Language, literature and literacy Books

Kids will delight in this read aloud bedtime tale filled with catchy rhymes and eye-popping illustrations.Join Henry as he heads out into the world to find a home. Problems abound!The more he moaned, the worse he felt,sitting there shivering in his wet...

Yummy, yummy... crunchy planets! Of course, space whales loved gobbling up all kinds of planets. However, Wallo the little space whale was getting bored with eating the planets. He would like to get a taste for the star...

With contributions from leading international researchers, Contemporary Perspectives on Reading and Spelling offers a critique of current thinking on the research literature into reading, reading comprehension and writing.

'John Haddon offers creative, systematic and challenging approaches which don't bypass the text but engage children with it.' - Trevor Wright, Senior Lecturer in Secondary English, University of Worcester, UKTeaching Reading Shakespeare is for all...

Together with Contextualising Difficulties in Literacy Development, this reader forms the basis of the Open University's Difficulties in Literacy Development course, and is ideal for similar courses nationally and internationally.

This book explores stereotypes that learners of six Asian languages- Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Myanmar, Thai and Vietnamese-hold about the target language country, its cultures and people. Some of the findings, such as the language learners' mental...

English L2 Reading: Getting to the Bottom uses research-based insights to examine bottom-up skills in reading English as a second language. This fourth edition clearly presents core concepts alongside their practical applications to teaching contexts,...

It's time for bed, and getting the little monsters there is never an easy task! Enjoy a playful bedtime story about the jobs the little monsters need to get done before bed!This book is full of rhymes and colourful characters, and as you read, don't...

He fearlessly jumps into the pages of adventure-filled books. Can he become the young champion of the high seas? Twelve-year-old Rylan is tired of boring and rainy days. Eager for a new escapade as a story character in some of history's greatest...

Ms. Nanji, a slightly clumsy Grade 2 teacher, moves to Nairobi, Kenya to teach for two years. Although this is not a new place for her, this is the first time she's lived away from home for so long. What could possibly go wrong? She learned a lot of...

My French Journey is an inspiring true story of a young girl from a remote village in Thailand who decided to learn French. She had no idea of the adventures that would come as a result of that decision. Her French led her to amazing experiences all over...

Let’s read comics! I Can Read Comics is an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers. It’s time for dinner, but when Fish finds a new...