Start to Read Pack


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For parents who want to start their child on the road to reading, this pack contains eight Usborne Very First Reading books, all specially written for shared reading; a write-in workbook--with parents' notes--for children to reinforce their learning and to help parents keep track of their progress; reward stickers and an alphabet poster. Based on the principles of synthetic phonics, supports the "Letters and Sounds" programme used in thousands of UK primary schools. Children are also encouraged to play the BAFTA-nominated free online reading game Teach Your Monster To Read, which combines top quality games design with essential learning.




Reading Eggs Activity


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Super Rabbit Boy’s Time Jump!: A Branches Book (Press Start! #9)


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Super Rabbit Boy must travel back in time to stop King Viking! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!King Viking has built a Super Mega Robot Time Machine! Now he has gone back in time to team up with his younger self, Prince Viking. Together, they want to stop Baby Rabbit Boy from ever finding the magical carrot power-up that turned him into Super Rabbit Boy. Super Rabbit Boy must go on a quest through time to stop King Viking from stealing his powers! Will he be on time to save the day?




Nibbles: the Book Monster


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Nibbles is a very naughty book monster – he's chomping, munching and nibbling his way through fairytales that don't belong to him! Can you help catch him and put him back in his own story? Children will love to lift the flaps, peek through the peep holes, and chase Nibbles through a fantastical world of books, in this quirky story, exquisitely illustrated by Emma Yarlett (My Daddy’s Going Awayand Bear’s Big Bottom). Jam-packed full of your kids' favourite fairy tales including Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.




The Yak Pack


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Learn to read with The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics! Join Zak the Yak on a comic adventure series that teaches important phonics skills for early reading. Book 1 includes stories for each short vowel, plus a review story. Written and developed by certified teachers.




The Yak Pack


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Learn to read with The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics! Join Zak the Yak on a comic adventure series that teaches important phonics skills for early reading. Book 2 includes stories for the digraphs CH, SH, TH, FF/SS/ZZ/LL, CK, plus a review story. Written and developed by certified teachers.




Naggy Aunt Aggie


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"When Aunt Aggie came to stay at Creepy Castle, Skelly Nelly and Bony Tony were not happy! She made them scrub the floors and sweep away the cobwebs. When she told them to clean the bath, it was time to get ride of Naggy Aunt Aggie!"--Back cover.







Delivering the Best Start


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The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is now statutory in the UK for children from birth to five years, and other countries are experiencing similar developments; early years librarians, teachers, nursery nurses, playgroup leaders and childminders all require knowledge of how to promote and encourage communication, language and literary skills. Parental reading with young children is clearly vitally important, and libraries are uniquely placed to support the development of literacy skills in pre-school children. This book provides an understanding of how children develop such skills through enjoyable and meaningful learning experiences, and is a pioneering practical guide for library and information professionals involved in planning and delivering services in early years libraries. Drawing on the authors' underpinning contemporary research and examples from current best practice, it will equip practitioners with a broad range of knowledge and ideas. Key areas covered include: take them to the library: the role of the early years professional people and partnerships: working across interdisciplinary boundaries, and how to involve parents and carers buildings, design and space: the children's libraries of the future resources for early years libraries: books, toys and other delights reaching your audience: the librarian's role planning and organizing: projects and reading sessions. User-friendly and accessible, each chapter is clearly structured and sets outs the key issues for practitioners, scenarios offering insights into these, and practical ideas and resources for service provision. The book also includes case studies of successful pre-school library initiatives in a variety of global settings, useful information about relevant organizations, and links to helpful websites. This valuable text is essential reading for all library and information professionals working with young children - whether those with responsibility for the strategic planning of services, or those involved in delivering them at community level. Readership: Essential for students of library and information studies or childhood studies, and practitioners undertaking NVQ qualifications, it also provides a sound background in early years literacy and provision for a range of local authority practitioners, such as nursery teachers and Children's Centre managers.




The MXF Book


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Written by a top team of industry professionals, this must-have guide will introduce you to everything you'll need to know about MXF. The MXF Book introduces and explains the MXF standard and helps engineers write MXF applications. The book also explains the reasons behind many details of the specification documents.