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This title is part of the How to write series and gives young learners the practical tips and techniques they need to write letters and emails. Written by professional writers, each title shows how language can be used to enthral, persuade or inform.

It's the first night in a new house, and the boys are suddenly woken by frightening sounds: howling and clanking coming up from their new garden. But, when the boys wake up the next morning, they find nothing there but an old bone... This is an incredibly accessible series for reluctant readers - pitched at a low reading age of between 6 and 7. The First Flight collection offers a variety of different text types including fiction, non-fiction, plays and poetry, so is well placed to cater for many interests and abilities to absorb text. Stories range from shipwrecks, surfing and ghosts to monsters, robots and aliens on earth, plus non-fiction topics include rollercoasters, animals and the biggest lies ever.

Introduces techniques for creating and writing stories.

Leaves of gold and crimson Curl crisply on the street, Their papery voices chatter As they crunch beneath my feet. - Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. - Text type--a poetry collection. - Curriculum links--geography: "Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather." - Check comprehension and embed learning with a reader response spread on pages 22-23.

Learn how to write in a variety of styles with this bumper book. From planning fictional pieces to setting out formal letters, 'How To Write' is packed full of tips and techniques - making you a writing guru.

Designed to encourage reading, this bright and colorful book is packed with stories and rhymes for young children to share with an adult. Each tale is beautifully illustrated to help readers understand the text and make them want to read out loud.

This series provides teachers with everything they need to share 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl with their class.