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Book SynopsisI hope you enjoy filling this book up with colours, and may allof your stories be stories about love. - Dav PilkeyHooray, Dog Man fans! Now you can create art alongside Dav Pilkeyin the first ever official Dog Man colouring book.

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Book SynopsisWinner of the East Anglian Book of the Year 2015 Winner of the New Angle Book Prize 2017John Craske, a Norfok fisherman, was born in 1881 and in 1917, when he had just turned thirty-six, he fell seriously ill. For the rest of his life he kept moving in and out of what was described as a stuporous state'. In 1923 he started making paintings of the sea and boats and the coastline seen from the sea, and later, when he was too ill to stand and paint, he turned to embroidery, which he could do lying in bed. His embroideries were also the sea, including his masterpiece, a huge embroidery of The Evacuation of Dunkirk.Very few facts about Craske are known, and only a few scattered photographs have survived, together with accounts by the writer Sylvia Townsend Warner and her lover Valentine Ackland, who discovered Craske in 1937. So - as with all her books - Julia Blackburn's account of his life is far from a conventional biography. Instead iTrade ReviewOh, what a miraculous book this is: parochial, weird and inconclusive in a way that few books dare to be these days, and illustrated so generously, with something beautiful or interesting on every other page. Buy it, and let it take you out to sea, no sou’wester required. -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *Wonderful… I lay down her book without knowing the cause of the “mental stupors” that defined Craske’s life, or understanding his relationship to his complicated family, but feeling I had inhaled the cold salt of the East Anglian coastline from which he sailed when he was well, and run my fingers across the bright wool of the embroideries he made when he was not. -- Helen Brown, 5 stars * Daily Telegraph *I believe I have already found my book of the year. Blackburn’s “biography”… almost defies the category… But it is so beautifully and hypnotically done that each page leaves you spellbound. Rarely can such an unusual telling so thoroughly, and so movingly, reflect the nature of the life being told. -- Lesley McDowell * Herald *I wish I could quote something from every page as that would convince you to read this book… This is a book to remind you that wonders lie scattered like jewels in the most ordinary places. -- Rachel Campbell-Johnston * The Times *It is hard to pin down what it is that makes Threads such a warmly attractive book… Julia Blackburn is an odd, sometimes even disconcerting writer, but she is an amazingly good one, too. The words she puts on paper do what written words should do: they make things real… She leaves her reader feeling grateful and happy. * Literary Review *A cleverly crafted book that is far more than the obvious sum of its parts… [A] truly delightful book. -- Honor Clerk * Spectator *[An] extraordinary book. -- Chloe Colchester * Oldie *A beautifully illustrated, wry, emphatic and deeply moving triumph. -- Dan Brotzel * Lady *A poignant meditation on creativity and grief. -- Dan Brotzel * Press *Subtle and absorbing book. -- 4 stars * UK Press Syndication *The book sounds like a haphazard collection of anecdotes, but is in fact a richly satisfying whole tied together by the autobiographical component. This is a book to be read slowly and savoured for the quality of Blackburn’s vision and her subtle, unadorned yet poetic prose. -- Vanessa Berridge, 5 stars * Sunday Express *[A] wonderfully eccentric biography. -- Peter Carty * Independent *A poignant meditation on creativity and grief. -- Kate Whiting * UK Press Syndication *Charming and unusual book. * Four Shires *Strange, engrossing…superbly illustrated. -- Caroline Jackson * Country Life *Craske remains as private a man as before…but Blackburn’s eloquent appreciation of his work and her sympathy with his sorrows make this remarkable book the best tribute he could have received. -- Claire Harman * Guardian *Her most glittering book to date. -- Ian Collins * Eastern Daily Press *This is biography with a difference. * Dovegreyreader Scribbles *Compelling and beautifully written. * Country & Town House *My favourite book of the year. -- Rachel Joyce * Observer *

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Book SynopsisWhen the evil Turbo Toilet 2000 was defeated, George and Harold thoughttheir toilet troubles were over. Unfortunately, their problemswere only beginning... Join Captain Underpants for another epicshowdown of Wedgie Power vs. Potty Power.

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Book SynopsisThe inventive young hero from the bestselling I Need a NewBum! is back and this time he has accidentally glued a servingtray to his behind - and he's tickled pink!

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Book SynopsisIan McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen books. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; The Cement Garden; Enduring Love; Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; Atonement; Saturday; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; and Nutshell, which was a Number One bestseller. Atonement and Enduring Love have both been turned into award-winning films, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach are in production and set for release this year, and filming is currently underway for a BBC TV adaptation of The Child in Time.Trade ReviewUtterly compelling * Sunday Times *Hypnotically readable * Sunday Telegraph *Taut with narrative excitement and suspense * Sunday Times *A plot so engrossing that it seems reckless to pick the book up in the evening if you plan to get any sleep that night * Daily Mail *He is the maestro at creating suspense * New Statesman *

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Book SynopsisCrawford began his professional career as a boy soprano in Benjamin Britten's Let's Make An Opera. He became the popular star of Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life and starred in The Knack. He juggled film and stage careers, appearances including Hello Dolly!, the long-running comedy No Sex Please - We're British and the 70s TV comedy Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - which is still running around the world. He starred in, among many other things, the John Barry hit musical Billy, the 1981 hit Broadway musical Barnum and the widely acclaimed Phantom of the Opera. More recently, he appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Woman in White in London's West End. His solo recording career began in 1992 and his three albums have all been huge runaway successes earning him gold and platinum discs. He has been awarded many honours including the OBE.Trade ReviewCompelling * Daily Mail *Entertaining... Crawford whips up the merriment from the wings * Mail on Sunday *Refreshingly candid * Express on Sunday *

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Book SynopsisHow can you win when the only certainty is change? Highly accessible, lively and inspiring, Velocity draws upon the authors' unique perspectives and experiences to present seven timeless new laws for businesses and individuals in a world that is dominated by rapid change and digital technology. Written as a fascinating and enjoyable conversation between the authors Stefan Olander, Vice President of Digital Sport from Nike and Ajaz Ahmed founder and Chairman AKQA Velocity''s up-to-date examples illustrate key lessons, together with insights, ideas and inspiration that individuals and businesses should adopt to thrive in the digital age. Velocity shares the vision and values required to succeed with the untold backstories to influential and iconic innovation. Fast paced, useful, provocative and highly motivating, Velocity is a management book that will arm you with actionable ideas to define your future. Features: - 4 Velocity principTrade ReviewThere's no waste, no flowery prose - only an intelligent flow of insights, advice, stories and illumination ... I defy you to read it without a highlighter pen in your hand. * Contagious magazine *Velocity is the best ‘industry’ book I have read since The Tipping Point * FWA Network *A game-changing book on management philosophy * Books for Breakfast *A blueprint for winning * Forbes *Seven ‘laws’ to keep us on the digital pace * Evening Standard *

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Book SynopsisTough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately for you, thereâs Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 700 fully solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to 20 detailed videos featuring instructors who explain the most commonly tested problems--it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible.More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum'sto help them succeed in the classroom and on exams.Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher gradesin every subject. Each Outline presents all the essentialcourse information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topicformat. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.This Schaum's Outline gives you 700 fully solved problems Extra practiTable of Contents1. Introduction2. Control Systems Terminology 3. Differential Equations, Difference Equations, and Linear Systems 4. The LaPlace Transform5. The Z-Transform 6. Stability7. Transfer Functions 8. Block Diagram Algebra and Transfer Functions of Systems 9. Signal Flow Graphs 10. System Sensitivity Measures and Classification of Feedback Systems 11. Analysis and Design of Feedback Control Systems: Objectives and Methods 12. Nyquist Analysis13. Nyquist Design 14. Root-Locus Design 15. Bode Analysis 16. Bode Design 17. Nichols Chart Analysis 18. Nichols Chart Design 19. Introduction to Nonlinear Control Systems20. Introduction to Advanced Systems21. Topics in Control Systems22. Analysis and Design

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A] wide-ranging history of modern European political thought." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisA full-color paperback edition of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, book five in the classic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with full-color cover and interior art by the original illustrator of Narnia, Pauline Baynes.A king and some unexpected companions embark on a voyage that will take them beyond all known lands. As they sail farther and farther from charted waters, they discover that their quest is more than they imagined and that the world''s end is only the beginning.The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the fifth book in C. S. Lewis''s classic fantasy series, which has been drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over sixty years. This is a novel that stands on its own, but if you would like to continue to the journey, read The Silver Chair, the sixth book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Lovely. . . . For anyone interested in truly understanding many of the concepts and methods within quantum mechanics which we so often take for granted, this is an invaluable book."---Jonathan Shock, Mathemafrica"The new edition is easier [to] read and to comprehend, and the editor thinks it will inspire the work of future generations of physicists."---K. E. Hellwig, Zentralblatt MATH

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of New Statesman's Books of the Year 2021""Just an amazing book. . . . The most amazing, and probably best, photographic guide there is to Britain’s insects."---Kate MacRae, Wildlife Kate"Wild Guides have come out with another gem. This time, there are 1,653 insects for you to enjoy with 1,476 illustrated in full colour. lt covers dragonflies, butterflies, moths, bees, beetles and wasps with everything in between. . . . There is even a section on helping you take photos of the species found, hoping that you will be able to match the incredible photos in this book."---John Miles, Birdwatching Magazine"Must-have . . . impressive Britain’s Insects, which really will help you identify almost every insect you are ever likely to come across in the UK."---Stephen Moss, Stephen Moss's 2021 Round-up of Nature Books"This guide is a marvellous book for both beginners and 'experts' and a complete bargain."---Erica McAlister, Bulletin of the Amateur Entomological Society"This book has immediately winged its way onto my ‘absolute favourites’ book list. It’s the only one I will need to take with me on holidays and insect-spotting trips and ganders in the countryside. It really is a superb book, and I must say, a tremendous achievement. Heartily recommended!"---Amanda Williams, Buzz About Bees"So cometh the hour, cometh the man. Paul Brock has possibly done more to change how we see, recognise, grasp, understand, and, therefore, care about insects than any one else in Britain. . . . What it does brilliantly . . . is to put at your disposal the most comprehensive single text yet produced for British insects, packed with key up-to-the-minute data and with 2,600 superb images of nearly 1500 species."---Mark Cocker, Through 360 Degrees"Indispensable."---John Badmin, British Journal of Entomology and Natural History"This, the latest in the WILDGuides series, is a masterful exercise in clarity, clear design and will get you to the right identification of the species you are looking at. . . . A great achievement."---Mark Avery, Mark Avery blog"A truly outstanding addition to the general naturalist's library . . . . Conservation cannot be driven by ideas alone. It needs people on the ground with knowledge and passion, who see the hidden worlds around them and fight for what they love. Books like this are how such passions begin. . . . The book comes highly recommended by this reviewer. If I lost my copy, I would immediately go out and buy a new one."---Guy Padfield, Dispar: The Online Journal of Lepidoptera"This is a delightful if demanding book, a major work in fact. . . . Britain's Insects will surely become an essential and everyday guide for entomologists, naturalists, gardeners, wildlife photographers and anyone else interested in insects, whatever their level of knowledge. Britain's Insects upholds the superb presentation and finish we have come to expect from the WildGuides series."---Phil Slade, Another Bird Blog"Every UK household should have this to satisfy their own curiosity and make sure the kids get to love insects, as they are essential to like on earth."---Bo Beolens, Fat Birder"It certainly is a very useful tool, and it has an excellent index. . . . All things to all people; it is crammed with snippets of information: life cycles, descriptions, maps, definitions, status, distribution, seasonality, habitat, food plants, behaviour, etc."---Mike Smith, Phasmid Study Group"[Brock’s] new guide to Britain and Ireland’s insects will surely become the definitive identification volume on the subject."---Eric Brown, News Shopper"A masterpiece field guide ‘tome’. . . . A ‘must have’ for everyone with a general interest in insects and I’m sure it will sneak into the libraries of quite a few seasoned experts too!"---Jim Almond, Shropshire Birder blog"A most wonderful book and must surely help to raise awareness towards protecting this precious insect biodiversity." * Bees for Development *"[An] engaging and must-have book. It really is one of those books th.at every time you dip in you feel as though you have learned something quite special." * Lapwing Magazine *"For each species described though there is a species distribution map, a seasonality chart and a description of size, morphology, and habitat. Where known and relevant food plants are given as well as their conservation status and protection. Importantly, similar species to those included are given - many folks are keen to ID without careful attention and this highlights the need to exhibit caution with species level identifications. I like having the images next to the text . . . . A fabulous photographic guide for both beginners and 'experts' and a complete bargain."---Erica McAlister, Bulletin of the Dipterists Forum"A comprehensive book packed with rich colour photos and infographics that explains all the main wasp families in detail . . . . A visit to the many wasp mimics and even a look at wasps in mythology and popular culture."---Paul Hetherington, The Buzz"This book is ideal for anyone interested in insects but not wanting to restrict themselves to a particular group. It has managed to pack in the information of several different guides. . . . Few people interested in insects wouldn’t want to have a copy, and it would be especially useful for budding entomologists and fascinated children."---Rob Jaques, British Trust for Ornithology"Another stunning edition to the WildGuides portfolio and for the beginner an essential purchase and an absolute bargain for the price. Highly recommended."---Roy Stewart, British Naturalists Association"A fabulous resource."---Frances McKim, Pest Magazine"Paul Brock is to be congratulated on navigating the maze of possibilities to arrive at a balanced compromise between detail and breadth. . . . An excellent introduction to our island’s insects."---Peter Smithers, Antenna"A game-changer of a book, a truly significant contribution to the study of our insects . . . . Anyone interested in insects will find Britain’s Insects of value."---Dr S G Compton, Biologist"Beautiful to hold and to ponder . . . A glorious piece of political advocacy."---Mark Cocker, New Statesman"A superb guide for everyone from the entomological generalist to the interested with an enquiring mind. . . . Invaluable."---Paul Hetherington, Atropos Magazine

