713684452 Ages 9–10 • 9780713684469 Ages 10–11 • 9780713684476

Ages 4–5 • 9781408100608 Ages 5–6 • 9781408100592 Ages 6–7 • 9781408100585 Ages 7–8 • 9781408100578 Ages 8–9 • 9781408100561 Ages 9–10 • 9781408100554 Ages 10–11 • 9781408100615

Ages 4–5 • 9780713684346 Ages 5–6 • 9780713684483 Ages 6–7 • 9780713684490 Ages 7–8 • 9780713684506 Ages 8–9 • 9780713684513 Ages 9–10 • 9780713684520 Ages 10–11 • 9780713684537

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A Creative Approach to Teaching Calculation

NEW

Peter Burrows

SEPTEMBER 2015 Calculations are the gateway to outstanding learning in mathematics, but many children struggle with the step-by-step procedures of calculation methods. This book motivates learners by using pattern, practical hands-on and real-world activities that engage the curiosity, and the innate mathematical ability, of pupils and teachers. The material takes into account recent developments in teaching and the new curriculum.

Paperback • 246 x 189mm • 96pp • 9781472919472 • £14.99

Developing Numeracy: Primary Maths Dictionary Garda Turner An essential guide to the language and concepts used in Key Stage 2 mathematics.

Filled with photographs and diagrams, this colourful reference book brings the language of mathematics to life for primary school pupils.

Colour illustrations and photographs Paperback • 209 x 154mm • 80pp 9780713678505 • £5.99

A Lesson for Every Day: Maths Hilary Koll, Steve Mills & Helen Glasspoole Includes 190 activities with teacher’s notes for every day of the school year. CD-ROM contains editable activity sheets. Matched to the Primary Framework for Maths.

Paperback and CD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 216pp • £24.99 Ages 4–5 • 9781408125434 Ages 5–6 • 9781408125427 Ages 6–7 • 9781408125458 Ages 7–8 • 9781408125489 Ages 8–9 • 9781408125441 Ages 9–10 • 9781408125465 Ages 10–11 • 9781408125403

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MUSIC

Music Express Print Editions

EYFS Covers birth to five with ideas arranged in popular themes. Includes:

The award-winning Music Express is now in its Second Edition, providing a completely new scheme of work for primary class teachers. This ready-to-use resource of teaching activities has been created to support a topic-based, cross-curricular approach and provides all the resources for musical learning in the curriculum.

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Special people

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Working world

Each book contains:

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Going places

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A year of weekly lessons with over 100 activities, and photocopiable lyric sheets

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Great songs, stories, visuals, movies and music from across the world and throughout history

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CDs of performance, backing and teaching audio tracks

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 88pp 3 x CDs • CD-ROM 9781408187074 • £34.99

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DVD-ROM with whiteboard displays for all lessons with audio, graphics, movies and slide shows

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Six medium term lesson plans and 36 fully-prepared weekly lesson plans supporting the Music National Curriculum of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

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Glossary and background information

NEW EDITIONS. NEW CONTENT.

Paperback • 3 x CD • DVD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £29.99

Age 5-6

Age 6-7

Age 7-8

Age 8-9

Age 9-10

Age 10-11

Includes: Ourselves, Number, Animals, Weather, Machines, Seasons and six others

Includes: Our school, Pattern, Storytime, Our bodies, Travel, Water and six others

Includes: Environment, Building, Sounds, Poetry, China, Time and six others

Includes: In the past, Communication, Human body, Languages, Ancient worlds, Food and drink and six others

Includes: Our community, Solar system, At the movies, Life cycles, Keeping healthy, Celebration

Includes: Roots, Journeys, Moving on and three others

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Music Express Extra Three books full of fresh ideas to support the Music Express scheme. Whiteboard friendly and interactive, they include audio-visual and movie support and sample lesson plans. No music reading required.

Paperback • 64pp • £29.99

World Beats Bring world percussion styles to life in the classroom.

AGES

9+

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No specialist instruments needed

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Use with Music Express ages 9-11 or on its own

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Includes DVD

9780713688900

Percussion Players

AGES

8–11

Jane Sebba

Fresh and exciting ways into whole class music-making.

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Easy ways to teach tuned percussion

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For one instrument or many

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Use with Music Express ages 7-11 or on its own

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Includes CD+CD-ROM

Helen MacGregor

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10–13

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Understanding how music has changed through the centuries

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Music from all the major Western periods of music

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Use with Music Express ages 10-11 or on its own

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THE ULTIMATE ONLINE MUSIC RESOURCE FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS

Music Express Online Music Express is now available online! It provides everything needed to deliver the curriculum week by week PLUS a treasure trove of great songs, activities and resources.

“It has helped with my planning and I find it easy to navigate and use.

The ideas have inspired me!”

– Rob Gore, Portugal

Specially designed to deliver the new English National Curriculum and to meet the curriculum requirements for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS:

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Full resources for teaching curriculum music from Early Years to age 11

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Easy-to-use materials support teachers with little or no musical experience

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A Song Bank with hundreds of songs suitable for all ages and abilities

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A wealth of activities specially designed for Early Years practitioners

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Materials to develop foundational musical skills

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A scheme of work and resources for whole class ukulele teaching

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Lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment sheets and more

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Contains material from music education experts, including Helen MacGregor, Maureen Hanke, Stephen Chadwick, Ian Lawrence, Sue Nicholls and Matthew Holmes

• 100s of easy-to-use lessons • Over 300 great songs * ONLYMO£N5TH0S

• No music reading required “I can already see how I can use the resources in a lesson, and it is fantastic having the visual prompts and lyrics at the ready for the interactive whiteboard.”

– Heather Sargeant, Primary Teacher, Marple

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Roald Dahl Musicals

AGES

7–11

Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes presented as six glorious, wickedly funny musicals for children to perform.

BOOK: • Piano/vocal score • Pull-out script (photocopiable with performance licence) with expandable cast list, staging suggestions and costume ideas CD/CD-ROM: • Rehearsal performances • Orchestral extracts to accompany action and dance • Printable files of complimentary activities and supporting materials for teachers Paperback and CD/CD-ROM • 305 x 245mm • 64pp • £26.99

Jack and the Beanstalk 9780713672602

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs

9780713669589

The Three Little Pigs

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

9780713672619 9780713682021

Cinderella

9780713681956 9780713670851

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Musicals-Complete performance pack: • Approximately ten speaking parts, plus walk-on parts and singing chorus • Piano/vocal score (32pp) + pull-out photocopiable script – 56pp+CD Paperback • 305 x 248mm • £29.99

Robin Hood Kaye Umansky and Stephen Chadwick

AGES

9+

A witty tale of Lincoln Green tights, girl power and boy-band hero, Robin, perfect for upper primary school performances with its full quiver of showstealing songs.

The evil Prince John has set a trap for Robin – an archery contest – can he win the prize, avoid the dungeon and keep his fame intact?

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents

AGES

9+

Terry Pratchett An ingeniously upended tale of the Pied Piper, with a roving band of highly intelligent rats as its heroic protagonists.

Johnny and the Bomb Terry Pratchett and Matthew Holmes

9781408165607

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An enquiring adventure into time travel with its young teen hero, Johnny Maxwell, and his friends confronted with their own bomb-stricken street in WWII.

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MUSIC

Singing Phonics

TEACHER RESOURCES

AGES

3+

Helen MacGregor and Catherine Birt The Singing Phonics series supports phonics teaching in the classroom, particularly phases 1-5 of the Letters and Sounds document.

• Child-initiated activities and suggestions for extended games • Covers phonic development with links to the document • Includes a CD of performance tracks • No music reading needed Paperback and CD • 297 x 210mm • 80pp • £19.99 Singing Phonics 1 • 9781408104729 Singing Phonics 2 • 9781408114513 Singing Phonics 3 • 9781408123744

Singing Subjects Helen MacGregor and Stephen Chadwick Engaging songs supporting key concepts with activities, ideas and performance and backing tracks. No music reading required.

Paperback and CD • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £16.99

Singing Times Tables Rhythmic raps to rote learn and real life songs and chants to apply. Book 1 covers x2, x5 and x10. Book 2 goes up to x12.

Book 1 • 9781408194751 Book 2 • 9781408194362

AGES

AGES

5+

Singing Maths Includes counting, sequences, shape and simple algebra.

7+

AGES

7–9

9781408140864

Singing Science Topics include plants, moving and growing, teeth and eating, habitats, solids and liquids.

AGES

7–9

9781408165591

Singing Spelling Play-based activities to enrich language experience.

AGES

7–9

9781408140871

From Singing Phonics

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From Singing Science

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MUSIC

Ukulele Magic Specially developed for primary age children beginning the ukulele.

• Step-by-step instructions for six simple chords and how to play • Lots of great tunes and full-colour illustrations • Includes CD with tuning notes, performance and backing tracks • See online for extra resources: www.bloomsbury.com/ukulelemagic PUPIL’S EDITION: Contains performance and backing tracks, and website video tutorials.

Paperback + CD • 210 x 250mm • 32pp • 9781408186985 • £5.99 TEACHER’S EDITION: Contains whiteboard e-book with embedded audio and video tutorials for every song.

Paperback + CD/CD-ROM • 210 x 250mm • 32pp • 9781408157299 • £11.99

Shukalaka Shake

AGES

3–6

Earlybirds

Anne Johnson, Michele Chowrimootoo and Kate Corkery

Each title contains twelve lively songs and original activities for the under-fives.

Brilliant, action-packed songs for fun-filled days, perfect for social play and learning. These world music inspired songs celebrate words, sounds and melody from morning till night – getting up and out, playing and learning with friends or winding down to home time.

