Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration
HarperCollins Publishers Down the River
Book SynopsisWhat can you see down by the river? Follow one child on their journey in this non-fiction recount.What can you see down by the river? Follow one child on their journey in this non-fiction recount.Red B level/ Band 2B offers emergent readers simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa//oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /oi/ /ear/ /er/ /g/ gg /n/ nnPages 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.
£7.87
HarperCollins Publishers Super Boats
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Arabic Reading Programme is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step.Level 14 books build on level 13 by offering stories with more complex plots and with a greater number of chapters to encourage the development of reading stamina. Non-fiction texts use complex vocabulary and deal with challenging global themes. The style of language further reflects progression in the teaching of Arabic grammar, while still using largely familiar vocabulary and simplified concepts.Sailing, racing, travel and cargo boats have many different uses. But some are just designed for fun! Read about boats that can travel faster than the wind, sail around the world and even some boats that have swimming pools and discos on them!
£7.71
HarperCollins Publishers Paddington A Day Out
Book SynopsisJoin Paddington as he takes a colourful tour of London!Join Paddington as he takes a colourful tour of London.Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
£7.87
HarperCollins Publishers The Loch Ness Mystery
Book SynopsisDiscover the mystery of Scotland's Loch Ness Monster from its origins and sightings to the latest scientific research in this non-fiction report.Discover the mystery of Scotland's Loch Ness Monster from its origins and sightings to the latest scientific research in this non-fiction report.Orange/Band 6 offers varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages and reduced support from illustrations. A wider range of texts is included.The focus sounds in this book are: /v/ ve /j/ g, ge /c/ ch /ee/ y, e /f/ ph /ch/ tch, t /w/ wh /igh/ y /l/ le /s/ sePages 22 and 23 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.
£8.06
HarperCollins Publishers Is it a Bat Band 01BPink B Collins Big Cat
Book SynopsisThis fun non-fiction book provides opportunities to work out which animal is being shown from a close-up photo.This fun non-fiction book provides opportunities to work out which animal is being shown from a close-up photo.Chant and Chatter books are written especially for the Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds series at Book Band Pink. The narratives and non-fiction texts are formed through three short, rhythmic chants, allowing the demonstration and modelling of fluent reading and supporting children in learning Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds.The sounds in this book are: /b/ /h/ /g/ /o/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /f/ ffPages 14 and 15 contain an I Spy feature with a specific phoneme focus, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.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.
£7.87
HarperCollins Publishers A Sunken Ship Band 02ARed A Collins Big Cat
Book SynopsisCollins 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 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Join a group of divers at the Great Barrier Reef as they explore a shipwreck in this beautiful photographic non-fiction book.Pages 14 and 15 contain an I Spy feature with a specific phoneme focus, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.The focus sounds in this book are: /v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/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.
£7.87
HarperCollins Publishers Rock Pools Band 02BRed B Collins Big Cat Phonics
Book SynopsisCollins 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 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Find out all the different fascinating things you can see in rock pools in this non-fiction book!Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /or/ /er/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 forreading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
£7.71
HarperCollins Publishers Treasures of the Volcano Band 11Lime Plus Collins
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.The discovery of a mysterious scorched letter launches Wolfie and his volcanologist mother, Isabella, on a thrilling adventure around the world''s volcanoes. From Pompeii to Antarctica, they face beauty and danger in equal measure in their quest for the treasures of the volcano. This exciting adventure story is written by Hawys Morgan.Lime Plus/Band 11+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina.Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Ideas for reading in the back of the
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers Title 4
Book SynopsisCollins 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.
£8.33
HarperCollins Publishers Be a Cave Explorer Band 05Green Collins Big Cat
Book SynopsisCollins 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 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.This photographic non-fiction book explores a variety of caves and how they are made. Enjoy fantastic caves and learn what you need to do to become a cave explorer!Green/Band 5 offers early readers patterned language and varied characters.The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ a-e, ay, ey /ee/ ie, eaPages 22 and 23 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.