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Book SynopsisThis is the fourth and penultimate volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei is an anonymous sixteenth-century work that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, whoTrade Review"[A] book of manners for the debauched. Its readers in the late Ming period likely hid it under their bedcovers."--Amy Tan, New York Times Book Review Praise for the previous volumes: "[I]t is time to remind ourselves that The Plum in the Golden Vase is not just about sex, whether the numerous descriptions of sexual acts throughout the novel be viewed as titillating, harshly realistic, or, in Mr. Roy's words, intended 'to express in the most powerful metaphor available to him the author's contempt for the sort of persons who indulge in them.' The novel is a sprawling panorama of life and times in urban China, allegedly set safely in the Sung dynasty, but transparently contemporary to the author's late sixteenth-century world, as scores of internal references demonstrate. The eight hundred or so men, women, and children who appear in the book cover a breath-taking variety of human types, and encompass pretty much every imaginable mood and genre--from sadism to tenderness, from light humor to philosophical musings, from acute social commentary to outrageous satire."--Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books Praise for previous volumes: "Reading Roy's translation is a remarkable experience."--Robert Chatain, Chicago Tribune Review of Books "Both the fourth volume of The Plum and the previous three volumes are top-notch English translation of traditional Chinese fiction. Roy's superb translation skills preserve the subtleties in the original Chinese novel. English-speaking readers can, for the first time, appreciate one of the masterpieces of Chinese fiction in its entirety, thanks to Roy's diligent and careful work. Most important of all, The Plum represents the culmination of Roy's life-long devotion to research on fin Ping Mei and demonstrates Roy's encyclopedic knowledge of Jin Ping Mei scholarship. Reading The Plum can help scholars understand the research that has been conducted on this novel and help them develop new directions for future research. I wholeheartedly recommend The Plum to anyone interested in Chinese literature, culture, and history, and look forward to the publication of the final volume of Roy's translation."--Junjie Luo, Chinese Literature "This volume, a masterwork of translation of language, culture, social values, and literary intent provides students of linguistics, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, sociology, economics, and history, as well as those willing to invest time in a long but highly entertaining tale with an invaluable opportunity to gain insight into sixteenth-century society outside imperial court circles during the Ming era."--Ilicia J. Sprey, Sixteenth Century Journal Praise for previous volumes: "Clearly David Roy is the greatest scholar-translator in the field of premodern vernacular Chinese fiction... The puns and various other kinds of word plays that abound in the Chin P'ing Mei are so difficult to translate that I can't help 'slapping the table in amazement' each time I see evidence of Roy's masterful rendition of them... I recommend this book, in the strongest possible terms, to anyone interested in the novel form in general, in Chinese literature in particular, or in the translation of Chinese literature."--Shuhui Yang, Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, and ReviewsTable of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi CAST OF CHARACTERS xiii CHAPTER 61: Han Tao-kuo Prepares an Entertainment for Hsi-men Ch'ing; Li P'ing-erh Painfully Observes the Double Yang Festival 1 CHAPTER 62: Taoist Master P'an Performs an Exorcism on the Lantern Altar; Hsi-men Ch'ing Laments Egregiously on Behalf of Li P'ing-erh 44 CHAPTER 63: Friends and Relatives Offer Funeral Oblations at a Memorial Feast; Hsi-men Ch'ing Is Reminded of Li P'ing-erh While Watching a Drama 83 CHAPTER 64: Yu-hsiao Kneels in Making an Appeal to P'an Chin-lien; Officers of the Guard Sacrifi ce to a Rich Man's Spouse 104 CHAPTER 65: Abbot Wu Meets the Funeral Procession and Eulogizes the Portrait; Censor Sung Imposes on a Local Magnate to Entertain Eunuch Huang 121 CHAPTER 66: Majordomo Chai Sends a Letter with a Consolatory Contribution; Perfect Man Huang Conducts a Rite for the Salvation of the Dead 153 CHAPTER 67: Hsi-men Ch'ing Appreciates the Snow While in His Studio; Li P'ing-erh Describes Her Intimate Feelings in a Dream 174 CHAPTER 68: Cheng Ai-yueh Flaunts Her Beauty and Discloses a Secret; Tai-an Perseveres Assiduously in Seeking Out Auntie Wen 211 CHAPTER 69: Auntie Wen Communicates Hsi-men Ch'ing's Wishes to Lady Lin; Wang Ts'ai Falls for a Trick and Invites His Own Humiliation 244 CHAPTER 70: Hsi-men Ch'ing's Successful Efforts Procure Him a Promotion; Assembled Offi cials Report before Defender-in-chief Chu Mien 277 CHAPTER 71: Li P'ing-erh Appears in a Dream in Battalion Commander Ho's House; The Judicial Commissioners Present Their Memorials at the Audience 306 CHAPTER 72: Wang the Third Kowtows to Hsi-men Ch'ing as His Adopted Father; Ying Po-chueh Intercedes to Alleviate the Grievance of Li Ming 342 CHAPTER 73: P'an Chin-lien Is Irked by the Song "I Remember Her Flute-playing"; Big Sister Yu Sings "Getting through the Five Watches of the Night" 384 CHAPTER 74: Censor Sung Ch'iao-nien Solicits the Eight Immortals Tripod; Wu Yueh-niang Listens to the Precious Scroll on Woman Huang 420 CHAPTER 75: Ch'un-mei Vilely Abuses Second Sister Shen; Yu-hsiao Spills the Beans to P'an Chin-lien 456 CHAPTER 76: Meng Yu-lou Assuages Yueh-niang's Wrath; Hsi-men Ch'ing Repudiates Licentiate Wen 503 CHAPTER 77: Hsi-men Ch'ing Slogs through the Snow to Visit Cheng Ai-yueh; Pen the Fourth's Wife Sits by the Window Waiting for a Tryst 544 CHAPTER 78: Hsi-men Ch'ing Ventures upon a Second Engagement with Lady Lin; Wu Yueh-niang Invites Ho Yung-shou's Wife to View the Lanterns 579 CHAPTER 79: Hsi-men Ch'ing in His Sexual Indulgence Incurs an Illness; Wu Yueh-niang Bears a Child upon the Death of Her Husband 627 CHAPTER 80: Ch'en Ching-chi Resorts to Pilfering Jade and Purloining Perfume; Li Chiao-erh Makes Off with the Silver and Returns to the Brothel 668 NOTES 689 BIBLIOGRAPHY 855 INDEX 895 Roy.

