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Read On: Unsolved Mysteries (PDF)

What did happen to the crew of the Marie Celeste? And is there really a Loch Ness monster?Read about nine unsolved mysteries including an abandoned ship; unfathomable escapes; disappearing boats and planes; a time traveller and even signs of life on other planets. Can you tell the facts from the fiction to work out what really happened?Help Key Stage 3 students move from Level 3b to Level 3a in reading.Support comprehension with the engaging images for each mystery.Encourage shared and guided reading using the ready-made tasks and discussion points on the activity pages at the back of the book.

Read On, Making It Move!: A Short History of Animation (PDF)

Everything you ever wanted to know about animation. Find out how the latest animated films are made and how animation has developed since its early days. Plus find out how to create your own flick-book and clay animations.

Read On - Race to the Pole (PDF)

In 1911 British explorer Robert Falcon Scott hoped to be the first person to reach the South Pole. Little did he know an explorer from Norway had had the same idea. It would be a race to the Pole! Produced in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, this book tells the story of Scott's and Amundsen's epic race and its deadly conclusion. It also explores the scientific legacy of Scott's expedition and looks at the new frontiers of exploration today. -Help Key Stage 3 students move from Level 3b to Level 3a in reading. -Support comprehension with stunning photographs that bring the Antarctic experience to life. -Encourage shared and guided reading using the ready-made tasks and discussion points on the activity pages at the back of the book.

Red Grouse (Large Print)

This is a Red Grouse shown from the side. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. Its head, which is facing to the left, has a short blunt beak. One eye is visible, and above this, is its distinctive red wattle. Slightly down and to the right of the head is the wing. Down from this is the Grouse's chest, and down again are its two sturdy legs. To the very right of the picture its short tail can be found. The Red Grouse is covered with chestnut brown feathers.

The Red Ribbon

Nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019 Rose, Ella, Marta and Carla. In another life we might all have been friends together. But this was Birchwood. For fans of The Diary of Anne Frank and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. As fourteen-year-old Ella begins her first day at work she steps into a world of silks, seams, scissors, pins, hems and trimmings. She is a dressmaker, but this is no ordinary sewing workshop. Hers are no ordinary clients. Ella has joined the seamstresses of Birkenau-Auschwitz, as readers may recognise it. Every dress she makes could mean the difference between life and death. And this place is all about survival. Ella seeks refuge from this reality, and from haunting memories, in her work and in the world of fashion and fabrics. She is faced with painful decisions about how far she is prepared to go to survive. Is her love of clothes and creativity nothing more than collaboration with her captors, or is it a means of staying alive? Will she fight for herself alone, or will she trust the importance of an ever-deepening friendship with Rose? One thing weaves through the colours of couture gowns and camp mud - a red ribbon, given to Ella as a symbol of hope.

Rediscover Grammar (PDF)

Clear demonstration of how language structures link together, description of features and usage and cautions against easy mistakes. Includes new sections on ethnic variation and electronic communications and analyses of grammar in whole texts to reflect the modern world realistically Updated to reflect developments in terminology following the National Curriculum and Key Stage 3 framework. Lively writing style, grammatical examples from a rich range of sources and humorous illustrations.

Refugee

JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world . . . ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America . . . MAHMOUD is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe . . . All three kids go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers -- from drownings to bombings to betrayals. But there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, shocking connections will tie their stories together in the end. This action-packed novel tackles topics both timely and timeless: courage, survival, and the quest for home

Refugee Boy

Alem is on holiday with his father for a few days in London. He has never been out of Ethiopia before and is very excited. They have a great few days togther until one morning when Alem wakes up in the bed and breakfast they are staying at to find the unthinkable. His father has left him. It is only when the owner of the bed and breakfast hands him a letter that Alem is given an explanation. Alem's father admits that because of the political problems in Ethiopia both he and Alem's mother felt Alem would be safer in London - even though it is breaking their hearts to do this. Alem is now on his own, in the hands of the social services and the Refugee Council. He lives from letter to letter, waiting to hear from his father, and in particular about his mother, who has now gone missing. A powerful, gripping novel from the popular Benjamin Zephaniah.

Religions and Beliefs: Buddhism (PDF)

Written to match the non-statutory National Framework for RE, Religions and Beliefs combines up-to-date, truly relevant resources with all the flexibility of a by-religions approach.

Religions and Beliefs: Student's Book (Religions and Beliefs) (PDF)

This series takes a 'by-religions' approach providing full coverage of the six main world religions. Each pupil book follows the same three-part structure, and assessment activities are included at the end of each section.

Religions To Inspire for KS3 - Buddhism (PDF)

This innovative course gives you the flexibility to deliver Key Stage 3 Religious Education however you want - both thematically and/or by religion. InspiRE comprises two parallel sets of books: Themes to InspiRE, three books (one for each year of Key Stage 3) that cover the non-statutory Programme of Study for Religious Education through an exploration of thematic issues and concepts. Religions to InspiRE, seven 'by religion' books that exemplify the themes and expand them from the points of view of the major religions of the UK - in this case Buddhism. Each book is supported by an accompanying Teacher's Resource Book. Religions to InspiRE: Buddhism: - Contains a series of lessons in three major themes - each with a 'big assignment' at the end which allows you to asses pupil's progress against the eight level scale - Engages all your pupils in their learning and enable them to progress with differentiated pupil centered activities and variety of stimulus material for each lesson - Helps you teach, plan and assess learning whether you are a non-specialist or a time-strapped Religious Education teacher.

