Write dance' is a unique programme with links across the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. Not only does it help to develop the prerequisite physical skills & co-ordination for writing it also encourages creativity self expression & confidence'
- Chris Dukes Early Years Area Senco. ' Write Dance' is an exciting & innovative programme which uses music & movement to introduce handwriting to children. ' Write Dance' movements are designed to help children feel happy & comfortable with their bodies improving their motor skills & providing a strong foundation for writing. Ranghild A. Oussoren developed the approach in Holland ten years ago & it has gone on to capture the imagination of children & teachers across Europe. In this new edition of " Write Dance in the Early Years" practitioners are provided with a package of songs stories & illustrations as well as guidance on implementing Write Dance in their early years setting. This book audio CD & DVD introduces the nine themes of the Write Dance approach at the appropriate developmental level for the early years. The programme supports the Be Healthy Enjoy & Achieve outcome of the Every Child Matters agenda. It also links to the following aspects within the six areas of learning in the Early Years Foundation stage: Creative Development through imaginative play music & dance; Physical Development through movement using equipment & materials; Communication Language & Literacy through handwriting; & Personal Social & Emotional Development through increasing self-confidence & self-esteem. This programme benefits all children but has also been found very helpful for children with special education needs from learning difficulties to dyspraxia."
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The ability to produce fluent legible handwriting with ease is something that affects attainment in most areas of the curriculum yet many children continue to struggle with this vital skill. Based on holistic principles this programme offers a different approach developing the muscles of the hand
- so that children gain the necessary control to produce letter forms
- alongside the perceptual skills required to orientate & organize letter & words. The programme is effective for mainstream children aged 4-6 years children with developmental co-ordination disorders & older children with mild to moderate learning difficulties. Over 400 carefuly graded exercises & activities develop h&-eye co-ordination form constancy spatial organization figure-ground discrimination orientation & laterality. The package consists of two pupil workbooks & a teacher's handbook.

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A winning business plan is the first step towards creating outstanding performance in a business. As a business owner and/or manager you need an effective business plan to secure finance if required & to improve your business. This practical accessible book will take you step by step through the simple process of creating a plan that really works for you. Your plan will:
- Give funders the confidence to support your business.
- Sharpen your management of any business & its competitive edge.
- Provide a blueprint that can be used on a day-to-day basis to ensure that your business performs to its potential. As important as writing the plan is implementing it. This book also shows how you can actually do this. It will help you to decide where you want to go how you are going to get there & how to actually make it happen.


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This is a handy & colourful illustrated guide to reading writing & understanding ancient Egyptian names epithets titles & phrases. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power & kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. A persons name was a vitally important part of them & the Egyptians were very concerned that their names should be recorded remembered & spoken. Criminals & those who had fallen out of favour could be punished
- wiped out of history
- by having their names destroyed or defaced. The hieroglyphic script provided a beautiful flexible & expressive means to write the names of humans gods & animals. Angela Mc Donald explains the meanings of Egyptian personal names & how they were made up (Rameses = Ra has given birth to him) & demonstrates how they were written in different ways to convey various shades of meaning. Royal & divine names are always given special treatment. The Egyptians were not always formal & nicknames were common. Even the names of pet animals are recorded in tomb paintings.

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Aspiring young writers will love this fun activity book full of hints tips & handy tasks for writing breath-taking stories. The first half of the book is full of writing tips techniques & methods to make every story a masterpiece with helpful activities on coming up with ideas writing from different points of view & creating characters settings & story lines. The second half of the book is full of story themes to write about from murder mysteries to tales from outer space. With lots of lined space to fill each activity comes with suggestions for characters settings & objects to write into the story as well as questions to prompt the imagination. ...

The love of place is endemic in English literature from the work of the earliest poets & hermits to the suburban celebrations of John Betjeman covering all varieties of the British rural & urban landscape. This book presents an image of Britain as seen by writers of different regions & periods & also illuminates the way in which their work has changed our visual attitudes our taste in landscape & our relation to nature. ...

In a hugely evocative collection of her travel writing & reportage from five decades Jan Morris has produced a unique portrait of the late twentieth century world. Ranging from New York to Venice Oxford to the Middle East & Wales to South Africa Jan Morris was a witness to such seminal moments as the Eichmann trial the first ascent of Everest the fall of the Berlin Wall & the handover of Hong Kong. & as ever she displays her unique & inimitable literary style at once funny wise & sad. ...

This book is all about writing for publication. How to plan create & edit work that will sell. How to write a book that you'll be proud of- & which might yet launch you on a new career. Crammed with examples (positive & negative) from successful authors this essential guide is for writers of every genre: fiction & narrative non-fiction literary & commercial adults & children. This guide tells you how to:
- Understand your market
- Plan your novel or memoir
- Develop strong empathetic characters
- Structure & maintain a compelling plot
- Ensure that your prose style is strong enough to carry your story
- Polish your work until it shines





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This bestselling guide to all areas of the media now in its 106th edition has been completely revised & updated. With 100 articles written by successful authors & publishing insiders it advises guides & inspires writers & artists on how to get published. The 2013 edition

Includes:: new articles on amongst other topics memoir writing apps libraries & contains a wealth of practical information on a huge range of topics including copyright finance submitting a manuscript & marketing yourself & your writing. With nearly 4 500 entries in its up-to-date directory of media contacts the Yearbook is an in invaluable companion The one-&-only indispensable guide to the world of writing
- William Boyd Even established writers can feel as though theyre climbing a mountain. Think of the Writers & Artists Yearbook as your sherpa
- Ian Rankin Full of useful stuff. It answered my every question
- JK Rowling




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The annual edition of the best-selling guide to all aspects of the media & how to write & get published the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook is now in its 107th edition. Acknowledged by the publishing industry authors & would-be writers as the indispensable companion to navigating the world of publishing it appears for the first time as an e-book & in print. The 80 articles are reviewed & updated each year to provide inspirational & how-to guidance on writing for newspapers magazines scripts for film radio & TV; advice on writing & submitting plays poetry non-fiction & fiction of all genres
- from fantasy to thrillers to romance; how to contact publishers & agents; managing finances as a writer; negotiating legal issues such as copyright; understanding the editing process; self-publishing & conventional routes; digital & print. Every single one of over 4 500 listings of who to contact where & for which disciplines across the whole media are reviewed & most updated with new listings added every year. The combination of up-to-date listings information & expert advice make the Yearbook a topical & reliable resource; the perfect gift for every writer every year. New articles for the 2014 edition include: Foreword by Martina Cole Writing successful erotic fiction Writing as co-authors by Louise Voss & Mark Edwards authors of thrillers Catch Your Death & Killing Cupid How to be a writer by novelist (The Harbour) & screenwriter Francesca Brill Writing for newspapers by journalist Kate Mead Writing short stories by Tania Hershman Being an agent in the digital age by literary agent Gordon Wise Writng flash fiction by Peter Blair Marketing publicising & selling self-published books by Ben Cameron Smith Publicity What to look for in a self-publishing provider by Jeremy Thomspon of Matador Articles from experts & authors include: Bernard Cornwall on writing historical fiction William Dalrymple on writing about travel David Eldridge on writing for the theatre Katie Fforde on writing romantic fiction Neil Gaiman on writing cross-over fiction Claire Tomalin on writing biographies Simon Winchester on writing non-fiction Benjamin Zephaniah on writing poetry
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