Books published by publisher A. and C. Black

These titles are also ideal for playschool groups and reception classes. Developing good relationships with others is a key part of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework for all children Birth to 5 in registered Early Years settings (statutory from September 2008). The roll out of the SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) Curriculum to all Primary Schools puts an additional emphasis on teaching good behaviour and ways to deal with emotions throughout primary education. Features include rhythmic, repetitive text, friendly & ethnically diverse illustrations and humorous touches, plus a page of concise advice for parents/carers. Rhythmic, repetitive text makes these books fun to share or read aloud.

Sam Fox and his younger brother Harry are thrilled when they win a family holiday to Antarctica. However, things quickly take a turn for the worse when their ski plane crash lands on arrival, with the boys becoming isolated from the rest of the group. Stranded on a wobbly ice floe and surrounded by deathly cold water, Sam needs to find a way to stop their iceberg floating into the Southern Ocean before they freeze to death! Packed with fierce leopard seals, sharp-toothed killer whales, and a crew of cold-hearted whalers, this is a story that really will make your blood run cold...

Following a horrific bus crash in the Rocky Mountains on the way to a scouting jamboree, Sam Fox needs to find help, and fast! With no food, water or equipment, and with two young scouts in tow, Sam needs to keep his wits about him if he's planning on surviving the perils of the American wilderness. With a huge grizzly on his tail, a pack of wolves circling and some kind of half-human, half-animal always just out of sight, can Sam survive for long enough to raise the alarm and save the crash victims, or will this story come to a grizzly end?

A selection of brilliant folk tales about heroines from all around the world. In these stories it's the girls who save the day through their courage, cunning or kindness - whether they are facing up to wolves, demons, dragons, enemy tribes, or the sun itself! Handsome princes need not apply - these girls are doing it for themselves. Stories from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe make this a really inclusive anthology of girl power, stunningly illustrated in papercut style.

A Beginners Guide to the Periodic Table is a mind-blowing guide to the elements that make up the periodic table. By linking each element to a story, wacky science analogy or fascinating fact, Gill creates a unique first reference to the periodic table. From smelly sulphur and exploding hydrogen to why Stevie Wonder is blind and everything in between, Gill seamlessly explains the mind-boggling 92 elements which will make you look at the periodic table in a whole new light! Packed full of eye-catching illustrations and fantastic explanatory diagrams, prepare to be amazed by the most wacky and informative first introductory to the periodic table ever! Packed full of eye-catching illustrations and fantastic explanatory diagrams, prepare to be amazed by the most wacky and informative first introductory to the periodic table ever!