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• Word - Accessible Word output, which can be unzipped and opened in any tool that allows .docx files

Collins Big Cat, Band 12, Copper: Living with Climate Change (PDF)

What is a carbon footprint? Why do we think that the climate is changing? How does climate change affect our lives? And most important of all, what can we do about it?

Septimus Heap, Book 1: Magyk (PDF)

Enter the world of Septimus Heap, Wizard Apprentice. Magyk is his destiny. A powerful necromancer plans to seize control of all things Magykal. He has killed the Queen and locked up the Extraordinary Wizard. Now with Darke Magyk he will create a world filled with Darke creatures. But the Necromancer made one mistake. A vital detail he has overlooked means there is a boy who can stop him - the only problem is, the boy doesn't know it yet.For the Heap family, life as they know is about to change, and the most fantastically fast-paced adventure of confused identities, magyk and mayhem, begin.

Septimus Heap, Book 2: Flyte (PDF)

Enter the world of Septimus Heap, Wizard Apprentice. Magyk is his destiny. The evil necromancer DomDaniel has been disposed of, but something Darke is stirring. A Shadow pursues ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand around, following her every move, growing stronger every day. Septimus senses something sinister is afoot, but before he can act, Jenna is snatched - taken by the most unlikely kidnapper. Septimus must rescue his sister but does not, at first, realise the power of the forces at work behind her disappearance.

Septimus Heap, Book 3: Physik (PDF)

Enter the world of Septimus Heap, Wizard Apprentice. Magyk is his destiny. When Silas Heap unseals a forgotten room in the Palace, he releases the ghost of a Queen who lived five hundred years earlier. Queen Etheldredda is as awful in death as she was in life, and she's still up to no good. Her diabolical plan to give herself ever-lasting life requires Jenna's compliance, Septimus's disappearance, and the talents of her son, Marcellus Pye, a famous Alchemist and Physician. And if Queen Etheldredda's plot involves Jenna and Septimus, then Dark adventure awaits . . . With heart-stopping action and Magykal wit, Angie Sage continues the fantastical journey of Septimus Heap.

Septimus Heap, Book 5: Syren (PDF)

Enter the world of Septimus Heap, Wizard Apprentice. Magyk is his destiny. In the fifth book of this Magykal series, Septimus and his friends find themselves on an island whose secrets are as dark and dangerous as its inhabitants.Septimus Heap returns to the House of Foryx with Spit Fyre to pick up Jenna, Nicko, Snorri, and Beetle. But the journey home does not go well and when Septimus and his friends are caught in a storm, Spit Fyre crashes into the Rokk Lighthouse. They are rescued by the lighthouse keeper who is disturbingly sinister, and who has an equally sinister cat . . . And all the while, Septimus is trying to fight the strange pull he's feeling to the island and its mysterious secrets.

Septimus Heap, Book 6: Darke (PDF)

On the shortest day of the year, as the Castle is lit with candles and everyone prepares to celebrate, Wizard Apprentice Septimus Heap marks his fourteenth birthday. He has reached a new stage in his Apprenticeship: Darke Week. Awe-inspiring, terrifying, unbelievably important, Septimus's future will depend on what happens during this week. He chooses a dangerous mission to restore his good friend Alther from Banishment. But as he embarks on this trial, something Darke and terrible engulfs the Castle. Septimus and his friends are about to face their most perilous challenge yet . . .

Septimus Heap, Book 7: Fyre (PDF)

In this spellbinding finale to an epic series, Septimus Heap must decide once and for all where his heart lies - with Magyk or with Alchemie and Physik.When, at last, Marcia agrees to allow the recently reinstated Castle Alchemist, Marcellus Pye, to open the Great Chamber of Alchemie and Physik, she fears she is unleashing more than she understands. But Marcia must learn to trust Marcellus, and together they must rid the Castle of the evil Two-Faced Ring. Caught between the two, will Septimus be able to bring both sides together?

