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The Historic Towns Trust A Map of Tudor London: The City and Southwark in 1520. Second edition
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Collaborative & Individual Learning in Teaching
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HarperCollins Publishers Year 2 Activity Book 2B (Busy Ant Maths)
Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 2B is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the new Primary Maths National Curriculum. Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 2B is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Activity Book 2B contains:• fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson• objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning• space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise• simple text.• engaging, colourful graphics.
£7.02
Ebury Publishing A Short History of Humanity: How Migration Made Us Who We Are
Humanity has often found itself on the precipice. We've survived and thrived because we've never stopped moving...In this eye-opening book, Johannes Krause, Chair of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Humanity, offers a new way of understanding our past, present and future.Marshalling unique insights from archaeogenetics, an emerging new discipline that allows us to read our ancestors' DNA like journals chronicling personal stories of migration, Krause charts two millennia of adaption, movement and survival, culminating in the triumph of Homo Sapiens as we swept through Europe and beyond in successive waves of migration - developing everything from language, the patriarchy, disease, art and a love of pets as we did so.We also meet our ancestors, from those many of us have heard of - such as Homo Erectus and the Neanderthals - to the wildly unfamiliar but no less real: the recently discovered Denisovans, who ranged across Asia and, like humans, interbred with Neanderthals; the Aurignacians, skilled artists who, 40,000 years ago, brought about an extraordinary transformation in what our species could invent and create; the Varna, who buried their loved ones with gold long before the Pharaohs of Egypt did; and the Gravettians, big game hunters who were Europe's most successful early settlers until they perished in the face of the toughest opponent humanity had ever faced: the ice age.As well as being a radical new telling of our shared story, this book is a reminder that the global problems that keep us awake at night - climate catastrophe; the sudden emergence of deadly epidemics; refugee crises; ethnic conflict; over-population - are all things we've faced, and overcome, before.
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HarperCollins Publishers Year 3 Learning (The Shanghai Maths Project)
The Shanghai Maths Project Year 3 Learning is a pupil textbook containing the Year 3 maths facts and full pictorial glossary to enable children to master the Year 3 maths programme of study for England. It sits alongside the Practice Books and the Teacher’s Guide to complete the Shanghai Maths programme for Year 3. The Shanghai Maths Project Year 3 Learning is a pupil textbook containing:• Maths facts for each topic with colourful models and images• Full Year 3 pictorial glossary of mathematical termsIt sits alongside the Practice Books and the Teacher’s Guide to complete the Shanghai Maths programme for Year 3.
£8.38
Lantern Publishing Ltd Community Placements: A Pocket Guide
A handy, pocket-sized guide designed to help student nurses make the most of their community nursing placements. Community placements can be daunting – you’ll be working in a variety of settings, caring for a range of individual people and families with different needs, often in their own homes. There are new colleagues to work with, and newly learned nursing theory to put into practice. This pocket guide is designed to make your placements much more enjoyable and less stressful. From absence policy to palliative care, via home visiting, it’s full of practical detail, hints and tips. Written by experienced lecturers with the input of current nursing students – this guidance is really produced with you in mind. Pocket-sized format – carry it with you at all times. Space to make your own notes – be it uniform policy, observations about the community you’re supporting, or just the names of your new colleagues! Reduce your stress and make the most of your community placement by having this book to hand from the start. Pocket Guides is a series of handy, pocket-sized books designed to help students make the most of their practice learning experiences.
£11.85
Amazon Publishing Manolito Four-Eyes: The 3rd Volume of the Great Encyclopedia of My Life
The third book about a ten-year-old boy’s misadventures in Spain.
£7.23
Oxford University Press Oxford International Maths: Teacher's Guide 4
A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. · Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts · Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom · Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning · Language support to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language â · âTeacher's Guides make the course content accessible for all teachers, whether maths specialists or not · Interactive eBooks make front-of-class or online teaching simpleâ · âTeaching notes provide step-by-step guidance for each lesson, guiding students through the topic, and supporting students with their language development when needed
£52.10
Oxford University Press Oxford International Maths: Student Book 5
A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. · Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts · Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom · Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning · The language is clear and easy with photos, illustrations and diagrams to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language · The topics are explored in careful stages, introducing different aspects at a pace that allows students them to absorb and practise what they have learned.
