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Hi, We are Sally and Amanda from Guinea Pig Education. We present a range of complimentary teaching aids and workbooks to use in your classroom or as homework – in both print and digital format. We aim to raise reading standards and to develop literacy skills, with our ‘fun for kids’ phonic reading resources. We also offer support for pupils aged 4-16 years. We highly recommend our comprehension and creative writing resources - which build confidence and develop imagination.

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Hi, We are Sally and Amanda from Guinea Pig Education. We present a range of complimentary teaching aids and workbooks to use in your classroom or as homework – in both print and digital format. We aim to raise reading standards and to develop literacy skills, with our ‘fun for kids’ phonic reading resources. We also offer support for pupils aged 4-16 years. We highly recommend our comprehension and creative writing resources - which build confidence and develop imagination.
Improve Your English As A Foreign Language: The Ultimate Guide (8 years +)
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Improve Your English As A Foreign Language: The Ultimate Guide (8 years +)

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‘Improve Your English As A Foreign Language’ is the ULTIMATE GUIDE to COMPLETE FLUENCY in ENGLISH WRITING. Do you find it difficult to understand English speakers? If so, you need this book. This quirky book is quick and easy to work through and it is suitable for all ages (8+), though you need to have a sense of humour. Our humorous character ‘Zoggy’ will guide you in how to: * expand your vocabulary * improve your skills in English grammar English expressions often baffle foreign speakers, so we have included lists of idioms, proverbs and similes, which are in common usage. It also shows the reader how to set out letters, personal statements and CVs. By the time you have worked your way through this book, your command of English will be at a much higher standard.
Looking At People's Lives: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (9-13 years)
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Looking At People's Lives: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 27pages
Dolphin Day Out: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)
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Dolphin Day Out: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 22 pages
The Art Gallery:  Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)
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The Art Gallery: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 18 pages
The Accident Report: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)
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The Accident Report: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 26 pages
At The Stroke Of Midnight: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) ages 9-13 years
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At The Stroke Of Midnight: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) ages 9-13 years

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 26 pages
Changes:  Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)
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Changes: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additionall practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations
The Cupcake:  Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)
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The Cupcake: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 26 pages
The Present: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)
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The Present: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 24 pages
The New Headteacher:  Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)
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The New Headteacher: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 24 pages
Dinosaur Discovery: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)
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Dinosaur Discovery: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 24 pages
The Computer Game: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)
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The Computer Game: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 28 pages
The Space Age Bag: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)
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The Space Age Bag: Brush Up On Your Writing Skills (Creative Writing Tutor) (ages 9-13 years)

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An essential series of mini themed booklets for all children who need additional practice in writing. The Creative Writing Tutor scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide a tutor for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style. Written by an experienced teacher, they are recommended for use at school or at home by children aged 9-13 years, of all abilities. They are excellent for stretching fast workers and able writers or preparing for writing tasks in 11+ examinations. 24 pages
Maths Land High School: Practice Basic Maths Skills (9-12 years)d
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Maths Land High School: Practice Basic Maths Skills (9-12 years)d

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104 pages Maths Land School’ is a ‘fun’ mathematical workbook, featuring humorous cartoon characters. Felicity Factor and Max Multiple are just two kids on hand to help children with those areas of the National Curriculum in maths they struggle with most. The book provides practice in basic numeracy skills +, -, x,÷, tables, multiples, fractions, decimals, percentages, averages, area, ratios, weights and measures. The book is aimed at children of 9-12 years. It can be used as a workbook at home, a support material to use alongside existing maths schemes in school or a revision guide. The book contains exercises with answers, to enable the teacher or parent to assess if the child has understood the math’s concepts learnt. The author’s simple sketches, appeal to children and help them learn faster.
Mission Vocabulary Book 4: ENCOURAGING THE CHILDREN OF PLANET EARTH TO USE ADVANCED VOCABULARY: 7-11
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Mission Vocabulary Book 4: ENCOURAGING THE CHILDREN OF PLANET EARTH TO USE ADVANCED VOCABULARY: 7-11

