Do you think you know your Jane Austen stuff? Well, we’ll see! Here’s a quiz to test your knowledge about Jane Austen and her works. If you get some of the questions wrong, don’t worry, you’ll be the only one to know! You can play this quiz anonymously or, for a chance to win The Complete Jane Austen Collection (8 volumes), you can sign up as a register user, and (if you are new to Alma) get a per…
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Teachers’ resources can be found here (right click to download the PDF) EmergencyZooTR
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Do you think you know your Brontë stuff? Well, we’ll see! Here’s a quiz to test your knowledge about Emily Brontë and Wuthering Heights. If you get some of the questions wrong, don’t worry, you’ll be the only one to know! You can play this quiz anonymously or, for a chance to win a Brontë Collection Set (7 volumes), you can sign up as a register user, and (if you are new to Alma) get a personal di…
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An orphan child full of mischief, Jack lives with his crotchety widow aunt in eighteenth-century England. His naughtiness knows no limits, and when one day he goes a step too far, Aunt Constance decides that she’s had enough: from now on, his bachelor uncle can take care of him. Uncle Edmund is in no way prepared for a boy with boundless energy and an impish streak – and anyway, he’s off to the Hi…
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To celebrate the publication of the last installment in Dominique Demers’s popular The Adventures of Miss Charlotte series, brilliantly illustrated by Tony Ross, A Funny Sort of Minister, we are offering you the chance to win a copy of the book, as well as a box set of the other three titles in the series! The Adventures of Mademoiselle Charlotte by Dominique Demers, illustrated by Tony Ross 97818…
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Space on Earth by Sheila Kanani Illustrated by Del Thorpe 9781846884559 A beautiful, educational and fascinating book about space, focusing not only on showing children the awe and wonder of the universe, but also on teaching them why space is relevant to us here on Earth. It’s been written by a planetary physicist and science presenter and she is the Education, Outreach & Diversity Officer at…
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Slick by M.M. Vaughan 9781846884597 “This is not just a story of an android or the dangers of excessive advertising; it is the story of one boy moving past his anger and finding a best friend. It is the story of what it means to be best friends, and how that meaning is predicated on the ability to share emotions… This book could easily go into the hands of a young person who is struggling to fit i…
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