Welcome to Ratbridge. But beware — for there is skulduggery afoot. Arthur has fallen foul of the appalling Snatcher and is trapped alone in the town, with no way home. Meanwhile Snatcher and his men are working tirelessly in secret on a fiendish and dastardly plan to take over Ratbridge — and the world. With the help of Willbury Nibble QC, some friendly boxtrolls and cabbage-heads, Marjorie the frustrated inventor, and the rats and pirates from the Ratbridge Nautical Laundry, can Arthur thwart Snatcher's evil plans — and find his way home? Illustrated throughout with hundreds of the author's incredible black and white drawings, this unmissable debut novel was published to huge acclaim in September 2005 and looks certain to become a new classic for readers of all ages.

Pippi and her pals Annika and Tommy are off to the Canny Island, where Pippi's father is king... and where they will find caves to explore, play marbles with real pearls and find that even the pirates and sharks are no match for Pippi!

Every day is a brilliant new adventure for Pippi Longstocking and her pals Tommy and Annika. When Pippi's long-lost father arrives and wants to take her away to sea with him, Pippi can't wait for the adventure to begin. But Tommy and Annika aren't going with them and they are feeling very glum. Can Pippi come up with an answer to the problem?

In this delightful book for young children, food is fantastic fun — with mountains of noodles, wobbling jellies, juicy grapes, and bouncing popcorn. Just beware of the ever-hungry crocodile! Illustrated with great humour by well-known artist Nick Sharratt, these poems will get every reader's tastebuds tingling. Poets include John Agard, Jack Prelutsky, and Judith Nicholls.

Let's do the flip-flop frolic and splash into the sea! Playing on the sand, looking at starfish, going to the funfair, imagining mermaids, or listening to the wind and waves-this book is full of poems about what children love to do at the seaside. Illustrated charmingly by Nick Sharratt, the collection includes poems by Judith Nicholls, Margaret Mahy, and Richard Edwards.

How many of one's favourite poems are story poems? This is a wonderful collection of over sixty narratives in verse with thrilling tales, silly nonsense rhymes, tragic poems that will keep you in suspense, and funny, quirky poems that will delight over and over again. All the classic poems you would expect to see are here, such as Jabberwocky, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, The Highwayman, The Lady of Shalott, and The Owl and the Pussycat and these combine with more modern but equally satisfying poems to make a rich and varied anthology. The authors include Hilaire Belloc, Edward Lear, Walter de la Mare, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Reeves, Roger McGough, and Michael Rosen.

Need cheering up? Bored? Want to amuse your friends? Then read this book — and have a good old chuckle. Here are hilarious and very silly poems about bad children, gladiators, shark teeth, ridiculous grown-ups and much more, by poets such as Roger McGough, Steve Turner and Brian Patten. Illustrated throughout, this attractive collection is perfect for dipping into, whenever you feel a dull moment coming on!

Winnie the Witch is getting ready for the Witches' Magic Show. She can't wait to show off her favourite spells with her magic wand. But when Winnie inadvertently puts her wand in the washing machine with her party dress it comes out crumpled, soggy, and certainly not in working order! How is Winnie going to wow her friends at the show? Wilbur dashes into town and buys a new wand for Winnie. She's delighted and rushes with Wilbur to the show. The problem is her wand is only a trick wand and so when all eyes are on Winnie nothing happens as she tries to turn Wilbur into a green cat. In desperation, she waves her wand over and over and suddenly... a bunch of flowers bursts from the tip. The audience just loves Winnie and Wilbur's hilarious routine and a disaster turns into a triumph! This is a magical story and the sounds of a clanking, fizzing washing machine, Wilbur racing against the clock, the hush of an expectant audience and roars of delighted laughter are just some of the wonderful additions to the narration of Winnie's Magic Wand on the accompanying audio CD.

Fun with Colours offers a variety of activities which will help children to recognize five colour names: red, blue, green, yellow and black. The colouring, matching, writing and counting activities develop visual discrimination, hand-eye coordination, judgement of similarity and difference, recognition of colour words, recognition of numbers and an awareness of shape. Previously published as At Home with Colours and Junior Workbook B, this new title has been fully revised and updated to ensure it is in line with current Foundation Stage Profile requirements. The design has been improved to make the activities very clear and easy to follow.

