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Rice Is Nice
John Lockyer
Paperback (Flying Start Books, Aug. 8, 2006)Do you eat rice sometimes? What do you eat with the rice? What do you use to eat it? Rice belongs to the grass family, and it is grown in many countries of the world. People eat many different rice meals. What is your favourite rice meal?
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Dogs at Work
Pam Holden
Paperback (Flying Start Books, May 26, 2008)Dogs are often kept as pets, living with people who look after them and play with them. But many other dogs are busy working animals that have been trained to do special jobs. Dogs are helpful because they have excellent hearing and eyesight, as well as a good sense of smell. There are many different kinds of dogs. Some kinds are good at their own special work.
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Gravity
Dawn McMillan
Paperback (Flying Start Books, May 26, 2008)There is a saying, 'What goes up must come down.' Thats the law of gravity. A famous scientist called Sir Isaac Newton was the first person to understand gravity. What do you think our world be like without gravity? How would you move?
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The Rainbow Party
Pam Holden, Pauline Whimp
Paperback (Flying Start Books, Sept. 14, 2005)Have you seen the all the colors of the rainbow? When do we see a rainbow in the sky? What does it tell us about the weather? Bright pretty colors can cheer us up when we are feeling unhappy. The class in this story used rainbow colors and dress-up costumes to have fun.
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The Milky Way
Barry Holden
Paperback (Flying Start Books, May 26, 2008)When you look up at the night sky, you will be able to see millions of stars. What else is out there in Space? How far away are the planets and the sun and the moon? What size are they? What are they really like?
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Soccer: Fluency
John Lockyer
Paperback (Flying Start Books, Feb. 20, 2006)Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. More than 100 million people in 150 countries play soccer. Every four years these countries play each other for the World Cup. Players need many skills to play soccer. What are the most important skills a soccer player needs?
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Slithering Snakes: Fluency
Pam Holden
Paperback (Flying Start Books, May 26, 2008)Snakes live in many countries of the world. They belong to the group of animals called reptiles, which have cold blood and scaly skin. A snake is an unusual animal, because it has a simple body with no legs, just a skull and a bendy backbone. It looks like a head and one long tail, but it is not really a simple animal, as it can be dangerous.
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Maps and Charts
Julie Ellis
Paperback (Flying Start Books, Aug. 8, 2006)Have you used a map to find out about places? A map is a drawing of a place. It helps us find out how far it is from one place to another. A map can show rivers, mountains, and roads. Sometimes it shows a whole country or the whole world. You could make a map of your school or your town to show where everything is.
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The Lonely Giant: Fluency
Pam Holden, Samer Hatam
Paperback (Flying Start Books, Nov. 30, 2006)This story is about two different giants. The Lonely Giant was sad and grumpy because he was tired of being alone. He wished he had some friends, but he was lonely until he watched the Gentle Giant being kind and helpful. Then the Lonely Giant learned how to make friends. What do you think he had to do?
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Food Around the World: Fluency
Julie Ellis
Paperback (Flying Start Books, Aug. 8, 2006)Children around the world eat all kinds of food. In some countries their food is different from ours. It looks different and it tastes quite different, too. Did you know that some of the foods you eat came from another country? How do people make their kind of food?
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Greedy Gus the Pirate: Fluency
Pam Holden, Pauline Whimp
Paperback (Flying Start Books, Sept. 14, 2005)This story is about some bad pirates who were very greedy. They always wanted more money and more food. Some clever animals thought of a good way to teach them a lesson. What do you think the animals did to the greedy pirates?
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Animal Messages
Pam Holden
Paperback (Flying Start Books, May 26, 2008)One of the ways people send a message is with a smile! Animals cant smile, but they have some clever ways of letting each other know information. They send messages in many different ways. How does your pet tell you that it is hungry or happy or cold? Can you copy some of the animals sounds?
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