Over two million Girl Scouts worldwide owe their membership to its founder, Juliette Low a woman who, as a girl growing up in the post Civil War South, refused to accept that girls couldn't do everything boys could. Whether angrily defending her friend against taunts of schoolmates or rescuing a kitten from the highest branches of a tree, Low possessed the spirit and strength of character that would lead her in adulthood to act as a world-famous advocate for girls. Children will experience Low's joy at the gift of her very own horse, feel her excitement at attending her first dance, and share her frustration with being thrust in to the role of a well-behaved 19th-century young lady who would rather have been riding, creating sculptures, or climbing.

The interweaving of words and pictures within a rebus framework turns this charmingly funny retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears into a visual puzzle, adding fresh spice to a well-loved fairy tale.

Learning Science these days is much more about solving practical problems by doing investigations. At the same time, there is much less emphasis at the early stages on acquiring specialist knowledge than there used to be. This book sets out to help top primary and lower secondary pupils learn the skills of practical investigation, whilst minimising the teachers’ need to collect, prepare or purchase materials, a job which takes up more time and resources than most teachers can reasonably spare
at present.
The double-page ‘self-teaching’ units take one skill or topic at a time, and use only the kind of materials you could find in any classroom or home. Childrens’ immediate surroundings are made use of wherever possible.

This no-nonsense series introduces a wide range of non-fiction subjects using a straightforward narrative approach. Young readers will find these lively texts on high interest subjects very approachable. A classic and uncluttered design uses a mix of photos and artwork to support the text, which is broken up into short chapters. Each book contains a simple contents, glossary and index. An explosive first look at Volcanoes. The book begins with an exciting description of an eruption and proceeds to explain simply and clearly the processes involved. Diagrams and dramatic photos illustrate active and dormant volcanoes such as Vesuvius, Surtsey and Krakatoa.

Children enjoy their leisure time with an unusual woman. The book is written in verse. It can be recommended for beginners.