Ginn History: Victorian Britain (PDF)

This primary school history book focuses on Victorian Britain and what it was like for the people living in that time. Looking at different houses, shops, the lives of rich and poor families, working life, travel and transport, entertainment and the arts, crime and punishment, medicine, religion, law and the British Empire.

Face To Face With Grizzlies: Level 6 (National Geographic Readers Ser.)

National Geographic Face to Face Readers is a high-interest series of books for confident, independent readers that have been adapted to a Key Stage 2 audience by education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively first-person text and fascinating facts about the natural world. Join nature photographer Joel Sartore as he journeys into the world of the fearsome and fierce Grizzly Bear. Written in an engaging and fun to read format, the captivating photos and fascinating facts are perfect for encouraging the future explorers and researchers of tomorrow! Level 6 readers are ideal for kids who are very confident in reading independently and ready to challenge themselves with a wide variety of sentence structures and writing styles, a range of new technical vocabulary and the need for more complex inference.

Five Children on the Western Front (PDF)

An incredible, heart-wrenching sequel to E. Nesbit's Five Children and It, set on the eve of the First World War. The five children have grown up - war will change their lives for ever. Cyril is off to fight, Anthea is at art college, Robert is a Cambridge scholar and Jane is at high school.

Collins Primary Geography Teacher's Book 5 (Collins Primary Geography Ser.)

Collins Big Cats, Band 13, Topaz: Kings of the Wild (PDF)

This report with its dramatic photography helps us understand what brown bears look like and the savage, unspoilt, grandeur of their habitat. It persuades us that these animals are to be respected and saved from encroachment on their habitat.

Collins Big Cat, Band 14, Ruby: How to be a Tudor in 20 easy stages (PDF)

Have you ever wanted to be a Tudor? Here's how to do it - in just twenty easy stages. Find out all about the Tudor monarchs, homes, food and much more in this funny historical non-fiction book.

Graphic Novels (PDF)

This series of books incorporates popular themes combined with a low reading age to entice reluctant students back to reading.

Snapshots: Animation (PDF)

This series of books incorporates popular themes combined with a low reading age to entice reluctant students back to reading.

Grammar One Student's Book

Clear signposting of grammar topics and short units that can be used in any order make the books easy to use alongside any upper primary/lower secondary beginner's course. New full-colour illustrations will appeal to young learners. New 'Words to learn' boxes in each unit add a vocabulary learning element, which is reinforced by new wordlists in each book. New revision units in each Student's Book provide additional practice and opportunities for reviewing the grammar topics. Ideal for Cambridge Young Learners English Tests preparation.

Grammar Three Student's Book (PDF)

Clear signposting of grammar topics and short units that can be used in any order make the books easy to use alongside any upper primary/lower secondary beginner's course. New full-colour illustrations will appeal to young learners. New 'Words to learn' boxes in each unit add a vocabulary learning element, which is reinforced by new wordlists in each book. New revision units in each Student's Book provide additional practice and opportunities for reviewing the grammar topics. Ideal for Cambridge Young Learners English Tests preparation.

Grammar Three Student's Book (PDF)

Clear signposting of grammar topics and short units that can be used in any order make the books easy to use alongside any upper primary/lower secondary beginner's course. New full-colour illustrations will appeal to young learners. New 'Words to learn' boxes in each unit add a vocabulary learning element, which is reinforced by new wordlists in each book. New revision units in each Student's Book provide additional practice and opportunities for reviewing the grammar topics. Ideal for Cambridge Young Learners English Tests preparation.

Grammar Two Student's Book

Clear signposting of grammar topics and short units that can be used in any order make the books easy to use alongside any upper primary/lower secondary beginner's course. New full-colour illustrations will appeal to young learners. New 'Words to learn' boxes in each unit add a vocabulary learning element, which is reinforced by new wordlists in each book. New revision units in each Student's Book provide additional practice and opportunities for reviewing the grammar topics. Ideal for Cambridge Young Learners English Tests preparation.

