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Trixie is a feisty, free-thinking ten and three quarters year old who knows all there is to know about being a tweenager! From the creator of the Letty Chubb the Teenage Worrier, a hugely successful series whose sales top half a million.Trixie Tempest is ten and three-quarters and goes to St Aubergine’s Primary School where she’s in Year 6. She’s a tiny, mouthy, mischeivous, free thinker who never seems to hear the word ‘NO’! In other words, a typical tweenager. She’s passionate about horses, vegetarianism, football and music. She also wants to build a better world. Her best friends Dina Dare-DeVille and Chloe Caution are always keen to offer advice, as befitting their names. Trixie herself is determined to put the Adult World straight on a number of key points including school being the worst place for Tweenagers to spend their most creative years in. In Short, Trixie is feisty, funny and definitely one for all Tweenagers of between 9 and 11.

Ghostly goings-on and the hilarious Save the World with a Song concert feature in this second title about the tweenager with a brain full of fireworks and a heart of gold.In this second book about everyone’s favourite tweenager, Trixie has to discover two things. Firstly, just who or what is the Ghost of St Aubergine’s Primary School and what does he or she want? Secondly, why does the Save the Car Factory meeting have to be on the same day as her Save the World with a Song Concert? Thirdly, just what has happened to her trumpet she left on the bus? Fourthly, why is that dirty old man following her everywhere? The trials and tribulations of growing up, told with hilarious, fast-moving humour. Join Trixie and her friends and foes, in this rip-roaring, rollicking, tumultous and Very Extremely funny novel.

Trixie Tempest ‘s guide to living life to the full… as a tweenager. In A to Z format, this is something that’s so hot, tweens won’t be able to keep their hands on it!Trixie Tempest is a tiny, mouthy, mischievous, free-thinking tweenager who wants to Save the World. She’s passionate about horses, vegetarianism, football and music and wants to put the world straight on a number of points. Readers will already know this tweenage tearaway through her two novels: Trixie Tempest and the Amazing Talking Dog and Trixie Tempest and the Ghost of St Aubergine. Trixie’s ABZ of Life is Trixie’s very own advice guide for worried tweenagers. Answering all those difficult questions that tweenagers want to know the answers to. Like, how to cope with getting up to go to the loo when you’re at a Sleepover. How not to be afraid of the dark. How to deal with embarrassing parents etc. In handy A to Z format, tweenagers just have to think of the first letter of their problem and look up for Trixie’s marvellous advice!A for adults – they mean well and are useful for buying houses and providing pocket moneyC for CreativityThat school is the worst place for a tweenager to spend the most creative part of her lifeE for EarsThe space between a tweenagers’ ears is not entirely occuped with thoughts of crop tops, disco parties, toenail colourings and boy bandsSure to be as much of a success with the tweenage population, as Ros Asquith’s Letty Chubb books are for teenagers.

The fourth book about Trixie Tempest, the tweenage tearaway with a heart of gold and a brain full of fireworks. in which Trixie develops her witchy side by going away to a school for witches [not Hogwarts, much to her disgust!]Following her Very Extremely successful two novels: Trixie Tempest and the Amazing Talking Dog and Trixie Tempest and the Ghost of St Aubergine's: and her even more Very Extremely successful Trixie Tempest's ABZ of Life, this is a fourth book , third novel! This time, Trixie explores the witchy side of her family as she goes off for a half-term course in witchcraft at Conundrums Academy. Disappointed that it is not Hogwarts, Trixie makes the best of it and magics up an ancient spell, learned from Grandma Tempest. The spell is to find out the truth behind the missing silver cup that Dad won yonks ago when he was at the same school. As always, Trixie is aided and abetted by BFs Chloe Caution and Dinah Dare deVille and her beloved puppy Bonzo… an excellent witch’s familiar!

