Starting School
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From first day nerves to finding your peg, this reassuring read is full of humour and fun for children and parents alike. It offers advice and enjoyment for the whole family before school starts.
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The perfect book for any little dragon (or child) getting ready to start school or nursery!
This delightful rhyming follow-up to When a Dragon Comes to Stay by award-winning picture book creators Caryl Hart and Rosalind Beardshaw is full of recognisable pre-school behaviour.
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Meesha struggles to connect with other children but, as the latest book in Percival’s glorious Big Bright Feelings series shows, there is always a way to overcome obstacles.
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The charming sequel to The Mega Magic Hair Swap, Humes’s tale of starting a new school year is a great guide to embracing big changes in young lives.
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Suitable for children who are just about to start school, this title helps them learn what to expect in lessons, in the playground - even in the canteen. It includes a puzzle and a map of Topsy and Tim's village that parents can use to teach their children the basic map skills and directions.
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Bringing a healthy dose of absurdity to the starting school story, Philip and Adamson’s wildly entertaining tale features a number of far-fetched scenarios that could occur on the first day at school. Funny, disarming and reassuring, I Have to Start at School Today is a comforting read for all anxious schoolchildren.
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A fun way to familiarise young children with all the things they will need to know and be able to do when they start school.
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Level: EYFS
Learn the easy way with this Starting School workbook!
Including lots of fun activities, this book provides reassurance whilst helping children develop their skills for starting school and during reception year.
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Level: EYFS
Subject: English
Learn to hold a pen at home using this motivating wipe-clean book!.
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Subject: Maths
Introduce young learners to numbers with this fun and engaging activity book.
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Subject: Maths
Learn the easy way with this numbers activity book!
Fully in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, this Maths book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home.
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An engaging Maths activity book to really help boost your child's progress at every stage of their learning! Fully in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, this book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home.
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Presents an introduction to phonics for younger children. This book includes games and tests that take a short amount of time so you get maximum fun for maximum effect. It features 10 minute activities on consonants, short vowel sounds, digraphs, and building words.
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Subject: English
Learn the easy way with this First Phonics activity book!
Fully in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home.
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Have fun learning lower case letters at home with this motivating wipe-clean book!
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An engaging activity book to really help boost your child's progress at every stage of their learning! Fully in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home.
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Starting nursery is an exciting and anxious time for children and parents alike. This book offers a fun way to prepare little ones for their own first day at nursery school. It features colourful illustrations which help little boys to understand what happens at nursery and reassure and motivate them about staying at nursery themselves.
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An enchanting picture book for any children nervous about starting school, My School Unicorn centres on Evie and the very special discovery she makes in the pocket of her new school jumper. Heartwarming and gently funny, Knight and Evans craft a comforting story that encourages young readers to face their fears.
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A classic Charlie and Lola picture book about starting school worries, from Children's Laureate Lauren Child.
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Little Miss Tiny is going to school and some of the other Mr Men and Little Miss with a few things to learn are joining her! How will Mr Muddle get on with maths and will Mr Messy create a work of art in painting?
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Lucy has her school things ready. She has a new grey skirt, a pair of brown shoes, a pencil case and a satchel. Tom wishes that he had a satchel too.
Full of warmth and good humour, the happy simplicity of childhood is captured in this richly illustrated, classic picture book about two young children's first experience of school.
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A beautifully observed and charmingly illustrated tale about the complex issue of making friends, Cobb’s tale sees a very enthusiastic young girl determined to become best buddies with a boy who is less than sure. Witty and relatable, Hello Friend is the perfect picture book for understanding compromise and difference.
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First Experiences with Biff, Chip & Kipper introduce your child to new situations through entertaining and sensitively written stories. Each story is packed with facts and humour, making them perfect for reading together. In this story Kipper starts school -what will his first day be like?
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Listen ... can you hear it?
There's a creepy noise ...
'Welcome!' smiles Mr Bones.
'Meet the spooky girls and boys.'
