Learn everything about key history topics in 60 seconds! This book is packed with essential info from prehistory to the present day, broken down into fun, fascinating bite-size facts. Key events and individuals are clearly explained using colourful graphics and easy-to-follow text, plus easy-to-understand overviews of important historical periods. There's even a pullout wallchart to record readers' progress in each subject. It's the ideal way to go from newcomer to know-it-all in record time!

The Creative Writing series provides a complete and comprehensive course in creative writing. It prepares children for 11+, 12+ and 13+ state grammar entrance, Common Entrance and scholarship examinations for independent schools. This series of books is designed to be used in sequence from Workbook 1 onwards. A child should work through the exercises in each section and then apply the principles and techniques they have learnt in a draft of their own story. By the end of the course, children will have produced two drafts for each of their six original stories. A Score Chart and Certificate of Achievement are included at the end of the book. All our materials have been rigorously classroom tested. The methodologies have been successfully used in AE Tuition classes for over 20 years.

Easter-themed activities encourage little children to solve mazes, join dots, spot differences and trace over numbers and pictures with the special pen provided. They can then wipe the page clean and do it all again. Children need plenty of practice in pen-control before starting to form letters and numbers - and this book provides a fun way to develop this essential skill.

Preschoolers are full of "Where?" questions, and this next book in the best-selling Little Kids First Big Book series is full of fascinating and often surprising answers for them. This charming reference book zeroes in on location, location, location. More than 200 colourful photos are paired with age-appropriate text featuring answers to questions like "Where does the sky end?", "Where is the highest mountain?", and "Where was ice cream invented?" Containing several kid-friendly maps designed to expand the learning experience, this book inspires kids to be curious, ask questions, and explore the world around them.

Part of the Oxford Smart Curriculum Service, Oxford Smart Mosaic is a responsive curriculum for KS3. The Student Book supports practice, fluency and connections, enabling Year 7 students to develop secure understanding first time. The Oxford Smart Curriculum for Maths develops knowledge, skills and understanding in line with the DfE Mathematics guidance for KS3 so that learning is well-sequenced and connected, building on what has been learned at KS2 and preparing learners for the transition to KS4. Designed around Series Editor Craig Barton's Learning Episode Model, the Student Book contains guidance through example-problem pairs and plenty of practice questions in a variety of different exercises. These have been carefully constructed to provide faded scaffolding and stepped challenge, to promote depth of learning and support every learner in achieving success and making excellent progress. From integrated diagnostics to help all students access the curriculum, to depth, challenge and opportunities for working mathematically built into every topic. All students are supported to make the best possible progress, whatever their prior attainment.

Part of the Oxford Smart Curriculum Service, the Oxford Smart Mosaic Teacher Handbook 1 supports specialists and non-specialists alike to deliver the KS3 curriculum coherently and with impact. Designed around Series Editor Craig Barton's Learning Episode Model, the Teacher Handbook provides a responsive, step-by-step approach that can be easily followed and implemented, with minimal PD. Non-specialists are fully supported with a clear and consistent teaching and learning approach, which helps them to check prior learning, identify misconceptions, model key skills and provide opportunities for practice. The Teacher Handbook contains comprehensive guidance on the delivery of all the content in Student Book 1. It includes additional guidance on pre-requisite knowledge and common misconceptions to support responsive teaching, guidance for effective explanations and how to develop learners mathematical thinking through example-problem pairs, and support with building the confidence and fluency of learners. Answers for all questions and commentary for the problem-solving and reasoning questions are provided in the Teacher Handbook.

The books are designed and created by following the Montessori teaching method, by means of drawings built up with simple, repeated geometrical forms, minimal details and sharp outlines defined by the colours that are most easily identified by small children: black and white. Progressively complex visual features as well as introducing a third, colour, red, which children begin to perceive at the age of three months. The introduction to the third color, the wide variety of subjects and the encouragement to trace the story paths with their fingers will hold the children’s attention well beyond their first few weeks of life and through their entire first year. Four new titles of a best-selling series for newborns.