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Book SynopsisInspired by classic rock songs and eighties hair bands, Rock Stars Don’t Nap is a hilarious bedtime story for anyone who’s got "Moves Like Jagger."There was no denying it: Jimmy was born to rock.Trade Review"A comical, musical journey, this book could lead to lively story hours across age ranges, one that even caregivers will rock to." — School Library Journal “This will make a fun gift for baby showers and new parents.” — Kirkus Reviews "to [parents], every child is a chartbuster." — Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisThe birth of photography coincided with the expansion of European imperialism in the Middle East, and some of the medium's earliest images are Orientalist pictures taken by Europeans in such places as Cairo and Jerusalem--photographs that have long shaped and distorted the Western visual imagination of the region. But the Middle East had many of itTrade Review"Sheehi's text is a deep scholarly investigation of portrait photography in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that lays out a new methodology for examining historical photographs from indigenous photographers of the Ottoman World and potentially other regions of the global South, thereby adding an important, missing element to the field of photo-history."--Tina Barouti, H-Net ReviewTable of ContentsContents ix Acknowledgments xi Note on Translations and Transliterations xv INTRODUCTION Proem to Indigenista Photography xvii PART ONE HISTORIES AND PRACTICE 1 An Empire of Photographs: Abdullah Freres and the Osmanlilik Ideology 1 2 The Arab Imago: Jurji Saboungi and the Nahdah Image-Screen 27 3 The Carte de Visite: The Sociability of New Men and Women 53 4 Writing Photography: Technomateriality and the Verum Factum 75 PART TWO CASE STUDIES AND THEORY 5 Portrait Paths: The Sociability of the Photographic Portrait 103 6 Stabilizing Portraits, Stabilizing Modernity 121 7 The Latent and the Afterimage 141 8 The Mirror of Two Sanctuaries and Three Photographers 163 EPILOGUE On the Cusp of Arab Ottoman Photography 193 Notes 204 Index 218 Illustration Credits 221

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Book SynopsisIn this welcome reissue, celebrated author and illustrator Diane Stanley and her husband, Peter Vennema, paint an impressive portrait of the remarkable queen who loved her people so dearly and ruled them so well. Elizabeth''s forceful personality, colorful court, and devoted subjects come vividly to life in this stellar picture-book biography.When it was first published, Good Queen Bess was named a Notable Book in the Field of Social Studies, an American Library Association Notable Book, a Booklist Editors'' Choice, an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, and an IRA Teachers'' Choice.

