Books with author Susan Price

A major reading scheme for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years. A popular traditional tale, The Runaway Chapati Big Book is ideal for shared reading activities with children in the Foundation stage/Primary 1 (ages3-4). The Big Book is designed to be used with the associated children's books (pack of 4): A Chapati; My Face; Run, Run!; Stop!, Come Back!. The Runaway Chapati Big Book spans the Key Skills (High Frequency Words) strand and the Language Patterns (Patterned and Natural Language) strand of Cambridge Reading. The Big Book can be used to develop children's Text and Sentence level skills through systematic coverage and repetition of four key, high frequency words a, and, my and the, and through the use of patterned and natural language of the speech refrains. The other two traditional tales (also comprising a Big Book and 4 associated children's books) are The Elves and the Shoemaker and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

A bad summer, and the crops didn’t grow. Now winter is coming. Everyone is hungry. People are searching for nettles and acorns.Elka and her little brother Daw huddle under their blankets, trying to keep warm. Elka is too hungry to sleep. Awake in the dark, she listens to her parents whispering.“I don’t want to watch them starve. Take them into the wood and leave them. Take them far in, so they won’t find their way back, and leave them.”The next day their father takes them into the wood, to look for mushrooms. Daw goes along innocently, holding his father’s hand. Elka goes because she doesn’t want Daw to be alone.The light fades. Their father moves away into the darkness among the trees. He doesn’t come back.And then the wolves come…Where do these lost children belong – in the village with the people who left them to starve? Or, in the wood, with the wolves?Carnegie Medal winning author Susan Price creates another classic tale, as magical as her 'Ghost Drum.'REVIEWS'No one writes this kind of dark tale better than Price... brilliantly reworks folk themes... an atmospheric and poignant story. Not a word is wasted.' Books For Keeps.'This is a powerful piece of writing - a folk tale where difficult issuesare confronted, no compromises allowed and no happy ending guaranteed.There's no escaping the anger of the little girl who decides to leave theworld of her parents and remain with the pack of wolves who looked after her - nor the loneliness of the brother who pines for her at the edge of theforest. This is a classic.' CarouselBecause of the continued demand for this book from schools and parents, it has been republished by the author, with new illustrations by Andrew Price.Please note: a decision was taken not to fix the format, so that the font-size and line spacing can be changed on e-readers. However, depending on the e-reader used and the font-size chosen, the size of the picture will also change, and in some cases, may become too large for the page. Reduce the font size and the picture size will shrink too. This is unavoidable without fixing the format, which has other disadvantages. Readers may need to experiment to find the size that best suits them.

A new edition of the enthralling original fairy-story for readers of 6 to 10, from double award winning author, Susan Price. A bad summer, and the crops didn’t grow. Now winter is coming. Everyone is hungry. People search desperately for the last of the nettles and acorns. Elka and her little brother Daw huddle under their blankets, trying to keep warm. Elka is too hungry to sleep. Awake in the dark, she overhears her parents whispering. “I don’t want to watch them starve. Take them into the wood and leave them. Take them far in, so they won’t find their way back, and leave them.” The next day their father takes them into the wood, to look for mushrooms. Daw goes along innocently, holding his father’s hand. Elka follows because she doesn’t want Daw to be alone. The light fades. Their father vanishes into the darkness among the trees. He doesn’t come back. And then come the wolves… Where do these lost children belong – in the village with the people who left them to starve? Or, in the wood, with the wolves? A full colour editiion of this beautiful book can be found at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolfs-Footprint-Susan-Price/dp/1540345165/ REVIEWS 'No one writes this kind of dark tale better than Price... brilliantly reworks folk themes... an atmospheric and poignant story. Not a word is wasted.' Books For Keeps. 'This is a powerful piece of writing - a folk tale where difficult issues are confronted, no compromises allowed and no happy ending guaranteed. There's no escaping the anger of the little girl who decides to leave the world of her parents and remain with the pack of wolves who looked after her - nor the loneliness of the brother who pines for her at the edge of the forest. This is a classic.' Carousel. Because of the continued demand for this book from schools and parents, it has been republished by the author, with new illustrations by Andrew Price. Susan Price is an acclaimed, prize-winning author who won the Carnegie Medal in 1987 with Ghost Drum and the 1998 Guardian Children's Fiction Award for The Sterkarm Handshake. She wrote her first book aged 16 and became a full time writer aged 22. She now has over twenty children's novels to her name and has been described as 'one of the best contemporary writers for children' by Susan Hill in the Daily Telegraph.

Originally written for the Cambridge Reading series, this is Carnegie Medal winning author Susan Price’s retelling of the traditional story ‘The Gingerbread Man.’ "Once a girl made a chapatti for her tea. But the chapatti didn’t want to be eaten. Up from the table it jumped, and out of the door it ran, singing, 'Run, run, as fast as you can, You can’t put me in your frying pan!'" The chapatti leads the girl on a merry chase that involves a friendly dog, a cheeky monkey and a long crocodile before finding a big suprise in the deep jungle! This simple tale, humorously told, is ideal for instilling a love of reading, with its repeated refrain, and phrases picked out in speech bubbles, helping children to quickly recognise the key words: 'stop,' 'come,' 'back,' 'and,' 'my,' 'the.' Suitable for ages 3-4. The lively illustrations, full of movement and gorgeous colour, will have children asking for the story again and again.

All roads lead to Thailand, where the lovers of ancient treasure tangle with international black markets. In this complex landscape of protectors and predators, we meet Martin Moon and Delia Rivera. Both have been defeated by the dark powers of the art-trade netherworld. Together, they seek to rise again—to escape the sudden silence of lives extinguished and loves lost. But the savage forces that nearly destroyed them before are still at large. Their quest turns deadly. Is there any such thing as a fresh start in this wicked world? Or is there only the wisdom of failure?