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  • The Pinch Hitters

    by Roger Steven ...
    Will Livingston and his best friend, Sugarbread, aren't about to let the paucities of war deprive them of the adventures of childhood. The Pinch Hitters chronicles one South Carolina family facing the flight of young adults in their call to wartime duty after Pearl Harbor in 1944. When the enlistment of the four military-age siblings leaves their farm in the hands of Granny Jack, the widowed owner ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Same Inside: Poems about Empathy and Friendship

    The Same Inside is a sweet and thoughtful collection of poems for children, about friendship, empathy and respect by three of the nation's best-loved poets, Liz Brownlee, Matt Goodfellow and Roger Stevens.These fifty poems deal sensitively with feelings, empathy, respect, courtesy, bullying, disability and responsibility. They are the perfect springboard to start conversations. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • A History of Writing

    Series series Globalities
    From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. Illustrated with numerous examples, this book offers a global overview in a form that everyone can follow. The author also reveals his own discoveries made since the early 1980s, making it a ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Off By Heart

    Poems for Children to Learn, Remember and Perform

    by Roger Stevens ...
    A brilliant, dip-in collection of poems to be read aloud, with tips and advice on how to be the best poetry performer!This wonderful anthology is full of poems that are easy to remember and perfect for reciting out loud. It includes new, modern and classic poems, ranging from very short to long and written by a diverse range of poets from Joshua Seigal to Christina Rossetti and from Lewis Carrol ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • A History of Language

    It is tempting to take the tremendous rate of contemporary linguistic change for granted. What is required, in fact, is a radical reinterpretation of what language is. Steven Roger Fischer charts the history of language from the times of Homo erectus, Neanderthal humans and Homo sapiens through to the nineteenth century, when the science of linguistics was developed, as he analyses the emergence ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Is This a Poem?

    What makes a poem, and how YOU can write one

    by Roger Stevens ...
    Do you like poems? Are you sure you know what one is?!Join popular poet Roger Stevens for a trip through the different types of poetry: from advertising jingles to football chants, and from free verse to rap. Then, why not have a go at writing a poem of your own? ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Is This a Poem?

    What makes a poem, and how YOU can write one

    by Roger Stevens ...
    Do you like poems? Are you sure you know what one is?!Join popular poet Roger Stevens for a trip through the different types of poetry: from advertising jingles to football chants, and from free verse to rap. Then, why not have a go at writing a poem of your own? ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Manna from Heaven

    Manna From Heaven is finally available in an electronic edition. The collection includes an introduction by Stephen Brust, and six shorts set in the Amber Universe. In addition to the 16 stories that ran in the print edition, the electronic editions has three additional stories. “Nine Starships Waiting,” “Tunnel Vision,” and “The Three Descents of Jeremy Baker.” A must for any science fiction, ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • I am a Jigsaw

    Puzzling poems to baffle your brain

    by Roger Stevens ...
    From acrostics and riddles to kennings and paradiddles, this is a fun anthology of puzzling poems which also encourages children to have a go at writing poetry themselves. I am a Jigsaw is perfect for teachers who want to introduce different forms of poetry to pupils, and ideal for parents looking to entertain their children at home with puzzles and riddles.Including puzzle poems ranging from easy ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • I am a Jigsaw

    Puzzling poems to baffle your brain

    by Roger Stevens ...
    From acrostics and riddles to kennings and paradiddles, this is a fun anthology of puzzling poems which also encourages children to have a go at writing poetry themselves. I am a Jigsaw is perfect for teachers who want to introduce different forms of poetry to pupils, and ideal for parents looking to entertain their children at home with puzzles and riddles.Including puzzle poems ranging from easy ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • A History of Reading

    Steven Roger Fischer’s fascinating book, now available in an updated B-format edition, traces the complete story of reading from the time when symbol first became sign through to the electronic texts of the present day. Describing ancient forms of reading, Fischer turns to Asia and the Americas and discusses the forms and developments of completely divergent writing systems and scripts.With the ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • It's Not My Fault!

    Packed full of every type of poem you can think of, this quirky, wonderful collection of poems from Roger Stevens and Steven Withrow, with fantastic funny illustrations from Katie Abey, is a great way to get kids excited about poetry!"It wasn't me-or was it He,My evil, evil, evil twin?I didn't mean to be so mean.There goes my evil twin again."Join poets Roger Stevens and Steven Withrow for this ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD