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Skellig (PDF)
by David AlmondThe beautiful and haunting novel that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread children's book of the Year Award.
Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition
by David AlmondThe bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award, this unforgettable book now has captivating illustrations by Tom de Freston to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary. When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.One Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the ramshackle garage of his new home and finds something magical. A strange creature - human? beast? bird? angel? - a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health.But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael's world changes for ever ...Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the Hans Christian Andersen award, the Nonino International Prize, and has received an OBE for services to literature. He is celebrated as - in the words of the Independent - 'a master storyteller'. 'This strange, hugely readable and life-affirming tale exercises every muscle of the imagination' Guardian
Skiing: Skiing (Get Outdoors #8)
by Clive GiffordAlthouh each of these sports require a variety of different skills and techniques, they all have the love of outdoors in common. They are also accessible to all - from young to old and able-bodied to disabled. The series is inspirational for those readers who want to explore the sports and it also offers information on how to get started and how to participate in the sport, including step-by-step instructions for the key techniques.
Skills Builders Grammar And Punctuation Year 5 (PDF)
by Sarah TurnerThe Skills Builders Year 5 Grammar and Punctuation Pupil Book includes 19 units of full colour activities, to help children gain a firm understanding of grammar and punctuation. The worked examples ensure children understand the concepts, before moving onto fun activities to consolidate their skills. Investigate exercises at the end of each unit provide fun challenges for children to apply their knowledge
Skills Builders Spelling And Vocabulary Year 5 (PDF)
by Sarah TurnerThe Skills Builders Year 5 Spelling and Vocabulary Pupil Book includes 25 units of full colour activities, to help children gain a firm understanding of spelling and vocabulary skills. The worked examples ensure children understand the concepts, before moving onto fun activities to consolidate their skills. Investigate exercises at the end of each unit provide fun challenges for children to apply their knowledge
Skills From Brazil (Jamie Johnson Series)
by Dan FreedmanBefore the packed stadiums. Before he became a huge star. Jamie Johnson had to learn from the best. Jamie is the top player at his school but there's something missing from his game. He needs that bit of extra flair. He wants that touch of magic. Can the once-in-a-lifetime chance to train on the beaches of Brazil give Jamie the skills he needs to become a legend?
Skills In Fiction
by Geoff Reilly Wendy WrenThis pupil's book is part of a Key Stage 3 English scheme that reflects National Literacy Strategy priorities by spanning both non-fiction and fiction text-types in twin student books. Each student text provides 18 sections of themed stimulus texts plus differentiated activities at word, sentence and text levels meeting the requirements of the English Framework. They have a rigorous approach to developing writing skills that follows a consistent pattern in order to provide both continuity with and progression from Key Stage 2. The y have suggestions for National Literacy Strategy - recommended lesson structures are provided in a separate teacher's guide. Extra support for students struggling to reach Level 4 is provided in a separate copymaster resource book, as well as assessment materials modelled on the end-of-year tests. Differentiated extension work is provided at the end of each unit giving a choice of writing tasks, centred on the unit theme, enabling students to revise earlier writing styles.
Skills In Fiction (PDF)
by Geoff Reilly Wendy WrenThis pupil's book is part of a Key Stage 3 English scheme that reflects National Literacy Strategy priorities by spanning both non-fiction and fiction text-types in twin student books. Each student text provides 18 sections of themed stimulus texts plus differentiated activities at word, sentence and text levels meeting the requirements of the English Framework. They have a rigorous approach to developing writing skills that follows a consistent pattern in order to provide both continuity with and progression from Key Stage 2. The y have suggestions for National Literacy Strategy - recommended lesson structures are provided in a separate teacher's guide. Extra support for students struggling to reach Level 4 is provided in a separate copymaster resource book, as well as assessment materials modelled on the end-of-year tests. Differentiated extension work is provided at the end of each unit giving a choice of writing tasks, centred on the unit theme, enabling students to revise earlier writing styles.
Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat (Old Possum's Cats)
by T. S. EliotA wonderful new picture book version of one of T. S. Eliot's most popular cat poems from a timeless magical partnership.We must find him or the train can't start!All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in the third picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's cats, set on the Night Mail train where Skimble won't let anything go wrong.To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.'Beautifully illustrated to bring the poem to life.' Independent'A fabulous way to introduce young readers to poetry.' Huffington Post
Skin and Other Stories (Puffin Teenage Bks.)
by Roald DahlHOW would you dispose of a murder weapon without causing suspicion?WHERE would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking?WHAT if you discovered the tattoo on your back was worth a million dollars?ELEVEN TALES FILLED WITH INTRIGUE AND SUSPENSE TO STARTLE AND SPELLBIND YOU.
Skin Deep: Stories That Cut To The Bone
by Tony BradmanAn anthology of original, hard-hitting short stories which tackle the difficult and sensitive issue of racism in its many forms - bullying, exclusion, class, the colour of skin, hatred and war.Written by some of today's very best writers for teenagers, and including fresh new talent from home and abroad, these strong, gripping and often moving stories are set against a variety of cultural backgrounds in the UK, Australia, India, America and Europe. The stories offer some unforgettable characters in situations that young people the world over will relate to, and are written with great depth, compassion and hope.
Skin Deep
by Laura Jarratt"I wanted to say this morning, only you ran off … sorry if I was rude.' The boy from the boat grineed, looking straight at me. 'You surprised me, that's all. The scar' – he touched his face – 'took me by surprise. I didn't mean to be rude.' I gaped at him. Nobody ever, ever mentioned the scars."
Skin Deep
by Malaika Rose StanleyBig ambitions, big bullies and big problems When 13-year-old Brummie babe, Destiny enters the Bright Sparks beauty contest behind her (ex-model) mum's back, she is determined to prove she has talent and brains - and that she is not just a pretty face.Together with her cousin, Keisha and best friends, Ebyan and Bee, Destiny deals with every challenge life throws at her - including scary eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with bully-girl Bella and secret winks from heart-throb, Joel.And then real disaster strikes...
Skin Taker (Wolf Brother #8)
by Michelle PaverRun wild with Wolf Brother in a Stone Age world we all want to be a part of with million-copy-selling author, Michelle Paver. Danger, magic and non stop adventure await Torak, Renn and Wolf. The Clans will be tested as never before, as they battle to find ways to survive and thrive in their beloved Forest. In the Dark Time of midwinter, disaster strikes the Forest. Chaos rules. Bears woken from their dens prowl the shadowy valleys. Desperate clans battle for survival. Only demons thrive.With their world in turmoil, Torak, Renn and Wolf are tested as never before. And as a new evil haunts the devastated land, Torak must risk his sanity, his life and even his souls to save everything he loves...SKIN TAKER: read it as a standalone or part of the series and be carried back to the Stone Age, to nature, drawing you deeper into an astonishing environment and adventure which began with WOLF BROTHER and has captivated millions of readers.'Can easily be read as a standalone novel, so skilful is the storytelling... Paver powerfully presents a world view that's magical but never primitive' Financial Times'It transports us a long way from the here and now' Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week'This book is a novel to be cherished, treasured and loved by every young generation to come' LoveReading4Kids
A Skinful of Shadows
by Frances HardingeShortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2017.'A Skinful of Shadows confirms Hardinge's status as one of our finest storytellers. It's rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting - I was enthralled' - Sarah Perry, author of The Essex SerpentFrances Hardinge weaves a dark, otherworldly tale in A Skinful of Shadows, her first book since the Costa Award-winning The Lie Tree.When a creature dies, its spirit can go looking for somewhere to hide. Some people have space inside them, perfect for hiding.Makepeace, a courageous girl with a mysterious past, defends herself nightly from the ghosts which try to possess her. Then a dreadful event causes her to drop her guard for a moment.And now there's a ghost inside her.The spirit is wild, brutish and strong, but it may be her only defence in a time of dark suspicion and fear. As the English Civil War erupts, Makepeace must decide which is worse: possession – or death.