At Skeleton School they howl in assembly, fly broomsticks in the library and learn how to float through walls! Join in the fun with this comic caper from a bestselling author/illustrator of Calm Down, Boris, Mr Pusskins and First D...
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Suitable for parents readying themselves and their children for the concept of school, and all the fun that can be had there, this title helps young children learn along with everyone's favourite puppy, Spot, and his friends.
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Friendships are precious, but they can also be tricky to navigate - especially when you're little. In this charming and supremely sensitive book, we meet Sukie and Joe: two children making friends for the first time. With words by Amanda McCardie, who has studied child development at the Tavistock, and pictures from Colleen Larmour, a rising star, ...
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An adorable Sing-Along board book story, with five robust board sliders - easy for little hands to use!
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Join five animal friends as they start school in this delightful introduction to the school day, from getting dressed in the morning to home time. Charming illustrations describe the school day and some of the early years concepts children will learn, including colours, numbers and counting, getting dressed, seasons and more.
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It's a big day for Little Owl. His first day at school. Little Owl doesn't want a big day though. He'd rather stay at home and have fun with Mummy and Baby Owl.
But at school he gets to build a rocket, learn to fly and even make a tiny new friend. Maybe big days spent with friends can be lots of fun after all!
From the bestselling creators of L...
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A charmingly funny Hugless Douglas story. Perfect for reassuring little ones going to school or nursery for the first time.
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Follow The Colour Monster on a brand new adventure, as he navigates his way through his first day at school!
Anna Llenas's popular Colour Monster is back, and this time he's heading off to school! But what exactly is school? A spooky castle filled with terrifying animals? A place in the sky, amongst the rainbows and clouds?
From music lessons, t...
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It is George's first day at playgroup and Peppa doesn't really want him there. But when all of her friends want a little brother too, will Peppa change her mind?
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Lottie, Sara and Zoe are excited about going back to school after the holidays. The girls need to shop for school bags, stationery and books, as well as prepare their clothes and uniforms for different school activities, including a museum trip and a concert rehearsal. Children will love using the stickers to help them get ready for the new term.
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A wipe-clean book for preschoolers full of friendly monsters to help children learn to write lower case letters. Pen control activities such as adding straight stalks to daffodils or curly antennae to an insect help children practise the shape of each letter in the alphabet, and the special wipe-clean pen can be used again and again.
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This fun book is a perfect way for young children to improve their language and writing skills. Trace over 130 school-themed words, from classroom objects to PE activities and colours, shapes and numbers. With durable, wipe-clean pages for endless practice and links to websites with advice and more reading and writing activities.
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In preparation for starting school, children will have a head start if they know their letters and numbers, and are able to use a pen. This title features forty pages of wipe-clean activities to give pre-schoolers practice with numbers and letters.
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Introduces number bonds from 1-10 in the order that they are taught in schools and content has been approved by an educational consultant. This title includes simple sums and interesting maths activities to help reinforce first adding and subtracting skills.
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Helps your child to practise writing letters. Each letter in this book is shown with a picture and with two rows of letters drawn in dotted lines that children can draw over with their special pen. Then they can wipe the page clean and practice again! Each letter is also shown with arrows so children know where to place the pen.
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Includes key phonics spelling patterns such as 'ai', 'er' and 'igh', nouns, verbs, tricky words, numbers and family words. This title helps your child to copy over the words or write them out themselves, then they can wipe clean using the special eraser on top of the pen and practise again.
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An easy-to-use, wipe-clean activity book for children who are starting to learn how to count. It helps your child practise writing numbers. It includes a pen.
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An activity book that comes with over 50 stickers to help preschool children develop and practise key early learning skills as well as take them through what happens during a school day. It covers key information like the days of the week, colours, shapes, the alphabet, numbers, good manners, and what happens at school.
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Essential wipe-clean activity books that give children a head start at primary school.
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Level: EYFS
Learn the easy way with this Starting School activity book!
Providing lots of fun activities, this book provides reassurance whilst helping children develop their skills for starting school and during reception year.
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