This is a new research-based guide to baby-care from the world-renowned authority on child development Penelope Leach. This outstanding new guide to parenting from the expert who transformed the way we raise children. Penelope Leach draws on her unrivalled experience to help you bring up your baby in the first year. Kind reassuring guidance on practical childcare issues including feeding sleeping & crying is backed up by key new evidence on the way babies brains develop to help you understand & respond to your baby. Penelope Leachs baby-led reliable approach has guided millions of mothers worldwide. With her frank honest & sympathetic advice you will be able to make your own informed decisions about whats best for your child. ...

Essential French Grammar for the Sixth Form & Beyond is an invaluable resource for grammar learning in the Sixth Form for both teachers & students. This single volume provides: clear explanations & examples; extensive & progressive exercises; an answer section with additional notes highlighting those areas where mistakes are commonly made. The pragmatic approach will guide all French students from GCSE up to university entry level whatever the examination for which they are studying. It assumes very little previous knowledge of grammar & progressively takes students up to the use of those sophisticated structures which are required for top grades in examinations. ...

The Essential Garden Design Workbook" guides the reader through every stage of planning a garden
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Essential GCSE Latin" is neither a complete course from scratch nor a reference grammar but a summary of all the linguistic requirements for the OCR Examination Board

Specification (2007 onwards) aimed mainly at pupils in their GCSE year. OCR is now the only board in that offers a GCSE in Latin language. Whatever course they have used many remain very hazy about grammar. It is difficult to track back in a multi-volume course to the first introduction of a particular construction. Traditional grammars on the other hand can be forbidding & often do not give enough help with syntax & idiom. This book breaks everything down into bite-sized chunks with examples & practice sentences (600 in all) on each point & generous cross-referencing. It concentrates on the understanding of principles in both accidence & syntax in order to cut down on rote learning. Practice passages for the optional harder unseen translation passage are included."

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The first all-encompassing skills book to meet the new examination requirements at GCSE & A level this authoritative guide provides full coverage of the geographical skills needed by students of all abilities on their journey through the new 14-19 curriculum. ...

Essential Grammar in Use Third edition is a fully updated version of this best-selling grammar title. Now in full colour with new content & even more exercises this updated edition retains all the key features of clarity & ease-of-use that have made the book so popular with learners & teachers alike. Designed to be flexible the Third edition is available both with & without answers making it ideal for self-study but also suitable for reinforcement work in the classroom. The 'with answers' version of the book comes with a handy pull-out reference panel which allows learners to review key grammar points at a glance. It is also available with a CD-ROM offering extra practice of all the grammar covered at this level. ...

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The Essential Guide to Business for Artists & Designers is a comprehensive business start up & practical enterprise skills guide that will appeal to a wide range of artists & designers. Completely updated for 2013 this excellent guide will help artists & designers acquire vital knowledge & skills to develop a vision & future strategy so they can make a success of their creative business or arts practice. It

Includes:: seven profiles of established artists & designers dozens of apt"ations illustrated mind maps diagrams useful exercises & is printed in the latest dyslexic friendly font. Specific topics that are covered include: making creativity pay; self-employment vs employment; starting up a business; money management; business planning; building networks; self-promotion; funding & sponsorship; intellectual property & legal issues; negotiation tactics & contracts; records taxes & basic bookkeeping; trading via the internet innovation & future trends; a detailed business glossary & full list of professional bodies. All in all this is a thorough guide for all visual artists who want to start up a business. This book cuts through the clatter & the jargon of business giving clear simple advice about how to make a success out of your art practice or creative company. Sir James Dyson

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This is a book for cake decorating enthusiasts both beginners & those who are more experienced. Showcasing beautiful photography of exquisitely finished cakes with step-by-step instructions The Essential Guide to Cake Decorating features easy-to-follow projects from simple projects such as baking the cake & simple piping to more inspirational ideas for enthusiastic & experienced sugar-crafters seeking new challenges."" ...

Unravel the secrets of combining two or more yarn colours with this fabulous practical knitting guide. Master all the techniques that transform simple knitted items into vibrant colourful masterpieces from working with multicolour yarn to stranding & intarsia. This title features 150 vibrant knitting patterns for colour knitting to help you make your knits more vibrant. With easy-to-follow simple instructions knitters of all abilities will be able to add colour to their knitting. Learn the basics of colour theory pick up some new stitches & techniques & then put your skills to use with a project from the Design Workshop. Tight stitches loose stitches curled edges messy ends twisted yarns
- put them all in the past with practical tips & tricks that bring out the best in every project. Broken into nine chapters the book covers Colour Basics Stripes Pattern Stitches Multicoloured Yarns Stranded Knitting Intarsia Other Techniques Finishing Touches & Design Workshop. There is also full guidance on using the charts & sizing guidelines as well as helpful information on knitting abbreviations & symbols & a glossary of knitting techniques. This 320-page bumper book is the essential resource for knitters everywhere
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