Four children separated by vast distances all undergo the same ritual, watched by cloaked strangers. Four flashes of light erupt, and from them emerge the unmistakable shapes of incredible beasts — a wolf, a leopard, a panda, a falcon. Suddenly the paths of these children — and the world — have been changed for ever. Enter the world of Erdas, where every child who comes of age must discover if they have a spirit animal, a rare bond between human and beast that bestows great powers to both. A dark force has risen from distant and long-forgotten lands, and has begun an onslaught that will ravage the world. Now the fate of Erdas has fallen on the shoulders of four young strangers... and on you. Part engrossing book series, part action role-playing game — discover your spirit animal and join the adventure in Autumn 2013.

Everyone knows that William Shakespeare is famous for having a way with words and creating characters like romantic Romeo and murderous Macbeth. But in this book, readers can find out everything they didn't know, including how he did a seven-year vanishing act and how he nearly had his head chopped off by Queen Elizabeth I Everything readers ever wanted to know about the man with the qill pen.

Look inside the Anti-Colouring Book and you'll see that it's nothing like an ordinary colouring book. You won't find pages of boring pictures to colour in — instead it's crammed with inspirational ideas that'll really get your imagination going. So what are you waiting for? Grab your paints, crayons, felt-tip pens, or whatever else you like to use, and get colouring creatively. If you can keep the book to yourself, that is!

Great for parents! Fun and colorful workbooks filled with teacher-approved activities that are perfect for independent practice at home or enrichment programs. Activity books come with: — Fun and colorful pages to make learning exciting; — Quick assessment tests to ensure the child's mastery of each topic; — Motivational stickers to encourage and reward the child; — Completion certificate to provide the child with a sense of accomplishment; Skills Include: — Adding up to 4-digit numbers with and without regrouping; — Adding and subtracting with multiple regrouping; — Solving word problems with mixed operations For use with Grade 3.

Great for parents! Fun and colorful workbooks filled with teacher-approved activities that are perfect for independent practice at home or enrichment programs. Activity books come with: — Fun and colorful pages to make learning exciting; — Quick assessment tests to ensure the child's mastery of each topic; — Motivational stickers to encourage and reward the child; — Completion certificate to provide the child with a sense of accomplishment; Skills Include: — Identifying multiplication facts through 12; — Multiplying with 2-digit factors with and without regrouping; — Dividing through 9; — Diving 2-digit dividends with and without remainders; — Solving word problems on multiplication and division For use with Grade 3.

Great for parents! Fun and colorful workbooks filled with teacher-approved activities that are perfect for independent practice at home or enrichment programs. Activity books come with: — Fun and colorful pages to make learning exciting; — Quick assessment tests to ensure the child's mastery of each topic; — Motivational stickers to encourage and reward the child; — Completion certificate to provide the child with a sense of accomplishment; Skills Include: — Understanding multiplication as repeated addition; — Identifying multiplication facts through 10; — Multiplying by up to 10; — Solving word problems For use with Grade 2.

OUT OF THIS WORLD, the ninth title in this search-and-find series, follows two characters from two separate, very different worlds--until their worlds collide! In the end, we learn that these two worlds really aren't that different at all. They both come from the same place: a child's playroom! Walter Wick's fantastic photographs bring the princess and the robot worlds together through a series of search-and-find activities.

Great for parents! Fun and colorful workbooks filled with teacher-approved activities that are perfect for independent practice at home or enrichment programs. Activity books come with: • Fun and colorful pages to make learning exciting • Quick assessment tests to ensure the child’s mastery of each topic • Motivational stickers to encourage and reward the child • Completion certificate to provide the child with a sense of accomplishment Skills Include: • Using contextual clues • Identifying main ideas and details • Making predictions • Sequencing • Classifying, comparing and contrasting • Identifying fact or opinion • Identifying cause and effect • Drawing conclusions • Summarizing For use with Grade 3.

Gloriously silly comedy from Booker prize winner and bestseller Roddy Doyle. It's Christmas eve and Rudolph's got the flu! Jimmy and Robbie Mack are so desperate for Christmas that they've left twenty-seven sandwiches out for Santa. But Rudolf is off sck and Santa's grounded the sleigh — with all the presents. Will the big day be cancelled? Or can Rover the wonder-dog come to the rescue?

Every day, millions of students are forced to endure emotional and physical attacks from bullies. Readers will learn how to recognize signs of bullying and prevent it from continuing. They will also find out how to deal with aggressive bullies and avoid acting as bullies themselves.

This series about a magical pet shop is the perfect read for animal fans. Lottie is enjoying life at the magical pet shop — especially now she's discovered that Sofie, the gorgeous daschund, can help her do magic. But just how far can their magic go?

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. But Katniss has been close to death before — and survival, for her, is second nature. The Hunger Games is a searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present. Welcome to the deadliest reality TV show ever...

Reproducible pages on the back of each chart! Plastic-coated for color-fastness and durability! Write-on, wipe-off surface! For use with Grades PreK-5.

This title is another lavish production for Xmas — this time the Wicked History of Britain in full colour. Re-using material from the entire series (approx 70%), Terry weaves together a tale of rottenness, rioting and revolution to give readers a one-stop shop of horror. The histories of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are retold in one volume, complete with new material from Terry and Martin.

This title features the story of London as seen through the eyes of the city's children. Twelve stories transport the reader from the Londinium of two millenniums past to the London of 2012, anticipating the Olympic games and a Diamond Jubilee. Along the way we escape a great fie, survive the gunpowder plot and meet Charles Dickens. It is the perfect companion to a defining year in British History.

77 Klangbilder gesprochenes Hochdeutsch ist ein praktisches Lehr- und Lernmaterial zum Training einer guten deutschen Aussprache und Intonation auf den Sprachniveaus B1 bis C2. Jedes Blatt der 77 Klangbilder stellt ein spezifisches phonetisches Problem oder Thema in den Vordergrund und enthält Hörbeispiele, die dazu nötigen Erklärungen, Bilder, Übungen, Tipps und Tricks. 77 Klangbilder ist für Deutschlernende sowohl in Kursen als auch beim Selbststudium gedacht, die mit ihrer deutschen Aussprache (noch) nicht zufrieden sind und Spaß daran haben, jeden Tag ein paar Minuten selbstständig richtiges Sprechen zu trainieren. Für Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer sind die 77 Klangbilder ein geeignetes Material, ihren täglichen Deutschunterricht durch kurze, intensive phonetische Übungen anzureichern und ihn attraktiver und effektiver zu gestalten. 77 Klangbilder enthält eine CD mit dem Buchinhalt als PDF-Datei. Darin sind alle Hörbeispiele als Audiodateien verlinkt.

The New York Times bestselling The Hunger Games, with an all-new cover from the major motion picture! The astonishing bestseller is now a fantastic movie. Here is the original novel with new movie artwork on the cover. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.