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Book SynopsisIn the 1960s, when computers were regarded as giant calculators, J.C.R. Licklider at MIT saw them as the ultimate communication device. With Defence Department funds, he and a band of computer whizzes began work on a nationwide network of computers. This is an account of their daring adventure.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Epic.” — Rolling Stone “A treasure trove for any fan of the four-stringed (and occasionally more) instrument.” — Billboard “Geddy’s book is beautiful. . . . What the title does not reveal is that the Rush bassist’s book is also a gas to read.” — Psychobabble

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Book SynopsisAlthough eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why—when it comes to race—too many people still mistake bigotry for science.Trade ReviewNot only is this book a significant contribution to the view of race and racism in traditional ‘four-field’ anthropology in the U.S., but it is also important to the understanding of global notions of contemporary racism… The Myth of Race encourages us to understand where stereotypes and misinformation fit in our consideration of whether and how notions of biological race remain pervasive in today’s discourse and policy. -- Yolanda T. Moses * Times Higher Education *Explores how the faulty concept of race embedded in our culture affects where we live, go to school and work. It influences our choice in friends and our treatment in the healthcare and justice systems. -- Jeff Adachi * San Francisco Examiner *Sussman does a masterful job of tracing racist thought in western Europe and the U.S. from 15th-century polygenics through the eugenics of the 20th century to the continued racism and anti-immigration stances of today’s radical Right… Although the racists at whom Sussman directs his message are unlikely to read it or to credit it if they do, this book should be in every library, from high school through public to university, in hopes that it will affect some minds before they become completely shuttered by prejudice. -- L. L. Johnson * Choice *The idea of race, writes the author, is a cultural rather than biological reality. Tribes always believed that strangers were subhuman, but they could overcome their inferiority by joining the tribe—e.g., converting to Christianity or adopting Roman citizenship… Today, since racism is politically incorrect, Sussman maintains, supporters have migrated en masse to the anti-immigration movement… Sussman delivers a lucidly written, eye-opening account of a nasty sociological battle that the good guys have been winning for a century without eliminating a very persistent enemy. * Kirkus Reviews *Sussman, an anthropology professor at Washington University in St. Louis, explores and explodes the concept of race. He contends that, in the face of a longstanding scientific consensus that race possesses no biological basis, many people still mistakenly believe that traits like aggression, intelligence, and generosity can be traced to it. Noting that racial distinctions between humans have no biological basis is not new, Sussman makes his contribution by exposing the ways that academic ‘science’ is invoked to authorize an outmoded concept. He traces the history of ideas about race, moving briskly from the Spanish Inquisition to Linnaeus and Kant, and offering a detailed discussion of eugenics. Lest readers imagine this is all in the distant past, Sussman devotes his last three chapters to the funding mechanisms that keep racist research alive today. He shows that ‘science’ has been used in efforts to overturn civil rights legislation, and he examines the ways racist discourse has become intertwined with immigration policy. This book, which is both provocative and commonsensical, will be useful to scholars, but may also spark a broader conversation. * Publishers Weekly *Robert Sussman’s penetrating study of the major figures who constructed concepts of race lays bare the personal biases, enmity, and corruption that influenced the intellectuals and politicians who framed modern industrialized societies. It also reveals unexpected heroes whose clear-minded insights into human diversity presaged our modern understanding. The Myth of Race is a suspense-filled and richly scholarly tour de force. -- Nina G. Jablonski, Evan Pugh Professor of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State UniversityWhat is most remarkable is how Sussman manages to tie in past attitudes toward race with ongoing political developments. He demonstrates a seamless continuity of current attitudes with past ones in a way I have not seen attempted elsewhere, and in my view he succeeds brilliantly: the final chapters, in particular, make chilling reading. This is a book written straight from the heart, and it reads that way. -- Ian Tattersall, author of Race? Debunking a Scientific Myth

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Book SynopsisTrade Review★ “Sherlock Holmes lovers, CSI: Miami aficionados, and forensic science students will all be drawn to this rather gruesome yet highly entertaining and fact-packed history.” — School Library Journal (starred review) “Punctuated by fascinating photos, a smattering of educational asides, and astute pop-culture references (Dexter, Les Misérables, The Silence of the Lambs), and followed by a glossary of key terms, this is sure to appeal to wannabe FBI agents, budding history buffs, “armchair detectives,” and everyone in between.” — Booklist “Vivid and occasionally gruesome but always engrossing.” — Kirkus Reviews “Heos’s conversational text is forthright with the (sometimes disturbing) facts, but never sensationalized—keeping the focus squarely on the fascinating science.” — Horn Book Magazine “For teens who haven’t ventured much beyond CSI, this will prove a solid and entertaining introduction to a compelling subject.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “A fascinating account of the history of forensic investigation from ancient times to the modern age, this easy-to-read, concise volume is by turns horrifying, amusing, and enlightening. Libraries serving young adults should definitely have this in their collections for fans of mysteries, science, and history.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

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Book SynopsisNew York Times BestsellerEnter Audrey Hepburn?s private world in this unique New York Times bestselling biography compiled by her son that combines recollections, anecdotes, excerpts from her personal correspondence, drawings, and recipes for her favorite dishes written in her own hand, and more than 250 previously unpublished personal family photographs.Audrey at Home offers fans an unprecedented look at the legendary star, bringing together the varied aspects of her life through the food she loved?from her childhood in Holland during World War II, to her time in Hollywood as an actress and in Rome as a wife and mother, to her final years as a philanthropist traveling the world for UNICEF.Here are fifty recipes that reflect Audrey?s life, set in the context of a specific time, including Chocolate Cake with Whipped Cream?a celebration of liberation in Holland at the end of the war; Penne alla Vodka?a favorite home-away-from-home dish in Hollywood; Turkish-style Sea Bass?her romance with and subsequent marriage to Andrea Dotti; Boeuf à la Cuillère?Givenchy?s favorite dish, which she?d prepare when he?d visit her in Switzerland; and Mousse au Chocolat?dinner at the White House. Audrey also loved the basics: Spaghetti al Pomodoro was an all-time favorite, particularly when returning home from her travels, as was a dish of good vanilla ice cream. Each recipe is accompanied by step-by-step instructions, including variations and preparation tips, anecdotes about Audrey and her life, and a poignant collection of photographs and memorabilia.Audrey at Home is a personal scrapbook of Audrey?s world and the things she loved best?her children, her friends, her pets. It is a life that unfolds through food, photographs, and intimate vignettes in a sophisticated and lovely book that is a must for Audrey Hepburn fans and food lovers.Trade Review"Dotti's book offers a unique view of the star's personal life through the lens of her food philosophies, including a love of growing vegetables in the garden and sourcing from local farmer's markets." -- Redbook.com "Home cooks are offered a taste of Hepburn's life beyond the sound stages, red carpets and magazine covers." -- Yahoo! Food

