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A humorous story featuring two whacky scientists building a robot. They assemble the robot carefully with each body part, but where is the head? In this simple text, each body part is named as it is added, and as the different parts are used, a repeated reply of thank you reinforces the phrase. Pink B/ Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions. Text type - A patterned story with predictable structure The body parts are repeated in a single labelled diagram of the completed robot on pages 14 and 15 providing opportunities for speaking, listening and writing. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

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How many dinosaurs are there in the dinosaur band? Count the dinosaurs as each music section gets up on stage to play their fabulous instruments, from guitars to flutes to piano! The dinosaurs build up slowly into a huge band and begin to rock! Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations. Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language A final story map spread shows all the dinosaur rockers, encouraging children to recap the story. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

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Boost your confidence with helpful advice and practice for the Cambridge B1 Preliminary for Schools qualification. With fun activities to build students’ skills and vocabulary, Practice for B1 Preliminary for Schools (PET for Schools), gives students the confidence to succeed. It contains: · 20 units featuring topics and vocabulary taken from the official 2020 Cambridge Vocabulary List.· The exercises cover: Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar and the 4 skills: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.· 500 words from the official 2020 Cambridge Vocabulary List.· Updated for the new exam.· Answer key, audio scripts and word lists included at the back of the book.· Accompanying audio, provided free online, supports the Listening and Speaking exercises. This also helps students’ pronunciation· Tips boxes offer advice on how to do well in the exam.· Sample Writing and Speaking answers included in the answer key.

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The shocking first-hand account of one man’s remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. ‘Why had I not died in my young years – before God had given me children to love and live for? What unhappiness and suffering and sorrow it would have prevented. I sighed for liberty; but the bondsman's chain was round me, and could not be shaken off.’ 1841: Solomon Northup is a successful violinist when he is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Taken from his family in New York State – with no hope of ever seeing them again – and forced to work on the cotton plantations in the Deep South, he spends the next twelve years in captivity until his eventual escape in 1853. First published in 1853, this extraordinary true story proved to be a powerful voice in the debate over slavery in the years leading up to the Civil War. It is a true-life testament of one man’s courage and conviction in the face of unfathomable injustice and brutality: its influence on the course of American history cannot be overstated.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance. We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.’ In Verne’s science-fiction classic, Professor Lidenbrock chances upon an ancient manuscript and pledges to solve the mysterious coded message that lies within it. Eventually he deciphers the story – that of an Icelandic explorer who travels to the centre of the earth, finding his way there via a volcano. Inspired by the manuscript, The Professor is determined to follow in the explorer’s footsteps and builds a crew of men which includes his nervous nephew Axel. Together they begin their journey to the centre of the earth, facing fearsome danger and adventure at every turn.

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This simple picture book with a familiar theme, looks at the different thigns that a family take on a picnic; the rug, the basket, the sandwiches, the cakes and the drinks. The scene is set for a perfect picnic, until the wasps arrive! Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations. Text type - A story with a predictable structure and patterned language A labelled illustration on pages 14 and 15 gives children the chance to recount and discuss the story. This story is paired with an information book with a similar theme: Minibeasts by Siobhan Hardy. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with fully decodable phonics books matched to Letters and Sounds. This colourful book with hilarious cartoons is a wordless story set in the jungle. A pair of monkeys have their eye on a juicy-looking fruit hanging just out of reach. The story follows their inventive but unsuccessful attempts to grab the fruit. Lilac/Band 0 – wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work. Text type – Fiction. A storyboard on pages 14-15 provides an opportunity for children to retell the story in their own words. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

