Educational: History
Dorling Kindersley Ltd DK Life Stories Jesse Owens
Book SynopsisDiscover the inspiring story of Jesse Owens, African American track-and-field athlete and Olympic gold medalist, in this fascinating kids'' biography.Jesse Owens is one of the most famous athletes of all time, but he experienced discrimination throughout his athletic career, such as having to stay at a different hotel to his teammates, because of the color of his skin. However, he went on to win an incredible four gold medals at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games.This biography, ideal for kids aged 8-11, charts the major events of Jesse''s life; from his childhood growing up on a farm in Alabama before his family moved to Ohio in search of better opportunities, to the beginning of his running career and years as a world record-breaking student athlete while working part-time jobs, all the way to the Olympics and beyond.DK Life Stories goes beyond the basic facts to tell the true life stories of history''s most interesting and inspiring people. Full-colour p
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Egyptian Myths
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Penguin Random House Children's UK A Ladybird Book The Ancient Egyptians
Book SynopsisTravel back in time to discover the extraordinary lives of the ancient Egyptians in this accessible introduction to this historic civilization.Ancient Egypt was an incredible civilization that began around 3100 BCE and lasted for over 3,000 years. During that time, the ancient Egyptians developed new ideas and inventions that shaped the world as we know it today, from mathematics and geometry to paper and toothpaste!The Ancient Egyptians is a simple, accessible introduction to this amazing ancient civilisation. This book is packed full of amazing facts to transport children back in time, where they''ll journey down the River Nile, explore towering temples, and discover how the pyramids were built. Along the way, they''ll find out about gods and goddesses, pharaohs, hieroglyphs, and much, much more. You can build your own encyclopedia with A Ladybird Book.Other titles available in this series:British Kings and Queen
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Penguin Random House Children's UK A Ladybird Book The Romans
Book SynopsisDiscover the extraordinary rise and fall of the Roman civilisation in this accessible introduction to Roman history.The Roman civilisation began in 753 BC. As it grew over the course of 1,000 years, it formed an empire that forever left its mark on history. From the roads we travel on to the languages we speak, we still owe many parts of our everyday lives to the Romans.The Romans is a simple, accessible introduction to the history and legacies of this remarkable civilisation. This book is packed full of amazing facts to transport children back in time, where they''ll explore the founding of Rome and the dramatic rise and fall of the Roman Empire, as well as what daily Roman life looked like, from its thrilling sports and entertainment, to its infamous baths and banquets. You can build your own encyclopedia with A Ladybird Book.Other titles available in this series:British Kings and QueensThe Stone AgeThe An
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Penguin Random House Children's UK A Ladybird Book The Stone Age
Book SynopsisTravel back in time to discover the extraordinary lives of our ancestors in this accessible introduction to the Stone Age.The Stone Age was a very, very long period of time. In fact, it covers most of human history and lasted for around 2.5 million years! From stone age tools to cave paintings, archaeologists have uncovered many amazing artefacts that tell us what life would have been like for someone living at this time.The Stone Age is a simple, accessible introduction to this mammoth part of history. This book is packed full of amazing facts to transport children back in time, where they''ll find out how early people lived and survived, from making fire and taming wolves, to creating art and crafting stone tools.You can build your own encyclopedia with A Ladybird Book.Other titles available in this series:British Kings and QueensThe RomansThe Ancient EgyptiansAnimal HabitatsInsects and Minibeasts
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd The Black Curriculum Migration Journeys Through
Book SynopsisUncover the journeys that define Black British History in this informative, boldly illustrated collection of migration stories. Learn the incredible untold stories of the people, places and journeys that shaped Britain, and be inspired to continue learning beyond the page.In this brand new series from The Black Curriculum, learn about how migration has shaped Black British History. Discover how migration has been part of British history right from the start. For example, did you know Black people lived in Britain during Roman times? Or that there was a Black trumpeter in Henry VIII''s court? Find out more in this fascinating guide to Britain''s diverse history.Discover the Black British people who campaigned for the abolition of slavery in the 18th century, like Olaudah Equiano. Find out what brought people to Britain in the 20th century and what life was like for them. Learn how migration is important to Britain''s identity and history, and how it con
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd The Ancient Worlds Atlas
Book SynopsisFrom the first cities of Sumer to the empire of the Incas, travel around the world and through 5,000 years of history in this illustrated guide to see where and how ancient peoples lived.From North America to New Zealand, this book takes you on a trip around the world and through history to visit ancient cities and empires, showing who lived where and explaining the unique features of each civilization.The Ancient Worlds Atlas is a pictorial guide to past civilizations, covering big history topics for curious kids aged 9-12 years. What was it like to live in the crowded city of Rome? Why did the Egyptians build pyramids? When did Samurai warriors first ride into battle? How did sailors first navigate the Pacific Ocean? Which Chinese emperor has a palace with 1,000 bedrooms? Find out the answers to these fascinating questions and much more in this lavishly illustrated guide to past civilizations. This fascinating children''s book about ancient civilizations contains: - A visual guide to where our forebears lived, putting their lifestyles into context of where they lived and at what time.- An engaging, fact-packed, and educational book for children - especially those interested in history, ethnography, archaeology, and classics.- A timeline at the end of the book which traces the major events, battles, people, and inventions covered in the guide.- A stunning, retro illustration style combined with modern fonts that creates a fun and unique approach to this topic.Russell Barnett''s hand-drawn illustrations literally put the past on map, showing where and why the world''s great cities grew and how archaeological evidence has provided clues to the past. With stunning illustrations throughout, this large format book makes an appealing gift for young historians that will take pride of place on any bookshelf.
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd History Year by Year
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Ancient Worlds
Book SynopsisStep back in time and witness how the greatest ancient cultures lived and thrived in this tour through history's civilisations.Ancient Worlds is a tour through history''s most influential civilisations between 3000 BCE and 750 CE, capturing moments that reveal the culture and technology that made them great.Children aged 7-11 will discover how deep knowledge of the Sun, sea, and stars enabled ancient seafarers to navigate the Pacific Ocean; witness the highs and lows of a thrilling chariot race in the Roman Empire''s greatest hippodrome, and marvel at the military might of the Mauryan Empire and its incredible war elephants.Dive straight into this book on ancient civilisations for kids, offering: - 12 impressive landscape pages capturing the daily life of different periods in time.- A fascinating world tour of history, covering civilisations from Ancient Egypt to the Maya.- A moment in time on each page, from battle action
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Viking
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd DK Super World Canada
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Eyewitness Vietnam War
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£11.69
Dorling Kindersley Ltd DK Super World Japan
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd DK Super World Norway
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd DK Super World Brazil
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Ancient Rome
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Our World in Numbers Planet Earth
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Celtic Myths
Book SynopsisMartin MacIntyre is an author, poet and storyteller. He has worked across these genres for over twenty years, and written eight works of fiction and three poetry collections. A crowned Bàrd and former Scottish Poetry Library Ambassador, Martin was the University of Edinburgh's first Gaelic Writer in Residence 202224. Katie Ponder is an award-winning illustrator whose work has been featured in exhibitions at Somerset House, and the DK books Greek Myths, Norse Myths, Egyptian Myths, Goddesses and Heroines and Myths of China. Her inspirations include ballet, ghost stories and the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.
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Pearson Education Psychology Express Conceptual and Historical
Book Synopsis Brian M. Hughes, University of Galway Dominic Upton, University of Worcester Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionGuided tourGuided tour of the companion website Chapter 1 Explaining People: Theoretical Psychology Throughout the AgesChapter 2 Ways of Knowing: The Scientific Method and Its AlternativesChapter 3 From Philosophy to Laboratory: The Arrival of Empirical PsychologyChapter 4 The Evolution of Measurement: From Physiognomy to PsychometricsChapter 5 The Behaviourist Revolution: Actions as DataChapter 6 The Cognitive Revolution: The Metaphor of ComputationChapter 7 Neuroscience and Genetics: 21st Century Reductionism?Chapter 8 Can Psychology Be Scientific?Chapter 9 Subjectivist Approaches to PsychologyChapter 10 The Problem of ConsciousnessChapter 11 Science Since the 20th Century: Postpositivism and PostmodernismChapter 12 Relativism, Constructivism, and their Implications for PsychologyChapter 13 The Future of Psychology And finally, before the exam… Glossary of terms
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Square Fish Rosa
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Square Fish George Washingtons Teeth
Book Synopsis In this reverentially funny tale from Deborah Chandra written in verse and based on Washington''s letters, diaries, and other historical records, readers will find out what really happened as they follow the trail of lost teeth to complete tooflessness. From battling toothaches while fighting the British, to having rotten teeth removed by his dentists, the Father of His Country suffered all his life with tooth problems. Yet, contrary to popular belief, he never had a set of wooden teeth. Starting at the age of twenty-four, George Washington lost on average a tooth a year, and by the time he was elected president, he had only two left!Illustrated in watercolors with subtle humor by Brock Cole, George Washington''s Teeth is followed by a four-page time line featuring reproduced period portraits of Washington.
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St Martin's Press We Are Witnesses
Book SynopsisThe five diarists in this book did not survive the war. But their words did. Each diary reveals one voice, one teenager coping with the impossible. We see David Rubinowicz struggling against fear and terror. Yitzhak Rudashevski shows us how Jews clung to culture, to learning, and to hope, until there was no hope at all. Moshe Ze''ev Flinker is the voice of religion, constantly seeking answers from God for relentless tragedy. Eva Heyman demonstrates the unquenchable hunger for life that sustained her until the very last moment. And finally, Anne Frank reveals the largest truth they all left for us: Hitler could kill millions, but he could not destroy the human spirit. These stark accounts of how five young people faced the worst of human evil are a testament, and an inspiration, to the best of the human soul.
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Little, Brown & Company Voices from the Fields
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Little, Brown & Company Cowboys and Cowgirls
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Little, Brown & Company Knights in Shining Armor
Book SynopsisA profile of medieval knighthood describes the skills, armor, and weapons utilized by knights and includes brief retellings of stories about such famous knights as Sir Lancelot and Saint George.
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Little, Brown & Company Guts Glory The American Civil War
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Little Legends Exceptional Men in Black History
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LB Kids Follow Your Dreams Little One
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Little, Brown & Company Leaders Dreamers A Collection of Prints
Book SynopsisLeaders and Dreamers come together in this beautiful collection of prints from #1 New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Vashti Harrison.This inspiring book of prints features twenty celebrations of world-changing women. Vashti Harrison''s beloved illustrations of historical figures -- scientists, activists, artists, and more -- are the perfect gift for today''s young leaders.
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Open University Press Understanding History Teaching
Book Synopsis"Understanding History Teaching is an enjoyable read with a logical and flowing structure. It lives up to its goal of appealing to both academic and professional readers with both academic depth and real insights and opportunities for the professional teacher to draw from. It presents its data and interpretations in a manner which does not avoid the issues revealed within the research but has an uplifting effect on the reader and leaves them feeling optimistic about the quality of History teaching in UK secondary schools."Robert Wyness, Student, De Montfort University, Leicester,UK* Why do we teach and learn about the past?* How is history taught in schools?* What are the influences on the way teachers teach and pupils learn about the past?History is one of the most ideologically disputed of school subjects. Over the past generation, the subject has experienced fundamental changes in content, pedagogy and approach. This book is the first detailed acTable of ContentsPrefacePart one: Understanding history educationWhat's happening in history teaching?Why research history teaching?How was this book researched?Part two: Understanding history teachersWhat do history teachers do in history classrooms?What do history teachers know?How do history teachers use their knowledge?Part three: Understanding the history curriculumWhat does school history look like?What is school history for?What is the future of the past?AppendixBibliographyIndex.
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Open University Press Teaching and Learning History 1118 Understanding
Book SynopsisTeaching and Learning History offers a fresh and distinctive view on the teaching of history in schools at a time when the value of learning about the past is often questioned. Drawing together ideas from research, classroom practice and the voices of learners themselves, it sets out an imaginative and wide-ranging rationale for a view of history as an essential component in the learning of all young people. The book is organized around four underlying ideas: The place of history in the contemporary school curriculum The importance of inclusive practices The nature of successful history pedagogy The centrality of professionalism and innovation These four ideas interlock throughout the book as the authors review current practices, consider what history offers to all young people and offer practical guidance on developing outstanding practices for all learners. Beginning with an account of what it means to teach and learn history in schools, the authorsTable of ContentsSection 1: History in schoolsChapter 1: What is school history?Chapter 2: History and the curriculumChapter 3: Teaching and learning in classrooms Section 2: Learning HistoryChapter 4: Learning History: What do pupils want?Chapter 5: What do pupils find difficult in history?Section 3: Building blocks: learners, teachers and the pastChapter 6: Evidence and enquiryChapter 7: The key concepts of history teaching Chapter 8: Communicating and AssessingChapter 9: Long term planningChapter 10: Inclusive practices in history teachingSection 4: How could history matter in schools?Chapter 11: Is there history pedagogy? Chapter 12: Making history matter: relevance, diversity, heritage, morality
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Open University Press Essential Primary History
Book SynopsisThis book is an essential handbook on teaching primary history, combining subject knowledge with practical teaching ideas to ensure your teaching of history is both imaginative and creative. Emphasizing the importance of history and its wider skillset, the book explores the concepts and skills that are the fundamental building blocks of history teaching such as:â Chronological understandingâ Concepts and skillsâ Interpretation and evidence Each chapter offers a structured approach and provides a range of activities that both address specific elements of the history curriculum and help develop this wider skillset. It includes practical ideas for lessons through an essential toolkit of ideas, teaching strategies and activities, with each activity designed to focus on a key skill or attribute associated with teaching primary history. The practical insights accompanied by a grounded rationale for each aspect of history will help youTable of ContentsChapter 1 What is history and why is it important?Chapter 2 History in the curriculumChapter 3 Teaching history Chapter 4 SkillsChapter 5 Historical concepts Chapter 6 PlanningChapter 7 Assessment Chapter 8 Theory into practice Chapter 9 A primary history toolkitIndex
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Hodder Education Hodder History The Black Peoples Of America
Book SynopsisThe Black Peoples of America is an essential and unique Key Stage 3 resource for teaching and learning about the issues and events that characterise the history of Black peoples from Slavery up to the struggle for Civil Rights and life in modern America. It never lets go of the period''s story, providing innovative and exciting opportunities to examine the Big Picture and Investigate particular topics. This foundation edition has been written for use with lower attainers and promotes literacy as well as knowledge and understanding. Discover how at least 12 million Black people were taken as slaves from Africa to America in the three hundred years after 1532 (and why at least two million died during the sea journey); how one slave hid in a box, ''posted'' himself to freedom in the North and afterwards was know as Henry ''Box'' Brown; and how Black people who volunteered to fight against slavery in 1861 were turned away because it was thought to be a ''White Man''s War''!Trade ReviewI would not hesitate to recommend this to anyone as a very competent aid to the classroom practitioner. * SATH *Table of Contents : 1. Slavery comes to the Americas : 2. Life on the American Plantations : 3. The end of slavery in the Americas : 4. The birth of the Civil Rights Movement : 5. Challenges to segregation 1951-65 : 6. From the 1960s to the new millenium
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Hodder Education SHP History Year 7 Pupils Book
Book SynopsisBuild your students'' understanding and skills step by step with Schools History Project''s carefully planned approach to Key Stage 3.Part of the dynamic and coherent book-per-year course, this textbook combines expertise in course planning with features that reflect the possibilities and requirements of the National Curriculum. It has everything you would expect from the Schools History Project, including intriguing content, in-depth historical investigation, meaningful tasks and a wealth of source material.This first book in the series - a course for Year 7 - both introduces the themes of empire, movement and settlement, conflict, power, ordinary life and ideas and beliefs and provides in-depth enquiries on key aspects of medieval England.- Help students develop their skills and improve their own performance with ''How to...'' activities and the ''Doing History'' feature.