The Kingfisher Book of Scary Poems

The Kingfisher Book of Scary Poems
Author: Gillian Clarke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2003
Genre: Children's poetry
ISBN: 9780753408858

Filled with mystery and wonder, this collection of scary poems by poets such as Walter de la Mare, Emily Dickinson and Ted Hughes, is sure to make readers shiver. Ranging from traditional ryhmes to new works, this anthology is populated with ghosts and skeletons, witches and wizards.

A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes

A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes
Author: Kady MacDonald Denton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2004
Genre: Children's poetry
ISBN: 9780753409886

This collection is accompanied by a 45 minute CD featuring over 75 favourite nursery rhymes and songs, such as Sing a Song of Sixpence, Pat-a-cake and Simple Simon; CD also includes soothing verse and lullabies, playtime chants and action rhymes. Ages 3+.

What Moves the Dead

What Moves the Dead
Author: T. Kingfisher
Publisher: Tor Nightfire
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2022-07-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250830788

An Instant USA Today & Indie Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalist A Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award Nominee A gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” from Hugo, Locus, & Nebula award-winning author T. Kingfisher *A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.* When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all. Also by T. Kingfisher What Feasts at Night A House with Good Bones Nettle & Bone Thornhedge A Sorceress Comes to Call At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Storymakers

The Storymakers
Author: Canadian Children's Book Centre
Publisher: Pembroke Publishers Limited
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781551381077

This valuable resource features the colourful biographies of 72 illustrators and artists whose works are considered among the best in the world. Told in the artists' own words, these biographies offer fascinating insights into their lives, and feature a sample illustration from one of their favourite books. Discover how these fantastic artists work, what their favourite books are, who influenced them, and how they came to illustrate children's books.

A Practical Guide to Activities for Young Children

A Practical Guide to Activities for Young Children
Author: Christine Hobart
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780748792528

An essential guide to planning, management and evaluation of early years activities, this full-color new edition provides detailed descriptions of the important materials, additional equipment and the role of the adults for a full range of activity types. Activities are provided for a range of ages, and the book provides a clear focus on good practice and systematic coverage of equal opportunities, safety and resources.

Young Readers and Their Books

Young Readers and Their Books
Author: Gervase Phinn
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134120427

First Published in 2000. This book offers teachers a useful and very readable text to help them select stories, poetry and non-fiction material for the primary classroom, with ideas on how to teach them. Appropriate selection criteria are discussed and suggestions are given about keeping up with a range of available texts. There is a comprehensive guide to the whole range of books appropriate for use in the Literacy Hour. Part 2 gives practical approaches, tried and tested in primary classrooms, which reflect the guidance contained in The National Curriculum Programmes of Study for English and The National Literacy Strategy. Gervase Phinn has rare gifts as a teacher, speaker, storyteller and writer, all of which skills comes together in the authoring of this book.

A World of Display

A World of Display
Author: Judith Makoff
Publisher: Folens Limited
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1990
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780947882129

This book presents 48 varied topics with an emphasis on artwork and display.

The Book of Giant Stories

The Book of Giant Stories
Author: David L. Harrison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Fairy tales
ISBN: 9781563979767

Includes "The Little Boy's Secret", "The Giant Who Was Afraid of Butterflies", and "The Giant Who Threw Tantrums."