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Abrams Stoppers: Photographs from My Life at Vogue
The name Phyllis Posnick is synonymous with Vogue and the extraordinary fashion editorials the magazine’s audience loves. Posnick is best known for creating photo editorials to illustrate the magazine’s Beauty and Health articles, but cast off any ideas you have about close-ups of lips and eyelashes. Instead, picture models bathed in paint or posing next to cuts of fresh meat. This collection invites readers to glimpse the complex production process—and the collaboration and creativity—behind each extraordinary editorial. The book features images by a who’s who of legendary photographers: Irving Penn, Steven Klein, Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino, Patrick Demarchelier, Tim Walker, Anton Corbijn and Helmut Newton. The book includes a foreword by Anna Wintour and is punctuated by Posnick’s personal memories and irreverence.
£40.50
Usborne Publishing Ltd How the Camel got his Hump
Once, when the world was new, Camel had no hump. This is the tale of how that changed. A charming retelling of one of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved Just So Stories, specially written for children who are learning to read and beautifully illustrated by John Joven. With puzzles and answers at the back of the book.
£7.15
Usborne Publishing Ltd Peep Inside The Garden
A sunny garden hums, buzzes, creeps and crawls with life... Peep inside to see what you can find. A beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book for very little children with lots of flaps to lift, holes to peep through and animals and insects to spot. Children can peek at the insects buzzing beneath flower petals, spot a sleepy toad hiding in a log pile and lift a lily pad in the pond to uncover lots of tiny baby newts! A charming introduction to the world around us for very young children.
£8.09
Usborne Publishing Ltd Under the Sea
A simple and evocative story that reveals the wonderful natural world beneath the sea. Children will love following the story through colourful coral reefs and past a big blue whale before plunging into the deepest, darkest depths to see the strange creatures which live at the very bottom of the ocean. The simple and engaging text is accompanied by colourful illustrations.
£6.66
Oneworld Publications The Secret Jungle Hideaway: Playdate Adventures
“Guaranteed free of unicorns and princesses, it’s fun, empowering fiction for 5-8 year olds.” David Nicholls, author of One Day “Every young girl should read this series!” Amanda Holden Join Katy, Cassie, Zia and their new friend Luca on an amazing adventure as they work together to save the planet… Katy has adopted a Sumatran tiger – the most endangered tiger in the world- and she’d love to go on an adventure to meet her. While on a playdate, Luca’s garden magically transforms into the Sumatran jungle. But no matter how hard they all look, there’s no sign of the tiger anywhere. As they navigate river rapids and have a close encounter with a venomous snake, Luca and the girls discover the threats to endangered species. Can the four friends and Thunder help find the last female Sumatran tiger?
£7.02
Simon & Schuster Ltd Sir Lilypad
Once upon a time, in a deep dark bog, lived a teeny, tiny speckled frog. Now, he might be tiny (the other frogs call him stuff, like 'weedy pants' and 'sugar puff') but his ambition is great. For he wants to be known henceforth as Sir Lilypad! Sir Lilypad the brave and wise! Slayer of the - er - dragonflies. And all he needs to effect this transformation? A kiss from a willing princess, of course…A new fantastically funny, froggy tale from internationally bestselling picture book duo, Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie.