£24.94
Penguin Books Ltd Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North
In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders on the upper reaches of the Volga River. In his subsequent report on his mission he gave a meticulous and astonishingly objective description of Viking customs, dress, table manners, religion and sexual practices, as well as the only eyewitness account ever written of a Viking ship cremation.Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab travellers such as Ibn Fadlan journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Their fascinating accounts describe how the numerous tribes and peoples they encountered traded furs, paid tribute and waged wars. This accessible new translation offers an illuminating insight into the world of the Arab geographers, and the medieval lands of the far north.
£12.99
Marsilio Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies
The witty American conceptualist offers a fresh twist on his classic 1960s walking piece “Contrapposto” refers to a pose in which the human subject is turned slightly so that the bust is positioned off-axis from the lower body. American artist Bruce Nauman (born 1941) explores this ancient artistic concept with his most recent project, in which he revisits his 1968 video piece Walk with Contrapposto that depicts the artist’s attempt to hold the classic pose as he walks down a narrow corridor. Nauman uses today’s digital manipulation technologies to build upon this early work in an entirely new context, questioning the representation of human movement and human stillness throughout history. This volume, designed by London-based graphics studio Zak Group, presents documentation of Nauman’s Contrapposto series from 2015 to 2019 as well as the original video, with new essays that extrapolate upon Nauman’s use of space and performance throughout his career.
£51.30
Cambridge University Press Cambridge Global English Stage 2 Cambridge Elevate Digital Classroom Access Card (1 Year): for Cambridge Primary English as a Second Language
Cambridge Global English (1-6) is a six-level Primary course following the Cambridge Primary English as a Second Language Curriculum Framework developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment. This card gives you access to your Digital Classroom resource on the Cambridge Elevate platform. The perfect accompaniment to the course, share projectable versions of the coursebook and workbook with your whole class and get your learners talking about topics from measurements to mini-beasts with videos, animations and images. Support learners' use of English with short activities including drag and drop, multiple choice questions and spelling and grammar practice. Quickly and easily display answers to the activities on screen in a pop up window. Our glossary feature helps learners develop essential vocabulary. Available as a 12-month single user licence.
£55.84
Open University Press Clinical Skills: The Essence of Caring
"This is an excellent book for anyone starting out on the Common Foundation year of their Nursing Degree, and as a reference to those further into their degree, on placement, or newly qualified. It covers everything from communication skills to pressure ulcers, and includes all four Nursing branches: Child, Adult, Mental Health and Learning Disability." Conor Hamilton, Student Nurse, Queens University Belfast, UK "An excellent foundation text for first year pre-registration nurses. The accompanying DVD encourages application of the theory and helps consolidate learning." Janine Lee, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK "This book provides an excellent alternative to other Clinical Skills books. The most obvious and most useful difference is the addition of a CD Rom. The book itself is clearly laid out from the beginning, with the table of contents detailing all the essential areas of nursing that are often forgotten. It is often assumed that nursing students already know the basics so the inclusion of how to bed bath a patient or how to feed a patient was welcomed. While primarily aimed at those following the common foundation program (1st year) it has also been of great use to myself during my 3rd year." Jackie Sheridan, Student Nurse, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK "I found this book useful for a backup from clinical skills sessions to refresh my mind. It uses simple easy understandable language with key ideas highlighted and uses pictures and diagrams where necessary. I found the cd-rom invaluable as it uses step to step guides of skills used and although we all learn them in skills sessions we sometimes forget the gold standard way as we learn to cut corners."Becky Gray, Student Nurse, University of Worcester, UK "I was very impressed by this textbook. It reads very well, is easy to follow and is suitable for students within the common foundation programme." Conleth Kelly, Lecturer in The Faculty of Health and Social Care, The University of Chester, UK"This is an impressively comprehensive guide to clinical skills drawing from the expertise and real life experiences of a variety of contributors with health and social care backgrounds ... The edge to the book that I feel raises it above other clinical skills guides, is the free interactive DVD. Designed to be used at certain points during the reading of the book, it provides the reader/viewer with extensive further reading and resources ... Additionally, and perhaps most usefully, it provides the student with video clips of the clinical skills being performed, which show how the bestevidence based methods can easily be applied in practice." Daniel Gill, Student Nurse, University of Salford, UKClinical Skills: The Essence of Caring is an innovative new textbook and integrated Media Tool package which makes teaching and learning nursing interactive! Based on the Essence of Care, this book covers the core clinical skills curriculum and takes a holistic approach to the importance of delivering excellent nursing care.This comprehensive package offers a unique way of relating theory to practice, making it an essential learning resource for all CFP and nursing students.Visit www.openup.co.uk/clinicalskills for a preview of the DVD and updated material.
