This book combines all the exercises activities & quick tests from our best-selling Make It Easy English books for Ages 8-9 in one great-value edition including stickers to reward learning! This book guides your child through each topic with: * clear examples to demonstrate the topic * step-by-step activities to progress ability * quick tests to check understanding * a progress chart & gold star rewards * colourful fun illustrations to engage your child. ...

This book contains 30 quick tests designed to highlight strengths & weaknesses reinforce progress aid achievement & provide revision of the key skills for English in Year 4. Each test covers a different English topic & is designed to be completed in ten minutes to maximise revision time. / Simple easy to use layout that covers all curriculum content / Ideal for SATs APP & 11+ preparation / Questions aimed at levels 3-4 with the majority of questions at level 4 / Four fun tests included for motivational purposes / Progress report helps children track their own progress / Pull-out answer booklet included / Fun black & white stickers included for children to use to show how they felt about each exercise once they have completed it ...

This brand new series features characters that children will love alongside vibrant photographic & illustrative artwork. Designed to entertain & engage children as they learn vital English skills at Key Stage 2 the book has an easy-to-use accessible format based on our best-selling Magical series. * Enchanted Forest map which can be completed with colourful award stickers * Brand new characters * Fun & fresh photographic & illustrative artwork * Easy-to-use layout * ' How to use this book section with parental advice ...

This book contains 30 quick tests designed to highlight strengths & weaknesses reinforce progress aid achievement & provide revision of the key skills for English in Year 5. Each test covers a different English topic & is designed to be completed in ten minutes to maximise revision time. / Simple easy to use layout that covers all curriculum content / Ideal for SATs APP & 11+ preparation / Questions aimed at levels 3-5 with the majority of questions at level 4 / Four fun tests included for motivational purposes / Progress report helps children track their own progress / Pull-out answer booklet included / Fun black & white stickers included for children to use to show how they felt about each exercise once they have completed it ...

This brand new series features characters that children will love alongside vibrant photographic & illustrative artwork. Designed to entertain & engage children as they learn vital English skills at Key Stage 2 the book has an easy-to-use accessible format based on our best-selling Magical series. * Enchanted Forest map which can be completed with colourful award stickers * Brand new characters * Fun & fresh photographic & illustrative artwork * Easy-to-use layout * ' How to use this book' section with parental advice ...

William the Conquerors victory in 1066 was the beginning of a period of major transformation for medieval English aristocrats. In this groundbreaking book David Crouch examines for the first time the fate of the English aristocracy between the reigns of the Conqueror & Edward I. Offering an original explanation of medieval society
- one that no longer employs traditional feudal or bastard feudal models
- Crouch argues that society remade itself around the emerging principle of nobility in the generations on either side of 1200 marking the beginning of the ancient regime. The book describes the transformation in aristocrats expectations conduct piety & status; in expressions of social domination; & in the relationship with the monarchy. Synchronizing English social history with non-English scholarship Crouch places Englands experience of change within a broader European transformation & highlights Englands important role in the process. With his accustomed skill Crouch redefines a fascinating era & the noble class that emerged from it.

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Art restorer & sometime spy Gabriel Allon is asked to visit Zurich to clean the work of an Old Master for a millionaire banker. But when he gets there he finds the corpse of his client in a pool of blood beneath the masterpiece & discovers that a secret collection of priceless paintings
- stolen by Nazis in the war
- is missing. With the Swiss authorities trying to pin the murder on Allon & a powerful cabal determined to make sure this wartime secret remains buried the art restorer must use all his former spy skills to find out the truth. & with an assassin that he helped to train also on the loose Allon will need all his wits just to stay alive.

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First published in 1977 & winning its author the coveted Glenfiddich Writer of the Year Award this universally acclaimed book is regarded by many as simply the best book ever written about the making of bread. It covers all aspects of flour-milling yeast bread ovens & the different types of bread & flour available. It contains an exhaustive collection of recipes everything from plain brown wholemeal or saffron cake to drop scones & croissants; all described with her typical elegance & unrivalled knowledge. Even how to make your own yeast & keep it. But more than just a list of recipes it is an insight into an interesting & informative home-baker. Enquire within on any point connected with baking & Miss David has the answer. Nor does it omit the history of bread making from the Exodus onwards the iniquities of sliced bread & uncovers the dubious practices of some flour millers & bread manufacturers in the UK & elsewhere with amusing anecdotes & personal observations throughout. The writing style of this book has aged well & adds greatly to its charm. This is a book that should be included in every food lovers collection. Not just for those who love to cook but those who enjoy reading about food & its history & of course it is an absolute must for keen bakers. ...

From coast to coast the English landscape is still richly studded with castles both great & small. As homes or ruins these historic buildings are today largely objects of curiosity. For centuries however they were at the heart of the kingdoms social & political life. The English Castle" is a riveting architectural study that sets this legion of buildings in historical context tracing their development from the Norman Conquest in 1066 through the civil wars of the 1640s. In this magnificent compellingly written volume which

Includes:: over 350 illustrations John Goodall brings to life the history of the English castle over six centuries. In it he explores the varied architecture of these buildings & describes their changing roles in warfare politics domestic living & governance."

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A well-written contribution to the literature on the subject & will interest both the historically minded tourist & as a reference book the scholar. WAR IN HISTORY A comprehensive & concise guide to all medieval English castles of which something can still be seen today ranging from the massive keeps which still dominate the landscape to grassy earthworks & Border pele towers & spanning the centuries from the Norman Conquest to the accession of the Tudors. English Castles contains over five hundred main entries in county order each giving a brief history & description of the castle. A short introduction supplies the historical background to the explosion of castle-building in the middle ages & there is a glossary covering all aspects of castles in some detail. Full Ordnance Survey map references. ...