Laura Wood – illustratör

This inspiring book will unlock children's ideas for writing stories, poems, comics, blogs, reviews, movie scripts and more. As well as activities for writing compelling story outlines, dialogue and lively characters, there are tips for writing horror stories, romance and thrillers, and even shock journalism. With lots of space to write in - but no scary blank pages.

Read Write Inc. Phonics Book Bag Books are engaging texts to support children with additional reading practice outside the classroom. They have been specifically designed for children to take home after school, in order to share their reading journey and celebrate their achievements with parents and carers. The books are closely matched to the existing Read Write Inc. Phonics Storybooks to reinforce children's classroom learning of phonics at the appropriate level, helping them to make even faster progress in reading.

A young raccoon who gets separated from her family one night and has to find her way home.One night, Lucy the raccoon follows her family out of their den, headed for the best garbage bins in town. Before she knows it, she gets separated from her family. How will she ever find her way back to her family and her cozy den? With the help of a friendly owl and his bird amp rsquo s-eye view, Lucy tunes into the world around her and navigates herself home!  Reading this book with your children will help them develop their own spatial thinking skills-how we think about and understand the world around us and use concepts of space for problem solving. Early exposure to spatial concepts can help foster this type of cognitive development in children and boost their math and science learning as they progress through school.  Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals with more information about spatial concepts, as well as questions, games, and activities designed to encourage children amp rsquo s spatial thinking skills.

Follow Flora and her zany family as she takes us through her day with a series of vibrant and interactive maps.In our current GPS-ruled world, map-reading is something of a dying art. But learning to read, understand, and draw maps is a fun and active way for children to develop spatial thinking skills- how we think about and understand the world around us and use concepts of space for problem solving. Early exposure to maps concepts can help foster this type of cognitive development in children and boost their math and science learning as they progress through school.Each hand-drawn, kid-friendly map highlights key map concepts in the context of a story or puzzle. Figure out which route to school is the fastest, how to find Flora amp rsquo s buried treasure, and even how to complete a dog agility course!Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals with more information about maps and spatial concepts, as well as questions, games, and activities designed to encourage children to map their own days!

2 9 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Nominee​A Bank Street College Best Book of the YearCamilla loves maps and has always wondered what it would be like to explore and discover a new path for the first time. When a snowstorm covers the path to the creek, Camilla's historic maps inspires her to make her own path-and her own map! Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers celebrating discovery and adventurous problem-solving.Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers celebrating discovery and adventurous problem-solving.

Can super helpers Camilla and Parsley help their friends the bees find enough flowers and water during a hot, dry summer?Camilla the Cartographer and her loyal sidekick Parsley are back again to help their friends in this third companion book to the critically acclaimed Camilla, Cartographer. With summer comes sun, lemonade, and...drought? Camilla and Parsley's bee friend Melli and the rest of her hive are having trouble finding enough water and flowers to make honey. Can Camilla use her mapping skills amp ndash and the friendship of the other forest animals amp ndash to help?Includes a Note to Parents amp amp Caregivers with more information about map-making, spatial awareness, and the importance of bees!

Our favorite mapping boar is back in her fourth adventure!Fall is Camilla the Cartographer's favorite time of year. Dried leaves swirling on the breeze make the air smell like her most treasured old maps. Less daylight means more cozy time to curl up in bed with a book. And most of all, she loves the annual Fall Festival. Hazelnut bread, chestnut pudding, leaf art, pinecone patterns . . . she can't wait to celebrate all her favorite traditions, just like every year.Camilla, Parsley the porcupine, and all their forest friends work hard getting everything ready . . . only for a wind storm to destroy everything the night before the festival is supposed to start. Decorations are scattered throughout the forest and clear across the meadow! Does this mean the festival is ruined? Or can teamwork--and Camilla's mapping skills--save the day? The festival might not look exactly the way it always has . . . but maybe change can be a good thing. And maybe they can discover some new traditions along the way.

A fun, positive and reassuring guide to puberty for boysGet ready for puberty and all its thrills and spills with this handy guide! The core scientific information is balanced with plenty of guidance on how to take the best care of yourself during puberty, both physically and emotionally, and includes fun features and activities, including mini-quizzes, 'It's not just you!' facts and true or false panels.Funny, cartoon-style illustration will help to keep the mood and message of the books light and positive, and is complimented by a clever design with bold typography. Perfect reading for boys aged 9 and up.