• Fun CD tracks help practitioners teach and perform

• All activities support the Early Years Foundation Stage

CD performances and backing tracks Paperback + CD • 64pp 9781408146576 • £14.99

• No music reading required Integrated Illustrations • Songsheet and CD • 305 x 248mm • 6pp • £8.99

I hear the band

Five little monkeys

Clap your hands follow me

Listening and talking songs 9781408114551

Counting songs and activities 9781408114537

Action songs and activities 9781408114544

AGES

AGES

3+

3+

Three Little Nativities

Three Little Celebrations

Jonathan Trueman, Kaye Umansky, Sue Nicholls and Veronica Clark

Kaye Umansky and Veronica Clark

• Includes scripts, songs, melody lines, performance ideas and activities.

• Includes scripts, songs, melody lines, performance ideas and activities.

• Include CDs of narrations, performance and backing tracks to accompany all of the songs and action.

• Includes CDs of narrations, performance and backing tracks to accompany all of the songs and action.

• Includes Christmas Eve in the Toyshop, Born in Bethlehem and The Christmas Star.

• Celebrates Autumn, Spring and Summer.

Paperback + CD • 305 x 245mm • 64pp 9780713678383 • £24.99

Paperback and 2 CDs • 305 x 245mm • 64pp 9781408114353 • £24.99

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PSHE

PSHE and Citizenship Molly Potter Thought-provoking, fun and unusual ideas to liven up PSHE lessons. Help pupils explore attitudes, values and beliefs, develop communication skills and consider other issues in the non-statutory guidance. The activities will help pupils develop their own moral framework through active learning.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £18.99 Ages 7-9 • 9780713689792 Ages 9–11 • 9780713689570

Sex and Relationship Education Molly Potter Contains support, advice and lots of practical ideas to help primary schools develop effective SRE programmes. Serious subjects are dealt with in a non-threatening way to help teachers feel comfortable delivering lessons. Also includes background information and ideas for involving parents.

Paperback and CD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99 Ages 7–9 • 9781408110690 Ages 9–11 • 9781408110874

Moving On Up! Molly Potter Help to ease the transition from primary to secondary school. Exciting ideas and leaflets for pupils and parents on issues such as peer influence, coping with change and what to expect. A photocopiable book and CD-ROm with editable worksheets.

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LANGUAGES

ALSO AVAILABLE

9780713679304

Developing Spanish

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Singing Spanish

AGES

7+

22 photocopiable songs and chants for learning Spanish. Ideal for specialist and non-specialist teachers of Spanish at KS2 and KS3.

Anna Grassi and Cristina Kollinger Collesei Photocopiable activity books for teaching beginners in both primary and secondary schools, extra-curricular clubs and at home. Encourage immediate use of the language in a communicative and natural way.

AGES

7+

Paperback and CD-ROM 297 x 210mm • 64pp 9780713688801 • £19.99

Black and white illustrations Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99

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Singing French

Developing French Madeleine Bender

Helen MacGregor & Stephen Chadwick

Photocopiable activity books designed for Primary French lessons and after-school clubs, containing a wealth of ideas for specialist and non-specialist teachers.

Catchy songs to help memory for vocabulary and sentence structure.

Ideal for specialists and nonspecialists.

Black and white illustrations

Paperback and CD-ROM

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99

297 x 210mm • 64pp 9780713668988 • £19.99

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ART & DESIGN

Art Express Julia Stanton (ed) Authors: Eileen Adams (Drawing), Judy Grahame (Painting), Jane Bower (Printing), Michele Kitto (Collage & Textiles), Rosemary Bignell (Sculpture) and Kevin Mathieson (Digital Media).

Designed to support generalist teachers with art in the National Curriculum. Each book contains lesson plans covering drawing, painting, printing, collage and textiles, sculpture and digital media. CD-ROMs include masterclasses, photocopiables, a virtual gallery and a wealth of images.

Also includes vocabulary, resource lists, learning objectives, assessment and differentiation notes and cross-curricular suggestions.

Highly illustrated - full colour thoughout Paperback and CD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 80pp Single-user licence • £34.99 Site licence • £150.00

Art express Book 1

Art express Book 4

Art express Book 2

Art Express Book 5

Single-user licence • 9780713684841 Site-licence • 9781408122198 Single-user licence • 9780713684834 Site-licence • 9781408122211

Art express Book 3

Single-user licence • 9780713684827 Site-licence • 9781408122204

Single-user licence • 9780713684810 Site-licence • 9781408122228 Single-user licence • 9780713684803 Site-licence • 9781408122235

ART EXPRESS WEBSITE Visit our colourful website to find videos, downloadable units of work, a run through of the Art Express gallery and more.

Art express Book 6

Single-user licence • 9780713684797 Site-licence • 9781408122242

SINGLE-USER LICENCE allows the purchaser to use the content on a single terminal connected to a single computer.

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D&T Workshop

AGES

7–8

Lynn Huggins-Cooper A series of information books devised to inspire primary-age children to investigate, design and make a wide range of products using different technologies like levers, gears, cams, batteries, winding mechanisms, food technology and more.

Each book explores a different set of products and the technology behind them, including practical tasks to develop children’s’ skills.

Colour photographs and illustrations Paperback/Hardback • 250 x 203mm • 32pp

Moving Monsters Paperback • 9780713676877 • £5.99

Packaging Paperback • 9780713676853 • £5.99

Sandwiches Paperback • 9780713676860 • £5.99

Stable Structures Paperback • 9780713676884 • £5.99 Hardback • 9780713671148 • £10.99

Teachers’ Guide Paperback • 9780713671155 • £14.99

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EARLY YEARS

Creative Planning in the EYFS Lucy Peet Based on the latest ELGs, this topic planning series supports practitioners in all settings with the seven areas of learning and 17 aspects. It includes examples, ideas and schemes of work with differentiation for Emerging, Expected and Exceeding.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £14.99

Alistair Bryce-Clegg’s Guide to the Early Years

NEW

Autumn

Castles and Dragons

Spring

Pirates and Seaside

9781408173923 9781408173947

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

9781408173930 9781408173954

MAY 2015 This book contains lots of easy-to-introduce activities and techniques that will move your practice towards that outstanding level! Alistair is known for his original and creative ideas and witty and accessible writing style, and this book does not disappoint. Filled with brilliant ideas and practical approaches to use as an early years practitioner, including advice for planning sessions, setting up an outstanding environment and encouraging outdoor learning activities. A must for all early years practitioners and school teachers eager to ensure their practice is the best it can be.

Paperback • 244 x 169mm • 128pp • 9781441138347 • £16.99

Carrying on in key Stage 1 Ros Bayley, Lynn Broadbent and Sally Featherstone Designed to help teachers continue key practical activities and child-focused learning throughout Key Stage 1. The ideas offer exciting suggestions for topic-based work, building upon work in the Foundation Stage.

Paperback • 210 x 297mm • 48pp • £16.99

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Sculpting, Stuffing and Squeezing

Construction

Outdoor Play

Role Play

Sand

Water

9781408139752 9781408139783

9781408139776 9781408139790

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EARLY YEARS

50 Fantastic series A no-nonsense ideas bank…no frills, just 50 examples of great ideas already in practice! Ideal for busy practitioners to reignite enthusiasm.

Paperback • 245 x 170mm • 64pp • £9.99

50 Fantastic ideas for Teaching Phonics

50 Fantastic ideas for Creativity Outdoors

50 Fantastic ideas for Maths Outdoors

50 Fantastic Things to do with Squidgy Stuff

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Kirstine Beeley

Kirstine Beeley and Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Essential knowledge for developing successful writers and readers, with simple, innovative ideas to make a complex area easier to teach.

Creativity is about taking risks and making connections and is strongly linked to play.

These inspiring ideas will get both children and practitioners enhancing creativity throughout the setting.

Offering ways to develop existing provision as well as building new resources to enjoy exploring all areas of early maths including number, pattern, shape and measuring.

For babies and young children touch is crucial to helping them explore their environment and build up their knowledge of the world around them. Squishing and squeezing is a great way of helping them to develop and consolidate their fine motor skills.

9781408193976

9781408186794

9781408186770

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Little Books

Paperback • 210 x 148mm • £8.99

The Little Book of Measures Judith Dancer

JANUARY 2015

The Little Book of The Little Book of Music and Movement Shape and Space NEW

Designed to improve the confidence of both practitioners and children.

Activities include measuring ‘giant’s strides’, finding height in handprints and using trundle wheels, metre rules, sand timers, stop watches, balances and scales.

Judith Harries

MARCH 2015

NEW

Explore the world of music through classical, pop, jazz, world and traditional genres with ideas for movement and the expressive arts.

88pp • 9781472912725

72pp • 9781472911551

Carole Skinner and Judith Dancer

The Little Book of Team Games NEW

MAY 2015 Building on children’s natural enthusiasm and curiosity, the activities in this book cover both 2D and 3D objects. They will inspire children to explore the spaces, shapes and patterns around them in both indoor and outdoor play.

Simon MacDonald

AUGUST 2015

The Little Book of Numbers NEW

Address the issues of socialisation, sharing and growing in responsibility through team play.

Enhance every aspect of learning through chasing, catching, seeking, racing, daring, guessing, acting and pretending!

72pp • 9781472916822

Carole Skinner and Judith Dancer

NEW

NOVEMBER 2015 A wealth of hands-on learning experiences to explore fun and exciting everyday situations and number problems. Guaranteed to inspire confidence with numbers in both adults and children.

64pp • 9781472912718

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ANDREW BRODIE

Andrew Brodie Basics

Help children to continue developing their basic skills at home with this range of workbooks, designed for parents to encourage their children to keep practising!

Let’s Do Comprehension Andrew Brodie

NEW

SEPTEMBER 2015

Each book contains a rich variety of stimulating reading passages of the type children will encounter in school.

