Bob and Benny are looking for a job in An Odd Job for Bob and Benny. They agree to help Mrs Catkin, but when they discover the job is looking after her elephant, Daisy, they begin to have second thoughts. TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!
In Climbing in the Dark Tess starts her first job as a housemaid. Then she meets Will, a young boy sold to Mr Fry to go up chimneys. Can Tess find a way to save Will?TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!
Two amateur drama groups become joint winners of a play festival. A tie-break involves the groups performing an extract from their own entry and then an excerpt from the opposing team's play, but the pieces are very different. They compete again with hilarious results but the outcome is still a tie. This time a rugby scrum will decide the winner!4 women, 4 men, 2 women or men
An uplifting, life-affirming novel that starts with a death - for fans of Joanna Cannon, Rachel Joyce and Beth Morrey.
Because second time around isn't always second best . . .
Treetops is Oxford Reading Tree's new series of fiction with built-in progression for pupils aged 7 to 11. Specially written for children who need the support of carefully monitored language levels, the stories are accessible, motivating, and humorous. The series is organized into Oxford Reading Tree Stages (from Stage 10 to Stage 14), with each stage introducing more complex narrative forms, including flashbacks and changes in viewpoint; descriptive writing; extended readingvocabulary; and more pages, more text, and fewer illustrations.Each stage is supported by the Teacher's Guide, which offers guidance on using Treetops to assess children's reading ability, and includes a variety of activities (comprehension. writing for a range of audiences and in different forms, discussion and role play) many on photocopiable sheets.
Here are the details of maps for Westmorland Sheet 15.03 Appleby 1911 - published 1992; intro by Nick Burton. ISBN.978-0-85054-480-0 This detailed map is double-sided for maximum coverage. The main map covers the southern part of the town, with coverage extending from Boroughgate southward to Slosh and the Crown & Falcon Inn. Features include St Michael's church, Parkinhill, Castle and Caesar's Tower, Bongate Hall, River Eden, stretches of NER and Midland railways, Bongate Cross. On the reverse we include a large part of adjacent sheet 9.15 extending coverage northward, and this includes the northern part of the town, including St Lawrence's church, Moot Hall, Assize Court, Auction Mart, The Friary, both railway stations, Belgravia, Gallows Hill, Fair Hill, Hangingshaw, Grammar School, Battlebarrow House, etc.
Here are the details of maps for central Manchester & Salford Sheet 28 Manchester City Centre 1849 - published 1988; intro by Nick Burton. ISBN.978-0-85054-209-7 This extremely detailed map covers a central area of Manchester, including streets such as Deansgate, Bridge Street, John Dalton Street, King Street, Mosley Street and Market Street. Coverage stretches from Gartside Street eastward to High Street, and from Blackfriars Street southward to Peter Street. Major features include St Mary's church, Deansgate Shambles, St John's church, Tabernacle, New Jerusalem church, St Anne's church, Friends Meeting House, Town Hall, The Exchange, Manchester Mechanics Institution, Manchester Royal Institution, Post Office, The Union Club, The Portico, St James church etc. On the reverse we include street directory extracts, including Brazenose Street, Bridge Street, Cross Street, Deansgate, John Dalton Street, Market Street