Know the score with this ultimate guide to the world of sport. Childrens Book of Sport" is your ultimate guide to the diverse world of sport. From the best known to the most obscure this guide showcases team sports target sports as well as track & field. Dynamic photographs bring sports to life while fact boxes highlight key information from rules & regulations to tactics & techniques. There are even star profiles & facts & stats on sports you never knew existed. A special section on the Olympic & Paralympic Games from the early Greek games right up to the present day makes " Childrens Book of Sport" your must-have guide in the run up to the 2012 London Olympics." ...

This title is packed with simple delicious chocolate recipes including chocolate cinnamon fondue rocky road white chocolate cheesecake truffles chocolate cupcakes & many more. It

Includes:: straightforward jargon-free text with clear instructions for altering recipes & swapping ingredients to adapt to personal taste or for food preferences or allergies. It also

Includes:: fascinating features on what chocolate is how it is made from beans into bars & the history of chocolate from 3 000 years ago up to the present day.



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This new edition of the dictionary uses up-to-date text & colour photographs & illustrations throughout. It

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This is a must-have encyclopedia with over 1 500 amazing photographs illustrations & diagrams. It is packed full of knowledge waiting to be absorbed by fact-hungry children with information on our world animals & plants how the human body works history cultures science technology space & a complete set of maps of the world. Simple text makes each subject easy to learn. This title

Includes:: links to over 150 recommended websites full of additional information activities quizzes games video clips & virtual tours.

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Step back in time to discover the wonders of the Stone Age Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome the Aztecs & Maya the Incas Ancient China & Ancient Japan. You can explore the ideas discoveries & technology that have shaped the human race since the beginning of time. Expert text & special fact boxes provide fascinating historical context with over 3000 amazing photographs illustrations & maps. Experience the past with 120 step-by-step projects
- fly your own Chinese dragon kite build a model of an Egyptian pyramid & prepare a Stone Age meal. It is ideal for home or school use for 8- to 12-year-olds. Journey through 30 000 years of human history & explore the wonders of the ancient world. Readers can probe the mysteries of the pyramids of ancient Egypt for themselves. Pictures & words combine to show how one small city became the heart of the mighty Roman Empire. Find out how the Aztecs treated rattlesnake bites & tarantula stings & learn the secrets of the Japanese martial arts. The comprehensive yet lively information is accessible on many levels
- perfect for home study school projects or just for fun.

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A beautifully illustrated edition of the Bible created especially for children. From the peak of Mount Sinai to the shores of the Sea of Galilee
- Old & New Testament stories are brought to life with photographs & maps to put the stories in context. Perfect for sharing with your child or grandchild or for them to read & discover the Bible on their own.
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Discover a world of information... Spectacular illustrations photographs & maps show you what other encyclopedias only tell you. Thousands of entries on a huge range of topics & up-to-the-minute coverage of world events. Travel from one entry to another & find out more with comprehensive cross-references. Hundreds of expertly selected links guide you to the best websites for each topic. ...

Margaret Donaldsons seminal work on child development first published in 1978 has become a classic inquiry into the nature of human thought. In this concise & brilliantly readable book Margaret Donaldson shows that context is key when it comes to the development of language & thought & how the right support can ensure children are skilled in these areas before they even start school. She revisits earlier theories of child development notably those of Jean Piaget to expose flaws in the accepted wisdom on child psychology & to suggest a range of new strategies to help children combat difficulties. As wise & perceptive today as it was when it first appeared Margaret Donaldsons bestselling work is essential reading for anyone interested in child development & child psychology. ...

Childrens picturebooks are the very first books we encounter & they form an important constantly evolving & dynamic sector of the publishing industry. But what does it take to create a successful picture book for children? In seven chapters this book covers the key stages of conceiving a narrative creating a visual language & developing storyboards & design of a picturebook. There are interviews with leading childrens picturebook illustrators as well as case studies of their work. The picturebooks & artists featured hail from Australia Belgium Cuba France Germany Hungary Ireland Italy Japan Norway Poland Portugal Russia Singapore South Korea Spain Taiwan the UK & the USA. In this publication Martin Salisbury & Morag Styles introduce us to the world of childrens picturebooks providing a solid background to the industry before going on to explore the key concepts & practices that have gone into the creation of picturebooks. ...

Spike Milligans publishing career began over forty years ago when Silly Verse for Kids was published in 1959. His poems were inspired by listening to his own children & subsequently his grandchildren & marvelling at the way they could invent new words or incorporate sound effects into their everyday language. Spike did not regard children as small adults but as entirely different species who lived in a secret magical world that very few adults understood. For decades he delved into this world delighting children
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- of all ages with his poems & stories. Illustrated throughout with Spikes own drawings & specially commissioned artworks this is an ideal read-alone or read-aloud book for Spike fans of all ages featuring: Silly Verse for Kids (1959) The Bald Twit Lion (1968) A Book of Milliganimals (1968) Unspun Socks from a Chickens Laundry (1968) Sir Nobonk & the Terrible Awful Dreadful Nasty Dragon (1982) & Startling Verse for All the Family (1987).

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