Hands-on energy healing is a non-invasive complementary
- yet very effective
- therapy that can be used to help improve your

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This title helps you find out about the land of the pharaohs with 15 step-by-step projects & over 400 exciting pictures. You can step back in time to the world of the ancient Egyptians & uncover the treasures & secrets of this mysterious 3000-year-old civilization. It

Includes:: fact boxes that provide additional information & highlight links with the present. It is ideal for home or school use & for ages 8 to 12. It features 15 easy & fun projects that allow you to bring the past to life
- make a miniature pyramid build a model boat suitable for sailing on the Nile create your own water clock sculpt a canopic jar & bake pastries from an age-old Egyptian recipe. More than 400 photographs & illustrations include specially commissioned cross-section diagrams historical maps & hieroglyphs. You can learn what life was like for the people of the Nile Delta. You can delve into the dark secrets of their funeral rites mummies & tombs & the many strange gods they revered. You can learn about their love of fine art & crafts & their amazing architectural skills. A variety of practical projects will help you to experience how ancient Egyptians lived. You can make a crown fit for a pharaoh build a scale model of an Egyptian house & play a traditional board game. This accessible book is ideal for fun & learning at home or at school.


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Step into the time of the Roman Empire with 15 step-by-step projects & over 370 exciting pictures. You can travel back through the centuries to one of the greatest civilizations in history
- the Roman Empire. You can discover fascinating facts about the Roman way of life the clothes people wore the entertainments they enjoyed & the food they liked to eat. Fact boxes provide extra information & highlight links with the present. More than 370 photographs & illustrations include a pictorial timeline cross sections & historical maps. 15 easy & fun projects enable you to bring the past to life
- make a toga put on a Roman show & create a writing tablet like those used hundreds of years ago. It is ideal for home or school use for ages 8 to 12. The modern world owes a great deal to ancient Rome including many principles of democratic government law poetry drama art & architecture. You can find out for yourself how the Romans forged the mightiest empire the world has ever known & discover the techniques that their builders used to create vast cities towering aqueducts & roads that survive to this day. Amazing projects allow you to construct a model Roman home make a legionary's uniform & fashion a headdress that will leave you looking fit to rule an empire!

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There are four books in the series: Electricity & Magnets Sound & Light Forces & Motion & Matter & Materials. Each title contains 20 tried & tested experiments. The experiments are all safe to do use household materials are manageable but absorbing & offer rewarding results. Readers are told how long each experiment lasts what materials are needed & what the results mean. Eye-catching illustrations & engaging text make this the perfect book for the budding scientist! ...

Handsome Brute explores the facts of a once-renowned now little-remembered British murder case the killings of the charming but deadly ex-RAF playboy Neville Heath. Since the 1940s Heath has generally been dismissed as a sadistic sex-killer
- the preserve of sensational Murder Anthologies
- & little else. But the story behind the tabloid headlines reveals itself to be complex & ambiguous provoking unsettling questions that echo across the decades to the present day. For the first time with access to previously restricted files from the Home Office & Metropolitan Police this book explores the complex motivations behind the murders through the prism of the immediate post-war period. Against the backdrop of a society in flux a culture at a moment of change how much is Heath's case symptomatic or indeed emblematic of the age he lived in? Handsome Brute is both an examination of the age of austerity & a real-life thriller as shocking & provocative as American Psycho or The Killer Inside Me exploring the perspectives of the women in Heath's life
- his wife his mother his lovers
- & his victims. This collage of experiences from the women who knew him intimately probes the schism at the heart of his fascinating chilling personality.



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This is a large size 'bible' of 600 different weaves of loom. It is organised by type from basic 4-shaft structures to block drafts & double weaves providing a wide range of herringbone twill zigzag & diamond designs. Each weave is rated according to degree of expertise required & features a recipe of materials a clearly photographed swatch showing the intricacies of each design & an easy-to-follow colour chart indicating the threading sequence & order of work. There are also basic explanations of basic weave structures & information on choosing & using looms & shuttles. There is also advice on working with colour selecting & dyeing yarn finishing techniques & suggested applications for the finished yarn. ...

This book is bursting with quizzes games & rhymes to help 5-6 year olds practise & develop their handwriting skills in a playful & stimulating way. * Quizzes games & rhymes to make step-by-step learning playful & stimulating * Parents tips to enable you to steer your child successfully through the new & challenging concepts * Further activities provide a wealth of cheerful inexpensive ideas for incorporating learning skills into everyday life. ...

A series of workbooks that provide really useful practice of basic skills. The books are ideal to be used at home or in the classroom for extra practice & reinforcement of topics covered at school. Age range 5-7. Collins Easy Learning Workbooks help children develop their love of learning while building their literacy & numeracy skills through lots of fun activities. Motivating activities make learning fun & boost confidence. Helpful tips for parents & answers are included to help support learning. ...

A series of workbooks that provide really useful practice of basic skills. The books are ideal to be used at home or in the classroom for extra practice & reinforcement of topics covered at school. Age range 7-9. Collins Easy Learning Workbooks help children develop their love of learning while building their literacy & numeracy skills through lots of fun activities. Motivating activities make learning fun & boost confidence. Helpful tips for parents & answers are included to help support learning. ...

A series of workbooks that provide really useful practice of basic skills. The books are ideal to be used at home or in the classroom for extra practice & reinforcement of topics covered at school. Age range 7--9. Collins Easy Learning Workbooks help children develop their love of learning while building their literacy & numeracy skills through lots of fun activities. Motivating activities make learning fun & boost confidence. Helpful tips for parents & answers are included to help support learning. ...