Religions To InspiRE for KS3: Judaism Pupils Book (PDF)

Religions to InspiRE for KS3: Sikhism Pupils Book (INSP Ser.)

Religious Studies Practice Exercises 13+: Answer Book (PDF)

Contains a full set of answers to the exercises in Religious Studies Practice Exercises 13+. This title includes a comprehensive range of Common Entrance exam-style questions for pupils working towards syllabus A of the new 2011 examination. It is suitable for pupils working towards Common Entrance or entrance exams at 13+.

Religious Studies Practice Exercises 13+ (PDF)

Provides a comprehensive range of exam-style questions based on syllabus A of the 2011 Religious Studies Common Entrance exam. The guide is laid out to correspond with the examination paper and includes sections on Biblical Stories, World Religions and Contemporary Issues, allowing pupils to familiarise themselves with the format of the exam.

Renaissance, Revolution and Reformation: Britain 1509-1745 (PDF)

Written to match the new 2014 National Curriculum with expert support from experienced Head of History, Aaron Wilkes, the third editions of this well-loved series will hook your students' interest in KS3 History whilst helping them prepare for GCSE.

Rhaffu Celwyddau (Cyfres Mellt)

Un o nofelau ar gyfer 12-15 oed. Mae'n adrodd hanes Non sy'n gorfod dod i delerau â newyddion syfrdanol am ei thad. Nofel sensitif, gyfoes, sy'n codi nifer o gwestiynau. [A contemporary, sensitive novel portraying Non, a young girl coming to terms with astounding news about her father, for 12-15 year old readers.] Datganiad hawlfraint Gwneir y copi hwn dan dermau Rheoliadau (Anabledd) Hawlfraint a Hawliau mewn Perfformiadau 2014 i'w ddefnyddio gan berson sy'n anabl o ran print yn unig. Oni chaniateir gan gyfraith, ni ellir ei gopïo ymhellach, na'i roi i unrhyw berson arall, heb ganiatâd.

Rhyfel Cartref (Cyfres Pen Dafad)

Mae Rhyfel Cartref gan Gwenno Hughes, yn ogystal â'r nofelau eraill sy'n perthyn i'r gyfres Pen Dafad, yn addas ar gyfer disgyblion CA3. Mae'r nofel hon yn ymdrin â phynciau megis tor-priodas, cariad cyntaf ac mae Manon, y prif gymeriad, yn gorfod gwneud dewisiadau pwysig a allai newid ei bywyd. [Manon lives with her mother and grandfather since her parents separated. Three years went by without a word from her father but she was lucky to have the support of her good friend, Kirsty. Then, one afternoon whilst going home on the bus, she saw him - her father was back! Tall, dark and handsome. She couldn't believe her eyes.] Datganiad hawlfraint Gwneir y copi hwn dan dermau Rheoliadau (Anabledd) Hawlfraint a Hawliau mewn Perfformiadau 2014 i'w ddefnyddio gan berson sy'n anabl o ran print yn unig. Oni chaniateir gan gyfraith, ni ellir ei gopïo ymhellach, na'i roi i unrhyw berson arall, heb ganiatâd.

River Boy

One of the classic teenage novels of the nineties, River Boy is an emotional, moving book which has had a profound influence on its readers. Following the story of Jess's dying grandfather, and the marathon river swim Jess becomes caught up in, it uses poetic and surreal images of water and swimming to deal with the difficult subjects of death and loss in an accessible and affecting way. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Angus Book Prize.

River Boy

One of the classic teenage novels of the nineties, River Boy is an emotional, moving book which has had a profound influence on its readers. Following the story of Jess's dying grandfather, and the marathon river swim Jess becomes caught up in, it uses poetic and surreal images of water and swimming to deal with the difficult subjects of death and loss in an accessible and affecting way. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Angus Book Prize.

Robyn (Y Pump #4)

Dyma'r bedwaredd o bum nofel yng nghyfres Y Pump. Mae Robyn ym Mlwyddyn 11 yn Ysgol Gyfun Llwyd, ac ar fin cychwyn ar daith i ddod i adnabod ei hunan go iawn. Ond a fydd pawb ym mywyd Robyn yn fodlon ymuno yn y daith? [The fourth in the series of five books in the Pump series. Robyn is in Year 11 in Ysgol Gyfun Llwyd and about to find their real self. But will everybody in Robyn's life be willing to join their journey?]

Rollercoasters: Trash (PDF)

Soon to be made into a film, Raphael, Gardo and Rat are three street kids who sort through mountains of trash for anything they can sell or recycle. When they come across a mysterious bag amongst the rubbish, containing a key and a wallet, they are soon on the run, using their wits and quick tongues to stay ahead of the police.

The Roman Empire: Student Book

Focusing on the Roman Empire, this is one of a history series which offers teachers the flexibility to design their own scheme of work at Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum.

Romeo and Juliet (Cambridge School Shakespeare)

This new edition of Romeo and Juliet is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series and has been substantially updated with new and revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete script of Romeo and Juliet, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, an eight-page colour section and an enlarged selection of notes including information on characters, performance, history and language.

Romeo and Juliet (Cambridge School Shakespeare) (PDF)

This new edition of Romeo and Juliet is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series and has been substantially updated with new and revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete script of Romeo and Juliet, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, an eight-page colour section and an enlarged selection of notes including information on characters, performance, history and language.