Visar resultat för..."Esther Hernando"

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.When Lucy finds a gold ring with the words "Be careful what you wish for" engraved on it, she soon discovers that it has special powers. Mayhem starts to ensue as different people find the ring and they are granted their wishes … but not in the way they expected! The ring’s warning is true — you should be careful what you wish for. But will Lucy learn this in time? Find out in this surreal story by Paul Shipton.White Plus/Band 10+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina.Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.Martha's made a mistake with her drawing, and if she can't hide it or fix it, she's worried she's going to be in trouble with the teacher! Or, will she? Follow this story to learn how mistakes like Martha's can be used with a little creativity. Now every mistake can be turned into something great! Mistakes can be just what you need to learn something new!

Tag along with the Timekeepers in these history-themed adventure stories to discover amazing people and events that shaped our world.Tag along with the Timekeepers in these history-themed adventure stories for 7 to 9 years olds that will help readers discover the amazing people and events that shaped our world. With a range of adventures that span all of history, The Timekeepers series is perfect for any adventure lover.The Timekeepers are a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track - and history needs them! A villain called DeLay is set on causing chaos. When the hands on their special watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it's up to them to put things right. This children's chapter book series offers:- An introduction to history in a way that blends a fun story with real facts, and also includes a non-fiction section with additional information such as, timelines, quizzes, and a glossary.- Beautifully illustrated art accompanied by expertly written text.- An insight into different historical time periods, carries the theme of persistence through adversity, and shows the connection between the past and the present.In this adventure, The Timekeepers are whirled back in time to 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. An exhausted Orville and Wilbur Wright are desperately trying to fix their aeroplane. Their initial tests had been so promising, but all of a sudden the Wright Flyer's propeller has gone missing! The Timekeepers realise it's been stolen by villainous DeLay, and only they can help save the day and put history back on track.More in the seriesAt DK, we believe in the power of discovery.So why stop there? If you like The Timekeepers: First Flight, then you'll love other titles in the series. Why not check out the second title in the series, The Timekeepers: Ancient Olympics to learn about the first-ever Olympic Games?

Tag along with the Timekeepers in these history-themed adventure stories to discover amazing people and events that shaped our world.Tag along with the Timekeepers in these history-themed adventure stories for 7 to 9 years olds that will help readers discover the amazing people and events that shaped our world. With a range of adventures that span all of history, The Timekeepers series is perfect for any adventure lover.The Timekeepers are a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track - and history needs them! A villain called DeLay is set on causing chaos. When the hands on their special watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it's up to them to put things right.This children's chapter book series offers:- An introduction to history in a way that blends a fun story with real facts, and also includes a non-fiction section with additional information such as, timelines, quizzes, and a glossary.- Beautifully illustrated art accompanied by expertly written text.- An insight into different historical time periods, carries the theme of persistence through adversity, and shows the connection between the past and the present.In this instalment, The Timekeepers are tipped off that the Time Pirate DeLay is planning on sabotaging the first Olympic Games and need to put a stop to his plans! They travel back to ancient Greece to settle a dispute between Athens and Sparta at the Olympic Games. Can the Timekeepers end the conflict and protect the peace?More in the seriesAt DK, we believe in the power of discovery.So why stop there?If you like The Timekeepers: Ancient Olympics, then you'll love other titles in the series. Why not check out the second title in the series, The Timekeepers: First Flight to learn about the world's first successful motor aeroplane?

New Wheels allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Spring 1, Week 1 of Essential Letters and Sounds.Engaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds.Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS) is a Department for Education validated synthetic phonics programme, developed by the Knowledge Schools Trust English Hub to help children learn to read quickly and confidently.Structured around daily lessons and matched to the progression of the original Letters and Sounds framework, ELS provides a clear, systematic approach to phonics. Each stage is supported by engaging decodable books, interactive resources, and practical guidance for parents and teachers.Used in classrooms across the UK, ELS is designed to build fluent readers, confident speakers, and willing writers. Affordable, flexible, and easy to implement, it works seamlessly with existing resources while offering everything needed to support children's literacy journey both at school and at home.

