Why do you need food & what happens to it inside your body? Which foods give you energy & which ones make you fit & strong? In this book you can explore your amazing insides & discover all kinds of fantastic food facts Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own ...

Why Do We Remember? The Great Fire of London describes the catastrophic fire that laid waste to much of London in September 1666 It explores how we know about the fire from popular songs to diaries & looks at how it led directly to the renaissance of London This simple friendly children's first history series aimed at readers aged 5 & up takes a close look at some key events & personalities through history & reveals how & why they are still important to us today A perfect support to learning about history at Key Stage 1 each book uses a rich variety of historical sources from diaries to paintings to bring events to life while simple historical vocabulary is introduced & explained Each book also features a simple timeline & explores how we find about the past All text has been carefully checked by a historian ...

A first history series that looks at some key events & personalities through history & explains why we remember them today 32 pages Howell Izzi ...

Robin Gill sensitively examines the various explanations that theologians offer to the problem of why the world contains so much innocent suffering A book for all who want to believe in God but struggle to do so in the face of the pointless cruelty that appears to be built into God's creation ...

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?! Mitch Symons answers all these crazy questions & plenty more in this wonderfully funny & addictive book for children from 8 to 80! And yes eating bogeys is good for you but only your own! ...

For all the discussion in the media about creationism & ' Intelligent Design' virtually nothing has been said about the evidence in question
- the evidence for evolution by natural selection Yet as this succinct & important book shows that evidence is vast varied & magnificent & drawn from many disparate fields of science The very latest research is uncovering a stream of evidence revealing evolution in action
- from the actual observation of a species splitting into two to new fossil discoveries to the deciphering of the evidence stored in our genome Why Evolution is True weaves together the many threads of modern work in genetics palaeontology geology molecular biology anatomy & development to demonstrate the 'indelible stamp' of the processes first proposed by Darwin It is a crisp lucid & accessible statement that will leave no one with an open mind in any doubt about the truth of evolution

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Fashion is the most immediate & intimate form of self-expression Faster than anything else what we wear tells the story of who we are or who we want to be Yet even as fashion touches the lives of each & every one of us it can seem mysterious Who better to guide readers into the dizzying world of fashion than Frances Corner Head of London College of Fashion & a leading expert on this rapidly expanding increasingly global always exciting industry? In 101 provocative entries Corner teases out the glorious intricacies & contradictions of an industry that simultaneously values technology & craft timeless style & fast fashion the bespoke & the mass-market consumption & sustainability cold-hard numbers & creative expression From Karl Lagerfeld & High-Tech Fur to The White Shirt to The One Trillion Dollar Business each entry offers a unique avenue into fashion & its impact both positive & negative on lives around the globe Accessible instructive & hugely enjoyable this book will be essential reading for anyone involved in fashion business education & beyond ...

We all constantly interact with type in almost every aspect of our lives But how do fonts affect what we read & influence the choices we make? This book opens up the science & the art behind how fonts influence you It explains why certain fonts or styles evoke particular experiences & associations Fonts have different personalities that can create trust mistrust give you confidence make things seem easier to do or make a product taste better They&re hidden in plain sight they trigger memories associations & multisensory experiences in your imagination Fonts can alter the meanings of words right before your very eyes See what personalities fonts have & what they reveal about YOUR personality Explore how you respond to fonts emotionally & can make fonts work for your message Be amazed that a font has the power to alter the taste of your food This book is for anyone who is interested in giving words impact who loves words & how they influence us ...

In Why Grow Up the latest volume in the Philosophy in Transit series world-renowned philosopher Susan Neiman looks at growing up as an ideal with urgent relevance today Becoming an adult today can seem a grim prospect As you grow up you are told to renounce most of the hopes & dreams of your youth & resign yourself to a life that will be a pale dilution of the adventurous important & enjoyable life you once expected But who wants to do any of that? No wonder we live in a culture of rampant immaturity argues internationally-renowned philosopher Susan Neiman when maturity looks so boring In Why Grow Up Neiman explores the forces that are arrayed against maturity & shows how philosophy can help us want to grow up Travel both literally & as a metaphor has been seen as a crucial step to coming of age by thinkers as diverse as Kant Rousseau Hume & Simone de Beauvoir Neiman discusses childhood adolescence sex & culture & asks how the idea of travel can help us build a model of maturity that makes growing up a good option & leaves space in our culture for grown-ups Refuting the widespread belief that the best time of your life is the decade between sixteen & twenty-six she argues that being grown-up is itself an ideal one that is rarely achieved in its entirety but all the more worth striving for ...

The eagerly awaited follow-up to the best-selling Why Beethoven Threw the Stew What did Haydn&s wife use for curling-paper for her hair? What did Schubert do with his old spectacles case? Why was Dvorak given a butcher&s apron when he was a little boy? Why did Tchaikovsky spit on a map of Europe? Why did Faure find a plate of spinach on his face? And why did Handel waggle his wig? In Why Beethoven Threw the Stew renowned cellist Steven Isserlis set out to pass on to children a wonderful gift given to him by his own cello teacher
- the chance to people his own world with the great composers by getting to know them as friends In his new book he draws us irresistibly into the world of six more favourite composers bringing them alive in a manner that cannot fail to catch the imagination of children encountering classical music for the first time Once again the text is packed with facts dates & anecdotes interspersed with lively black-&-white line illustrations making this an attractive & accessible read for children to enjoy on their own or share with an adult& If Why Beethoven Threw the Stew does not turn your child into a music lover the chances are nothing will& Daily Mail
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