Paula Franco – illustratör

This journal is full of magical discoveries waiting to be explored. Meet the mermaids of the oceans, bake some of their favourite food and uncover the facts about these secret, mystical creatures. Read about their secret skills, their special pets and how to seek out a mermaid in the big wide ocean blue.Learn how to become a mermaid seeker, how to care for these creatures and join Ruby, Head Mermaid Seeker, as you promise to look after your mermaid companion and protect their secret and their home.With mermaid stories to read, secrets to learn and much more, this is the perfect book for mermaid believers everywhere.

Shortly after Nellie Murrow, named for one of the fiercest journalists who ever lived and daughter of two (former) newspaper reporters, move to sleepy Bear Creek, Maine, rumors of vandalism and attacks at the only park in town are keeping Nellie saddled to the house.Some townspeople say the attacks are gang recruitments. Others blame a vagrant spotted on the hiking trails around town. But when Nellie thinks like a reporter, none of those explanations make sense. Something is happening at the park, but what? All of the fake online news and rumors are clouding the real news.Nellie wants to break the story--and break free from the front yard-but she can't do it alone. She needs a whole club if she's going to start the town's first independent newspaper--The Cub Report. Creating a newspaper from scratch is going to be tough; but for Nellie, making friends is even harder.

Our international primary reading series will help your learners become confident, independent readers. Farid, Nadim and Aiha find a jewelled egg. Who has lost it? Can they solve the mystery? At Turquoise Band descriptions of places and people are extended with literary phrases and expressions which provide new challenges. Vocabulary is often less common and requires the reader to use their knowledge of spelling patterns. Contains full teaching support including learning outcomes, curriculum links and follow-up activities.

'This bubbly, inclusive story, filled with meticulous detail, will be a winner for 7+ dance fanatics' - GuardianPirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!When Yara joins Shimmer & Shine, a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age, who are there to either start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has a group of ballet besties she loves to dance with.But then Dame Clougston-Wilmott, their grumpy, dance-hating landlady, threatens to close the studio. Suddenly it's up to Yara and her new friends to keep Shimmer & Shine open!Will putting on a performance of The Sleeping Beauty reawaken the Dame's love for dance? Will Yara have the chance to dance her dream role of Aurora? And most importantly of all, can the ballet besties save their studio?A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers!

Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!When Yara joins Shimmer & Shine, a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age, who are there to either start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has a group of ballet besties she loves to dance with.But then Dame Clougston-Wilmott, their grumpy, dance-hating landlady threatens to close the studio. Suddenly it''s up to Yara and her new friends to keep Shimmer & Shine open!Will putting on a performance of The Sleeping Beauty reawaken the Dame''s love for dance? Will Yara have the chance to dance her dream role of Aurora? And most importantly of all, can the ballet besties save their studio?A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to readers aged 7-9!

'This bubbly, inclusive story, filled with meticulous detail, will be a winner for 7+ dance fanatics' - Guardian, on Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to DancePirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!Indu loves learning ballet at Shimmer & Shine, her local community dance school. Unlike her friends, she doesn't want to be a principal dancer when she grows up, and she's a bit scared of being on stage, but it's still one of her favourite hobbies.Until Miss Diamond announces that this term they'll be putting on a performance of Cinderella! Suddenly everyone's talking about what lead role they want and how fun it will be to dance for an audience, and Indu is feeling nervous and left out.What role will she audition for? Will her friends understand her worries? And will she ever be able to conquer her stage fright?A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers aged 6+!