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'Mission Vocabulary’, the fourth book in the ‘Mission Spelling’ series, encourages children to choose good words for their own writing. In a series of short stories, Zoggy teaches the child: to recognize boring overused words, replacing them with interesting vocabulary; to use the right word in the right place; and to substitute easier words for harder ones. Each challenge includes a vocabulary building exercise with suggested answers. There is also a series of matching exercises to introduce more advanced vocabulary to your child - essential for gaining higher grades. 80 pages
Mission Spelling Book 3: A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics (ages 7-11 years)
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Mission Spelling Book 3: A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics (ages 7-11 years)

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A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics. For children aged 7-11 years. The ‘Mission Spelling’ series teaches children to spell using phonics, with the help of a lovable little alien, called Zoggy, who has come all the way from planet Zen, three million light years away. Follow the adventures of Zoggy as he explores Planet Earth and guides your child through a structured course that contains a treasury of spelling activities. Including: words to sound out; words to build up; phonic rhymes to read, cover and write from memory; spelling lists to practice; and rules to learn together. A “must have” series, which reinforces the spelling rules taught in schools. It is essential for all children who struggle with spelling and will enable reluctant writers to attain the skills they need to get their ideas down accurately. 92 pages
Mission Spelling Book 2: A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics (ages 7-11 years)
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Mission Spelling Book 2: A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics (ages 7-11 years)

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A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics. For children aged 7-11 years. The ‘Mission Spelling’ series teaches children to spell using phonics, with the help of a lovable little alien, called Zoggy, who has come all the way from planet Zen, three million light years away. Follow the adventures of Zoggy as he explores Planet Earth and guides your child through a structured course that contains a treasury of spelling activities. Including: words to sound out; words to build up; phonic rhymes to read, cover and write from memory; spelling lists to practice; and rules to learn together. A “must have” series, which reinforces the spelling rules taught in schools. It is essential for all children who struggle with spelling and will enable reluctant writers to attain the skills they need to get their ideas down accurately. 56 pages
Mission Spelling Book 1:  A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics (ages 7-11 years)
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Mission Spelling Book 1: A Crash Course To Succeed In Spelling With Phonics (ages 7-11 years)

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The ‘Mission Spelling’ series teaches children to spell using phonics, with the help of a lovable little alien, called Zoggy, who has come all the way from planet Zen, three million light years away. Follow the adventures of Zoggy as he explores Planet Earth and guides your child through a structured course that contains a treasury of spelling activities. Including: words to sound out; words to build up; phonic rhymes to read, cover and write from memory; spelling lists to practice; and rules to learn together. A “must have” series, which reinforces the spelling rules taught in schools. It is essential for all children who struggle with spelling and will enable reluctant writers to attain the skills they need to get their ideas down accurately. 110 pages long
What We Do: Get Going With Creative Writing (and other forms of writing) (ages 7-11 years)
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What We Do: Get Going With Creative Writing (and other forms of writing) (ages 7-11 years)

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A lively, up to date and action packed series of five themed study books that encourage children to write. Get Going With Creative Writing is a new up to date action packed series of five themed study books that encourage children to write. These books have a lively magazine style format: featuring short stories to read and a variety of non-fiction texts that will impact young readers and provide starting points for writing. Follow up activities will inspire even the most reluctant writers to write stories, poems, play scripts, diaries, reports, persuasive leaflets, letters and more. More than this, the child will learn writing techniques including: simple, compound and complex sentences connectives grammar tips harder vocabulary and punctuation from our guinea pig guide. They are aimed at children between the ages of 7-13 and provide excellent writing practice for those children preparing to take 11+ examinations or S.A.Ts. They will also benefit children with special needs, or where English is a second language. Although the themed books can be used in any order, the subject matter of About Me and We Love Animals may appeal to younger children, who start working through the series. Step-by-step guide to creative and other forms of writing. Fully based on the National Curriculum. Can be used to supplement work done in the classroom by teachers and parents. Packed with helpful hints and tips. Written by an experienced teacher. Titles in the series: All About Me: (9781907733130) We Love Animals: (9781907733161) Likes and Dislikes: (9781907733147) Out and About: (9781907733154) What We Do: (9781907733178) 91 pages