£8.84
HarperCollins Publishers Nature Fights Back
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.Learn all about rewilding and how nature fights back even when it appears to have been wiped out. Discover how farmland grows back into forest, deserted cities turn into wilderness, and life appears on volcanoes which erupt from the sea.Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.Text type: An information bookIdeas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activitiesBitten by a crocodile, charged by giant otters and chased up a tree by peccary wild boars
£10.90
HarperCollins Publishers Death Zone Extreme Exploration
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.Learn about extreme exploration. Adventure with the bravest explorers up the highest mountains, down into the deepest seas, across parched deserts and even into space!Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children''s sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.Text type: An information bookIdeas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.Curriculum Links Geography
£10.67
HarperCollins Publishers Why do we dream Band 10White Plus Collins Big Cat
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.Dreams can be strange, funny or scary, but they all have something in common. Almost everyone has them! Scientists are trying to understand why. Do dreams help our brains to store yesterday's experiences, or prepare for the future? Or are they just a side effect of a busy brain at work? Let's dive into different ideas about dreams and find out!White Plus/Band 10+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina.Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Ideas for reading in the b
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers Get Set for Fun
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Explore all the fun activities you can do outside through one day, from building a den to looking for bats, with this non-fiction instruction book.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 with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
£7.62
HarperCollins Publishers Be a Cave Explorer
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.This photographic non-fiction book explores a variety of caves and how they are made. Enjoy fantastic caves and learn what you need to do to become a cave explorer!Pages 22 and 23 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 with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
£8.57
HarperCollins Publishers Crocs and Rocks
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.This photographic non-fiction book invites you in to experience the activities, animals, art and natural beauty of Kakadu National Park in Australia.Pages 22 and 23 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 with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
£8.57
HarperCollins Publishers The Secret of Loch Ness
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Discover the mystery of Scotland's Loch Ness Monster from its origins and sightings to the latest scientific research in this non-fiction report.Pages 22 and 23 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 with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
£8.57
HarperCollins Publishers Deep Sea Diver
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.Roll double six or double three, let's learn about your history.Join Aniyah, EJ and Olivia, the time-travelling trio, as they play their Ludi board game and are transported to another action-packed adventure back in time, helping real people from history and solving exciting mysteries along the way.Aniyah, EJ and Olivia have been transported back in time! They meet Jacques Francis, a diver, who's leading a team to salvage goods from King Henry VIII's favourite ship the Mary Rose, which lies on the seabed 12 metres below. Can the trio survive the revolting Tudor cooking, save a girl accused of witchcraft, and solve a mystery?This exciting book is
£10.67
HarperCollins Publishers Legends of Land and Sky
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.
£8.57
HarperCollins Publishers A map
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.
£7.62
HarperCollins Publishers The Trinket
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.
£8.10
HarperCollins Publishers The Picnic
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.
£8.38
HarperCollins Publishers The Silver Hunters
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.
£8.57
HarperCollins Publishers How to Pick a Fort
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.
£8.38
HarperCollins Publishers Highest Longest Deepest
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.Have you ever wondered what the longest river is? Or the tallest mountain or building? What about the deepest canyon or lake? Find out about the highest, longest and deepest things on Earth in this fascinating exploration of the extremes!
£9.26
Penguin Random House Children's UK Great Northern
Book SynopsisArthur Ransome was born in Leeds in l884 and went to school at Rugby. He was in Russia in l917, and witnessed the Revolution, which he reported for the Manchester Guardian. After escaping to Scandinavia, he settled in the Lake District with his Russian wife where, in l929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. And so began a writing career which has produced some of the real children's treasures of all time. In 1936 he won the first ever Carnegie Medal for his book, Pigeon Post.Trade ReviewHe makes a tale of adventure, a handbook to adventure * Observer *
£7.59
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Radzis Incredible Facts
Book SynopsisRadzi Chinyanganya has been presenting television for over 10 years including flagship shows such as Blue Peter, Crufts, the Paralympics and Winter Olympics. Prior to this he was a top 10 GB skeleton bobsleigh athlete. Radzi can also be regularly seen presenting athletics, snooker, tennis, strongman events and wrestling, to name a few, as well as movie premieres for much loved children's classics such as The Lion King and Toy Story 4. You can follow him on Twitter, Instagram, and Tik Tok sharing his love of facts at @iamradzi.
£8.54
Penguin Random House Children's UK Milo Milo the Explorer
Book SynopsisDiscover fun and adventure in this picture storybook with Milo and friends, as seen on Channel 5's Milkshake.Milo, Lofty and Lark have been transported to the jungle to become real-life explorers!Follow them on their adventure past Skull Rock, through the Tunnel of Trees, and across the Risky Ravine in search of valuable treasure.What will Milo and friends discover on their journey?Want more Milo? Try:Milo: Meet Milo!Milo: Where''s Milo? A Search-and-Find BookMilo: Milo and Friends Little Library
£7.59
Little, Brown & Company Why Do Elephants Have Big Ears
Book SynopsisFascinating 'Why' questions about animals, and plenty of new ones, take center stage in the latest book by Caldecott Honor–winning duo Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.Do you know why a camel has a hump? A Zebra has stripes? Or why wombats have cube-shaped poop? Find out the answers in this fun and beautifully illustrated book, and learn oodles of other intriguing facts about the animal world. It's the perfect gift for any kid who loves animals and is always asking 'Why?' because who doesn't want to know why a flamingo stands on one leg? Steve Jenkins and Robin Page have written and illustrated almost 100 nonfiction children’s books that have sold over 5 million copies between them. Masters at making nonfiction entertaining and visually engaging, their books have won numerous awards and are favorites of kids, parents, and teachers alike.