Ros Asquith, cartoonist and author of many children books, gives a masterclass on writing and illustrating your own storybook . This is an instructional book with a difference, which takes young readers step by step through the writing process from first ideas to editing to illustrating and finally compiling their very own picture book. Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.Text type – An instruction text.A flow chart on pages 22 and 23 shows the eight stages described in the book, from ideas to enjoying your story with other readers.Curriculum links – DT: Making a storybook; ICT: Writing stories; communicating information using text.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Hector the Hippo wants to play the cello more than anything else in the world. But who in the jungle will teach him? Most of the other animals laugh at the idea. Finally Hector meets a musician who can help him, a lyrebird. He practices everyday until he has a chance to play at a grand concert in front of all the other animals. Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.Text type – A story by a significant author.A storyboard on pages 22 and 23 summarises the story in eight illustrations providing an opportunity to recap the key events.Curriculum links – Music: Exploring sounds, Classroom instruments, Combining sounds to make music; Science: Animals; ICT: Using text and tables to develop ideas.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Ros Asquith, cartoonist and author of many children's books such as Trixie Tempest and Pass the Parcel), gives a masterclass on illustrating your own cartoons – with help from Trixie Tempest and others. This is an instructional book in the same style as Ros Asquith's turquoise level Collins Big Cat title, How to Make Storybooks.Ros Asquith, cartoonist and author of many children's books such as Trixie Tempest and Pass the Parcel), gives a masterclass on illustrating your own cartoons – with help from Trixie Tempest and others. This is an instructional book in the same style as Ros Asquith's turquoise level Collins Big Cat title, How to Make Storybooks.Pages 14-15 provide a summary of the instructions, to consolidate understanding of the book, and as a useful reference for children drawing their own cartoons.Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language with some challenging vocabulary.Ideas for Guided Reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Trixie is a fun and fiesty free-thinker who never seems to hear the word ‘NO’!Trixie has a heart of gold and a love of animals so big it even includes nits! She’s passionate about vegetarianism, music and Building a Better World.All Trixie has ever wanted is her very own horse – and when her gran wins money in a competition, Trixie's dream finally comes true. But the pony turns out to be more of a nightmare than a dream come true – after all, where DO you keep a pony in a suburban house? In the bedroom? Worth a try, maybe. Trixie's brain will have to work overtime to solve this one!With fun and quirky illustrations throughout and laughs on every page, the Trixie stories are guaranteed to entertain.

Trixie is a feisty, funny ten-and-three quarters-year-old who knows exactly what she thinks and is always ready to share it! Irresistible illustrated stories from the creator of the highly successful Teenage Worrier series.Trixie's beloved doggy Harpo (yes, the infamous Doggy Yap Star) had puppies and the day has come to find them a new home, much to Trixie's despair. Nothing she says can convince her parents that they really DO need to keep all of the Very Extremely cuddly and talented furry friends.Nobody understands that Trixie is the only person who can bring up puppies, when everyone else keeps calling them "Dumb Animals" and outrageous things like that. Especially the local posh lady who wants to buy THE WHOLE LITTER, convincing Trixie that they have their very own Cruella de Ville situation on hand.Naturally, Trixie has a plan involving a school project, teaching the new dogs old tricks, and a Very Extremely Brilliant trap!!

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelTrixie's hilarious diary, written by acclaimed children's writer, Ros Asquith, tells of her plans to be a world famous trumpet player, horse rider and first child president of the world. She is also determined to teach animals to read! But when her beloved puppy is sick, everything changes.Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.Text type: A humorous recount.A hilarious diary for her pet dog on pages 54-55 allow children to further explore the diary format, while reviewing the book from another perspective.Curriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us. Developing our school grounds.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Trixie is a fun and fiesty free-thinker who never seems to hear the word ‘NO’! The first book in this hilarious and charming illustrated series is sure to have girls hooked.Trixie has a heart of gold and a love of animals so big it even includes nits! She’s passionate about vegetarianism, music and Building a Better World.In this first adventure Trixie loses her precious trumpet – just days before she’s supposed to be playing a solo in her school’s Save the World with a Song concert!But everything starts to fall into place when she finds out her beloved dog Harpo can talk! Enter Harpo the talking, singing, doggy yap star! Will he be able to help her out of her sticky situation?With fun and quirky illustrations throughout and laughs on every page, the Trixie stories are guaranteed to entertain.