This is a 2-in-1 book for readers aged 7 to 11 years old. In the fiction text, Rose decides to paint the new Kids' Club space - but will her friends like it? In the non-fiction, explore the different ways to make art and the places to find it. Incredible Art is at Oxford Reading Level 5. It is a fully-decodable book for pupils who are working below expected standard in their reading. The 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.

This pack contains six copies of each of the Rise titles at Oxford Reading Level 5: Shackleton: Rainforest Adventure; Incredible Art; Great Escapes!. These 2-in-1 books are for readers aged 7 to 11 years old. They are fully-decodable books for pupils who are working below expected standard in their reading. The 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.

Psychologists have discovered that one of the best ways of being mentally healthy is to understand and talk about your feelings. Taking care of your mental health is as important as being physically fit and healthy. Try to recognise your feelings. Learn to use the right words and phrases to talk about your mental health. It can be just as normal and easy as talking about your hobbies or favourite foods! Let's Talk About It: A Guide to Your Mental Health is part of the Reading Planet Cosmos range of books from Hodder Education. Cosmos provides a vibrant collection of fiction and non-fiction books that will widen children's reading horizons. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Reading age: 8-9 years

Meet Alf the Alligator and his alligator partner, Shay! Alf tells us why alligators are so amazing. Find out how these amazing creatures hunt for their food, how their lost teeth grow back, and how Shay keeps her babies safe from predators! (Letter sounds featured: /ai/ ay a-e a /ee/ e-e) Amazing Alligators is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding.Reading age: 5-6.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 7-9-year-olds or those reading book band white.When Alexander the Great was just a boy, he met a horse that he longed to own. But the horse could not be ridden ...

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 7-9-year-olds or those reading book band white.When Alexander the Great was just a boy, he met a horse that he really wanted to own. But this horse could not be ridden ...

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 5-7 year olds.In this twist on the original fairy tale The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a boy called Felix tells his side of the story.

A mischievous little witch tries to use her magic to win her parents back from an evil monster-her new baby brother.

A mischievous little witch tries to use her magic to get out of her dreaded swimming lessons.

A mischievous little witch tries to use her magic to make things right again after her lies ruin her friendship and a school project.

A mischievous little witch tries to use her magic to avoid going to a new nightmare school.

A mischievous little witch tries to use her magic to cheer up her best friend when his dreams of exploring space are dashed.

A mischievous little witch tries to use her magic to show her best friend that Halloween can be fun, not scary.

"A cozy tale of friendship, mutual aid, neighborliness, and tasty, tasty food." --Kirkus Reviews Bank Street College "Best Children's Books of the Year," 2023 EditionMr. Mintz is famous in his neighborhood for cooking up cheesy, gooey, and delicious blintzes. Each spring he shares them with his friends to celebrate to celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. But when he hurts his leg in a skateboarding accident and is unable to cook, what will become of the blintzes?Join in as Mr. Mintz's neighbors collaborate to return the kindnesses he has so generously distributed to them over the years. An author's note for families includes a short explanation of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.

Maggie Sparks does NOT want a baby brother!Especially not one who is noisy, smelly and gets ALL the attention.The good thing is, Maggie’s a witch. A super powerful, super smart, super talented witch … who sometimes gets her spells wrong. But that won’t stop her finding a way to win back her mum and dad from the evil monster baby. Especially when she’s got Bat, her pet chameleon, to help.All she needs is a little magic …About the Maggie Sparks series:Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

Maggie Sparks does NOT like swimming!It is cold, wet and worst of all, she is not very good at it.So when Mum decides to sign her up for swimming lessons, Maggie is not happy. Thankfully, Maggie is a super powerful, super smart, super talented witch. She is determined to use her powers to get into the elite Sharks swimming group and help her best friend, Arthur, along the way.All she needs is a little magic …About the Maggie Sparks series:Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