- Suit all abilities and interests with stimulating and worthwhile activitieTable of Contents : INTRODUCTION: What is History? : The mystery of the skeletons : Doing History: What is History? : Doing History: Sources : SECTION 1 MOVEMENT, SETTLEMENT AND EMPIRE: From the Romans to the Normans : A quick history of Britain before 1066 : Doing History: Chronology : The Big Story: Movement and Settlement Part One : Doing History: Big Stories : How to do well in Key Stage 3 History : THE ROMAN EMPIRE : Into the mind of an empire builder! : Why was the Roman army like a top football team? : Did people love or hate living in the Roman Empire? : Doing History: Diversity : Doing History: Interpretations : The Big Story: Empires Part One : Into the Middle Ages : SECTION 2 CONFLICT: Why did people risk their lives? : Into the mind of a medieval soldier! : What questions do you want to ask about war? : A quick history of war in the Middle Ages: Who when and why? : THE NORMAN CONQUEST STAGE ONE : Who fought who? 1066 – the year of three battles : Why are they risking their lives at Hastings? : Whose story does the Bayeux Tapestry tell? : Who told the truth about 1066? : Doing History: Evidence : THE NORMAN CONQUEST STAGE TWO : 'A fatal day!' : William the ... what? : A quick history of castles, weapons and armour : Why is the story of Henry V and Agincourt so popular? : THE CRUSADES : What should everyone know about the Crusades? : The Big Story: Conflict Part One : SECTION 3 POWER: Could a king do whatever he liked? : What was a medieval king supposed to do? : Into the mind of a medieval king! : Why did the barons rebel against King John? : Doing History: Causes and consequences : The Rebellion Steps: How high did they climb? : Quick history: who were the best kings in the Middle Ages? : The Big Story: Power Part One : SECTION 4 ORDINARY LIFE: What was it like to live in the Middle Ages? : Welcome to Wharram Percy : True or false? : The history theme park challenge! : The Big Story: Ordinary Life Part One : Doing History: Change and continuity : Why did people in the Middle Ages love the stories about Robin Hood? : The wonders of Baghdad – what stories will you bring back? : SECTION 5 ORDINARY LIFE: How did the Black Death and the Peasants' Revolt change people's lives? : Rats or rebels? Which was more significant? : THE BLACK DEATH : What was the Black Death? : How did the Black Death change Allton? : 'How I survived the Black Death!' : THE PEASANTS' REVOLT : Were the rebels of 1381 heroes or villains? : Welcome back to Significance Alley! : Doing History: Significance : The Big Story: Ordinary Life Part Two : Into the mind of a medieval villager! : SECTION 6 IDEAS AND BELIEFS: Medieval or modern? : So, what's new? : Why did people argue so much about new religious ideas? : William Caxton, the man who... : How did printing change ideas? : Why did people disagree about monasteries? : Henry VIII: medieval or modern? : The Big Story: Ideas and Beliefs Part One : CONCLUSION: What have you learned this year...? : ... about evidence: How do we know about the past? : ... about periods: Can you tell the Romans from the Middle Ages? : ... about people: Who would you most like to meet at the History party? : Doing History: Significance : ... about significance: What and who is most worth remembering? : Building the History Wall : Index : Acknowledgments
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Hodder Education SHP History Year 8 Pupils Book
Book SynopsisDevelop your students'' understanding and skills step by step with Schools History Project''s carefully planned approach to Key Stage 3.Part of the dynamic and coherent book-per-year course, this textbook combines expertise in course planning with features that reflect the possibilities and requirements of the National Curriculum. It has everything you would expect from the Schools History Project, including intriguing content, in-depth historical investigation, meaningful tasks and a wealth of source material.This second book in the series - a course for Year 8 - both continues the big stories of empire, movement and settlement, conflict, power and everyday life and provides in-depth enquiries on the key aspects of early modern England, industrialisation, popular protest, the Spanish Empires in the New World, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.- Help students develop their skills and improve their own performance with ''How to...'' activities aTable of Contents : INTRODUCTION : The book with no name : A quick history of Britain 1500–1900 : Doing History: Chronology : SECTION 1 ORDINARY LIFE What did the Industrial Revolution do for us? : The Big Story: Ordinary Life Part Three : 1500: Which home would you like to live in? : Roll up! Roll up! Take a chance on life! : The Big Graph Challenge: Part 1, 1500–1750 : THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION : What did the Industrial Revolution do for us? : A better life? Manchester in 1850 : The Big Graph Challenge: Part 2, 1750–1850 : What a difference a train makes! : Inside a Victorian photograph album : Doing History: Evidence : The Big Graph Challenge: Part 3, 1850–1900 : Why was ordinary life changing so much? : The Big Story: Ordinary Life Part Three : What were they thinking about ... ordinary life? : SECTION 2 EMPIRE Why were Europeans mad about empires? : An extraordinary meeting : A quick history of European empires : THE SPANISH EMPIRE IN CENTRAL AMERICA : Travellers' tales: how would the Spaniards describe the Aztecs to their friends back in Europe? How did the Spanish defeat of the Aztecs change Spain: and Mexico? : The Big Story: Empire Part Two : Doing History: Interpretations : THE BRITISH EMPIRE Why were the British so worried about their empire in: the 1780s? : What made Thomas Clarkson so angry? : How did the slave trade work? : The Clarkson Challenge : The story