These are accompanied by questions of varying difficulty with tips and clues from Alice the Alligator.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 48pp • £3.99 Ages 5-6 • 9781472919526 Ages 6-7 • 9781472919533 Ages 7-8 • 9781472919540 Ages 8-9 • 9781472919557 Ages 9-10 • 9781472919564 Ages 10-11 • 9781472919571

Let’s Do Spelling Andrew Brodie Carefully matched to the demands of the new National Curriculum this series is designed to build confidence and ability in spelling. Each book includes: • 35 practice tests and 7 progress tests • Over 400 words to learn • Spelling tips and advice from Comma the Cat • Brodie’s Brain Boosters for further challenges • Over 100 reward stickers Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 48pp • £3.99 Ages 5-6 • 9781472908582 Ages 6-7 • 9781472908599 Ages 7-8 • 9781472908605 Ages 8-9 • 9781472908612 Ages 9-10 • 9781472908629 Ages 10-11 • 9781472908636

Let’s Do Handwriting Andrew Brodie Through guided practice in letter structure and the correct formation of joins, children are encouraged to develop a clear, attractive style to use with fluency and speed in their everyday writing. The extensive handwritten practice of a wide range of words also helps to broaden vocabulary and spelling skills. Matched to the National Curriculum, there are regular progress tests and top tips from Marjorie the Meerkat!

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 48pp • £3.99 Ages 5-6 • 9781472910233 Ages 6-7 • 9781472910240 Ages 7-8 • 9781472910257 Ages 8-9 • 9781472910264 Ages 9-10 • 9781472910271 Ages 10-11 • 9781472910288

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Let’s Do Times Tables Andrew Brodie

NEW

MAY 2015 Find all the practice and tips your children need to boost their times tables!

With 35 practice pages and 7 progress tests each book includes over 300 questions with useful tips and advice from olly the Wise old owl.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 48pp • £3.99 Ages: 5-6 • 9781472916624 Ages: 6-7 • 9781472916631 Ages: 7-8 • 9781472916648 Ages: 8-9 • 9781472916655 Ages: 9-10 • 9781472916662 Ages: 10-11 • 9781472916679

Let's Do Mental Maths Andrew Brodie An exciting series designed to boost children’s confi dence by providing plenty of practice of all the key aspects of mental maths. Each book contains: •

Over 800 questions progressing in diffi culty

•

Tips from Digit the Dog to embed learning

•

Andrew Brodie Brain Booster puzzles for support and extra challenges

•

Over 100 stickers to reward children for their efforts

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 32pp • £3.99 Ages: 5-6 • 9781408183328 Ages: 6-7 • 9781408183335 Ages: 7-8 • 9781408183366 Ages: 8-9 • 9781408183373 Ages: 9-10 • 9781408183380 Ages: 10-11 • 9781408183427

ALSO AVAILABLE Let’s do Mental Maths is also available as an app for iPad and iPhone. £1.99 All 6 apps (ages 5-11) £6.99 • Thousands more questions and audio • Levels of increasing diffi culty to unlock • Select by category for more practice e.g. subtraction, fractions, time etc.

• Dashboard of results to show progress

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Supporting Maths Designed especially for lower ability children needing ‘additional or different’ help, Supporting Maths includes, photocopiable activities with learning ‘targets.’

Paperback 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £16.99 Ages: 5–6 • 9780713679441 Ages: 6–7 • 9780713679458 Ages: 7–8 • 9780713679465 Ages: 8–9 • 9780713679472 Ages: 9–10 • 9780713679489 Ages: 10–11 • 9780713679496

Ten Minute Maths Assessments

Let’s Talk Maths

By taking the maths framework and breaking it down into ‘small steps for learning’, each test focuses on what pupils are actually learning in class.

A simple and effective way to establish speaking and listening as part of maths teaching. Includes 30 activities with whiteboard stimulus for discussion between pupils and teachers.

CD-ROM and Paperback 297 x 210mm • 80pp • £29.99

Audio CD and Paperback 297 x 210mm • 80pp • £19.99

Ages: 5–7 • 9781408110645 Ages: 7–9 • 9781408111147 Ages: 9–11 • 9781408111154

Ages: 5–6 • 9781408110638 Ages: 6–7 • 9781408110805 Ages: 7–8 • 9781408110799 Ages: 8–9 • 9781408110782 Ages: 9–10 • 9781408110775 Ages: 10–11 • 9781408110768

Maths Mindstretchers

Maths Money Problems

Maths Puzzles and Games

An ingenious method for encouraging problem solving skills and mental agility. Each book contains 80 ‘number wheels’. Starting with simple addition and subtraction and progressing to double number wheels with multiplication, division and decimals!

A series developed from teacher feedback, providing a range of money problems in a real life context e.g, shopping and holidays. The accompanying CD-ROMs contain photocopiable worksheets suitable for whiteboard display.

All activities are closely matched to the National Curriculum, Primary Framework and latest National Strategies.

A variety of fun-filled educational activities designed to motivate children as they progress against National Curriculum objectives. Includes cross-number puzzles, magic squares, arithmagons, shape puzzles and curved stitching! Display the activities on the whiteboard for whole class strategy discussion.

CD-ROM and Paperback 297 x 210mm • 96pp • £19.99

CD-ROM and Paperback 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99

Ages: 7–9 • 9781408134665 Ages: 9–11 • 9781408134658

Ages: 7–9 • 9781408134634 Ages: 9–11 • 9781408134641

CD-ROM and Paperback 297 x 210mm • 80pp • £19.99 Ages: 7–9 • 9781408114315 Ages: 9–11 • 9781408114322

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Mental Maths

Mental Maths Tests

More Mental Maths Tests

Essential preparation for end of year National Tests, featuring ten photocopiable tests and audio CD matching the timings and specifications of the real thing.

More material for National Test preparation, following the same popular format as the Mental Maths Tests series.

CD and Paperback 297 x 210mm • 48pp • £19.99

CD and Paperback 297 x 210mm • 48pp • £19.99

Ages: 5–6 • 9781408192429 Ages: 6–7 • 9781408134672 Ages: 7–8 • 9780713676631 Ages: 8–9 • 9780713676624 Ages: 9–10 • 9780713676617 Ages: 10–11 • 9780713673104

Ages: 6–7 • 9781408192436 Ages: 7–8 • 9781408124079 Ages: 8–9 • 9781408124055 Ages: 9–10 • 9781408124062 Ages: 10–11 • 9781408124086

Practise Mental Maths

Mental Maths in Minutes

Mental maths is key to children’s development. This series features a maths test for every day of the school year – 190 tests with ten questions each, including warm-ups, quick fire and problem solvers.

Addresses specific skills including addition, subtraction, doubling, halving, multiplying and dividing. Each photocopiable sheet is divided into columns to allow each child a strip of questions.

The accompanying audio CD takes the pain out of delivery and all answers are provided.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 80pp

CD-ROM and Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 112pp • £19.99

Ages: 5–7 • 9780713669305 • £17.99 Ages: 7–9 • 9780713669312 • £19.99 Ages: 9–11 • 9780713669329 • £17.99 Extension • 9780713689693 • £18.99

Ages: 7–8 • 9781408140802 Ages: 8–9 • 9781408140796 Ages: 9–10 • 9781408140727 Ages: 10–11 • 9781408140758

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Workbooks

Practise Mental Maths

Mental Maths every Day

Mental Maths

A quick and easy way to practise vital skills at home. Over 80 tests in each book with ten questions each covering warm-ups, quick fire and problem solving.

Andrew Brodie

Andrew Brodie

Essential skills for all age groups. Practise number facts and make sure children are really up to speed!

Help children develop mental arithmetic skills with lots of practice! Includes addition, subtraction, multiplication and division presented in a child-friendly manner.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 32pp • £3.50

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 32pp • £3.99

Paperback • 210 x 210mm • 32pp • £3.99

Ages: 5–6 • 9780713685916 Ages: 6–7 • 9780713686548 Ages: 7–8 • 9780713686531 Ages: 8–9 • 9780713686494 Ages: 9–10 • 9780713686487 Ages: 10–11 • 9780713686470

Ages: 7–8 • 9781408140734 Ages: 8–9 • 9781408140789 Ages: 9–10 • 9781408140772 Ages: 10–11 • 9781408140765

Ages: 5–6 • 9780713670806 Ages: 6–7 • 9780713670813 Ages: 7–8 • 9780713671308 Ages: 8–9 • 9780713671698 Ages: 9–10 • 9780713674880 Ages: 10–11 • 9780713674897

Maths Today

Practise Times Tables

Times Tables Today

Andrew Brodie

Andrew Brodie

Andrew Brodie

Essential practice across a range of mathematical skills with a variety of topics and question types.

Reflecting the work children are doing in school and providing essential practice of tables up to twelve.

Includes pull-out posters of all the tables, ideal for use at home.

This highly successful book provides thorough practice of the multiplication tables from one to twelve.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • £3.99 Ages: 5–6 • 32pp • 9780713670783 Ages: 6–7 • 36pp • 9780713674873 Ages: 7–8 • 32pp • 9780713670790 Ages: 8–9 • 40pp • 9780713671292 Ages: 9–10 • 40pp • 9780713676273 Ages: 10–11 • 40pp • 9780713673418

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 24pp 9780713674262 • £3.99

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 24pp Ages: 5–7 • 9780713674682 • £3.50 Ages: 7–9 • 9780713674699 • £3.99 Ages: 9–11 • 9780713674705 • £3.50

A Parent’s Survival Guide to Maths homework Andrew Brodie A guide to different approaches used in primary schools, particularly the ‘four rules’ of number – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Explains what parents should expect children to cover each year from age 4 to 11.

Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 96pp 9781408124857 • £9.99

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Improving Problem Solving Skills A fantastic series designed to match the National Curriculum, providing repeated, differentiated practice in solving worked problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

The accompanying CD-ROMs include pdfs of worksheets and answers.

