-Children's Books

*** LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT "THE MAGIC OF MILK ON THE MOO-OOOVE"! *** ABOUT THE BOOK Book 2 of the Pilly the Pelican Book Series takes us on a fun, rhyming journey through the ‘Dairy Chain’ in twenty-eight marvellous illustrations that teach readers about the making of milk. Bert the Bull has come to Barbados from the Netherlands, and leads Pilly and young readers through this story of moo-oooving milk “from grass to glass”. Pilly visits the farm, the factory, the supermarket, the classroom and the playground with Bert’s cow family, Errol the Egret and other friends. Adults and children will enjoy learning about milk’s health benefits and other interesting dairy details in the “Milk Making Facts” section. This book perfectly combines agriculture, dairy science and engineering to deliver a fun and comprehensive children's story-book on one of the world’s most important foods – milk! WHAT YOU WILL LEARN? The book will answer the following questions: • Where does milk come from? • What happens at a Dairy Factory? • What is the process for producing milk? • What equipment is used to make milk? • What and how much do cows eat? • How much do cows weigh? • What insects affect cows? • How often do farmers milk cows? • How is milk transported from place to place? • How much milk do cows make each day? • How long can milk last? • What are the health benefits of drinking milk? • What is the composition of milk? • What is the Dairy Chain? • What other products are made from milk? • What types of micro-organisms exist in milk? Following the illustrated rhyming story, the book features a comprehensive, teaching guide which covers over fifteen (15) different facts about milk. This tool can be used by teachers and parents to further educate themselves and children about milk.

Interspersing fact-filled essays with fictional eyewitness accounts, Roy Burrell makes the ancient world a real place inhabited by real people going about their everyday business of work and family life. A fascinating essay about the history of the region of Mesopotamia is followed by "interviews" with an early settler who extols the virtues of the date palm, with a 12-year-old boy who is studying to be a scribe, and with a soldier. A section on the Greek theater is personalized with a conversation with Cimon, the mask maker. An 80-year-old man tells us how Rome has expanded and changed from the days of Nero through Hadrian's reign. History is no longer a boring list of dates, but an exciting time peopled with characters as real as our closest friends.
The dramatic narrative prose is accompanied by maps, photographs, paintings, cutaway drawings, and cross-sections by a number of artists, including the remarkable Peter Connolly. Meticulous detail and accuracy are his trademarks, and his illustrations and those of the other artists bring to life tribal life at the mouth of a cave in the Stone Age, the city of Rome at the height of its glory, the sprawling palace at Knossos, the first Olympic games, and more.
The Oxford First Ancient History gives it readers an understanding of the forces at work in the development of early civilizations and the techniques historians and archaeologists use to interpret their significance. The emphasis is upon everyday life and the reader is encouraged to compare and contrast present day techniques and attitudes with those of the past. This is fascinating and powerful history that brings the ancient world to life.

Soft Cover Booklet. 16 pages.

"TreeTops Non-Fiction" is an exciting extension to the "Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops" range. "Michael Rosen's Scrapbook" looks at what made Michael Rosen the man, and what made him write his poetry. It is a useful biography, and a fun look at the creative writing process.