Educational material
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Blood, Poo and Dead Skin
Book SynopsisThe lives and habits of insects can be truly incredible. Some, however, are so gross you probably won''t even want to read about them. Oh . . . You do? Each book in this new series is packed with truly unbelievable facts about some of the smallest members of the animal kingdom. From wasps that turn cockroaches into zombies to help them take care of their larvae, to beetles that repel predators with stinking, poisonous, boiling-hot farts.
£7.59
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Intestines, Zombies and Jumping Beans: 2018
Book SynopsisThe lives and habits of insects can be truly incredible. Some, however, are so gross you probably won''t even want to read about them. Oh . . . You do? Each book in this new series is packed with truly unbelievable facts about some of the smallest members of the animal kingdom. From wasps that turn cockroaches into zombies to help them take care of their larvae, to beetles that repel predators with stinking, poisonous, boiling-hot farts.
£7.59
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Disguises, Explosions and Boiling Farts
Book SynopsisThe lives and habits of insects can be truly incredible. Some, however, are so gross you probably won''t even want to read about them. Oh . . . You do? Each book in this new series is packed with truly unbelievable facts about some of the smallest members of the animal kingdom. From wasps that turn cockroaches into zombies to help them take care of their larvae, to beetles that repel predators with stinking, poisonous, boiling-hot farts.
£7.59
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Let's Investigate Plastic Pollution: On Land and
Book SynopsisWe all use it every day but what happens when we throw it away? The BIG problem is that it does not disappear. In this title kids will act as environmental scientists to learn about the problem with plastic; single use plastic; plastics in landfill; plastic in the ocean; microplastics and the dangers to birds, animals and the environment. On a more positive note they will also learn about recycling; plastic free packaging; beach clean-up operations and the actions we can all take to reduce the plastic pollution and save our oceans. This title is filled with critical thinking questions and answers, activities and experiments, and it is supported with downloadable worksheets.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Let's Add & Subtract: Practice and Learn with
Book SynopsisIn this book young mathematicians will become familiar with addition and subtraction by playing maths games. Children can play either on their own or with friends, parents or teachers. The bright appealing illustrations combined with clear numbered instructions make the games easy to follow and fun to play and will develop new skills and confidence in problem solving. The fun format will help dispell the myth that maths is boring.
£7.59
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Let's Multiply and Divide: Practise and Learn
Book SynopsisIn this book young mathematicians will become familiar with multiplication and division by playing maths games. Children can play either on their own or with friends, parents or teachers. The bright appealing illustrations combined with clear numbered instructions make the games easy to follow and fun to play and will develop new skills and confidence in problem solving. The fun format will help dispell the myth that maths is boring.
£7.59
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Let's Measure It: Practise and Learn with Games
Book SynopsisIn this book young mathematicians will become familiar with all aspects of measurement by playing maths games. Areas covered include measuring length, weight, time and quantity. Children can play either on their own or with friends, parents or teachers. The bright appealing illustrations combined with clear numbered instructions make the games easy to follow and fun to play and will develop new skills and confidence in problem solving. The fun format will help dispell the myth that maths is boring.
£7.59
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Let's Have Fun With Shapes: Practise and Learn
Book SynopsisIn this book young mathematicians will become familiar with shapes including concepts such as symmetry, patterns and tanagrams by playing maths games. Children can play either on their own or with friends, parents or teachers. The bright appealing illustrations combined with clear numbered instructions make the games easy to follow and fun to play and will develop new skills and confidence in problem solving. The fun format will help dispell the myth that maths is boring.
£7.59
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd The Stone Age to the Bronze Age: The Lives of
Book SynopsisStep back in time to the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods and discover how stone age people lived in Britain and Europe. Meet stone age artists, hunter-gatherers, the first farmers and Otzi the Iceman. Explore the development of human technology and culture in Britain and Europe through the period known as the Bronze Age. This title supports the following Key Stage 2 History Learning Objectives: changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age; late Neolithic hunter-gatherers and early farmers, for example Skara Brae; Bronze Age religion, technology and travel, for example, Stonehenge.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Plants: Let's Investigate Facts Activities
Book SynopsisThis title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants including roots, stems, trunks, leaves and flowers; Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth and how they vary from plant to plant; Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants; Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal; Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways; Identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment and identify how they are adapted to suit their environment.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Animal Lives and Life Cycles: Let's Investigate
Book SynopsisThis title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways; Identify that animals get nutrition from what they eat; Construct and interpret food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey; Identify how animals are adapted to suit their environment; Describe the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird; Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd The Human Body: Let's Investigate
Book SynopsisThis title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Identify that humans get nutrition from what they eat and recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function; Identify that humans have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement; Describe the functions of the digestive system, teeth and circulatory system (heart, blood vessels and blood); Recognise that living things produce offspring that are not identical to their parents; Describe the changes as humans develop to old age.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Rocks: Let's Investigate Facts Activities
Book SynopsisThis title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties; Describe how fossils are formed and recognise that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited Earth millions of years ago; Recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Earth and Space: Let's Investigate Facts,
Book SynopsisThis title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun in the solar system; Describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth; Describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies and use Earth's rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd The Romans: Invasion and Empire
Book SynopsisStep back in time to discover a story of invasion and empire. Learn what everyday life was like for a Roman citizen back home in Rome. Join centurions as they march across Europe to invade Britain. And experience life as a Roman immigrant living in Londinium (modern-day London) 2000 years ago. This title supports the following Key Stage 2 History Learning Objectives: The Roman Empire and it's impact on Britain; The Roman Empire by AD 42 and the power of its army; successful invasion by Claudius and conquest; Hadrian's Wall; Romanisation of Britain.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd The Vikings: Invasion and Settlement
Book SynopsisStep back in time more than 1000 years and go on a fascinating voyage into the world of the Vikings. Learn how Viking families survived in the icy north of Europe. Discover how the Vikings' bravery and ambition led them to take to the seas in longships in search of treasure, trade, new lands and adventure. And visit Jorvik (modern-day York) to see a bustling Viking city, home to craftspeople and traders from around the world. This title supports the following Key Stage 2 History Learning Objectives: Viking raids and invasion; the Danegeld.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Life in Ancient Egypt
Book SynopsisStep back in time more than 4000 years to the world of the ancient Egyptians. Discover how Egyptians farmed, built homes, raised families and worked for the pharaoh, their king. Learn how to read Egyptian heiroglyphs, join a grieving family at a graveside and take part in a CSI-style examination of a looted Egyptian tomb. This title supports the following Key Stage 2 History Learning Objective: make a depth study of the achievements of an early civilization, such as ancient Egypt.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Life in Ancient Greece
Book SynopsisStep back in time 2500 years to the world of the ancient Greeks. Discover how archaeologists have uncovered and analysed ruins, pottery, coins and other artefacts to piece together the fascinating world of these ancient people. Join athletes and supporters at the Olympic Games. Take part in a political debate and vote with the citizens of Athens. And learn how Greek art, literature, architecture, philosophy and many other aspects of ancient Greek culture have shaped our lives today. This title supports the following Key Stage 2 History Learning Objective: a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Sound: Let's Investigate, Facts, Activities,
Book SynopsisThis title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Identify how sounds are made; Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear; Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it; Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it; Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Light: Let's Investigate Facts, Activities,
Book SynopsisThis title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Recognise that light is needed in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light; Notice that light is reflected from surfaces; Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines; Explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into our eyes; Recognise that shadows are formed when light is blocked by an opaque object; Explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them and find patterns in the way that the size of shadows change.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Electricity: Let's Investigate Facts Activities
Book SynopsisThis title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Identify common appliances that run on electricity; Construct a simple electrical circuit, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers; Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit; Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit; Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Forces and Magnets: Let's Investigate Facts
Book SynopsisThis title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Notice that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance; Observe how magnets attract or repel; Compare and group everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet; Describe magnets as having two poles and predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing; Explain that objects fall towards Earth because of gravity; Identify the effects of resistance and friction; Recognise that levers, pulleys and gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Solids, Liquids and Gases: Let's Investigate
Book SynopsisThis title supports the following learning objectives for Key Stage 2 science: Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases; Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled; Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle; Know that some materials dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution; Use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating; Demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes; Explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this is not usually reversible.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd The Problem With Plastic
Book SynopsisAn inspirational CALL TO ACTION for all young conservationists, The Problem with Plastic combines nature, science, beautiful photography and a fact-packed handbook. Kids worldwide care about this issue and this new book gives them the information they need and pratical solutions they can put into action TODAY!
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd History Essentials
Book SynopsisStep inside some of history''s most influential and turbulent times with these visually stunning new titles from Ruby Tuesday. Like the best TV documentaries, each book blends examinations of fascinating artefacts with real-life reconstructions of key events and daily life. Drawing on the latest discoveries and evidence, these fast-paced, dramatic reads will bring history alive for Key Stage 2 students. This series of fie titles covers Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, The Vikings and the Stone Age to Bronze Age.
