Learning to Write (School Zone: I Know It)

$10.00 NZD

Category: Writing Skills

Learning to Write guides the development of legible handwriting with instruction and practice exercises. The activities in this workbook include the proper starting points for each letter stroke, as well as numbering the strokes so the letter is written in the correct order. Playful illustrations, writi ng exercises and entertaining riddles help make learning to write. ...Show more

English Made Easy: Volume Two (British Edition) by Jonathan Crichton

$30.00 NZD

Category: Language Tools

Innovative, imaginative and visually engaging, the English Made Easy series has transformed the way beginning students approach the English language. The authors combine easily recognizable graphic images with text to establish situational links between the pictures and the words. These introductory textbooks provide ESL students and other beginning English learners with immediate access to the vocabulary, grammar and sentence patterns used by native English speakers in a variety of real-life situations. By sequencing the learning in a logical way, the books are ideal for both self-learners and classroom use. Readers progress easily from one unit to the next as they gain a real understanding of how English works. ...Show more

English Made Easy: Volume One (British Edition) by Jonathan Crichton

$30.00 NZD

Category: Language Tools

This is a fun and user–friendly way to learn EnglishEnglish Made Easy is a breakthrough in English language learning—imaginatively exploiting how pictures and text can work together to create understanding and help learners learn more productively. It gives beginner English learners easy acc ess to the vocabulary, grammar and functions of English as it is actually used in a comprehensive range of social situations. Self–guided students and classroom learners alike will be delighted by the way they are helped to progress easily from one unit to the next, using a combination of pictures and text to discover for themselves how English works. The pictorial method used in this book is based on a thorough understanding of language structure and how language is successfully learned. The authors are experienced English language teachers with strong backgrounds in language analysis and language learning. English Made Easy, Volume 1 consists of a total of 20 units arranged in groups of five. The first four units presents language and provide learners the opportunities to practice as they learn. The first page of each unit has a list of all the words and phrases to be learned in that unit, together with pronunciation guide. At the end of each unit, an interesting story which uses the language that has just been learned is presented. The fifth unit in each group contains exercises designed to reinforce the language learned in the first four units. ...Show more

Rip All the Pages!: 52 Tear-Out Adventures for Creative Writers by Karen Benke

$26.00 NZD

Category: Writing Skills

This is the activity book for out-of-bounds creative writing fun. Full of zany, silly, and thoughtful prompts, this book will help you take your writing to new places, literally! Write a wish and fold it up into a paper crane; write a secret poem, then place it somewhere for a stranger to find; write yo ur hopes and dreams, and then send them soaring as a paper airplane--there's no end to the imaginative ways to use words and paper. Unleash your creativity! ...Show more

Simple Spelling by Roger Priddy

$13.00 NZD

Category: Writing Skills | Series: Wipe Clean Workbooks

A new edition to the bestselling Wipe Clean Workbooks series, packed with early learning exercises. This book has wipe-clean pages, and comes with a wipe-clean pen, so the activities inside can be completed, wiped away and repeated time and time again.

Flights of Fancy: Stories, Pictures and Inspiration from Ten Children's Laureates (HB) by Quentin Blake

$30.00 NZD

Category: Gift Books

In a beautiful anthology, ten children's book greats share stories, poems, pictures, tips, and prompts meant to inspire young readers to create works of their own. Have you ever sparked the start of a story by playing a game of What if? Is there any value to all that doodling you do? What does being "a sponge" have to do with facing down a blank page? Did you know that pictures can sometimes inspire stories, rather than the other way around? From Quentin Blake's drawings of fantastical vehicles to Michael Rosen's inside look at his poetry, from Anthony Browne's shape game (no need to be an artist to play) to Lauren Child's look at her creative process, this anthology -- whose contributors were all British Children's Laureates -- aims to encourage budding writers and artists to let their imaginations soar. The final spread is a collection of prompts from all the contributors, passing the creative torch to the next generation. With contributions by: Malorie Blackman, Quentin Blake, Anthony Browne, Lauren Child, Julia Donaldson, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Chris Riddell, Michael Rosen, Jacqueline Wilson ...Show more

Visual Guide to Grammar and Punctuation

$24.00 NZD

Category: Language Tools

Visual Guide to Grammar and Punctuationuses colourful photographs and illustrations to make grammar and punctuation fun, crystal-clear and easy. This guide will help primary school children build confidence in writing and reading.

Hello in 20 Languages (Magnetic Learning Resources)

$9.00 NZD

Category: Language Tools

Usborne Grammar and Punctuation Cards by Sam Taplin

$15.00 NZD

Category: Language Tools

50 wipe-clean cards with exercises to test your grammar and punctuation. Includes pen, rules and helpful hints.

How to Get a Grip on Grammar by Simon Cheshire

$16.00 NZD

Category: Language Tools

How to Get a Grip on Grammar is packed full of amazing activities to get your grammar skills up to speed! Have fun with terrific tenses, awesome adverbs and super sentence structure! For useful tips and inspiring ideas, How to Get a Grip on Grammar is jam packed full of outrageous activities that will h ave you mastering the world of grammar in no time! ...Show more

Grammar (Basher Basics) by Simon Basher

$20.00 NZD

Category: Language Tools | Series: Basher Basics

With its lively, creative approach, this is a unique and highly memorable one-stop guide to using language clearly, expressively and correctly. Each grammar basic from parts of speech to sentence components to groupings and agreements is represented by its own character, who explains in their own words what makes them tick and how they are used. Plenty of practical advice will help every child unravel the rules and regulations of the English language. ...Show more

The Usborne Guide to Better English: Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation by R. Gee

$28.00 NZD

Category: Language Tools | Reading Level: From 9 To 99

This bright and amusing book contains advice, tricks and techniques to help children and adults remember the often-confusing rules of English grammar. With cheerful illustrations throughout, this book should encourage children to improve their English skills in a fun and lively way. It points out common mistakes and misspelt words in written English, showing how they can be avoided. Packed with quizzes, tests, games and tips, as well as Internet links, this book should be helpful for the classroom, for homework and for the office. ...Show more