Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 10: TreeTops More Stories A: Jellyfish Shoes

Author: Susan Gates
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780199179695
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book is part of TreeTops Fiction, a structured reading programme providing juniors with stories they will love to read. Offering chapter books with full-colour illustrations, written by well-known authors, these stories are full of humour and have real boy appeal. They are tightly levelled allowing children to read books appropriate to their ability. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same Oxford Reading Tree stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of up-to-date and invaluable teaching notes.

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Fiction: Level 10 More Pack A: Jellyfish Shoes

Author: Susan Gates
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198447238
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In Jellyfish Shoes, Laura is very proud of her new jelly shoes. They are pink and see-through like raspberry jelly. When Scott tells her they are made of jellyfish, she changes her mind about the shoes. TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!

Jellyfish Shoes

Author: Susan Gates
Publisher: Dingles/Treehouse Court
ISBN: 9781596469228
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Scott¿s little sister Laura is very proud of her new jelly shoes. They are pink and see-through like raspberry jelly. But are they made of jellyfish? Do they really belong in the sea? Includes full-color illustrations and author profile. Chapter Book: 5 chapters.

Accelerando

Author: Charles Stross
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101208473
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596

Book Description
The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings have rendered people all but extinct. Molecular nanotechnology runs rampant, replicating and reprogramming at will. Contact with extraterrestrial life grows more imminent with each new day. Struggling to survive and thrive in this accelerated world are three generations of the Macx clan: Manfred, an entrepreneur dealing in intelligence amplification technology whose mind is divided between his physical environment and the Internet; his daughter, Amber, on the run from her domineering mother, seeking her fortune in the outer system as an indentured astronaut; and Sirhan, Amber’s son, who finds his destiny linked to the fate of all of humanity. For something is systematically dismantling the nine planets of the solar system. Something beyond human comprehension. Something that has no use for biological life in any form...

The Language Instinct

Author: Steven Pinker
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062032526
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 578

Book Description
"A brilliant, witty, and altogether satisfying book." — New York Times Book Review The classic work on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind In The Language Instinct, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistics Society of America. This edition includes an update on advances in the science of language since The Language Instinct was first published.

Jungle Shorts

Author: Irene Rawnsley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199168590
Category : Soccer stories
Languages : en
Pages : 31

Book Description
This is an Oxford Reading Tree series of fiction for pupils aged 7 to 11. Specially written for children who need the support of carefully monitored language levels, the stories are accessible, motivating and humorous. The series is organized into five stages, with each stage introducing more complex narrative forms, including flashbacks and changes in viewpoint; descriptive writing; and extended reading vocabulary. Each stage is supported by a Teacher's Guide, which offers guidance on using Treetops to assess children's reading ability. A variety of activities are included.

Eric's Talking Ears

Author: Susan Gates
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781404831209
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
When Eric finds a way to communicate by "ear language" with the zoo animals he makes friends with them and when he discovers some very disturbing news he finds his loyalities torn.

Brave Men

Author: Ernie Pyle
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 520

Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Brave Men" by Ernie Pyle. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Sfera E Il Labirinto

Author: Manfredo Tafuri
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780262700399
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 383

Book Description
"Tafuri's work is probably the most innovative and exciting new form of European theory since French poststructuralism and this book is probably the best introduction to it for the newcomer. ..."

The Boss Dog of Blossom Street

Author: Angela McAllister
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198447016
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading! TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at a href=http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. This pack contains 36 books, six of each of: The Squink, Bigboots the Spider, The Boss Dog of Blossom Street, Oh, Otto!, The Cowboy Next Door, Walrus Joins In."