Nina Harrison became a vampire in 1973, when she was fifteen. Since then, life's been one big drag - mostly because she spends all her time with a bunch of vampires, in a vampire therapy group. Then one of them gets staked by an anonymous vampire slayer, and things become even worse.
Tailored to the new GCSE 2009 specification, this Student Book is written in consultation with senior examiners and experienced teachers including Ginny Spooner as Consultant to ensure you have all the support needed to deliver the new specification with confidence.
Primary Inquirer offers you a wide range of flexible resources that can be used as part of PYP or Inquiry teaching. The 20 inquiry-based theme kits offer a themed set of springboard ideas and are designed to support the development of new units and the enhancement of existing units.
Contains more than 2, 000 questions and answers, divided into 100 separate three-part quizzes. This book helps readers test their knowledge and have fun finding out about a wealth of topics. It includes five chapters covering essential information and trivia about: nature; geography; science and inventions; history; and, sport and art.
Heinemann offers a total solution for those taking and delivering the new Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, supporting you in your qualification so that you in turn can support others. Written by Yvonne Nolan, our resources lead you down the pathway to success, and help you achieve healthy results.
A collection of misunderstandings, mistakes and misconceptions, which reveals the reality behind just a few of the myths that get mixed up with truth. It includes entries such as: your hair and nails continue to grow after you die; a goldfish has a memory of about three seconds; and water goes down the plughole the other way in Australia.
Suitable for 8- to 12-yearolds, this title helps pairing important news and indispensable information with facts, puzzles, quizzes, and interactive sidebars. Whether they want to learn about global warming or Grammy winners, it helps the curious kids find what they need within the colourful pages.
Using a host of hilarious characters, Kjartan Poskitt presents all the tricks, tips and shortcuts to shapes they don't teach at school. Readers will find out how to command respect throughout the entire Universe, learn why the US defence headquarters is a penagon, and discover the quickest way to get a naked Colonel back to his beach hut.
Suitable for tweens and teens, this title presents pictures of music icons like Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and Taylor Swift; box office stars Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and Elle Fanning; and, everyone's favourite 1V stars such as Miranda Cosgrove and Selena Gomez.
Colour artwork and cartoons illustrate another title from the question and answer series I WONDER WHY, with unusual facts and information about all sorts of creepy crawlies from spiders to scorpions. Suitable for National Curriculum Science Key Stage 1/2.
Presents an introduction to philosophy that explores life's important but often unanswered questions. This title helps readers explore the history of thought and the great thinkers and learn how to think rationally for themselves. It features mind-teasers, optical illusions and thought experiments.
Taking as its starting point a child's natural desire to understand the world, this is a series designed to entertain and to inform. This book focuses on dinosaurs. Each spread has answers to between one and four questions, backed up by snippets of relevant extra information and cartoons.
Examines the subject of Civil Rights. This book offers a fresh look at the fascinating life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. It sheds light on the issues of race, labour, civil rights, and poetry in the USA, from the turbulent period of the 1950s and 60s down the decades to today.
Written for the international classroom, this new course comprehensively covers the syllabus, using up-to-date, global examples that students can relate to. Practical work is integrated through activities, test and past paper questions, helping pupils apply their understanding and giving them everything they need for success with the course.
Drawing on string theory and spacetime, quantum physics and chaos theory, this book aims to answer questions such as could parallel worlds like Will's and Lyra's really exist? How does the subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be a bomb like the one made with Lyra's hair? And, What are the dark materials?
The stage adaptation of Keith Gray's hit teenage novel about three friends who steal the urn containing the ashes of their best friend Ross and embark on a remarkable journey. Perfect for KS3 and 4, this educational edition contains an extensive section of classroom activities all referenced to the latest assessment focuses.
Containing information about the English language, this book can help to conquer spelling slip-ups and punctuation pitfalls. From getting to grips with grammar to discovering the perfect place to position punctuation - from a simple full stop to the more mysterious apostrophe, it can help children learn the basics of the English language.
Ever wondered how bubbles get into fizzy drinks? Or how we know what the dinosaurs looked like? And just how many ants can an anteater eat? This book answers a wide range of 'how' questions. It features artworks that help explain the answers, allowing children to build up their knowledge on a variety of subjects.
Ever wondered why elephants have trunks? Or why your legs look shorter under water? And just why was football once banned? This book answers a wide range of 'how' questions. It features artworks that help explain the answers, allowing children to build up their knowledge on a variety of subjects.
