Isabel Thomas

The sky is falling down! So Tops sets off to tell the Dinosaur King. Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations and develop their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustrators broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. This story is one of six titles at Oxford Level 4, which are phonically decodable with some extra high-interest words to expand children's vocabularies and enrich the stories. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every reader to the right book.

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations and develop their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustrators broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. The titles at Oxford Levels 1+ to 5 are phonically decodable with some extra high-interest words to expand children's vocabularies and enrich the stories. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every reader to the right book. This pack contains six books, one of each of the following titles: Scoop's Ups and Downs, The Mummy Chase, Planet Cake, The Dinosaur King, The Lark and the Owl and Pip, Lop, Mip, Bop and the Stuck Star.

In Earth's most extreme habitats, conditions are tough. But no matter how challenging these deserts, rainforests, mountains, caves, ocean depths or cities are, there are plants and animals that have found ways to survive in them through unique adaptations. Called extremophiles, these are the toughest living things on the planet!

How much do you know about space? Are you an asteroid expert or a gravity guru? Can you tell the difference between a meteoroid and a meteorite? Would you be able to spot the Pole Star in the night sky? Test your skills with quick quizzes, diagrams and charts. Power up your space knowledge with answers to your wackiest space questions!

If a scorpion and a tarantula were to meet and fight, which one would win? Read this book to find out

If a scorpion and a tarantula were to meet and fight, which one would win? Read this book to find out

If a shark and a killer whale were to meet and fight, which one would win? Read this book to find out

If an elephant and a rhinoceros were to meet and fight, which one would win? Read this book to find out

If a shark and a killer whale were to meet and fight, which one would win? Read this book to find out

Noah thinks going to the supermarket with his dad is boring, so he decides to have some fun while he's there, such as sliding on the floor and zooming on the trolley. Will his mischief get him and his dad into trouble? Shopping Mischief is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

On a school trip to the International Space Station, Max thinks that there is an alien on board, but no one believes him. When Max and his friends nearly get sucked out into space, a mysterious caretaker saves them. But is he really a caretaker? Could he be an alien? The Space Station is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 yearsReading age: 5-6 years

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. Dinosaurs lived on our planet millions of years ago. But which dinosaur had the most teeth, the biggest bite, the toughest armour or the coolest claws? Let’s explore some dinosaur world records! Reading age: 6-7 years

Rocket Phonics reading books are fully decodable phonics books allowing children to practise their phonic skills in context, developing emerging reading skills. Who will win the royal diving contest? Joy is determined to win the contest and bring back the biggest pearl from the sea. But when she bumps into a sea serpent with toothache, things don't go quite as everyone expected ... Reading age: 5-6 years

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. Join our scientist in Antartica to learn more about the life cycle of Emperor penguins. Could you live and work in the coldest place on Earth? Read this book to find out! Reading age: 6-7 years

Baxter the dog visits the local grooming parlour for a haircut, but causes havoc during his trip. Will the other dogs forgive him when he ruins their haircuts? Baxter Visits Bow Wow! is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. 100 years ago, no one had climbed the highest mountain.200 years ago, no one had visited the North and South Poles. The first people to discover these places took enormous risks! Find out more about some daring pioneering explorers and the amazing things they saw. Reading age: 6-7 years

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Every map tells a story and makes spaces, ideas, and events easier to understand. Where are you? Let’s find out! Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. Text type – An information book. The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information. The glossary and index on page 29 can be used to develop children's information retrieval skills further. Curriculum links – Geography – geographical skills

Tuuli on voimallinen ja tärkeä elementti maapallolla. Mitä kaikkea ihmettä se onkaan? Kirjassa tutkitaan, miten tuuli muovaa maapalloamme, ja miten ihmiset ovat oppineet valjastamaan tuulen käyttöönsä. Lukijat pääsevät kokeilemaan, miten tuuli toimii luonnossa ja miten se liittyy meidän jokapäiväiseen elämäämme. Mukana on paljon toiminnallisia ohjeita ja vinkkejä, joiden avulla voidaan rakentaa esimerkiksi tuulihyrrä, kaarnavene ja oppia lennättämään leijaa. Uusi, ihastuttavasti kuvitettu tietokirjasarja houkuttelee tiedonjanoisen nuoren lukijan tutkimaan, kokeilemaan, hämmästelemään ja oivaltamaan. Se vie tutkimusmatkalle luonnon erilaisiin ihmeisiin ja auttaa ymmärtämään, miten upea tämä maapallomme on. Isabel Thomas on opiskellut humanistisia aineita Oxfordin yliopistossa ja toiminut journalistina ennen kirjailijaksi ryhtymistä. Hän on kirjoittanut yli 100 kirjaa. Pau Morgan on Santiago de Chilessä asuva kuvittaja.