A fun, positive and reassuring guide to puberty for girlsGet ready for puberty and all its thrills and spills with this handy guide! The core scientific information is balanced with plenty of guidance on how to take the best care of yourself during puberty, both physically and emotionally, and includes fun features and activities, including mini-quizzes, 'It's not just you!' facts and true or false panels.Funny, cartoon-style illustration will help to keep the mood and message of the books light and positive, and is complimented by a clever design with bold typography. Perfect reading for girls aged 9 and up. And you can find out what's going on in the world of boys with Grow Up Great: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Boys.Chapter 1: Goodbye girl, hello woman! / Ready, steady ... puberty! / What's the point of puberty? / When does puberty start? / What makes puberty happen? / The first signs / From girls to women / What will I look like after puberty? / Chapter 2: Big body changes / Embarrassing adults / Talking breasts / Bring on the bras! / Buying your first bra / Bra-illiant facts and top advice / Putting spots in the spotlight / Quiz: Spot the facts / Hair everywhere! / Smelly stuff / Hair down there / Take a closer look / Chapter 3: The world of periods / The inside story / Know your periods / What to expect during a period / Period pants and pads / Tampons and menstrual cups / What's right for you? / Feeling great during your period / Pesky PMS / Er, what about boys? / Chapter 4: Mind your head / Emotions all over / Feeling okay or not okay / Dealing with your family /Grow your confidence / Build your body image / Chapter 5: Getting social / Friendships / Friends or enemies? / Bullying / The highs and lows of being online / Funny new feelings / Love etc / It's (not actually that) complicated / Chapter 6: Taking care of you / Fuel your body! / Fit and strong / Leaving puberty behind / Growing up great FAQs / Useful words and info / Index

A fun, positive and reassuring guide to puberty for girlsGet ready for puberty and all its thrills and spills with this handy guide! The core scientific information is balanced with plenty of guidance on how to take the best care of yourself during puberty, both physically and emotionally, and includes fun features and activities, including mini-quizzes, 'It's not just you!' facts and true or false panels.Funny, cartoon-style illustration will help to keep the mood and message of the books light and positive, and is complimented by a clever design with bold typography. Perfect reading for girls aged 9 and up. And you can find out what's going on in the world of boys with Grow Up Great: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Boys.Chapter 1: Goodbye girl, hello woman! / Ready, steady ... puberty! / What's the point of puberty? / When does puberty start? / What makes puberty happen? / The first signs / From girls to women / What will I look like after puberty? / Chapter 2: Big body changes / Embarrassing adults / Talking breasts / Bring on the bras! / Buying your first bra / Bra-illiant facts and top advice / Putting spots in the spotlight / Quiz: Spot the facts / Hair everywhere! / Smelly stuff / Hair down there / Take a closer look / Chapter 3: The world of periods / The inside story / Know your periods / What to expect during a period / Period pants and pads / Tampons and menstrual cups / What's right for you? / Feeling great during your period / Pesky PMS / Er, what about boys? / Chapter 4: Mind your head / Emotions all over / Feeling okay or not okay / Dealing with your family /Grow your confidence / Build your body image / Chapter 5: Getting social / Friendships / Friends or enemies? / Bullying / The highs and lows of being online / Funny new feelings / Love etc / It's (not actually that) complicated / Chapter 6: Taking care of you / Fuel your body! / Fit and strong / Leaving puberty behind / Growing up great FAQs / Useful words and info / Index

Being a bit weird can be a lot wonderful! Hilarious fiction about family, friends and a foolproof plan. Perfect for fans of Dork Diaries, Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid.Children are like pancakes – the first one is always a bit weird.Well, the first pancake in my family is me.Ellie finds it hard to focus on boring stuff like homework and chores. She would much rather hang out with her BFFFL Arya or play improv games in drama class. Mum and Dad want Ellie to be more like her eight-year-old brother Stewart, or as Ellie likes to call him, Mr Perfect.But Ellie has a truly excellent, fool-proof plan to get out of doing homework, chores and school for good: she’s going to become a famous pop star!