From tornados to the humble sock, we are surrounded by Perils. This terrifying and brilliant handbook contains the most exciting, funniest and best, with Peril ratings, juicy details and avoidance strategies, in four-colour throughout. Essential reading for all who wish to live long
Kids are always asking a million questions about the world they live in, and the more unbelievable the answer, the better. This title covers topics like: Sports and famous athletes; Animals at home and in the wild; Science and chemistry; Ancient Egyptians and pharaohs; and, Pirates and buried treasure.
Many high school theatre teachers do not have access to intensive voice instruction. Rena's book will fill that void. It is instructive, concise, easy to understand, and most importantly for the high school student, fun. All high school theatre programs should have Voice and the Young Actor as a textbook. Kim Moore, High School Teacher
Did you know that squirrels can't see the color red? That Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice? That only 30% of humans can flare their nostrils? Or that every year the average person eats 438 bugs by mistake? This book answers these questions.
A how-to handbook for girls who love to do stuff for themselves, encouraging them to learn and enjoy essential, practical skills. From fixing a puncture on a bike to boiling an egg or tidying their bedroom in 5 minutes, it helps girls to learn how to do it themselves.
Taking as its starting point a child's natural desire to understand the world, this is a series designed to entertain and to inform. This book focuses on astronomy, and each spread investigates a specific theme or topic, with answers to questions, plus additional snippets of information.
Using a host of hilarious characters, this book presents various tricks, tips and shortcuts to statistics. It helps readers find out how fractions can save them from the toxic mutant fish of Fastbuck, what makes Pongo McWhiffy a mathematical freak, and travel to Planet Mean to discover how averages can be absolutely revolting.
When the National Animal Chorus gathers to perform the immortal works of Mr Herbert Timberteeth, the performance doesn't go exactly as planned. Mr Timberteeth has some preconceived notions of what animals like to do that are reflected in his songs, but it turns out that lions prefer flower-arranging to prowling!
Taking as its starting point a child's natural desire to understand the world, this is a series designed to entertain and to inform. This book focuses on transport, and each spread investigates a specific theme or topic, with answers to questions, plus additional snippets of information.
This new edition of Collins School Thesaurus is an essential reference for all students. Each entry is followed by a wide range of alternative words and examples, making it easy for the user to choose the most appropriate alternative for the context.
Answers such questions such as - How do you get out of quicksand? Why does your skin get wrinkly if you stay too long in the bath? Is your right foot really clever? And, crucial for everyone likely to get caught short in the Arctic, 'Do igloos have loos'?
Taking as its starting point a child's desire to understand the world, this illustrated book focuses on our planet, asking questions such as: why does the wind blow?, how big was the largest snowman ever built?, and why do animals sometimes fall out of the sky?
Ever wondered why we have tonsils? Is there any cream in cream crackers? Why is the sea blue? And if kangaroos keep their babies in their pouches, what happens to all the poo? This book answers these crazy questions and plenty more. It is suitable for children from 8 to 80.
Take the fear out of the written exam AQA GCSE Drama is the only resource to have been developed with and exclusively endorsed by AQA. With a real focus on tracking individual progress, you can improve your students' chance of exam success through a unique blend of print and electronic resources.
Presents a hands-on, write-in, look-and-feel sketchbook. In this title, children follow the process of a real fashion designer to create their own fashion collection. It also includes finding inspiration, making a mood board, collecting and gathering research, choosing colours and a defining silhouette, and experimenting with fabrics.
A memoir of a young Polish Jewish girl during the Second World War. It gives us a perspective on the life of a family fleeing from Poland to Uzebekistan. It conveys a sense of immediacy and humanity to her description of the daily realities of the wartime experiences of so many Jewish refugees on the eastern front.
Answers burning questions such as: How do you get out of quicksand? Why does your skin get wrinkly if you stay too long in the bath? Is your right foot really clever? And, crucial for everyone likely to get caught short in the Arctic, 'Do igloos have loos?'
Discover the secrets of history, the animal kingdom, plants, planets and people. The sequel to the best-selling "Children's Miscellany", this book is filled with strange facts. Discover the secrets of history, the animal kingdom. It includes bizarre facts such as: dolphins were used by the US army to detect enemy mines during the Iraq War in 2003.
Lets you join the youngest crew of astronauts ever to make the trip to Mars. This title also lets you face with real dangers and decisions, and your choices can determine your fate on the Red Planet. Will you achieve your mission and return home to Earth safely, successfully earning the title of the youngest astronaut to make it to Mars?
