Wise Up! takes an Inquiry Learning approach to
teaching NZ curriculum literacy and maths content in recognizable
real-world contexts. Fiction and non-fiction titles available as
both Small Books and Big Books. Inquiry Learning Teacher's Notes
outlining both Literacy and Numeracy Objectives and lesson plans
for each title are available FREE.
The Joy Cowley Club, Set 1 features trios of
stories about all-new exciting characters, such as Anna and her
"wild" lamb Barbie; a family of friendly ogres called the
Gruesomes; a big brother and a wise little sister who visit a fun
fair; and the classroom equipment that comes to life after school
is finished for the day.
Featuring vibrant, contemporary illustrations, read these books
and discover how Joy Cowley's child-centred approach to literacy
draws children into a love of reading.
New Zealand's favourite author Joy Cowley has written completely
new early literacy stories about some of her most well-known and
much-loved characters. After repeated requests from students and
teachers around the world, Joy has written new books on the further
adventures of Mrs Wishy-Washy; The Hungry Giant; Smarty Pants; Dan,
the Flying Man; The Meanies; Huggles; Sloppy Tiger; Mr Whisper; and
Hairy Bear. The NEW Joy Cowley Collection features
30 titles, available as both Big Books and Small Books. Audio
Support, read by Miranda Harcourt, is also provided on either CD or
MP3.
Back by popular demand, New Zealand teachers' favourite Story
Box books have been re-released as The Joy Cowley
Collection. Reunite with Mrs Wishy-Washy, The Hungry
Giant, and other popular characters created by New Zealand's own
world-famous author Joy Cowley. The Joy Cowley
Collection features 35 titles, available as both Big Books
and Small Books.
Plays are an interactive, inclusive, and enjoyable way for
students to develop their reading fluency. This exciting new series
provides 10 plays by the renowned and much-loved children's author
Joy Cowley, creator of the classroom classics Mrs
Wishy-Washy and The Hungry Giant. The Joy
Cowley Plays are a unique collection of shared reading
texts for ages 6-9, and will be a resource you and your students
will use over and over again.
Signatures, Set 1 is an exciting series of 30
chapter books for Years 4-8, with a following 30 titles in
Signatures, Set 2. Internationally acclaimed
children's author Joy Cowley has written 15 of the
Signatures child-centred chapter books and
selected and edited 45 more books from exciting Australian and New
Zealand authors.
The 30 brand-new chapter books in Signatures, Set
2 have all been selected and edited by Joy Cowley. Joy has
acted as an editor and mentor to these vibrant New Zealand and
Australian authors, who were chosen because their writing style is
fresh and child-centred.
Key Features
• Signatures is published as mini-series of three titles
following the same characters or theme. Students are hooked into
the first book and want to keep reading.
• Detailed Guided Reading lesson plans and Blackline
Masters are provided on disc for Set 2. These plans were written by
New Zealand RT: Lits and are aligned to the Literacy Learning
Progressions, which are the basis of the National Literacy
Standards.
Active Lives: Biographies on Stage is a dynamic
literacy programme that combines the human-interest appeal of
biographies with the hands-on action of plays.
