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Picture Books
Mouse
Look Out 4-7 years
An empty house, a sheltering house and a dark shadow that follows it from
room to room.
(Winner English Association Best Children's Picture Book 1998
Winner Children's Picture Book Award Florida 1999
Shortlisted Children's Picture Book Award Nevada 1999 and 2000) .
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Storm Seal - 4-7 years
Based on a true story, a young seal pup is rescued and brought up by a
retired sailor in Cornwall before being released back into the wild.
(Shortlisted Children's Federation Book of the Year 1999)
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Stray Kitten - 4-7 years
Life on the streets of a Mediterranean town is not easy for a stray
kitten. How will he survive the winter on the cold, lonely streets?
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Horse Healer series
A set of books for 9-12 year old readers about a gypsy boy
with a gift for healing horses. Although these are about
horses, I hope they are gritty enough and cover enough themes, to make
them appeal firstly to boys as well as girls (particularly those boys
who might turn their noses up at the idea of horse stories) and secondly
to readers who don't even particularly like horses. The series consists
of:
Eclipse
- (book 1 of series)
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Puzzle -
(book 2 of series)
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Sapphire
- (book 3 of series)
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Starlight
- (book 4 of series)
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Educational Books published by Heinemann
(not available from the Internet Bookshop)
Cheat
- Key Stage 2, (6-9 years) fiction
A 5000 word novel, aimed at key stage 2 readers, about a boy who wins
a painting competition - with somebody else's painting!
Star
Striker - Key Stage 2 (6-8 years) fiction
A 2500 word novel, aimed at Years 2/3, about what happens when a girl
pretends her dad is something he isn't. (a football story)
Deep
Water - Key Stage 2 (6-8 years) fiction
A partner to Star Striker. A 2500 word novel about what happens
when a girl borrows something that isn't hers, to try to herself confidence
for a school speech.
The Singing Princess - Key Stage 2 (5-8 years) fiction
A picture book for Years1/2, written to form part of the literacy hour.
This is a humorous text about a Princess who loves to sing - only she
has the most terrible singing voice in the world.
Pet
Rescue -Reading Scheme Suitable 6-8 years
Two children live at a pet rescue center, and get involved in the daily
rescue of different animals.
Animal
Heroes -Short Story
A boy gets trapped in an old warehouse - and something unexpected comes
to rescue him.
Educational Books published by Rigby
(not available from the Internet Bookshop)
A
Mammoth Mistake - Key Stage 2 (6-9 years) fiction
A 1100 word reading book about an archaeological dig that goes wrong.
Tiger
Hunt - Reading scheme (6-7 years) fiction
A book forming part of a structured reading scheme about children who
think they see a tiger lurking in their school nature reserve.
A
Prince Among Donkeys - Reading scheme (6-8 years) fiction
A reading book of about 1500 words about a boy who tries to rescue a sick
looking donkey from a rich landowner - only to discover he has been jumping
to conclusions.
Fox
Beware -Key Stage One (Big Book) - suitable 5-7 year olds.
A fox has a den in a secluded wood - until developers move in and start
digging it up …
I
Wish I Had A Monster - Key Stage One (Big Book) suitable 4- 6 year
olds.
Max is bored. He wishes he had a monster. No other pet will do. Until
a real live monster turns up …
Foul
Play co- written with Andrew Melrose. Fiction Key Stage Two Suitable
8-10 year olds.
A football story about what happens when the star player is about to move
house, and has to play with his old school team - against the new one
.
Eerie
Encounters -Key Stage Two Collection of Three Short Stories Suitable
8-10 years
Three mystery stories involving premonitions, UFO's, and a very creep
character .
SHORT STORIES IN ANTHOLOGIES
Not
Always A Perfect Place in 'Essential Texts' (Heinemann Educational)
September 1998 Key Stage Two
A historical story set around the coronation of Queen Victoria
Ready
For Tomorrow in 'Phenomenal Future Stories' (Corgi Books) December
1999 (Science Fiction) Becca is placed in a 'hothouse' for gifted children.
But her best invention is a long way from anything her hologram teacher
could have imagined …
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POEMS IN ANTHOLOGIES
Owner
Wanted in 'The Hairy Hamster Hunt' (edited by Tony Bradman) 1999
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Sisterly
Love
This
Weeks Bargain Boys -Both in 'Werewolf Granny'
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