£31.99
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd How Trees Grow: The Giants of the Plant World
Book SynopsisThey grow all around us, but how often do we stop and enjoy these wonderful, living giants? In this title, kids will act as plant scientists to investigate how trees grow, how they get water, food and nutrients, how they produce the oxygen we breathe and clean the air around us, how they defend themselves, and how they provide food and shelter for thousands of different animals. Readers will get to meet the tallest trees, the oldest trees, and some very unusual trees. The book includes critical thinking questions, activities and experiments, and it is supported with downloadable worksheets.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Fruits and Vegetables: How We Grow and Eat Them
Book SynopsisCrunch! Munch! Delicious! We eat fruits and vegetables every day, but how do these foods actually grow? In this book, kids will discover how seeds develop into mature plants from which farmers or gardeners can harvest a crop. Many children are not aware of how the foods they eat are produced, so this eye-opening book will have them looking at produce as plant scientists. They will also learn how fruits and vegetables are good for our bodies and help to keep us healthy. The book includes critical thinking questions, activities and experiments, and it is supported with downloadable worksheets.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd Up Close with Microhabitats
Book SynopsisA muddy puddle might not look like a habitat, but peer inside with a microscope and it's home to a world of microscopic creatures. In this book, readers will explore the smallest of habitats and ecosystems. What lives on and in a rotting tree stump? Who makes their home in a compost heap? And is it true that your body is actually a microhabitat? The book includes critical thinking questions, activities and experiments, and it is supported with numerous free downloadable worksheets and resources.
£8.54
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd The Story of our Tree
Book SynopsisIn this delightful, science-packed picture book, readers will join two groups of young friends as they each plant a tree and then share their excitement through a series of penpal letters. In the UK, the friends plant an acorn and share all the facts about how their oak tree will become a maker of oxygen, a cleaner of the air, a feeder of the soil and a home for thousands of tiny creatures. And in Senegal, in the Sahel region of Africa, the friends plant an acacia tree that will become a source of income for the family and part of the Great Green Wall that will stretch across Africa, protecting the Sahel from the Sahara Desert. This uplifting story will give readers plenty of information about trees and includes a PLANT YOUR OWN TREE activity.
£8.54
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Ceol Phádraig: Music at St Patrick’s College
Book SynopsisSince its foundation in 1875, the activities of St Patrick’s College Drumcondra and its graduates have been closely woven into the educational and cultural fabric of Irish society. This volume charts how music and music education have fulfilled a major role throughout the history of the Dublin-based establishment that began as a teacher training college and later evolved into a college of education and liberal arts. Graduates of St Patrick’s College have taught hundreds of thousands, if not millions of pupils across the country, have made significant contributions to various facets of professional and amateur music activity, and have had an invaluable influence on the wellbeing of individuals, the development of communities and the advancement of the nation as a whole. The book records and interprets key musical developments, appraises the work of major contributors, and captures the activities of students, staff and visiting musicians at St Patrick’s College up to its incorporation into Dublin City University in 2016. It represents a major scholarly work that details the progress of music at a university college in Ireland, and it is envisaged that its varied chapters and themes will evoke further memories and discussions among graduates of the College and others.Table of ContentsContents List of Contributors List of Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction John Buckley and John O’Flynn Chapter One: Fluctuating Fortunes: St Patrick’s College, 1875-2016 Daithí Ó Corráin Chapter Two: Music Performance at St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra John Buckley Chapter Three: Music in Education and Humanities Patricia Flynn and John O’Flynn Chapter Four: Composition and the College Rhona Clarke Chapter Five: ‘All are welcome’: Irish traditional music at St Patrick’s College Teresa O’Donnell Chapter Six: Vocal and Choral Music John O’Flynn 127 Chapter Seven: The Kodály Connection Yvonne Higgins Ceol Phádraig: Music at St Patrick’s College Chapter Eight: Engagement and Research John O’Flynn Chapter Nine: Music and Tourism: Mapping Popular Music from St Patrick’s College Áine Mangaoang Chapter Ten: The Fidelio Trio Residency John O’Flynn Chapter Eleven: Graduate Perspectives Introduced by John Buckley Afterword: St Patrick’s College Music Department and its place in Irish musical life Niall Doyle Appendix A: List of full-time music lecturers in St Patrick’s College, 1883-2016 Compiled by John Buckley Appendix B: Programmes of lunchtime concerts given by guest performers, November 2003 - March 2016 Compiled by John Buckley Appendix C: Participation by choirs of St Patrick’s College at the Cork International Choral Festival, 1972-2015 Compiled by John O’Flynn Appendix D: Music and music education dissertations and theses, 2000-2016 Compiled by John O’Flynn Appendix E: List of events during the Fidelio Trio residency and festivals, 2012-2016 Compiled by John O’Flynn Index
