Books by Catherine Baker

Book SynopsisHave you ever wondered what it''s like to be an astronaut? What do you eat? Where do you sleep? Compare life on Earth with life on the International Space Station and discover what it''s like to live in space! Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a compelling non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The series includes 36 titles which are all phonically decodable, with some high-interest topic words to develop vocabulary and impart knowledge. The imaginative approach and variety of intriguing topics mean there are books to interest every child. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every reader to the right book.

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Book SynopsisHow do you grow strawberries? Discover this and more in Grow a Strawberry Mess. The fiction book that accompanies this title is Pumpkin Mess.Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper is a series of paired fiction and non-fiction books linked by curriculum-related topics. Each pair consists of an engaging story featuring well-loved characters and a compelling non-fiction book. These topic-linked pairings will develop and deepen their reading comprehension and foster a love of reading across both text types. This book is one of six titles at Oxford Level 3, which are phonically decodable featuring a small number of pre-taught, non-decodable topic words to enrich the texts and support language development. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it is easy to match every child with the right book and enable them to progress.

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Book SynopsisSee how explorers find their way in Map, Compass, Explore!. The fiction book that accompanies this title is The Treasure Map. Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper is a series of paired fiction and non-fiction books linked by curriculum-related topics. Each pair consists of an engaging story featuring well-loved characters and a compelling non-fiction book. These topic-linked pairings will develop and deepen their reading comprehension and foster a love of reading across both text types. This book is one of six titles at Oxford Level 5, which are phonically decodable featuring a small number of pre-taught, non-decodable topic words to enrich the texts and support language development. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it is easy to match every child with the right book and enable them to progress.

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Book SynopsisBuzz and Tim are in a bucket rocket but where will it take them? Will they land on a cool planet?Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children''s imaginations and develop their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustrators broadens children''s reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. This story is one of six titles at Oxford Level 2, which are phonically decodable with some extra high-interest words to expand children''s vocabularies and enrich the stories. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every reader to the right book.

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Book SynopsisRapid Phonics is a literacy intervention which can be used with groups or individuals. Developed by Dr Marlynne Grant, Educational Psychologist, following extensive research, Rapid Phonics fiction and non-fiction titles are designed for pupils in Year 1 and above, who are having difficulties with phonics.

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Book SynopsisRapid Phonics is a literacy intervention which can be used with groups or individuals. Developed by Dr Marlynne Grant, Educational Psychologist, following extensive research, Rapid Phonics fiction and non-fiction titles are designed for pupils in Year 1 and above, who are having difficulties with phonics.

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Book SynopsisRapid Phonics is a literacy intervention which can be used with groups or individuals. Developed by Dr Marlynne Grant, Educational Psychologist, following extensive research, Rapid Phonics fiction and non-fiction titles are designed for pupils in Year 1 and above, who are having difficulties with phonics.

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Book SynopsisRapid Phonics is a literacy intervention which can be used with groups or individuals. Developed by Dr Marlynne Grant, Educational Psychologist, following extensive research, Rapid Phonics fiction and non-fiction titles are designed for pupils in Year 1 and above, who are having difficulties with phonics.

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Book SynopsisRapid Phonics is a literacy intervention which can be used with groups or individuals. Developed by Dr Marlynne Grant, Educational Psychologist, following extensive research, Rapid Phonics fiction and non-fiction titles are designed for pupils in Year 1 and above, who are having difficulties with phonics.

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Book SynopsisIn a Pit is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging and perfectly match the new Letters & Soundsguidance used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisNap, Sid! is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging and perfectly match the new Letters & Soundsguidance used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisTip Tap is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelled storiesare engaging and perfectly match the new Letters & Soundsguidance used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisTap It In is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging and perfectly match the new Letters & Soundsguidance used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisThis title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging, and are exactly matched to Little WandleLetters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisThis title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging, and are exactly matched to Little WandleLetters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisThis title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging, and are exactly matched to Little WandleLetters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisThis title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging, and are exactly matched to Little WandleLetters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisThis title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging, and are exactly matched to Little WandleLetters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans is a comprehensive overview of major topics, established debates and new directions in the study of popular music and politics in this region.The vibrant growth of this subject area since the 1990s has been intertwined with the region's political and socio-economic transformations, including the collapse of state socialism in much of the region, the break-up of Yugoslavia, the advent of neoliberal capitalism, the rise of Romani activism, the complex politics of Europeanization' before and after the global financial crisis, and the region's relationship to the European Union border regime. The handbook illustrates the wide range of disciplines and methods that contribute to this field's interdisciplinary dialogue and highlights emerging approaches such as the study of Black diasporas in the region, popular music's links with LGBTQ+ communities, and the impact of digital technologies on musical culture

