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LEARNING IS FUN

Families can find a great range of activity books at our webpage to help children practice their English while having fun.
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Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

One of the most popular character among children!!! New from the creator of Captain Underpants, it's Dog Man crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and all hero!  When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?  
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10 bestselling authors for 6-7 Years Old

1. Julia Donaldson  is an English writer, playwright and performer, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which include The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She originally wrote songs for children's television but has concentrated on writing books since the words of one of her songs, "A Squash and a Squeeze", were made into a children's book in 1993. “I opened a book and in I strode. Now nobody can find me".   2. Oliver Jeffers (born 1977) is a Northern Irish artist, illustrator and writer who now lives and works in Brooklyn. He is widely known for his picture books for children, How to Catch a Star debuted in 2004 to critical acclaim, and Lost and Found (2005) won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Medal 2006, the Blue Peter Book Award 2006 and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal the same year. The Incredible Book Eating Boy (2007) won the Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, and his fourth Book The Way Back Home was released in September 2007 and The Great Paper Caper was released in September 2008. Stuck & This Moose Belongs to Me were both on The New York Times Best Seller list. The Day the Crayons Quit achieved No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. "If you care too much about what others think then you ultimately become what you think they want you to be".
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10 bestselling authors for 8-9 Years Old

Valerie Thomas is the author of the bestselling and much loved Winnie the Witch picture books, illustrated by Korky Paul. Valerie was born in Australia and has lived there for most of her life. She is a teacher, and has taught in primary, secondary, and special schools in Australia and England as well as lecturing in English Teaching Method in a Teachers’ College in Melbourne. “Sometimes having no script, having no idea what is going to happen next, having no map, might be the way to go. Because life just happens, and when it does, how you handle it will teach you more about who you are than any class or test ever can. The best preparation for the rest of your life is, maybe, no preparation at all. Dive right in. Make mistakes. Break a few rules.”
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10 bestselling authors for 10-12 Years Old

1. David Walliams, is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television personality. Walliams began writing children's novels in 2008. His books have been translated into 53 languages, and he has been described as "the fastest growing children's author in the UK", with a literary style compared to that of Roald Dahl. Seven of his books have been adapted into television films. “All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.”
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How to encourage reading through video games

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, author Christopher John Farley posited that literature can learn from the rise and success of video games.  Polls reveal that families are increasingly concerned that their children aren't reading as much as they should. Video games and literature seem an unlikely duo, but there some important ways that gaming can encourage reading. Kids have a full plate with school, homework, sports, and activities, so reading should be a form of entertainment rather than another high-pressure activity.
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World of Art

2019 is a year full of important anniversaries in the World of Art : - Pieter Bruegel the Elder died 450 years ago and was buried in the Brussels Chapel Church. - Rembrandt died 350 years ago. - The Bicentenary of the Museo del Prado : The Museo del Prado opened to the public on 19 November 1819 as a Royal Museum of Painting and Sculpture. - 100 years of Bauhaus : the Anniversary. A break with traditional ideas and old ways of life, and a new way of thinking in art, architecture, education and society: when Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus in 1919, he established a school of design which still inspires today. A great opportunity to give your children books on the subject : https://espabooks.com/30-arte-
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It's Halloween....

Trick or Treat : Here is a selection of Halloween children's books that your children will enjoy reading. children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them.
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Parents have a huge impact on how quickly their children learn to read.

Parents have a huge impact on how quickly their children learn to read. Parents are more concerned about their child's progress in reading than in any other subject taught in school, and rightfully so.
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The Environment and Kids

Children love nature. They jump at the chance to go to the park or beach in the summer and build a snowman in winter. So how can we as parents translate that seemingly innate love of the outdoors into a life-long commitment to caring for the planet?  When we talk about the environment we mean everything in the world around us that surrounds and affects all life on earth, including the air, food chains, the water cycle, plants, animals and other humans. Climate change is one of the really big environmental changes that is affecting the lives of people, animals and plants all over the world. 
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