£7.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Greek Myths for Young Children
This collection of the best-known of the Greek myths has been carefully written to appeal to young children who will find these stories of gods, mortals and monsters irresistible. Beautiful illustrations by Linda Edwards bring the myths to life for children of all ages. Specially written for reading aloud Different colourful page design for each story Pronunciation guide at the back to help with Greek names Available in standard or mini format edition
£13.49
Quarto Publishing PLC Little Whale: A Day in the Life of a Whale Calf
Discover what Little Whale gets up to and explore its world, in this fun and informative title from the Really Wild Families series. Little Whale has a small and loving pod but a much wider family in the big ocean, and can't wait to introduce you to all these friends. Little Whale explores the ocean all day with its mum, are you excited to swim along with them?Carmen Saldaña's charming illustrations will make this informative book a hit with children of all ages! This charming celebration of humpback whales will show children just how amazing nature is and is a reminder that it is up to us to care for the planet and all its creatures. Learn all about the gentle giant of the ocean, by exploring:- Their mesmerizing whale songs that can be heard for thousands of miles- The huge annual migrations they undertake - The relationships within their pods - The flips, jumps and tricks humpback whales perform This adorable story is followed by a fun factivity section packed with craft projects, case studies and a quiz section at the back of the book, so you can put everything you have learned about Little Whale and their family to the test. In the Really Wild Families series, based on the everyday adventures of wild animals, discover what the littlest members of the family get up to! Through their eyes we will explore their habitats, family dynamics and how they play, grow and survive as a family.
£9.99
Quarto Publishing PLC Great Women's Speeches: Empowering Voices that Engage and Inspire
This is an edited and resized version of So Here I Am: Speeches by great women to empower and inspire.Discover the inspiring voices that have changed our world, and started a new conversation.Great Women’s Speeches is essential reading for pioneering women everywhere. From Emmeline Pankhurst’s ‘Freedom or Death’ speech and Marie Curie’s trailblazing Nobel lecture, to Michelle Obama speaking on parenthood in politics and Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza’s stirring ode to black women, the words collected here are empowering, engaging and entirely unapologetic. With powerful illustrations from Camila Pinheiro, Anna Russell’s rousing anthology is dedicated to anyone who dares to ask for more.The women: Elizabeth I; Fanny Wright; Maria Stewart; Angelina Grimké; Sojourner Truth; Victoria Woodhull; Sarah Winnemucca; Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Mary Church Terrell; Ida B. Wells; Countess Markievicz; Marie Curie; Emmeline Pankhurst; Nellie McClung; Jutta Bojsen-Møller; Emma Goldman; Nancy Astor; Margaret Sanger; Virginia Woolf; Huda Sha'arawi; Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti; Eva Perón; Helen Keller; Eleanor Roosevelt; Shirley Chisholm; Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Sylvia Rivera; Simone Veil; Indira Gandhi; Margaret Thatcher; Ursula K. Le Guin; Barbara McClintock; Corazon C. Aquino; Naomi Wolf; Severn Cullis-Suzuki; Wilma Mankiller; Toni Morrison; Hillary Clinton; Wangari Maathai; J.K. Rowling; Angela Merkel; Sheryl Sandberg; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; Asmaa Mahfouz; Manal al-Sharif; Julia Gillard; Malala Yousafzai; Emma Watson; Jane Goodall; Michelle Obama; Gloria Steinem; Beatrice Fihn; Alicia Garza; Maya Lin.
£12.99
Quarto Publishing PLC A Bedtime Full of Stories: 50 Folktales and Legends from Around the World: Volume 7
Look forward to bedtime with this richly illustrated treasury of 50 bedtime stories from around the world, each the perfect length to read aloud. There’s always time for a bedtime story, so snuggle up and get ready to drift off to the land of nod with this collection of magical tales that includes both well-known classics and lesser-known treasures from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania, North America, the Middle East and Latin America. These folktales and legends, accompanied by enchanting and dream-like illustrations, are each the perfect length for a bedtime story, and will transport children around the world as well as into fantasy lands. The Emperor’s New Clothes – Denmark The Bag of Winds – Greece How Cheetah Got His Speed – South Africa The Moon Maiden – Japan The Star Hunt – New Zealand The Crow and the Daylight – North America Aladdin – Syria The Three Dreams – Guatemala Collected and retold by award-winning author Angela McAllister and beautifully illustrated by Anna Shepeta, this anthology will be treasured by story lovers both young and old.The World Full of… series is a collection of beautiful hardback story treasuries. Discover folktales from all around the world or be introduced to some of the world’s best-loved writers with these stunning gift books, the perfection addition to any child’s library.Also available from the series: A Year Full of Stories, A World Full of Animal Stories, A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories, A World Full of Dickens Stories, A World Full of Spooky Stories, A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals, A World Full of Journeys and A World Full of Nature Stories.
