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Cat and Ant are on a day out at the beach with Nok. Nok thinks he sees a grey cloud, but what is it really? Find out in The Seagull. In Nok Gets Homesick, the micro-friends build Nok a new spaceship, but how far will he get? When Nok shows off his...

Introducing Social Semiotics uses a wide variety of texts including photographs, adverts, magazine pages and film stills to explain how meaning is created through complex semiotic interactions. Practical exercises and examples as wide ranging as...

The first book of Ovid's "Metamorphoses" contains an interesting variety of material. It begins with myths related to the creation of the world and man, decline from the golden age, the flood and the story of Deucalion and Pyrrha. In the second...

Long-time word-detective and bestselling author of "Port Out", "Starboard Home", Michael Quinion brings us the answers to nearly two hundred of the most intriguing questions he's been asked about language over the years. Sent to him by enquiring readers...

The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics provides a unique work of reference to the leading ideas, debates, topics, approaches and methodologies in Forensic Linguistics. Forensic Linguistics is the study of language and the law, covering topics...

Genre: Realistic story Learning objectives: Language Comprehension Strand 7: Explore how particular words are used, including words and expressions with similar meanings. Writing Opportunities Strand 9: Sustain form in narrative, including use of person...

Suitable for children age 7 and above with a reading age of 5 years to 5 years 6 months Part of the Rapid Reading intervention series by Pearson Rapid Stage: Starter Level 1B (equivalent to blue book band) Design supports readers with dyslexia Proven to...

Suitable for children age 7 and above with a reading age of 5 years to 5 years 6 months Part of the Rapid Reading intervention series by Pearson Rapid Stage: Starter Level 1B (equivalent to blue book band) Design supports readers with dyslexia Proven to...

In Spike Says Spike claims he can dive, drive and fight fires! Level 4 Songbirds Phonics books focus on different spelling patterns for the long vowel sounds ee as in tree, ie as in tie, oa as in boat and ai as in train. The focus phonics in this book...

Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop More A are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. These wordless stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and all your favourite characters...

In a small village on the southern coast of Crete, the narrator meets a young man who tells him a history of his journey which took him from Prague as far as to the Libyan sea. It is a voyage to uncover mysterious deaths of two brothers: one was murdered...

This book explores the world of comets: what they are, how they are formed and how people have reacted to them throughout the centuries. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence...

Part of the "Storyworlds" series, this pack contains the four "Animal World" Stage Two stories, about animal characters. The stories are "Yum! Yum!", "Bingo Wants to Play", "Bingo and the Bone" and "The Big Surprise". Each stage of "Storyworlds" provides...

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible reading journey with this fantastic story featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger rip-jump to the next dimension in the hope of finding the...

By arranging frequently used characters under the phonetic element they have in common, rather than only under their radical, the Dictionary encourages the student to link characters according to their phonetic. The system of cross-referencing then...

This book is an introduction to syntactic theory and analysis which can be used for both introductory and advanced courses in theoretical syntax. Offering an alternative to the standard generative view of the subject, it deals with the major issues in...

The Level 3 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A and More Stories B build on the...

Mini Marvels is all about tiny animals from around the world. Meet a seahorse that's so small, it could fit on a fingernail! Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction...

The pilot is unconscious and the plane is nose-diving out of control. Who is the mysterious pilot who takes over the controls for Zarek?Book InformationISBN 9780435070878Author Dennis HamleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint HeinemannPublisher Pearson...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907018919Author K.C. PhillippsFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Tabb HousePublisher Tabb House

Have you ever wished that everything you touched turned to gold? In King Midas and other tales the foolish King Midas makes that wish and then wishes he hadn't. These myths from Bolivia, China and Ancient Greece show what lengths people will go to for...

In Sam's Supersonic Hamster, Sam is just an ordinary boy, but there is nothing ordinary about his hamster. He is a superhero! Can the hamster hero save the day when the fudge factory explodes? Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories,...

Simon's mum has just inherited a windmill in Swivel-Head. Simon hates it. The trouble is that everyone in his new life is mad about windmills. But what is the strange force pulling Simon closer to the windmill? What has it got to do with Noah Blezzard,...

Simon's mum has just inherited a windmill in Swivel-Head. Simon hates it. The trouble is that everyone in his new life is mad about windmills. But what is the strange force pulling Simon closer to the windmill? What has it got to do with Noah Blezzard,...

Wild Wheels looks at the thrills of racing, riding and doing tricks on wheels. From tailwhips to backflips, the world of wheels is waiting! Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as...

Both a companion to Introducing Sociolinguistics, Miriam Meyerhoff's bestselling textbook, and a stand-alone Reader in sociolinguistics, this collection includes classic foundational readings and more recent innovative articles.Intended to be highly...

Read Write Inc. Literacy and Language for years 2-6/P3-7 develops children's comprehension, writing and spoken language, and meets the higher expectations of the 2014 National Curriculum. It uses a unique step-by-step approach through whole-class shared...

Part of the "Storyworlds" series, this pack contains the four Stage Five "Fantasy World" stories about fantasy characters. They are "Creepy Castle", "The Bag of Coal", "The Snowball" and "Fire in the Wildwood". Each stage of "Storyworlds" provides a...

The Level 5 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A, More Stories B and More Stories C...

This book provides a comprehensive account of the discipline of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and demonstrates multiple linguistic methods through which it exposes and demystifies ideologies that are present in institutional discourse. The book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904794288Author Bill GriffithsFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Northumbria University PressPublisher McNidder & Grace

Cal has a new dog, and it has an amazing special power - its ears twirl when someone is telling a lie! The Dog of Truth helps Cal learn when people are telling fibs - but Cal soon discovers that it's difficult to hear the truth all the time .....

Analysing Power in Language introduces students to a range of analytical techniques for the critical study of texts.Each section of the book provides an in-depth presentation of a different method of analysis with worked examples and texts for students...

Evaluating Language Assessments offers a comprehensive overview of the theoretical bases and research methodologies for the evaluation of language assessments and demonstrates the importance of a fuller understanding of this widely used evaluative tool...

English Vocabulary: The Basics offers a clear, non-jargonistic introduction to English vocabulary, the way linguists classify and explain it, and the place of vocabulary in our overall picture of the language, and in society. Introducing a range of...

A coherent introduction to generative syntax by a leader in the field, this textbook leads students through the theory from the very beginning, assuming no prior knowledge. Introducing the central concepts in a systematic and engaging way, it covers the...

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.When Mr Earnshaw brings a strange, small, dark child back home...

Now in its seventh edition, Research for Writers is acknowledged as the standard research guide for writers and journalists. This book offers a combination of practical advice and up-to-date information both to new and experienced researchers. It is...

Now in its seventh edition, Research for Writers is acknowledged as the standard research guide for writers and journalists. This book offers a combination of practical advice and up-to-date information both to new and experienced researchers. It is...

In The Cowboy Next Door, Jenny and Lucas live next door to Mr Perkins. Mr Perkins is mad about TV and pretends to be a film character. Luckily Lucas and Jenny like having a cowboy next door! TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories...