Clare Weze

The Wild Buddies are warm-hearted African animal characters who solve problems and help each other. This series is full of energy and includes contexts young children can relate to, like muddy fun, races, sharing, and hide and seek. Playing, laughing and having fun together, the Wild Buddies are Herb the hippo, Gus the giraffe, Meg the bat, Zig and Jazz the zebras, and other animals they meet along the way. Engaging, beautifully illustrated stories set around maths topics (matched to the UK Reception Primary Maths curriculum and White Rose Maths), these books mirror the maths vocabulary and concepts that children learn in class. Supporting questions deepen maths learning and save the effort of teachers or parents. This pack includes three copies of each book in the Stories for Maths Reception Wild Buddies series.

The author of THE LIGHTNING CATCHER is back with an imaginative and heartfelt middle grade novel perfect for fans of Boy Everywhere and The Crossing. From the authorThis story is about displacement, and the uncertainty following family separation. It spotlights the protagonist’s fascination with the adult world via an owl’s eye view. It deals with learning to be responsible, juggling other people’s secrets and safety, trust, and above all, friendship. Together, these experiences reduce the impact of problems you can’t alter. They change your perspective and can work like a miracle. Jake discovers a secret about London and witnesses an astounding scientific breakthrough. The strength of this feeds into the way he feels about his own future.

The Wild Buddies are warm-hearted African animal characters who solve problems and help each other. This series is full of energy and includes contexts young children can relate to, like muddy fun, races, sharing, and hide and seek. Playing, laughing and having fun together, the Wild Buddies are Herb the hippo, Gus the giraffe, Meg the bat, Zig and Jazz the zebras, and other animals they meet along the way. Engaging, beautifully illustrated stories set around maths topics (matched to the UK Reception Primary Maths curriculum and White Rose Maths), these books mirror the maths vocabulary and concepts that children learn in class. Supporting questions deepen maths learning and save the effort of teachers or parents. This pack includes one copy of each book in the Stories for Maths Reception Wild Buddies series.

It's a hot day and Herb wants to take a dip in the river, but the water has disappeared! He finds that the river is blocked by a fallen tree. Herb and his friends soon realise they have to work with the animals from the other side of the river to move it. Stories for Maths helps develop maths success through the power of story.

Lydia is determined to share the wonder of a very special sea creature with her reluctant new neighbours. Uncover a deep joy in the natural world with this historical, illustrated short story for sharing. Readerful is designed to motivate children to read more. This Book for Sharing is for a teacher to read aloud to pupils in Y5/P6.

Rollo the rabbit loves his owner Joey and their flat. But, one day, curiosity gets the better of Rollo and he escapes to the wild. Rollo must make a choice. Should he stay in the wild with the other rabbits? Or should he return to the safety of home? This book is from Readerful's Independent Library. It is for children aged 7 to 8 to read without support. Readerful is a reading library specially designed to motivate children to read more. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books for children from 4 to 11 years, including: Books for Sharing: picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessions Independent Library: fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independently Rise: fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently. How Readerful works: - Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. - Then encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.

The author of THE LIGHTNING CATCHER is back with an exciting, imaginative and heartfelt middle grade novel perfect for fans of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant and The Shark Caller. Summer was supposed to be Ginika's time for fun, friends and fairs. But instead she's been sent to live at the dead-end seaside boarding house her grandparents run. Even though her parents say it’s just for a little while, she can’t help feeling abandoned and heartbroken to be missing out on everything she loves back home. And then she meets Peri. He leaps and dives through the water like a dolphin and he talks like a burst of bubbles. He’s not exactly a mermaid, but he’s definitely something Ginika's never seen before. His family is far away too, but unlike Ginika, he loves his independence. As Ginika shows Peri her world, she starts to feel free as well. They don’t need anyone else when they’ve got each other. But then the lights and noise of the human world start to change Peri. And when things spin out of control, Ginika must be the bravest she's ever been to face her fears and make the hardest decision of her life. Join Ginika and Peri as they dive beneath the waves and walk the lands that will take them into each other's worlds on an adventure they will never forget and a life-changing friendship.

'This exciting, science-packed novel is a cracking read and bursts with action, warmth and humour' - BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021'This is great fun; an energetic middle-grade debut with a fresh contemporary feel and a good dash of Stranger Things' - The BooksellerAlfie has noticed a few things since his family moved to Folding Ford. He really misses life in the city. He and his sister don't exactly fit in here. But the most interesting one is that the weather is BONKERS. One frost-covered branch on one tree in the middle of June? A tiny whirlwind in a bucket in the garden? Only in Folding Ford. Armed with his bike, a notepad and his new best mate Sam, Alfie is going to investigate. His best clue is Nathaniel Clemm … the only thing in town weirder than the weather. When Alfie ‘investigates’ Mr Clemm’s garden, only SLIGHTLY illegally, he finds a strange box that freezes his trainers and makes his teeth tingle. And when he opens it, only SLIGHTLY deliberately, SOMETHING gets out. Something fast, fizzing and sparking with electricity and very, very much alive. But the creature from the box brings trouble of its own, and as barometers and tempers go haywire in Folding Ford, Alfie finds himself at the centre of a perfect storm. Skellig meets Stranger Things in this funny, heartfelt adventure story perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Christopher Edge and Frank Cottrell Boyce.