£13.49
Penguin Putnam Inc Pride and Prejudice
£12.59
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Indigo Dreaming
A gorgeous, imagination-sparking introduction to the beauty and interconnectedness of the Black diaspora.A young girl living on the coast of South Carolina dreams of her distant relatives on the shores of Africa and beyond. Indigo Dreaming is a poetic meditation between two young girls—on different sides of the sea—who wonder about how they are intricately linked by culture, even though they are separated by location. The girls’ reflections come together, creating an imaginative and illuminating vision of home, as well as a celebration of the Black diaspora.This gorgeous lyrical tale engages the senses and evokes childlike curiosity and wonder.
£14.31
HarperCollins Publishers Lower Secondary English as a Second Language Workbook: Stage 8 (Collins Cambridge Lower Secondary English as a Second Language)
Written with a range of international contexts in mind, this three-level course provides full coverage of the Cambridge Lower Secondary English as a Second Language curriculum framework (0876) from 2020. With an engaging Student’s Book, stimulating Workbook and supportive Teacher’s Guide, the course offers progression within and across levels. Designed to be used alongside the Student’s Book, the Stage 8 Workbook offers a range of reading, writing and grammar activities that can be accessed by all students to consolidate the language learnt in the Student’s Book. Following the same topic-based units, it provides further practice and extension material for learners of all levels. Provides learner support as part of a set of resources for Cambridge Lower Secondary English as a Second Language curriculum framework from 2020. This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0876 from 2020.
£14.26
Child's Play International Ltd I'm a Monster!
Novelty board books shaped like masks for children to wear. Perfect for pretend play.
£6.52
Intersentia Ltd Contractualisation of Civil Litigation
£185.00
HarperCollins Publishers The Curio Collectors
The discovery of a long-lost carving sparks new friendships and unmasks a villainous plot in this captivating adventure from former Children’s Laureate Wales Eloise Williams Lily and Tom travel the county with Ma Hawker, enthralling crowds with their amazing collection of curios. Always on the lookout for new wonders, Lily is tricked into buying a worthless bag of rubbish. But hidden within is a special piece of scrimshaw. A young woman called Flora Meriweather is desperate to buy the scrimshaw, hoping it can help her solve a mystery surrounding her late mother. But someone else also wants to get his hands on the scrimshaw and ensure that secrets stay hidden in the past. Can the Curio Collectors help the truth come to light?
£8.42
O'Brien Press Ltd Mollie On The March
£9.91
Ebury Publishing Lunchbox Salads: Recipes to Brighten Up Lunchtime and Fill You Up
Hundreds of healthy ideas for everyday using lots of vegetables, wholegrains, protein and natural flavourings. With vibrant full colour photography and a whole host of easy, affordable, convenient and substantial recipes, lunchtimes will never be the same again!'Awesome book, great recipes, great ideas' -- ***** Reader review'What a fab book. Just what I was looking for!!' -- ***** Reader review'Love it!' -- ***** Reader review'Takes making packed lunches to a whole new level!' -- ***** Reader review*******************************************************************************************************Fun, flavour-packed 'al-desko' ideas for every working day!Invest in a lunchbox you love and fill it with these amazing recipes. They are packed with flavour and nourishment to keep you happy and your stomach content.Food-loving Naomi and Anna are trained chefs and have poured their lunchmaking-wisdom into this handy book, ensuring their cost-effective, easy, delicious recipes take no more than 30 minutes to make, transport well and will last up to 2 days in tupperware.Arranged by main ingredient, recipes are suitable for vegetarians, vegans and meat-lovers. With loads of tips to help you customize recipes to your heart's delight - this will soon become your go-to lunch guide!