Fun with Pattern and Shape offers a variety of activities which focus on patterns, shapes, and sizes. The colouring and matching activities develop visual discrimination, hand-eye coordination, three-dimensional awareness, development of vocabulary and simple measuring skills. Previously published as At Home with Pattern and Shape, this new title has been fully revised and updated to ensure it is in line with current Foundation Stage Profile requirements. The design has been improved to make the activities very clear and easy to follow.

Fun With Sounds and Rhymes offers a variety of activities which will help children to read. Sounds are important because they link how we say words to how we decode them on the page. Rhymes are important because they show there are patterns of sounds associated with patterns of letters. The activities are designed to develop visual perception of individual letter shapes, association of letters with sounds, the difference between different sounds at the beginning and endings of words, and the anticipation of common sequences of letters and words. Previously published as At Home with Sounds and Rhymes, this new title has been fully revised and updated to ensure it is in line with current Foundation Stage Profile requirements. The design has been improved to make the activities very clear and easy to follow.

Fun, motivating lessons that work. The perfect balance of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and skills to help your students use English really effectively. A complete package for teachers and students. The Teacher's Book gives you the support you need, and all the components work together for more effective learning.

Love that tingly feeling when you're scared? Want to give your sister or brother the shivers? This book is packed full of scary poems to enjoy alone (do you dare?), or to read to others. Ghosts, haunted houses, spiders, dracula, monsters and many more make an appearance in different spooky ways — by poets such as Charles Causley, Richard Edwards, Eric Finney, and Philip Gross. Get those goosebumps going!

«Winnie the Witch is tired of winter. She's tired of shivering in the cold and looking out at her garden covered in snow. And Wilbur is tired of frozen fur and whiskers. So Winnie uses a little magic to bring summer and sunshine to her house. But just as she settles down in her deckchair... hordes of people arrive. They are fed up with winter, too. But with the unruly crowd comes noise, and mess, and chaos! Winnie grows increasingly indignant. Why should all these people spoil her summer? Winter may be cold, but at least it's peaceful. So Winnie summons back the snow to make her unwelcome visitors disappear. This is a great story that really conjures the contrast of frozen winter and scorching summer and the sounds of crunching through snow, Christmassy themes, summery birdsong. and sun-seeking revellers are just some of the wonderful additions to the narration of «Winnie in Winter» on the accompanying audio CD.»

Winnie the Witch lives in a black house. She has black chairs and black stairs, black floors, and black doors. The trouble is that Winnie's cat, Wilbur, is also black. After sitting on him and tripping over him, Winnie decides to turn Wilbur into a green cat. But then he goes out into the long grass! Winnie is going to need a little magic to make sure she can always see Wilbur... This is a beautifully-crafted story with a colourful final twist. This is the original Winnie story and the sounds of creaking doors and floorboards, comedy tumbles, squeaky bed-springs and squawking birds are just some of the wonderful additions to the narration of Winnie the Witch on the accompanying audio CD.

Winnie the Witch is very pleased with her new computer. She spends hours exploring just what it can do and even orders herself a new wand on the Internet. Winnie becomes so wedded to technology that she decides to throw away her book of spells and her old wand — from now on all her magic will be at the click of a mouse! Then, while Winnie is asleep, Wilbur tries to pounce on the computer mouse and strange things start to happen. Winnie wakes up to discover she has no cat, no computer and no way of getting either of them back because the dustmen have just collected her rubbish. She watches helplessly as her book of spells and wand disappear into the dustcart. But help is at hand — her new wand is delivered in the nick of time and Winnie manages to get everything back to normal... well, almost! This hilarious Winnie story is perfect for the digital age and the sounds of whirring computers and scanners, Wilbur's hisses, squeaking mice and clattering dustbins are just some of the wonderful additions to the narration of Winnie's New Computer on the accompanying audio CD.

There are new arrivals in the Sawdust family and Olga is very keen to meet them. Who are the mysterious creatures living in a palace upstairs in the bedroom? It isn't long before Olga finds out — and the lucky newcomers are just in time to hear her very first poetry recital!

Olga da Polga goes visiting and meets Boris, a Russian guinea-pig. Olga and Boris become firm friends, and Olga is surprised to discover that Boris can tell even taller tales than she can! Soon, the time comes for her to return to her own garden, but Olga doesn't mind — she can't wait to tell all the other animals about her trip and to give them a demonstration of her Russian dancing skills...

It's a busy time in the Sawdust household and Olga is right in the thick of it. She gives out advice to the other animals in the garden, takes part in a sponsored squeak, and even goes jogging! But even though she has lots to do, she still finds time to entertain her friends with her tall tales and amazing stories.

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