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Hay House Inc Sara, Book 1: Sara Learns the Secret about the Law of Attraction
The Foreverness of Friends of a Feather This book offers you, the reader, a thoughtful and inspired formula for generating appreciation, happiness, and good feelings - deftly blended into the uplifting story of a plucky, inquisitive girl named Sara; and her teacher, an ethereal owl named Solomon. There's something in Sara for any child, adult, or teen pursuing joy and meaning...and searching for answers about life, death, and the desires of the heart. It's filled with techniques and processes for making one's dreams come true...especially yours! Sara and Solomon will delight and enchant you!
£11.99
HarperCollins Publishers Year 2 Learning (The Shanghai Maths Project)
The Shanghai Maths Project Year 2 Learning is a pupil textbook containing the Year 2 maths facts and full pictorial glossary to enable children to master the Year 2 maths programme of study for England. It sits alongside the Practice Books and the Teacher’s Guide to complete the Shanghai Maths programme for Year 2. The Shanghai Maths Project Year 2 Learning is a pupil textbook containing:• Maths facts for each topic with colourful models and images• Full Year 2 pictorial glossary of mathematical termsIt sits alongside the Practice Books and the Teacher’s Guide to complete the Shanghai Maths programme for Year 2.
£8.38
HarperCollins Publishers Year 1 Learning (The Shanghai Maths Project)
The Shanghai Maths Project Year 1 Learning is a pupil textbook containing the Year 1 maths facts and full pictorial glossary to enable children to master the Year 1 maths programme of study for England. It sits alongside the Practice Books and the Teacher’s Guide to complete the Shanghai Maths programme for Year 1. The Shanghai Maths Project Year 1 Learning is a pupil textbook containing:• Maths facts for each topic with colourful models and images• Full Year 1 pictorial glossary of mathematical termsIt sits alongside the Practice Books and the Teacher’s Guide to complete the Shanghai Maths programme for Year 1.
£8.38
University of Toronto Press Lissa: A Story about Medical Promise, Friendship, and Revolution
Anna is the daughter of an American couple working in Cairo. Layla is the daughter of the doorman in Anna's apartment building. Together they strike up an unlikely friendship that is put to the test when both girls are faced with family health crises at home and revolutionary unrest on the streets. As Anna and Layla reckon with illness, risk, and loss in different ways, they learn the power of friendship and the importance of hope. Ultimately, they must recognize that there is still time to fight for a better tomorrow, together.
£18.99
Oxford University Press Oxford International Maths: Student Book 6
A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. · Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts · Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom · Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning · The language is clear and easy with photos, illustrations and diagrams to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language · The topics are explored in careful stages, introducing different aspects at a pace that allows students them to absorb and practise what they have learned.
£24.94
Oxford University Press Oxford International Maths: Student Book 2
A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. · Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts · Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom · Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning · Language support to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language · Interactive eBooks make front-of-class or online teaching simple · Downloadable assessment resources help teachers track and evaluate students' progress against key learning outcomes · Teacher's Guides make the course content accessible for all teachers, whether Maths specialists or not
£21.19
Oxford University Press Oxford International Maths: Oxford International Maths: Student Book 1 (Second Edition)
A complete six-year primary Maths course that takes a problem-solving approach to teaching young learners the skills they need to become confident mathematicians. · Problem-solving approach encourages students to actively explore new mathematical concepts · Greater focus on the use of manipulatives in the classroom · Pictorial and abstract representations to promote deeper learning · Language support to help EAL students develop fluency in mathematical language · Interactive eBooks make front-of-class or online teaching simple · Downloadable assessment resources help teachers track and evaluate students' progress against key learning outcomes · Teacher's Guides make the course content accessible for all teachers, whether Maths specialists or not
£21.19
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc Statistics For Evidence-Based Practice In Nursing
Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Third Edition teaches graduate students and professional nurses statistics using a readable, student- friendly approach. The Third Edition promotes a comprehensive understanding of statistics in all aspects of clinical practice and health care settings. Due to health care reform and the emphasis on quality care and patient safety, nurses are required to have the skills to interpret and evaluate statistical findings for practice, as well as use statistics in the design of evidence-based practice projects. Key Features: New evidence-based case studies and real-life examples to reflect current practice and issues in nursing and healthcar New critical thinking questions and self-quizzes to reinforce key concepts Written with an eye for clarity and accessibility to help drive student comprehension of statistics Larger, more complex datasets intended to expose students to the challenges of working with large populations Updated screenshots of the latest SPSS and Excel procedures for visual representation of statistical analysis in action Navigate 2 Premier Access
£70.99
Penguin Books Ltd The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World
This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the Middle Ages from the coming of the barbarian invasions in the fourth century to the first voyages to the New World in the sixteenth. Coverage of major events - the Hundred Years' War, the Christian Reconquest of Spain - is supplemented by discussion of such key topics as the medieval economy, the growth of towns and the spread of printing, resulting in a rich and multi-faceted introduction to Europe and its neighbours in the Middle Ages.