£16.99
North Parade Publishing Black Beauty
£8.43
£17.09
LEG Inc. (dba West Academic Publishing International Finance, Transactions, Policy, and Regulation
This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of international finance from policy, regulatory, and transactional perspectives.It is organized in five parts. Part One deals with the international aspects of banking and securities markets in major financial centers. It covers the global financial crisis of 2007-2009 and the 2010 Eurozone crisis, systemic risk, and macroprudential regulation. Part Two considers the infrastructure of global financial markets, including payment, clearing and settlement systems, foreign exchange regimes, and international coordination of capital requirements. Part Three deals with major market instruments, including securitization and derivatives contracts, and the regulation of money managers. Part Four covers topics of special relevance for the emerging markets, such as project finance and sovereign debt. A full chapter is devoted to China's financial reforms and its evolving role in the international financial architecture. Part Five addresses the challenge of controlling the financing of terrorism.
£254.71
Hachette Children's Group All the Colours of Me: Picturing My Gratitude: Knowing and showing my feelings through art
A unique and gentle art-therapy-based book to help children understand their gratitude through creativityPicturing My Gratitude encourages children to become 'gratitude artists', using their amazing minds to get to know and show their gratitude. Children are asked to think about the colours, textures and shapes that express the look and feel of gratitude to them. Children consider and recognise how they act when they're grateful and how they can 'speak' about gratitude through their art. At the end of the book, children have a set of self-made resources to use again and again when they need a reminder of their creative coping skills.All the Colours of Me is a series of books written by Art Psychotherapist and Mindfulness Practitioner, Anna Shepherd. The series addresses key emotions in the life of a child through safe and gentle creative engagement. Each books includes a guide for adults, a glossary of key terms and further resources for supporting children's emotional health, for age 5 and up.Contents of Picturing My Gratitude:LISTENING TO OUR EMOTIONSART-MAKING CAN HELP GRATITUDE IS ... GRATITUDE FEELS LIKE GRATITUDE LOOKS LIKE GRATITUDE ACTS LIKECHANGING SHADES OF GRATITUDESPEAKING OF GRATITUDECAN'T FIND THE GRATITUDE?PRACTISING SADNESSYOU ARE A SADNESS ARTIST!KEY TERMS AND FURTHER RESOURCESA GUIDE FOR ADULTS HELPFUL CONTACTS Books included in the series:Picturing My SadnessPicturing My WorryPicturing My AngerPicturing My HappinessPicturing My ResiliencePicturing My Gratitude
£14.38
Penguin Random House Children's UK Ladybird Classics: Black Beauty
This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic horse story for younger readers.It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the key parts of the story including Black Beauty's friendship with Ginger, his treatment at the hands of his owners, and fascinating historical detail about how how horses had many different uses in the days before cars. Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life. Other exciting titles in the Ladybird Classics series include Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver's Travels, The Secret Garden, Oliver Twist and Treasure Island.
£8.42
Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Teaching Race in the European Renaissance: A Cla – A Classroom Guide
A multidisciplinary guide to classroom discussion of race in the European Renaissance. Teaching Race in the European Renaissance: A Classroom Guide provides both educators and students the tools they need to discuss race in the European Renaissance both in its unique historical contexts and as part of a broader continuum with racial thinking today. The volume gathers scholars of the English, French, Italian, and Iberian Renaissances to provide exercises, lesson plans, methodologies, readings, and other resources designed to bring discussions of race into a broad spectrum of classes on the early modern period, from literature to art history to the history of science. This book is designed to help educators create more diverse and inclusive syllabi and curricula that engage and address a diverse, twenty-first-century student body composed of students from a growing variety of cultural, national, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. By providing clear, concise, and diverse methodologies and analytical focuses, Teaching Race in the European Renaissance: A Classroom Guide will help educators in all areas of Renaissance Studies overcome the anxiety and fear that can come with stepping outside of their expertise to engage with the topic of race, while also providing expert scholars of race in the Renaissance with new techniques and pedagogies to enhance the classroom experience of their students.
