Meredith Hooper

The Ferocious Summer: Adelie Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica

"A luscious blend of cool blues and verdant greens lights up the pages of this poetic picture book, which traces the course of a river from its source." -- Publishers Weekly Follow a river from its beginnings as a mountain stream formed from melting snow, as it rushes over rocks and through valleys to the busy city, and finally to its end, where it joins the sea.

River Story

Scott's Northern Party played an integral role in his iconic last expedition, but how did they survive? Through the eyes of the men involved, Meredith Hooper recounts one of the greatest tales of adventure and endurance, which has often been overshadowed by the tragedy which befell Scott. Their tents were torn, their food was nearly finished and the ship had failed to pick them up as planned. Gale-force winds blew, bitter with the cold of approaching winter. Stranded and desperate, the six men of the Northern Party faced disaster. Searching out a snow drift they burrowed inside. Lieutenant Victor Campbell drew a line across the floor in the gloom to establish naval order: three officers on one side, the three seamen on the other. A birthday was celebrated with a carefully hoarded biscuit and they sang hymns every Sunday, so what kept these men going? Circumstances forced them closer together, their roles blurred and a shared sense of reality emerged. This mutual suffering made them indivisible and somehow they made it through the longest winter. To the south, the men waiting at headquarters knew that the Polar Party must be dead and hoped that another six men would not be added to the death toll. Working from expedition diaries, journals and letters written by expedition members, Meredith Hooper tells the intensely human story of Scott's other expedition.

Scott's Other Heroes

The Longest Winter

It is Cats' Visiting Night at the Art Gallery, and from all over the town, cats have come to see the paintings. Most of all, they like looking at paintings with cats in them. But alas, there aren't many. Then the talented artist Felissima Cat steps in. Meredith Hooper's charming story features 6 gloriously funny reworkings of famous paintings, each shown alongside the original masterpiece. It provides an offbeat and entertaining introduction to the art of the world's greatest art museums, which will delight children, art devotees and cat-lovers alike.

With Paintings from Art Galleries Around the World

Celebrity Cat

Mal Peet

Peter D. Riley

Pierce Feirtear

The Oxford Literacy Web is an exciting new literacy programme designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum inNorthern Ireland, the Oxford Literacy Web guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry. The "Non-Fiction" strand is a series of colourful, lively information books. They can be used to teach valuable information retrieval and research skills, and they enable children to learn to read and write a range of different text types. The books can be used with children at different levels ofreading ability for shared reading with the teacher, guided reading, or independent reading. The First Non-Fiction books are designed to be used with children at Reception or Year 1. They present a range of text types on a variety of infant topics at a very low reading level (there is normally nomore than one or two lines of text per page). The books are available in both standard and 'big book' format.Make a Milk-shake contains instructions to a child for making a simple chocolate milk-shake.

Non-Fiction, Year 1

Animals Pack

“A luscious blend of cool blues and verdant greens lights up the pages of this poetic picture book, which traces the course of a river from its source.” — Publishers Weekly Follow a river from its beginnings as a mountain stream formed from melting snow, as it rushes over rocks and through valleys to the busy city, and finally to its end, where it joins the sea.

The story of a drop of water. The reader is taken back thousands of years to see where the Earth's water came from, and how life began in the oceans and later moved onto land. The author describes the water cycle, discusses environmental issues, and provides a collection of facts on water.

Drop In My Drink

Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

The Bridge

Explore the mysteries of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Nebamun, discovering his world through the recently conserved paintings from his tomb-chapel.

Explore an Ancient Egyptian Tomb

The Tomb of Nebamun

It is Cats' Visiting Night at the Art Gallery, and cats want to see paintings with cats in them - six funny reworkings of famous paintings, each shown alongside the original masterpiece.

For young Ben, nothing is better than his grandmother's honey biscuits. But what exactly goes into making this special treat? Grandma decides it's a good time for Ben to find out. When he learns how to make honey biscuits, he doesn't just find out how to bake biscuits, he also discovers where all the ingredients in the recipe come from and whose help he really needs. Alison Bartlett's warm, vibrant illustrations accentuate Meredith Hooper's simple, lively text. Including an easy recipe for honey biscuits, this is a perfect introduction to food and cooking for very young readers.

Honey Cookies

M. P. Robertson

Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance has been crushed by the ice! Shackleton wanted to be the first to walk across the Antarctic continent. Now he and his 27 men are stranded on the ice floes in the middle of the frozen ocean. Courageously they begin planning their escape. No one can rescue them. They will have to save themselves.

Shackleton's Incredible Expedition

Ice Trap!

In August 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set off from England with a team of explorers to walk across the Antarctic. When their ship was trapped in the ice, the men were forced to make the journey on foot. Here is the story of Shackleton's amazing adventure, told by a specialist in Antarctica.

Meredith Hooper

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