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Joy Cowley
Each story supports instruction in new phonics elements and incorporates elements and high frequency words that have been previously taught.
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Popular author Joy Cowley introduces readers to memorable characters in these stories of adventure, humor, and wisdom. Themes of family, love of animals, and friendship will inspire thoughtful discussion.
A comprehensive reading program, The Story Box focuses on building skills using a variety of instructional and classroom practices. Shared reading and guided reading lay the groundwork; literacy centers, content-area…
The adventures of Annabel and her crocodile on a shopping trip may be sung to the tune of There Were Three Jolly Fishermen.
This independent title about a little lamb looking for a mother is part of the Story Box collection. A comprehensive reading program, The Story Box focuses on building skills using…
Because Greedy Cat ate too many breakfasts, he had a big problem when he tried to get through his doorway.
Joy Cowley (Author)
The General and his men are about to fire on a town they are at war with. But the Gunner has bad news - they can’t load the gun as…
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Joy Cowley,Gavin Bishop
Like all friends Snake and Lizard have their differences and their different ways of looking at the world. This delightful collection of stories written by Joy Cowley with lively full…
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Jaz Ghent
Hamish McCorkle has a very odd family. His grandmother is half dragon, his father plays strange musical instruments, his mother is a yodelling tram conductor, and Hamish himself can talk…
Eugenie McCorkle thinks she’s the only normal member of her very odd family. But when she dyes her hair green, just before her twelfth birthday, she sets off a strange…
Granny Firewall is half dragon and the oldest of the very odd McCorkle clan. When a seagull flies in one day, Granny Firewall hears a message from her past. Together…
Frances Adlam
Max Stone hated school. He was always in trouble with a capital T. But one day Max’s teacher, Mrs What-a-Shocker, is away. The new teacher tells the class that they’re…
Max Stone hated school. It was boring with a capital B. But now Max and his partner Ruby have won a place on THE BRAIN, the newest, coolest TV survivor…
Max Stone hated school. It was boring with a capital B. But now he and his partner Ruby are in the third round of THE BRAIN, the latest and greatest…
Max Stone hated school. He was always in trouble with a capital T. But now even Max’s teacher, Mrs What-a-Shocker, thinks Max must have some brains! Max and his partner…
Joy Cowley,Wright Group
Read-Togethers that promote reading success
Students will enjoy developing their reading skills with these lavishly illustrated and entertaining tales by popular author Joy Cowley. Mrs. Wishy-Washy, the Meanies, the Jigaree, and Dan, the Flying Man…
In this spectacular photo-illustrated book, a plucky red-eyed tree frog searches for something to eat–and avoids the many dangers of the rain forest. Vibrant images and an engaging, simple text…
3D clay models are the perfect medium to bring this simple and fun tale to life.
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Oscar Wilde
The picture-book version of the fairy tale by Oscar Wilde, which tells of the relationship between a beautiful gold-leafed statue and a little swallow who plucks off this gold and…
Lulu the piglet is too shy to sing or speak in public, but when a mouse overhears her singing alone in a barn, he encourages her to keep singing.
Cheng'en Wu
One of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature, this is an account of a Buddhist monk’s pilgrimage to retrieve sacred texts aided by a cast of colourful characters.
Justin Brown
Grandfather thinks Mike is the cat’s pyjamas, so he gives Mike a pet shop to run. The parrots answer the phones and the dogs have to be kept away from…
Grandfather is tired of eating peanut and spaghetti omelettes, so he asks Mike to travel the world to taste test new dishes. Mike eats deep-fried insects in Asia, pig’s trotters…
Grandfather says Mike has Star written all over him, so he sends Mike into space to clean up the space junk. But there’s so much up there, from a golf…
Grandfather asks Mike to save his caving business from going under. So Mike and his crew of dirty kids clean the stalagmites, make sure everyone can see creepy-crawlies up close…
Grandfather says Mike’s making tracks, so he asks him to design a new transport station. Mike gets his skates on! On Mike’s trains, jugglers and clowns on unicycles entertain the…
In this vibrant rhyming tale of resourcefulness and friendship by one of the world’s great children’s writers, the tiny woman makes a coat of leaves-a small book to leave readers…
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Joseph Jacobs
The classic fairy tale of the 3 little pigs and the big bad wolf. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful fairy tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction…
In-sook Kim
Luke the piglet loves to run errands. His errand for mum to the shop to buy her an egg turns into an errand for several neighbours! It seems everybody needs…
True story by world-renowned writer Joy Cowley about the beautiful rare white kiwi Manukura in picture book format for young children.
True story by world-renowned writer Joy Cowley about the…
In this lyrical and evocative picture book, a child follows the river’s journey from its source in the mountains all the way to the sea
This classic tale about a mischievous boy who undergoes a transformative journey is perfect for a younger audience in this picture book form.
When Mrs. Wishy-Washy starts scrubbing all the animals on the farm, Duck, Cow, and Pig run away to the big city. But they get lost and stumble into a hardware…
More funny stories and wry observations with the bestselling Snake and Lizard.
Joy Cowley’s favourite stories, poems and nonsense rhymes collected in a hardback gift volume for the family to treasure.
