Literary Criticism & Collections

For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has been introducing Shakespeare to primary school pupils. Working with her students, many as young as seven, she makes Shakespeare's plays come wonderfully alive for young eyes and ears. The texts are rewritten as...

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 GCSE English qualifications. Approved for the AQA 2015 GCSE English Literature specification, this print Student Book is designed to help students develop whole text understanding...

Tales to remember yesterday's fallen - from today's bestselling authors.Compiled by Tony Bradman, this collection of short stories chronicles the events of World War One - imagining the conflicts and emotions of those people caught up in the war and its...

Dip into Jacqueline Wilson's Biscuit Barrell - it's deliciously funny and full of unexpected treats! In CLIFFHANGER, Tim hates sports, so he's dreading a week of action-packed games on an adventure holiday. Luckily, his new friend Biscuits isn't very...

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783172764Author Elizabeth MayFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Brilliant PublicationsPublisher Brilliant Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946206469Author Jennifer AulieFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Wynstones PressPublisher Wynstones Press

Unrivalled design that is enticing and clear for all students, including low-attainers. Dramatic photography from a range of productions to stimulate discussion. Targeted support that helps pupils to understand the play and its language...

The Arabic Club Readers are a series of banded, colourful and fun books for young learners of Arabic, designed to nurture confidence and motivation.Nurturing confidence and motivation in children learning to read ArabicBook InformationISBN...

Perhaps the best-known of Shakespeare's tragedies, Hamlet has all the ingredients for a gripping story: revenge and power, familial love and betrayal, dramatic sword fights, dark spooky scenes. Once again Lois Burdett has woven her own brand of magic by...

The moral of this story, set in the 21st century, is that freedom has to be won and kept by the young. It won the "Guardian" Prize for Children's Literature.AwardsWinner of Guardian Children's Fiction Award 1971.Book InformationISBN 9780435121761Author...

This Rollercoaster collection of 19th century fiction, non-fiction and literary non-fiction texts and extracts aims to motivate students and aid their understanding of the sorts of texts written in the 19th century. Providing engaging, interesting and...

First published in 1984, a picture book in which the Little Mouse will do all he can to save his strawberry from the Big, Hungry Bear, even if it means sharing it with the reader. The Little Mouse and the Big Hungry Bear are known and loved by millions...

A delightful version of Shakespeare's play specially retold for children to read themselves. The enchanting story of magic and mix-ups, fairies and fools is retold in a captivating style, with beautiful illustrations that bring the characters to life...

Carnegie Medal Winner.Book InformationISBN 9780435124571Author Robert WestallFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint HeinemannPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 188mm * 124mm * 13mm

This title is from The Brothers Grimm & Hans Christian Andersen. Children and adults alike will delight in these enchanting tales, which are just as popular today as they were over a hundred years ago. These classic stories have withstood the test of...

Structuring Drama Work is the only drama resource that explores 100 dramatic conventions and techniques and provides ideas for how to practise them. This book explains dramatic conventions and what they do, explores how dramatic techniques can be used,...

Discover the fascinating stories of the bold and brave women in Shakespeare's plays.Stories of twelve of Shakespeare's courageous, strong-willed and determined characters are brought to life with Becca Stadtlander's rich and evocative illustrations...

With contributions by Kay Adshead, Horton Foote, Julian Garner, Andy Hamilton, Jackie Kay, Bryony Lavery, Christian Martin, Timothy Mason, Tamsin Oglesby, Fausto Paravidino, Judy Upton.International Connections features ten new plays and a musical drawn...

A fantastic book of really great poems for Years 3,4,5 and 6. It contains poems which cover every form and theme of the Literacy Strategy, an index of poem types, advice for writing poems, advice for reading poems, lots of poetry activities and some...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423121718Author Rick RiordanFormat HardbackPage Count 156Imprint Hyperion Books for ChildrenPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 403gDimensions(mm) 184mm *...

The tensions brought about by differences of race and culture are at the heart of this powerful and entertaining collection by one of Britain's most exciting and original poets and performers. John Agard, winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry,...

Alan Ayckbourn's play is about a very ordinary teenager called Lucy. With her father glued to the cowboys on the telly, her mother preoccupied with neighbourly gossip and her brother enclosed in his ear-phones, no one wants to know about her place in...

In this enchanting collection, favourite bed-time songs for children - 'Rock-a-bye, Baby', 'Bye, Baby Bunting', 'Golden Slumbers' - mingle with less familiar lullabies from around the world. Added to these are beautiful lyrics to sing or read to your...

A fantastic book of really great poems for Reception and Year 1 and 2. It contains poems which cover every form and theme of the Literacy Strategy, an index of poem types, advice for writing poems, advice for reading poems, lots of poetry activities and...

For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has been introducing Shakespeare to primary school pupils. Working with her students, many as young as seven, she makes Shakespeare's plays come wonderfully alive for young eyes and ears. The texts are rewritten as...

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 GCSE English qualifications. Written for the 2015 AQA GCSE English Literature specification, this Student Book provides in-depth support for studying Telling Tales - the AQA...

This skills-focused Study Guide covers all the key techniques you will need to get the very best out of this challenging Advanced Higher course. The Advanced Higher English Course requires strong critical, analytical and evaluative skills to apply to a...

A wonderful retelling of Shakespeare's thrilling tale of love torn apart by history. With notes on Shakespeare and the Globe theatre and Love and Death in Anthony and Cleopatra. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of...

For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has been introducing Shakespeare to primary school pupils. Working with her students, many as young as seven, she makes Shakespeare's plays come wonderfully alive for young eyes and ears. The texts are rewritten as...

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative...

This Play Guide is specifically written for A Level students who are studying Hedda Gabler as part of the AQA A Level Drama & Theatre specification. It provides structured support for Component 1: Section A - Drama and theatre. / This book is divided...

Understanding English is a series of topic-based study books for children in Key Stage 2, providing rigorous practice of key subject areas. Each topic contains a concise summary of the information required by the National Curriculum, making the series...

A collection of gorgeous, classic stories from award-winning Philippa Pearce, bringing a little bit of magic to the everyday!About the AuthorPhilippa Pearce grew up in a millhouse near Cambridge and read English and history at Girton College. She was a...

Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance. This stunning full-colour edition from the bestselling Cambridge School Chaucer series explores the complete text of The Nun's Priest's Prologue and Tale through a wide range of classroom-tested...

Explore the world of the Mortal Instruments with Cassandra Clare and more Join Cassandra Clare and a Circle of more than a dozen top YA writers, including New York Times bestsellers Holly Black, Rachel Caine, and Kami Garcia, as they write about the...

A collection of plays by one of Britain's leading writers of plays for children and young people. Winner of the Writers Guild Best Children's Play in 1996, Way's critically acclaimed plays receive multiple productions and are performed internationally...

Thoroughly updated editions to meet the needs of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE classrooms. Enhanced accessibility for all students with clear navigation through the texts, spacious page design and new activities. Brand-new support and activities to match...

Cal has very few choices in life. He can continue working at the abattoir that sickens him, or join the ranks of the unemployed. He can brood on his past or try to plan a future with Marcella. Cal is a haunting love story set against the fear and...

In this book of tales from Africa there are stories about an evil-hearted shark, an extremely cunning hare, a very greedy spider, and the strongest man in the world. There are also answers to such questions as why the crab has no head, why the sun and...