Books with author Alexandra Heard

Tractor Ted, the UK’s favourite little green tractor, is a loveable children’s character who captivates, entertains and educates young children with his exciting stories of real life farm adventures and discovery. Join Tractor Ted as he helps Midge the dog find the machine to harvest the carrots. There are so many to choose from but there is only one that can do the job. Do you know which one it can be Tractor Ted books offer a unique Ted-ucation, blending real life fun on the farm and fun, factual content for little ones aged 6 months to 5 years. The new Tractor Ted book series use story sequencing, repetition of vocabulary and concepts to support early language development. Tractor Ted books provide extension opportunities for new words and phrases and some use rhyme to help children develop awareness of speech sounds and patterns. Book sharing and good vocabulary development ensure children have the language skills they need before starting school. The perfect gift for any Tractor Ted or Farm Fan. They will love learning real life, fun facts about the farm and telling all their friends about what they have learnt!

32 wonderful pages which is - you guessed it - All About Tractors! Learn everything you need to know about the machines that small children love to watch working. Pictures show all the different parts of a tractor from the inside of the cab to the hitching gear at the back. They follow the story of how tractors have changed and what they do these days down on the farm. This is a smart book that engages small children with the world around them and delivers lots of information along with being good fun. Mums, Dads and Grandparents love them because they are fun to read with tractor-mad kids.

Tractor Ted takes you on a trip to the farm where some really big machines are at work to harvest the wheat and build a new barn to store the grain. Machines include articulated haulers, excavators, cement mixers and many more... a BIG read for little people! Inside these 32 pages are beautiful colour photographs showing modern machinery and up to date farming methods. From the excitement of leafing through the big close ups of combine harvesters, tipping trailers, mixers, diggers and loaders, your children will be guided through the process of harvesting the wheat crop before storing it in an enormous barn before it goes to the millers. To add to the excitement, the construction of one of East Anglia's biggest grain storage barns includes a host of fantastic big machinery and an insight into the careful storage of the crop to keep it safe for us to use in food. A book that captures little ones and fills them with useful knowledge that is part of the Early Years Foundation stage of the curriculum to engage with the world around them.

32 pages of brilliant colour photos of all sorts of farm animals with informative text from Tractor Ted explaining how animals are looked after, where they live and the proper names for babies, their parents and their homes. See the pigs, cows and sheep and even all the machines used to help look after the animals including straw choppers, feed wagons and muck spreaders. A great way to introduce preschoolers to accurate naming, capture their enthusiasm and channel it into discovering more about the importance of the countryside and where exactly the food on the supermarket shelf begins its life. The final pages in the book have useful games to play which reinforce the facts found within the book.

"Be yourself. People may or may not like you, but it's important that you stay true to who you are." - Anonymous. "I remember my very first therapy session. It was supposed to help me cope with my parents’ divorce. It was “family” therapy because they felt it was best that we all discuss it together. I was told to read a story about another family that went through a divorce, and it just confused me even more. They told me “It’s not your fault, mommy and daddy love you” and blah, blah blah!""There was a time where I hated myself just because I was so obese. I felt un-pretty, not confident, a waste, and I can go on and on... I won’t lie, I still sometimes feel that way. I learned that me, Ali could NOT even get past my outer layer! How can I expect others in my life to get past my outer layer, if I couldn't? I had to find out by peeling back my own layers and finding out what makes me the woman I am. Spending countless hours, days, writing, reflecting, and digging deep into my past. Honesty is something I value, so in order to be honest with others, I had to be honest with myself."I always felt like an outsider in my own family. I’m tired of hiding behind the smiles, the “I’m okays”… the battle goes beyond the surface; it’s internal. This is my story, through the good, the bad and the ugly; I’m holding nothing back.

At 15, Lene is questioning everything. She is sick of the compulsory League of German Girls' meetings, and everyone being made to fight for a final victory that never seems to come. She is in love with Ludwig who lives upstairs and listens to enemy broadcasts. Like Lene, he rejects the war and the endless Nazi indoctrination. But he has caught the attention of his ruthless Hitler Youth squad leader, Kurt. Unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse, Lene has to watch every step, every word to protect those she loves. When Ludwig is ordered to the Eastern Front, can Lene and Ludwig hold on to their promise to one another and resurface from the darkness of the abyss in post-war Berlin?

The sun is shining on the farm, and the first crops are ready to be harvested. 32 pages of wonderful colour photographs of the most modern agricultural machines at work with words from Tractor Ted that tell the story in his friendly, slightly cheeky way. There are pictures that show all the parts of a combine harvester and how the grain makes its way from standing in the field to being stored on the farm. Then how the balers deal with the straw which gets used for the animals in the barn. There are pictures that show how the hay is made for the animals and in the heat of the summer we see how the pigs use a clever way to cool down.