Turn the step-by-step dials & watch a visual sequence of how things grow from start to finish. Each dial has five full-colour pictures that help young children understand the process of growth in animals & plants. Informative simple text explains what is seen in each picture. Included are eight different subjects: butterfly; apples; pine tree; deer; sunflower; chicken; corn; & frog. Other titles by Peter Seymour published by the Lutterworth Press include: Animals at Work"." ...

At the centre of the inside of the human brains mind is the place where one can find the reasons why human beings behave in such peculiar delightful & unpleasant ways. I the author of this book (D. Shrigley BA (Hons)) shall take the reader on a journey around the human brain & along the way I shall point-out various things that are worthy of discussion. We will start our journey in the eye as that is a common entrance place to the brain. I shall ruminate about the eye & its properties. I shall tell how the eyes seeing is sorted-out in the brain & the magical nature of it & I shall warn of all the things that can go wrong in this sorting-out process. After the eye we shall travel to the ear & discuss the world that is heard & how it is heard in the brain & all the awful things that can go wrong; some of them amusing & some not amusing. Taste & smell will of course be covered as these are also things of interest to the brain. We will also touch upon touch so to speak. We will also touch upon the scalp but only lightly & briefly. Once we have looked at the brains government of the senses we shall start to talk about the really interesting stuff. Like how the brain decides what is right & wrong & why some people are very charming & others behave like monkeys. Some other questions that might be dealt-with are as follows: Could my brain be removed & replaced with a computer? Why cant I remember my wifes name? I can constantly hear a faint whistling sound; is it the sound of my brain functioning? ...

This is a brand new picture book to help children understand the concept of big numbers. Pipkin the smallest penguin is always asking questions but what he wants to know most of all is how big is a million? So he sets off to find out & along the way meets a hundred penguins sees a thousand snowflakes & meets one new friend before being amazed to finally find out how big a million really is. A special fold-out poster at the end of the book shows Pipkin looking at the sky which is printed with exactly one million stars. It is gorgeously illustrated by Serena Riglietti. ...

This is a magical picture book following Pipkin the little penguin with big ideas as he travels back through time to find out How Big was a Dinosaur? This is the latest of Pipkin the penguins charming adventures following the heart-warming titles How Big is a Million?" " How High is the Sky?" & " How Deep is the Sea?" It comes with a giant fold-out poster showing all the dinosaurs Pipkin meets including the great big one at the end. Drawn to scale next to sweet little Pipkin its sure to wow young children. It is gorgeously illustrated by Serena Riglietti." ...

It is a largely forgotten fact that Britain was the first industrialized country in the world but Guy Martin
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Vegetables are more than just food for humans: theyve been characters companions & even protagonists throughout history. How Carrots Won the Trojan War" is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins legends & historical significance of 23 of the worlds most popular vegetables. Curious cooks devoted gardeners & casual readers alike will be fascinated by the far-fetched tales of their favourite foods pasts. Readers will discover why Roman gladiators were massaged with onion juice before battle how celery contributed to Casanovas conquests how peas almost poisoned General Washington why some seventeenth-century turnips were considered degenerate & of course how carrots helped the Greeks win the Trojan War (hint: carrots enabled the soldiers to stay inside the Trojan horse without a break)." ...

A unique interactive guide to understanding how cars operate. From the parts of a car its controls & engine to acceleration gears suspension & steering this title teaches the science behind cars in a fun accessible way. Readers can then put this science into practice by building working models using the perforated workshop board & colour-coded machine parts. A timeline on every spread explores how cars have developed throughout history. With a hands-on approach that brings theories to life this is a must for budding mechanics & engineers! ...

Adults tend to take language for granted
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11+ GCSEs A-levels
- it sometimes seems like the story of our children's lives is of one academic test after another. We're convinced
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This is the second edition of a textbook that has met with enthusiastic acclaim since its publication in 1988. It explores in detail theories & discussions of how children think & learn. It also looks at the practical implications of research & acknowledges some of the difficult problems teachers face when trying to put theory & research into practice in the classroom. Although retaining much of the structure & information of the first edition the author has now included a new overview chapter in which he outlines some of the major developments that have occurred over the past decade. Ensuing chapters have also been amended to discuss these changes in relation to the topics addressed in each. The chapter on mathematics has been substantially re-worked to include new information in both theoretical understanding & also knowledge of children's understanding while the final chapter on education incorporates a new section on educational technology & its relation to major theories of learning & development. ...