If a refund is payable to you we will process the refund as soon as possible, and, in any case within fourteen (14) days. The illustrations vary in style from book to book, depending on artist, but Peter and Jane are recognisable throughout. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. For this, Peter and Jane is fantastic as kids build on every ounce of effort they put in and can really feel their smarts developing.

I’m sure they would have shared an understanding of the importance of gender roles and a good bed-time routine. If you are looking for other Key Word Reading Scheme books not listed, then please feel free to ask. I'm not sure there were any more accidents because of these books, probably not, but certainly nowadays children wouldn't be encouraged, they would probably be positively discouraged from the types of activities that Ladybird featured in this set of books. Certainly through the 1960s we weren't well travelled, we had a particular view of our place, our standing in the world, we had won the Second World War, and the British Empire was still fairly intact," says Prof Zeegan. Yet Ayton gives his cricket-playing skeleton and rose-sniffing skull such joie de vivre that you can see why there are hospital consultants working today who owe their vocation to Ladybird.The books were revised and updated in 1970, and again in the late 1970s, to reflect changes in fashions and in social attitudes. It is hard to imagine the Mummy and Daddy of the mid-60s artwork even being on speaking terms with their 70s equivalents. For instance, Ayton’s images for Your Body, with their intricate cross-sectioning and precise labelling, would not be out of place in a biology textbook. I felt that the school was using an exclusive Phonics approach and wanted to balance with other reading strategies. The first book uses the 12 key words which are used repeatedly ("Here is Peter", "Peter is here", "Here is Jane", "Jane is here", "I like Peter", "I like Jane").

Two more characters, Simon and John, were introduced further into the series, as the books developed in length and detail to become targeted at growing children who had developed further reading skills. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. But it seems likely that the artists were also asked to make changes to reflect perceived shifts in attitudes.So far I’ve been referring to these books as thought there were only one versions – the 1960s version. We will process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any case within thirty (30) days of the day we confirm via e-mail that you are entitled to a refund for defective goods. Here is a selection of 1960s and 70s vintage and illustrated Ladybird Peter and Jane books, from the first two levels of Series 641, the Key Words reading scheme. Yes, I was part of that early audience, but at the age of 5, I don’t think my powers of analysis were up to the job). With nearly 100 million copies sold worldwide, Key Words with Peter and Jane has successfully helped generations of children learn to read.