Jake borrows a library book, drips jelly on it, and must face the consequences, as told in a rhythm reminiscent of The house that Jack built.

French Grammar 11-14 helps Key Stage 3 pupils gain an understanding of grammar from the beginning of their course. The explanations are simple and there are lots of practice exercises to allow for progression. The book uses familiar vocabulary to minimize the barriers to understanding.

In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a toad, a snake, and a mockingbird are part of the feast for a rather unusual Texan.

Jake and his library book are in a mess in this cumulative tale, an adaptation of the classic The House That Jack Built. Repetitive phrases and simple choruses combine with cut paper and fabric collage illustrations that chronicle the events and the helpful librarian who offers book care tips.

A friendly scarecrow with a suitcase encourages a young child to read, and together they explore such classics as "Moby Dick" and "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Told in rhyming verse.

This book provides an in depth analysis of the different ways in which bilingual speakers switch from one language to another in the course of conversation. This phenomenon, known as code-mixing or code-switching, takes many forms. Pieter Muysken adopts a comparative approach to distinguish between the different types of code-mixing, drawing on a wealth of data from bilingual settings throughout the world. His study identifies three fundamental and distinct patterns of mixing - 'insertion', 'alternation' and 'congruent lexicalization' - and sets out to discover whether the choice of a particular mixing strategy depends on the contrasting grammatical properties of the languages involved, the degree of bilingual competence of the speaker or various social factors. The book synthesizes a vast array of recent research in a rapidly growing field of study which has much to reveal about the structure and function of language.

In this sweet and adventurous picture book, an unusually literary fish leaves the safety of her bowl to explore her library home for the first time. When Mr. Hughes finds a fish all alone in the library and names her Library Fish, she knows she’s found her true home. Library Fish makes friends in the library and on the bookmobile, checks that books are returned, and absolutely loves story time, when she can listen to all kinds of stories and poems, meet unforgettable characters, and travel around the world and even to other planets! But one day, everything outside is covered in snow and no one comes to the library. Will Library Fish be brave enough to venture outside her fishbowl for the very first time and explore the library she calls home?