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Starting School

£7.99

A classic picture book which offers advice and enjoyment for the whole family before school starts. From first day nerves to finding your peg, this reassuring read is full of humour and fun for children and parents alike.

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ISBN: 9780723273462 Category: Children's Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Truancy & school problems, Children's picture books, Early years: first experiences
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Description

Are you starting school? How exciting!

Following a number of children's first experiences, this picture book takes children right from their very first day to the end of the school year. This reassuring read will support even the most nervous school-starter, exploring each emotion, from fear to excitement, with care.

Ideal for starting conversations about any pre-school nerves, this timeless classic is packed with playful illustrations and easy to understand explanations.

Starting School, one more Janet and Allan Ahlberg book that gets everything right – The Guardian

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Weight 0.186 kg
Dimensions 25.5 × 22.7 × 0.4 cm
Author

Ahlberg, Allan

Publisher

Puffin

Imprint

Puffin

Cover

Paperback

Pages

32

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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