£13.49
Scholastic Inc. Race to the South Pole Ranger in Time 4
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£7.65
Faber & Faber Rescue 1
Book SynopsisAstonishing real-life rescue missions from on, under and above the earth from the award-winning team behind Survivors and Heroes.How far would you go to save a life? Scrambling from the wreckage of his school after an earthquake, a nine-year-old Sichuan boy rescued two unconscious friends. ''I was hall monitor,'' he said afterwards. ''It is my job to look after my classmates.''Whether dragging a friend from a blazing car, masterminding a search far below the earth''s surface, or recovering astronauts from an aborted space mission, Rescue reveals the ingenuity, courage and doggedness of the human spirit all over the world.Another unputdownable collection of eye-opening and moving true adventures, both contemporary and historical. Impeccably told by David Long and brought to vibrant life by illustrator Kerry Hyndman.Praise for the series:True-story fans will love this.' Inis Children''s Books Ireland
£14.24
Scholastic Inc. Pedros Journal
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£6.64
Penguin USA The Indestructible Tom Crean
Book SynopsisHeroic Explorer of the Antarctic.At the turn of the twentieth century, Antarctica is the last unexplored continent. The ice is unforgiving. It can break the human spirit. It takes many men willing to face hardship, danger, and years away from home to journey to this uncharted end of the earth. This is the story of one. His name is Tom Crean.The Indestructible Tom Crean reveals the incredible true stories of Crean''s adventures on the Discovery, Terra Nova, and Endurance expeditions. He hauls eight-hundred-pound sleds full of supplies, escapes from drifting ice floes, and trudges miles alone across a treacherous ice shelf. When the Endurance becomes trapped in the frozen sea and sinks, it is up to Crean and several others to go for help. They sail a tiny lifeboat through the most violent seas in the world and cross a daunting glacial mountain range by foot in order to save their fellow explorers. Tom Crean''s heroic acts of coura
£16.99
Penguin Putnam Inc Quién fue Ponce de León
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£6.64
Who Was Leif Erikson
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£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Board Book
Book SynopsisShows the many kinds of dinosaurs that once roamed the earth.
£9.69
Quarto Publishing PLC Ernest Shackleton 45 Little People BIG DREAMS
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£13.59
Quarto Publishing PLC Legends of Norse Mythology
Book SynopsisLegends of Norse Mythology is afully illustrated encyclopaedia of Norse gods, giants, monsters and heroes featuring beautiful and otherworldly illustrations from Isabella Mazzanti and enchanting text from Old English scholar and Norse mythology expert Dr Thomas Birkett.Trade Review“Illustrated anthology of Norse heroes and legends retold for a new generation.” * The Bookseller *
£12.74
Quarto Publishing PLC Dinosaur Atlas
Book SynopsisIn this follow-on to Football Atlas, Space Atlas and Ocean Atlas readers will be taken on a journey to the prehistoric world! On this Amazing Adventure readers will discover the mysteries of dinosaur origins, clues to what they looked like, how they survived, where they lived, and why they became extinct.Trade Review“Showing how the world looked in prehistoric times when the dinosaurs roamed. With descriptions of how they looked, how they survived, where they lived and how they became extinct, this is a comprehensive guide to all kinds of dinosaurs all over the world.” * The Bookseller *
£11.69
DK Eyewitness Titanic
Book SynopsisBecome an eyewitness to the tragic story of the Titanic - from its incredible construction, catastrophic sinking, and lasting legacy. Travel back to the year 1912 and experience the Titanic’s fateful maiden voyage from Southampton, UK, to New York City. Learn what life was like for people on board before the supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg and ended up beneath the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Discover survival stories from the epic rescue mission and find out what happened to the captain, crew, and passengers. A titanic book for kids that encourages curiosity and explore the ship’s treasures that lay undiscovered for years.Loved and trusted for over 30 years, Eyewitness has a new look and even more content:• A bite-sized formula of text with images that kids love!• Fully revised and fact-checked by subject specialists• Packed with facts, infographics, statistics, and timelin
£15.29
DK Eyewitness Titanic
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£9.11
DK Eyewitness Train
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£9.49
DK Eyewitness Train
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£15.29
DK The Moon
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£13.49
DK DK Super Readers Level 3 Space Busters Race to
Book SynopsisHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the incredible Apollo 11 journey to the Moon with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 3: Space Busters Race to the Moon will introduce kids to the excitement of the first Moon walk–including who the Apollo 11 astronauts were, what they did when they got to the Moon, and the risks they overcame to make history–and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help you
£12.74
DK DK Super Readers Level 3 Space Busters Race to
Book SynopsisHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the incredible Apollo 11 journey to the Moon with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 3: Space Busters Race to the Moon will introduce kids to the excitement of the first Moon walk – including who the Apollo 11 astronauts were, what they did when they got to the Moon, and the risks they overcame to make history – and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can
£6.84
DK Timelines of Everything
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£26.99
DK The Solar System
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£15.29