£16.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Bing & Grohdahl™ Figurines
Explore the broad range of beautiful, high-quality porcelain figurines manufactured by the Bing & Grondahl Porcelain Manufactory, of Copenhagen, Denmark, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, collectors worldwide appreciate the sculptors’ and decorators’ skills, as reflected in their charming figurines. More than 700 animal and human figurines are shown, along with date marks, shop signs, plates, dishes, bowls, and vases. Approximately 1,000 Bing & Grondahl figurines have been identified and described. The figurines are cataloged in numerical order with identification of the sculptor, size, price, and a guide to rarity Ideal for novice collectors, figurine addicts, and dealers, this book provides insight to the huge range of high quality porcelain figurines available — both new (current production of Bing & Grondahl pieces by Royal Copenhagen) and vintage. It appeals especially to specialized collector-owners of dogs, cats, fauns, fish, etc.
£41.39
Ediciones Poligrafa Gordon Matta-Clark: Experience Becomes the Object
£26.99
Headline Publishing Group Vintage Jewellery: Collecting and wearing designer classics
Foreword by Gerda Flöckinger Vintage Jewellery recounts 120 years of history, including Lalique's Art Nouveau enamelling at the turn of the twentieth century, Cartier's gemstones, Christian Dior's mid-century costume pieces and Harry Winston's diamonds.Accompanied by archive images, fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of period pieces, the most collectible and beautiful bracelets, necklaces, rings and brooches are showcased, including Elizabeth Taylor's peregrina pearl and Wallis Simpson's Cartier panther bracelet. The book explores the key designers and jewellery houses, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped jewellery design and shows you how to collect and wear vintage pieces.
£18.00
Palgrave Macmillan Children in Crisis: Seeking Child-Sensitive Policy Responses
Experts from the global North and South analyze the implications of economic crises on children, with a particular focus on the emerging evidence from the recent global economic crisis and food and fuel price volatility of 2008-2010. They point out key policy responses deployed by governments and international agencies.
£40.49
Rocky Mountain Books Lights to Guide Me Home: A Journey Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure, and Parenting
£17.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Water Utility Approaches & Responses to Climate Change Vulnerability
£127.79
Nova Science Publishers Inc Presidential Appointments: Overview & the 110th Congress
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Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Print, Politics and the Provincial Press in Modern Britain
The provincial newspaper was read by peers, politicians and the proletariat alike. It is striking, however, how limited a range of newspapers and journals are offered for analysis in most historical studies of the political media in modern Britain. The predominance of the London political press and Punch in academic discourse appears to derive largely from the easy availability of these papers and journals to modern scholars rather than their actual distribution and popularity. Consequently, there has been hitherto a distinct lack of attention given to the British regional press by historians. This collection aims to correct this imbalance by investigating the development, maturation and persistence of the provincial political press in the British Isles in the modern era. Chapters covering aspects of the Irish, Yorkshire, Welsh, Scottish and Midlands political press are included to ensure a representative geographical spread of provincial Britain. These chapters cover previously neglected aspects of print culture, political literacy and reading practices across the regions of Britain in the late eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to offer an introduction to research in this burgeoning field of study.
