{"title":"Books by Jon Hughes","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780007187010","title":"Animal Ancestors","description":"Can you imagine a world with whales that could walk and giant earth moles? They both lived on Earth long ago and their relatives still live here today. Explore the terrifying, giant, strange ancestors of everyday creatures, in this captivating information text, illustrated with realistic imagery by Jon Stuart.This is a Band 09\/Gold book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. Ideas for guided reading comprehension in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery and quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For another story in this Collins Big Cat book band for guided reading, try The Woman who Fooled the Fairies (9780007186129) written by Rose Impey and illustrated by Nick Schon.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56219979907445,"sku":"9780007187010","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780007187010_2624d5f5-0a6d-44fb-a5f5-8f28cb2a0518.jpg?v=1785658670"},{"product_id":"9780007230846","title":"What Happened to the Dinosaurs?","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuild your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'What Happened to the Dinosaurs' investigates why these huge creatures disappeared. The important question, 'How do we know they existed?' is answered with a clear timeline of images. Various theories are suggested, which support knowledge and understanding of climate change, volcanoes, asteroids and evolution of the animals which did survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopaz\/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eText type – An information book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe response page summarises the main theories and could support a presented talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurriculum links – Science: Living things in their environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56220129952117,"sku":"9780007230846","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780007230846_c57fc70d-7560-43f2-a9f0-8c7b0c88052c.jpg?v=1785658843"},{"product_id":"9781839027550","title":"People on Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDirected by Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer, and with a script by Billy Wilder, \u003ci\u003ePeople on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMenschen am Sonntag\u003c\/i\u003e) (1930) is now widely recognised as a landmark of Weimar cinema, which influenced Italian Neorealism and the New Wave cinemas of the 1960s, and set the template for ‘indie’ filmmaking as we now know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first study in English of this multi-faceted film, which not only launched the careers of renowned filmmakers, but which continues to influence contemporary culture, with references to it in popular television (\u003ci\u003eBabylon Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e), a playful remake, and a new score by experimental pop group Múm. Jon Hughes' study places the film in its historical context – Berlin in the Weimar Republic – and untangles the fascinating story of the making of \u003ci\u003ePeople on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e, drawing on new archival research to challenge some of the misconceptions that surround it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHughes provides fresh interpretations of the film’s depiction of space and its play with contemporary gender and sexual politics, and situates it within both Weimar cinema and the later output of the filmmakers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307527221621,"sku":"9781839027550","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781839027550_6a7f78a3-792f-4db8-ae6e-67853ce0e896.jpg?v=1786027822"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-jon-hughes.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}