When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. This ancient proverb of the Kikuyu people, a tribal group in Kenya, Africa, is as true today as when the words were first spoken, perhaps thousands of years ago. Its essence is simplicity—when the large fight, it is the small who suffer most. And when it comes to war, the smallest, the most vulnerable, are the children. When Elephants Fight presents the stories of five children—Annu, Jimmy, Nadja, Farooq and Toma—from five very different and distinct conflicts—Sri Lanka, Uganda, Sarajevo, Afghanistan and the Sudan. Along with these very personal accounts, the book also offers brief analyses of the history and geopolitical issues that are the canvas on which these conflicts are cast. When Elephants Fight is about increasing awareness. For the future to be better than the past, better than the present, we must help equip our children with an awareness and understanding of the world around them and their ability to bring about change. Gandhi stated, "If you are going to change the world, start with the children.
Extreme sportsmen and women go faster, climb higher and compete for longer. No sporting challenge is too great. Find out the great dangers people face when pushing themselves to the limit in extreme sports. Written by Adrian Bradbury and filled with action photos from around the world, this book will appeal to adventurous young readers everywhere. * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * Text type: An information book * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Collins Big Cat' is a guided reading series for ages 4-7, featuring both fiction and non-fiction titles which encourage children to develop their reading skills.
Find out about the natural disasters people face around the world, what effect they have on towns and cities and how we can help to protect people from them. Packed with fact files and maps showing disaster spots as well as high impact photographs, this book will tell you all you need to know about hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. * Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading* Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level* Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap* The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readers* Designed to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographs* Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisation* Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusion* Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to and recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension* Ideas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child
One hundred years ago, Captain Scott, naval officer and explorer wanted to be the first person to reach the South Pole. Was he the first to reach it? Discover what happened to him and his men when they went to the coldest place on Earth. * Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. * Text type: An information book * Curriculum links: Literacy: Information texts.
Are you a Man United fan? Do you want to improve your English skills? Then Manchester United: The History So Far is the perfect book for you. It's a short history of our great club, written for people who find English difficult, but want to get better. The English is easy to read, and after each chapter there is a fun grammar or spelling task, all about football and United.The book covers all the main events in United's history: the beginning, in 1878, when the Newton Heath football club was set up for railway workers; the name change to Manchester United, and the difficult times when the club almost went out of business; the glory of the Busby Babes; the terrible night in Munich when eight players were killed in a plane crash; the great team of Best, Law and Charlton in the 60s; the pain of relegation in 1974; the wonderful Sir Alex Ferguson years, when the club were the kings of both England and Europe. The story finishes as the 2016-17 season begins under new manager Jose Mourinho. In addition, three chapters tell about Manchester United legends: Duncan Edwards, Eric Cantona and Wayne Rooney."e;Linking football and English learning is such a great idea. This book combines lovely storytelling with tips for improving grammar and spelling. It's ideal for football fans who want to find out more about their club and improve their English at the same time."e; Ruth Miskin OBE, creator of the most popular literacy programme in the UK and long time government adviser.
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) presents a biographical sketch of American spy Virginia Hall (1906-?), written in first person. Hall was a spy for the Allied forces during World War II. The resource was developed as a learning tool for children.
Read Write Inc. Fresh Start More Anthologies are motivating, full-colour texts providing further practice of the sounds and graphemes taught in the Fresh Start Modules and practised in the Fresh Start Anthologies.
Read Write Inc. Fresh Start More Anthologies are motivating, full-colour texts providing further practice of the sounds and graphemes taught in the Fresh Start Modules and practised in the Fresh Start Anthologies.
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