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A solid guide for those looking to take their career to the next level" -- -Publishers Weekly "Sylvia Ann Hewlett's book is essential reading for anyone striving to minimize the gap between how others perceive you and how you want to be seen. Executive Presence will transforms careers and unleash a current of previously untapped potential on the world." -- Joanna Coles, Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan "This is a powerful and urgent book for young professionals climbing the ladder. Credentials alone will not get you the next big opportunity, you also need Executive Presence - the ability to signal confidence and credibility. " -- Sallie Krawcheck, Business Leader, 85 Broads "Sylvia Ann Hewlett has taken some of the mystery out of the claim that "you just don't have what it takes" in this groundbreaking book on Executive Presence. This book provides a simple guide that will help you crack the code to career success." -- Katherine W. Phillips, Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics, Columbia Business School "Sylvia Ann Hewlett has put together the complete play book for high potential employees eager to develop the executive presence skills that will propel them to the top. In this book Hewlett explains what EP is, and how to get it. It's real, pragmatic and brilliant!" -- 'Tiger' Tyagarajan, President and CEO, Genpact "In this significant book, Sylvia Ann Hewlett challenges the conventional wisdom that executive presence is an innate quality that can barely be defined, much less developed. Anyone seeking to close the gap between their merit and their success could benefit from her practical, engaging, and humane advice." -- Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Law "Sylvia Ann Hewlett is once again leading the way by examining a critical component of business success, Executive Presence. She is a master at making a vague topic clear. She demystifies the meaning of Executive Presence and provides tangible, practical advice that readers can easily use to lift their game." -- Anre Williams, President, Global Merchant Services, American Express

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Book SynopsisLearn how to generate consistent returns from the Indian stock market with Diamonds in the Dust by Saurabh Mukherjea. Discover a simple yet effective investment technique to identify well-managed companies that have provided outsized returns. Backed by in-depth research, this book helps Indian savers navigate the $3 trillion stock market.

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Book SynopsisIn the second book of the Ravenpaw’s Path manga arc, find out what happened to Ravenpaw after he left ThunderClan in Warriors #1: Into the Wild.Ravenpaw and Barley have been driven away from their farm by a group of vicious cats.

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Book SynopsisEasily adaptable as both an anthology and an insightful guide to reading and understanding Romantic Poetry, this text discusses the important elements in the works from poets such as Smith, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey, Barbauld, Byron, Shelley, Hemans, Keats and Landon.Trade Review"This poetry anthology is impressive because of its carefully lucid headnotes and footnotes, its thematic contents lists and its textual reliability, all of which are a very high order." (BARS Bulletin & Review, July 2008) "The editors have a particular commitment to the role that an appreciation of poetic form can play in critical understanding, and it is on account of this formal detail that the anthology is so valuable. Introductory headnotes elucidate the subtleties of each poem's craft, while footnotes comment on line endings, rhyme patterns, and other features of the text. Some comments are so brilliantly incisive as to deserve separate publication, such as the account of the metre of Christabel: 'each line seems like a stealthy event' (p. 207). Without question, this is by far the best way that any reader could be introduced to these poets, and the anthology is careful not to suggest that an attention to poetic detail precludes other types of investigation. Understanding how a poem creates meaning, however, is the vital first step, and for this reason Romantic Poetry: An Annotated Anthology will doubtless be the standard teaching anthology for many years." Year's Work of English Studies (2010)Table of ContentsSelected Contents by Theme. List of Plates. Note on Texts and Editorial Method. Index of Themes. Chronology of Events and Poetic Landmarks. Introduction: Romantic Doubleness. Acknowledgements. Anna Laetitia Barbauld, neé Aikin (1743--1825). The Rights of Woman. Inscription for an Ice-House. To Mr. S. T. Coleridge. Charlotte Smith, neé Turner (1749--1806). Sonnet 1 ['The partial Muse, has from my earliest hours']. Sonnet VII. On the Departure of the Nightingale. Sonnet XII. Written on the Sea Shore. – October, 1784. Sonnet XXX. To the River Arun. Sonnet XXXII. To Melancholy. Sonnet XXXIX. To Night. Sonnet XLIV. Written in the Church-yard at Middleton in Sussex. William Blake (1757--1827). from Songs of Innocence and of Experience. (from Innocence). Introduction. The Ecchoing Green. The Lamb. The Little Black Boy. The Chimney Sweeper. Holy Thursday. Nurse’s Song. (from Experience). Introduction. The Clod and the Pebble. Holy Thursday. The Sick Rose. The Fly. The Tyger. Ah! Sun-flower. London. A Poison Tree. Visions of the Daughters of Albion. The First Book of Urizen. The Mental Traveller. The Crystal Cabinet. William Wordsworth (1770--1850). Lines written at a small distance from my House, and sent by my little Boy to the Person to whom they are addressed. Simon Lee, the old Huntsman, With an incident in which he was concerned. Anecdote for Fathers, Shewing how the practice of Lying may be taught. Lines written in early Spring. The Thorn. The Last of the Flock. The Idiot Boy. Expostulation and Reply. The Tables Turned; An Evening Scene, on the same subject. Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey, on revisiting the banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1798. The Ruined Cottage. Strange Fits of Passion I have Known. Song: 'She Dwelt among th'untrodden Ways'. A Slumber did my Spirit Seal. The Two April Mornings. The Fountain, A Conversation. Nutting. Michael, A Pastoral Poem. From The Prelude (1805), Book 1. Resolution and Independence. The World is Too Much With Us. Composed upon Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1803. Ode (from 1815 entitled ‘Ode. Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood’). The Solitary Reaper. Elegiac Stanzas, Suggested by a Picture of Peele Castle in a Storm, Painted by Sir George Beaumont. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772--1834). The Eolian Harp. Composed at Clevedon, Somersetshire. Reflections on Having Left a Place of Retirement. This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison. Kubla Khan. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Christabel. Frost at Midnight. France: An Ode. The Nightingale: A Conversation Poem, April, 1798. The Pains of Sleep. Dejection: An Ode. George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788--1824). Stanzas to [Augusta]. [Epistle to Augusta]. Stanzas to the Po. Don Juan. The Dedication. Canto 1. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792--1822). Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude. Hymn to Intellectual Beauty. Mont Blanc. Lines written in the Vale of Chamouni. Prometheus Unbound, Act I. Ode to the West Wind. Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats, Author of ‘Endymion’, ‘Hyperion’, etc. Felicia Hemans, née Browne (1793--1835). Properzia Rossi. The Homes of England. The Spirit’s Mysteries. The Graves of a Household. The Image in Lava. Casabianca. The Lost Pleiad. The Mirror in the Deserted Hall. John Keats (1795--1821). On First Looking into Chapman's Homer. The Eve of St Agnes. La Belle Dame Sans Merci. Ode to Psyche. If by dull rhymes our english must be chain’d. Ode to a Nightingale. Ode on a Grecian Urn. Ode on Melancholy. Ode on Indolence. To Autumn. Bright star, Would I Were Stedfast as thou art. Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L. E. L.) (1802--38). Lines Written under a Picture of a Girl Burning a Love-Letter. A Child Screening a Dove from a Hawk. By Stewardson. Lines of Life. Felicia Hemans. Index of Titles and First Lines

