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Are you a parent looking to give your child a head-start with their reading? Do you want to use the method now endorsed by the government and used in schools because it is the most effective way to teach children to read? Are you looking for an easy-to-use book which guides you through the teaching process step by step? If the answer is yes, then you need "Step by Step Reading". Written by highly acclaimed synthetic phonics expert Mona McNee, "Step by Step Reading" is a complete synthetic phonics course in ONE book, making it easy for you to teach your child to read. The course teaches reading in fifty steps and is fully supported by a wide range of games and activities which are available to download from the Galore Park website.If you want an easy-to use and effective reading programme for your child, there is no better teacher than Mona McNee and no better course than "Step by Step Reading". "Step by Step" is suitable for use from the age of 3 to adulthood. Perfect for home-learning, the course is suitable for a wide audience including pupils of any age who are learning to read or who struggle with spelling, as well as dyslexic students.The step by step approach makes learning easier to manage, encouraging gradual learning at the pupil's own pace. ... Read more

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Step by Step to Reading
Terrific book,every parent and teacher of a none or poor reader should buy this book! It really is a step by step approach, if you can read you can teach someone to read with this book at your finger tips.
Synthetic phonics is the way to go...breaks down the code of reading. ... Read more

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This English literature revision guide for GCSE English students discusses James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man". It features "mind maps" which summarize the entire work, icons, symbols, diagrams, cartoons and storyboards. ... Read more

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Specially compiled for use throughout the GCSE German course, this compact study and revision aid aims to help the student achieve a better grade. Each of the chapters in the book covers a distinct topic area, so that you can study only the chapters relevant to your own syllabus. The book will also give you guidance on how to tackle the different kinds of questions you will be asked, both in the examination and in coursework. ... Read more

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This English literature revision guide for GCSE English students discusses William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". It features "mind maps" which summarize the entire work, icons, symbols, diagrams, cartoons and storyboards. ... Read more

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This photocopiable pack offers practical help and advice to teachers confronting Sc1 assessment at GCSE, giving the user new ideas for whole investigations and help with carrying out assessment. It also provides marking guidance using sample scripts, and advice on recording results. Teachers are well aware that the very highest levels of background knowledge and investigative skills are difficult to assess. This pack deals with this problem specifically, giving concrete advice on how to provide for higher attainers at Key Stage 4. Written by the same team as Heinemann's "Science: The Salters' Approach" GCSE course, this pack is therefore well-suited to anyone following that course. However, it is entirely free-standing and should fit well with any Key Stage 4 GCSE course. ... Read more

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Specially compiled for use throughout the GCSE German course, this compact study and revision aid aims to help the student achieve a better grade. Each of the chapters in the book covers a distinct topic area, so that you can study only the chapters relevant to your own syllabus. The book also gives guidance on how to tackle the different kinds of questions which will be asked, both in the examination and in coursework. ... Read more

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This English literature revision guide for GCSE English students discusses William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". It features "mind maps" which summarize the entire work, icons, symbols, diagrams, cartoons and storyboards. ... Read more

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Fine
Jesus! They were all great! They were in good shape and they arrived in a reasonable amount of time.

Mike L.

Go, go, good countrymen...
Gaius Julius Cæsar is the Caesar we think of when we hear the word "Caesar" -- he conquered Gaul, bedded Cleopatra, and died a pretty dramatic death. And while he only appears in a few scenes of "Julius Caesar," he's the nucleus that William Shakespeare's taut conspiracy play revolves around -- his murder, his legacy, and the bitter jealousy he inspired.

Julius Caesar is returning to Rome in triumph, only to be stopped by a strange old soothsayer who warns him, "Beware the ides of March." Caesar brushes off the warning, but he has no idea that a conspiracy is brewing under his nose. In a nutshell, a group of senators led by the creepy Cassius are plotting against Caesar because of his wild popularity, suspecting that he wants to become KING.

And Cassius' latest target: Brutus, one of Caesar's best buddies. Brutus is slowly swayed over to the conspiracy's side, beginning to believe that Caesar as a great man corrupted by power. Everything comes to a a devastating assassination on... guess when... the ides of March, which will elevate some men to greatness and destroy others.

Though the story is supposedly about Julius Caesar, Caesar himself only has a few scenes -- but his charismatic, dominating presence hangs over the play like a heavy tapestry. What he does, what he plans, what he thinks and who he is are constantly on people's minds, and even after his death he is a powerful presence in the memories of the living.

And Shakespeare cooks up a dialogue-heavy play that is a bit on the slow side, but whose speeches are so powerful and intense that you don't quite notice. There's a lot of those speeches here -- not only Antony's famous speech to the Roman people ("The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones"), but Brutus' impassioned argument with Portia ("You have some sick offence within your mind") and Cassius' oily slanted editorials about Caesar.

Shakespeare's depiction of Brutus is also a beautifully nuanced one -- Antony calls him the "noblest Roman of them all" at the very end, despite the fact that Brutus calmly murdered his friend and leader. He's basically a gullible guy who follows his passions rather than his brain, and bounces into the conspiracy rather than trying to find out the truth about Caesar. You feel sorry for him, and at the same time you want the much smarter Antony to kick him like a soccer ball.

"Julius Caesar" is rather slow-moving, but Shakespeare's powerful writing and nuanced depiction of Brutus more than make up for that. Friends, Romans, countrymen...

Confusing page numbers
This edition of the text has very confusing page numbers.Rather than separating the sections by scenes and acts, the book numbers at the top 2.3.45 or 1.1.115.It makes it more difficult in a way to find specific scenes because they run together on the page rather than appear with a break between the scenes.However the Arden edition has very nice notes that help with difficult passages or references.

Not what I expected
This series is great for students. The books are divided into three sections: the first section is a kind of history of Shakespeare and his plays, the second section is the actual play, and the third section is more of the details of the play,i.e. where the story came from, how it is performed,how to directed the play. All in all it was a great for teaching the works of Shakespeare.

A classic
One of the classics -- we all had to read it in high school, but it's remarkably easier to get through than it was when I was 16. ... Read more

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This English literature revision guide for GCSE English students discusses George Orwell's "Animal Farm". It features "mind maps" which summarize the entire work, icons, symbols, diagrams, cartoons and storyboards. This guide is exclusive to WHSmith until further notice. ... Read more

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One of the Best Children's Book
Like Reynard the Fox, the book makes a political statement, not apparent to the children. The oppressed animals revolt against human cruelty. However, for a successful rebellion, there has to be leadership or the humans will destroy the revolution. The animals elect the pigs to be their leaders. The pigs have a difference of opinion and Napoleon forces Snowball into exile. Under the leadership of Napoleon, the pigs become like people. They walk upright on two legs and sleep in beds. They become friends with the human beings and establish commercial relations with them. The result is abundance and prosperity for Animal Farm; the animals work harder than ever before and eat less than ever before; animals too sick to work are taken to the butcher; there is mass starvation, while the pigs enjoy the abundance and prosperity of Animal Farm.

Double Check Editions before purchase
BE VERY CAREFUL to check editions, etc. Looking for the actual book and this came up through a link of editions. Since had previously been on hardback or collector's edition, made mistake of not realizing authors, etc that Is actually a guide to the book, not the book itself. If not familiar with Literature Made Easy Series, it's how to read the book and goes through themes, etc.

Not Animal Farm!!!
Note, the "Literature Made Easy" edition of Animal Farm is NOT Animal Farm! It corresponds to a Cliff's notes version of Animal Farm. I found this out after ordering and receiving the book! I think it is deceptive (although perhaps not intentional) that Amazon displays the Animal Farm information and reviews for this edition. ... Read more