Some children have frequent temper tantrums. Some are always fidgeting running around screaming or falling over. Perhaps you have a child like that or teach one. If so the chances are that theres nothing to worry about & theyre just being boisterous. For 5-10% of children its not that simple though. These characteristics can be some of the symptoms of ADHD. So how can you tell the difference & what can you do about it? This book is here to help. Its easy-to-read style guides parents teachers & carers through the process: from spotting the symptoms & getting a diagnosis to receiving treatment & finding support. Find out which professionals can help how to get through the system & how to gain support from your school. Practical issues such as life after school & healthy eating are also an integral part of the book. Whether you are a parent or teacher this practical guide will provide you with all the facts & resources you need. Knowledge is king & this book is your starting point. ...

Are you struggling with students who have ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? There is likely to be at least one student in any mainstream class with ADHD an evolving concept that affects pupils learning concentration behaviour & social relationships. In order to offer effective support & maximize the learning potential of all students in your classroom you will need to understand the different needs of all children but perhaps especially those with ADHD. With sections covering the background to ADHD the school setting & the wider context of home life this complete resource ensures excellent practice for working with students with ADHD. It provides: examples of successful tried-&-tested strategies; activities to use with children; checklists; information on referral pathways; advice on working with parents; & case studies to facilitate discussion. A substantial bank of electronic resource materials is available from the SAGE website to use with the book including Power Point presentations & a range of photocopiable sheets. Packed with the most up-to-date information & rooted in real-life examples from the authors own experiences & research this is the complete resource you need to help you work successfully with students who have ADHD. Every class teacher SENCO & teaching assistant in a primary or secondary school will find this an invaluable & supportive guide. Linda Wheeler is an independent education consultant & researcher having been for many years a teacher in both mainstream & special schools. She is currently a part-time Lecturer at the University of Worcester. ...

Tibor Tarent a freelance photographer is recalled to Britain from Anatolia where his wife Melanie has been killed by insurgent militia. IRGB is a nation living in the aftermath of a bizarre & terrifying terrorist atrocity
- hundreds of thousands were wiped out when a vast triangle of west London was instantly annihilated. The authorities think the terrorist attack & the death of Tarent's wife are somehow connected. A century earlier a stage magician is sent to the Western Front on a secret mission to render British reconnaissance aircraft invisible to the enemy. On his journey to the trenches he meets the visionary who believes that this will be the war to end all wars. In 1943 a woman pilot from Poland tells a young RAF technician of her escape from the Nazis & her desperate need to return home. In the present day a theoretical physicist stands in his English garden & creates the first adjacency. THE ADJACENT is a novel where nothing is quite as it seems. Where fiction & history intersect where every version of reality is suspect where truth & falsehood lie closely adjacent to one another. It shows why Christopher Priest is one of our greatest writers.
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Welcome to Newton the perfect town... Where kids get perfect grades... And everyone seems perfectly happy
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The Adlard Coles Book of Navigation is the perfect reference for anyone following an RYA navigation course from Day Skipper through to Yachtmaster Offshore & for any seafarer requiring a knowledge of navigation. This highly practical book explains everything the reader needs to know to navigate a yacht or motorboat from one port to another safely & accurately. Using clear diagrams worked examples & colour photographs throughout Tim Bartlett explains each stage of navigation including electronic navigation. Excellent bestselling reference...you should be able to do it once youve read this! Kelvin Hughes Particularly useful for readers with little navigational experience...will also appeal to anyone studying for navigational qualifications. The Nautical Magazine A must-have for any coastal & offshore yachtsman. Yachting Monthly" ...

Admiral John Benbow was an English naval hero a fighting sailor of ruthless methods but indomitable courage. Benbow was a man to be reckoned with. In 1702 however when Benbow engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main other ships in his squadron failed to support him. His leg shattered by a cannon-ball Benbow fought on
- but to no avail: the French escaped & the stricken Benbow succumbed to his wounds. When the story of his ' Last Fight' reached England there was an outcry. Two of the captains who had abandoned him were court-martialled & shot; ' Brave Benbow' was elevated from national hero to national legend his valour immortalized in broadsheet & folksong: ships were named after him; Tennyson later feted him in verse; in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island the tavern where Jim Hawkins & his mother live is called ' The Admiral Benbow'. For the very first time Sam Willis tells the extraordinary story of Admiral Benbow through an age of dramatic change from his birth under Cromwell's Commonwealth; to service under the restored Stuart monarchy; to the Glorious Revolution of 1688; to the French wars of Louis XIV; & finally to the bitter betrayal of 1702. The Admiral Benbow covers all aspects of seventeenth century naval life in richly vivid detail from strategy & tactics to health & discipline. But Benbow also worked in the Royal Dockyards lived in Samuel Evelyn's House knew Peter the Great helped to found the first naval hospital & helped to build the first offshore lighthouse. The second volume in the Hearts of Oak trilogy from one of Britain's most exciting young historians The Admiral Benbow is a gripping & detailed account of the making of a naval legend.
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The Ship Craft series provides in-depth information about building & modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class highlighting differences between sister-ships & changes in their appearance over their careers. This

Includes:: paint schemes & camouflage featuring colour profiles & highly detailed line drawings & scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths & weaknesses of available kits lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships & provides hints on modifying & improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales & the book concludes with a section on research references
- books monographs large-scale plans & websites. The subject of this volume is the largest & most sophisticated German cruiser class of WW2. The five ships suffered very different fates. Blucher was sunk during the invasion of Norway in 1940 whereas Admiral Hipper fought right through the war. The most famous Prinz Eugen escaped when Bismarck was sunk & survived to be expended in a postwar Atomic bomb test. Seydlitz was intended to be converted to an aircraft carrier but never finished while Lutzow was sold to Russia & sunk by her erstwhile owners.STEVE BACKER is the editor of steelnavy.com the best warship modelling site on the web for which he writes extensively on warship kits & accessories. He is also the author of four previous titles Japanese Heavy Cruisers British Battlecruisers Essex Class Carriers & Bismarck & Tirpitz in this Ship Craft series.


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This is an omnibus edition compromising of four C. S. Foresters classic seafaring tales about Horatio Hornblower namely: Flying Colours" " The Commodore" " Lord Hornblower" & " Hornblower in the West Indies"." ...

It was 1794. Lieutenant John Pearce recently returned from the Atlantic is caught between the constant feuding of two senior admirals. One puts him in a position of maximum danger while another asks him to undertake a hazardous commission one he must undertake in order to protect his friends the Pelicans. They are his Achilles heel & those in power know it. Meanwhile Pearce is also trying to construct a perjury case against Captain Ralph Barclay while nephew Toby Burns has become a reluctant pawn in the game the objective of which is to finally silence the man who could bring about Barclay's ruin: John Pearce. Highly charged packed with historical detail & loaded with action
- The Admirals' Game" is a must-read for all nautical adventure fans."
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The importance of marine salvage during armed conflict has been vastly underestimated since becoming a vital Naval arm during the First World War. Between 1915 & 1918 the Admiralty Salvage Section saved nearly 400 merchant vessels desperately needed to bring food & war materials into Britain. During the Second World War some two million tons of shipping was successfully recovered. From D-Day onwards Admiralty salvage men cleared many stricken craft from the Normandy beaches alone often under heavy shellfire. Then as the Germans retreated back across Europe salvage teams undertook vital port clearance duties. During the Suez Crisis Falklands Conflict & even the Gulf War the same story can be told. & their peacetime operations have also been important. Drawing on a wealth of official documents Admiralty Salvage is the first book to explore in depth the courage personal sacrifice & invaluable contribution these forgotten heroes have made during both peace & war. ...