£64.00
Random House USA Inc Tiburón grande, tiburón pequeño: Big Shark, Little Shark Spanish Edition
Justo cuando pensabas estar a salvo leyendo . . . ¡TIBURÓN!Descubre todo sobre los opuestos en este libro infantil lleno de tiburones. El tiburón grande tiene dientes grandes; el tiburón pequeño tiene dientes pequeños. El tiburón grande nada rápido; el tiburón pequeño nada lento. ¡Pero ambos tienen hambre! ¿Podrán encontrar comida?LEYENDO A PASOS es una línea de Step into Reading que ofrece ediciones en español de libros nivelados. Los libros Paso 1 tienen letra grande y palabras fáciles. Son ideales para niños que conocen el abecedario y que quieren comenzar a leer. Su ritmo, rima y pistas visuales contribuyen a la comprensión del texto.Just when you thought it was safe to read an early reader . . . comes BIG SHARK, LITTLE SHARK in Spanish!This Step 1 reader in Spanish about sharks is a study in opposites. Big Shark has big teeth; Little Shark has little teeth. Big Shark swims fast; Little Shark swims slow. But they are both hungry! Will they each find a tasty snack?LEYENDO A PASOS is a line from Step into Reading offering leveled readers in Spanish. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired picture clues help children decode the story.
£6.52
Duke University Press Sex and Disability
The title of this collection of essays, Sex and Disability, unites two terms that the popular imagination often regards as incongruous. The major texts in sexuality studies, including queer theory, rarely mention disability, and foundational texts in disability studies do not discuss sex in much detail. What if "sex" and "disability" were understood as intimately related concepts? And what if disabled people were seen as both subjects and objects of a range of erotic desires and practices? These are among the questions that this collection's contributors engage. From multiple perspectives—including literary analysis, ethnography, and autobiography—they consider how sex and disability come together and how disabled people negotiate sex and sexual identities in ableist and heteronormative culture. Queering disability studies, while also expanding the purview of queer and sexuality studies, these essays shake up notions about who and what is sexy and sexualizable, what counts as sex, and what desire is. At the same time, they challenge conceptions of disability in the dominant culture, queer studies, and disability studies.Contributors. Chris Bell, Michael Davidson, Lennard J. Davis, Michel Desjardins, Lezlie Frye, Rachael Groner, Kristen Harmon, Michelle Jarman, Alison Kafer, Riva Lehrer, Nicole Markotić, Robert McRuer, Anna Mollow, Rachel O’Connell, Russell Shuttleworth, David Serlin, Tobin Siebers, Abby L. Wilkerson
£25.19
Penguin Books Ltd The Way of a Pilgrim: Candid Tales of a Wanderer to His Spiritual Father
By the mercy of God I am a Christian, by my deeds a great sinner, by calling a homeless wanderer of the lowliest origins, roaming from place to place. Here, see my belongings: a bag of dry crusts on my back and the Holy Bible in my breast pocket; that's it.In 1884 there appeared in Russia a slim volume containing four short tales. They told of a pilgrim, a lone wanderer, led by his quiet curiosity and a deep spiritual longing to undertake a lifelong journey across the land. A folk hero, a figure familiar from the works of Tolstoy and Leskov, this gentle pilgrim and his simple story would soon travel the world - and would even, much later, traverse the pages of JD Salinger's Franny and Zooey as the 'small pea-green cloth-bound book' that Franny keeps close in her handbag. The pilgrim's ancient journey takes him from a city monastery through forests, fields and the steppes of Siberia. He walks by day and by night, through rains and summer months, finding food and shelter where he can. Along the way, he encounters priests and professors, convicts, nuns and beggars, a tipsy old man in a soldier's greatcoat, from whom he slowly gathers great stores of wisdom and experience. But at the heart of his journey is his time spent praying as he journeys on alone, discovering the peace and consolation that come of constant prayer and silent contemplation.Simple and sincere, The Way of a Pilgrim paints an enduring picture of a life of detachment through wandering and prayer. And, as the pilgrim makes his way through the wilds, he invites us to travel with him, along an ancient path into an immense, mystical landscape.
