Reading & Phonics

Bella is ready for a good night's sleep, but every time she tries to close her eyes, she sees a scary creature in her bedroom! Are these creatures real or are they all in her imagination? I can See a Bat is part of the Galaxy range from Rising Stars...

A collection of weird and wonderful poems. Follow one boy through his day as he plays with his friends and creates havoc along the way. Written by Kenn Nesbitt, this collection is accompanied by the quirky illustrations of Sophie Burrows. ...

Quentin is too quick. He slips and trips! Quick Quentin is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780439929233Author Lisa McKeonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 275mm * 217mm * 12mm

Children can find out about the daring feats of four heroic girls across history in this illustrated information book: Grace Darling, Helen Keller, Anne Frank and Malala Yousafzai. Heroic Girls: Tales of Bravery is part of the Galaxy range of books from...

Read about six amazing environmental game changers, from Wangari Maathai, who started the Green Belt Movement to educate people about the harmful effects of deforestation, to Boyan Slat, who is helping to clean up the world's polluted oceans with...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

It's 1941 and you are a secret agent for Great Britain. Find out what training and skills you need to ensure you achieve your mission and return home safely. This instruction book was written by Jillian Powell, with photos straight from the archives of...

Leap into the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence, in which cars drive themselves, robots become footballing champions, and tiny nanobots track down and kill diseases within the body! Learn what 'artificial intelligence' actually is and how it...

There's a talent show at Newton Primary School, and Tess is in it! She's performing a puppet show, but what will happen when she runs out of hands to hold the puppets? The Talent Show is part of the Comet Street Kids range of books from Rising Stars...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781510486881Author Marcelle AkitaFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Rising Stars UK LtdPublisher Rising Stars UK LtdWeight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm) 206mm...

A humorous story featuring two whacky scientists building a robot. They assemble the robot carefully with each body part, but where is the head? In this simple text, each body part is named as it is added, and as the different parts are used, a repeated...

Ten years ago, Reading Power was launched in an elementary school in Vancouver. Since then, it has evolved into a recognized approach to comprehension instruction and has been implemented across Canada, the US, the UK, Sweden, and China. This...

Foundational and accessible, this book equips pre-service and practicing teachers with the knowledge, understanding, tools, and resources they need to help students in grades 4-12 develop reading proficiencies in four core academic subjects-literature,...

Itzel and Little Turtle are twin brother and sister from the city of Tikal. When they get lost in the forest, they come across an injured hunter, who is an enemy from Calakmul. Will they help the hunter and can they find their way back home? The Mystery...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Stretch is a cat, long and slinky. Woffles is a dog, big and woolly. When the People bring home Muffy the new cat with sharp claws, Woffles' quiet life is shattered...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338798593Author Scholastic Teaching ResourcesFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Scholastic Teaching ResourcesPublisher Scholastic Teaching...

Comet Street Kids reading books follow the adventures of Rav, Asha, Tess and Finn, four of the residents of Comet Street. There are 72 exciting stories in the series that children won't be able to put down. The Comet Street Kids are in space, battling...

Sophie's grandmother is taking her to see the ballet for the very first time. Everything Sophie sees is new and exciting but what will take her breath away? Sophie Goes to the Ballet is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet...

All kinds of fun can happen when you're on wheels. In this book, you can find out more and discover some real-life winners on wheels! Winners on Wheels is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780545124102Author Linda BeechFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Scholastic Teaching ResourcesPublisher Scholastic Teaching ResourcesWeight(grams)...

For generations, men in the Baskerville family have met with untimely deaths. One by one, they have fallen foul of the curse of the Hound of Baskervilles. So when the last of the Baskervilles inherits Baskerville Hall - the remote stately home where so...

What do an elephant called Ning Nong and a gorilla called Jambo have in common? They are both animal heroes! In this book you'll read about devoted dogs, courageous cats, a brave beluga whale, and a parrot who saved a young girl's life. All of these...

Do I really have to teach reading? This is a question many teachers ask, wondering how they can add a new element to an overloaded curriculum. The answer is yes; if teachers want their students to learn complex new concepts in different disciplines, they...

Follow a river from its source to the sea and see how it adapts to its surroundings in this highly photographic non-fiction report by Fiona Macdonald. Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined...

Uki and her family live near the North Pole and when winter comes, the sun goes away completely and doesn't return until the spring. How will Uki and her parents fill their days during the long polar nights? Find out in this enchanting, beautifully...

There are so many different islands in the world. Some are tropical, with palm trees and white beaches. Others are dotted with smoking volcanoes or covered in ice. But one thing lots of islands have in common is that they are fascinating! This...

This updated edition of More Than 100 Tools for Developing Literacy offers K-12 teachers a collection of ready-to-use activities to improve students' reading comprehension, notetaking skills, vocabulary, and research skills. These activities are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338798654Author Scholastic Teaching ResourcesFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Scholastic Teaching ResourcesPublisher Scholastic Teaching...

Strategies for making the schools we need that work for all kids Eva Moskowitz (the founder and CEO of the Success Charter Network in Harlem) and Arin Lavinia offer practical, classroom-tested ideas for dramatically improving teaching and learning...

A Teacher's Guide to Curriculum Design for Gifted and Advanced Learners provides educators with models and strategies they can easily use to create appropriately complex differentiated lessons, questions, tasks, and projects. This must-have resource for...

Comet Street Kids reading books follow the adventures of Rav, Asha, Tess and Finn, four of the residents of Comet Street. There are 144 exciting stories in the series that children won't be able to put down.The friends are at the museum looking at a...

The King loves the sweet sound of the nightingale in the wood so much that he captures the bird and takes it home. But the nightingale refuses to sing when caged, and the King grows angry. Will a new toy nightingale make the king happy instead? The...

There are thousands of different festivals around the world. Some festivals are based on religion or celebrate ancient traditions, while others are all about creativity and fun! Join Akari and Jun as they take you through a colourful calendar of...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level When Alex's dad drags him to Boswall and Sons, the local department store, he never expects to find himself thrown into a world of kidnap and spies. Written by...

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. The huge Sahara Desert in West Africa is home to many groups of people...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Ben's feeling sick, or at least that's what he says. Really, he doesn't want to see his friend Vince. But when he finds a monster under his bed he has an idea - the...

Animals may not be able to talk, but they have their own special ways of communicating with us. For example, did you know that: A happy rabbit clicks its teeth. Dogs often lick their lips when they're hungry. And cats can understand around 35 commands!...

Come on an amazing adventure and learn about animal packs! Wolves, Yaks and Camels live in packs, in very different parts of the world. What other animals live in a pack? Animal Packs is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet...

Computers are super-smart and super-fast. Computers never get bored, distracted or tired. However, a computer can't do anything unless a human bosses it around! With the help of this book, you could be that human! Learn how to think like a computer and...