of abolition - how should it be told? : Doing History: Interpretations Why were people so proud of the British Empire in: 1900? : The Big Story: Empire Part Two (continued) : SECTION 3 MOVEMENT AND SETTLEMENT Into the unknown: were all emigrants brave and adventurous? : Investigating the lives of emigrants from Britain : Doing History: Diversity and generalisation : The Big Story: Movement and Settlement Part Two : SECTION 4 CONFLICT Which wars should we know about? : Doing History: Causes : THE SPANISH ARMADA : Why did the Spanish Armada fail? : THE NAPOLEONIC WARS : Was Nelson the main reason why Napoleon's invasion failed? : Now for something completely different! : The long, the short and the bloody! War and peace 1066–2000 : Which British wars should you know about? : Doing History: Significance : The Big Story: Conflict and Co-operation Part Two : Conflict and co-operation: how were ideas and beliefs changing? : SECTION 5 POWER: MONARCHY When and why did kings lose control? : CIVIL WAR DEPTH STUDY : Would you have signed Charles I's death warrant? : How well can you explain the Medieval Royal Rollercoaster? : The Royal Rollercoaster: your hypothesis! : Put your ruler in the hot seat! : Why were ideas and attitudes to monarchy changing? : Hero or monster? Why do reputations change over time? : Doing History: Change and Continuity : The Big Story: Power Part Two – Monarchy : SECTION 6 POWER: DEMOCRACY How did ordinary people win the right to vote? : A day that made history : How can you change things for the better? : THE FRENCH REVOLUTION : What did the French Revolution achieve? : Consequences of the French Revolution : WINNING THE VOTE IN BRITAIN : Could it happen here? : What was wrong with British elections? : Peterloo 1819: what did they want and did they get it? : The reform riots of 1831: the same story? : How did the Chartists try to win the vote? : What is the best way to win the vote? : Doing History: Consequences : So who was proved right? : The Big Story: Power Part Two – Democracy : CONCLUSION What have you learned this year... : ...about sources? : ...about significance: what and who should be remembered? : ...about people: who would you like to meet at the History party? : ...about ideas and beliefs? : Coming soon in the Big Story of ... : The book with no name!
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Hodder Education SHP History Year 9 Pupils Book
Book SynopsisDevelop your students'' understanding and skills step by step with Schools History Project''s carefully planned approach to Key Stage 3.This textbook combines expertise in course planning with features that reflect the possibilities and requirements of the National Curriculum. It has everything you would expect from the Schools History Project, including intriguing content, in-depth historical investigation, meaningful tasks and a wealth of source material.This second book in the series - a course for Year 8 - both continues the big stories of empire, movement and settlement, conflict, power and everyday life and provides in-depth enquiries on the key aspects of early modern England, industrialisation, popular protest, the Spanish Empires in the New World, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.- Help students develop their skills and improve their own performance with ''How to...'' activities and the ''Doing History'' feature.- SuitTable of Contents : INTRODUCTION : What can the Olympics tell us about the key events and changes of the twentieth century? : From Athens to Athens: exploring change and continuity : What is the biggest danger facing future Olympics? : SECTION 1 EMPIRE: WHY IS THE BRITISH EMPIRE SO CONTROVERSIAL? : Winners or losers? Why do people argue about who gained and who lost from the British Empire? : Doing History: Producing a balanced argument : Doing History: Diversity and Interpretations : The Big Story: Empire Part Three : The end of Empire: how important was Gandhi's role in ending British rule in India? : Doing History: Dealing with iceberg questions : Why was India partitioned and how did this shape the world we live in today? : The Big Story: Empire Part Three (continued) : SECTION 2 CONFLICT: HOW HAVE CONFLICTS AFFECTED SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS? : Why has Britain been involved in so many conflicts over the last 100 years? : A quick history of the First World War : The First World War: why did soldiers carry on fighting in the trenches? : Doing History: Causation - building substantiated explanations : A quick history of the Second World War : Doing History: Interpretations : Why did civilians in the Second World War find themselves at greater risk of death than ever before? : A quick history of the Cold War : Why was the United States army forced to withdraw from Vietnam? : Doing History: Causation : The Big Story: Conflict Part Three : SECTION 3 POWER: HOW DID DICTATORSHIPS AFFECT PEOPLE'S LIVES? : Comparing dictatorships: how similar were Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler? : Doing History: Making effective comparisons : What can the story of Frank Bright and his classmates tell us about the Holocaust? : Doing History: Organising your research : Doing History: Significance : SECTION 4 POWER: HOW HAVE PEOPLE CAMPAIGNED FOR EQUAL RIGHTS? : How did women in Britain campaign for the right to vote? : How did black Americans campaign for equal civil rights? : Doing History: Evidence - Using sources part 1 : Doing History: Evidence - Using sources part 2 : The campaign for equal civil rights: a photographic history : Nelson Mandela: how did a prisoner become leader of his country? : Doing History: Evidence - Using sources part 3 : The Big Story: Power Part Four : SECTION 5 ORDINARY LIFE: WHAT HAS HAD THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON IMPROVING PEOPLE'S LIVES? : When did life really improve for ordinary people? : Doing History: Change and Continuity : Which invention has done the most to improve ordinary lives? : The Big Story: Ordinary Life Part Four : Progress for all? : SECTION 6 MOVEMENT AND SETTLEMENT: HOW DO WE TELL THE STORY OF MIGRATION TO BRITAIN? : Migration Myths: how should the story of migration to Britain really be told? : Why is is difficult to summarise the experiences of people who have moved to Britain? : Doing History: Diversity : The Big Story: Movement and Settlement Part Three : CONCLUSION : How have ideas and beliefs changed since 1900? : What and who is most worth remembering? : Doing History: Significance and Interpretations : The book with no name! : Speed interviews