Grammar Two Student's Book

Clear signposting of grammar topics and short units that can be used in any order make the books easy to use alongside any upper primary/lower secondary beginner's course. New full-colour illustrations will appeal to young learners. New 'Words to learn' boxes in each unit add a vocabulary learning element, which is reinforced by new wordlists in each book. New revision units in each Student's Book provide additional practice and opportunities for reviewing the grammar topics. Ideal for Cambridge Young Learners English Tests preparation.

The Silver Sword

The classic tale of a journey through war-torn Europe. Alone and fending for themselves in a Poland devastated by World War Two, Jan and his three homeless friends cling to the silver sword as a symbol of hope. As they travel through Europe towards Switzerland, where they believe they will be reunited with their parents, they encounter many hardships and dangers.

Oxford Reading Tree, TreeTops Classics, Level 16: Black Beauty (2014 edition) (PDF)

Book band 14 dark blue. Oxford level 16. Black Beauty is the autobiography of a horse, who narrates the amazing story of his life. See Black Beauty grow up with his best friends Ginger and Merrylegs, and leave home to become a working horse doing different jobs for many different owners - some kind and some cruel.Exciting and powerful classic stories to enrich and extend your children's reading experiences. TreeTops Classics are carefully adapted versions of must-read stories which introduce your readers to significant authors, powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time. These abridged versions of classics have been sensitively adapted by top children's authors to ensure that language and content is appropriate, but remain faithful to the original. These enchanting stories willappeal to all your junior readers and introduce them to a rich literary heritage. Each book includes author biographies and notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible.Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. Alternate ISBNs 9780192738325 9780192727985

Oxford Reading Tree, Level 17, TreeTops Classics, Pack A: Macbeth (PDF)

Book band 15 dark red. Oxford level 17, pack A. Macbeth is the story of a noble and courageous man, Macbeth, who is happy to serve King Duncan. A chance meeting plants the seed of ambition in Macbeth's mind. Gripped with the same ambition, Lady Macbeth pushes her husband to gain power, with terrible consequences. Exciting and powerful classic stories to enrich and extend your children's reading experiences. TreeTops Classics are carefully adapted versions of must-read stories which introduce your readers to significant authors, powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time. These abridgedversions of classics have been sensitively adapted by top children's authors to ensure that language and content is appropriate, but remain faithful to the original. These enchanting stories will appeal to all your junior readers and introduce them to a rich literary heritage. Each book includesauthor biographies and notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www. oxfordowl. co. uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Oxford Reading Tree, TreeTops Classics, Level 17 A: The Tempest (2014 edition) (PDF)

Book band 15 dark red. Oxford level 17. Prospero, the Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda are banished from their kingdom and set adrift in a rickety boat. They are carried to a magical island and make a new life. The Tempest tells the story of what happens many years later when a ship is wrecked in a terrible storm and some strange events unfold. . . TreeTops Classics presents 24 popular classic literature titles, abridged to extend your most capable upper-primary readers. The strong plots of these much-loved classics encourage deeper and more engaged readingLevelled to provide clear and gradual progression, developing reading staminaEach book includes author biographies, historical notes, footnotes to support understanding of challenging 9780199194407

Oxford Reading Tree, TreeTops Classics, Level 17: Frankenstein (2014 edition) (PDF)

Book band 15 dark red. Oxford Level 17. Victor Frankenstein is a scientist who is obsessed with trying to create life. Frankenstein tells how his experiments lead him to make a living person. Disgusted by what he has created he leaves his monster to fend for itself, but a terrifying chain of events has begun and Frankenstein must face what he has done. TreeTops Classics presents 24 popular classic literature titles, abridged to extend your most capable upper-primary readers. The strong plots of these much-loved classics encourage deeper and more engaged reading. Levelled to provide clear and gradual progression, developing reading stamina. Each book includes author biographies, historical notes, footnotes to support understanding of challenging. Alternate ISBN 9780199184774