With skin as white as snow, lips as red as roses, and hair asblack as ebony, Snow White soon arouses the jealousy of her wickedstepmother. Hidden away in the forest, can she escape the evilqueen with the help of her new friends?
Read along with your favorite I Can Read Book characters! I Can Read Books are the premier line of beginning readersencouraging children to learn-and love-to read. Featuringaward-winning authors and illustrators, I Can Read Books offer afull spectrum of entertaining stories for every stage of a child'sreading development. Now the beloved characters and adventures from this popularline of books come to life with I Can Read Book and CDs. Eachpackage includes a best-selling beginning-reader storybook and alively audio recording featuring: * Word-for-word narration * Music and sound effects * One version with turn-the-page signals * One version of uninterrupted reading
Poor lost Kitten. He doesn't have a name or a home to call hisown. All he wants is to find a warm and cosy place where someonewill love him. Will anyone help this little kitten?
Horrid Henry has got nits - again! But as an impending visitfrom Nitty Nora the Nit Nurse looms, Henry's determined he won't bethe only one...
Mother Duck warns her ducklings about the dangers that lie inwait outside the gates of Potter's Barn Farm. But one littleduckling is determined to go exploring...
It’s tough being a small kitten in a big, new house.Everything is so loud and unfamiliar and scary. With the help ofhis new owner Nick, Mittens finds security and friendship. Thisbook-and-CD set includes an unabridged audio recording of the book,so early readers can follow the text while they listen to thestory.
Based on the classic fairy tale. When Hansel and Gretel get left in the woods, they are captured by a witch who lives in a house made from gingerbread and sweets. How will they ever escape?Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird's best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read, develop and improve their reading skills.Each Read it yourself book is very carefully written to include many key, high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read, as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced and practised throughout. Simple sentences and frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers and the four different levels of books support children all the way from very first reading practice through to independent, fluent reading.Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes co
Kindergarten-Grade 2-A calendar flips its pages as the weeksgo by, letters sprout wings and fly to their destinations, and aschool building gets up and changes its location at whim. These arejust a few of the "special effects" in these eight short stories.Zara, Ziggy, and Zoe live together in Magic Wood with their pets-afrog, a cat, and an owl. In the first story, the three youngwitches decide to give a Halloween party so they send invitationsto their classmates, including mean Melissa. The ensuing adventuresfollow the girls as they ready their home for the festivities andreveal their daily activities, until the last story, "Party Night."Animals, books, and furniture can talk and the correct magic wordswill make a room clean itself. Interspersed throughout the storiesare the clever RSVP replies, which take on various formats andarrive in unexpected ways. Watercolor pictures splash the pageswith bright images of the girls and their friends, who includewizards, trolls, and a dragon. The lively action and
Horrid Henry hates writing thank you letters. Why should hewaste his precious time thanking people for terrible presents? Infact, why should anyone? Then he has a wonderful, spectacular idea...one that's guaranteed to make him rich, rich rich!
Snakes and snails and spiders for dinner! Kate was having abad day. Her first morning at her new school and already herclothes have gone missing, her best friend has disappeared, and hernew teacher is a comic-reading gorilla. Something is very wrongFrancesca Simon brings every child's worst nightmare to life inthis funny, original story brought to life with Tony Ross'sinimitable illustrations.
When she loses her beautiful golden ball at the bottom of thefountain, the princess is very upset. Then an ugly frog offers tohelp - for a kiss. Yuck! What will the princess decide?
Deep in a forest of thorns lies a beautiful princess, castinto an enchanted sleep by the wicked seventh fairy. Can the spellever be broken?
It's a big day for the Potter's Barn Band - their firstconcert! But nobody can remember the words. The animals need a plan- and fast!
Biscuit is a playful puppy. At bathtime, that means splashingand running and everyone getting wet! A classic I Can Read title,now available in Book and CD!
A reading competition? No way is Henry taking part in areading contest. That is, until he hears the prize is a family tripto a theme park. Henry is determined to win ...but how on earth ishe going to read all those books?
Too many girls these days pretend to be princesses. REALprincesses are very hard to find. Unless, that is, you have a pea...
The irrepressible Frances teaches Albert, the badger next door, about friendship.
Francesca Simon spent her childhood in California, and thenwent to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history andliterature. She now lives in London with her family. Emily Bolamtrained at Brighton Art College and is a very successfulillustrator of children's books. She lives and works in Brighton.Visit Francesca's website at www.francescasimon.com
Poppy is very excited to be going on holiday, especially whenshe is given a skull and crossbones scarf to wear. But life as apirate dog at the seaside is trickier than she realises...