Sophia and Ollie are zookeepers for a day . . . cleaning up after the animals!Sophia and Ollie have always wanted to work at the zoo like their parents. Now they’re getting the chance to volunteer! But there’s a lot to learn before they’re allowed to work with the zookeepers at Taronga Zoo Sydney. They’re going to have to start at the bottom and work their way up!Part of a publishing program supporting Taronga’s critical conservation work to secure a shared future for wildlife and people.

It’s Ollie’s birthday, and Sophia has a secret. She knows what he''s getting for his birthday. It''s AWESOME, but she''s not allowed to tell him! And it''s her job to get him there on time. But will Ollie think she''s ignoring his special day? Or will Ollie get the wild and wonderful birthday he''s dreamed of all year?Part of a publishing program supporting Taronga’s critical conservation work to secure a shared future for wildlife and people.

Sophia and Ollie are zookeepers for a day . . . and there’s a new addition to the family!The holidays have finally arrived and so have lots of new babies. Taronga’s Wildlife Hospital is filled with excitement. Sophia and Ollie might even get the chance to look after the cutest baby of them all!Part of a publishing program supporting Taronga’s critical conservation work to secure a shared future for wildlife and people.

Sophia and Ollie are zookeepers for a day . . . and a night! When Sophia and Ollie get a chance to stay at the Zoo after dark they can''t believe their luck. But it''s not easy being nocturnal! What are those strange sounds? What''s out there in the shadows? But when the keepers need help, Sophia and Ollie won’t rest until the job is done.Part of a publishing program supporting Taronga’s critical conservation work to secure a shared future for wildlife and people.

Join Relly and Ogi Ogi as they race across Imago to help free their friend Father Rhyme from the clutches of the wicked General.Relly and Ogi Ogi are imaginary friends. They live in a land called Imago, which is where your imaginary friends live when you're not playing with them.The wicked General needs to gather some magical objects so he can take over the land of Imago. He captures Father Rhyme and sets off across the Eastern desert to find the last piece of the magical puzzle.To stop him Relly and Ogi Ogi are going to need the help of Imago's most fearless pirate. But there's danger in our world for their children, Abby and Jane, as a school trip to the British Museum goes horribly wrong and an ancient Egyptian treasure goes missing.Can Relly and Ogi Ogi win the race to find the missing magical object and thwart the wicked General's evil plans? Can Abby and Jane catch the museum thief and how does he know about Imago?Join the two friends on their second adventure into the world of imagination...

Join Relly and Ogi Ogi on a wonderful adventure to free their friend Glump from the Princess's dungeons...Relly and Ogi Ogi are imaginary friends. They live in a world called Imago, which is where your imaginary friends live when you're not playing with them. After breaking into the castle in disguise, Relly and Ogi Ogi are horrified to see how mean and cruel the Princess really is. To rescue Glump, Relly and Ogi Ogi are going to need the help of their children, Abby and Jess, but the girls have their own problems. Their terrible teacher 'The Fowl One' is incredibly cruel and has piercing eyes that can freeze you to the spot! Can Relly and Ogi Ogi get to Abby and Jess in time to save Glump?

Join Dee and Flee as they prepare for their first day as Happy Helpers at Miles of Smiles Adventure Park. Eager to make a fabulous impression, they have been busy practising their smiles all week but is that all they need to make it through the day? Titles in the series: . 9781802586596 Dee and Flee at the Theme Park . 9781802588163 Dee and Flee at the Haunted Castle AGES: 5 to 7 AUTHOR: Julia Hubery was born in Stamford and trained as an architect. She loves the countryside and nature, finding it a pool of inspiration to draw on in her writing. Julia now lives in Gosport with her husband and three children. She has published 16 picture books, translated into many languages, including When Granny Saved Christmas, A Little Fairly Magic and That's What Friends are For - all with Little Tiger Press. Laura Wood is originally from Treviglio, but now lives and works in Milan with her two cats. Since 2012, Laura has illustrated picture books, junior fiction, magazines and textbooks.

Twelve-year-old twins Zane and Finola, together with their mum, crash-land on Earth from the planet Sevent. The three are following Dad and are desperate for them all to be together again. The twins have to remain hidden to avoid suspicion as they wait for news, but when cryptic messages are received from Dad, they must break cover and venture out into the world to discover their meaning and have a chance of reuniting their family.