£49.55
HarperCollins Publishers Progress in Writing and Grammar: Book 4 (Aiming for)
Help your students make good progress in Key Stage 3 English with our popular series, now updated for the new curriculum. The Aiming for series provides targeted support for all ability levels to help every student move forward from their achievement at Key Stage 2 towards GCSE success. This revised edition of Aiming for Level 6 Writing offers student-friendly explanations and activities to build, develop and extend students’ literacy skills, showing them precisely what they need to do to progress. Whether you're looking for a one-off lesson, snappy starters or a longer programme of study, these flexible resources are designed to fit around the needs of your teaching and your classes. Now refreshed to reflect the text types and skills in the new Key Stage 3 curriculum, the Writing and Grammar books also offer comprehensive coverage of the grammar objectives set out in the appendix to the Key Stage 2 English Programme of Study. This Aiming for book is the perfect starting point for students arriving at secondary school with a secure Level 5 or a low Level 6 in writing. It will help you to target areas of underperformance, with a chapter on each writing skill written at the right level by experienced teachers and consultants develop the essential writing and grammar skills, with clear, accessible explanations, inspiring examples and lively follow-up activities build confidence in grammar to improve students’ writing by exploring the effects of other writers’ choices motivate and engage students, with exciting stimulus texts, fresh approaches to learning and a clear, colourful layout embed Assessment for Learning in your day-to-day teaching, with clear learning objectives, criteria for self and peer assessment on every double-page, and end of chapter checklists to help students understand how to progress gather evidence for periodic assessments, with the ‘Apply your skills’ tasks designed to build writing stamina and independence plan ahead without the stress, with ready-to-use double-page lessons and a teacher guide at the back of the book support the transition to Key Stage 3 by reinforcing and building on the writing skills taught at Key Stage 2.
£14.26
HarperCollins Publishers Foals at the Farm: Phase 3 Set 1 Blending practice (Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised)
Big 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. Follow a family on a fun day out to the farm! What will happen when it rains?
£7.84
McGraw-Hill Education / Australia Clinical Cases Obstetrics Gynaecology & Women's Health
With more than 50 real-world cases, Clinical Cases in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women’s Health 3e covers a range of obstetric and gynaecological problems likely to be encountered by busy junior doctors and general practitioners. Written by experienced obstetricians and gynaecologists and following the core medical school curricula in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, this pocket-sized book is an invaluable resource for medical students and clinicians. Each case presents a problem-based clinical learning scenario and then encourages readers to think about how they would take appropriate histories and examine, investigate and treat their patients. Using these techniques, students and early career doctors are guided through diagnosis and management of common and important conditions and complications. This learning is then reinforced with more than 100 multiple choice questions and answers for self-assessment.FEATURES•Problem-based learning scenarios encourage critical thinking and demonstrate effective pathways through consultation, investigation and treatment.•The ‘whole woman’ approach goes beyond clinical aspects to consider emotional, social and psychological aspects of care required.•Clinical Comments and Clinical Pearls reinforce key points and expand on important issues.NEW TO THIS EDITION•All cases revised with two NEW cases on contraception and menstrual bleeding•25 existing cases significantly revised•Focus on gender and ethnic diversity among patients and in personal situations•Updates on new treatment options•Over 100 multiple choice questions to reinforce learning from case studies
£34.99
Monash University Publishing Seize the Day: Exhibtions, Australia & the World
£33.29
Georgetown University Press Virtual Inequality: Beyond the Digital Divide
That there is a "digital divide" - which falls between those who have and can afford the latest in technological tools and those who have neither in our society - is indisputable. "Virtual Inequality" redefines the issue as it explores the cascades of that divide, which involve access, skill, political participation, as well as the obvious economics. Computer and Internet access are insufficient without the skill to use the technology, and economic opportunity and political participation provide primary justification for realizing that this inequality is a public problem and not simply a matter of private misfortune. Defying those who say the divide is growing smaller, this volume, based on a unique national survey that includes data from over 1800 respondents in low-income communities, shows otherwise. In addition to demonstrating why disparities persist in such areas as technological abilities, the survey also shows that the digitally disadvantaged often share many of the same beliefs as their more privileged counterparts. African-Americans, for instance, are even more positive in their attitudes toward technology than whites are in many respects, contrary to conventional wisdom. The rigorous research on which the conclusions are based is presented accessibly and in an easy-to-follow manner. Not content with analysis alone, nor the untangling of the complexities of policymaking, Virtual Inequality views the digital divide compassionately in its human dimensions and recommends a set of practical and common-sense policy strategies. Inequality, even in a virtual form this book reminds us, is unacceptable and a situation that society is compelled to address.
£48.00
HarperCollins Publishers Mick Digs: Phase 2 Set 3 Blending practice (Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised)
Big 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. Mick and Kit show you how to plant seeds in this simple instruction text. Do you think the plants will grow?
