These six titles each contain a sixteen-page story, some picture puzzles and a 'spot the difference' spread designed to engage the child's interest and confidence in reading. The vocabulary used is taken from the National Curriculum word list plus key words from the TTE Learning programme. These words are repeated both within the stories and across the range for maximum benefit to the child.
This series of books uses well-loved characters to encourage confidence in reading. After a few sessions of reading aloud by a parent, children will be eager to read about their beloved Thomas' adventures all on their own.
In the grand tradition of Edward Gorey's Gashlycrumb Tinies, Tim Burton's Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Hillaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales for Children, comes Douglas Coupland and Graham Roumieu's Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young ...
They were papered in discreet floral prints or tiny red-and-blue checks—the sort of old American patterns that put me in mind of the inside of a Whitman's chocolate box. The furniture was spartan in character and size—cramped, ...
This host of vibrant colors and humorous illustrations help toddlers explore and learn to express a range of emotions. Small children will fall in love with the adorable kitten as they turn the pages of this colorful book.
442 "a strong paper ": Welles, Diary, 1:323. 443 "his healthful life": CW, 6:260-269. 443 than a "Despot": T.J. Barnett to Samuel L. M. Barlow, June 10, 1863, Barlow MSS, HEH. 443 "the whole land": John W. Forney to AL, June 14, 1863, ...
This series of books uses well-loved characters to encourage confidence in reading. After a few sessions of reading aloud by a parent, children will be eager to read about their beloved Thomas' adventures all on their own.
When the man with the yellow hat promises to buy George a holiday surprise during their trip to the city, George decides he wants to give his friend a surprise too.
Donald and Douglas, the twin Scottish engines come to work for the Fat Controller but find themselves in a difficult situation when he decides he only needs to keep one of them.
Full of word games, visual jokes and sideways jabs, this book throws a sharp, pointed lawn dart into the heart of contemporary life. JPod is Douglas Coupland at the top of his game.
The Strange Death of Europe is the internationally bestselling account of a continent and a culture caught in the act of suicide, now updated with new material taking in developments since it was first published to huge acclaim.