Curiosity is a natural quality for children, which is enhanced when travelling. These little guides are intended just for them, with itineraries around big cities like New York to explore the most iconic places (starting from their rooms). The books feature also little games and activities to be ready for real-life explorations! The big cities won’t have secrets anymore. Ages 6 +

The New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! The best Easter basket stuffer and fun spring picture book for kids! Finding eggs is easy, but can YOU catch the Easter Bunny in action this year? He has a basket full of treats and tricks for staying hidden-plus that bunny hippity hops with lightning speed! Start a new tradition with this bright and funny children's Easter book and get inspired to build STEAM traps of your own to pair with the readaloud! Educators, families, and children will love this wonderfully creative opportunity to have fun and celebrate the holiday together. I've been working long and hard with all my peeps and crew. We've made the eggs, and now I'm here to bring them all to you! Looking for easy Easter basket stuffers? Look no further than the complete How to Catch series! Also in the How to Catch Series: How to Catch a Unicorn How to Catch an Elf How to Catch a Turkey How to Catch a Leprechaun How to Catch a Monster and more!

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Words (WOW). This 20-part series of books aims to help children learn English grammar in a fun and meaningful way through stories. Children will be able to understand how grammar works through the exciting tales of the characters from WOW Kingdom and Forest. The stories also help children learn vocabulary that is integrated with grammar, so they can use words accurately in sentences and help improve their writing. What’s Inside Imaginative stories that engage children, and help develop an interest in learning grammar Adventures that encourage children to learn and understand grammar, and not just memorise rules Games and activities to reinforce learning and check for understanding Volume 11 – Constable Word Investigates In this volume, children learn about homonyms – words that look alike. Such words can cause confusion for learners, and the stories in the volume help children understand the importance of looking at the context when learning.

The iconic British Postbox has been passed by, but it has brought words of joy, hope, peace and destiny. In this charming story, you are invited to look inside a hidden world that no eye has seen and no mind has imagined. Poetically written, this delightful picture book celebrates an unsung hero and the power of the letters that have been dropped into it, inspiring children and parents alike about the joy of posting letters. Follow the journey of the letters to hidden people across the world and see the impact of the words they are sent. A wonderful message for every generation, the illustrations are atmospheric, bright and stylish, exuding the charm of nostalgia for parents and an air of excitement for children. Loved by teachers and librarians, it is perfect for toddlers, with thought-provoking themes for older children too. The Postbox asks, 'What letter would you like to post today?' A joy to read aloud, this beautifully finished hardback is a classic to treasure for generations.

This new volume explores important current and recent approaches and advanced techniques for the effective management and treatment of wastewater. The book aims to provide a range of diverse techniques for achieving optimum water quality management, for restoration of water bodies, for the improvement of a circular water economy, and for effective water reuse. Many of the new methods and technologies included in the book focus on sustainable phytoremediation techniques, such as the use of earthworms, ecological floating beds, and anaerobic biovalorization. The book also discusses comprehensively the scope of nanomaterials for wastewater treatment. It also covers some of the least explored aspects of water quality improvement, such as use of eco-roofs, the role of remote sensing in water quality management, biosand filters for household wastewater treatment, and much more. Advanced Technologies for Water Quality Treatment and Management will be beneficial to students and researchers in providing technological support and a scientific foundation for achieving optimum water quality management.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Alaskan favorite Children of the Midnight Sun, the same author and photographer join again to collaborate on this new book Children of the First People to present the voices of a new generation of young Alaska Natives and how they celebrate their unique cultures and traditions. From the Southeast rainforest to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta tundra, to the reaches of the far north, Alaska Native kids live a life that mixes ancient traditions with modern culture. Inside this book you’ll find ten profiles accompanied by beautiful color photographs of kids of various ages and from diverse cultures and backgrounds, as well as a map and a glossary of Native terms. No other book for children delves into all ten Native cultures with expert authority, making Children of the First People a one-of-a-kind treasure.

The No.1 football series - over 1 million copies sold! This is the story of Declan Rice, the young midfield destroyer for West Ham United and the England national team. Discover how the player who was released by Chelsea's youth academy didn't let that get in the way of his dreams; of one day representing his nation. Discover how the two-footed, high energy pressing, combative midfielder, decided to represent England over Republic of Ireland and proved his skill at the highest level, becoming a West Ham hero and a star for his country. Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.

A graphic novel, story-based approach to learning all about our solar system through the fun adventures of the Space Station Academy students and their teacher, Dr Bott. Join the Space Station Academy students on their tour of Earth where they'll whiz past volcanoes, mountains and waterfalls, learning about the planet's core layers, and how it spins on an axis. The final stop will be a wonderful surprise for everyone! The Space Station Academy series presents each planet and celestial object in our solar system through fun adventure stories. Gain key science learning about each planet and our solar system alongside bright illustrations, a humorous narrative and interactive activities at the back of the book. This is guaranteed to keep young minds entertained and engaged while they explore outer space. Aimed at readers aged 7+ and book banded for children reading at level 9: Gold band.