£9.99
Oxford University Press A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas
'Intellectual freedom depends on material things. Poetry depends on intellectual freedom. And women have always been poor...' In these two classic essays of feminist literature, Woolf argues passionately for women's intellectual freedom and their role in challenging the drive towards fascism and conflict. In A Room of One's Own she explores centuries of limitations placed on women, as well as celebrating the creative achievements of the women writers who overcame these obstacles. In this first history of women's writing, she describes the importance of education, financial independence, and equality of opportunity to creative freedom. Three Guineas was written under the threat of fascism and impending war. A radical articulation of Woolf's pacifist politics, it investigates the causes of gender inequalities and the ways in which women's historic outsider position make them crucial in the prevention of war. Both these works started life as talks to groups of young women, and their engaging wit and informality establish Woolf as one of the twentieth-century's greatest essayists. Their arguments continue to reverberate in feminist discourse to this day. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
£9.55
Usborne Publishing Ltd Peep Inside Dinosaurs
A beautifully illustrated, non-fiction book to introduce children to dinosaurs for the very first time. Children can lift the flaps and peep through the holes to see a dinosaur egg hatching or trace the outlines of T. Rex’s teeth, and find out about spiky dinosaurs, the biggest dinosaurs and dinosaurs from the sea.
£8.99
Welbeck Publishing Group My Vegan Year: The Young Person's Seasonal Guide to Going Vegan
£13.49
Welbeck Publishing Group Skygazing: Explore the Sky in the Day and Night
£8.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Peep Inside the Farm
A colourful and charmingly illustrated non-fiction book for very small children, with lots of flaps to lift, holes to peep through and farm animals to spot. Children can peep inside the hen house at sunrise in search of eggs, watch the cows being milked behind the big barn doors and spot the lambs frolicking in the fields. Little hands will love to lift the flaps to see the vegetables growing underground, or the peas inside their green pods, and to spot all the produce being sold in the farm shop, from cheese, bread and honey to knitted hats and lambswool jumpers. An engaging and interactive introduction to life on a farm and where food comes from.
£8.99
Dalkey Archive Press Jerusalem
Hailed by Jose Saramago as the best writer of his generation and a likely future winner of the Nobel Prize, Dalkey Archive is proud to introduce Goncalo M. Tavares and his breakthrough novel.
£9.99
Edra Spa Psyco Neuro Endocrine Immunology and the science of the integrated care - The manual
In this book PNEI paradigm presents itself in its full extension: from the description of the historical and philosophical bases of the paradigm; to the biological revolution underway, which through the bursting of epigenetics radically changes the traditional view of genetics and of the evolution of the human species; from the description of nervous, neuroen¬docrine, immune, psychic systems and their reciprocal influences; to the modulation tools of the human network for preventive and therapeutic uses, such as nutrition, physical activity, psychotherapy, meditation and other behavioural and natural medicine techniques; up to the final part that presents integrated care schemes, proposed on the basis of the available scientific evidence, for acute cardiovascular diseases, disturbances of the psyche-brain system, immune disorders, eating and metabolism disorders, reproductive and sexual dysfunctions and cancer.
£89.00
NubeOcho Hugo no puede dormir
£11.99
Otago University Press Annie's War: A New Zealand Woman and Her Family in England 1916–19
There have been many published collections of soldiers’ diaries and letters from the First World War, but never a firsthand account of one New Zealand family’s life in England during these challenging and frightening years. When her sons, Oswald and Seton, decided they wanted to serve as pilots, which meant enlisting in Britain, Annie Montgomerie decreed that the whole family would go too. So from 1916 to 1919 they lived in London, facing Zeppelin attacks, giving hospitality to young New Zealand friends who left to fight and sometimes never came back, watching Oswald and Seton go off to war, and suffering in the influenza epidemic. Through all this Annie kept a diary, in which she recorded her deep love and concern for her family, her hatred of the war, her forthright, amusing and proudly Kiwi views on the English, and myriad fascinating details about wartime London life. Annie’s granddaughter, Susanna Montgomerie Norris, has transcribed and edited this extraordinary account, along with many letters and diary excerpts from her pilot father, Seton. Richly illustrated with contemporary photographs and other memorabilia, Annie’s War offers a unique and compelling view of a crucial time in world history. Susanna spent many years transcribing and working on her grandmother Annie’s diaries, which were discovered by her cousin, John Montgomerie, who has also supplied a large number of the photos used.