Maggie Sparks is NOT telling the truth!Well, not now after everyone believed her lying cousin Ella over her, landing Maggie in BIG trouble.But the more lies Maggie tells, the more chaos they cause and the less Arthur wants to be friends with her. Luckily, Maggie’s a super powerful, super smart, super talented witch. She’s determined to use her powers to put things right again, ace her school project and win back Arthur’s friendship.All she needs is a little magic …About the Maggie Sparks series:Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

Maggie Sparks does NOT want to go to a new school!Especially not one with mean students and a teacher she is sure is a VAMPIRE.But Maggie has no choice. When their school gets closed down, she and Arthur are forced to go to Peregrine Primary. Thankfully, Maggie’s a super powerful, super smart, super talented witch. Maggie plans to use her powers to get out of going to the nightmare new school – one way or another.All she needs is a little magic …About the Maggie Sparks series:Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

Maggie Sparks does NOT fit in!Especially not with Arthur’s new friends, who all love SCIENCE.Maggie tries everything she can think of to be like them – even reading BORING science books. But nothing works! Then things go from bad to worse when an angry astronaut upsets Arthur. Thankfully, Maggie is a super powerful, super smart, super talented WITCH. She plans to use her powers to fix things, fit in and make Arthur’s dreams of exploring SPACE come true.All she needs is a little magic … About the Maggie Sparks series:Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

Maggie Sparks does NOT like camping!Especially not when her ANNOYING cousin Ella comes along.Maggie wants a holiday full of sun and FUN! Instead, she goes to a muddy, miserable and seriously SPOOKY campsite. Things get even worse when Maggie’s family enter a competition and she can’t stop losing! Luckily, Maggie is a super powerful, super smart, super talented WITCH. She plans to use her powers to win the competition and solve the secret of the WHISPERING WOODS. All she needs is a little magic …About the Maggie Sparks series:Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure!Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

Big stories, fewer barriers. Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks ...An adapted, illustrated and accessible edition of Steve Smallman’s Maggie Sparks and the Monster Baby. Now featuring symbols, alongside the text, to support reading. Maggie Sparks does not want a baby brother! Can she show her mum and dad that her new baby brother is a monster baby?Enjoy Every Cherry’s new adaption of this magical title. Including a range of accessibility features to bring this story to as many people as possible. With an inclusive and empowering approach to reading, this adaptation serves to break down barriers to reading through using symbols to support words; a pioneering approach to reading and publishing. All accessibility features aim to enable young people to grow in confidence and independence when reading.About the Maggie Sparks series:Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect for those with a reading interest of 5+.Our Symbolised Maggie Sparks range provides additional accessibility resources, removing barriers to reading so as everyone can enjoy the magic! Each book includes a free audio book, as well as a free signed and animated book, to further enhance the reading experience. Every cover will have a sensory feature to assist with sensory output.

Big stories, fewer barriers. Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks ...An adapted, illustrated and accessible edition of Steve Smallman’s Maggie Sparks and the Monster Baby. Maggie Sparks does not want a baby brother! Can she show her mum and dad that her new baby brother is a monster baby?Enjoy Every Cherry’s new adaptation of Maggie Sparks and the Monster Baby, featuring a range of accessibility features to bring this story to as many people as possible. With an inclusive and empowering approach to reading, this adaptation serves to break down barriers to reading through a cleverly thought-out approach, enabling young people to grow in confidence and independence when reading, whilst enjoying this magical title.About the Maggie Sparks series:Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect for those with a reading interest of 5+.Our Easier Maggie Sparks range provides additional accessibility resources, removing barriers to reading so as everyone can enjoy the magic! Each book includes a free audio book to further enhance the reading experience. Every cover will have a sensory feature to assist with sensory output.