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A charming, witty picture book about wacky inventions and working together."Girl-power, engineering and community action, all wrapped up in a miniature world. Marvellous!" –Caryl Hart, author of Girls Can do Anything"Bright spark Edie is sure to inspire young tinkerers and inventors small (and big) as they get lost in a world of imagination, gorgeously surprising illustration details and some super smart girl-powered ideas." –Kate Pankhurst, creator of Fantastically Great Women seriesEdie may be tiny, but she’s the most brilliant inventor! Her inventions, such as her potato powered streetlight and fan-powered bus have helped transform the lives of everyone who lives in Tiny Town. Edie’s inventions are always the biggest kept secret, and she certainly doesn’t need any help. Afterall, everyone knows that the best inventors do it all by themselves, right? But when Edie can’t find a way to solve her biggest problem yet – Michael, a wily magpie with a penchant for other people’s things – she must find a way to work with the whole of Tiny Town to stop the thief.

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Despite efforts to redress the prejudice and discrimination faced by people with mental illness, a pervasive stigma remains. Many well-meant programs have attempted to counter stigma with affirming attitudes of recovery and self-determination. Yet the results of these efforts have been mixed. In The Stigma Effect, psychologist Patrick W. Corrigan examines the unintended consequences of mental health campaigns and proposes new policies in their place.Corrigan analyzes the agendas of government agencies, mental health care providers, and social service agencies that work with people with mental illness, dissecting how their best intentions can misfire. For example, a campaign to change the language around mental illness by replacing supposedly stigmatizing words with empowering ones has made little difference in how people with mental health conditions are viewed. Educational programs that frame mental illness as a brain disorder have made the general public less likely to blame people for their illnesses, but also skeptical that such conditions can be cured. Ultimately, Corrigan argues that effective strategies require leadership by those with lived experience, as their recovery stories replace ideas of incompetence and dangerousness with ones of hope and empowerment. As an experienced clinical researcher, as an advocate, and as a person who has struggled with such prejudices, Corrigan challenges readers to carefully examine anti-stigma programs and reckon with their true effects.

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When Tobias loses his favourite teddy bear, Richmond, whilst on holiday at the beach, he soon discovers that a young girl has found him. At first, Tobias is desperate to get Richmond back, but when he sees how sad the girl is once he’s retrieved Richmond, he comes to learn the value of sharing and comes up with a plan to send Richmond to the girl.

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Despite efforts to redress the prejudice and discrimination faced by people with mental illness, a pervasive stigma remains. Many well-meant programs have attempted to counter stigma with affirming attitudes of recovery and self-determination. Yet the results of these efforts have been mixed. In The Stigma Effect, psychologist Patrick W. Corrigan examines the unintended consequences of mental health campaigns and proposes new policies in their place.Corrigan analyzes the agendas of government agencies, mental health care providers, and social service agencies that work with people with mental illness, dissecting how their best intentions can misfire. For example, a campaign to change the language around mental illness by replacing supposedly stigmatizing words with empowering ones has made little difference in how people with mental health conditions are viewed. Educational programs that frame mental illness as a brain disorder have made the general public less likely to blame people for their illnesses, but also skeptical that such conditions can be cured. Ultimately, Corrigan argues that effective strategies require leadership by those with lived experience, as their recovery stories replace ideas of incompetence and dangerousness with ones of hope and empowerment. As an experienced clinical researcher, as an advocate, and as a person who has struggled with such prejudices, Corrigan challenges readers to carefully examine anti-stigma programs and reckon with their true effects.

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On a tiny street, in a tiny town, lives a tiny inventor called Edie. She's always coming up with clever new contraptions and game-changing gizmos. But Edie's inventions are always TOP SECRET, and she certainly doesn't need any help. After all, everyone knows that the best inventors do it all by themselves, don't they? But when Edie can't find a way to solve her biggest problem yet - a mischievous magpie with a penchant for pilfering other people's things - she must find a way to work with the whole town to stop the thief.

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Brimming with catchy rhymes, bright colours, and summer fun, this sequel to Tow Truck Joe will delight fans of the original and new readers alike! A delightful rhyming picture book from the author of The Goodnight Train. One for all! All for one! We can fix it! Let's have fun! It's a hot summer day in Motor City and Joe the Tow and Patch the Pup are very busy! When a back-up at the Splash 'n' Shine car wash causes a delay, Patch and Joe need help from their friends to save the day. There's no job too big for the Motor City friends when they work together! AGES: 4 to 7 AUTHOR: June Sobel is the talented author of The Goodnight Train and The Goodnight Train Rolls On, illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith; Tow Truck Joe illustrated by Patrick Corrigan; B Is for Bulldozer: A Construction ABC, illustrated by Melissa Iwai; and Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC, illustrated by Henry Cole. She lives in Westlake Village, California. Patrick Corrigan began drawing and designing arts and crafts from a young age. He studied ceramics at University, trained as an art teacher and eventually become an Art Director at a design studio. Whilst there he designed well over 500 educational and picture books. He uses Photoshop, Illustrator and sometimes even real art equipment to create his work. He lives in London with his wife, Dulcie, and their cat Forbes.

