Children’s / Teenage general interest: Work, politics and society
Chicago Review Press Idea Makers
£11.35
North Star Editions Crisis Negotiators
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£31.44
North Star Editions ER Doctors
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£31.44
North Star Editions SWAT Teams
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£31.44
Bellwether Media Dreamworks
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£12.34
HarperCollins Confessions of a Teen Nanny Confessions of a Teen Nanny 1
Book SynopsisSixteen-year-old Adrienne Lewis is in charge of eight-year-old Emma Warner, the youngest member of the snooty Warner family. But worst of all is Emma's beautiful seventeen-year-old half sister, Cameron, whose reputation as a wild girl, a liar, and a user is known to everyone .
£8.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc I Want to Be a Doctor
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewJaunty, stylized illustrations support the story’s upbeat tone. From patients and visitors to staff, character portrayal is diverse in terms of race, age, and body type. An informative beginning-reader story from the I Can Read! series. — Booklist The illustrations are expressive, colorful and seem to flow through the different parts of the hospital... VERDICT: A solid addition prescribed for all beginning reader and community helper collections. — School Library Journal
£7.61
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Becoming a Good Creature
Book SynopsisA New York Times BestsellerSchool is not the only place to find a teacher.In this beautiful picture book,learn the many surprising lessons animals have to teach us aboutfriendship, compassion, and how to be a better creature in the world.Beloved, bestselling author Sy Montgomery, often described as part Emily Dickinson, part Indiana Jones, has had many teachers in her life: some with two legs, others with four, or even eight! Some have had fur, feathers, or hooves. But they?ve all had one thing in common: a lesson to share.The animals Sy has met on her many world travels have taught her how to seek understanding in the most surprising ways, from being patient to finding forgiveness and respecting others. Gorillas, dogs, octopuses, tigers, and more all have shown Sy that there are no limits to the empathy and joy we can find in each other if only we take the time to connect.Based on the New York Times bestselling adult memoir, Sy Montgomery and Rebecca Green''s beautiful, friendly guide isfor readers young and old who wishto be better creatures in the world. Go ahead, pass it on.Perfect for:Birthdays, graduations, and animal lovers, or for your favorite teacher. Read more books by Sy Montgomery: The Book of Turtles The Magnificent Migration Condor Comeback The Hyena Scientist The Octopus Scientists The Great White Shark Scientist Trade Review★"Full of conviction, wisdom, and essential truths" — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ★"A thoughtful, gentle work that highlights the connection between animals and humans. This tender picture book will inspire reflection." — School Library Journal (starred review)
£999.99
Oxford University Press Democracy and the News
Book SynopsisAmerican democracy was founded on the belief that ultimate power rests in an informed citizenry. But that belief appears naive in an era when private corporations manipulate public policy and the individual citizen is dwarfed by agencies, special interest groups, and other organizations that have a firm grasp on real political and economic power. In Democracy and the News, one of America's most astute social critics explores the crucial link between a weakened news media and weakened democracy. Building on his 1979 classic media critique Deciding What's News, Herbert Gans shows how, with the advent of cable news networks, the internet, and a proliferation of other sources, the role of contemporary journalists has shrunk, as the audience for news moves away from major print and electronic media to smaller and smaller outlets. Gans argues that journalism also suffers from assembly-line modes of production, with the major product being publicity for the president and other top politicaTrade Review"Gans draws on recent scholarship and statistical data to support his recommendations, but this well-argued book remains accessible to general readers. A useful purchase for both public and academic libraries."--Library Journal"This season's best book on the media"--Ellen Hetzel, Poynteronline"Gans radiates decency and common sense. Like Tocqueville, he also brings something of the neutral tone of a foreign observer (he arrived in his teens as a refugee), and he is refreshingly free of partisan bias."--Ted Widmer, New York Times Book Review"The biggest surprise in Herbert Gans' new book isn't his blunt diagnosis of what ails journalism or his fresh, often funky suggestions for reform. The biggest surprise is his challenge to basic assumptions about news and democracy.... Gans is most provocative when challenging our articles of faith, particularly the view that if the press just better informs citizens, then they will become more involved in civic life and democracy will benefit. Gans argues that lack of power is more debilitating to citizens than lack of information.... Gans' assessment of why audiences and journalists seem estranged is perceptive and pertinent, and at least one of his conclusions seems indisputable: 'Journalists cannot function as messengers,' he reasons, unless the recipients want and need them.'"--American Journalism Review"A sober, researched and valuable contribution to the current discussion of the media."--Houston Chronicle"No book on news and government offers more good sense in more compact fashion. Anyone tired of bombast about 'liberal bias'--or for that matter, about a nation mired in conservatism by the opposite bias--should consult Gans' well-organized state-of-the-art compendium of evidence and argument. Democracy and the News is crisp, seasoned, clarifying, realistic, and impressively hopeful. It will settle a lot of arguments."--Todd Gitlin"Herbert Gans has written a wise and lucid book that draws on his profound and nuanced understanding of the media, and his deep commitment to democratic ideals. Most admirably, Gans not only gives us a crisp catalog of the impediments to a media that serves democracy, but actually dares to consider steps toward overcoming them."--Frances Fox Piven
£12.08
Tellwell Talent I Dream You Dream Let Us Dream
£20.54
Warne Frederick & Company Spots Fire Engine
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£9.49
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Killer Instinct 2 Naturals
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£11.39
Random House USA Inc Oh the Places Youll Go Lenticular Edition
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£16.99
Random House USA Inc Killers of the Flower Moon
Book SynopsisA young reader edition of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist about one of history''s most ruthless and shocking crimes, the Reign of Terror against the Osage people—the story behind the upcoming major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese.In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. As the death toll surpassed more than twenty-four Osage, the newly created F.B.I. took up the case, in what became one of the organization''s first major homicide investigations. An undercover team, including one of the only Native American agents in the bureau, infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest modern techniques of de
