Books in the Wordsmith (Literacy Service) series

A collection of poems by Michael Rosen and Charles Causley. At Key Stage 2 Wordsmith gives you 'single voice' collections of poetry. This approach enables children to familiarise themselves with the poets as individuals, learning about their lives and inspirations to help bring their work to life.

The summer holidays are over. Jack and his friends are going back to school. This term is going to be different - they are getting a new teacher! Everyone wonders what the new teacher will be like. Some say she is batty. Others say she is ratty. But can she really be that bad?

These stories were first told three thousand years ago - so why are we still telling them? Because they are full of the things that fascinate anyone, in any country, at any time. There are adventures and jokes, fables and fairy stories, thrills and happy endings. In short, the Greek myths are just too good to forget.

Annie must cross the marsh to help save her sister, but the ghostly horseman is always close by... Annie knows the secrets of the great marsh. She's even heard about its ghost. But on a terrible night, when Annie must brave the storm alone, not even she knows what to expect.

Christophe's story can help him fit into his new life, if he has the courage to tell it... Christophe has a story inside him - and this story wants to be told. But with a new country, a new school and a new language to cope with, Christophe can't find the right words. He wants to tell the whole school why he had to leave Rwanda, why he has a scar made by a bullet from a soldier's gun and what happened to his baby brother, but has he got the courage to be a storyteller? Christophe must find a way to break through all these barriers, so he can share his story with everyone.

A collection of poems by Roger McGough and Christina Rosetti. At Key Stage 2 Wordsmith gives you 'single voice' collections of poetry. This approach enables children to familiarise themselves with the poets as individuals, learning about their lives and inspirations to help bring their work to life.

Ali enjoys battling make-believe monsters, but he doesn't want to bump into a real one! But wait - what's that hiding in the dark? Strange creepy shadows at night can only mean one thing... it's time for Operation Night Monster!