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William Murray (1) (1912–1995)

Author of Key Words Reading Scheme: Play with Us

For other authors named William Murray, see the disambiguation page.

88+ Works 3,287 Members 8 Reviews

About the Author

For nearly 35 years, William Murray was a staff writer for The New Yorker. He lives in Del Mar, California.
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Series

Works by William Murray

Key Words Reading Scheme: Play with Us (1964) 161 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Look at This (1964) 153 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: We Have Fun (1964) 139 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Have a Go (1964) 122 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Things We Do (1970) 118 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Things We Like (1964) 110 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Fun at the Farm (1964) 110 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Read and Write (1965) 106 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Boys and Girls (1964) 92 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Where We Go (1964) 87 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Happy Holiday (1964) 87 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: We Like to Help (1965) 80 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Our Friends (1964) 80 copies
Let's Play (Read with Me) (1600) 74 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Adventure on the Island (1900) 71 copies
The Space Boat (Read with Me) (1790) 71 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Fun and Games (1964) 69 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Adventure at the Castle (1966) 68 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Say the Sound (1900) 65 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: More Sounds to Say (1965) 64 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Sunny Days (1964) 63 copies
Dragon Den (Ladybird Read with Me, Book 2) (1990) 60 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Mystery on the Island (1966) 55 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: The Big House (1966) 52 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Fun with Sounds (1980) 51 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Mountain Adventure (1967) 51 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Games We Like (1964) 51 copies
Sam to the Rescue (Read with Me) (1990) 50 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: The Open Door to Reading (1967) 50 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Jump from the Sky (1966) 49 copies
Read With Me #8 Toms Storybook (1990) 48 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Books are Exciting (1967) 48 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Enjoying Reading (1966) 45 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Learning is Fun (1967) 43 copies
Read With Me #5 Kate And Crocodile (1990) 42 copies
The Dream (Read with Me) (1990) 42 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Easy to Sound (1966) 41 copies
The Day Trip (Read with Me) (1990) 40 copies
The Dolphin Chase (Read with Me) (1990) 37 copies
The Big Secret (Read with Me) (1990) 36 copies
First Words: A Pre-reader (Read with Me) (1990) 36 copies
Lost in Piper's Park (Read with Me) (1990) 33 copies
The Sports Day (Read with Me) (1990) 32 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: The Carnival (1966) 31 copies
The Robbery (Read with Me) (1990) 31 copies
Magic Music (Read with Me) (1990) 29 copies
A Busy Night (Read with Me) (1990) 25 copies
Discovering Castles (1988) 20 copies
On the Beach (The Ladybird Sunstart Reading Scheme) : Book 2 (Bk.2) (1974) 12 copies
Sunstart Readers: Lucky Dip (1974) 12 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Book 3 A First 'Do You Know' Book (1971) 11 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Teaching Reading (1969) 10 copies
Picture Reading (1972) 9 copies
Sunstart Reading Scheme: Animals, Birds and Fish (1975) 9 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Book 2 Danger Men (1970) 8 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Book 6 Some Great Men and Women (1972) 8 copies
Everyday Words (First Steps with Ladybird) (2000) 7 copies
Sunstart Reading Scheme: The Kite (2005) 7 copies
Sunstart Reading Scheme: Guess What (1976) 6 copies
Basic Arithmetic: Subtraction Made Easy (1967) 6 copies
4C Say The Sound / The Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme 1965 (4C) (1964) 6 copies
Basic Arithmetic: Addition Made Easy (1967) 5 copies
Ladybird Read With Me Practice and Play Book 5 (1993) 5 copies
Sunstart Reading Scheme: I Wish (1975) 5 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Book 4 A Second 'Do You Know' Book (1971) 4 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Book 5 A Third 'Do You Know' Book (1972) 4 copies
Key Words Picture Dictionary: Key Words Dictionary (Ladybird Key Words) (2004) 3 copies
Mar a thachair 'sa Chaisteal 3 copies
Basic Arithmetic: Division Made Easy (1968) 3 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Workbk. 5 (1979) 2 copies
Basic Arithmetic: Multiplication Made Easy (1968) 2 copies
Read with Me Activity: Bk. 3 (2006) 2 copies
Key Words: 1A Play With Us (Ladybird Key Words) (2014) 2 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Workbk. 2 (1979) 2 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Workbk. 3 (1979) 2 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Workbk. 4 (1979) 2 copies
Key Words Reading Scheme: Workbk. 1 (1979) 1 copy
The Ladybird keywords reading scheme. Book 3c, Let me write 1 copy
Sunstart: Workbook A (Sunstart Readers) (2006) 1 copy
Key Words Reading Scheme: Workbk. 6 (1979) 1 copy
The Ladybird Sunstart reading scheme work book C for use with Books 5 and 6 (1976) 1 copy
Ladybird Key Words: Bks. 3a-3c & Bks. 4a-4c Set 2 (2004) 1 copy
Sunstart: Workbook B (2006) 1 copy
Ladybird Read With Me Practice and Play Book 2 (1999) 1 copy
Leabhraichean 'ladybird' (1970) 1 copy
First 100 Words Flash Cards (Key Words) (1993) 1 copy
The Ladybird keywords reading scheme 1 copy
Jump From The Sky (Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme: 9B) 1 copy
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Associated Works

Key Words Reading Scheme: I Like to Write (1965) — Author, some editions — 97 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1912-04-19
Date of death
1995-09-21
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Place of death
Cheltenham, England, UK
Places of residence
Cheltenham, England, UK
Occupations
teacher
writer
educationist

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Mustygusher | Dec 19, 2022 |
The open door to reading: (Book 12c..Ladybird key… by W Murray
Includes extracts from Black Beauty, Treasure Island, Pied Piper of Hamelin, Swallows and Amazons and others.
 
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jon1lambert | Dec 1, 2018 |
Books Are Exciting: (Book 11c...Ladybird Key Words… by W. Murray
Jane and Peter seem to be obsessed with books
 
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jon1lambert | Dec 1, 2018 |
Danger Men Bk. 2 (Ladybird books, key word easy… by W. Murray
The most dangerous person in this book could be the very desirable woman on page 41 who is more less stark naked.
 
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jon1lambert | Jan 15, 2017 |
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