£10.44
Random House USA Inc As Good as Dead
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£12.34
Random House USA Inc The Sum of Us Adapted for Young Readers
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£9.49
Random House USA Inc The Mona Lisa Vanishes
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£13.78
Penguin Putnam Inc Nightshade Revenge
£9.50
Random House USA Inc You Can Be a BallerinaYou Can Be a Gymnast Barbie
Book SynopsisDouble the fun with two Barbie: You Can Be Step into Reading leveled readers in one—featuring two popular sports careers: gymnast and ballerina!This deluxe Step into Reading book features two leveled careers readers in one! Children ages 4 to 6 can read about two popular sports careers! First, Barbie learns to be a gymnast in the Step 2 You Can Be A Gymnast. Then flip the book over and Barbie trains to become a ballerina in the Step 2 You Can Be A Ballerina.Trade Review"Perfect for young readers and Barbie lovers alike. The popular topics and upbeat girl power will make a strong addition to libraries that circulate leveled readers." —School Library Journal
£6.99
Random House Children's Books The Mona Lisa Vanishes
Book SynopsisA “witty thriller” (The New York Times) for middle-grade readers about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world—and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all.SIBERT MEDAL WINNER • BOSTON GLOBE—HORN BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, NPR, The New York Public Library, The Chicago Public Library, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksOn a hot August day in Paris, just over a century ago, a desperate guard burst into the office of the director of the Louvre and shouted, La Joconde, c’est partie! The Mona Lisa, she’s gone!No one knew who was behind the heist. Was it an international gang of thieves? Was it an art-hungry American millionaire? Was it the young Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, who was about to remake the very art of painting?Travel back to an extraordinary period of revolutionary change: turn-of-the-century Paris. Walk its backstreets. Meet the infamous thieves—and detectives—of the era. And then slip back further in time and follow Leonardo da Vinci, painter of the Mona Lisa, through his dazzling, wondrously weird life. Discover the secret at the heart of the Mona Lisa—the most famous painting in the world should never have existed at all.Here is a middle-grade nonfiction, with black-and-white illustrations by Brett Helquist throughout, written at the pace of a thriller, shot through with stories of crime and celebrity, genius and beauty.
£9.37
Nathan Spare When the Station Bells Ring
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£17.10
Kingfisher Amazing Machines Big Bulldozers
Book SynopsisBulldozers shove and shunt. Their engines throb and thrum. Rumbling across the ground here they come!Amazing Machines: Busy Bulldozers follows Rabbit, Bird and Mouse as they become bulldozer operators and help out on a busy construction site. Zippy rhyming wordplay and zappy art make learning about bulldozers fun, and each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love.From airplanes to electric cars, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of machines and vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle or machine and the many jobs it can do. Bright, engaging artwork and simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly, animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures!Continue to explore all things that go with the rest of the Amazing Machines
£6.99
Capstone A Day in the Life of a Garbage Truck
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£7.59
Running Press Mos Bows A Young Persons Guide to StartUp Success
Book Synopsis A Young Person''s Guide to Starting Your Own Business Written by a Successful Kidpreneur!Running a successful business can be hard for anyone, but seventeen-year-old Moziah Bridges has becomes a pro at it. His company, Mo''s Bow''s, is what today''s kidpreneurs dream of achieving--a successful business selling a product that one loves and is passionate about. Mo shares with young business-minded readers his BOWS of Business: Believe in yourself, take the Opportunity to give back, Work hard/study hard, and have Support from friends and family. He knows there is a Mo''s Bows in every household-kids just need someone to help nurture their talents.Aimed at young middle grade readers, Mo''s Bows: A Young Person''s Guide to Startup Success follows Mo''s journey to success and reveals all the ups and downs and important lessons he''s learned along the way-as well as provides information and tips on how to start your own business and succeed. Complete
£13.49
Lost Lake Press Beyond the Cemetery Gate
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£12.99
Legare Street Press The The Government Class Book
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£25.60
Legare Street Press The The Young Citizens Manual
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£22.75
Legare Street Press The The Junior Workers Companion..
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£22.75
Legare Street Press The The Life of Abraham Lincoln for Young Folks Told in Words of one Syllable
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£23.70
Legare Street Press Civics for Young Americans Or First Lessons in Government
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£23.70
Creative Media Partners, LLC The Boy With the U. S. Weather Men
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Bart Stirlings Road to Success
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Bart Stirlings Road to Success
£22.75
Creative Media Partners, LLC The Telegraph Messenger Boy Or The Straight Road to Success
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Telegraph Messenger Boy Or The Straight Road to Success
£22.75
Creative Media Partners, LLC Patience Wins
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Patience Wins
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Young Engineers in Colorado
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Young Engineers in Colorado
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Young Engineers in Mexico Or Fighting the Mine Swindlers
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Young Engineers in Mexico Or Fighting the Mine Swindlers
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Plane and Plank or The Mishaps of a Mechanic
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Plane and Plank or The Mishaps of a Mechanic
£23.70
Creative Media Partners, LLC Nancy Brandon
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Nancy Brandon
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Young Surveyor Or
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Young Surveyor Or
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Helen in the Editors Chair
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