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If your kids don't think that they should have to share, then you should read this book together!Are they worried their toys might get damaged, don't realise that sharing is kind or think that eating all the sweets is a great idea? Well, if they read this book they might change their mind.With all the excuses and avoidance tactics, meet our cast of funny and quirky characters and find out why sharing is good for everyone. Why Do I Have To is a PSHE series that takes a look at common areas of resistance that young children often can't see the point in doing, such as cleaning their teeth, sharing toys, or eating their greens. They're a great resource for parents, teachers and carers alike as they contain realistic scenarios, discussion points and fast facts. Each scenario presents a problem and then a resolution with a positive and empowering outcome for all involved. Ideal for children aged 5 and up and those who are studying the 2020 RSE curriculum.Titles in this series:Eat Healthy Food?Go To School?Go To Sleep?Keep Clean?Share?Tell the Truth?

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If your kids don't fully understand why telling being clean is way better than being stinky and a bit grubby, then you should read this book together!Are they flummoxed by the idea that you should to clean your teeth TWICE a day, want to wear the same clothes all the time or hate having to wash their hair? Well, if they read this book they might change their mind about being clean instead.With all the excuses and avoidance tactics, meet our cast of funny and quirky characters and find out why being squeaky clean is good for everyone. Why Do I Have To is a PSHE series that takes a look at common areas of resistance that young children often can't see the point in doing, such as cleaning their teeth, sharing toys, or eating their greens. They're a great resource for parents, teachers and carers alike as they contain realistic scenarios, discussion points and fast facts. Each scenario presents a problem and then a resolution with a positive and empowering outcome for all involved. Ideal for children aged 5 and up and those who are studying the 2020 RSE curriculum.Titles in this series:Eat Healthy Food?Go To School?Go To Sleep?Keep Clean?Share?Tell the Truth?

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If your kids don't think that they should have to share, then you should read this book together!Are they worried their toys might get damaged, don't realise that sharing is kind or think that eating all the sweets is a great idea? Well, if they read this book they might change their mind.With all the excuses and avoidance tactics, meet our cast of funny and quirky characters and find out why sharing is good for everyone. Why Do I Have To is a PSHE series that takes a look at common areas of resistance that young children often can't see the point in doing, such as cleaning their teeth, sharing toys, or eating their greens. They're a great resource for parents, teachers and carers alike as they contain realistic scenarios, discussion points and fast facts. Each scenario presents a problem and then a resolution with a positive and empowering outcome for all involved. Ideal for children aged 5 and up and those who are studying the 2020 RSE curriculum.Titles in this series:Eat Healthy Food?Go To School?Go To Sleep?Keep Clean?Share?Tell the Truth?

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

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Little Tiger is trying to choose a favourite colour. He looks at yellow sunflowers, red strawberries, the wavy blue sea, the pink icing on a Birthday cake... and he loves them all! In the end he just can't choose and decides that rainbows are his favourite thing because they are LOTS of colours. This very sweet, simple story will help very little children learn their colours, and have lots of fun trying to choose a favourite colour too.

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Joe the Tow and his pup, Patch, are on the go—and always there for a car or truck in need—in this rhyming picture book sure to appeal to fans of Little Blue Truck and Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site!Welcome to Motor City, a busy little town full of cars and trucks to meet! Joe the Tow and Patch the Pup are there twenty-four hours a day to help friends in need and keep everyone rolling along smoothly.When a cookie-crumbling fender-bender brings traffic to a halt, Joe knows just how to turn the sticky situation into a delicious solution: by working together!One for all! All for one! We can fix it! Let’s have fun!

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If your kids don't fully understand why telling the truth is way better than telling a lie, then you should read this book together!Are they pretending to be ill to avoid cleaning their room, say they can do something when they haven't got a clue how to do it or telling fibs to impress their friends? Well, if they read this book they might change their mind about telling the truth instead.With all the excuses and avoidance tactics, meet our cast of funny and quirky characters and find out why telling the truth is good for everyone. Why Do I Have To is a PSHE series that takes a look at common areas of resistance that young children often can't see the point in doing, such as cleaning their teeth, sharing toys, or eating their greens. They're a great resource for parents, teachers and carers alike as they contain realistic scenarios, discussion points and fast facts. Each scenario presents a problem and then a resolution with a positive and empowering outcome for all involved. Ideal for children aged 5 and up and those who are studying the 2020 RSE curriculum.Titles in this series:Eat Healthy Food?Go To School?Go To Sleep?Keep Clean?Share?Tell the Truth?

