After a day of watching thrilling routines, a young gymnastics fan says goodnight to her favourite sport. From the vault and beam to the bars and floor, her favourite gymnasts soar to success until the very last flip. With action-packed rhyming text and energetic art, Goodnight Gymnastics will have little tumblers cheering for bedtime!
Harper’s passion is parkour. Moving over, under and around obstacles in unique ways makes her feel like a superstar. But when the big parkour competition is cancelled, Harper has no place to compete – unless she joins a gymnastics team. Will Harper find the same passion for gymnastics as parkour?
Combining exciting sports stories with a dynamic graphic novel format, these fast-paced tales of sportsmanship and teamwork come to life in full-colour graphic novels. Supportive back matter, including comprehension questions, writing prompts and non-fiction sports info, helps young readers and sports enthusiasts step up their game.
Hanukkah is about celebrating! Often called the Festival of Lights, the eight-day celebration honours a war Jewish people won. This allowed them to freely practise their religion. During Hanukkah, people light the menorah. They sing songs. They gather with family and friends to eat special food and give gifts. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways.
Help young children to develop their sense of self and celebrate the things that make them unique with the All About Me series. In this book, Libby gives a tour of her neighbourhood to a boy just about her age whose family is moving in next door. By highlighting neighbourhood safety and activities, Libby makes the boy feel welcome.
In 1752, the sky in Philadelphia in the USA darkened. A thunderstorm was coming. Benjamin Franklin was ready to perform an experiment. He wanted to show the electrical nature of lightning. His experiment was a success, but he didn’t discover electricity that day. Myths about Franklin and his experiment have been told for years. Discover what’s real and what’s fiction through infographics, primary sources and expertly levelled text.
This non fiction text, which is part of a history series is a great non fiction text for independent reading by Key Stage Two children. This books is set out as a simple information book with easy to navigate contents pages and lots of pictures and diagrams to support learning and understanding.
Thomas Edison was a famous American inventor in the late 1800s, who changed the world. His work with light bulbs got a lot of attention and we still learn about him today. Over time, many stories have been told about this work, including that he invented the light bulb. But this isn’t true! Discover what’s real and what’s fiction through clear infographics, primary and secondary sources, and scientific text.
This text is fantastic to discuss fact from fiction and how sources of information are so important to the information we absorb. This texts includes lots of great vocabulary to introduce to children and supports the science curriculum in school. It could be used as a whole text or extracts could be shared where relevant to teaching points.
Every explorer needs a map! Baba encourages Yasmin to make one of her own. But when Yasmin loses sight of Mama at the farmer’s market, can her map bring them back together?
This book looks at all things toothy! Learn all about the different types of teeth in humans, what their functions are, and how and why we have two sets of teeth. Discover the role that dentists and oral hygienists play in looking after your teeth, find out about braces and what they do, which foods are best and worst for your teeth and much more. Our handy guide to brushing your teeth effectively will help you get your teeth squeaky clean! In fact, this book is so interesting it’s sure to be snapped up!
What is it like to live in or visit Australia? What makes Australia’s culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions and daily lives of Australian people.
Who were the Ancient Chinese and how did they live? Using your powers of analysis, work out what primary sources tell us about this ancient civilization.
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