CD-ROM and Paperback 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99

Ages 5-7 • 9781408193822

Ages 7-8 • 9781408194089

Ages 8-9 • 9781408194096

Ages 9-10 • 9781408194102

Ages 10-11 • 9781408193839

Solving Maths Problems Andrew Brodie An up-to-date series that meets the demand for problem-solving activities. The CD-ROM includes whiteboard examples of each problem type and activity sheets that children can complete as a follow-up.

Black and white illustrations CD-ROM and Paperback 297 x 210mm • 128pp • £24.99 Ages: 5–7 • 9781408124178 Ages: 7–9 • 9781408124161 Ages: 9–11 • 9781408124154

Brilliant Ideas for Times Tables Practice Times Tables are a key element of the revised National Curriculum but encouraging children to learn them is a challenge. This series presents a bank of creative ideas including puzzles, activities and games designed to make learning more fun!

The wide variety of methods used are ideal for teachers to use little and often or for parents to use at home to support learning.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £18.99 Ages 5-7 • 9781408181300 Ages 7-9 • 9781408181317 Ages 9-11 • 9781408181966

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Brilliant Ideas to Get Boys Writing Andrew Brodie Motivate and inspire boys with these engaging and creative activities. Addressing the concerns of many teachers, the information and ideas will help stimulate writing amongst boys through speaking, listening and role-play.

Paperback and CD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 144pp • £24.99 Ages: 5–7 • 9781408124826 Ages: 7–9 • 9781408124833 Ages: 9–11 • 9781408124840

Improving Punctuation

Improving Spelling

Improving Writing

Andrew Brodie

Andrew Brodie

Andrew Brodie

This series addresses all aspects of punctuation and sentence structure. Each book features 15 punctuation targets, each accompanied by three differentiated photocopiable worksheets.

A complete spelling programme based on Letters and Sounds at KS1 and extension into KS2. Provides structured practice in blending for reading and segmenting for spelling as well as lists of words reflecting phonics patterns.

Paperback and CD-ROM 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99

Paperback and CD-ROM 297 x 210mm • 96pp • £19.99

Help pupils make progress in their writing skills with these stimulating activities. Each unit includes model text and three levels of differentiated worksheets. Also comes with guidelines for assessment and a CD-ROM of worksheets and photographs.

Ages: 5–7 • 9781408173978 Ages: 7–8 • 9781408173985 Ages: 8–9 • 9781408173992 Ages: 9–10 • 9781408174005 Ages: 10–11 • 9781408174012

Ages: 5-6 • 9781408151372 Ages: 6-7 • 9781408151389 Ages: 7-8 • 9781408151396 Ages: 8-9 • 9781408151341 Ages: 9-10 • 9781408151365 Ages: 10-11 • 9781408151402

Paperback and CD-ROM 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99 Ages: 5–6 • 9781408124130 Ages: 6–7 • 9781408124116 Ages: 7–8 • 9781408124123 Ages: 8–9 • 9781408124109 Ages: 9–10 • 9781408124093 Ages: 10–11 • 9781408124147

Ten Minute Spelling Tests Take the pain out of delivering tests! Build a profile of children’s spelling levels and monitor their progress. The Ten Minute Spelling Tests are administered aurally, encouraging and helping children to prepare for the aural spelling component of the new English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.

Paperback and Audio CD • 297 x 210mm • 80pp • £19.99 Ages: 5–6 • 9781408110621 Ages: 6–7 • 9781408110850 Ages: 7–8 • 9781408110843 Ages: 8–9 • 9781408110836 Ages: 9–10 • 9781408110829 Ages: 10–11 • 9781408110812

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Spelling for Literacy

NEW

EDITION

Andrew Brodie & Judy Richardson

SEPTEMBER 2015 The UK’s leading spelling scheme is now in a new edition to cover all the sounds, spelling patterns and words listed in the new curriculum spelling appendix! Each book contains forty sets of words, each set having a display page, a practice page and a ‘Learn, Write, Check’ page to reinforce learning.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 80pp • £19.99 Ages 5-6 • 9781472919229 Ages 6-7 • 9781472919243 Ages 7-8 • 9781472916594 Ages 8-9 • 9781472916570 Ages 9-10 • 9781472916587 Ages 10-11 • 9781472916617

Improving Comprehension

BESTSELLER

Andrew Brodie & Judy Richardson Each book features 15 comprehension passages which can be displayed on a whiteboard. Each passage is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets – one sheet aimed at lower ability pupils, one aimed at the middle range and one for higher ability.

Every book includes a variety of genres and styles e.g, fiction, nonfiction, poetry and newspaper reports.

Paperback and CD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99 Ages: 5–6 • 9780713689839 Ages: 6–7 • 9780713689822 Ages: 7–8 • 9780713689815 Ages: 8–9 • 9780713689808 Ages: 9–10 • 9780713689907 Ages: 10–11 • 9780713689914

More Improving Comprehension Andrew Brodie Following on from the successful Improving Comprehension, this series covers a variety of genres and styles e.g. fiction, non-fiction, poetry, newspaper reports, etc. The carefully worded questions include those with obvious answers to provide practice in writing clear, well-punctuated sentences, and those with less obvious answers so that higher ability pupils will need to ‘read between the lines’.

Each passage is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets.

Paperback and CD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99 Ages: 5–7 • 9781408168394 Ages: 7–8 • 9781408168387 Ages: 8–9 • 9781408168370 Ages: 9–10 • 9781408168363 Ages: 10–11 • 9781408168356

Improving Vocabulary Andrew Brodie This series is a brilliant resource for extending pupils’ vocabulary and stimulating speaking and listening activities. Improving Vocabulary contains a wealth of vocabulary for pupils to discover, discuss and use in appropriate contexts, helping them prepare for the new English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.

Paperback and CD-ROM • 297 x 210mm • 64pp • £19.99 Ages: 5–6 • 9781408174029 Ages: 6–7 • 9781408174036 Ages: 7–8 • 9781408174043 Ages: 8–9 • 9781408174050 Ages: 9–10 • 9781408174067 Ages: 10–11 • 9781408174074

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Literacy Workbooks

Literacy now

Get Ready

handwriting Today

Andrew Brodie and Judy Richardson

Andrew Brodie and Judy Richardson

Andrew Brodie

Designed for use at home to support children with their work in literacy lessons. These workbooks include activities for reading, writing and spelling and feature comprehension exercises.

Each book provides guidance on the school curriculum for the year ahead, then practice activities to help children prepare.

Handwriting practice for children aged 8 and above, introducing a simple joined style. Also ideal for secondary pupils who need to improve their presentation.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 32pp • £3.99

Starting School • 9780713671506 Year 1 • 9780713671551 Year 2 • 9780713671490 Year 3 • 9780713671452 Year 4 • 9781408104682 Year 5 • 9780713671483 Year 6 • 9781408104675 Year 7 • 9780713671537 • 64pp

Ages: 5–6 • 9780713670684 Ages: 6–7 • 9780713670691 Ages: 7–8 • 9780713670745 Ages: 8–9 • 9780713670752 Ages: 9–10 • 9780713670769 Ages: 10–11 • 9780713670776

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 32pp • £4.99

Book 1 • 9780713671469 • £4.99 Book 2 • 9780713671568 • £3.99

Best Handwriting

Spelling Today

Andrew Brodie and Judy Richardson

Andrew Brodie

These help children to learn correct formation of every letter through fun practice activities.

Matched to the National Curriculum and Literacy Strategy, the format has a cover flap so children can use the popular ‘Look, Learn, Cover, Write, Check’ technique.

Paperback • 195 x 210mm • 32pp Ages: 4–5 • 9780713686463 • £3.99 Ages: 5–6 • 9780713686593 • £3.99 Ages: 6–7 • 9780713686586 • £3.99 Ages: 7–8 • 9780713686579 • £3.99 Ages: 8–9 • 9780713686562 • £3.50 Ages: 9–10 • 9780713686555 • £3.99 Ages: 10–11 • 9781897737910 • £2.99

Paperback • 210 x 210mm • 36pp • £3.99 Ages: 5–6 • 9780713670820 Ages: 6–7 • 9780713670837 Ages: 7–8 • 9780713671421 Ages: 8–9 • 9780713671667 Ages: 9–10 • 9780713671674 Ages: 10–11 • 9780713671681

A Parent’s Survival Guide to Phonics and Spelling Andrew Brodie Uncover the mysteries of phonics and spelling in primary schools.

Covering technical terms such as ‘grapheme’, ‘ phoneme’ and ‘blending ’ and featuring word lists ranked by difficulty as well as tips to help children with special needs.

Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 96pp 9781408140741 • £9.99

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How to Survive an Ofsted Inspection

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Sarah Findlater

MARCH 2015 An invaluable guide for every teacher who wants to ensure they are fully prepared for their first Ofsted inspection, written from the author’s first-hand experience supporting teachers and surviving many an inspection herself! The book is split into four phases: advance planning, quick-fix advice, ‘on the day’ strategies and assessing feedback afterwards. Topics covered include closing the achievement gap, assessment, lesson planning and preparing your classroom for inspection.

It also includes ‘Inspection connection’ sections analysing the Ofsted framework, logistical details of the whole process and quotes from outstanding Ofsted reports.

Follow Sarah on Twitter for more tips! @msfindlater or #SurviveOfsted Paperback • 216 x 138mm • 208pp • 9781472911063 • £16.99

How to Survive Your First Year in Teaching

How to be an Outstanding Primary School Teacher

Pimp Your Lesson!

Sue Cowley

David Dunn

In this latest edition of her bestselling book, Sue Cowley supports new teachers in coping and excelling in their first year of teaching. She provides tried-and-tested advice on lesson plans, behaviour management and supporting pupils with SEN as well as report writing and parents’ evening. Reallife case studies explain how to put everything into practice.

There are new diagrams and checklists, refreshed case studies and more information for primary school teachers.

