Anna Aronson – illustratör

Fair Play allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Spring 1, Week 4 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.

Discover the inspiring story of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father, political trailblazer and modern-day icon.Alexander Hamilton’s childhood was characterized by loss and hardship. Yet with a little help and a lot of tenacity, he travelled to America to pursue an education. Aged 15 he arrived in New York City as an immigrant and an orphan. He studied hard and became known for his intelligence, wit and impressive rhetorical skills. He was soon swept up in the revolutionary cause and joined the army. During the Revolutionary war he became a close friend of George Washington and after America gained independence, he trained as a lawyer, founded a national bank and was appointed to Congress. As a politician, he co-wrote the highly influential Federalist papers and later became the first Secretary of the Treasury.Alexander was one of the lesser-known Founding Fathers, until Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit musical Hamilton catapulted him to global fame, sharing his incredible story with millions. This powerful book features stunning illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the protagonist's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This title is part of an exciting new strand in the series, focusing on historical figures who shaped the arts, sciences and culture.This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.

50 States of Love is a poetic tribute to the beauty and uniqueness of each state, and the love that unites them all.I love you like New York.Flowing like the mighty falls, the apple of my eye.I love you like Arizona.Grand as the majestic canyon and vivid like desert blooms.How do you show someone you love just how much they mean to you? How else than by taking inspiration from the landmarks, monuments, and traditions that make up each spectacular state?! Climb the majestic purple mountains of Colorado, dance through amber waves of grain in Kansas, and splash among Hawaii's sparkling waves . . . From north to south and coast to coast, readers will learn how the love across America is bigger, bolder, and brighter than they could ever have imagined.Brought to life by Anna Aronson's richly detailed, nostalgic artwork, and supplemented by factual end matter, 50 States of Love celebrates the U.S. as a country that stands united, by the love between its people and their love their country.