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From the rainforest to the grasslands and the desert to the oceans, Goodnight World by Rebecca Parkinson takes you on a journey around the world to say goodnight to all the animals as they settle down for sleep. This is the perfect bedtime story book for kids aged 3-5, filled with delightful full-colour illustrations that bring the pages to life. Complete with meerkats, toucans, zebras and more, children will love discovering the many animals of the world as they are gently lulled to sleep. With Goodnight World children will gain a new appreciation for the diversity of God’s creation and learn about the different habitats the world’s animals live in, while enjoying story time and being soothed ready for sleep – truly a picture book to help you make the most of bedtime.

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‘And when everyone saw that only tiny Billy Was holding the balloons, they were really scared SILLY! “Hold Tight, Billy!” his worried daddy cried. So Billy held tight and had a magic ride.’ Billy is a young boy who finds himself floating away through the clouds when he holds a bunch of balloons. Different characters, human and animal, scramble to save Billy, but soon find themselves along for the ride. Will Billy be able to return to Earth and will he be able to use the balloons to help Santa Claus and his tired reindeer to deliver their presents on Christmas Eve? Billy and the Balloons is a festive treat with serious re-readability that children and adults can enjoy together.

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Get into gear for some Christmas cheer! Tow Truck Joe and his pup, Patch, are on a roll to help every car and truck in Motor City celebrate. Find merry surprises around every turn—and under every flap—of this festive novelty book.The friendly Tow Truck Joe and his loyal pup, Patch, are back in a Christmas adventure. With oversized lift-the-flaps, this warm and delightful story is full of interactive fun for curious kids.Follow the ever-helpful Joe and Patch as they work to fix problems and bring joy and festive cheer to all of their vehicle friends.A companion book to the beloved Tow Truck Joe, Tow Truck Joe Makes a Splash, and Trick-or-Treat with Tow Truck Joe.

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If your kids don't fully understand why going to school is not only really important, but actually pretty great, too, then you should read this book together!Are they pretending to be ill to avoid going to school, are scared about starting a new school or simply think it is boring? Well, if they read this book they might change their mind about going to school!With all the excuses and avoidance tactics, meet our cast of funny and quirky characters and find out why school is good for everyone. Why Do I Have To is a PSHE series that takes a look at common areas of resistance that young children often can't see the point in doing, such as cleaning their teeth, sharing toys, or eating their greens. They're a great resource for parents, teachers and carers alike as they contain realistic scenarios, discussion points and fast facts. Each scenario presents a problem and then a resolution with a positive and empowering outcome for all involved. Ideal for children aged 5 and up and those who are studying the 2020 RSE curriculum.Titles in this series:Eat Healthy Food?Go To School?Go To Sleep?Keep Clean?Share?Tell the Truth?

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Join Shaku and the hospital team as they perform an operation on Noah. It is Shaku and the team's job to look after Noah and help him to get better. Hospital Heroes reveals the tasks that surgeons and hospital teams complete every day to help their patients. Hospital Heroes is in Purple Book Band, Oxford Reading Level 8. Project X Hero Academy Non-fiction is an inspirational series of books which broadens children's subject knowledge, while consolidating their phonics learning and improving their reading fluency.

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If your kids don't fully understand why making healthy food choices is not only really important, but actually pretty great, too, then you should read this book together!Do they only ever want to eat pizza, crisps and doughnuts, think that fruit and vegetables are horrible or think that drinking water is boring? Well, if they read this book they might change their mind about the foods they eat!With all the excuses and avoidance tactics, meet our cast of funny and quirky characters and find out why good food is good for everyone. Why Do I Have To is a PSHE series that takes a look at common areas of resistance that young children often can't see the point in doing, such as cleaning their teeth, sharing toys, or eating their greens. They're a great resource for parents, teachers and carers alike as they contain realistic scenarios, discussion points and fast facts. Each scenario presents a problem and then a resolution with a positive and empowering outcome for all involved. Ideal for children aged 5 and up and those who are studying the 2020 RSE curriculum.Titles in this series:Eat Healthy Food?Go To School?Go To Sleep?Keep Clean?Share?Tell the Truth?