Skink No Surrender
by Carl HiaasenA New York Times bestseller and laugh out loud thriller from Carl Hiaasen about a missing cousin, a half-crazy governor, giant gators and justice -- swamp justice, that is.Typical Malley - to avoid being shipped off to boarding school, she takes off with some guy she met online. Poor Richard - he knows his cousin's in trouble before she does. Wild Skink - he's a ragged, one-eyed ex-governor of Florida, and enough of a renegade to think he can track Malley down. With Richard riding shotgun, the unlikely pair scour the state, undaunted by blinding storms, crazed pigs, flying bullets and giant gators. Carl Hiaasen first introduced readers to Skink more than 25 years ago in DOUBLE WHAMMY, and he quickly became Hiaasen's most iconic and beloved character, appearing in six novels to date. Both teens and adults will be thrilled to catch sight of the elusive 'governor' as he pursues his own unique brand of swamp justice. With Skink at the wheel, the search for a missing girl is both nail-bitingly tense and laugh-out-loud funny.
Skinny
by Ibi KaslikDo you ever get hungry? Too hungry to eat? Holly's older sister, Giselle, is self-destructing. Haunted by her love-deprived relationship with her late father, this once strong role model and medical student, is gripped by anorexia. Holly, a track star, struggles to keep her own life in balance while coping with the mental and physical deterioration of her beloved sister. Together, they can feel themselves slipping and are holding on for dear life. This honest look at the special bond between sisters is told from the perspective of both girls, as they alternate narrating each chapter. Gritty and often wryly funny, Skinny explores family relationships, love, pain, and the hunger for acceptance that drives all of us.
Skinny Melon And Me
by Jean UreOne of the brilliant titles in Jean Ure’s acclaimed series of humorous, delightful and poignant stories written in the form of diaries and letters which make them immediately accessible to children.
The Skinny Rules: The 101 Secrets Every Skinny Girl Knows (Harlequin Non-fiction Ser.)
by Molly Morgan"The skinny on getting back to health." – Art Smith, celebrity chef, bestselling author Skinny girls.
Skipping in the Street: Fun And Games: Skipping In The Street (Start Reading: Fun and Games)
by Anna MatthewChildren skip in the street and their neighbours jump in.
Skolo the Bladed Monster: Special 14 (Beast Quest #14)
by Adam BladeBattle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!In the Forbidden Lands lurks Skolo, a terrifying giant centipede with wings as sharp as blades. Can Tom find the strength to tackle this Beast and obtain the magical healing stone she guards?If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!
Skor the Winged Stallion: Series 3 Book 2 (Beast Quest)
by Adam BladeBattle fearsome beasts and fight evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up. The good Beasts of Avantia are in danger. They have been captured by six terrible new Beasts and taken to Gorgonia, the kingdom of evil wizard Malvel. To free the Beasts, Tom journeys into the sinister Dark Realm, where he must face some of the deadliest beasts he's ever fought.. There are SIX thrilling adventures to collect in the Beast Quest: The Dark Realm series: Torgor the Minotaur; Skor the Winged Stallion; Narga the Sea Monster; Kaymon the Gorgon Hound; Tusk the Might Mammoth; Sting the Scorpion Man. If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!
Skrar the Night Scavenger: Series 21 Book 2 (Beast Quest #108)
by Adam BladeBattle fearsome beasts and fight evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up.The second of Malvel's terrible Netherworld Beasts has come to attack Avantia. It's time for Tom and Elenna to battle Skrar, a Beast whose magical flames make him a fearsome enemy...There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in this series - don't miss out! Grymon the Biting Horror; Skrar the Night Scavenger; Tarantix the Bone Spider and Lypida the Shadow Fiend.If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!
Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom Of The Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant #1)
by Derek LandyMeet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yeah. And dead.
Skulduggery Pleasant: The End Of The World (Skulduggery Pleasant Ser. #1)
by Derek LandySkulduggery and Valkyrie are back, in an exclusive novelette set after the momentous events of Death Bringer... Hey, punks! Skulduggery and Valkyrie are about to make your day...