The gift of literacy is one of the most important gifts we can give our kids. It can quite literally transform their lives, giving them the confidence and skills they will need throughout school and into their adult lives.

Likewise, poor literacy and numeracy can have a devastating effect on individuals and on our society. Every year more kids leave school without the skills they need to achieve their true potential

As experienced literacy specialist Fay Tran argues in this timely and important book, no child should leave school without satisfactory literacy and numeracy skills.

The key is to teach them using PHONICS: the simple, effective and proven method described in this book.

Phonics is not only proven by modern academic research to be the most effective way of teaching literacy, it is also the method embedded at the heart of Australia's new National Curriculum.

Armed with the skills and techniques covered in this book, any adult can teach the kids in their care to read.

Whether you're learning phonics for the first time or refreshing your skills, Teaching Kids to Read is an essential resource.

Through games such as Minecraft, The Simpsons: Tapped Out and Clash Of Clans, an increasing number of teens are getting their gaming kicks from smart devices rather than consoles. With so many mobile games out there, how will they know which games deserve their valuable time and money?

In Go Gaming! experts break down how to dominate the trickiest games around. Hear the fascinating stories behind development from the studios that made the games that went on to take over the world!

Don't miss this all-new Ripley's Believe It or Not! which features 144 full-colour pages of the most incredible facts, strangest discoveries, and weirdest wonders of the world!

This year's edition features oddities–including a house in China that is covered with millions of sea shells, a new invention that allows you to grind up insects for cooking, and a secret amusement park housed in an abandoned salt mine in Romania that must be seen to be believed.

This guide is a vital reference for anyone wanting a basic understanding of the Australian Mathematics curriculum in primary schools for Grades 1 and 2. Covering three major strands Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry and Statistics and probability.

A vital reference for anyone wanting a basic understanding of the Australian Curriculum Mathematics, covering the three major strands: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. Includes activities to test understanding.

98-pp full-colour softcover. Middle Primary.

LEARN TO CREATE WITH CODE IN THIS HANDBOOK DEVISED BY THE FAST-GROWING CODER DOJO MOVEMENT! Collaborate with your friends and start your very own CoderDojo Nano club, with its own website! In this handbook, covering HTML, CSS and JavaScript, you will find clear, step-by-step instructions, followed up by open-ended prompts and challenges which encourage the reader to take the initiative.

The Children's A to Z Encyclopedia covers a full range of clearly-arranged alphabetical topics, from ancient history and countries to politics, technology and more. This volume is the perfect purchase for any family.

Fully updated for this new fourth edition, with the very latest facts and data; clear text and more than 1000 photos and illustrations will inform and amaze.

Learning has never been so much fun!

Simply flip the posters covering basic educational concepts such as letters, numbers, telling time, shapes and opposites — all illustrated with everyone's favourite Dr Seuss characters.

This beautiful, padded record book is perfect for recording the important milestones in your child’s first year of life. It features gorgeous illustrations from the collection drawn by French illustrator Veronique Petit.

Places for photos, and foot- and hand-prints are included.

From free-to-play to triple-A blockbusters, everything is covered in The League of Superhero Games: LEGO Batman, Avengers Initiative, and Spider-Man: Total Mayhem are just a few of the wildly popular superhero video games featured in this in-depth guide.

No "rated M" games will be covered, so parents can feel comfortable giving this book to their child.

Meet an amazing menagerie of creatures on this breathtaking safari through the animal kingdom. The Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia spans the Earth from pole to pole, covering 2000 animals, from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal.

Each entry describes the animal's characteristics, behaviour and distribution, and gives their Latin names. The meticulously researched information is highlighted by clear, authoritative writing and more than 1000 photographs and illustrations.

Enter the incredible world of horses and ponies with this gorgeous compendium of more than 150 breeds from around the world. Beautifully photographed and packed with information on everything from individual breed characteristics to expert advice on horse care and show-jumping, polo and more.