Propel all of your lessons into the outstanding category with these easy-to-introduce activities and techniques.

This book tells you how to do it without spending huge amounts of extra time planning, researching and preparing lessons. There are dozens of starters and plenaries and useful websites, as well as extra resources on the author’s website. A must for all primary teachers who want to become outstanding, not just for the inspectors but for every child they teach.

Discover the detailed secrets to impressing the pants off your observer, whether it’s your Head of Department, Headteacher or Ofsted! This third edition provides updated, practical advice on outstanding teaching, including new tips to ensure pupil progress, independent learning and engagement. Learn how to be consistently outstanding so you are prepared for inspection at a moment’s notice.

Paperback • 216 x 138mm • 224pp 9781441140913 • £18.99

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BESTSELLER

Isabella Wallace & Leah Kirkman

Follow the authors on Twitter - @WallaceIsabella, @LeahKirkman and #PimpYourLesson Paperback • 216 x 138mm • 168pp 9781472905154 • £16.99

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The Spider Strategy Marcella McCarthy The Spider Strategy is a six-part plan demonstrating how to sustain excellent teaching all the time. Each part of the SPIDER (Surprise, Purpose, Investigate, Differentiate, Evaluate and Record and Reflect) is a key aspect of innovative good practice. The book includes easy to implement activities with examples from every secondary subject.

Join the conversation: #SpiderStrategy Paperback • 216 x 138mm • 160pp 9781472908643 • £18.99

Teacher Tom Bennett Most teacher manuals talk about what teachers need to do. That’s useful enough, but no list can anticipate every circumstance. How do experienced teachers know what to do?

Tom Bennett’s Teacher offers a new approach to professional development, focusing on individual teaching personality rather than following a rulebook. Case studies, anecdotes and humorous illustrations reflect on what it means to be a teacher, and why it is the most rewarding profession there is.

Tom Bennett is a columnist and popular blogger for the TES. He recently founded Ed Research and is a finalist in the international competition to find the world’s best teacher.

Paperback • 216 x 138mm • 216pp 9781441114358 • £18.99

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FINALIST

Get That Teaching Job!

Personal Development for Teachers: 9 Steps to Success

Paul K. Ainsworth Many teachers strive to work in a particular type of school, a precise location or a specific post, making obtaining their dream job extremely competitive. This guide to finding the right school, perfecting your application and polishing your interview technique will empower teachers at all stages of their career. Includes practical examples of application letters, CVs and interview questions.

Jacquie Turnbull A guide to personal development in the teaching profession, encouraging teachers to become actively involved in their professional development.

This edition includes new case studies, more emphasis on teachers understanding themselves as learners and additional reflective exercises. It is essential reading for ambitious teachers everywhere.

Paperback 216 x 138mm • 184pp 9781441113320 • £17.99

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Te@cher Toolkit: Surviving your first five years

NEW

Ross Morrison McGill

SEPTEMBER 2015 FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Lessons p.101.

Ross Morrison McGill a.k.a. @TeacherToolkit, Twitter phenomenon and influential blogger, believes that taking that step to becoming a teacher is one of the best decisions you will ever make, but after 20 years of teaching, he knows that it is not an easy road. There will be ups and downs along the way; changing goalposts, moments of loneliness, overwhelming demands on your time, so many lessons to plan and children to discipline… all that and a personal life to live too! It is not going to be easy; you will need the right tools in your kit to succeed (and survive!)

This brand new book is a compendium of everything you need to know to survive and succeed in your first five years of teaching. Wherever you are on the journey – right at the start in your NQT year or grappling through your fourth winter term in the classroom, there is honest, practical advice for you. It covers all the ‘firsts’ you’ll need to achieve and the skills you’ll need to develop along the way at every new stage, going right up to working towards that first middle leader role. Not only does it include invaluable advice and ideas, it focuses on your wellbeing as a teacher and how you can equip yourself to be resilient when the going gets tough.

About the author @TeacherToolkit is the most followed teacher on Twitter in the UK. He started his now internationally renowned blog four years ago as a way to connect with his peers and share teaching ideas and experiences, to inspire conversation and develop his own practice. He has since established a ‘we are in this together’ ethos and community at a time when the teaching profession is becoming more challenging than ever. He is now a leading voice of the online ‘Tweecher’ generation and continues to collaborate, inspire and bring teachers together.

If September is too long to wait, follow Ross on Twitter today @teachertoolkit for daily tips or get his book 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Lessons out now!

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Lesson Planning Tweaks for Teachers

NEW

Mel Abseron and Debbie Light

JUNE 2015 This book is a comprehensive guide to excelling in lesson planning and improving your lessons based on the belief that small changes make a big difference! It shows how to review and build on lesson plans with analysis and commentary of the key strengths and missed opportunities. The format makes it useful for teachers developing their practice, those training new teachers or for CPD. There are four key areas of focus: assessment for learning, effective questioning, stretch and challenge and developing commitment to learning.

Written by the popular @TeacherTweaks.

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Bloomsbury CPD Library

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Support you own growth and progression as a teacher and train others with this exciting new series that provides primary and secondary teachers with affordable, comprehensive and accessible ‘do-it-yourself’ Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Each book is a complete guide to a teaching and learning area or career progression stage and includes everything you need to excel, improve and evaluate your practice. With practical activities to implement in your lessons, potted overviews of the key theories, self-evaluation questionnaires and ‘to do’ lists this series is the perfect solution to all your CPD needs.

It is also a resource for training others, whether you simply need tips for running a one-off session or you are in charge of implementing a whole school CPD programme. It includes advice on training your peers, ideas on how to disseminate external training in your school and a full collection of training plans.

Join the Bloomsbury CPD community today! #BloomsburyCPD Paperback • 234 x 156mm • £22.99

Marking and Feedback

NEW

Becoming a Middle Leader

NEW

Sarah Findlater

Paul K. Ainsworth

OCTOBER 2015

NOVEMBER 2015

Covering a key area that every teacher must excel in this book will help teachers assess what level they are currently at and highlight the areas they need to improve. It provides an introduction to the main approaches and theory as well as practical ideas to use in the classroom. There is also a full set of training plans which can be implemented as a whole school programme across a term or a year, or can be used to plan a one-off session.

A full guide to becoming a middle leader, following the role chronologically so teachers can ensure they are prepared beforehand and are supported throughout the job. Includes information on preparing for your interview, what to do in your first few weeks in the role, learning to be a leader and defining your vision. There is also a full guide to training others into middle leadership.

Follow Sarah on Twitter @msfindlater

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Ebooks available in two parts: Train Yourself and Train Others.

The Literacy Leader’s Toolkit Graham Tyrer & Patrick Taylor In The Literacy Leader's Toolkit, the winners of the TES National Award for Outstanding Literacy Initiative 2011 share the secrets behind school improvement through raising literacy levels across the curriculum. Includes specific guidance on planning for the development of literacy across the curriculum, with 40 tried-and-tested practical ideas to help students to progress. The authors draw on the successful literacy initiatives that have worked at their own school, as well as case studies from other schools.

Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 248pp 9781441138835 • £22.99

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Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today

The A-Z of School Improvement

Richard Gerver

David Woods & Tim Brighouse

Is our education system still fit for purpose? Will our children be equipped to face the challenges the future holds? Are we at risk of failing a generation?

A comprehensive A-Z guide to the characteristics, approaches and language of school improvement ranging from appreciative enquiry to zero tolerance. Quotations, case studies and 'butterflies' (little ideas with big impact) illustrate the entries and bring them to life through the experiences of real schools. A must have book for getting to grips with current school improvement approaches and best practice written by experts in the field.

In this rousing call for educational revolution, renowned speaker Richard Gerver argues passionately that we must fight harder for our children’s future and we must do it today!

Richard describes how he implemented his vision of a school that caters for every child; a system that nurtures self-confidence, creativity, innovative thinking and teamwork. This book is a must-read for all teachers and parents worried about their children’s education.

Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 240pp • 9781441135667 • £24.99

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8 Qualities of Successful School Leaders

The Reality of School Leadership

Jeremy Sutcliffe

Richard Parker with David Middlewood

A selection of candid and moving accounts from some of the UK’s most successful headteachers about what it takes to effectively manage a school today with practical advice on implementation.

Their thoughts, from vision to courage and resilience, form the 8 key qualities examined in depth.

This inspirational book brings together the personal and professional experiences of successful headteachers and principals, from both primary and secondary schools. It includes practical guidance on effective leadership, juggling priorities, maintaining passion and optimism and retaining your individual personality and values. Essential for current and aspiring leaders.

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The Dyscalculia Solution

AGES

5+

Jane Emerson and Trish Babtie

Jane Emerson and Trish Babtie

A complete assessment tool for investigating numeracy abilities and informing a personalised teaching programme for individuals or groups having difficulty with numbers. This revised and updated edition features a new design to make it even easier to navigate and use. Ideal for both SENCOs and those with no special needs training. The first edition won the 2011 ERA Award for Best Special Educational Needs Resource Non-ICT.

Following on from The Dyscalculia Assessment, this practical teaching guide addresses and solves the numeracy difficulties identified. Includes step-by-step instructions, scripts to encourage use of the correct language and objectives, activities and games to develop a positive attitude. Accompanying print and downloadable resources provide lesson plans and worksheets to support busy teachers.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 272pp • 9781441129512 • £39.99

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1st edition won Best SEN Resource in the ERAs 2011

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Achievement for All Sonia Blandford & Catherine Knowles The Achievement for All programme is a tried-and-tested whole-school strategy for raising the aspirations and attainment of the most vulnerable learners in any school setting (0-19).This practical guide to implementing this successful model in your school includes case studies exemplifying successes from the two year pilot and tips for sustaining success.

