A bilingual German English edition of the classic Usborne word book illustrated by Stephen Cartwright One hundred everyday words are illustrated in busy scenes & with labelled pictures to help readers learn key German words Don't forget to look out for the Usborne Little Yellow Duck on every page! ...

A delightfully illustrated Hebrew English vocabulary book with labelled pictures & scenes to help children learn one hundred everyday words Each picture has its name in Hebrew plus pronunciation guide & English translation Readers can hear the words read aloud by a native Hebrew speaker at the Usborne Quicklinks website ...

With delightful scenes illustrated by Stephen Cartwright this Italian English vocabulary book is a wonderful way for children to learn 100 everyday words in Italian The pictures are labelled with Italian words & English translations & readers can hear the words read aloud by a native Italian speaker at the Usborne Quicklinks website ...

Learn one hundred everyday words with this Japanese English vocabulary book delightfully illustrated by Stephen Cartwright Each picture has its name written in simple Japanese kana signs with a pronunciation guide & English translation Readers can hear the words read aloud by a native Japanese speaker at the Usborne Quicklinks website ...

This Russian English vocabulary book has delightful scenes & pictures illustrated by Stephen Cartwright Each picture has its name written in Cyrillic with a pronunciation guide & English translation Readers can hear the words read aloud by a native Russian speaker at the Usborne Quicklinks website ...

This is clear & simple explanations of everything children & parents need to know to understand maths at Key Stage 1 Lively illustrations together with hundreds of useful examples will inspire children to grasp the basics setting them on course for a lifetime of maths confidence & success There are links to carefully selected websites with online maths puzzles games & resources designed to reinforce the key points ...

A brightly illustrated introduction to science which supports teaching in primary schools Designed for use at home & in school & perfect for parents who want to find our more about what their children are being taught

Includes:: a section on 'what is science?' as well information about living things materials forces light sound & electriciy space & scientific investigations

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Children can write with complete confidence with this brightly illustrated thesaurus Words & synonyms are organised by type (adventure words etc) or by topic (in a city under the sea etc) with both simple words & more advanced vocabulary included A handy word finder at the back allows children to look up a word & find its synonyms Illustrations Full colour throughout ...

Extensively researched First in Space is based on the true-life adventures of Ham a chimpanzee the Americans trained for the first sub orbital flight The story follows his training & experiences through the launch as well as those of the other chimps & trainers involved Because it is Ham's exciting adventure it is told primarily through his eyes along with anecdotal information that provides a snapshot of that time in America's conquest of space ...

Penny Pepper has led an extraordinary life She is a writer Poet Punk Pioneer Activist & she also happens to be disabled In her absorbing memoir which spans the mid-1980s up until the millennium Penny paints a picture of life love sex music success failure & misadventures in the UK punk scene of the late 20th century Craving freedom from the poor Chiltern Hill council estate where she grew up Penny dreams of moving to London of writing of finding her way in the North London music scene She doesn't have what others take for granted; she is disabled & she sets out with just her raw burgeoning talent to fight the social demons of indifference discrimination & out-right bigotry all while wearing micro-mini leather bondage skirts fishnets & hair extensions There are parties; there's sex; there's music She exchanges letters with Morrissey Ken Livingstone helps her find a wheelchair-accessible flat Her demo tape is reviewed in the NME & played on the radio Her 90s album Spiral Sky is No 1 in Greece for a week & there is opportunity
- opportunity to join the radical beginnings of the disability rights movement First in the World Somewhere tells of her endless adventures Through the years there's an overload of adventure despair & joy Often faced with prejudice she fails she suffers she survives & she even sometimes succeeds Penny does not deny her disability; rather she keeps it at the forefront of everything she stands for & she tells her story with blood heart & an undeniable wit
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