Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Stage 1: The Mouse and the Elephant

Author: Narinda Dhami
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198339038
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. The Mouse and the Elephant is an Indian tale based on the Panchatantra story about helping others.

Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Singles Pack

Author: Nikki Gamble
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198338949
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12

Book Description
The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree stages and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. There are four Traditional Tales titles available for each Oxford Reading Tree Stages, from Stage 1 through to Stage 9. Accompanying free Group/Guided Reading notes are available online at www.oxfordprimary.co.uk/tales , along with an eBook and storyteller video for each stage. Parents can also visit www.oxfordowl.co.uk for practical advice, helpful information about phonics, lots of fun activities and free eBooks. The Singles Pack includes a Mixed Pack for each of the above stages, 1 book of each title, plus a Teacher's Handbook.

Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Stage 8: Finn Maccool and the Giant's Causeway

Author: John Dougherty
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198339755
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway is a humorous story about the creation of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.

The Big Carrot

Author: Alison Hawes
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 162521538X
Category : Carrots
Languages : en
Pages : 12

Book Description
Traditional Tales is a series of enchanting tales from around the world that have been shared for generations. Stunning artwork. Language-rich stories to engage and inspire young readers. Books include story maps to help students retell the stories in their own words.

Don't Tickle the Monkey!

Author: Sam Taplin
Publisher: Touchy-Feely Sound Books
ISBN: 9781805070245
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
You'd better not tickle the monkey, because it just might chatter if you do! Babies and toddlers won't be able to resist tickling the touchy-feely patches to hear the animal sounds in this unique and hilarious novelty book. As well as the monkey there's a warthog, a laughing hyena and an ostrich to be tickled, followed by a musical finale where you can hear all the animals being noisy at once.

Rhythms of the Brain

Author: G. Buzsáki
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199828237
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 465

Book Description
Studies of mechanisms in the brain that allow complicated things to happen in a coordinated fashion have produced some of the most spectacular discoveries in neuroscience. This book provides eloquent support for the idea that spontaneous neuron activity, far from being mere noise, is actually the source of our cognitive abilities. It takes a fresh look at the coevolution of structure and function in the mammalian brain, illustrating how self-emerged oscillatory timing is the brain's fundamental organizer of neuronal information. The small-world-like connectivity of the cerebral cortex allows for global computation on multiple spatial and temporal scales. The perpetual interactions among the multiple network oscillators keep cortical systems in a highly sensitive "metastable" state and provide energy-efficient synchronizing mechanisms via weak links. In a sequence of "cycles," György Buzsáki guides the reader from the physics of oscillations through neuronal assembly organization to complex cognitive processing and memory storage. His clear, fluid writing-accessible to any reader with some scientific knowledge-is supplemented by extensive footnotes and references that make it just as gratifying and instructive a read for the specialist. The coherent view of a single author who has been at the forefront of research in this exciting field, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in our rapidly evolving understanding of the brain.

The Disappearing Spoon

Author: Sam Kean
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316089087
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333

Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. The Disappearing Spoon masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery -- from the Big Bang through the end of time. Though solid at room temperature, gallium is a moldable metal that melts at 84 degrees Fahrenheit. A classic science prank is to mold gallium spoons, serve them with tea, and watch guests recoil as their utensils disappear.

Anansi and the Tug of War

Author: Lesley Sims
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1474906028
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
Anansi might be a king but he is also just a spider, so can he really beat Elephant and Rhino in a tug of war? Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton, specially written for children just starting to read alone. This ebook includes audio and reading-related puzzles. "Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme." - Julia Eccleshare

Understanding Reading

Author: Frank Smith
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135619727
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 569

Book Description
Understanding Reading revolutionized reading research and theory when the first edition appeared in 1971 and continues to be a leader in the field. In the sixth edition of this classic text, Smith's purpose remains the same: to shed light on fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading--linguistic, physiological, psychological, and social--and on what is involved in learning to read. The text critically examines current theories, instructional practices, and controversies, covering a wide range of disciplines but always remaining accessible to students and classroom teachers. Careful attention is given to the ideological clash that continues between whole language and direct instruction and currently permeates every aspect of theory and research into reading and reading instruction. To aid readers in making up their own minds, each chapter concludes with a brief statement of "Issues." Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read, Sixth Edition is designed to serve as a handbook for language arts teachers, a college text for basic courses on the psychology of reading, a guide to relevant research on reading, and an introduction to reading as an aspect of thinking and learning. It is matchless in integrating a wide range of topics relative to reading while, at the same time, being highly readable and user-friendly for instructors, students, and practitioners.

Class

Author: Paul Fussell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671792253
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
This book describes the living-room artifacts, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from top to bottom.