This story describes what going to school entails. It aims to calm anxieties and encourage the enthusiasm of pre-school children.
About the Author
Janet and Allan Ahlberg created some of the world’s most popular picture books, including EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN, both winners of Greenaway Medals, and THE BABY’S CATALOGUE, inspired by their daughter Jessica. Janet died in 1994 and Allan, a former teacher, now lives in London.
Keep track of what the whole family are up to with this useful calendar. It’ll be simple to see who’s doing what for all the family’s activities, from football to extra lessons. As well as deep storage pockets in each month for keeping extra information it also comes with a tear off note pad and stickers to help you plan what they are doing at a glance. This Calendar has a useful column for birthday reminders, alongside space for up to five family members to record appoinmen (more…)
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In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban. He shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, as well as touching on military matters, Islam, and women all woven together with the many rich personal sto (more…)
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Disney has struck platinum with High School Musical, a made-for-cable movie that was mega-popular on the Disney Channel before spawning a mega-popular soundtrack. Echoing Grease, the plot involves two students (Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hutchinson) who fall for eath other while on vacation, only to realize they go to the same high school though they belong to different cliques. Fortunately they both love singing! The songs are typical Disney pop: on the bland side but also very well-crafted, they stick to your head like strawberry-flavored gum. Among the standouts are “Get’cha Head in the Game,” which incorporates noises from a basketball game (squeaking sneakers, bouncing balls, whistles) to great effect; t (more…)
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On their debut album, Loveless Unbeliever, the School provethat they have fully absorbed the lessons of the classic girl groups and Brill Building songwriters, and deliver an album full of instantly memorable songs that plays like a greatest-hits collection. The group, led by singer and songwriterLiz Hunt, went through a lot of members on the way to finishing the album, but the final product is tightly focused andnote perfect (much of the thanks for which should go to producer Ian Catt). All four songs from the 2008 Let It Slip EPand both songs from their 2008 single (“All I Wanna Do”/”Valentine”) feature on the album, plus seven new songs. Havingall the previously released songs here may appear at first glance t (more…)
