Child Reading

Prompted by a neverending stream of letters pleading for advice on how to be a better writer, successful children’s authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter put their heads together to create this useful guide. With dozens of books and decades of experience between them, the authors brought their distinct personal styles to the advice they had to offer. Now they have done the same for this audio version, with each author narrating her own sections.

When the Bandersnatch steals one of Lewis Carroll’s lost diaries, Celia and Tyrus try to get it back, only to tumble through a magic mirror into the Looking-Glass World, a place where everything—themselves included—is divided in two. Celia’s logic and Tyrus’s imagination now belong to their mirror images, Lia and Ty. Left without their greatest problem-solving skills, Celia and Tyrus must rely on each other as they play a massive game of chess to try to catch their mirror images.

Fancy Nancy's sister, JoJo, can really be a pest sometimes...like when she put Easter-egg dye in the kiddie pool and dunked Frenchy in it! But this time she's done something really bad, and Nancy is livid - that's fancy for tres angry and upset. JoJo drew a tattoo on Nancy's precious doll, Marabelle Lavinia Chandelier! Even worse, it's in permanent marker. That means it will never come out! When Mom suggests a fancy doll party to make Nancy feel better, Nancy is excited to accept. But what if the doll drama isn't over?

If words describe a feeling or some words rhyme, you're listening to a poem. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the beauty of poetry.

Learn about verbs.

Learn about nouns and proper nouns.

Learn about adverbs.

Books in the Hide and Seek series provide an entertaining introduction to some of the words that tell us where things are. This book looks at “On” and “Under”.

You can wish your cousin a happy birthday. You can share the latest news from school. You can ask your favorite basketball star for playing tips. You can write great letters and emails!

If a story has magical creatures or a fairy princess, you're listening to folklore. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the magic of fairy tales, fables, and folk tales.

Goldie is a beautiful unicorn. One day, she is out playing and becomes lost. She finds a pink castle and a lovely little fairy named Angie. Angie and the other fairies decide to help Goldie find her family. Find out what happens next!

This book, published in 1943 by Japanese fairy tale writer Nankichi Niimi, tells the story of a little fox who goes to a human town to buy gloves. On a snowy morning, as the little fox returns home after running around outside, the mother fox holds his cold hands and gets the idea to buy him some gloves. The mother fox uses magic to turn one of the little fox's hands into a human child's. She then teaches the little fox to hold his human hand in the shop and ask for gloves. In Japanese folktales, foxes often use magic to trick people. This heartwarming story is short, so you can read it ...

Step into a whirlwind of imagination with the third volume of Seriously Smart Shorts—a vibrant collection of wildly original tales straight from the minds of young storytellers! Packed with humour, heart, and just the right amount of mischief, this anthology features everything from time-travelling wishes and misunderstood monsters to cheeky Skittles and heroic cats. Each story was dreamed up through the creative magic of an after-school storytelling club, where ideas are as bold as the characters who fill these pages. Curated and written by T.P. Heath, an experienced author and ...

Do you want to learn more about learning difficulties and how to overcome them? Do you want to discover the strengths and talents of learners with learning difficulties? Do you want to find out the best ways to assess and support learners with learning difficulties in academic and social settings? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you. "Master the Essentials of Learning Difficulties," is a book that will inspire you, inform you, and empower you to make a difference in the lives of learners with learning difficulties. Learning difficulties are a common and ...

An illustrated story of Wasa and his friend Didy who became legends in Roxstershire just after the Romans left and Brettain was at war with its neighbors from the continent especially Vikings who raided the villages of Roxstershire. The Roman Emperor has written to the Britons that they have to defend themselves, Rome cannot protect them anymore. Although still too young to join the fighting, Wasa and Didy decided to disobey the village leaders and joined the fighting on their own. Their fortunate intervetion saved Roxstershire from the Viking invasion.

Daisy is a princess who has everything you could imagine. She has everything except for the one thing that she wants dearly: her mother. Daisy's mother died shortly after she was born. All of Daisy's life, she has wondered what it would be like to have a mother. One day, Daisy is granted a wish by the Flower Fairy of wishes. What do you think Daisy will wish for?

Psychology is all around us, influencing emotions, motivation, and personality. Want the big ideas broken down and explained? Heads Up Psychology makes it easy to engage with psychology's big concepts, including psychoanalysis, intelligence, and mental disorders. This introduction to psychology clearly explains psychological theories to answer the questions that you care about in everyday life, such as "Why do good people do bad things?"

Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya on an exciting educational adventure perfect for readers ages 6-9! In this delightful installment of the "What Shall We Do Today?" series, three diverse friends discover the wonders of English language and traditions during a special school celebration. When curious Imani, enthusiastic Tommy, and knowledgeable Maya arrive at school, they're thrilled to find it transformed for an "All Things English" day! Your child will learn alongside our characters about: World Book and Copyright Day - fostering a love of reading and respect for authors International English ...

Want to boost your child’s learning? Want to help them build foundational skills that will make them better equipped for the tasks ahead? They may still be in kindergarten, but this is a prime period for children to absorb new knowledge. And one of the best ways that kids can learn at this age is through listening. The more they’re exposed to talk and interaction, the more their vocabulary expands, and the better they’ll be able to communicate. With this audiobook, your child will enrich their vocabulary and develop their spelling and pronunciation skills.

Link up with Max Axiom to learn about the world's coolest webs, food chains, and energy pyramids! Young listeners will unravel the complex systems that keep the world fed.