Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The Usborne Complete First Book of Nature	Alwyne C. Wheeler,Cathy Kilpatrick,Rosamund Kidman Cox,Ruth Thomson,Barbara Cork	Almost all children are fascinated by living things. This book will help them towards a greater understanding and appreciation of the plants and animals around them. The beautifully detailed, inform…	OL14932881W
Dinosaur's day	Ruth Thomson	A gentle Triceratops forgets to stay with the herd and has to use his sharp horns to fight a Tyrannosaurus.	OL15588944W
France	Ruth Thomson	Presents an introduction to France, describing its geography, weather, cities and towns, family life, food, leisure activities, and holidays.	OL16623754W
All about colors	Ruth Thomson	Picnicking bears enjoy the green field, yellow bananas, pink cake, and other colorful aspects of their outing.	OL18310785W
Terezin	Ruth Thomson	Tells the story of Terezín, a small fortress town in the Czech Republic that the Nazis turned into a ghetto, renaming it Theresienstadt. Here, they imprisoned thousands of Jews during the Second Worl…	OL20829205W
Start writing amazing stories	Ruth Thomson,Penny King	Uses six well known tales from around the world to give beginning writers a model for creating their own tales. Covers each stage of writing, from setting the scene and describing the characters to i…	OL20880701W
Chicken	Ruth Thomson	The Popcorn series aims to develop children's knowledge and understanding of the world by covering a wide range of topics in a fun, colourful and interactive way. Written in conjunction with a litera…	OL21180532W
In the home	Ruth Thomson	Mathew and Rebecca find out about safety in the kitchen, bathroom and garden, and what to do in the event of a fire.	OL21668333W
Start writing adventure stories	Ruth Thomson,Penny King	Gives beginning writers ideas for creating an exciting story, from how to start a story by setting the scene and describing the characters to introducing a problem and resolving it. Suggested level: …	OL22072853W
Photos framed	Ruth Thomson	Explores some of the most famous photographs in history, including Stephen Dalton's "Ladybird Take-off," Charles C. Ebbets' "Lunchtime atop a Skyscraper," and Neil Leifer's "Muhammad Ali versus Sonny…	OL23178101W
Finders peepers	Ruth Thomson	This fantastically colourful book contains 10 search-and-find photographic puzzles to share with young children of 3 and older. It offers unique opportunity for spending quality time with children, h…	OL24156040W
Start writing about people and places	Ruth Thomson,Penny King	This book has ideas for all kinds of non-fiction writing.	OL24177723W
Telling tales	Virginia Chandler,Ruth Thomson	Looks at the many different ways artists tell a story in their works. Includes biographical information about the artists behind the works.	OL24184354W
Toys and models	Ruth Thomson	Features objects from around the world to provide design inspiration; linked with art and design projects for readers to create their own work.	OL24202477W
At play	Ruth Thomson	"This series explores the lives of Victorian children, using original photographs, drawings and objects, as well as extracts from books and documents, to show you their world. Read this book to disco…	OL24249227W
Glass	Ruth Thomson	Discssues why glass is useful, how it is made, and how it is recycled and re-used. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.	OL24267253W
My bear	Ruth Thomson	A bear who knows all sorts of things (knot a rope, play a game, count to eight) wonders if the reader can do them too.	OL24273090W
Paper	Ruth Thomson	Discusses why paper is useful, how it is made, and how it is recycled and re-used. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.	OL24290721W
Rainforests	Ruth Thomson	Discover the world's rainforests. Find out about the different layers of a rainforest, how creatures, plants and people live in the rainforest and learn how to make a model of a rainforest.	OL24645827W
The life cycle of a chicken	Ruth Thomson	A first look at food chains, reproduction and habitats.	OL24674655W