£28.76
Pesaro Publishing The Australian House
£36.00
Nova Science Publishers Inc Neuroecology & Neuroethology in Molluscs: The Interface Between Behaviour & Environment
£175.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Laser-Assisted Deposition of Boron Nitride Thin Films & Nanotubes
£47.69
Hachette Children's Group Dogs Do Science: Living Things
Join Professor Pooch, Dopey Doberman and a pack of curious dogs as they uncover the workings of science through comic adventuresEver wondered how your intestines work? Or why some plants thrive in the sun?Meet Professor Pooch and his dopey Doberman assistant, who will teach you all about living things in this humorous comic book science series.Featuring Dr. Whoodle and his time machine, a pug with a nasty bug, the intrepid Dogs in Space and Poodle's pop quiz where you can find out if you are top dog or kitty litter...Aimed at children aged 7+, Dogs Do Science is a lively and engaging series exploring core science topics including: forces, sound, light, energy, materials and living things.
£14.38
McPherson & Co Publishers,U.S. Music Behind the Wall: Selected Stories: v. 1
£14.28
Open University Press Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years
Reflective practice is a vital aspect of working with young children and enables a deeper understanding of their learning and development. There is a long tradition among early childhood practitioners of closely observing children's learning, so as to nurture and stimulate their development. They are also increasingly expected to reflect on their own practice in a variety of ways, in order to enhance their professional development and improve their practice.This book supports early years' practitioners in articulating and understanding their own practice in greater depth, exploring ways in which they can be encouraged to engage in reflecting on their practice.The authors introduce ideas around creativity, inclusion, children's well being, partnership with parents and multidisciplinary team working, which will enable you to develop and explore the role of the early years' practitioner in further detail. This second edition is refreshed and expanded to include: Updated and revised throughout to reflect latest policy changes and documents The role of the early years professional Reference to Children's Plan and Common Core of Skills and Knowledge for Children's Work Force New reflective questions and extended case studies Reference to safeguarding and child protection through joint-working Developing Reflective Practice in the Early Years, second edition, is essential reading for all early years' practitioners working in early years settings for children aged 0-8 years, including nurseries, children's centres and schools.Contributors: Naima Browne (freelance early years consultant), Anna Craft (University of Exeter & Open University), Michael Craft (an experienced public health and health promotion professional), Caroline Jones (consultant, University of Warwick), Alice Paige-Smith (Open University), Linda Pound (assessor for the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership), Michael Reed (University of Worcester), Jonathan Rix (Open University) and Elizabeth Wood (University of Exeter). "This is a stimulating book with much to interest, inspire and challenge students undertaking early childhood studies courses and existing early years practitioners ... the links made to current and possible future policy in the early years field are particularly informative at this current time of change."Early Years Update, March 2012
£29.99
Tuttle Publishing Japanese Folktales for Language Learners: Bilingual Legends and Fables in Japanese and English (Free online Audio Recording)
Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills!Japanese Folktales for Language Learners presents 22 traditional stories in parallel Japanese and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to intermediate learners. This book can be used as a language reader and will be of great interest to anyone wishing to learn more about Japanese culture and folklore.The stories in this collection gradually increase in length and complexity as the book progresses. They include: "The Candy-Buying Ghost" - A female ghost mysteriously buys candy every night from a small village shop, until one night she reveals her true identity and her tragic story. "The Old Man Who Made Trees Blossom" - Regarded as one of the five greatest Japanese folktales, this touching story tells of a kind old man who uses his magical powers for good. "The Abandoned Mother" - An elderly woman is abandoned at the top of a mountain by her own son, a reference to the old practice of senicide in Japan. Vocabulary lists, cultural notes, exercises and discussion questions help to reinforce an understanding of the stories and bolster language skills. Free online recordings of all the stories are provided.
