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Accents and dialects are constantly undergoing small variations over time, but evidence shows that change may have become increasingly rapid in the past few decades. 'Urban Voices' presents one of the few recent surveys of this phonological variation and...

What is a gallimaufry anyway? And when did you last hear someone refer to the wireless? What was the original paraphernalia? Would you wear a billycock? Language is always changing, and here Michael Quinion, author of the bestselling POSH and other...

Floppy has a big bone, but then he wants one even bigger. "Read at Home" is a new series designed for young, beginner readers. It features all the popular Oxford Reading Tree characters in 12 exciting stories specially written for parents to support...

For KS3 reluctant readers non-fiction may be the more motivating read. This is one of six books about real-life accounts of journeys, jobs, adventures and events, told in the appropriate genres of diaries, letters or interviews.Book InformationISBN...

A motivating three-level course with a clear, coherent structure and built-in flexibility. Lifelines combines thorough language presentation and practice with human-interest topics and texts. It provides core material of 70-100 hours per level.Book...

Illustrated with amusing cartoons, this book is a celebration of the local dialect of Somerset.Book InformationISBN 9781853069161Author Roger EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Countryside BooksPublisher Countryside Books

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Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

Have you ever been lost for words in the East End markets? Ever got your Gertie Gitanas (bananas) confused with your corns and bunions (onions) and it's all gone a bit Pete Tong (wrong)? Cockney Rhyming Slang is a quick, easy-to-use guide to some of the...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

"Rigby Star" is a guided reading programme developed specifically to meet the requirements of the NLS. It offers stories and teaching support to help plan and manage guided reading lessons - all within a structured reading programme. Teaching...

Reading Poetry offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to the art of reading poetry. Successive chapters introduce key skills and critical or theoretical issues, enabling users to read poetry with enjoyment, insight and an awareness of the...

Organised around the writing purposes of the key stage 3 Framework for English, Literary Objectives provides a skills-based approach that is easy to integrate into any scheme of work. Bridges the gap between reading and writing, providing excellent...

Part of a superb collection of 120 pocket-sized fiction and non-fiction readers that will capture your children's imagination. These appealing books are carefully levelled to ensure gradual progression, and offer plenty of follow-up activities within...

Part of Rigby Star Guided, this book that belongs to the Fantastic Forest family is a little bit different. All the books have stunning 3D illustrations and a whole host of comical characters, including Gog the big-hearted giant, Hector the grumpy troll...

Meet the toys from Isabella's Toybox as they have lots of fun with opposites! From sad to happy, big to small and slow to fast. A simple concept board book, perfect for the very young. With playful artwork, adorable characters, and a sturdy board book,...

This Blue Storybook will help children to learn to read using Ruth Miskin's highly effective Superphonics method. There are four levels in the Storybook series - Blue (the easiest), Green, Purple and Turquoise (the hardest). Each level is linked to one...

This Blue Storybook will help children to learn to read using Ruth Miskin's highly effective Superphonics method. There are four levels in the Storybook series - Blue (the easiest), Green, Purple and Turquoise (the hardest). Each level is linked to one...

This Turquoise Storybook will help children to learn to read using Ruth Miskin's highly effective Superphonics method. There are four levels in the Storybook series - Blue (the easiest), Green, Purple and Turquoise (the hardest). Each level is linked to...

This Blue Storybook will help children to learn to read using Ruth Miskin's highly effective Superphonics method. There are four levels in the Storybook series - Blue (the easiest), Green, Purple and Turquoise (the hardest). Each level is linked to one...

This Purple Storybook will help children to learn to read using Ruth Miskin's highly effective Superphonics method. There are four levels in the Storybook series - Blue (the easiest), Green, Purple and Turquoise (the hardest). Each level is linked to one...

Do you have a reluctant reader at home? It might be time to call in "The Avengers". Designed to engage even the most reluctant reader, "Marvel Avengers Avengers Assemble" is a thrill packed ride along with all "The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780719570285Author Don ShiachFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Hodder MurrayPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 232g

This book is full of questions for students studying GCSE English, English Language and English Literature. The questions cover the key topics you'll need in a straightforward way - ideal for building your confidence and discovering any gaps in your...

In this lively and engaging textbook, Rob Penhallurick introduces readers to the diversity and history of the English language, and to relevant contemporary and classic work in linguistics. Organised into eighteen thematic chapters, each of which can be...

WJEC GCSE English is the next generation of resources from trusted author-examiner, Roger Lane. Endorsed by WJEC for use with their 2010 GCSE specifications, it offers a flexible route through the specifications, including full support for controlled...

TreeTops Comprehension provides CD-ROMs, Pupils' Books and Teacher's Guides, one for each year group from Year 3/P4-Year 6/7. The CD-ROMs and Pupil Books offer a range of text extracts - fiction, non-fiction and poetry, from familiar TreeTops books and...

Read With Biff, Chip and Kipper is the UK's best-selling home reading series. Over 5 million copies of the series sold in the UK alone since 2005. It is based on Oxford Reading Tree which is used in 80% of primary schools. Level 5 First Stories have been...

Written by top children's authors such as award-winning Gillian Cross, Malachy Doyle and Pippa Goodhart Snapdragons are fabulously illustrated with various writing styles and fonts to make reading enjoyable for all your infant readers. They provides a...

Enjoyable decodable stories featuring Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy which enable children to practise their decoding skills within a familiar and much loved setting.Book InformationISBN 9780198387176Author Roderick HuntFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint...

Search for 'Read with Oxford' to find out more about an exciting NEW range of levelled readers for children aged 3-8 Children's Laureate, Julia Donaldson, has captivated children all over the world with her lively and engaging stories. Songbirds Phonics...