Teamwork االعَمَلُ الجَمَاعِي

A series of stories about Yousef and Leena.

About this series:

It is a collection of educational stories that aims to:- 

Assist non-Arabic speaking children in learning Arabic terms through the use of a simple and fun storytelling style.

Build spiritual, ethical values and morals.

About this story:

Youssef and Leena help their parents with chores around the house, but when Ahmad, their friend, arrives, he is initially shocked until he hears an inspirational story which changes him forever!

Tafara and the Patchwork Blanket

Tafara lived with her parents and little sister, Tanaka. More importantly, she lived right next door to her grandparents, Gogo and Khulu. She loved going to their house every day after school and especially on Saturday afternoons, after all her lessons were done. Gogo was always up to something wonderful, like baking, cooking or making decorations. What was so special about her was that she would always let Tafara and Tanaka join in on the fun. This Saturday, Gogo was doing Tafara's favourite 'Gogo-thing': sewing. She loved the noise of the machine and the amazing pieces that Gogo came up with. On this occasion, her creation was no less glorious than all the others before, but this one had a little extra magic sewn in its seams. It was something that helped her see just why the world was full of beautiful colours…and all the shades in between.

Susie's Silly 1, 2, 3s

Do you like to be silly? Like wearing flowery tops and patterned bottoms together? Do you like to listen to rhymes or better yet, listen to those rhyming words roll off the tip of your tongue? Do you doodle and shade with a pencil?
If you answered “yes” to any of these, then I invite you to follow me on a journey from 1 to 10 in a world brimming with silly rhymes and shady pencils.

Spotty Paint

It’s a race against time! Everybody knows that when a new baby arrives, you must learn to do things at breakneck speed. Unfortunately, this can result in unforeseen problems, especially when it comes to spotty paint!

It takes a whole week to finish the job with lots of mishaps along the way.

The delightfully rhythmic beat and playful words creates a poetic feel to Spotty Paint, subtly introducing days of the week, things to count and colour recognition to pre and early readers.

Can you spot Grandma’s robin?

Spike, Super Scientific Spider Investigates

Spike, the garden spider, is fascinated with the world of science. As he munches on another juicy fly and sits on his silky web, his head is brimming with curiosity and questions; on how and why things work, what they are made of, where they are found and their uses?

With his super spidery senses, he wants you to join him on his exciting investigations... You can think along with Spike and he will reveal great science facts and help you with exciting experiments, using everyday items to set up superstar challenges for the great discoverers and scientists among you...and the real superstars could be awarded super spidery prizes.

Before each topic, Spike gives a comment, or a very corny joke. Together, you will learn correct scientific language and terminology and how to apply it, all in a very fun way.

With his magnifying glass ready, Spike awaits adventure... What are you waiting for?

Sometimes we feel... Sad

At times, we all feel sad. Reading this book helps children understand negative emotions, the physical sensations that accompany them and healthy ways to feel better.

So How Will You Sleep?

Do you want to sleep in a tree like a koala?

How about at the bottom of the ocean like a whale?

Or upside down in a cave like a bat?  

Discover how different creatures go to sleep at night and imagine yourself snuggling down with them at bed time.  

You can also try and spot the playful caterpillar hidden on every page.

Shape Me Beautiful

Shape Me Beautiful is a story about learning to accept and love yourself for who you are, no matter what shape and size. Join TIA on her journey as she discovers what truly matters and learns to embrace her unique shape!

Sometimes all it takes to recognize what was right in front of you all along is just a little bit of magic. A magic hat maybe!

Rhyming Numbers

Think of a word that rhymes with number 1,

Reading this book will be lots of fun,

You will rhyme words with number 2,

Children like to say the word poo,

Turn the page to number 3,

You guessed it, everyone shout wee,

The pictures hide more if you look,

Explore number 4, please open this book.

Rhyme Times

This book includes the times tables that children need to learn for National Curriculum Years 1 to 3.Children of all ability levels can learn their times tables through the fun themes and lively pictures in this book and the enjoyment of hearing these rhymes and reciting them aloud.Children respond from a very young age to rhythm, rhyme and frequent repetition. The text is simple, similar to nursery rhymes. The rhymes will be read and reread for enjoyment with adults or by the child alone.Amy Pickles’ delightful illustrations will captivate the young readers and reinforce the learning of the times tables through visual memory.This book is written for school age children from Reception to Year 3 but will also be enjoyed by younger children in nursery classes sharing with adults.

Politics, Philosophy and Economics for Tots and Toddlers, with Ermintrude, a Cow

Ermintrude was once a happy cow. Looked after by the children she shared her milk, so all the children were happy too.

Then along came a series of grown-ups who thought they could look after Ermintrude better than the children.

But really, they just wanted Ermintrude’s milk for themselves.

This story introduces children to concepts like wealth, power, and privilege in a delightful way that will have them chattering amongst themselves and with grown-ups perhaps for a lifetime.

Pixie Van Dimple and the Wrong Kind of Plastic

The next fable in the series involving twelve-year-old Pixie Van Dimple, the centre of all the drama, the protagonist and heroine! She is a typical girl; loves going to school, hanging out with her friends in the park, having sleepovers, shopping, and is always hungry (even more hungry during lockdown).

She also loves family daytrips, the beach and paddling in the sea. But the oceans are being polluted by mankind and after a moment of madness Pixie realises there is a limit to the damage we cause to the creatures of the sea…enough is enough!

What follows is an unfolding of events too horrific to witness – a seaside Armageddon is nigh! A truly disturbing sequence of events!