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Collins 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 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! It’s all aboard a 1910 London bus for a trip around the city, but then the fog descends, and a horse appears out of the darkness. Can the trio help bus driver Joe Clough save the day? This exciting book is one of several action-packed adventure stories from Black history, written and illustrated by Nadine Cowan. Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. Pages 30 and 31 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 book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Collins Cambridge IGCSE ® Accounting Workbook supports the Student Book by providing additional material for skills development and reinforcement of understanding. It is fully matched to the Cambridge IGCSE Accounting (0452) syllabus and offers carefully-graded exercises to meet the needs of all learners. Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationFirst teaching: 2018 First examination: 2020 The Workbook supports the Student’s Book in providing additional practice for the new IGCSE Accounting syllabus (0452) as well as the Cambridge O Level syllabus (7707), both for first teaching 2018 and first examination in 2020• Follows the same order of learning as the Student Book• Each unit starts with a checklist of objectives to encourage students to reflect on their knowledge and understanding and to guide them with how to continue with their learning• Offers differentiated tasks to meet the needs of all students• Each unit includes questions to support those struggling with a particular topic• Each unit includes questions for students who feel confident with the material in the unit and want to take it further• Each unit includes further practice questions suitable for all students• Unit reviews offer exam-style multiple-choice questions for practice and reinforcement• End-of-chapter reviews offer further exam practice, both of MCQs and structured written questions This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Follow the life of a little boy called Oliver as he goes from being a workhouse orphan to a life with a group of young pickpockets. Will he ever manage to escape his life of crime? This wonderful retelling of the classic Charles Dickens story was written by Hilary McKay. This is a Band 11/Lime book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which has longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. This is a retelling of a story by a significant author, and supports literacy learning around extended stories and significant authors. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For more guided reading books in this Collins Big Cat band, try Wild Weather (9780007591282) by Chris Oxlade.

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To understand all the documents you come across at work you need to practise reading different kinds of text. This brand new self-study book is the ideal way for business people to refine their reading skills in English. It provides practice reading the kinds of texts that business people come into contact with at work every day, using authentic examples from real business situations. It is aimed particularly at executives who communicate in English frequently or work in foreign or multinational companies. The twenty 4-page units focus on a wide variety of texts, which are useful as a quick-reference guide or for more in depth study and practice: Section 1: Emails Section 2: Business documents such as agendas, CVs, job descriptions and annual reports Section 3: Marketing and advertising, including company websites, brochures and social media such as Twitter Section 4: Business media, for example reading newspaper reports, financial news and business blogs Each unit contains practice activities and exercises; key vocabulary and phrases and grammar tips, with notes on American English variants Includes helpful advice on different reading styles, such as reading for gist and reading for detail Reference section with advice on how to improve your reading speed, and tips to help you choose the best reading method to find the information you need Also focuses on useful skills not covered in traditional reading courses, such as ‘reading between the lines’ or understanding the true meaning behind the message Includes an answer key, making it ideal for self-study Powered by COBUILD – using the real language of business English Collins English for Business is an innovative series of self-study skills books which focus on the language you really need to do business in English – wherever you are in the world. Each title includes tips on how to communicate effectively and how to communicate inter-culturally. Other titles in this series are Speaking, Listening and Writing.

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Collins Arabic Big Cat 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 5 books are for children who are ready to read stories with more challenging word patterns or non-verbal sentences with 2 or 3 words, and with total support through illustrations and extensive use of repetition. Double spacing is used between words to ensure children see where each new word in a sentence begins and ends to ensure the focus remains on reading core words.Featuring a variety of cars, this photographically illustrated book cues children to identify different types of car by colour. Each left hand page shows the car in close-up while the text cues the colour, and the right hand page shows the car in action, driving along a road or tearing around a Grand Prix circuit. A final double page spread shows all of the colours clearly labelled to help children recap.

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Collins Explore English is a 6-level course which provides full coverage of the Cambridge Primary English as a Second Language curriculum framework (0057) from 2020. With a magazine-style Student’s Resource Book, comprehensive Student’s Coursebook, and supportive Teacher’s Guide, it offers clear progression within and across levels. The Teacher’s Guides offer a clear and comprehensive path through the course by providing detailed lesson plans with step-by-step guidance and support in delivering the course. Suggestions for additional activities, differentiation, and extension work are included in each unit. The material at each level is organised into nine units, each of which is divided into three weeks. Four suggested lessons are provided in the Teacher’s Guide for each week of work, plus a further section of additional activities, revision and extension offering further resources which can be used flexibly depending on the timetable or classroom context. Step-by-step lesson notes give clear instructions for using the materials and to fully cover the curriculum. The activities in each unit are introduced and explored in context so that language is developed and learnt in meaningful and familiar contexts related to learners’ interests and what they may be learning in other school subjects. Each lesson clearly references the relevant material in the Student’s Resource Book and Coursebook, linking all three components with straightforward instructions and guidance on how to deliver the course. The course takes an integrated skills approach to developing language skills with an emphasis on practical communication. It is designed with interactive learning at its heart and has been created to offer flexibility where this is beneficial while following a consistent approach so the course is easy to deliver. It is fully supported by a comprehensive Teacher’s Guide with detailed lesson plans that provide step-by-step guidance. This course aims to develop the life-long skills that are essential for communication in English and learning in other subjects and to support teachers in delivering the objectives of the Cambridge curriculum framework from 2020. This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0057 from 2020.

