Thirteen-year-old Ben Tracey is looking forward to spending the summer in the Democratic Republic of Congo where his father has been hired to examine the valuable mineral Coltan thats being mined there. They soon realise that the people living in the village near the mine are frightened & it doesnt take long for Ben & his father to discover why: behind the door of every hut there is at least one person dying or seriously ill & no one seems to be doing anything to help. As Bens father falls ill its up to Ben & his new friend Halima to try & tell the government whats going on so the village can be isolated before the sickness spreads further. Will they be able to prevent disaster? ...

Thirteen-year-old Ben Tracey is looking forward to spending the summer in the Democratic Republic of Congo where his father has been hired to examine the valuable mineral Coltan that's being mined there. They soon realise that the people living in the village near the mine are frightened & it doesn't take long for Ben & his father to discover why: behind the door of every hut there is at least one person dying or seriously ill & no one seems to be doing anything to help. As Ben's father falls ill it's up to Ben & his new friend from the village Halima to try & tell the government what's going on so the village can be isolated before the sickness spreads further. Will they be able to prevent disaster? ...

The dreadful secret that Torak carries with him at the close of SOUL EATER is revealed & he is cast out from the clans. It's his fourteenth summer. He's alone cut off even from Wolf & Renn. Hunted & on the run he takes refuge in unknown territory
- the haunted reedbeds of Lake Axehead where he is menaced by the Hidden People. Other threats lurk nearby & his battle with the Soul-Eaters is far from over.. . As he fights for his life Torak uncovers a deception too awful to contemplate one that shakes him to the core & shatters his world.
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The dreadful secret that Torak carries with him at the close of SOUL EATER is revealed & he is cast out from the clans. Its his fourteenth summer. Hes alone cut off even from Wolf & Renn. Hunted & on the run he takes refuge in unknown territory
- the haunted reedbeds of Lake Axehead where he is menaced by the Hidden People. Other threats lurk nearby & his battle with the Soul-Eaters is far from over.. . As he fights for his life Torak uncovers a deception too awful to contemplate one that shakes him to the core & shatters his world.
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Benedict Morland's comfortable life is overset when an old enemy's dying wish leaves him guardian of an orphaned boy. No-one including his wife Sibella can understand why Benedict accepts Lennox Mynott into his household & amid growing hostility at Morland Place he takes the boy to America to join his daughter Mary at Twelvetrees Plantation. Here Benedict as well as Lennox fall in love with the Southern way of life just at the moment when bitter civil war is about to destroy it forever. ...

As the Byzantine & German emperors plot war against each other Venice's future rests in the hands of three unwilling people: The newly knighted Sir Tycho. An ex-slave & trained assassin who defeated the Mamluk navy but cannot make the woman he loves love him back. Tortured by secrets afraid of the daylight he sees no reason to save a city he hates. The grieving Lady Giulietta. Impossibly rich deeply spoilt. A virgin a mother a widow.. . Both emperors want her hand for their sons in marriage. All she wants is to retire from the poisonous world of the Venetian court to mourn her husband in peace. & finally a naked mud-strewn girl who crawls from a paupers' grave on an island in the Venetian lagoon & begins by killing the men who buried her. ...

Ferret Swartt Sixclaw & badger Sunflash the Mace are arch enemies who have sworn a pledge of death upon each other. Meanwhile the Abbess of Redwall has banished a young creature from her Abbey. This harsh sentence forces a heart-breaking decision upon a young Redwall mousemaid & ultimately links her destiny to...the Outcast of Redwall. ...

Outcomes" is a completely new general English course in which: natural real-world grammar & vocabulary help students to succeed in social professional & academic settings; CEF goals are the focus of communication activities where students learn & practise the language they need to have conversations in English; clear outcomes in every lesson of every unit provide students with a sense of achievement as they progress through the course." ...

Outcomes is a completely new general English course in which natural real world grammar & vocabulary help students to succeed in social professional & academic settings. CEF goals are the focus of communication activities where students learn & practice the language they need to have conversations in English. Clear outcomes in every lesson of every unit provide students with a sense of achievement as they progress through the course. The Outcomes student book
Includes:: a grammar reference section with activities for all grammar points covered; eight two-page writing lessons which cover social academic & professional writing needs; & four four-page reviews to revise language & skills & explore learner training.
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Outdoor education offers children special contexts for play & exploration real experiences & contact with the natural world & the community. To help ensure young children thrive & develop in your care this book provides essential information on how to make learning outdoors a rich & valuable part of their daily life. Written by a team of experts in the field this book focuses on the core values of effective outdoor provision & is packed with ideas to try out in practice. Topics covered include: the role of play in learning outdoors; meaningful experiences for children outdoors; the role of the adult outdoors; creating a dynamic & flexible outdoor environment; dealing with challenge risk & safety; & including every child in outdoor learning. There are case studies of successful strategies in action covering the Birth to 5 age range. Outdoor provision needs to be thoughtfully planned well organised & appropriately supported by adults & this book will help practitioners & students to lead good practice with complete confidence so that they respond to the needs & interests of young children. ...