Paperback • 244 x 169mm • 176pp 9781408192542 • £24.99

Supporting Children with Learning Difficulties

Teaching Happiness and Well-Being in Schools

Christine Turner

Ian Morris

Christine Turner draws on 25 years' experience gained from teaching children with severe, profound and multiple disabilities to provide an introduction to learning disabilities and the effect they have on the individual and the family. All aspects of learning, from the simplest forms of non-verbal communication to the way ICT can motivate and inspire are explored in this practical and informal guide for anyone wanting to support a child with learning difficulties.

OCTOBER 2015

Paperback • 169 x 244mm • 176pp 9781441121776 • £21.99

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This updated edition is a theoretical and practical guide to implementing a well-being programme in your school. It covers three areas: well-being as a philosophy of education, the teaching approach to well-being and the content that might form a well-being programme. The book is also an introduction to the popular area of positive psychology and a practical guide on how to implement the theory in schools.

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OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES: Getting the Buggers to Think

“…places teacher behaviour at the heart of pupil behaviour.

Spot on.”

9780826492814 • £17.99

Getting the Buggers to Add Up

9781441122391 • £17.99

Paul Dix, Lead Trainer, Pivotal Education

Getting the Buggers into Drama

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Getting the Buggers into Languages

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Getting the Buggers into Science

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Getting the Buggers to Behave

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Sue Cowley A 5th edition of Sue Cowley's behaviour management bible. Getting the Buggers to Behave is a must read for all teachers and practitioners at every level (early years, primary, secondary and FE) whether you are up against really challenging behaviour in the classroom on a day-to-day basis, looking to improve your whole-school behaviour policy or need tips to support a particularly challenging individual. Written in Sue Cowley's much-loved humorous and accessible tone, the tried and tested ideas and strategies can be transferred straight into the practical setting helping you to really get on top of the behaviour in your classroom.

Why Are You Shouting At Us? The dos and don’ts of behaviour management Phil Beadle & John Murphy This witty and very practical book guides you through the dos and don’ts of behaviour management based on the authors’ experiences teaching in the most challenging schools. It highlights the importance of managing your own behaviour, as well as understanding that of your students, and provides practical strategies for embedding positive behaviour management techniques into your teaching.

Follow the author on Twitter @Sue_Cowley and #GTBTBehave

Why Are You Shouting At Us? is essential reading for anyone preparing to work in a challenging school as well as for any teacher who wants to improve their behaviour management skills.

Paperback • 216 x 138mm • 272pp • 9781472909213 • £18.99

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Breaking Through Barriers to Boys' Achievement

The Behaviour Guru

Gary Wilson

Controlling a class isn't something that comes naturally to everyone - but it can be learned.

Evidence and speculation abounds concerning the issues for boys' and girls' pre-school development. This groundbreaking book examines research findings and provides strategies to help teachers break through the barriers and raise boys' achievement. Discover how to switch boys on to the curriculum, especially literacy, and develop emotional intelligence and self-esteem.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 184pp 9781408193549 • £24.99

Tom Bennett

This no-nonsense guide tells teachers what the teacher training didn't, offering instant strategies for dealing with the most common, and extreme, classroom scenarios.

Using his experiences in inner-city schools, as Behaviour Guru for the TES and working as a nightclub bouncer, Tom Bennett helps teachers, old and new, to assert their authority in the classroom.

Paperback • 216 x 138mm • 240pp 9781441128607 • £17.99

Managing Very Challenging Behaviour Louisa Leaman A structured approach to tackling behaviour, from low-level problems to coping with extreme bad behaviour. Full of practical, tried-and-tested guidance and advice on tackling negative attitudes and engaging parents and guardians.

Topical issues covered include dealing with gang culture, understanding group dynamics and useful suggestions for coping with stress.

Paperback • 216 x 138mm • 144pp 9780826438775 • £15.99

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Once Upon an If

The If Odyssey

The If Machine

Peter Worley

Peter Worley

Peter Worley

A comprehensive guide to everything a would-be storyteller needs, including how to bring a story to life, how to memorise a story and improvise descriptions, and techniques for using tone, movement and timing to engage the children in your class. It also comprises a treasury of stories with guidance notes, lesson plans and activity questions.

Introduce children to the exciting fables of Odysseus and the great Ancient Greek tradition of philosophy. Explore the value of happiness, nonexistent entities, moral dilemmas, the philosophy of prophecy, and the nature of love. Includes stories and session plans suitable for use across the curriculum with children aged 8-16.

Each session in this practical book offers an imaginary situation followed by a series of questions to encourage children to challenge key philosophical ideas such as values and ethics, gender and identity, and existence and beauty.

Also included are key sections on the philosophy behind the experiments and an online teacher’s resource.

Peter Worley is an experienced teacher and founder and CEO of the Philosophy Foundation, a charity that specialises in philosophy in primary and secondary schools.

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The Storythinking Handbook

A Philosophical Journey

Drawing on Peter's ten years of experience as a philosophy teacher, trainer and storyteller to help any teacher place stories and storytelling where they should be - back at the heart of teaching.

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Philosophy for Children Through the Secondary Curriculum

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11–19

Lizzy Lewis & Nick Chandley Philosophy for Children (P4C) is an approach to learning and teaching that aims to develop reasoning and judgement.

Students learn to work together to develop a deeper understanding of concepts central to their own lives and the subjects they are studying. Each chapter is written by a leading P4C expert and provides an introduction to the relationship between P4C and the subject area, lesson stimuli and activities for extending and deepening students' thinking.

Philosophical Enquiry in the Classroom

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Why Think?

AGES

3–11

Think Again

Sara Stanley

John L. Taylor

We want the children of the future to have the skills and confidence to form their own ideas, and to speak up for what they believe in. Why Think? will enable practitioners working with children aged 3-11 to confidently turn their classrooms into spaces where thinking, challenging and reasoning become as natural as play. The author explores how to maximise philosophical play through activities, games and parental engagement. A must for all early years and primary practitioners.

This book offers practical advice on how to use philosophy as the cornerstone of a new approach to teaching and learning, with the central aim of developing students' capacity for deeper, freer thought. The author explains how philosophical questions provide an excellent vehicle for engaging students and drawing them into analytical, creative and independent ways of thinking.

Paperback • 244 x 169mm • 176pp 9781441187758 • £21.99

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100 Ideas series: Primary The popular 100 Ideas series has been re-launched with a new look, new titles and updates to match the changing curriculum.

Written by experts in the field, each book presents easy-to-use, ready-made, practical activities for busy teachers with little preparation time.

The 100 Ideas series is a great resource for both teachers new to the profession and experienced teachers looking for fresh inspiration.

Paperback • 198 x 129mm

Outstanding Teaching Stephen Lockyer

JANUARY 2015

Computing NEW

Haunted by the fear of teaching the same lesson twice, Stephen Lockyer always makes sure he has lots of ideas up his sleeve! In his debut book his creativity and experience shine through, helping teachers to create a positive, inspiring and exciting learning environment for every child.

9781472913623 • 128pp • £12.99 “…a must-have for any teacher focused on learning with a desire to streamline their workflow.” – Rachel Orr, Primary Headteacher

Steve Bunce

AUGUST 2015

Worried about teaching the new Primary Computing curriculum? In this book, all areas are introduced with easy to implement and engaging activities to get you started, including really accessible ways into programming. Programming is also included, with accessible ‘ways in’.

Developing computational thinking, which includes problem solving, is a focus of the book and information on e-safety and digital literacy is also provided.

9781472914996 • 120pp • £12.99

Transition to Secondary School

Dyslexia

Molly Potter

NOVEMBER 2015

FEBRUARY 2015

Gavin Reid

NEW

Develop your understanding of the worries children face when moving to secondary school and support your class through the transition with this comprehensive collection of quick-to-implement activities and teaching strategies. Help students, parents and carers to feel more positive about the move.

9781472910707 • 120pp • £12.99

NEW

NEW

A practical guide offering strategies for supporting children with dyslexia, updated with the latest research and best practice. It also includes a new section on differentiation in the classroom.

Topics include emotional literacy, peer support, transition, phonic skills and exam preparation. Adapted from the bestselling previous edition, aimed at primary teachers.

9781408193686 • 128pp • £14.99

Developing Thinking Skills

Behaviour Management

Steve Bowkett

Molly Potter

The innovative ideas in this book are applicable across the curriculum and range from getting students to understand how they think, to using games and activities to get them thinking creatively.

Practical ideas and strategies for managing a range of difficult behaviours in the primary school. There is something for everyone, including how to create a positive classroom environment, strategies for solving individual student behaviour problems and whole class approaches.

9781408194980 • 120pp • £12.99

9781408193655 • 120pp • £12.99

“This book is a treasure chest of inspirational ideas to aide, enthuse and refresh your behaviour management strategies.”

Tracey Lawrence, Primary Teacher and Behaviour Specialist

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40 Lessons to get Children Let’s Do Poetry Thinking for Primary Teachers in Primary Schools!

Peter Worley

SEPTEMBER 2015

NEW

This A4 collection of practical lesson and activity plans will get children in the primary classroom thinking philosophically and creatively around different curriculum areas and topics. The sessions use thought experiments, stories and poetry to get children discussing and understanding topics more deeply. Each is explained step-by-step so any teacher can implement them as a whole lesson or as an activity within a lesson. Peter Worley is a leader in philosophy for children and founder of the Philosophy Foundation.

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5–11

Jon Audain

A comprehensive teaching guide on using poetry for teaching literacy skills, confidence and creativity from Foundation to KS2. Ideas, materials and resources that will put poetry at the heart of your whole school literacy policy.

Whatever your level of ICT experience, there are activities and advice in this book for you. It is the definitive guide to embedding ICT in all subjects with creative and up-todate ideas to prepare children for the changing world of technology. As well as step-by-step instructions on a variety of technologies, it covers e-safety and the digital child, planning and budgeting provision and how to use technology to support children with special educational needs.