Trixie is a fun and fiesty free-thinker with a Very Extremely hilarious take on life! This charming, illustrated guide is full off funny, ingenious tips on how to deal with life’s little niggles.Trixie has a heart of gold and a love of animals so big it even includes nits! She’s passionate about vegetarianism, music and Building a Better World.In this handy guide Trixie’s offers her very own advice, answering all those difficult questions that girls have. Like, how to cope with getting up to go to the loo when you’re at a Sleepover. How not to be afraid of the dark. How to deal with embarrassing parents etc. In handy A to Z format, girls just have to think of the first letter of their problem and look up for Trixie’s marvellous advice! e.g. A for adults – they mean well and are useful for buying houses and providing pocket money.With fun and quirky illustrations throughout and laughs on every page, Trixie’s top tips are guaranteed to entertain.

Ghostly goings-on disrupt Trixie’s Save the World With a Song concert, resulting in typically hilarious chaos for everybody’s bestest friend.If there is one Very Extremely true fact about Trixie, it is this – her life is NEVER straightforward. And this time the list of crazy things all happening at once is nearly a mile long! Just who or what is the Ghost of St Aubergine’s Primary School and what does it want?Why does the Save the Car Factory meeting have to be on the same day as Trixie’s Save the World with a Song Concert? • Where on earth has her trumpet gone and how is she going to tell her parents she’s lost it?And why is that dirty old man following her everywhere?Trix and friends are determined to get to the bottom of it all, no matter what!

Trixie explores her witchy genes (inherited through seventeen generations) at a school for witches, which is Very Extremely NOT Hogwarts!Trixie can’t believe her luck when she’s invited to attend a half-term taster course in witchcraft and Wizardry at Conundrums Academy. But her witchy prowess and her inventiveness are tested to the full by the Very Extremely peculiar rules and punishments, and the generally strange goings-on.Trixie is also on a secret mission to find a Long Lost Family Heirloom rumoured to be somewhere in the school. And if anything goes wrong – the Evil Force will mince her!More hilarity and spellbinding fun with everybody’s bestest friend!

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child.This pack contains one of each of the following original stories: Plughole, The Top of the Taj Mahal, Not Ethan Again!, Aunty Cake, Astron, Looga and Barooga: The Day the Sky Went Boom!.They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. This pack contains six of each of the following original stories: Plughole, The Top of the Taj Mahal, Not Ethan Again!, Aunty Cake, Astron, Looga and Barooga: The Day the Sky Went Boom!.All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Aunty Cake is very kind and very good at baking, but she's not very good at remembering things. Her forgetfulness is always getting her into trouble ... but other people remember her kindness and help her out. This charming story ends happily at a party with plenty of cake!Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These 36 original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied collection which is packed with fantastic illustrations.Each book contains inside cover notes to support children in their reading. FREE online teaching notes are available at www.oxfordowl.co.ukThe series is written by top children's authors and edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.This pack contains six books, one of each of: Absolutely Awful Adults, The Boggart, Never Take a Bath in the Dark,Twice Upon a Time, Jake's Shadow, Comic Capers.

Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied collection which is packed with fantastic illustrations.Each book contains inside cover notes to support children in their reading. FREE online teaching notes are available at www.oxfordowl.co.ukThe series is written by top children's authors and edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.This pack contains thirty-six books, six of each of: Absolutely Awful Adults, The Boggart, Never Take a Bath in the Dark,Twice Upon a Time, Jake's Shadow, Comic Capers.

In The Boggart, Joe is trying to save the Saddest Man in the world, but he needs your help to follow the clues. Get lost inside this curious story but watch out for the gummy goblins, the Cavern of Doom, the Fiery Furnace and especially the sneaky Boggart.Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied collection which is packed with fantastic illustrations.Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.The series is written by top children's authors and edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.