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Elif Balta Parks

  • 4 stars across 17 books
    Deborah Chancellor is a writer of fiction and non-fiction books for children. She has written nearly 100 books and worked with many leading publishers. Deborah is a prolific writer of children's non-fiction on a wide range of subjects. She is a versatile author who has written biographies for teenagers, adapted Bible stories for pre-school children, and written teenage fiction for older children with reading difficulties. Her books have been translated into many languages and sold all over the world. An Associate Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, Deborah appears at Literary Festivals and runs writing workshops for young people. Elif Balta Parks is a business graduate who's love of drawing lead her to change her life and become an illustrator. She studied independently for several years, developing her style and then attended Central Saint Martins college before beginning her career as an illustrator. Since 2012 Elif has illustrated over 30 children's books and is passionate about engaging young readers' imaginations with her work.
    She lives in more than one place but always has her sketchbook at her side.
    9th November 2017

    The Red Flag: Josh Learns How Rules Keep us Safe

    This story explores the theme of rules and how they keep us safe. It includes teacher notes for exploring the wider th... More

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    9th November 2017

    Who Did That?: Sasha Learns About Taking Responsibility

    This story expores the issue of responsibility and owning up to our actions. In the story, seven-year old Sasha smas... More

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    13th July 2017

    British Values: The Class Vote: Roshan Learns About Democracy

    Roshan is excited because his class has a new pet, a cute little hamster. But what should they call the hamster? Rosha... More

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    13th July 2017

    British Values: Making Friends: Emily learns about tolerance

    Emily is really lonely so Mum suggests she makes friends with her neighbour, Amira. But Amira seems so different - she... More

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    23rd May 2019

    Our Values: Champion Gran: Kara Learns About Respect

    This story expores the issue of respect - if we don't respect other people we miss the chance to learn from them and ... More

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    23rd May 2019

    Our Values: The Town Makeover: Noah Learns About Community Pride

    This book explores the theme of civic or community pride in shared spaces and is suitable for young children aged 5+... More

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    13th January 2020

    Hush!: Band 02a/Red a

    Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse ... More

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    14th September 2020

    Little Pickle and Greedy Giant: Band 06/Orange

    Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse ... More

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    28th April 2022

    Reading Champion: How to Grow a Sunflower: Independent Reading Non-fiction Red 2

    This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent readin... More

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    2nd September 2021

    Hush!: Phase 2 Set 5

    Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning ... More

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