£7.63
Association for Scottish Literary Studies The International Companion to Nineteenth-Century Scottish Literature
£24.95
Arnoldsche Jewelry of Ideas: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection
The consummate Susan Grant Lewin Collection - recently donated to Cooper Hewitt - captures the diversity and achievements of contemporary art jewellery with nearly 150 significant works from the last 15 years by designers from the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. The brooches, necklaces and rings reveal how these contemporary jewellers have revolutionised the medium in transforming jewellery conventions as expressions of our time. Descriptions of specific works demonstrate that while the mastery of materials and techniques is critical to the creative process, it is not an end in itself, but only the means to accomplish an aesthetic vision. Process statements from each designer and a full gallery of the jewellery accompany the narrative sequence of extraordinary, stirring, unique pieces. Published to accompany the Exhibition at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York (US), 17 November 2017-28 May 2018.
£25.20
Transcript Verlag Genealogy of Popular Science – From Ancient Ecphrasis to Virtual Reality
Despite the efforts of modern scholars to explain the origins of science communication as a social, rhetorical, and aesthetic phenomenon, most researchers approach the popularization of science from the perspective of present issues, thus ignoring its historical roots in classical culture along with its continuities, disruptions, and transformations. This volume fills this research gap with a genealogically reflected introduction into the popularization of science as a recurrent cultural technique. The category "popular science" is elucidated in interdisciplinary and diachronic dialogue, discussing case studies from all historical periods. Classicists, archaeologists, medievalists, art historians, sociologists, and historians of science provide the first diachronic and multi-layered approach to the rhetoric techniques, aesthetics, and societal conditions that have shaped the dissemination and reception of scientific knowledge.
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Connect Press How to Volunteer: A Guide for People with Aphasia
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NMSE - Publishing Ltd The Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked
The humorous and intricately designed Lewis Chessmen were discovered in 1831, one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made in Scotland. To preserve the hoard as intactly as possible in a public collection, the majority of the pieces were acquired by the British Museum where they are on permanent display. National Museums Scotland holds 11 pieces, again on permanent display. An exhibition of 30 pieces will tour Scotland from May 2010 to June 2011. This is the book produced to accompany the exhibition; it also stands alone. It looks at the mystery and intrigue surrounding the chessmen and their discovery, and shows how the characters reflected society at the time they were made.
£9.67
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Visiting the Memory Café and other Dementia Care Activities: Evidence-based Interventions for Care Homes
Activity and engagement are vital to our well-being throughout our lives and this continues to be just as true of people living with dementia.The activities presented in this book have been designed to provide meaningful engagement for residents, while respecting each individual resident's readiness to engage and participate. This approach to person-centred care has proven to be extremely effective: activities such as Namaste Care and Memory Cafés have engaged residents who had previously not responded to interventions, demonstrably showing an increase in their levels of well-being.Supported by case studies, each chapter will also recommend the best way to implement the ideas discussed in the care home environment and beyond.
£19.89
Peter Lang Publishing Inc Women Lead: Career Perspectives from Workplace Leaders
Women are taking the lead in today’s workforce. They hold half of America’s jobs, 51% of supervisory and managerial positions, and nearly 60% of all college degrees. A woman starts a business in the U.S. every 60 seconds. Without women, the U.S. economy would be 25% smaller than it is today. Women Lead is an in-depth examination of women’s role in today’s workplace. Drawing on interviews with nearly 200 women leaders, and survey responses from more than 3000 male and female managers, the book explains 21st-century career trends and provides practical advice to help women excel in the new world of work. Readers will discover facts, figures, and real-life stories about leadership, education, and career planning, and learn how women are using negotiation, networking, and other collaborative practices to lead their organizations into the future.
£25.10
Peter Lang Publishing Inc Women Lead: Career Perspectives from Workplace Leaders
Women are taking the lead in today’s workforce. They hold half of America’s jobs, 51% of supervisory and managerial positions, and nearly 60% of all college degrees. A woman starts a business in the U.S. every 60 seconds. Without women, the U.S. economy would be 25% smaller than it is today. Women Lead is an in-depth examination of women’s role in today’s workplace. Drawing on interviews with nearly 200 women leaders, and survey responses from more than 3000 male and female managers, the book explains 21st-century career trends and provides practical advice to help women excel in the new world of work. Readers will discover facts, figures, and real-life stories about leadership, education, and career planning, and learn how women are using negotiation, networking, and other collaborative practices to lead their organizations into the future.
£93.40