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Book SynopsisCatherine Baker is Lecturer in Twentieth-Century History at the University of Hull, UK.Trade ReviewThe Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s is a well-structured and balanced volume that provides the reader with a critically written “state of the debate” on what The Economist once called the “Yugomess”. Among its biggest strengths and novelties, if compared with other introductory accounts, is the author’s insistence on not only what has been written about particular events, but also how it has been written. * Dora Komnenovic, Justus Liebig University, Germany in Croatian Political Science Review *The Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s is a well structured and balanced volume that provides the reader with a critically written ‘state of the debate’ on what The Economist once called the ‘Yugomess’. Among its biggest strengths and novelties, if compared with other introductory accounts, is the author’s insistence on not only what has been written about particular events, but also how it has been written. * Dora Komnenovic, Croatian Political Science Review, Vol. 53 (4) *Table of ContentsEditors' Preface 1. Introduction 2. Yugoslavia and its Origins 3. The Break-Up of the Yugoslav Federation 4. From Crisis to War in Slovenia and Croatia 5. The War in Bosnia-Herzegovina 6. The Kosovo War and its Aftermath 7. Peacebuilding, Reconciliation and Reconstruction 8. The Past on Trial 9. Culture and Language During and After the Wars 10. Conclusion Timeline (1980-2000) Bibliography Index.

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Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each stage of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context.These fully decodable stories are 100% matched to the phonic progression of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme and provide a perfect fit with your phonics teaching - endorsed by phonics expert and trainer Debbie Hepplewhite. They consolidate taught GPCs at each stage of the programme, with one book covering two weeks of teaching, and can be used in class or as take-home readers. Support for parents and carers is provided on the inside cover notes.Levels 1+-2 consist of simple blending books and short texts. Levels 3-5 include 3 fiction (with one Biff, Chip and Kipper adventure) and 3 non-fiction per level.These books complement your existing Oxford Reading Tree resources so you can gradually add on.This pack contains 1 copy of each of the 6 titles at Oxford Level 2. These Short Reads contain 3-

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Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each stage of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context.These fully decodable stories are 100% matched to the phonic progression of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme and provide a perfect fit with your phonics teaching - endorsed by phonics expert and trainer Debbie Hepplewhite. They consolidate taught GPCs at each stage of the programme, with one book covering two weeks of teaching, and can be used in class or as take-home readers. Support for parents and carers is provided on the inside cover notes.Levels 1+-2 consist of simple blending books and short texts. Levels 3-5 include 3 fiction (with one Biff, Chip and Kipper adventure) and 3 non-fiction per level.These books complement your existing Oxford Reading Tree resources so you can gradually add on. This pack contains 6 copies of each of the 6 titles at Oxford Level 2. These Short Reads contain

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Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each stage of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context.These fully decodable stories are 100% matched to the phonic progression of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme and provide a perfect fit with your phonics teaching - endorsed by phonics expert and trainer Debbie Hepplewhite. They consolidate taught GPCs at each stage of the programme, with one book covering two weeks of teaching, and can be used in class or as take-home readers. Support for parents and carers is provided on the inside cover notes.Levels 1+-2 consist of simple blending books and short texts. Levels 3-5 include 3 fiction (with one Biff, Chip and Kipper adventure) and 3 non-fiction per level.These books complement your existing Oxford Reading Tree resources so you can gradually add on.This pack contains 1 copy of each of the 6 titles at Oxford Level 5. The titles are Snakes and Ca

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Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each stage of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context.These fully decodable stories are 100% matched to the phonic progression of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme and provide a perfect fit with your phonics teaching - endorsed by phonics expert and trainer Debbie Hepplewhite. They consolidate taught GPCs at each stage of the programme, with one book covering two weeks of teaching, and can be used in class or as take-home readers. Support for parents and carers is provided on the inside cover notes.Levels 1+-2 consist of simple blending books and short texts. Levels 3-5 include 3 fiction (with one Biff, Chip and Kipper adventure) and 3 non-fiction per level.These books complement your existing Oxford Reading Tree resources so you can gradually add on.This pack contains 6 copies of each of the 6 titles at Oxford Level 5. The titles are Snakes and

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Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each stage of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context.These fully decodable stories are 100% matched to the phonic progression of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme and provide a perfect fit with your phonics teaching - endorsed by phonics expert and trainer Debbie Hepplewhite. They consolidate taught GPCs at each stage of the programme, with one book covering two weeks of teaching, and can be used in class or as take-home readers. Support for parents and carers is provided on the inside cover notes.Levels 1+-2 consist of simple blending books and short texts. Levels 3-5 include 3 fiction (with one Biff, Chip and Kipper adventure) and 3 non-fiction per level.Darcy is not allowed a pet. Then one day she finds a pebble and decides to make her own.

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Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each stage of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context.These fully decodable stories are 100% matched to the phonic progression of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme and provide a perfect fit with your phonics teaching - endorsed by phonics expert and trainer Debbie Hepplewhite. They consolidate taught GPCs at each stage of the programme, with one book covering two weeks of teaching, and can be used in class or as take-home readers. Support for parents and carers is provided on the inside cover notes.Levels 1+-2 consist of simple blending books and short texts. Levels 3-5 include 3 fiction (with one Biff, Chip and Kipper adventure) and 3 non-fiction per level.Castles, temples, cities ... there are lots of exciting ruins for us to investigate!

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Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the Department for Education. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds. Malik and the Owl Cup allows children to apply their phonics learning from Reception, Spring 2, Week 1 of Essential Letters and Sounds.

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