Pam Holden

Some things need a push to make them move. Some other things move when they are pulled. Which things can be moved by pushing them? Which things are moved by a pull?

Children go to school all over the world. They get to school in lots of different ways. Some children go by bus or train. Some get a ride from their home to school. How do you go to your school?

Grandpa hid some treasure for Charlie to find, then he gave him clues. Grandpa told Charlie he was cold when he was far away from the hidden treasure. Then he told him that he was getting warm when Charlie went closer. Stickybeak the parrot told him when he was getting hot.

The children are having a picnic at the zoo. Naughty Max Monkey is looking at their picnic food. He is hungry. Read to see what he does.

Cats like to hide, and sometimes they get lost. Everyone in Grace's family helped her to hunt for Leo when he was missing. They tried to cheer her up when she was unhappy. Where do you think Leo was hiding?

We all need to know some rules that help us to keep safe. Do you know your Road Rules? When you are walking or riding you must remember what to do. What other rules do we need to learn? Always stay near an adult if you can. Who else can help us?

Do you know what we mean when we say opposites? The things in this book are opposites. That means they are quite different to each other. Tall is the opposite to short. Late is the opposite to early. What is the opposite to awake?

In this story, poor Dad had two problems. First he made a mistake because he was thinking hard about his important work. Then a lot of noise stopped him from hearing an important message. He was very sorry.

This story is about an accident that happened far out at sea. When Baby Whale was learning all kinds of whale tricks, he made a bad mistake. He had to think of a clever plan for a rescue.

What is a life cycle? The growth of a frog from an egg to an adult is most unusual. A frog's egg hatches into a tiny animal that does not look at all like a frog! A tadpole is more like a fish swimming in the water. It has to go through many changes to become a frog hopping around on the land.