Offers an introduction to EFT told through story, activities and rhyme, enhancing children's learning and capturing their interest in EFT. This book is suitable for reading and sharing with your children and can be used as a teaching resource in the classroom or as a tool in therapy.
With a variety of information you ever needed to know, this book is stuffed with the fastest, brightest, longest, funniest and the weirdest, and the wildest, wettest, saddest, brainiest and the fascinating-est things in the world. It is presented in a eye-catching jacket with holographic foil.
This Edexcel GCSE Drama Study Guide is designed specifically to help you achieve your best in the course and examination. It will equip you with ideas, exercises, thoughts and questions to ensure that you get the most out of your drama course and get a better grade in the exam.
At Archangel Academy, Michael Howard has found new friends, new love, and a place that feels more like home than Nebraska ever did. But the most important gift the school has given him is immortality. Life as a just-made vampire is challenging for Michael, even with Ronan, an experienced vamp, to guide him.
Intends to inspire children - to use their everyday actions to change the world. This book includes actions that are fun and easy for children to do but add up to making a big difference. It gives children the responsibility for changing the world, one bit at a time.
Explains 101 marvellous facts: why do we have nails? Why is the sky blue? Why can birds stand on electric wires and not be electrocuted? This title enables you to educate your child with minimum effort, and is suitable for children who do not want to be boring when they grow old.
Taking as its starting point a child's natural desire to understand the world, this series is designed to entertain and to inform. This book focuses on the human body, and each spread investigates a specific theme or topic, with answers to questions, plus additional snippets of information.
A non-fiction picture book that brings out the beauty, the "wow!" and the "yuck!" factors of hundreds of insects and spiders. It features eight gatefolds that show moths and mosquitoes, butterflies and beetles, spiders and silverfish life-size, up-close and personal.
Features lists of the weirdest beetles, the fastest jet aircraft, the scariest sharks, the least intelligent dinosaurs and more. This title also includes pictorial galleries, timelines and 'how to' boxes with unusual step-by-steps so you can discover how to land on a comet, drink from a cactus or dance the tango.
Did you know that a great white shark can weigh as much as 15 gorillas, or that meteorites the size of basketballs land on Earth about once a month? This title features such 301 wacky facts. It contains brain-bending facts which cover various topics, such as science, animals, food, weather, pop culture, outer space, geography, and more.
The Essential Guide to Primary Display provides a wealth of adaptable ideas to make display an integral part of the school environment and create an inspiring atmosphere. This practical and inspirational guide explains the seven principal uses of display, from Whole-School Themes and Themed Weeks to Classroom Environment and Communication.
Focusing on the scale and grandeur of Titanic, this title tells its dramatic story with large photo-realistic artworks. It also includes a CD with 3D-modelled animations that lets you explore the ship further. It lets you take a stroll along Titanic's vast deck, peek into its cabins and wonder at the powerhouse of the mighty boilers below decks.
Only 22 when he lost his life on assignment in Somalia, photojournalist Dan Eldon left behind much more than the journals that became the basis for Chronicle's best-seller THE JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION. He also left behind the story of a life that continues to inspire.
Takes a look at the biggest, the smallest, the highest, the lowest, the fastest, the slowest and many other facts, figures, records and measurements from both the natural world and the various fields of human achievement. This book covers various topics, from science and engineering to sport, history, nature, exploration and space travel.
A picture book about Alberto Santos-Dumont, the Brazilian who is credited with being the first person to fly a self-propelled airplane. In contrast to the Wright Brothers, Dumont is considered the first to build, take off, fly, and land without the use of catapults, high winds, launch rails or other external assistance.
An irresistible, interactive guide to the world's weirdest phenomena, facts and figures. Every spread reveals a new surprise, including weird things to make and do. Text is arranged in short, punchy sections and quirky design features add an extra layer of intrigue.
Sam is not only the smallest boy in his class, he is skinny, has red hair and struggles with school work. But when he starts finding strange scraps of shiny paper inscribed with meaningless letters, the adventures he goes through give him the courage to beat Toughie at his own game.
Includes chapters that feature observations such as: lions hunting buffaloes, flamingoes taking off from the surface of the water and miraculously shaping themselves into the shape of a flamingo, a lone wildebeest travelling with a herd of zebra, almost crashing into a group of sharks, and a crocodile catching its prey and eating it.
