Books with author Matthew Holmes

A short tale of psychological horror from the creator of 'Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'. Length: 5739 wordsMatthew Holness created the character Garth Marenghi and co-wrote the 2001 Perrier Award-winning show Garth Marenghi’s Netherhead, Channel 4's Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace and Man to Man with Dean Learner. As an actor he has appeared in Russell T. Davies' Casanova and Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's The Office, Cemetery Junction and Life’s Too Short. He has written and directed 'A Gun For George' and 'The Snipist' for Warp Films.A previous version of this story appeared in the Shirley Jackson award-winning horror anthology 'The New Uncanny'.

Vikings is one of four new history songs in the A&C Black cross-curricular Songsheets series. Linked with the KS2 History Curriculum, this song is catchy, easy to learn and uncovers amazing facts about the vicious Viking invaders! This song is perfect for assemblies, concerts and enlivening topic work. Each SONGSHEET in this series contains a piano/vocal score, photocopiable lyrics, teaching/performance guidance and a CD containing backing tracks, teaching and performance tracks. Complete with its own dedicated website (www.acblack.com/songsheets) containing interactive whiteboard lyrics, games and activities for students to learn more about the topic, tuned and untuned percussion parts, teaching/performance notes, a performance schedule and suggestions for extending the lesson.

Understanding the principles of base ten is essential to understanding numbers and operations. Students will become familiar with the concept of place value through engaging narratives and real-life situations. Students will then be challenged to use place value in the context of algebraic operations, demonstrating the knowledge they’ve gained from reading. Eye-catching visuals help walk readers through the math problems, while age-appropriate language encourages learning. Jada loves to make jewelry, and it also helps her, and students, practice principles of base ten. This volume meets CCSS Math Standard 2.NBT.B.7.

A catchy, fun cross-curricular song to enliven KS 2 Geography - perfect for classroom and assembly.Wonderful waterworks is one of four new geography songsin the A&C Black cross-curricular Songsheets series. Linking with the KS2 Geography curriculum, all four songs are catchy, easy to learn and cover key topic facts - in a fun way! Perfect for assemblies, concerts and for enlivening topic work.Each songsheet in this series contains a piano/vocal score, photocopiable lyrics, teaching/performance guidance and a CD containing backing tracks, teaching and performance tracks. FREE downloadable resources are available and include whiteboard lyrics, tuned and untuned percussion parts and teaching notes.