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Collins Explore English is a 6-level course which provides full coverage of the Cambridge Primary English as a Second Language curriculum framework (0057) from 2020. With a magazine-style Student’s Resource Book, comprehensive Student’s Coursebook, and supportive Teacher’s Guide, it offers clear progression within and across levels. The Student’s Coursebook is clearly linked to the Student’s Resource Book, both of which are fully supported in the Teacher’s Guide. It follows the same topic-based structure of units as the Resource Book, and includes a wide range of varied activities and exercises related to the input materials to develop and consolidate learning. The Coursebook is designed to be written into, so activities contain structured spaces for learners to record answers. The activities can be used as classroom tasks, for homework or for assessment purposes. The completed tasks give the teacher an opportunity to check work and give feedback. Learners have a consolidated record of their work and parents can see what kind of activities learners are doing in class. The Student’s Coursebook provides opportunities for the learners to consolidate and apply what they have learnt, and to relate what they are learning both to the environment in which they live and beyond, to other contexts. Much of the learners’ work is conducted in pairs or small groups in line with international best practice. The tasks and activities are designed to be engaging for learners and to support teachers in their assessment of learner progress and achievement. This innovative course has been designed to encourage maximum enjoyment and engagement by young learners, providing them with a fun and colourful Resource Book packed full of texts and illustrations to stimulate language learning. The corresponding Coursebook contains the activities relating to this input material. The Student’s Resource Book and Student’s Coursebook are used together to provide the full learning package for the student. The course takes an integrated skills approach to developing language skills with an emphasis on practical communication. It is designed with interactive learning at its heart and has been created to offer flexibility where this is beneficial while following a consistent approach so the course is easy to deliver. It is fully supported by a comprehensive Teacher’s Guide with detailed lesson plans that provide step-by-step guidance. This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0057 from 2020.

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Mr Cat’s carrying a big bag. His friends, Mrs Bear, Mr Fox, Mrs Duck and Mr Mouse are all very interested to find out what he has inside, but Mr Cat will only give them one answer: “Wait and see!” This sweet story is written by ten-year-old Collins Big Cat 2011 Writing Competition winner Louisa Kelly, with quirky illustrations by Julian Mosedale. Ideas for Reading provide practical support and stimulating activities. Text type: A story with patterned and predictable language.