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Girls Solve Everything
Book SynopsisBrave women from diverse backgrounds make the world a better place through their businesses in this inspiring companion to the best-selling Girls Think of Everything by Sibert-winner Catherine Thimmesh and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet.Trade Review"The team behind Girls Think of Everything return to spotlight an inclusive, international range of 16 female 'social innovators.'...A hearty nonfiction tome as likely to educate as it is to inspire." — Publishers Weekly
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Finish the Fight The Brave and Revolutionary
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Normal
Book SynopsisPalacio as “wondrous”—this moving memoir follows a teenage boy with TC syndrome and his exceptional family from diagnosis at birth to now. “This touching memoir is a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about the real-world experiences of a child with craniofacial differences and his extraordinary family.Trade Review“In another moment of wonder for the Newmans, Magda and Nathaniel are now authors themselves, just finishing their new book titled aptly enough, NORMAL: One Kid’s Extraordinary Journey.” — 20/20, ABC-TV "[A] narrative that capably explores self-image, human dynamics, and the meaning of normality." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Despite being dubbed 'Auggie Pullman come to life,' Nathaniel abundantly shows that he's his own multifaceted person... Funny, compassionate, and thoughtful." —Kirkus "Nathaniel’s story will inspire all children to celebrate their differences." —Booklist "[I]t’s the honest—sometimes joyful, sometimes painful, and occasionally unflattering—memories that prove most compelling." —Publishers Weekly "Nathaniel and his mother have written a powerful and honest memoir together....a compelling story, but when coupled with additional information about the much-beloved book Wonder (and the movie), this title is sure to fly off the shelves." —School Library Journal —
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Clarion Books The Fierce 44
Book SynopsisA dynamic collective biography that presents 44 of America’s greatest Black movers and shakers, from Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin to Barack Obama, written by ESPN’s TheUndefeated and illustrated with dazzling portraits by Rob Ball.From visionaries to entrepreneurs, athletes to activists, the Fierce 44 are beacons of brilliance, perseverance, and excellence. Each short biography is accompanied by a compelling portrait by Robert Ball, whose bright, graphic art pops off the page.Bringing household names like Serena Williams and Harriet Tubman together with lesser-known but highly deserving figures such as Robert Abbott and Dr. Charles Drew, this collection is a celebration of all that African Americans have achieved, despite everything they have had to overcome.Meet forty-four of America’s most impressive heroes in this collective biography of African American figures authored by the team at ESPN’s Th
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School
In some hands, history can be an inspirational and rewarding subject, yet in others it can seem dry and of little relevance. Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School, now in its fifth edition and established as one of the leading texts for all history student teachers, enables you to learn to teach history in a way that pupils will find interesting, enjoyable and purposeful. It incorporates a wide range of ideas about the teaching of history with practical suggestions for classroom practice. The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of recent developments in the field of history education. The book contains chapters on: Purposes and benefits of school history Planning strategies Teaching approaches and methods Developing pupils' historical understanding Ensuring inclusion New technologies in the history classroom Assessment and examinations Your own continuing professiona
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) Green City
Book SynopsisThe amazing story of one town's real-world effort to build back better!In 2007, a tornado destroyed Greensburg, Kansas, and the residents were at a loss as to what to do nextthey didn''t want to rebuild if their small town would just be destroyed in another storm. So they decided they wouldn''t just rebuild the same old thing; this time, they would build a town that could not only survive another storm, but one that was built in an environmentally sustainable way. Told from the point of view of a child whose family needed to rebuilt after the storm, this is the inspiring addition to the author's acclaimed series about actual everyday communities going green includes plenty of rebuilding scenes and details for construction lovers, too!