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Book SynopsisThese pocket-sized companions are big on charm and adventure, perfectly sized for presents and adventures. With over 40 animals to choose from (and more on the way!) there really is a Wilberry Mini for everyone! The Puppet Company's Wilberry Mini Lamb radiates innocence and gentleness. Crafted with attention to detail, it captures the essence of these adorable animals, adding a touch of countryside sweetness to your collection. This adorable lifelike animal by Wilberry is finished to a very high standard and has superb attention to detail. At less than 15cm, they're small enough to carry about, making them the perfect companion for all of life's little adventures! This engaging collection encourages imaginative play and looks even better when used in a group. Average height - 14cm. Suitable from 12 months and above.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Let''s climb a mountain! Follow a boy and his dad on an exciting hike in this photographic non-fiction book.

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Book SynopsisTest your powers of logic with these challenging Su Doku puzzles.The latest title in The Times Fiendish Su Doku series previously unpublished quality Su Doku puzzles. Includes 180 Fiendish and 20 Super Fiendish puzzles.You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve the treacherous puzzles in this collection of Fiendishly difficult puzzles it's simply a question of logic.Perfect for the advanced solver in need of a constant supply of ultra-difficult puzzles, and guaranteed to provide hours of mind-stretching entertainment.

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Book SynopsisBrand new deluxe edition of this definitive companion to The Hobbit, quarter-bound, stamped in gold foil with a unique design inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's own artwork, featuring a ribbon marker and housed in a matching custom-built slipcase.The Hobbit was first published on 21 September 1937. Like its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, it is a story that grew in the telling', and many characters and plot threads in the published text are quite different from the story J.R.R. Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as one of their fireside reads'.Together in one volume, The History of the Hobbit presents the complete text of the unpublished manuscript of The Hobbit, accompanied by John Rateliff's lively and informative account of how the book came to be written and published. Recording the numerous changes made to the story both before and after publication, he examines chapter by chapter why those changes were made and how they reflect Tolkien's ever-growing concept of Middle-earth.As well as reproducing the original version of one of the world's most popular novels both on its own merits and as the foundation for The Lord of the Rings this book includes many little-known illustrations and draft maps for The Hobbit by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive commentaries on the dates of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how Tolkien came to revise the book years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.Endorsed by Christopher Tolkien as a companion to his essential 12-volume The History of Middle-earth, this thoughtful and exhaustive examination of one of the most treasured stories in English literature offers fascinating new insights for those who have grown up with this enchanting tale, and will delight any who are about to enter Bilbo's round door for the first time.Trade ReviewPraise for The Hobbit:‘The Hobbit belongs to a very small class of books which have nothing in common save that each admits us to a world of its own. Its place is with Alice and The Wind in the Willows’Times Literary Supplement ‘One of the best loved characters in English fiction… a marvellous fantasy adventure’Daily Mail ‘Finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls… an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, working up to a devastating climax’The Observer

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Book SynopsisDiscover the filmmaking secrets behind HBO and Sky's HOUSE OF THE DRAGON!Witness the genesis of a Targaryen dynasty with this deluxe book that explores the creation of HBO's hit series House of the Dragon.Based on visionary author George R. R. Martin's book Fire & Blood, House of the Dragon charts the earth-shattering events that led to the fall of Westeros's most powerful family, House Targaryen. Brought to the screen by showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, the ambitious prequel series required a striking new vision that would transport viewers back in time, two centuries before the events of Game of Thrones. With unparalleled access to the show's cast and crew, including Condal, Sapochnik, and Martin, this book tells the incredible story of their creative journey, from the initial scriptwriting process to the epic international shoot. Illustrated with a remarkable wealth of concept art, on-set photography, and other key visuals, this is the ultimate companion to House of theTrade Review Praise for House of the Dragon ‘This isn’t just another fantasy show, it’s the BEST series ever made!’INDIEWIRE ‘A roaring success’GUARDIAN ‘It’s pure GAME OF THRONES – just not in the way you remember’BBC ‘

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Book SynopsisExplore new places with handy pocket maps from Collins.Handy little full-colour map of the Isle of Wight. Detailed mapping and tourist information of the whole island.With its stunning sea views and beautiful beaches, the Isle of Wight has a distinct identity. Discover this unique area with this handy pocket map.Main features of this map include:Clear mapping at a scale of 2.3 miles to 1 inch / 1.5 km to 1 cmMain tourist attractions located and describedPlaces to stay, cafes/restaurants, golf courses are all highlighted on the mapEssential travel informationIndex to places of interest and place namesEssential for those planning a trip around the Isle of Wight.

