Ellen Lawrence - Böcker

In this book young readers will join children around the world as they celebrate religious festivals and special times of year. From Holi to Chinese New Year, Eid al-Fitr to the Viking festival of Up Helly Aa, readers will discover how families take part in the special days that shape our lives.

In this book young readers will join children around the world as they celebrate religious festivals and special times of year. From Holi to Chinese New Year, Eid al-Fitr to the Viking festival of Up Helly Aa, readers will discover how families take part in the special days that shape our lives.

When you think of a place to live, you might think of a house or a flat, but not everyone lives in a home like this. Some children grow up on a houseboat in a floating village. Others live in huts that are carefully crafted from branches and animal dung. And many children live in makeshift tent homes in refugee camps. In this book, young readers will learn about the many different structures and places that children and their families call home.

When we turn on a tap, we expect to see clean, safe water pour out. This is not how everyone around the world gets their water, of course. Some children must walk miles each day to collect water for their families, while others have a bath or help do their family’s laundry in a river. In this title, young readers will find out how families around the world obtain and use this precious resource.

When we turn on a tap, we expect to see clean, safe water pour out. This is not how everyone around the world gets their water, of course. Some children must walk miles each day to collect water for their families, while others have a bath or help do their family’s laundry in a river. In this title, young readers will find out how families around the world obtain and use this precious resource.

From gathering wild foods in a rainforest to preparing delicious sweets for Diwali, making butter from yak’s milk in the mountains of Tibet to fasting for Ramadan, this book features the foods kids eat around the world, where the foods come from and how they are prepared. Of course, not everyone has enough to eat and this topic is also sensitively explored in this title.

Perhaps you take the bus to school or ride in the car. But imagine travelling to school on your family’s horse and cart or paddling to school in a canoe! This book explores the many different ways in which people travel during their everyday lives. From high-speed trains in China to snowmobiles in Norway, we’re all on the move in dozens of different ways.

From everyday clothes to outfits worn only on special occasions, this book introduces young readers to the incredible variety of clothes, shoes, hats and jewellery that children wear around the world. From reindeer-skin coats and boots, to colourful shawls made from alpaca wool, readers will learn that not everyone buys their clothes online or in a shop!

From a fluffy ostrich chick to a tiny, newborn giant panda, this book-banded series introduces readers to some adorable baby animals. Not every baby looks like its parents, so after meeting each little creature at the start of their book, readers will turn the page to discover who the baby animal belongs to. Readers will learn how animal mums and dads care for their young and they will see how each baby animal grows, changes and gets ready for its adult life. Features include: High frequency words / Unfamiliar vocabulary supported by images and labels / Picture glossary / Quiz questions and notes for teachers and parents.

From a fluffy ostrich chick to a tiny, newborn giant panda, this book-banded series introduces readers to some adorable baby animals. Not every baby looks like its parents, so after meeting each little creature at the start of their book, readers will turn the page to discover who the baby animal belongs to. Readers will learn how animal mums and dads care for their young and they will see how each baby animal grows, changes and gets ready for its adult life. Features include: High frequency words / Unfamiliar vocabulary supported by images and labels / Picture glossary / Quiz questions and notes for teachers and parents.

Mörkersyn, superhörsel, förmåga att hoppa fem gånger sin egen längd och alltid landa på fötterna. Visst låter det som en superhjälte? Men sanningen är att katten inte räddar världen från skurkar utan kan allt det här för att överleva! Åtminstone behövde de kunna det när de fortfarande var vilda. Nu för tiden ligger de mest och vilar. Och är världens bästa husdjur! I den nya lättlästa faktaboksserien Visste du att? möter läsaren välbekanta djur och fenomen som kanske inte är så välbekanta när vi väl skrapar lite på ytan. Katter är vårt vanligaste husdjur. De är gulliga, egensinniga och fantastiska. Men de är också superhjältar! Alla deras överlevnadsinstinkter och fysiska styrkor är som gjorda för att rädda världen. Men först måste de vila lite. Hegas lättlästa böcker väcker läslusten hos barn och unga.

Hundar är inte bara glada och lekfulla husdjur, de är också superhjältar. Tack vare sina känsliga nosar kan de hitta människor som kommit bort, nosa upp sprängämnen och rädda människor som är sjuka. Inte konstigt att hunden kallas människans bästa vän! I Visste du att? Din hund är en superhjälte lär sig läsaren exakt hur mycket superhjälte hunden faktiskt är. Texten är kortfattad men full av spännande och intressant fakta om hundens utveckling från forntida vilda vargar fram till våra dagars bombhundar. Boken är en perfekt utgångspunkt i diskussioner om vad en superhjälte är eller kan vara! Din hund är en superhjälte är andra boken i Hegas serie om superhjältedjur. Du har väl inte missat att din katt också är en superhjälte. På sitt eget vis. Hegas lättlästa böcker väcker läslusten hos barn och unga.