Paperback 245 x 170mm • 128pp 9781408163917 • £18.99

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Pocket Pal series

Multiple Intelligences

Neil Fraser

Packed with ready-to-use activities to get you started, this fully updated book provides a pocket-sized selection of ideas that will help you to infuse Multiple Intelligences into everyday teaching. The practical teaching strategies covered have been tailored to encourage awareness and use of MI in the classroom at primary level.

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Paperback • 200 x 100mm • 96pp • £8.99

The Environmental Toolkit for Teachers

Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 192pp 9781441153012 • £24.99

The Ultimate Guide to Using ICT Across the Curriculum

James Carter

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 120pp 9781472916082 • £15.99

The essential guide to reducing a school’s ecological footprint, this book includes 75 eco-projects and lessons that cover how to manage litter, waste and energy efficiently in a time saving, cost-effective manner. There is also advice on how to monitor and evaluate projects as well as focusing on getting students involved to educate them on living in an environmentally friendly and sustainable community.

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Raising Boys’ Achievement Gary Wilson

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Creating Enquiring Minds Sara Stanley

A solid introduction to why boys underachieve at school along with a practical toolkit of proven strategies to help raise attainment across all age boundaries all in a handy pocket-sized format. This will enable every primary teacher to identify the problems and plan a way forward.

This user-friendly guide provides a wonderful introduction to using Philosophy for Children in primary schools. It explains how to encourage children to ask the right questions, reason effectively, develop understanding and think for themselves.

Clearly presented, practice-based examples demonstrate fun and engaging activities that work right across the curriculum.

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A Creative Approach to Teaching Rhythm and Rhyme Andy Croft

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APRIL 2015 This book will provide teachers with ideas, games, examples and models to encourage their children to become readers and writers through the practice of rhythm and rhyme.

Create a sense of magic in words, the poetry of every day subjects, the power of learning by heart and the value of memory and anticipation.

9781472910691 • 128pp

Teaching Primary History

Teaching Primary Science

Matthew Howorth

Peter Riley

SEPTEMBER 2015

SEPTEMBER 2015

The history curriculum changed drastically in 2014 and this book is a guide to all the new topics that need to be taught, short and long term planning tools and a full teaching programme.

A fully up to date guide to teaching primary science according to the new primary curriculum, including extracts from the curriculum itself, overviews of the key topics and skills and a full teaching programme.

9781472920621

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A Creative Approach to Teaching Calculation

A Creative Approach to Teaching Writing

A Creative Approach to Teaching Grammar

Peter Burrows

Steve Bowkett

Peter Burrows

A toolbox of strategies and activities that offer children aged 7-13 a motivational context for learning to write fluently and influentially. The activities explore different working methods and are supported by strategies for thinking that will develop children’s literacy and the way they use language to express their opinions in all subject areas.

Full of practical ideas and suggestions to develop children’s writing at word, sentence and text level, this useful book will build teacher’s confidence and subject knowledge, offering useful advice and activities to prepare children for the SPAG test at the end of Year 6. Based on research on how children learn, it presents a clear teaching sequence for grammar and punctuation.

9781441176769 • 128pp

9781472909022 • 104pp

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Calculations are the gateway to outstanding learning in mathematics, but many people struggle with the step-by-step procedures of calculation methods. This book motivates learners by using pattern, practical hands-on and real-world activities that engage the curiosity, and the innate mathematical ability, of pupils and teachers. The material takes into account recent developments in teaching and the new curriculum.

9781472919472 • 96pp

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100 Ideas series: Secondary The popular 100 Ideas series has been re-launched with a new look, new titles and updates to match the changing curriculum.

Written by experts in the field, each book presents easy-to-use, ready-made, practical activities for busy teachers with little preparation time.

The 100 Ideas series is a great resource for both teachers new to the profession and experienced teachers looking for fresh inspiration.

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Assessment for Learning

Outstanding Science Lessons

David Spendlove

Ian McDaid

MARCH 2015

NOVEMBER 2015

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This new book develops a broader understanding of the impact and reasons behind AfL in order to help teachers become outstanding teachers and pupils to become outstanding learners. It discusses AfL opportunities in the context of the new Ofsted framework and new Teachers’ Standards and will explore practical strategies for implementing AfL into everyday teaching.

From the winner of the 2014 Wellcome Trust Enthuse award for teaching Science, comes a brand new title in the 100 ideas series providing practical advice and ideas for teaching outstanding science lessons in the secondary school. It covers science essentials, preparing for Ofsted and how to teach literacy and numeracy in science, as well as ideas for exciting practical lessons and preparing pupils for exams.

9781472911001 • 120pp • £12.99

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Teaching Drama

Teaching Philosophy and Ethics

Johnnie Young

JUNE 2015

John L. Taylor

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Practical ideas and strategies for teaching philosophy in secondary school. The book includes advice on leading students into a subject which can be initially bewildering, tips for stimulating interest, guidance about development of valuable skills in analysis, creation and presentation of argument, as well as suggestions for helping philosophy students develop skills in academic writing, research and project work.

Bring drama to life and improve communication skills across the curriculum with this fully updated edition. It includes cross-curricular activities, drama-specific behaviour management tips, suggestions for mini-plays, strategies for bringing Shakespeare plays to life and advice on improving storytelling.

9781441135445 • 208pp • £12.99

9781472909565 • 144pp • £14.99

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Outstanding Mathematics Lessons

Angella Cooze & Mary Myatt

Mike Ollerton

Creative and easy to implement strategies to make secondary English teaching outstanding. Includes step-bystep instructions, teaching tips, starter ideas and classroom management strategies. Topics covered include spelling, punctuation, writing, and inspiring a love of reading.

Creative and easy to implement strategies for making secondary maths teaching outstanding. Topics include algebra, fractions, geometry and measurement, and activities to make teaching engaging and informative with little preparation. Includes teaching tips and taking it further ideas.

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Managing Behaviour

Ross Morrison McGill

John Senior

Johnnie Young

Award-winning teacher Ross has a phenomenal Twitter following and is well-known throughout the teaching world. His first book is packed with inspirational ideas for making every lesson outstanding! Topics include managing behaviour, lesson planning, homework, assessment and general teaching. Extra information covers teaching tips, bonus ideas, Ofsted quotes, hashtags for sharing ideas on Twitter and online resources.

Provides busy secondary teachers with strategies and activities to support gifted and talented students in the classroom. Ideas include identifying strategies for gifted children and how to make sure the school is doing their best to support them. The book is split into 50 creative enrichment activities and 50 teaching strategies.

Managing behaviour can be demanding, hard work and sometimes intimidating. This brand new edition aims to help manage a range of difficult behaviours. Strategies include those that tackle serious issues such as bullying and conflict, as well as small changes like reducing tension, body language and using creative, engaging language that can dramatically improve behaviour.

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Secondary Starters and Plenaries series This series provides busy secondary teachers with ready-to-use, creative activities to kick off or round up lessons. Improve motivation, energy and forward thinking and help students reflect on, and embed, their learning. Step-by-step instructions and teacher’s tips make this series an accessible and time-saving resource. Each title includes a range of ideas as well as PowerPoints, downloadable task sheets and other time-saving online resources.

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Inspiring Writing Through Drama

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Patrice Baldwin & Rob John This book offers interactive, high-quality drama schemes that will motivate and inspire students aged 7-16 to write for a range of purposes and audiences. Reading, writing, speaking and listening opportunities are embedded in the drama experiences and each unit flags the writing opportunities on offer.

Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 176pp • 9781441159090 • £24.99 ALSO BY PATRICIA BALDWIn:

With Drama in Mind 297 x 210mm • 256pp • 9780826445889 • £33.99

Resources for Teaching Mathematics 11-14 Colin Foster This resource contains 50 ready-to-use mathematics lesson plans suitable for the whole department to use with learners aged 11-14. Each plan consists of a teacher's sheet, which breaks down the lesson into time-allocated sections from starter through to homework, together with a photocopiable student task sheet to give out.

Paperback • 210 x 297mm • 224pp • 9781441142276 • £31.99

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Resources for Teaching Mathematics 14-16 • 9780826436030 Resources for Teaching English 11-14 • 9781441102119 Resources for Teaching English 14-16 • 9780826421005 Resources for Teaching Shakespeare 11-16 • 9780826438591 Resources for Teaching History 11-14 • 9780826424556

The Art and Design Teacher’s Handbook

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11–19

Susie Hodge This handbook provides art teachers with practical advice on planning effective lessons, developing imaginative ideas, developing students’ creative, technical and critical skills and preparing for coursework and exams.

Paperback • 156 x 234mm • 192pp • 9781847061508 • £21.99

OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE In THIS SERIES:

The Geography Teacher’s Handbook • 9781847061676 The History Teacher’s Handbook • 9781441145345 The English Teacher’s Handbook • 9781847060723 The Mathematics Teacher’s Handbook • 9781847060112 The Primary Teacher’s Handbook • 9780826418388 The Modern Languages Teacher’s Handbook • 9781441158604

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Reflective Teaching in Schools

Readings for Reflective Teaching in Schools

Andrew Pollard

Edited by Andrew Pollard

Building on bestselling texts for over three decades, offers practical advice and evidence-based guidance on key issues in classroom practice - including relationships, behaviour, curriculum planning, learning and teaching strategies, assessment processes and evaluation. It is ideal support for anyone engaged in continuing professional development and performance review and is supported by a number of free resources at reflectiveteaching.co.uk.

Over 100 readings to directly complement and extend the chapters in Reflective Teaching in Schools, but can also be used as an independent library to support professional development.

It offers easy access to important classic and contemporary texts on education and annotations provide guidance, highlighting the key issues explored and the status of classic readings.

