Katherine Janus Kahn has been illustrating children's books for over 25 years, including the Sammy Spider series and the Ziz books. Her vivid illustrations, in a watercolor and cut-out technique, have been compared to the work of Eric Carle.

The PMB has 56 pages of material, described below:

• Pupil word and picture cards for each unit.
• The course ‘bookmark’.
• Character masks.
• A story frames booklet for each unit.
• A cut-out for each ‘Learning through English’ section.
• A cut-out for each of the three Festivals lessons.
• ‘Me and my world’ writing pages that pupils can use to personalize the Reading lesson from the Class Book.

In a Dark, Dark House

Delightfully spooky fun abounds in a beginning reader that utilizes a simple vocabulary, full-color rebus illustrations, and twenty-four cut-out flash cards to reinforce reading skills.

Not all aliens are bad. However, being friends with a kind alien may have its negative points!
Activities focus on a listening exercise on transport, a quiz, a crossword and a number game. A special feature is that children can use cut-out page in the book, to make their own musical horns.