£18.04
Square Fish Upon the Head of the Goat
Book SynopsisThe classic true story of one child''s experiences during the holocaust.Nine-year-old Piri describes the bewilderment of being a Jewish child during the 1939-1944 German occupation of her hometown (then in Hungary and now in the Ukraine) and relates the ordeal of trying to survive in the ghetto. Upon the Head of the Goat is the winner of the 1982 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Nonfiction and a 1982 Newbery Honor Book.This is a book that should be read by all those interested in the Holocaust and what it did to young and old. Isaac Bashevis Singer
£10.44
Random House USA Inc Meet Martin Luther King Jr.
Book SynopsisLearn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with this revised edition of the popular Random House Step Up(TM) Biography of the great civil-rights leader and advocate for peaceful resistance --includes new text and additional dynamic photos. Perfect for reading level: 2.2. When Martin Luther King Jr., was growing up, he wasn't allowed to use the water fountains the white children drank from--and he didn't understand why. As he grew older, he studied hard and practiced speaking to large groups. He marched and petitioned to change laws that separated blacks from whites. As the leader of America's civil rights movement, he inspired--and continues to inspire--millions of people to help change this country for the better. For over half a century, Landmark Books have been an important part of children's libraries. Hailed as the first historical series for kids, Landmark Books show us where we've been and where we're going.
£8.12
Random House Children's Books Lewis and Clark A Prairie Dog for the President
Book SynopsisIn 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends Lewis and Clark out west to explore. He tells them to make maps. He tells them to draw pictures and collect plants. Most importantly, he tells them to send presents! What kind of present is good enough for a president? Beginning readers will truly enjoy reading about this fun and little-known slice of American history.
£7.37
Random House USA Inc Johnny Appleseed My Story Step into Reading
Book SynopsisJohnny Appleseed was an important historical figure, well known for planting apple orchards across the new frontier. But he was also a master storyteller! In his own folksy voice, Johnny Appleseed tells his story to a couple of entranced children in this fictionalized Step 2 title. Readers learn how he started planting apple trees—and about some of the myths and true stories of his life.
£8.06
HarperCollins My Own Two Feet
Book SynopsisTold in her own words, My Own Two Feetis Newbery Medal''winning author Beverly Cleary''s second heartfelt and relatable memoir.The New Yorkercalled Beverly Cleary''s first volume of memoirs,A Girl From Yamhill, a warm, honest book, as interesting as any novel.Now the creator of the classic children''s stories millions grew up with continues her own fascinating story. Here is Beverly Cleary, from college years to the publication of her first book. It is a fascinating look at her life and a writing career that spans three generations, continuing to capture the hearts and imaginations of children of all ages throughout the world.Beverly Cleary''sbooks have sold more than 85 million copies and have been translated into twenty-nine different languages, which speaks to the worldwide reach and love of her stories. She was honored witha Newbery Honor for Ramona and Her Father and a second one for Ramona Quimby, Age 8. She received the John Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw, which was inspired by letters she''d received from children. Her autobiographies, A Girl from Yamhill and My Own Two Feet, are a wonderful way to get to know more about this most beloved children''s book author.
£13.29
Random House USA Inc Search For A Method
Book SynopsisFrom one of the 20th century’s most profound philosophers and writers, comes a thought provoking essay that seeks to reconcile Marxism with existentialism. Exploring the complicated relationship the two philosophical schools of thought have with one another, Sartre supposes that the two are in fact compatible and complimentary towards one another, with poignant analysis and reasoning. An important work of modern philosophy, Search for a Method has a major influence on the current perceptions of existentialism and Marxism. “This is the most important philosophical work by Sartre to be translated since Being and Nothingness.”—James Collings, America
£13.79