(4th edition)

(2nd edition)

Paperback • 246 x 189mm • 504pp • 9781472509741 • £24.99

Paperback • 246 x 189mm • 576pp • 9781441191700 • £24.99

Disruptive Behaviour in Schools A Critical Introduction Barry Dufour

NOVEMBER 2015

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Offers key research, theories and policies on disruptive behaviour and practical approaches for dealing successfully with disruption in classrooms. Full of case studies that illustrate responsible and positive practice, Barry Dufour extensively analyses key problem areas for the practicing teacher. The book looks at a widerange of topics, including bullying, truancy, violence, vandalism, exclusion, arson and school security.

244 x 169mm • 240pp Hardback • 9781472575500 • £70.00 Paperback • 9781472575494 • £22.99

Challenging Perceptions in Primary Education Exploring Issues in Practice Edited by Margaret Sangster

FEBRUARY 2015

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5–11

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Short, sharp chapters act as ‘think pieces’ on key educational issues to encourage teachers to reflect on their practice and identity as teachers.

Questions explored include: Is learning through practical work worth the effort? What can we learn from comparisons with education in other countries? Is there a smarter way to use digital imagery in your teaching?

234 x 156mm • 184pp Hardback • 9781472578389 • £65.00 Paperback • 9781472578372 • £19.99

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Men Teaching Children 3–11 Dismantling Gender Barriers Elizabeth Burn & Simon Pratt-Adams

OCTOBER 2015

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3–11

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Explores the experiences of men who teach young children to identify clear strategies to increase the recruitment and retention of male teachers. The authors, both former primary teachers, argue that male and female teachers need to work together to remove stereotypes from the occupation. They offer a range of practical approaches to change the present ‘feminised’ staffing pattern in schools.

Learning Reimagined Graham Brown-Martin Takes the reader on a journey in search of innovation in the way we learn and teach, as the author investigates the impact of technology on education.

Illustrated in colour throughout by leading photojournalist, Newsha Tavakolian, the book is filled with case studies and interviews with Sir Ken Robinson, Noam Chomsky, Seth Godin, Sugata Mitra, Andreas Schleicher and many others.

Full-colour photography 235mm x 265mm • 328pp Paperback • 9781474222730 • £29.99

234 x 156mm • 192pp Hardback • 9781472534842 • £70.00 Paperback • 9781472527356 • £22.99

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Improving Professional Learning Through In-house Inquiry

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David Middlewood & Ian Abbott

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OCTOBER 2015 Shows how to identify the CPD needs of an individual or team and offers guidance on how to use inhouse research to improve learning for both staff and students. The authors look at how to customise CPD for a reader’s own institution, giving examples from schools. Includes four extended case studies from different educational settings.

234 x 156mm • 176pp Hardback • 9781472570833 • £65.00 Paperback • 9781472570826 • £19.99

new Perspectives on Young Children's Moral Education

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Developing Character through a Virtue Ethics Approach

3–11

Tony Eaude

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NOVEMBER 2015 Considers how to approach young children’s moral education in a world of uncertainty and change, offering support for those working with children up to the age of approximately 11 years old. Exploring how young children learn, Tony Eaude suggests that ideas such as character, values and virtue can help children to act and interact appropriately.

234 x 156mm • 208pp Hardback • 9781472596475 • £75.00 Paperback • 9781472596468 • £24.99

Education in the Balance Mapping the Global Dynamics of School Leadership Raphael Wilkins Offers an overview of the global issues and developments in the strategic leadership of schools and school systems worldwide and looks at the implications for leaders’ own professional development. As the future of school education depends on how leaders respond to changing demands, Raphael Wilkins explores the knowledge, skills, attributes and principal preparation future school leaders require.

Black and white illustrations 234 x 156mm • 208pp Paperback • 9781780937793 • £22.99

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Teaching English to Young Learners

MasterClass in Geography Education

MasterClass in English Education

Critical Issues in Language Teaching with 3-12 year olds

Transforming Teaching and Learning

Transforming Teaching and Learning

Edited by Graham Butt

Edited by Sue Brindley & Bethan Marshall

Edited by Janice Bland

JANUARY 2015

SEPTEMBER 2015 Explains the crucial issues, themes and scenarios relating to teaching English as a foreign language with preteens.

The chapters address theoretical and practical aspects of English language learning, offering positive steps and practical solutions. Innovative and rapidly-emerging topics are also covered, such as immersion teaching, picturebooks in the EFL classroom and EFL with pre-primary children.

Explores the major themes in geography research and pedagogy from a variety of professional, practitioner and academic perspectives to support the professional development of geography teachers. It highlights the importance of the relationship between research and professional practice, exploring the place of subject knowledge, and the role and function of research, within geography education.

Brings together international research and practice to present effective approaches for English teaching, focusing on the skills, knowledge and understanding needed in the classroom. The book includes case studies and examples to show the use of theory in the classroom and covers such topics as: subject knowledge, curriculum, media and technology, and pedagogy.

234 x 156mm • 272pp Hardback • 9781472588579 • £75.00 Paperback • 9781472588562 • £24.99

246 x 189mm • 232pp Hardback • 9781472535726 • £75.00 Paperback • 9781472535719 • £24.99

246 x 189mm • 216pp Hardback • 9781441129062 • £75.00 Paperback • 9781441129963 • £24.99

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Ethical English

Making Poetry Happen

Making Poetry Matter

Teaching and Learning in English as Spiritual, Moral and Religious Education

Transforming the Poetry Classroom

International Research on Poetry Pedagogy

Edited by Sue Dymoke, Myra Barrs, Andrew Lambirth & Anthony Wilson

Edited by Sue Dymoke, Andrew Lambirth & Anthony Wilson

JANUARY 2015

JANUARY 2015

Presents practical classroom-based approaches for teachers of different experience levels across the 5-19 age range to enable them to become more confident and creative in teaching poetry.

Practical, tried-and-tested materials, including activities, and case studies are drawn on throughout and the book includes teacher commentaries on how they have adapted and developed poetry activities for use in their own classroom.

Complementing the practical support of Making Poetry Happen, showcases a wide variety of views and cutting-edge research on poetry pedagogy. Consistently linking theory back to practice, a wide range of topics covered include: teacher attitudes to teaching poetry in the urban primary classroom; digital poetry and multimodality; resistance to poetry in post-16 English.

Mark A. Pike Demonstrates not only how to teach English, but positions spiritual and moral education at the heart of English teaching. The author provides practical examples from the classroom, including assessment and learning, knitting these with an ethical critique of practice to aid critical reflection on English teaching. Includes tasks in relation to new Teacher Standards to help apply ideas to practice.

234 x 156mm • 256pp Paperback • 9781472576828 • £19.99

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234 x 156mm • 248pp Hardback • 9781472508058 • £75.00 Paperback • 9781472512383 • £24.99

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Springboard Shakespeare

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Shakespeare for Teachers

Ben Crystal

“How different it might have been if we’d had Ben Crystal’s sparky little books to introduce us ... [the books] lead newcomers into the play in question in a gentle, upbeat, unpretentious way. Fresh and slim, they’re about as far as could be from dusty, dry study guides relating to school exams ... [I] recommend them for classroom use.”

The Independent on Sunday Each short book in this series offers pupils a ‘springboard’ into one of Shakespeare's plays, breaking down any fears or preconceptions and taking a hands on, performance-based approach.

9781472525189

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The RSC Shakespeare Toolkit for Teachers An Active Approach to Bringing Shakespeare’s Plays Alive in the Classroom

9781408164624 • 120pp

9781408164631 • 128pp

Developed by one of the world’s leading theatre companies, this resource offers teachers a practical drama-based approach to teaching and appreciating three of Shakespeare’s most popular plays: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

• Teacher’s notes and photocopiable worksheets for a lesson-by-lesson route • Flexible ideas for use with current teaching • Mapped to KS3 Framework for English and KS2 Primary Framework for Literacy

9781408164679 • 144pp

Modern Drama

The Globe Education Guide to Practical Shakespeare Fiona Banks

“...a book that every teacher of Shakespeare should read.”

Teaching English This book seeks, quite simply, to share the many experiences of Shakespeare's Globe Education team and their active approach to teaching students of all ages. The book mixes some theory with lots of examples and practical ideas teachers can take and use for their own lessons.

Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 256pp 9781408156841 • £18.99

• CD contains printable digital versions 9781408164662 • 184pp

Creative Shakespeare

Paperback and CD-ROM 297 x 210mm • 304pp • £50.00

SET TEXTS FOR THE NEW 2015 GCSE SPECIFICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND DRAMA

Many of our plays are set texts for the main GCSE examination boards – AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC. See below for modern plays that feature on the forthcoming 2015 specifications in English Literature and Drama. Discounts on class sets are available. Contact your sales representative for details.

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Blood Brothers Willy Russell Set by AQA, Edexcel and WJEC for GCSE English Literature.

Themes: Class Issues, Family, Moral Dilemmas, Identity 9780413767707 128pp • £9.99 AGES

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-Time Based on the novel

by Mark Haddon Adapted by Simon Stephens

Set by AQA and WJEC for GCSE English Literature.

9781408185216 160pp • £9.99 AGES

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A Taste of Honey Shelagh Delaney Set by AQA and WJEC for GCSE English Literature.

Themes: Poverty, Family, Conflict, Race Issues 9781472583765 96pp • £9.99

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My Mother Said I never Should

Burning Monkey

Confusions

Sera Moore Williams

Alan Ayckbourn

Charlotte Keatley

Set by WJEC for GCSE Drama.

Set by WJEC for GCSE Drama.

Themes: Family, Growing Up, Love, War 9781472528391 112pp • £9.99

Themes: Loneliness, Alienation 9780713685510 96pp • £9.99

Set by OCR for GCSE English Literature.

Themes: Motherhood, Conflict, Growing Up, Identity 9780413684707 192pp • £9.99 AGES

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