Bill's own fascination with science began with a battered old schoolbook he had when he was about ten or eleven years old in America. It had an illustration that captivated him
- a cutaway diagram showing Earth's interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife & carefully removed about a quarter of its bulk. & he very clearly remembers thinking: ' How do they know that'? Bill's story-telling skill makes the ' How?' & just as importantly the ' Who?' of scientific discovery entertaining & accessible for all ages. In this exciting edition for younger readers he covers the wonder & mysteries of time & space the frequently bizarre & often obsessive scientists & the methods they used the crackpot theories which held sway for far too long the extraordinary accidental discoveries which suddenly advanced whole areas of science when the people were actually looking for something else (or in the wrong direction) & the mind-boggling fact that somehow the universe exists & against all odds life came to be on this wondrous planet we call home.
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If the best advice you can glean from some grammar books is ' Be sure that a pronoun a participial phrase or an appositive refers clearly to the proper subject' would it help you to improve your written English? I don't think so! When you just need to know whether to use 'practice' or 'practise' you don't want to be enmeshed in past participles pluperfects or prepositional phrases
- only to find that you don't understand the definition anyway. You need an easy-to-find straightforward explanation & a clear example so that you can get the job done. This is not a book about theory; it's about learning how to use English correctly. It will show you what to do when & why
- so you can avoid the pitfalls improve your English & never make the same mistakes twice. You'll find everything you really need to know
- & nothing you don't! This is a totally indispensable little book.


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A fantastic new series of dip-in dip-out advice guides for older children & teenagers. Covering a wide variety of topics the handbooks contain vital information & tips. Written in a friendly accessible style they provide readers with the tools they need to deal with important everyday issues. Inside this book: what is stress & how to deal with it; pre-exam preparation; looking after your health; dealing with exam room panic; how to handle coursework & presentations. ...

Now in its third edition The Really Useful Literacy Book is the definitive guide to the high quality teaching of literacy in your primary classroom. Written specifically for primary school teachers & student trainee teachers this book offers inventive ideas for the classroom together with an accessible & informative summary of the theories that underpin them. It explores creative approaches to literacy teaching as well as offering a range of units on all areas
- speaking listening reading & writing. While this book provides creative ideas that can be taken by teachers & developed for their own classrooms it clearly explains the theoretical rationale for these ideas. It can also be used by school literacy leaders to develop whole school approaches & high quality teaching throughout the school. This accessible & engaging text will be an essential companion for all primary teachers at any stage in their career looking to motivate engage & challenge their children in their literacy lessons.
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Written for classroom teachers & those in training this book has been designed to support & extend teachers & students own knowledge & understanding of science & should be of particular use to non-specialists. Throughout the book every effort has been made to interpret the ideas & concepts of science in user-friendly language using everyday activities as illustrations. The book is divided into three sections: life & living processes materials & their properties physical processes. Key ideas are suggested for each section & then expanded to include important related science concepts. The book provides comprehensive knowledge for science at Key Stages 1 & 2 & sets the scene for teaching & learning at Key Stage 3. ...

Are you living away from home studying hard managing a modest budget & trying to eat well all at the same time? If so your life is about to get much easier with this new collection of more than 190 curry recipes. What to eat is one thing you wont have to worry about. No matter how basic your cooking skills there are plenty of recipes here just for you plus tips about ingredients cooking methods & food safety. A welcome addition to the successful Really Useful series aimed at students (and other time-poor & budget-conscious fledgling cooks) its the curry cookbook you really cant live without."" ...

From Loani Prior author of the hugely successful Wild Tea Cosies comes this entertaining inspiring & easy-to-follow book featuring 20 even wilder knitted tea cosies. Loani turns this functional homely item into a fabulously creative knitted sculpture full of vibrant colour & humour something that will bring joy as well as warmth to your daily cup of tea. These tea cosies are easy enough for knitters of even the most basic skill level to make & assemble. Really Wild Tea Cosies also provides instructions on how to make ten knitted & crocheted decorations such as flowers leaves & fruit which can be used to embellish your tea cosy or worn on a lapel or scarf."" ...

Since the publication of her best-selling book Earth Angels" Doreen Virtue presented workshops about these lightworkers to several international audiences which yielded additional information about the various realms that these beings originate from. In addition to the core realms that Doreen discussed in the first book (Incarnated Angels Incarnated Elementals Star People & Wise Ones) some new realms have been discovered. In " Realms of the Earth Angels" Doreen discusses the original " Earth Angels book" plus gives updated descriptions about the new realms which include Mystic Angels (half-angel half-wise one); Leprechauns (half-elemental half-wise one); Merpeople; & Knights; & more." ...

Following the disastrous floods of 1953 Ella Hilton is compelled to live at Brumbys' Farm with her grandmother Esther & is soon acutely aware of the mysterious surrounding her family's past. As Ella grows up & falls in love herself the story of three generations of women -- Esther Kate & Ella -- comes full circle & history seems destined to repeat itself in tragedy. In the final part of this glorious Lincolnshire trilogy Margaret Dickinson brings the 1950s vividly to life in a story of secrets & love buried under years of pride & misunderstanding. ...

Death has to happen. Tha'ts what bein' alive is all about. You're alive & then you're dead. It can't just stop happening.' But it can. & it has. So what happens after death is now less of a philosophical question than a question of actual reality. On the disc as here they need Death. If Death doesn't come for you then what are you supposed to do in the meantime? You can't have the undead wandering about like lost souls. There's no telling what might happen particularly when they discover that life really is only for the living... ...