An important & timely book on race & racism, encouraging children to think for themselves about the issues involved.

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A crisis makes you rethink your life. The recent economic crisis is no exception. All of us are now thinking how the world could be run differently. Despite this, a radical alternative has hardly emerged to mobilize the masses. Written for the public & students, this book explores the character & spirit of radical politics in our times. ...

The Little Book Big Idea series builds foundations for life-long learning by explaining big ideas to little people.  What is science? asks questions such as: how can science help us? why is science important? what can you do with science? & provides the answers in a simple & clear way. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781915613714 •†Author:   Sarah Walden  •†Publisher:   Noodle Juice •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 32 •†Dimensions:† 21 x 1 x 25.3 cm ...

Shows young children undertaking real art & design projects to expand their skills & understanding of creative & practical processes. This title supports the schemes of work at KS1. It describes sculptures in different materials, from stone to ice, animal sculptures & making an animal model, & making a geometric construction out of card. ...

Not all ideas are for positive, constructive change. Some ideas are controversial, unpalatable, even disturbing. As Steven Pinker points out, many discoveries in the history of science were considered socially, morally, or emotionally dangerous in their time; & many ideas that resonate today are dangerous too, not because they are assumed to be false, but because they might
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- turn out to be true.

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In 1968, at the age of 22, Karl Marlantes abandoned his Oxford University scholarship to sign up for active service with the US Marine Corps in Vietnam. Pitched into a war that had no defined military objective other than kill ratios & body counts, what he experienced over the next thirteen months in the jungles of South East Asia shook him to the core. But what happened when he came home covered with medals was almost worse. It took Karl four decades to come to terms with what had really happened, during the course of which he painstakingly constructed a fictionalized version of his war, MATTERHORN, which has subsequently been hailed as the definitive Vietnam novel. WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO TO WAR takes us back to Vietnam, but this time there is no fictional veil. Here are the hard-won truths that underpin MATTERHORN: the author's real-life experiences behind the book's indelible scenes. But it is much more than this. It is part exorcism of Karl's own experiences of combat, part confession, part philosophical primer for the young man about to enter combat. It It is also a devastatingly frank answer to the questions ' What is it like to be a soldier?' What is it like to face death?' & ' What is it like to kill someone?' ...

In 1872, a woman known only as ' An Ernest Englishwoman' published an open letter entitled ' Are women animals?', in which she protested the fact that women were not treated as fully human. In reality, their status was worse than that of animals: regulations prohibiting cruelty against dogs, horses & cattle were significantly more punitive than laws against cruelty to women. What does it mean to be 'human' rather than 'animal'? If the Ernest Englishwoman had turned her gaze to the previous century, her critique could equally have applied to slaves. In her time & beyond, the debate around human status involved questions of language, facial physiology, & vegetarianism. If she had been capable of looking 100 years into the future, she might have wondered about chimeras, created by transplanting animal fluids & organs into human bodies, or the ethics of stem cell research. In this meticulously researched, wide-ranging & illuminating book, Joanna Bourke explores the legacy of more than two centuries, & looks forward to what the future might hold for humans & animals. ...

What Katy Did at School & What Katy Did Next continue the story of the high-spirited & rebellious American girl, Katy Carr, & her family, who first appeared in What Katy Did. What Katy Did at School is a compelling tale of the intrigues of life at the New England girls' boarding school which Katy attends. Her trials & adventures are all interwoven with a sense of fun & gently ironic good humour. What Katy Did Next describes a tour by Katy of Europe, as she evolves from the child of earlier books into a spirited young woman, & brings to a satisfying close this delightful trilogy. ...

Katy Carr can hardly believe it when she is invited to spend a whole year in Europe with Mrs Ashe & Amy. Although a year seems like a long time away from her beloved family, living in the small American town of Burnet, Katy embarks enthusiastically on her greatest adventure. ...