Covers topics ranging from food to customs, animals to history, nature to sports. This book describes an immense chess board built into public square in which the pawns and all the pieces are human beings, and the knights sit on real horses. It shows weird worms that stop island natives in their tracks as well as bathrooms with drainage systems.
An encyclopaedic quick-reference handbook exclusively for children with The Chambers Essential Factfinder CD free (with thousands of smart facts about Space, Earth, History, Natural History, Human Body, Thought & Belief, Science & Technology, Communication, and much more)
A further title from the question and answer series I WONDER WHY, with colour artwork and cartoons, an examination of the physical geography of seashores, islands and oceans, the animals that live in the oceans and human exploration of deep water, with unusual facts and analogies.
Do you need a place to keep your deepest thoughts and darkest plots under wraps? Would you like to be able to log private opinions that are for your eyes only? This book allows you to get secretly interactive. It lets you create personal files, plan your victories, record triumphs, and design your own dream cars.
A collection of 100 true tales of animal friendships, heroes and antics; from Nicholas, the cat who travels the streets of New York on his owner's head to best friends, Sterling the duck and Cleo the dog, who share everything from their kennel to their food.
Primary Inquirer offers you a wide range of flexible resources that can be used as part of PYP or Inquiry teaching. The 20 inquiry-based theme kits offer a themed set of springboard ideas and are designed to support the development of new units and the enhancement of existing units.
Taking as its starting point a child's natural desire to understand the world, this is a series designed to entertain and to inform. This book focuses on the animal world, and each spread investigates a specific theme or topic, with answers to questions, plus additional snippets of information.
Features the stories from around the world and the nation and includes information on topics ranging from A to Z. This title offers the information kids need to write a report, entertain friends, and impress teachers, from awesome animal facts to Internet resources to information about the world's nations, space exploration, inventions, and more.
Philosophy for children is one of the Key Issues series. Key Issues are written by experts and based on extensive knowledge supported by the latest research, and address some of the major challenges facing Early Years settings and Primary Schools.
Offers twenty quilt projects using four popular fabric cuts: jelly rolls, charm squares, layer cakes, and fat quarters. From single to king-size quilts, as well as wall hangings, crib quilts, sofa throws, and more, this book provides shortcuts, step-by-step instructions, how-to illustrations, colour photographs, and ready-to-use patterns.
Ever wondered which is the hottest planet? Or which bird can fly underwater? And just which city is in the sky? This book answers a wide range of 'which?' questions and provides further information with fun-filled facts. It features artworks that help explain the answers, allowing children to build up their knowledge on a variety of subjects.
Teaching children that the battle against the world's overwhelming waste problem begins with them, this title features projects that investigates the science of "garbology". It highlights the choices people make in creating garbage in the first place, suggesting ways children can reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink their actions for the future.
Ever wondered where it is night all the time? Or where the Twilight Zone is? And just where does chocolate grow on trees? This book answers a wide range of 'where?' questions and provides information with fun-filled facts. It features artworks that help explain the answers, allowing children to build up their knowledge on a variety of subjects.
There's nothing cuter than a pony. With big black eyes and stumpy legs, these horse relatives are fun to ride and pet in captivity, but have you ever seen them running wild? This title helps kids learn about ponies accompanied by National Geographic photography of these animals in all their wild glory.
What is it like to reach the top of the world's tallest mountain? To survive a shark attack? To fly with the US Air Force Thunderbirds? Suitable for children aged 9-12 years old, this title features interviews with twelve ordinary people who just happened to do extraordinary things.
Spiders are all around. They come in black, brown, yellow, red, green, even blue. They make homes out of their own body parts, set traps for unsuspecting prey, and lurk in the shadows to catch their meals by surprise. This title provides kids with information about spiders accompanied by National Geographic photography.
The Oxford Primary Atlas is a clear, bright and informative atlas for all 7-11 year olds. It includes up-to-date country data and easy-to-read colourful mapping. It introduces primary school pupils to key geographical themes and topics, matched to curriculum requirements, including landscapes, water, settlements, connections, and environments.
Written by a team of authors with experience of supervising and assessing Projects, this handy Student Guide is designed by Edexcel to support learners at Levels 1 and 2 in any subject, enabling them to develop essential skills needed for Project success.
Features various characters from the film, Transformers. This guide covers various Autobots and Decepticons as well as human characters from the movie, which is based on the toy phenomenon of the 1980s. It is packed with descriptions of each character, facts and the vital statistics.