A beautiful cloth-bound Bible specially created for children. Carefully written text is suitable for reading aloud to young children or for older children to read independently. stunning full-page illustrations bring stories from the Old & New Testament vividly to life & a comprehensive ' Who's who in the Bible' helps children remember the characters & stories. A gift to treasure; perfect for a Christening present. ...

This is an outstanding science resource which can be enhanced by visiting any of over 1 000 recommended regularly reviewed web sites or which stands alone as a complete self-contained reference tool. It covers the whole field of science including physics chemistry biology information technology earth sciences & astronomy. With up-to-date information on new fields such as genetic engineering nanotechnology & the safeguarding of the environment. Each recommended web site is accompanied by a brief description of what you will find there & why we think it is worth visiting from dissecting a frog to designing your own rollercoaster. It is thematically arranged with an intelligent system of cross-referencing & an extensive reference section including charts glossary & a full index. ...

This 250-piece chunky jigsaw is illustrated in great detail by Colin King & deatures humorous colour images of places & objects relevant to each of the British Isles as well as its smaller regions. It encourages children to develop early geography skills & gain a greater awareness of the country that they live in. ...

This is a new edition of a great-value sticker book with brightly coloured intricate illustrations & photographs of the major sights cities & landmarks of each country. It is updated to include the 2012 Olympics stadium. It features over 140 stickers for children to place on the maps. It also features the key towns of Britain & Northern Ireland as well as sculptures bridges & galleries from the countries' most famous places to their hidden secrets. ...

This title contains five gorgeous books from the new Usborne Fairytale Sticker Stories" series which combine a storybook sticker book & puzzle book in one. It features the traditional fairytales " Sleeping Beauty" " Little Red Riding Hood" " The Three Little Pigs" " Goldilocks & the Three Bears" & " Cinderella". It is illustrated with inimitable flair by Stephen Cartwright one of Usbornes most popular artists & illustrator of the phenomenally successful " Farmyard Tales" series. It contains over 250 stickers that can be used throughout the stories to replace key words & help young children build their vocabulary." ...

The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances foremost agents changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue dirty tricks or military action. The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity & pushed him towards his present eminence but despite all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought. The drone known as Skaffen-Amtiskaw knew both of these people. It had once saved the womans life by massacring her attackers in a particularly bloody manner. It believed the man to be a burnt-out case. But not even its machine intelligence could see the horrors in his past. ...

The chances are that we are only using about 1% of the power of our brain. Just imagine the amazing results if we could unlock just a fraction of the power of the remaining 99%. With this definitive classic operations manual for the brain you can discover how to revolutionise the way you think & learn wake up your senses & unleash the hidden power of your mind. With this book you will learn how to: * Improve your problem-solving capabilities.* Become more creative in your approach to work & life.* Understand retain & more readily recall information.* Improve your memory beyond recognition.* Be more open to change & new ideas.* Think learn & react faster & more efficiently. ...

Bringing order & relevance to the cascade of recent brain findings Dr John Ratey explains the brains most important systems the role they play in determining how we interact with the world & ways in which we can influence their operations for the better. Throughout he illustrates his points with vivid & often surprising examples drawn from his own practice research & everyday life. Ratey answers such compelling questions as: What does it mean to be linguistically ambidextrous? How does a mothers cradling of her child on her left shoulder relate to the development of language skills? Why does listening to music while doing homework improve accuracy? Why do people like spicy foods? He also analyses the ways in which things can go wrong detailing causes & treatments for diseases such as autism Parkinsons & Alzheimers as well as numerous neurological disorders. As Dr. Ratey demonstrates throughout the book the brain is astonishingly flexible able to be retrained & reprogrammed. Like a muscle it responds to use adapting to new demands & conditions allowing as the title of the book suggests the guidance of the user. ...

Richard Sennett is one of the world's leading sociologists & this book first published in 1970 was his first single-authored work. It launched his exploration of communities & how they live in cities & outlined his view that order breeds narrow violence-prone lives while an 'equilibrium of disorder' brings vigour & diversity to urban life. The New York Times" described it as 'the best available contemporary defence of anarchism'. " The Uses of Disorder" followed the student & urban rebellions of the late 1960s. But it remains uncannily apposite to the problems of city life forty years on. In a new preface Sennett considers the response to the book over those years & relates it to the circumstances faced by the inhabitants of cities in the twenty-first century. The body of the text remains unchanged ready for a new generation of readers." ...

Wicked stepmothers & beautiful princesses.. .magic forests & enchanted towers.. .little pigs & big bad wolves.. . Fairy tales have been an integral part of childhood for hundreds of years. But what do they really mean? In this award-winning work of criticism renowned psychoanalyst Dr Bruno Bettelheim presents a thought provoking & stimulating exploration of the best-known fairy stories. He reveals the true content of the stories & shows how children can use them to cope with their baffling emotions & anxieties. ...