Zane and Finola are at a traditional country fête where the pair help with the preparation and serving of the meal which earns them praise. Soon Finola catches sight of someone dangerous and it's time for the twins to escape. But if they go, they won't get to join the treasure hunt, which they are convinced will lead them to Dad.

Dee is excited about her new job, a tour guide at haunted Howl Castle, but increasingly frustrated by working under wolf Ms Prowl. A micro-manager with strict rules, Ms Prowl never listens to employees' suggestions. Suspicious that Dee may be trying NEW ideas in her tours, Ms Prowl and her assistant Beak continually check up on her. How will Dee cope when she is put in charge of a castle sleepover? And what happens when an undercover 'Travel WOW!' reporter visits the castle? Titles in the series: . 9781802586596 Dee and Flee at the Theme Park . 9781802588163 Dee and Flee at the Haunted Castle AGES: 5 to 7 AUTHOR: Julia Hubery was born in Stamford and trained as an architect. She loves the countryside and nature, finding it a pool of inspiration to draw on in her writing. Julia now lives in Gosport with her husband and three children. She has published 16 picture books, translated into many languages, including When Granny Saved Christmas, A Little Fairly Magic and That's What Friends are For - all with Little Tiger Press. Laura Wood is originally from Treviglio, but now lives and works in Milan with her two cats. Since 2012, Laura has illustrated picture books, junior fiction, magazines and textbooks.

A magical story where music truly can transport you!On her eleventh birthday, music-loving Dahlia is given the key to her late mum’s grand piano. She couldn’t be happier! But when she plays a special tune with her best friend Tommy, a magic portal appears and Tommy is yanked through it.Dahlia must launch a daring rescue mission, into a world where time has stopped, music is outlawed and Tommy has been arrested by a wicked queen. She'll need help from new friends, old rebels and possibly a broken drum to sneak in and out of the castle dungeons. But how can she possibly make it home in time for dinner?About the Magic Piano Series:Welcome to Sonora. While you’re here: don’t hum, don’t whistle and definitely don’t sing!In this exciting new portal fantasy, 11-year-old Dahlia Jones is transported to a land where time has stopped and music has been banned by a wicked queen.With fast-paced adventure and fun illustrations, The Magic Piano is perfect for readers aged 7+, who aren’t quite ready for longer titles like The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and the Time Keys series by M. G. Leonard.

The teenage years can be a turbulent time, and managing the pressures of school, friendships, puberty and family life is tricky for many young people. This book takes an honest look at some of these issues, and offers plenty of tips and suggestions to help teenagers cope with anxiety and stress. Many aspects of self-care are explored, including eating well, sleeping enough, doing things you enjoy and socializing. There's guidance for managing social media too, and a 'happy, healthy life plan' to take forward. In a time of many pressures on young people, this book offers both insight, and sound friendly advice.Chapters in this book include:- Being the best you can be- How well do you really know yourself?- How much do you LIKE yourself?- Families, and how to survive them- Friendships, and how to survive them- Eating well and feeling good- Taking care of your body- Mental health matters- School, and how to survive it- Sleep, and how to get enough of it- Social media - good, bad or both?- It's all aobut the money- Relationships and how to survive them- What makes you feel good?- Teen survival tips

Dee's new job takes Dee and Flee on the road, making sure school band the Jazzy Jammers have a trip to remember. Even with Dee's careful planning, it's not always a smooth ride as the Jammers strut their stuff in caves and castles, forests and riverboats. Dee learns that sometimes you just have to 'go with the flow' - but can she stop grumpy driver Walt Whine and three very naughty turtles.

Zane's teleporting skills are diminishing, but he must make the journey to Balacira. After a long and exhausting journey, Zane is reunited with Finola and Nick. Nick engineers a meeting with Dad in a remote part of the grounds of the hotel, but unbeknown to the family, a worker from the hotel is watching the encounter from a little distance and reports the family to the authorities.

Meet Dee & Flee, the ultimate duo behind the pop-up Slushie Baron Paradise Beach! It's the loveliest beach on Jewel Island, but it's drowning – in litter – and Dee's determined to make a difference. Can she persuade people to be Litter Heroes instead of litterbugs? She hopes so, but there's a villain in town just as determined to trash Paradise Beach – and Dee's plans!