£35.91
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Ceol Phádraig: Music at St Patrick’s College
Book SynopsisSince its foundation in 1875, the activities of St Patrick’s College Drumcondra and its graduates have been closely woven into the educational and cultural fabric of Irish society. This volume charts how music and music education have fulfilled a major role throughout the history of the Dublin-based establishment that began as a teacher training college and later evolved into a college of education and liberal arts. Graduates of St Patrick’s College have taught hundreds of thousands, if not millions of pupils across the country, have made significant contributions to various facets of professional and amateur music activity, and have had an invaluable influence on the wellbeing of individuals, the development of communities and the advancement of the nation as a whole. The book records and interprets key musical developments, appraises the work of major contributors, and captures the activities of students, staff and visiting musicians at St Patrick’s College up to its incorporation into Dublin City University in 2016. It represents a major scholarly work that details the progress of music at a university college in Ireland, and it is envisaged that its varied chapters and themes will evoke further memories and discussions among graduates of the College and others.Table of ContentsContents List of Contributors List of Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction John Buckley and John O’Flynn Chapter One: Fluctuating Fortunes: St Patrick’s College, 1875-2016 Daithí Ó Corráin Chapter Two: Music Performance at St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra John Buckley Chapter Three: Music in Education and Humanities Patricia Flynn and John O’Flynn Chapter Four: Composition and the College Rhona Clarke Chapter Five: ‘All are welcome’: Irish traditional music at St Patrick’s College Teresa O’Donnell Chapter Six: Vocal and Choral Music John O’Flynn 127 Chapter Seven: The Kodály Connection Yvonne Higgins Ceol Phádraig: Music at St Patrick’s College Chapter Eight: Engagement and Research John O’Flynn Chapter Nine: Music and Tourism: Mapping Popular Music from St Patrick’s College Áine Mangaoang Chapter Ten: The Fidelio Trio Residency John O’Flynn Chapter Eleven: Graduate Perspectives Introduced by John Buckley Afterword: St Patrick’s College Music Department and its place in Irish musical life Niall Doyle Appendix A: List of full-time music lecturers in St Patrick’s College, 1883-2016 Compiled by John Buckley Appendix B: Programmes of lunchtime concerts given by guest performers, November 2003 - March 2016 Compiled by John Buckley Appendix C: Participation by choirs of St Patrick’s College at the Cork International Choral Festival, 1972-2015 Compiled by John O’Flynn Appendix D: Music and music education dissertations and theses, 2000-2016 Compiled by John O’Flynn Appendix E: List of events during the Fidelio Trio residency and festivals, 2012-2016 Compiled by John O’Flynn Index
£24.13
Y Lolfa Wariar Bach, Y
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Atebol Cyfyngedig Gwybodaeth Wirioneddol Ddefnyddiol am Fyw gyda
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Maverick Arts Publishing Snake Stuff
Book SynopsisJoin Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about snakes!
£7.59
Maverick Arts Publishing Into the Deep
Book SynopsisJoin Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about the zones in the deep sea and the creatures that live there.
£7.59
Maverick Arts Publishing Plants Can Bite
Book SynopsisJoin Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about dangerous plants!
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Maverick Arts Publishing Warning Wildfires
Book SynopsisJoin Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about wildfires.
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Maverick Arts Publishing Totally Tropical Rainforests
Book SynopsisJoin Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about Earth's tropical rainforests. There's so much to see... including sloths!
£7.59
Maverick Arts Publishing Meet the Dinosaurs
Book SynopsisJoin Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about dinosaurs. From the Tyrannosaurus Rex to the Triceratops, there's plenty to learn!
£7.59
Arcturus Editions Think about It! Philosophy for Kids: Key Ideas
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Foxton Books KS1 Handwriting Workbook for Ages 5-7 (Years 1 -
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£9.59
Foxton Books KS1 Phonics Workbook for Ages 5-7 (Years 1 - 2)
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£9.59
Foxton Books KS1 Spelling Workbook for Ages 6-7 (Year 2)
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£9.59
Foxton Books KS1 Spelling Workbook for Ages 5-6 (Year 1)
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£9.72
Foxton Books The Essential 11+ Vocabulary Expander with Themed
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£11.49
Foxton Books KS1 Grammar and Punctuation Workbook for Ages 5-7
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£9.59
Foxton Books KS1 English Workbook for Ages 5-7 (Years 1 - 2)
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£9.59
Foxton Books The Vocabulary Expander: Themed Vocabulary for
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