This is the first title in a gorgeous new Sticker Dressing" series exploring the fashion of different historical eras. You can dress 1920s fashion models for various stylish activities including dancing the Charleston at a jazz club swimming at the lido taking afternoon tea at the Ritz shopping in the boutiques of Paris. Sketches & close-up details along with contemporary advertisements & artwork provide further information about life in the 1920s & particular elements of fashion from materials used to styles designs fastenings & embellishments. It comes with over 150 stickers of clothes & accessories." ...

This is a paperback reprint of a title first published by Oxford Publishing Co in 1985. The previous three volumes are all out of print. The fourth volume of this popular series

Includes:: a further 60 stations ranging in size from the very large (Birmingham [ Snow Hill] Exeter [ St David's]) to the very small (Cwm Prysor Rosebush). All are fully described & illustrated with accompanying track layout plan & in most cases signalling plans also. The whole of the GWR system is covered to give an interesting mix of Great Western stations. The stations covered are: Adlestrop Ashperton Bala Banbury Bath Birmingham (Moor Street) Birmingham (Snow Hill) Bridgend Church Stretton Corwen Cwm Prysor Droitwich Spa Ealing Broadway Evesham Exeter (St David's) Exeter (St Thomas) Goodrington Sands Halt Great Malvern Handsworth & Smethwick Hanwell Hartlebury Henwick Honeybourne Kidlington Landore (Low Level) Leamington Spa Llangollen Llanuwchllyn Magor Malvern Wells Martock Narberth Newent Penygraig Peterston Plymouth (Milbay) Porthcawl Rosebush St Blazey Sampford Peverell Halt Sarnau South Molton Stoke Edith Stourbridge Junction Stourbridge Town Taplow Tintern Tiverton Trawscoed Trawsfynydd Tyseley Wargrave West Drayton West Ealing Weymouth Windsor & Eton Withington (Herefordshire) Worcester (Foregate Street) Worcester (Shrub Hill) Yeovil (Pen Mill)

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One of the masterpieces of classical literature the Histories" describes how a small & quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work Herodotus natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions
- a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of European lake-dwellers; & far-fetched accounts of dog-headed men & gold-digging ants. With its kaleidoscopic blend of fact & legend the " Histories" offers a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC."
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In AD68 Neros suicide marked the end of the first dynasty of imperial Rome. The following year was one of drama & danger though not of chaos. In the surviving books of his Histories" the barrister-historian Tacitus writing some thirty years after the events he describes gives us a detailed account based on excellent authorities. In the long but single year of revolution four emperors emerge in succession: Galba Otho Vitellius & Vespasian
- who established the Flavian dynasty. Rhiannon Ash stays true to the spirit of Wellesleys prose whilst making the translation more accessible to modern readers."
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National history is a vital part of national self-definition. Most books on the history of the world try to impose a uniform narrative written usually from a single writers point of view. Histories of Nations" is different: it presents 28 essays written by a leading historian as a self-portrait of his or her native country defining the characteristics that embody its sense of nationhood. The countries have been selected to represent every continent & every type of state large & small & together they make up two-thirds of the worlds population. They range from mature democracies to religious autocracies & one-party states from countries with a venerable history to those who only came into being in the 20th century. In order to get to grips with the national & cultural differences that both enliven & endanger our world we need above all to understand different national viewpoints to read the always engaging & often passionate accounts given in this remarkable & unusual book." ...

Revise KS3 History gives complete study support throughout all three years of Key Stage 3. This Study Guide matches the curriculum content & provides in-depth course coverage plus invaluable advice on how to get the best results in the Year 9 tests. * Provides frequent progress checks & exam practice questions to consolidate learning * Contains invaluable advice & practice questions for Year 9 National Tests *
Includes: examiner's tips & reveals how to achieve higher marks
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Build your students' understanding & skills step by step with Schools History Project's carefully planned approach to Key Stage 3. Part of the dynamic & coherent book-per-year course this textbook combines expertise in course planning with features that reflect the possibilities & requirements of the National Curriculum. It has everything you would expect from the Schools History Project including intriguing content in-depth historical investigation meaningful tasks & a wealth of source material. This first book in the series
- a course for Year 7
- both introduces the themes of empire movement & settlement conflict power ordinary life & ideas & beliefs & provides in-depth enquiries on key aspects of medieval Engl&.
- Help students develop their skills & improve their own performance with ' How to...' activities & the ' Doing History' feature.
- Suit all abilities & interests with stimulating & worthwhile activities which cater to a wide range of learning styles.
- Build the big pictures across Key Stage 3 with overviews & big stories which link the course together & develop students' conceptual frameworks. This Student's Book is supported by a Teacher's Resource Book & a Dynamic Learning resource which offers dozens of activities presentations ICT-based lesson sequences & hundreds of audio clips.




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This ultimate study guide with in-depth GCSE course coverage is all you need for exam success. Revise GCSE History has everything you need to achieve the GCSE grade you want. It is written by GCSE examiners to boost learning & focus revision. This guide covers the new GCSE curriculum for students starting Year 10 in 2009 or later. * Key facts highlight essential information * Progress check questions test your learning * Model GCSE answers show how examiners are looking for * Exam questions provide crucial exam practice This ultimate study guide with in-depth GCSE course coverage is all you need for exam success. Revise GCSE History has everything you need to achieve the GCSE grade you want. It is written by GCSE examiners to boost learning & focus revision. This guide covers the new GCSE curriculum for students starting Year 10 in 2009 or later. * Key facts highlight essential information * Progress check questions test your learning * Model GCSE answers show how examiners are looking for * Exam questions provide crucial exam practice ...

Develop your students' understanding & skills step by step with Schools History Project's carefully planned approach to Key Stage 3. Part of the dynamic & coherent book-per-year course this textbook combines expertise in course planning with features that reflect the possibilities & requirements of the National Curriculum. It has everything you would expect from the Schools History Project including intriguing content in-depth historical investigation meaningful tasks & a wealth of source material. This second book in the series
- a course for Year 8
- both continues the big stories of empire movement & settlement conflict power & everyday life & provides in-depth enquiries on the key aspects of early modern England industrialisation popular protest the Spanish Empires in the New World the French Revolution & the Napoleonic Wars.
- Help students develop their skills & improve their own performance with ' How to...' activities & the ' Doing History' feature.
- Suit all abilities & interests with stimulating & worthwhile activities which cater to a wide range of learning styles.
- Build the big pictures across Key Stage 3 with overviews & big stories which link the course together & develop students' conceptual frameworks. This Student's Book is supported by a Teacher's Resource Book & a Dynamic Learning resource which offers dozens of activities presentations ICT-based lesson sequences & hundreds of audio clips.




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History 5-11 addresses the key issues surrounding the teaching of history in the primary curriculum. With an emphasis on the importance of learning about the past through the processes of historical enquiry this textbook will be an invaluable resource to all trainee & practising primary teachers interested in teaching history in an accessible dynamic & above all enjoyable way. This fully updated second edition highlights: Examples of good practice; Meaningful assessment & record keeping; Planning for progression & differentiation; The primary to secondary transition; Cross-curricular approaches to history. This book also analyses the most recent & salient reports concerning primary education including the 2011 Ofsted report History for All the Historical Association Primary Survey 2011 & the findings of the Cambridge Review. It contains case studies lesson planning guidance & methods to develop pupils historical understanding as well as offering creative & innovative ways to teach the subject of history in the primary classroom. ...