Books with author Jim Halligan

Fierce and wild and deadly: that's what these animals are, predators with claws, sharp teeth, and sometimes poison. Children might not want to meet them in real life, but they'll love seeing these creatures emerge on the page, in dot-to-dots. More than 20 ferocious examples range from flying vampire bats to orca whales, from african lions and grizzly bears to tarantulas and piranhas.

The innovative Leapfrogs" series helps the non-specialist infant teacher implement the physical education curriculum. Each title contains information on necessary subject knowledge, teaching strategies, progression and achievement, and assessment. Detailed monthly lesson plans and accompanying notes guide and advise teachers on lesson content, and on the process of planning, performing and evaluating, in line with National Curriculum requirements. This work features stimulating ideas to help the teacher to engage children in different ways of travelling on hands and feet, jumping and landing, rolling, balancing, upending, climbing and swinging on the floor and using apparatus. It links a series of actions together, and repeats and improves them."

Cowboys roping their cattle and miners rushing to find gold. Steamboats rolling down the river and space shuttles flying into the stratosphere. Crunchy rock 'n' roll guitars and basketball players showing us nothing but hoop. From the Lady Liberty to Hollywood, the USA comes into focus for children when they complete the pictures. In addition to the dot-to-dots, they'll get lots of information on the sites, crafts, culture, people, and technology that have defined our country. The topics they'll love learning about include Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, jazz, jukeboxes, the Mall of America, and Mesa Verde.

The innovative Leapfrogs" series helps the non-specialist infant teacher implement the physical education curriculum. Each title contains information on necessary subject knowledge, teaching strategies, progression and achievement, and assessment. Detailed monthly lesson plans and accompanying notes guide and advise teachers on lesson content, and on the process of planning, performing and evaluating, in line with national curriculum requirements. Games for Infants features stimulating ideas to help the teacher engage children in vigorous, enjoyable, varied and progressive physical activity, practising and developing ways of sending, receiving and travelling with a ball and other similar games equipment. It also stimulates running, chasing, avoiding, dodging and awareness of space."