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If your kids don't fully understand why going to school is not only really important, but actually pretty great, too, then you should read this book together!Are they pretending to be ill to avoid going to school, are scared about starting a new school or simply think it is boring? Well, if they read this book they might change their mind about going to school!With all the excuses and avoidance tactics, meet our cast of funny and quirky characters and find out why school is good for everyone. Why Do I Have To is a PSHE series that takes a look at common areas of resistance that young children often can't see the point in doing, such as cleaning their teeth, sharing toys, or eating their greens. They're a great resource for parents, teachers and carers alike as they contain realistic scenarios, discussion points and fast facts. Each scenario presents a problem and then a resolution with a positive and empowering outcome for all involved. Ideal for children aged 5 and up and those who are studying the 2020 RSE curriculum.Titles in this series:Eat Healthy Food?Go To School?Go To Sleep?Keep Clean?Share?Tell the Truth?

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If your kids don't think that they should have to take a go to sleep, then you should read this book together!Are they too busy having fun, can't see the point in sleeping when it is still light outside or think that there are monsters under the bed? Well, if they read this book they might change their mind.With all the excuses and avoidance tactics, meet our cast of funny and quirky characters and find out why going to sleep is good for everyone. Why Do I Have To is a PSHE series that takes a look at common areas of resistance that young children often can't see the point in doing, such as cleaning their teeth, sharing toys, or eating their greens. They're a great resource for parents, teachers and carers alike as they contain realistic scenarios, discussion points and fast facts. Each scenario presents a problem and then a resolution with a positive and empowering outcome for all involved. Ideal for children aged 5 and up and those who are studying the 2020 RSE curriculum.Titles in this series:Eat Healthy Food?Go To School?Go To Sleep?Keep Clean?Share?Tell the Truth?

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If your kids don't fully understand why making healthy food choices is not only really important, but actually pretty great, too, then you should read this book together!Do they only ever want to eat pizza, crisps and doughnuts, think that fruit and vegetables are horrible or think that drinking water is boring? Well, if they read this book they might change their mind about the foods they eat!With all the excuses and avoidance tactics, meet our cast of funny and quirky characters and find out why good food is good for everyone. Why Do I Have To is a PSHE series that takes a look at common areas of resistance that young children often can't see the point in doing, such as cleaning their teeth, sharing toys, or eating their greens. They're a great resource for parents, teachers and carers alike as they contain realistic scenarios, discussion points and fast facts. Each scenario presents a problem and then a resolution with a positive and empowering outcome for all involved. Ideal for children aged 5 and up and those who are studying the 2020 RSE curriculum.Titles in this series:Eat Healthy Food?Go To School?Go To Sleep?Keep Clean?Share?Tell the Truth?

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If your kids don't think that they should have to take a go to sleep, then you should read this book together!Are they too busy having fun, can't see the point in sleeping when it is still light outside or think that there are monsters under the bed? Well, if they read this book they might change their mind.With all the excuses and avoidance tactics, meet our cast of funny and quirky characters and find out why going to sleep is good for everyone. Why Do I Have To is a PSHE series that takes a look at common areas of resistance that young children often can't see the point in doing, such as cleaning their teeth, sharing toys, or eating their greens. They're a great resource for parents, teachers and carers alike as they contain realistic scenarios, discussion points and fast facts. Each scenario presents a problem and then a resolution with a positive and empowering outcome for all involved. Ideal for children aged 5 and up and those who are studying the 2020 RSE curriculum.Titles in this series:Eat Healthy Food?Go To School?Go To Sleep?Keep Clean?Share?Tell the Truth?

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“Here I am. Make way, make way! Digger’s here to save the day! “No job’s too big, no job’s too small, for the best construction truck of all.” Children of all ages will love the story of Digger, the construction vehicle who thinks he can lift like a crane, carry like a forklift, dump like a dump truck, and push like a bulldozer. But, when he tries to do everyone else’s jobs, he creates a crazy chaotic construction site! The simple rhyming text tells a silly story, while gently introducing the concept of cooperation, as well as the message that the best way to show up in the world is as yourself!

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Fly up, up and away with Billy and his balloons on a silly seasonal sleigh ride!Billy loves to sell balloons with his dad on Christmas Eve. But one year, when the wind blows harder, Billy and his balloons are whisked into the air on a thrilling festive adventure!Higher and higher they soar, over snowy meadows and frozen lakes, as a silly assortment of friends are swept along for the ride! But when Billy hears a familiar jingling sound and spots Santa's sleigh slowing down ahead, they must come up with a BIG plan to help save Christmas.Will Billy be able to land safely and use his balloons to deliver Santa's Christmas presents?With charming illustrations and a stunning gatefold of Santa and his sleigh, The Night Billy Saved Christmas is the perfect Christmas Eve read from an award-winning author-illustrator team. Full of festive surprises, silly humour and Christmas kindness. Little ones will love the heartwarming core message that you are never too small to make a difference!

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Penny and Grandpa are at the fair with Paddy. Paddy sees a police dog and off he goes!

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