Search results for ""Author Elen Caldecott""
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant
Kirsty Jenkins adores the allotment her grandfather lovingly tends and, just before he dies, he asks Kirsty to look after it for him. But when horrible Mr Thomas from the council insists it must go to the next person on the waiting list, Kirsty is determined to find a way to keep her promise. After pleading with Mr Thomas and demonstrating at the council offices, Kirsty and her half-siblings undertake their most daring plan of all: to 'borrow' the stuffed elephant from the museum that Mr Thomas loves so much, in a last-ditch attempt to gain his attention and understanding. Perhaps this risky ruse might also shake Kirsty's dad from the quiet sadness he has fallen into ever since her grandfather died. A warm, funny and moving novel about family relationships, dealing with bereavement, green beans and marrows.
£7.70
Oxford University Press Project X CODE Extra: Gold Book Band, Oxford Level 9: CODE Control: Magno Mayhem
Project X CODE Extra introduces more exciting adventure stories and stimulating non-fiction texts into the Project X CODE series. In this adventure in the CODE Control zone, Team X have defeated the Mega-BITE but CODE has a cunning plan to get the CODE keys back! In line with the phonic, vocabulary and comprehension progression in Project X CODE, this book is ideal for additional practice outside of the core intervention sessions and for children who simply want to read more of the CODE adventure!
£7.99
Oxford University Press Project X Alien Adventures: Brown Book Band, Oxford Level 9: The Moon Winder
Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet with the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger and their new alien micro-friend, Nok. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. When a mysterious space plant attaches itself to their ship, the Excelsa, Max and Ant go on a spacewalk to investigate. It turns out to be a moon winder a parasite that can drain a host of all power! The micro-friends decide they need some expert help and set a course for Kree-Marr a planet of plants. But will they have enough power left to get there? This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and give a follow-up activity to support children in their reading and comprehension skills.
£9.05
Oxford University Press Readerful Rise Oxford Reading Level 10 Family Business
Francis Hoodunit dreams about being a real-life detective. He is put to the test when a museum calls for help. Will Francis solve the mystery and prove himself to his family? Family Business is at Oxford Reading Level 10. It is for readers aged 7 to 11 years old who are working below expected standard in their reading. The Readerful Rise series ensures that older struggling readers have books with age-appropriate content and topics, that look like the books their peers are enjoying, but are written at a level they can read successfully.
£9.40
Oxford University Press Project X Alien Adventures: Dark Blue Book Band, Oxford Level 16: The Last Stand
Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible reading journey with this fantastic story featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. When Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger go on another rip-jumping adventure, the last thing they expect to find is a world devastated by the terrifying Krush robots. They are rescued by some surviving humans and taken underground, but will they ever get Upside again? And will they be able to keep their promise and help their new friend, Mouse? Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice on supporting older children with their reading, questions for readers, and a follow-up activity.
£9.50
Oxford University Press Project X: Alien Adventures: Purple: Class Pack x 36
In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-friends turn the disaster to their advantage when the Krools attack? Our heroes land on Planet Akwa and meet some of the local aliens but not all of them are friendly. Find out what happens in The Sands of Akwa. In Holo-board Havoc, Cat saves Tiger from a holo-board disaster, but there is yet more trouble waiting for them when they land! In Ant's Pact, Ant makes a deal with the Akwans. But will the micro-friends be able to keep their side of the bargain? Will Max, Ant and Nok be able to save a baby Raptiss and strike a deal with the terrifying creatures? Find out in The Screams of the Raptiss. In The Secret Whirlpool, Max, Ant and Nok go deep inside a huge crater to find the first fragment of Exis. But will they be able to get it? Each book comes with notes on the inside front and back covers for teachers, TAs and parents/carers, which give question prompts and points for discussion, challenge words, and additional activities that children can do.
£285.27
Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree All Stars: Oxford Level 10: Beach Detectives
When Alis's birthday picnic is ruined, the Beach Detectives jump into action to save the day! Oxford Reading Tree All Stars is an engaging chapter fiction series which combines age-appropriate content with imaginative stories, perfect for inspiring and stretching able infants. The series develops comprehension skills and provides a wide variety of fiction topics and styles, alongside illustrations that aid understanding. All the books in this series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book - one which will develop their reading skills and fuel their love of reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.
£9.50
Oxford University Press Project X Alien Adventures: Grey Book Band, Oxford Level 12: Trapped in Time
Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet with the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger and their new robot micro-friend, Eight. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. Cat and Tiger are on a spacewalk, checking the ship for repairs, when they see a strange light in front of them. Back inside, they soon realize that their friends are all stuck in a time loop. What's more, Badlaw is catching up. Cat and Tiger hatch a daring plan to release their ship from the time rift. The only problem is that it involves teleporting on to Badlaws Destroyer. Can they make it? This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and give a follow-up activity to support children in their reading and comprehension skills.
£9.05
Oxford University Press Project X Alien Adventures: Brown Book Band, Oxford Level 9: Crunch Time!
Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet with the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger and their new alien micro-friend, Nok. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. The crew of the Excelsa are on the trail of the king and queen of Exis, but the trail leads them to a junk cruncher a giant recycling machine that chews up metal space waste. When Max, Cat and Nok teleport on to the junk cruncher, instead of finding the king and queen, they come up against a robotic Krool ... will they get away? This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and give a follow-up activity to support children in their reading and comprehension skills.
£9.05
Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree Word Sparks: Level 10: The Search for Scott
Pip and Kit are in a race against time to find Scott and get to safety before the storm arrives. Using the world's largest known database of writing for and by children, our experts have defined 300 ambitious words to help children succeed at school. We've combined these with finelly levelled books that help you develop support comprehension and fluency, while inspiring and engaging your young readers.
£8.93
Oxford University Press Project X Origins Graphic Texts: Dark Blue Book Band, Oxford Level 16: The Sands of Deception
Project X Origins Graphic Texts can help children to reach higher standards in comprehension. This action-packed, fiction story told in graphic form signals the start of a brand new time-travelling adventure for the popular Project X characters, Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. Join the micro-friends in their latest adventure as they travel back in time to Ancient Egypt. Will they find their way into the pharaoh's tomb to save the next Artefact of Time, or will the Tick-Tock Man get there first? This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice on supporting older children with their reading, ideas for follow-up activities and higher-level comprehension questions.
£10.70
Oxford University Press Project X CODE: White Book Band, Oxford Level 10: Sky Bubble: Storm in a Bubble
Project X CODE is a book-by-book series built for struggling readers aged 6 and above. Welcome to Micro World, invented by Macro Marvel - an amazing theme park where you have to shrink to get in! Disaster struck when CODE, the computer that controlled the park and the robots inside, went wrong and started shrinking everyone. A year later, with the park about to relaunch, things go wrong again! Team X must return to help Mini Marvel with another mission - to avoid the malfunctioning BITEs, reset the zones, and find the park's new engineer Ace! In this book, Team X get to experience the dizzying sights of the new Sky Bubble zone.
£8.43
Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree Word Sparks: Level 7: The Lost Gift
Can Pip and Kit catch up with the bus and rescue a lost gift? Using the world's largest known database of writing for and by children, our experts have defined 300 ambitious words to help children succeed at school. We've combined these with finelly levelled books that help you develop support comprehension and fluency, while inspiring and engaging your young readers.
£8.43
Oxford University Press Project X: Alien Adventures: Purple: Tiger x 4
In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-friends turn the disaster to their advantage when the Krools attack? Our heroes land on Planet Akwa and meet some of the local aliens but not all of them are friendly. Find out what happens in The Sands of Akwa. In Holo-board Havoc, Cat saves Tiger from a holo-board disaster, but there is yet more trouble waiting for them when they land! In Ant's Pact, Ant makes a deal with the Akwans. But will the micro-friends be able to keep their side of the bargain? Will Max, Ant and Nok be able to save a baby Raptiss and strike a deal with the terrifying creatures? Find out in The Screams of the Raptiss. In The Secret Whirlpool, Max, Ant and Nok go deep inside a huge crater to find the first fragment of Exis. But will they be able to get it? Each book comes with notes on the inside front and back covers for teachers, TAs and parents/carers, which give question prompts and points for discussion, challenge words, and additional activities that children can do.
£8.61
Oxford University Press Project X CODE Extra: Gold Book Band, Oxford Level 9: Marvel Towers and CODE Control, Mixed Pack of 4
Project X CODE Extra introduces more exciting adventure stories and stimulating non-fiction texts into the Project X CODE series. This pack contains 1 copy of each of the following titles: Nose Dive, Amazing Architecture, Magno Mayhem, Why We Need Code. In line with the phonic, vocabulary and comprehension progression in Project X CODE, these books are ideal for additional practice outside of the core intervention sessions, for introducing children to non-fiction texts, and for children who simply want to read more of the CODE adventure!
£31.69
Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Reflect: Oxford Reading Level 8: Jenna Goes Home
After being adopted, Jenna is heading home with her forever family. She's trying not to worry, but everything feels a little different now. Jenna hopes she'll feel less anxious soon, but she might need a little help to get there. Reflect is a series of emotionally powerful fiction and non-fiction with realistic settings, carefully crafted to promote thoughtful discussions and develop higher-level reading comprehension. Written by top authors and developed with Literacy expert Nikki Gamble, these are books you can trust to engage, entertain and support children's personal development and wellbeing. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to books with the right depth and complexity, and helping them to progress. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children deepen their understanding and support their reading comprehension. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links to Relationships Education and support literacy skills.
£8.61
Oxford University Press Project X CODE: Lime Book Band, Oxford Level 11: Maze Craze: The Vault
Project X CODE is a book-by-book series built for struggling readers aged 6 and above. Welcome to Micro World, invented by Macro Marvel - an amazing theme park where you have to shrink to get in! Disaster struck when CODE, the computer that controlled the park and the robots inside, went wrong and started shrinking everyone. A year later, with the park about to relaunch, things go wrong again! Team X must return to help Mini Marvel with another mission - to avoid the malfunctioning BITEs, reset the zones, and find the park's new engineer Ace! In this book, can Team X and Mini rescue CODE before it's too late?
£8.43