This amazing collection of wonderful stories, written by the hilarious Terry Jones and illustrated by Michael Foreman, will have both children and parents rolling with laughter. Sail to the moon with a brave and beautiful princess. Swim around the world with a talking fish. Meet a boy who has a dinosaur in his shed.
ClearRevise AQA GCSE English Literature: Russell, Blood Brothers
by PG Online
Illustrated revision and practice. Over 150 marks worth of examination style questions. Answers provided for all questions within the book. Absolute clarity is the aim with a new generation of revision guide. This guide has been expertly compiled and edited by subject specialists, highly experienced examiners and a good dollop of scientific research into what makes revision most effective. Past examinations questions are essential to good preparation, improving understanding and confidence. Th...
Oxford School Shakespeare: GCSE: GCSE Romeo & Juliet Revision Workbook (Oxford School Shakespeare)
by Helen Backhouse
The Oxford School Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet GCSE Revision Workbook provides an accessible and active way for students to revise Romeo and Juliet, targeting the key skills and information that students need to master to ensure exam success. The workbook is structured by character and theme and includes a combination of knowledge recap, activities and exam practice, ensuring that students have all the information they need to revise effectively and efficiently. Each unit is carefully structured...
Providing engaging and diverse 19th, 20th and 21st century non-fiction and literary non-fiction texts, clustered around a range of themes, this Rollercoaster collection is ideal for use with all KS3 and KS4 students to help prepare them for the GCSE English Language and Literature requirements.
Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #3 (Shuri: A Black Panther Adventure, #3)
by Nic Stone
New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone takes Shuri to uncharted parts of Wakanda in this original adventure. The royal palace of Wakanda is one of, if not the most, secure facilities on this planet – or any other. So the anxiety Shuri feels when she’s jolted out of sleep by the queen mother with the news that someone attempted to break into the palace – and succeeded – is significant. And as quickly as they broke in, they vanished....
Robert Henryson, along with his contemporary William Dunbar, is one of the most significant figures of medieval Scottish literature and is a distinctive voice in the fifteenth-century Northern Renaissance. His subtle use of language and careful balance of humour with high seriousness presents a picture of a vigourous and compassionate intellect, firmly rooted in his society and yet engaging with the wider world. Gerald Baird's SCOTNOTE study guide explores Henryson's major works - the Fables,...
The trusted guide to achieving top marks in Leaving Cert Poetry For each poet, Poetry Focus provides the following exam-focused features: A concise biographical introduction puts the poet in context A synopsis of each prescribed poem provides an overview of the set Individual poem glossaries assist and extend understanding Striking images paired with key quotes ignite the imagination Initial response questions encourage and improve personal reactions Study Notes on each poem...
Teen Pregnancy (Writing the Critical Essay: An Opposing Viewpoints Guide)
Shortcuts to Success teach you the exam success tips that have been shown to work. Written by teachers with a proven track record of exam success, they will show you how to achieve your best results. Notes on King Lear which specifically focus on the type of questions Higher Level students must answer in the Leaving Certificate examSummary of each scene, along with an analysis of each of the main characters and notes on the themes of the playKey quotations and how to use them effectively in y...
Frankenstein GCSE Revision and Study Guide for English Literature 9-1 (The Quotation Bank)
by The Quotation Bank
Focusing on the core assessment objectives for GCSE English Literature 9-1, The Quotation Bank takes 25 of the most important quotations from the text and provides detailed material for each quotation, covering interpretations, literary techniques and detailed analysis. Also included is a sample answer, detailed essay plans, revision activities and a comprehensive glossary of relevant literary terminology, all in a clear and practical format to enable effective revision and ultimate exam confide...
Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature
by Christine A. Jenkins and Michael Cart
Discussions of gender and sexuality have become part of mainstream conversations and are being reflected in the work of more and more writers of fiction, particularly in literature aimed at young adult audiences. But young readers, regardless of their sexual orientation, don’t always know what books offer well-rounded portrayals of queer characters and situations. Fortunately, finding positive role models in fiction that features LGBTQ+ themes has become less problematic, though not without its...
The Connell Short Guide To Cormac McCarthy's The Road (The Connell Short Guide To)
by David Issacs
The Connell Short Guide To John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men (The Connell Short Guide To)
by Stephen Fender
Toitoi: A Journal for Young Writers and Artists Issue 23 (Toitoi: A Journal for Young Writers and Artists, #23)
Reading and Interpreting the Works of Mark Twain (Lit Crit Guides)
by Spring Hermann
GCSE English WJEC Eduqas Unseen Poetry Guide includes Online Edition
This superb Poetry Guide covers all the skills students will need for success in Unseen Poetry exam questions - and it’s fully up-to-date for WJEC Grade 9-1 GCSE English Literature! It includes a wide range of full poems, with warm-up questions and exam-style comparison questions. There's also a section of in-depth advice on how to analyse and compare poems in the exam, including how to write a good answer and top tips for targeting Grades 8-9. Plus, we've given some sample answers to Unseen Poe...
Michael Foreman woke up when an incendiary bomb dropped through the roof of his Lowestoft home. Luckily, it missed his bed by inches, bounced off the floor and exploded up the chimney. So begins Michael's fascinating, brilliantly illustrated tale of growing up on the Suffolk frontline during World War II. He tells how he and his friends and family coped with bombing raids and deadly doodlebugs, how gas masks were great for making rude noises, and how nothing could beat rabbit pie! ' ...vivid, hu...
Y7s and 8s nationwide have let their imaginations loose with EMC's Just Write. Write On! continues their writing adventures into Year 9 and beyond. The same spirit of freedom and experimentation. The same high-quality design. Greater level of challenge - perfect preparation for the rigours of GCSE. 44 new creative tasks to encourage students to develop their writing muscles, including: A fearsome critic A festival of your own Ghostwriter Looking to the future Happy times Manifesto for power #...
Test your knowledge, practise your skills and feel ready for 2021 assessments and 2022 exams. Test and build your knowledge of every part of the text with a huge range of questions, activities and exercises.Find out what you really know about key characters, themes, contexts and quotations before tests and assessments.Perfect your responses, practise writing great answers and find out how to score the best grades you can.Learn to apply what you've learned and get vital experience of test and as...