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Collins 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. They took his home. They took his name. They called him Boy. He lived with the lions in the Tower of London but dreamed of going back to Africa. This is the story of how he managed to escape and finally return home. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Owl thinks he is the best at everything, but he keeps meeting other birds who are better than him. What is Owl best at? This sweet story about finding our own strengths is written and illustrated by Laura Hambleton. This is a Red A/Band 2A book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development for early readers.This story has a predictable structure and patterned language and children can recap key events in the story using the storymap on pages 14–15. This book would link well with the citizenship: taking part curriculum topic. Best Bird is one of the top 10 books found to be ‘easiest’ to read – most accessible and appropriate for the reading level – in the 2019 What Kids are Reading report from Renaissance Learning. Other top 10 ‘easiest’ books to read from the report include Bad Bat (9780007412891), No, Sid, No! (9780007421923), Sam and the Nut (9780007334995), The Magic Egg (9780007329182), Cat and Dog in a Mess (9780007235827), Get Fit (9780007421961) and Got It! (9780007421930). This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Collins 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. When Uncle Claude surprises Harris and Grace with a mystery trip, it doesn’t go quite as planned and things take a turn for the spooky. Do witches really exist? Do you believe in ghosts? This thrilling graphic novel is written and illustrated by John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Pages 54 and 55 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 book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Collins 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. Ava Skye’s routine is important to her: waking up at 6 o’clock … wearing clothes that don’t itch or feel too tight … eating tomato sandwiches for breakfast and dinner… Doing certain things in the same way helps her feel comfortable, confident and safe. But each week, Ava sets aside a day to experience something new. When she decides to try roller skating, will her fear of the rink prove too daunting a challenge, or will it be her biggest accomplishment yet? Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. Pages 30 and 31 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 book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Collins 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. Fatima thinks the stories about the weird and wonderful Mysterious Museum are all nonsense – exhibits don’t come to life! But then her best friend Florence disappears inside the museum and Fatima must follow the riddles to find her, even if it means risking her own life … Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: An adventure story Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities. Aisha Bushby was born in Bahrain and has lived in Kuwait, England and Canada. Now she mostly lives in the worlds of her children’s books. When she's not writing, she loves playing video games and trying out different escape rooms. Her love of puzzle-solving and nostalgia for the school trips she used to go on inspired The Mysterious Museum.

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Collins 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. Alex lives in a big city in a high-rise flat, far, far away from his dad who is away working on a research trip on a remote island. The story is told in the form of letters, emails and postcards Alex and his Dad send each other while they are apart. We gradually piece together their thoughts and feelings about their lives in different parts of the world in this moving story by Helen Dineen. 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 book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Collins 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. It’s the summer show and Eden, Daniel and Wale are brought together by chance, when nerves get the better of them. Little do they know, they’re about to embark on an adventure. Can they work together to overcome their fears and become the Worry Warriors? Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. Pages 54 and 55 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 book provide practical support and stimulating activities. Tarnelia loves a good story and is passionate about writing both fiction and non-fiction books for children of all ages- particularly stories showcasing diversity, inclusivity and mental wellbeing. An English and Creative Writing graduate and Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor, Tarnelia seeks to combine both the creative and therapeutic elements of her work to create engaging stories for children to relate to and learn from.You can find her on social media: @TarnMatthews

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Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Sara and Oz have fun at the beach. Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online

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Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Jasmin goes to visit Grandma. Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters, working towards A1 Movers Reading guide online

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Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Ivy and Mack go camping. Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters, working towards A1 Movers Reading guide online

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Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Grow plants in the garden! Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online

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Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Shop and hop. What do you see? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online

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Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. How does a small seed grow into a big cherry tree? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters, working towards A1 Movers Reading guide online

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Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. There are paper dragons, animal dragons, and water dragons. What do you know about dragons? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters, working towards A1 Movers Reading guide online

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Plan and deliver the new AQA specification with this pick-up-and-go Teacher Pack. It is perfectly matched to the GCSE Maths 4th edition Student Book. Great for cover lessons, NQTs, teaching assistants or more experienced teachers in search of ideas. Deliver the new GCSE maths curriculum with confidence with a detailed introduction to support you in interpreting the significant change Help students achieve a smooth transition from KS3 using our thorough explanations of the new assessment objectives Plan ahead with detailed, practical schemes of work for 2, 3 and 5 year teaching Pick up and teach with detailed lesson plans – perfect for cover lessons, NQTs and full of ideas for more experienced teachers. New features include:- literacy prompts to help students ask the right questions- extra teacher support on the new, harder topics from AS level and IGCSE Link the course together with all relevant resources and curriculum and specification references included Access answers to the accompanying student book

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Plan and deliver the new AQA specification with this pick-up-and-go Teacher Pack. It is perfectly matched to the GCSE Maths 4th edition Student Book. Great for cover lessons, NQTs, teaching assistants or more experienced teachers in search of ideas. Deliver the new GCSE maths curriculum with confidence with a detailed introduction to support you in interpreting the significant change Help students achieve a smooth transition from KS3 using our thorough explanations of the new assessment objectives Plan ahead with detailed, practical schemes of work for 2, 3 and 5 year teaching Pick up and teach with detailed lesson plans – perfect for cover lessons, NQTs and full of ideas for more experienced teachers. New features include:- literacy prompts to help students ask the right questions- extra teacher support on the new, harder topics from AS level and IGCSE Link the course together with all relevant resources and curriculum and specification references included Access answers to the accompanying student book