£15.29
Birlinn General The 44 Scotland Street Cookbook: Recipes from the Bestselling Series by Alexander McCall Smith
With a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith 'That which is uncooked is destined to be cooked, if has been prepared with cooking in mind' – The Enigma of Garlic Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street novels are loved and enjoyed by readers throughout the world. In each book there are countless scenes involving conversations around the table, in the kitchen, or in a cafe – friendship and food go well together. With this delightful cookbook readers can immerse themselves in the world of Edinburgh's New Town and recreate some of their favourite characters' signature dishes: enjoy Bertie's much-loved Panforte di Sienna, Angus Lordie's famous cheese scones or host your own Scotland Street supper.
£13.60
Hachette Children's Group Dogs Do Science: Energy
Ever wondered where electricity comes from? Or how a piano works?Meet Professor Pooch and his dopey Doberman assistant, who will teach you all about energy in this humorous, comic book science series.Featuring Dr. Whoodle and his time machine, some greedy labradoodles, the intrepid Dogs in Space and Poodle's pop quiz where you can find out if you are top dog or kitty litter...Aimed at children aged 7+, Dogs Do Science is a lively and engaging series exploring core science topics including: forces, sound, light, energy, materials and living things.
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Princeton University Press The Man Who Organized Nature: The Life of Linnaeus
A new biography of Carl Linnaeus, offering a vivid portrait of Linnaeus’s life and workCarl Linnaeus (1707–1778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalized and popularized the system of binomial nomenclature used to classify plants and animals. Linnaeus himself classified thousands of species; the simple and immediately recognizable abbreviation “L” is used to mark classifications originally made by Linnaeus. This biography, by the leading authority on Linnaeus, offers a vivid portrait of Linnaeus’s life and work. Drawing on a wide range of previously unpublished sources—including diaries and personal correspondence—as well as new research, it presents revealing and original accounts of his family life, the political context in which he pursued his work, and his eccentric views on sexuality.The Man Who Organized Nature describes Linnaeus’s childhood in a landscape of striking natural beauty and how this influenced his later work. Linnaeus’s Lutheran pastor father, knowledgeable about plants and an enthusiastic gardener, helped foster an early interest in botany. The book examines the political connections that helped Linnaeus secure patronage for his work, and untangles his ideas about sexuality. These were not, as often assumed, an attempt to naturalize gender categories but more likely reflected the laissez-faire attitudes of the era. Linnaeus, like many other brilliant scientists, could be moody and egotistical; the book describes his human failings as well as his medical and scientific achievements. Written in an engaging and accessible style, The Man Who Organized Nature—one of the only biographies of Linnaeus to appear in English—provides new and fascinating insights into the life of one of history’s most consequential and enigmatic scientists.
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Transcript Verlag Bally – A History of Footwear in the Interwar Period
Carl Franz Bally founded a shoe factory in Switzerland in 1851. Within decades, the Bally name had achieved worldwide recognition for its high-quality footwear. The history of modern footwear can be traced through the lens of Bally's corporate evolution. This book brings together the results of research on such topics as the economic importance of fashion, Bally's fortunes in the US, the career of shoe design, the sourcing and use of materials, and the rise of strategic product display. The research focuses on the 1930s and 1940s: years of economic crisis and war, characterized by a wide diversity of designs and increasing variety in product range. Shortages also led to experiments with materials and technical innovations. Featuring numerous points of contact with adjacent fields of historical study, this publication marks a contribution to the history of fashion as the history of industrially manufactured products.
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