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Book SynopsisWe jumped in at the deep end and bought a farm! A reluctant wife, a couple of crazy kids and a husband whose knowledge of farming you could write on the back of a stamp What could go wrong?!' KelvinExactly! And the journey has only just begun' LizJoin the Fletchers as they navigate the peaks and troughs of life on a lively farm.When Kelvin and Liz Fletcher left their happy home in Oldham for a 120-acre farm in the Peak District, they were totally unaware of the surprises that lay in store. Come along for the ride as they navigate the Mishaps, like shearing sheep in a way that costs more than the price for the wool; the Lessons, such as never turn your back on a flock of sheep or, put simply, always close the gate!' and the Adventures, going from self-professed townies' to farmhands overnight.In Fletchers on the Farm, childhood sweethearts Kelvin and Liz reflect on their history, their future and their daily balancing act of juggling acting careers, four young children and a farmyar

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE BEST MIXED MEDIA BOOK AWARD AT THE CREATIVE BOOK AWARDS 2024A gorgeous guide to foraging, pressing and using seaweeds for a wealth of home creative projects. Both aspirational and inspirational, this guide to bringing the outdoors inside is quite unlike anything on the market and will inspire all readers to begin their beach foraging journey.A beautifully packaged, comprehensive visual guide to seaweed by design company Molesworth & Bird. Seaweed will inspire readers to look beyond the tangled piles of seaweed washed up at high tide, to discover its exceptional beauty and appreciate its many uses. The book celebrates the unique appeal of the plants and showcases the myriad ways to bring their beauty indoors, with the authors providing step-by-step activities so you can create your own prints at home. Whether pressing a deep khaki green Peacock's Tail seaweed or creating a stunning cyanotype with Eelgrass, the possibilities are endless with this seashore bounty.The book is packed with glorious photography of the UK coastlines where the seaweeds can be foraged, alongside stylish interiors, and scenes of beach cook-outs and wild swimming spots. It also includes a library of pressed seaweeds presented in colour categories, with notes for identification and use. There is expert guidance on collecting seaweeds, and it will show how foraged seaweeds can be used at home for cooking, dyeing and printing fabrics, and as part of your skincare routine. It explores the fascinating history of seaweed collecting and investigates its potential as a healthy food source and sustainable material, whether foraged or farmed.Trade Review‘Framed foraged seaweed is the wholesome homeware trend you need to know now […] these days the interiors cognoscenti are adorning walls in seaweed art in chic palettes of plum, moss and rhubarb’ – Sunday Times Style, 30th Oct 2022

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Book SynopsisTHE INSTANT NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA wonderful, gritty, explosively violent, and beautifully realised debut'DAILY MAILGODKILLERwill have you in its grasp from the first pages'Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREEYou are not welcome here, godkiller Kissen's family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enjoys it. That is until she finds a god she cannot kill: Skedi, a god of white lies, has somehow bound himself to a young noble, and they are both on the run from unknown assassins.Joined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest, they must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden, where the last of the wild gods reside, to each beg a favour.Pursued by demons, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war, they will all face a reckoning something is rotting at the heart of their world, and only they can be the ones to stop it.Trade Review A COSMOPOLITAN and INDEPENDENT best book of 2023 ‘A wonderful, gritty, explosively violent, and beautifully realised debut built around a mismatched trio’s classic quest’ DAILY MAIL ‘Kaner’s debut offers all the bloodshed, demons, and magic a fantasy fan could want, while championing contemporary values such an inclusivity’FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Fantasy lovers like me can’t wait for this one!’ COSMOPOLITAN ‘A fascinating and engaging dark fantasy adventure reminiscent of Sapkowski’s THE WITCHER’ GRIMDARK ‘Dark, gritty and highly immersive’THE FANTASY HIVE ‘Violent, bawdy, beautifully imagined, and intensely felt, GODKILLER is a bone-rattling fantasy thriller that flies by in a breathtaking rush’Joe Hill, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of HEART-SHAPED BOX and HORNS ‘Holy heck, this book isso good. A disabled bisexual mercenary heroine who murders gods, a former solider turned baker with a troubled past, a noble child linked to the god of white lies… You need this story in your life!’Katee Robert, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE DARK OLYMPUS series ‘A fresh and confident debut, GODKILLER will have you in its grasp from the first pages. Led by a cast of spirited characters, it leaps and bounds to the beat of its own golden heart, building to an epic clash of wills. Hannah Kaner has taken her first great strides in what is sure to be an extraordinary journey’Samantha Shannon, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE ‘Full of fire, each page scalding, Hannah Kaner's GODKILLER is an explosive debut that will leave you reeling’Saara El-Arifi,SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of THE FINAL STRIFE ‘Epic and intimate, tender and sharp, GODKILLER is a triumph of storytelling and the beginning of a story that I can’t wait to follow’Hannah Whitten, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of FOR THE WOLF

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Book SynopsisCollins International English Foundation and Foundation Plus provide inspirational, fun and age-appropriate learning for children in early years and kindergarten classes.The materials have been developed in consultation with expert practitioners to be easy to use in the classroom and to support children following a range of early years curricula and who are preparing for their first year of primary education in an international school, including schools following the Cambridge Assessment International Education primary framework.The course introduces young children to phonics and early literacy skills in an age-appropriate way through topic-based discovery and activity-based learning, with plenty of opportunities to explore books and reading through games and hands-on exploration. Careful progression ensures children develop the skills they need to be ready for English in their first year of primary and beyond.Each level comprises Activity Books A, B and C one for each term supported

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