Search results for ""Author Jo Nelson""
Oxford University Press Project X Origins: Lime+ Book Band, Oxford Level 12: Don't Believe Your Eyes
Prepare to be amazed as this book shows you how optical illusions can trick your eyes! Find out more about how illusions have been used in art throughout history, and even have a go at making your own incredible illusions. Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading.
£9.05
HarperCollins Publishers Top Ten Great Britons: Band 15/Emerald (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level When the British public voted for their top ten Britons, they included a writer, musician, campaigner, engineer and politician in the list. What do they all have in common? Find out what it takes to be a Great Briton. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts. Text type – An information book. The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information. The glossary and index on pages 30 and 31 can be used to develop children's information retrieval skills further. Curriculum links – History
£10.42
Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree Word Sparks: Level 11: Building Bridges
Explore bridges through history and find out about some of the brilliant bridges still standing today. 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 Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact: Level 10: Zaha Hadid: Building the Future
Zaha Hadid: Building the Future is an in-depth look at the life of one of the greatest living architects. TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written by top children's authors and subject experts. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.
£9.05
HarperCollins Publishers The Railway Revolution: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level In 1804 the first steam train set out on a nine mile journey. Within 50 years, there were 6,000 miles of railway across the country. Discover who was behind this revolution and how it transformed Victorian England. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: an information book. Curriculum links: history, geography Ideas for reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
£10.65
HarperCollins Publishers Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds – Smart Gadgets: Band 06/Orange
Collins 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. Find out the history of some of our most familiar home technology – the phone, the television, the camera and the computer – in this scientific history book by Jo Nelson. Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages. The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ a /ee/ e-e, y, e /igh/ y /w/ wh /sh/ ch /c/ ch /j/ g, ge /f/ ph /z/ se /ch/ t /l/ le 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 Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£9.06
HarperCollins Publishers Copernicus, Galileo and Newton: Band 18/Pearl (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4–11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book. 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: Curriculum links:
£10.88
Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree Word Sparks: Level 9: The Secret Story of Springs
From tweezers to trampolines, find out all about the fascinating world of springs! 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
Templar Publishing Historium: With new foreword by Sir Tony Robinson
Explore the wonders of the past in this stunning collection of over 160 historical artefacts, from Ancient Rome to the dynasties of China. Welcome to the museum.This rich and informative cabinet of curiosities beautifully displays objects of the ancient past. Wander from room to room to explore the magnificence of what civilisations have left behind over thousands of years of human history.With text written by expert Jo Nelson and stunning illustrations by Richard Wilkinson, this updated edition also features a foreword by Sir Tony Robinson.
£22.50
Oxford University Press Project X Origins Graphic Texts: Dark Red Book Band, Oxford Level 17: Mixed Pack of 4
Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. This exciting Graphic Texts pack includes action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction, carefully selected poetry and comprehensive guided reading support to meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Each book contains inside cover notes with advice on supporting older children with their reading, ideas for follow-up activities and higher-level comprehension questions. Project X Origins guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, punctuation, grammar and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula. This pack contains 1 set of guided reading notes and 4 reading books, 1 each of: The Jurchen Recruits, Treasure Island, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Great Space Explorers.
£46.23
Oxford University Press Project X Origins Graphic Texts: Dark Red Book Band, Oxford Level 17: Great Space Explorers
Project X Origins Graphic Texts can help children to reach higher standards in comprehension. This non-fiction text told in graphic form looks at the lives of some of the worlds most important historical figures. For thousands of years, humans have been exploring space. Join astronaut Neil Armstrong and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus as they investigate some of these great explorers from Ancient Greeks arguing over the Sun and planets, to today's space probes exploring into the furthest reaches of our Solar System. 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
HarperCollins Publishers East of the Sun, West of the Moon: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Follow Rosa’s magical journey across the snow and ice towards a mysterious prince, who she must rescue in order to unlock her own true happiness. This beautiful retelling of an other-worldly traditional tale, wonderfully describes Rosa’s unexpected voyage. Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. Text type: A traditional tale Curriculum links: English: fairy stories, myths and legends. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.20
Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact: Level 16: Maggie Aderin-Pocock: Space Scientist
Maggie Aderin-Pocock is one of the UK's leading space scientists. Find out how Maggie was inspired by TV, struggled at school and followed her dreams, in this fascinating biography Maggie Aderin-Pocock: Space Scientist. TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written by top children's authors and subject experts. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.
£9.50