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An essential guide for teachers using First English Words in the classroom. With lesson plans, photocopiable resources and helpful advice, this Teacher’s Book contains all the support you need for using the award-winning picture dictionary First English Words with your young learners. Discover the range of activities that are possible with First English Words and develop a love for learning English amongst children in the classroom. Sample lesson plans based around the themes and vocabulary of First English Words Techniques that can be applied to every theme in order to build your own lesson plans Photocopiable resources to support the lesson plans Ideas for activities and games Also available: First English Words, First English Words Activity Book 1, First English Words Activity Book 2, First English Words Activity Pack.

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What do I do? This non-fiction book looks at the different types of work that adults do. Photographs show children having fundressing up with the appropriate props, while a series of illustrations for each job reveals a range of typical activities. The professions covered are; doctor, vet, teacher, postman, builder and firewoman. Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work. Text type - Information book The photographs of the dressed-up children repeated on pages 14 and 15 give children another opportunity to discuss ‘What Am I?’ This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

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Join a young girl on the adventure of a lifetime as she swims with dolphins. Written in the first person, in a captivatingly immediate style, readers will feel that they are there with the young swimmer as she fulfils her dream. Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. Text type – A non-fiction recount. A labelled diagram on pages 22 and 23 show the different parts of a dolphin, offering reinforcement. Curriculum links – Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?, Passport to the world. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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A poor stone cutter who wished he was a rich man has his wish granted. He then keeps changing his wish, and each wish is granted. Finally he wishes himself back as he was at the start of the story. Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms. Text type – A story from another culture (Japan). The flowcharts on pages 22 and 23 illustrate the story in sequence, providing opportunities for speaking and listening, and scaffolding writing. Curriculum links – Citizenship: Choices; Music: Exploring sounds. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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This story with a familiar setting is about Lenny's family who go to the local park to fly his new kite. Lenny takes great care to hold on to his kite, but then Mum has a turn. She holds on tightly too, but trips over the dog, and falls into the pond. The other children try to help, so they all arrive home soaking wet and muddy! Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language. Text Type – A story with a familiar setting. The storyboard on pages 14 and 15 provides an opportunity for children to retell the story in their own words. Curriculum links – Science: pushes and pulls. This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme: The Wind by Monica Hughes (Band 3/Yellow). This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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A patterned picture book about a family outing to the beach. The children are delighted when they spot seagulls, an ice-cream van, sand and even what they believe to be the sea, but are they at the beach yet? Lisa Smith's illustrations capture the children's excitement as they wait impatiently for their journey to end. Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development. Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language. Pages 14 and 15 show a labelled beach scene, incorporating the key words from the text, and providing an opportunity to recount the text. This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme: Shapes on the Seashore by Frances Ridley. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

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The second edition of this popular A-level text, brought up to date with new case studies and the latest research. This title covers:1. Defining and classifying hazards2. Hazards and responses3. Tectonic hazards: earthquakes4. Tectonic hazards: volcanoes5. Tectonic hazards: tsunami6. Atmospheric hazards7. Geomorphological hazards

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Boost your confidence with helpful advice and practice for the Cambridge English A2 Key for Schools qualification.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Three francs will feed you till tomorrow, and you cannot think further than that… As a young man struggling to find his voice as a writer, George Orwell left the comfort of home to live in the impoverished working districts of Paris and London. He would document both the chaos and boredom of destitution, the eccentric cast of characters he encountered, and the near-constant pains of hunger and discomfort. Exposing the grim reality of a life marred by poverty, Down and Out in Paris and London, part memoir, part social commentary, would become George Orwell’s first published work.

