Charming, funny farmyard story, perfect for beginner readers, from the bestselling author of HORRID HENRY, with full-colour illustrations by Emily Bolam. Read by Miranda Richardson. This pack contains the paperback and a CD containing a dramaised version and read along version.
Learn how to be a wolf, learn how to be really bad! Small Bad Wolf wants to grow up to be the BADDEST wolf around! He enjoys nothing more than chasing things and pouncing. When his dad says 'Let's hunt for dinner!', Small Bad Wolf can't contain his excitement. They go after the coochie-woochie chickens, the juicy little piggies and itty-bitty kidiwinks. But some things in a wolf's life don't turn out as planned, and in the end Small Bad Wolf finds himself chasing and pouncing on something very unexpected indeed...a football!
""Out of the way, Titch!"" Omnibombulator is a very small beetle - so small that his parents give him a really long name to make him feel important. It doesn't seem to help. Earwigs and woodlice still push poor Omnibombulator around, and snails walk across him, making him all slimy.
The toughest Chicken Mission yet! All's quiet at Chicken HQ - but not for long. A new villain is on the scene: Vladimir Raptorov, an owl with more than mice in his sights. When the chickens are sent to investigate on Stormy Island, they discover his awful secret - he wants to use fossils to create horrifying dino-chicken hybrids! Can the chickens foil his plans for world domination, or is this finally the end of the Elite Chicken Squad?
The Pet Defenders Code: 1. The safety of Planet Earth depends on you. 2. Humans MUST NOT know the truth. GOOD LUCK - you'll need it.
A mysterious cheese has appeared in Nothington-on-Sea and it smells so bad it's knocking people out! Biskit and Mitzy discover some alien cheeses determined to live on Earth. And they're being pursued by a giant mouse! Can the Pet Defenders get rid of the rodent and the putrid pong? You'd cheddar brie-lieve it!
This fast-paced funny series features action, mystery and animal antics. Perfect for wannabe detectives and kids who love SPY DOG and THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS!
Fresh from a jungle trip, Peter, his exuberant assistant Punky and their friend Harold discover their beloved ice-skating rink has been over-populated with some dubious-looking penguins. Determined to weasel them out and return their rink to its former glory, Peter and Punky embark on an adventure...
A classic from beloved author Eva Ibbotson - now with
an updated cover from celebrated illustrator, Jamie Littler.
How do you smuggle a family of yetis from Tibet to
England?
When Agatha Farlingham is kidnapped by a yeti on a mountain in
Tibet, she soon discovers that the hairy monster is clever and noble.
His children are in danger from the modern world and he needs
her help. She sends them on a top-secret journey to England and the
safety of her ancestral home.
But first she must teach them some manners. . .
A rollicking adventure from the extraordinary imagination of
one of Britain's most beloved storytellers.
This early Iva Ibbottson novel, never submitted for publication,
contains all the trademark qualities that made
Eva's subsequent books so successful; comedy, loveable and eccentric
characters, perfectly-crafted plotting, and inspiring themes
of tolerance, kindness to animals, and the defeat of cruelty.
REVIEWS
""Ibbotson is one of the greatest children's writers of our
time"" The Times
""A classic"" The Daily Mail
""A hugely enjoyable and witty rollick"" Mal Peet,
Guardian
So go on, ask me. 'Dear, dear Tuffy. Why was your Christmas so horrible?'
Well. I couldn't climb the tree.
I couldn't touch the dangly decorations.
And Ellie made me part of her sing-along Christmas performance.
Horrible, horrible, horrible!
But I showed them. I was Tuffy the Acting Cat, superstar. How was I supposed to know things would get so . . . messy?
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 support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.
One day, Thumper the rabbit is woken by a loud crash – does this mean the planet is cracking? This beautiful retelling of a traditional tale is written by Lou Kuenzler and illustrated by Bea Bencievenni.
Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language
This book focuses on adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes.
Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
The third children's book featuring Polly and her puffin Neil, from bestselling adult novelist Jenny Colgan. With gorgeous two-colour illustrations throughout, Polly is perfect for reading aloud.
Polly and her puffin friend, Neil, have wonderful adventures by the sea.
But now the time has come for Polly to go to the place she calls 'Big School'. It might be fun, it might be exciting, and it's definitely a little bit scary.
Making new friends can be harder than it sounds . . . join Polly on her quest and find out if there might be a new feathered friend for Neil too!
Ideal for bedtime stories and early readers. From the author of The Little Beach Street Bakery.
Contains lots of fun recipes and activities in addition to the story.
Fuzzy and Coco's owners are organising an Easter Fair at the Rescue Centre. They bring home a naughty little bunny called Binny in the hope that she will learn to behave. Then she can find a new owner at the fair.
But Binny is determined to cause havoc in Middleton Crescent. Her antics lead to Eduardo's capture by the humans - and then he's taken to be adopted at the fair!
Can Fuzzy and Coco rescue Eduardo and find a new home for Binny?
