Linda Johns

Learn about animals and bugs. Where they live, what they like to eat and do with interesting facts and short stories. There are lots of fun activities like mazes, word finds, picture crosswords and much more. Great fun for children who want to improve their reading level while enjoying fun activities about their favourite animals and bugs.

Learn about animals and bugs. Where they live, what they like to eat and do with interesting facts and easy to read articles. There are lots of fun activities like mazes, word finds and picture crosswords. Great fun for children who want to improve their reading level while enjoying fun activities about their favorite animals and bugs.

Learn the phonetic sounds of English by searching for the letters, saying the sound and then reading the word. Child friendly words and pictures which also help children who do not have English as a first language to learn to read and pronounce English words correctly.

Learn to read words with synthetic phonics and child friendly pictures. Children will enjoy learning to read with these easy words and pictures. Especially helpful for early readers and non-native speakers of English.

Hannah West is not your average sixth grader. Ever since her mom got laid off and started house-sitting, Hannah has been living all over Seattle—and solving mysteries along the way! With her trusty sketchbook and doggy pals in tow, Hannah is always ready for adventure. So when she and her mom move into a swanky high-rise where a valuable piece of art has just been stolen, Hannah immediately gets in the “frame” of mind for sleuthing to track down the art thief. Then it’s lights…cameras…and lots of action after Hannah and her mom move into a houseboat. Not only is the crew for a TV show taking over the dock but dead fish are also washing up nearby. Once Hannah and her best friend, Lily, become extras on the show, Hannah is on the set—and on the case! Hannah West: Sleuth in Training is a compilation of two previously published volumes, Hannah West in the Belltown Towers and Hannah West in Deep Water.

Hannah West is not your average sixth grader. Ever since her mom got laid off and started house-sitting, Hannah has been living all over Seattle—and solving mysteries along the way! With her trusty sketchbook and doggy pals in tow, Hannah is always ready for adventure. So when she and her mom move into a swanky high-rise where a valuable piece of art has just been stolen, Hannah immediately gets in the “frame” of mind for sleuthing to track down the art thief. Then it’s lights…cameras…and lots of action after Hannah and her mom move into a houseboat. Not only is the crew for a TV show taking over the dock but dead fish are also washing up nearby. Once Hannah and her best friend, Lily, become extras on the show, Hannah is on the set—and on the case! Hannah West: Sleuth in Training is a compilation of two previously published volumes, Hannah West in the Belltown Towers and Hannah West in Deep Water.

Hannah West loves her latest dog-walking gig with Elvis the basset hound, who is showing her around the new Seattle neighborhood where she and her mom are house-sitting. But when a local dog goes mysteriously missing, it’s clear that a dognapper is on the loose. Hannah gets right on the scent to uncover the canine thief! Then Hannah and her mom move to their swankiest address yet. “Millionaire’s Row” may have wealthy residents, but not everything is perfect. A thief lurks among the close-knit community, breaking into homes, rearranging things, and removing special items. With the Antiques Caravan TV show rolling into town, can Hannah and her best friend, Lily, stop the culprit before he or she can cash in on the stolen goods? Once again, Hannah is on the set—and on the trail! Hannah West: Sleuth on the Trail is a compilation of two previously published volumes, Hannah West in the Center of the Universe and Hannah West on Millionaire’s Row.

Winner, Evelyn Richardson Memorial Prize for Non-FictionWell-known naturalist and artist Linda Johns shares her woodland home with a menagerie of injured wild birds — starlings, blue jays, pigeons, baby woodpeckers, a rose-breasted grosbeak, a semi-palmated sandpiper, and even a gannet. She and her "saner half," Mack, have gone so far as to transform their living room into an indoor forest, complete with two dead trees providing a variety of perches and a screened porch making do as a practise flyway. Johns nurses her feathered convalescents day and night, helping them to drink and bathe and hunt, and gaining deep insights into their highly individual personalities. Most she attempts to release back into the wild but a few, inevitably, move in to stay. Birds of a Feather: Tales of a Wild Bird Haven is a warm and funny account of eight months — from May to December — in the life of this caring wildlife rescuer. Fans of Johns's earlier wildlife books will relish her humorous descriptions of the antics of such irresistible characters as Blossom, the media-savvy chicken, and the goats Mower and Munch. Enhanced by line drawings of her avian housemates, this delightful collection of anecdotes in the tradition of James Herriot and Farley Mowat celebrates some of Nature's smallest and most awe-inspiring miracles.

High-interest, lower ability resource for KS2-3. Designed to provide high-interest books for lower level readers aged 6 to 12+ years. Excellent for Guided Reading. Ideal for struggling readers and writers. Can be used in small-group teaching, and also for independent teaching. Benefits English as a Second Language (ESL) readers, and offers excellent cross-curricular coverage. Each of the Wildcats titles is an anthology wth a variety of genre and text-types in each: from fantasy to fable, poem to personal narrative and non-fiction. Size: 15.5cm wide x 21cm tall. Published 2001. 32 pages.

High-interest, lower ability resource for KS2-3. Designed to provide high-interest books for lower level readers aged 6 to 12+ years. Excellent for Guided Reading. Ideal for struggling readers and writers. Can be used in small-group teaching, and also for independent teaching. Benefits English as a Second Language (ESL) readers, and offers excellent cross-curricular coverage. Each of the Wildcats titles is an anthology wth a variety of genre and text-types in each: from fantasy to fable, poem to personal narrative and non-fiction. Size: 15.5cm wide x 21cm tall. Published 2001. 32 pages.