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An old man tugs on a giant turnip, but cannot move it at all. With help from the old lady, the boy and girl, and a whole host of other characters, will he able to pull it out of the ground?The structure of this wordless text shows how a story is built up through a series of events. Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work. Text type - Fiction, a wordless traditional story. A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 shows the sequence of events in six numbered stages. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

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Do you understand ‘textbook English’ recordings but not what you hear in the real world? To improve your listening skills, you need to hear real conversations. That’s why Collins Listening is based entirely on 50 authentic everyday interactions to help you understand what is said to you, whatever the circumstances. From buying a mobile phone to asking for directions, joining a gym to understanding transport announcements, Listening will help you understand what is said to you in real life situations and make sure everything you learn is useful. Twenty 4-page units with exercises and vocabulary work to help you understand differences in pronunciation and vocabulary Authentic recordings of both native and non-native speakers of English, covering a wide variety of accents from around the world Recordings include face-to-face conversations, public announcements, telephone calls, bookings, shopping scenarios and more Additional real vocabulary for everyday life, taken from the COBUILD English corpus Collins Listening is part of the new English for Life series and uses authentic material from the Collins Corpus, the world’s largest database of the English language. It is suitable for self-study and classroom use, and can help towards Cambridge FCE preparation. Suitable for Intermediate learners of English (CEF level B1+).

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Full-colour, handy guide to more than 60 of the most popular film and TV locations in Scotland. Striking images and detailed descriptions allow for a comprehensive guide to Scotland’s most recognisable filming sites in a convenient, travel-sized guide. Follow the journeys your favourite characters undertook from Hogwarts to Gotham City, Skyfall to Lallybroch, as this guide covers the best Scotland has to offer Hollywood and Bollywood. This map features: Full coverage of the road, stations, and streets of Scotland Scenic images and detailed descriptions of famous filming locations Locations include: Harry Potter, James Bond, The Da Vinci Code, Still Game, Outlander, Good Omens, and The Crown Ideal companion to a sat-nav – it enables route planning and route sense-checking

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The Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde is the only truly complete and authoritative single-volume edition of Oscar Wilde’s works, and is available in both hardback and this paperback edition. Continuously in print since 1948, the Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde has long been recognised as the most comprehensive and authoritative single-volume collection of Wilde’s texts available, containing his only novel, The Portrait of Dorian Gray, as well as his plays, stories, poems, essays and letters, all in their most authoritative texts. Illustrated with many fascinating photographs, the book includes introductions to each section by Merlin Holland (Oscar’s grandson), Owen Dudley Edwards, Declan Kiberd and Terence Brown. Also included is a comprehensive bibliography of works by and about Oscar Wilde, and a chronological table of his life and work.

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Collins Primary History provides a rich coverage of the Primary National Curriculum for History. Packed with information, source materials, questions and activities, the beautifully designed pupil books support children to explore, interpret and develop knowledge of significant historical periods. The accompanying Teacher’s Guide provides planning support and guidance on making progress in history.

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Providing plenty of practice questions for children to work through, this Maths skills book helps to build confidence and improve Maths skills at Key Stage 2. Children can use this book at home for SATS revision, and to build on topics covered in the classroom. Written by educational experts, this Maths skills book saves time with ready-to-practise questions that comprehensively cover the basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division for KS2 Maths. Packed with engaging pictures and clear practice questions, this handy study guide gives a strong foundation in Maths for Key Stage 2. It builds on the Maths skills learnt in Book 2. Content includes: lots of practice in number (addition, subtraction, notation, multiplication, division, number patterns), fractions, decimals, money (to £1, pounds/pence, shopping), capacity (litres and ml), length (m, cm, mm, km, m, perimeter, area), mass (kg, g) as well as time and graphs.Series

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Providing plenty of practice questions for children to work through, this English skills book helps to build confidence and improve English skills at Key Stage 2. Children can use this book at home for SATS revision, and to build on topics covered in the classroom. Written by educational experts, this English skills book saves time with ready-to-practise questions that comprehensively cover the basics of reading, writing, comprehension, grammar and spelling for KS2 English. Packed with engaging pictures and clear practice questions it provides a strong foundation in English for Key Stage 2 and builds on English skills learnt in Book 4. Content includes: pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, direct and indirect speech, contractions, comprehension, prefixes and prepositions as well as spelling and vocabulary.

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