A follow up to the highly successful Spelling for Literacy this new series from Andrew Brodie provides a complete spelling programme based on Letters & Sounds at Key Stage 1 & extending these techniques into Key Stage 2. It provides structured practice in both blending for reading & segmenting for spelling &

Includes:: lists of words reflecting particular phonic patterns. Some word lists focus on specific digraphs trigraphs & four-letter graphemes while others feature several different patterns to encourage pupil/teacher discussion.

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Series of photocopiable books to use both as a tool for extending vocabulary & as a stimulus for speaking & listening activities. Each book will feature sets of illustration cards together with matching word cards becoming increasingly complex throughout the series. Teachers will use the cards as the focus for discussion sessions in which they will ask the pupils to identify the illustration which best represents each word. Pupils will be encouraged to explain why they feel that word is most appropriate. Pupils will use the cards to play matching games etc. ...

Series of photocopiable books to use both as a tool for extending vocabulary & as a stimulus for speaking & listening activities. Each book will feature sets of illustration cards together with matching word cards becoming increasingly complex throughout the series. Teachers will use the cards as the focus for discussion sessions in which they will ask the pupils to identify the illustration which best represents each word. Pupils will be encouraged to explain why they feel that word is most appropriate. Pupils will use the cards to play matching games etc. ...

The series covers all aspects of writing featured in the framework & incorporates Word recognition/structure & spelling Creating & shaping texts Understanding & Responding to texts Sentence structure & punctuation (Presentation). The activities reflect any implications that come out of the Primary Review & include lots of opportunities for cross-curricular writing. ...

The books cover all aspects of writing featured in the framework & incorporates Word recognition/structure & spelling Creating & shaping texts Understanding & Responding to texts Sentence structure & punctuation (Presentation). The activities reflect any implications that come out of the Primary Review & include lots of opportunities for cross-curricular writing. ...

The definitive biography of Imran Khan the former Pakistan cricket captain & all-rounder -- the Oxbridge graduate & vociferous campaigner; the devout Muslim whose kaleidoscopic social life flooded the gossip columns; the man who raised $60 million for cancer research & who is now one of the most important political figures in Pakistan. On one thing Imran Khan's friends & enemies agree: it all began with the leopard print satin trousers. In November 1974 the Cricketer International published an article about the new elite group of young talented players 'into concepts like fashion & pop music' & bent on challenging cricket's eternal stereotypes. Of the five featured stars on the cover a superbly hirsute 21-year-old wearing a tight black shirt & gaudy trousers with a facial expression of supreme self-confidence stood out. Imran Khan has always been a controversial figure a man who gives rise to hot debate on account of his strong conviction & hard line views. From his achievements on the cricket field as the Pakistan captain who captured the World Cup & the game's best all-rounder in history through to his racy social life -- the practising Muslim boogieing on the dancefloor of Annabel's 'an astonishing lovemaker' according to one overnight partner praised by Diana Princess of Wales close friend to his then wife Jemima Goldsmith as a 'devoted husband' -- the Imran story is full of colour & contradictions. Acclaimed biographer Christopher Sandford has approached a richly varied cast list of Imran associates past & present -- from Geoff Boycott Javed Miandad Mike Brearley David Gower & John Major through to Nelson Mandela & close acquaintances male & female such as Eric Clapton Mick Jagger John Major Keith Richards sources close to the late Princess of Wales & Pakistan's General Musharraf. Imran Khan himself has agreed to be interviewed for the book & given Sandford exclusive access to his inner sanctum. ...

In & Around Swindon Works covers further aspects of the famous manufacturing centre of the Great Western Railway during its heyday of 1930 to 1960. This is the second half of a detailed work begun with the book Working at Swindon Works 1930
- 1960. In piecemeal form much has been written about Swindon Works but many aspects of it have remained until now neglected. From ex-employees both male & female & printed material such as surviving GWR circulars & internal documents the author has compiled a comprehensive study. Manufacturing processes factory conditions senior staff office routines design & development training & the significance of the Works within the railway company are all covered to some extent. There are chapters on: raw materials & General Stores the Drawing Office steam & diesel locomotive building & overhaul the Carriage & Wagon department & its staff wartime conditions & war work CME accounts fires accidents housing medical care & as the title suggests there is something of the home & social life of the staff as well. The end result is not complete but so long after the events its near enough as old Swindonians would have said.
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Winchcombe once a royal Saxon borough lies in the secluded valley of the infant River Isbourne in the North Cotswolds. Through these pages its people & buildings are recorded over the last two hundred years. Here are the towns busy streets with their shops & public houses many long-forgotten. We can see again the horse fairs & processions; the towns watermill the First World War hospital & the later cottage hospital
- now all gone. These images paint a mixture of continuity & change. In Winchcombe St Peters church remains the jewel in the crown & Sudeley Castle has risen from ruin to stately home. The arrival of the railway its closure & restoration are charted & readers cannot fail to notice the change in road transport from horse-drawn vehicles to the ubiquitous motor car. This collection will delight all who are attracted to this picturesque Cotswold town.
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During a blistering summer drought has depleted Thornfield Reservoir uncovering the remains of a small village called Hobbs End
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In My Polish Country House Kitchen is a beautifully written cookbook that explores the fall of Communism & its wide-ranging culinary & cultural effects through the lens of food. This is not the discovery of a trend but rather the rediscover of something that was always there. The book contains 90 recipes & evocative headnotes that paint a picture of Polish country life that expands a reader's understanding of Polish history foodways & culture. ...