Dog and Cat are both thirsty, but neither is able to reach the shallow water in the bowl. Find out what happens when Dog thinks of a clever plan. This funny retelling of the Aesop's fable The Crow and the Pitcher is written by June Crebbin.
Hannah would love to have a pet, so when she finds a large white rabbit in the snow, she wants to keep him, and her father agrees, at least until they can find the real owner.
An abridged version of The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems. Contains 41 poems for young children.
Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.
Climb aboard for a rhythmic train ride through the country. There's lots to see and someone very special waiting at the end!
One of an innovative new series of linked stories designed to build reader confidence.
This volume contains five read-aloud stories about a small, spirited girl called Carrie and some of the big events in her life. The day Dad comes home from China, for instance, with a case to unpack and presents to discover; and Dressing-up Day at school, when all the children have to go as a character from a book. Carrie is a girl full of ideas and enterprise. She opens a sports club in her back garden and makes granny an ingenious gift when she goes into hospital for an eye operation. But the pinnacle of Carrie's life so far is the day that she climbs a mountain.
Two stripy socks, three torn tickets, four freckled frogs - how many things are in my pocket? The simple words, funny story and illustrations in this story are designed for children who are learning to read.
Could it be true? Does a monster still live in the old stone castle? Could someone, or something, be hiding in the shadows? Are you brave enough to come along and find out? With illustrations as tantalizing as the text -- and a cleverly disguised lesson in prepositions -- June Crebbin and John Bendall-Brunello keep readers on the edge of their seat in this deliciously scary story.
Es geht drunter und drüber im Bauernhaus. In der Küche tanzen die Kühe, im Geschirrschrank quaken die Enten, auf dem Sofa hopsen die Schafe herum. Und der Bauer? Er schläft tief ...
