Books with title The Night Train

Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their reserve in Nova Scotia. When she sees his sadness, he shares with her the history of those tracks. Uncle tells her that, during his childhood, the train would bring their community supplies, but there came a day when the train took away with it something much more important. One day he and the other children from the reserve were taken aboard and transported to a residential school, where their lives were changed forever. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle as he sits by the tracks, waiting for what was taken from their people to come back to them.

Truedessa and Captain Pat continue to sail the seas with their spotted cat. Until one night a new villain comes for Truedessa's light. He grabs her and takes flight. He goes all the way to the moon. But Captain Pat hears her tune.They fight to break free and get back to their ship upon the sea. But the Martian does not want that. He is ready to squash them flat. With ray guns, unicorns and fire from the sun he declares that their fun is done.Will they get away? Will they make the Martian pay? Find out if our heroes will win the day by adding another adventure from Pat Hatt to your bay.

Sam's Football Stories are specially written to stimulate and motivate your slower learners and reluctant readers. Written by Sheila Blackburn, an experienced primary school teacher, the books will appeal particularly to reluctant boy readers. The six compelling stories in Set A, tell the story of Sam, a football crazy boy. At last it is Monday, Samʼs first training session. He is so excited he can hardly tie his laces. Sam and Danny get into a group with Rob and Foz and do some passing. After their warm-up Eddie puts them into teams to do some more practising before they play a quick game. Let your pupils follow this dream come true for Sam and his friends. Join in the fun and excitement as they begin training, pick a team, join a league and enter a tournament. Provide stimulation and motivation especially for boys who are slower learners or reluctant readers. Gripping story lines make children want to read the next book. Designed to look like books more able children are reading with attractive covers and black and white illustrations inside. Vocabulary and sentence structure carefully controlled for easy reading. Number of words per book increases as you progress through the series. Uses clear font and print style. To extend the stories further, use Sam's Football Stories - Your Chance to Score!, a photocopiable teacher resource linked to the stories in Set A.

All aboard for Dreamland! Hold on to your pillow because the Goodnight Train is taking off. Roll that corner, rock that curve, and soar past mermaids, leaping sheep, and even ice-cream clouds. You won't want to miss a thing, so whatever you do, don't . . . close . . . your . . . eyes! With soothing, lyrical words and magical illustrations, June Sobel and Laura Huliska-Beith have created a nighttime fantasy that's guaranteed to make even the most resistant sleeper snuggle up tight.