Author:Hy Murdock,John Lobban
The Ladybird Learning at Home range has been specially devised to help children develop and practise at home the skills they will need at school. First Counting introduces children to basic counting skills. Featuring entertaining exercises and colourful illustrations, this book will help your child practise hand-eye movement, sequencing, counting, matching and looking for detail -- all of which are essential pre-school and pre-reading skills.
Crisp, funny and satirical
—— GuardianClever, funny and thoughtful
—— Times Literary SupplementBoth audacious and heartwarming
—— New StatesmanAn incisive look at an emotional issue
—— Mary Arrigan , The Sunday TribuneIs a challenging story of friendship set against difficult and topical subject matter
—— The Sunday TimesThis is a brave and successful attempt to help readers understand a complex, topical situation in our real world
—— The BooksellerThought-provoking book with sensitivity, wit and warmth . . . Its admirable message comes wrapped in a fast-paced and exciting adventure story populated with well-rounded characters
—— Irish Times'Thought-provoking ... strong second novel'
—— Bert Wright , Business Post'A poignant, delicately composed novel that doesn't stint on the wreckage of violence.'
—— Irish Daily MailMcKeon ... is a writer to watch. He conveys how people who cause harm can sometimes be victims, in their own way, and that takes skill. If you enjoy Colum Mcann's work, this novel is for you.'
—— Martina Devlin , Irish Independent'... beautifully written, placed in those grey shadows between right and wrong and profound, terrible loss.'
—— Anne Cunningham , Sunday IndependentA beautifully crafted story about the legacy of trauma
—— Sarah Gilmartin , The Irish TimesA supreme storyteller
—— Robert Collins , The Sunday Times Ireland