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_______________ The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of
fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years
practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features
step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed
explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple,
and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early
Years setting. _______________ The tuff tray is a staple resource
in Early Years settings that supports many different styles of
learning and play, and offers lots of opportunities to introduce
early mathematics. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Tray Mathematics is
filled with fun, creative and inspiring ideas for exploring
mathematical concepts using tuff trays, including size, shape,
capacity, quantity, distance, volume and numbers. From exploring
time with ice cubes to cutting shapes out of tortilla wraps, Sally
Wright presents opportunities for mathematical learning objectives
to be met in an exciting and creative way.
Eve Soumerai recounts her childhood as a Jewish girl growing up in
Nazi Berlin, as a teenaged refugee in the United Kingdom, and later
as a young adult searching for answers in postwar Germany. This
first-person memoir helps students understand the Holocaust and its
effects by chronicling the life of an individual who lived through
it. Eve's story engages readers as she retells chapters of her
life, including memories of a birthday party, Crystal Night, life
in England, and losing family and friends. The historical context
of the Holocaust and the author's life unifies and clarifies
events. This is the first book in the new Voices of Twentieth
Century Conflict series for middle and high school students. A
series foreword, timeline, glossary, and questions for discussion
and reflection pertaining to each chapter are included. Primary
documents and original photographs help students to experience
being in someone else's shoes, making this book the perfect
teaching tool for helping students understand important aspects of
the Holocaust.
The home of trusted Spanish dictionaries for everyday language
learning. An up-to-date easy-reference Spanish to English and
English to Spanish Collins dictionary and a user-friendly grammar
guide in one handy volume. A clear layout, cultural notes and an
easy-to-use, revised grammar section make this the ideal Spanish
reference for intermediate learners. Designed for intermediate
learners of Spanish, whether at school, at home, or for business.
80,000 references and 120,000 translations will help those learning
Spanish take their language skills to the next level. This edition
has been revised and updated to offer extensive and relevant
coverage of today's English and Spanish, with thousands of phrases
and examples guiding the user to the most appropriate translation.
A comprehensive grammar guide which presents detailed examples and
translations to help users understand Spanish grammar – the
perfect complement to the dictionary. The clear Collins typography
gives the text a contemporary feel, and along with the new alphabet
tabs, ensures that users find the information they need quickly and
easily.
Corrina Campbell is the third Little Door Debut to be published by
Little Door Books. She is a highly talented new author/ illustrator
with a wonderfully quirky style, bringing to life her colourful
world. This is a perfect alternative seasonal tale about
friendship, love and happiness, and doing the right thing.
Everybody loves the stars but have you ever loved them enough to
steal them? Not just one or two, but all of them? When a little
girl decides she wants a real star of her own she can’t resist
taking them all. What she doesn’t realise is that taking the
stars will have disastrous consequences for her and millions of
other children around the world. But what will it take for her to
give them back?
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Rosa's Bus
(Hardcover)
Fabrizio Silei; Illustrated by Maurizio A. C. Quarello
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Set in the present day, Rosa's Bus tells the story of an old man
and his young nephew visiting the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan.
Rosa Parks, now a respected civil rights activist, was travelling
to work in her hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, when she was
ordered to give her seat to a white man. She refused and in doing
so made a brave stand against racism, a stand that is recollected
here, in this powerful picture book.
The Rise and Fall of Israel, the Period of the Prophets: Christian Studies II is the second book in a three-year reading course that builds faith by teaching Salvation History as real history. Students work through one-third of The Golden Children’s Bible each year, for three years. Your child will learn the fundamentals of Bible stories, history, and geography, with solid detail at a manageable pace.
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The Thunk
(Paperback)
Michelle Robinson; Illustrated by Deborah Allwright
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Discovery Miles 1 700
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Meet Hector Voltaire: a young explorer who can’t wait to discover
all the wonders of the wide world. First up: a magical, mythical
creature called the THUNK. The Thunk has a trunk and its fur’s
blue-ish pink, and it’s ever so slightly, completely . . .
EXTINCT. Or at least, that's what everyone else thinks. Hector is
determined to prove them wrong, and sets out with all his exploring
equipment on a grand journey of discovery. A hilarious, flawlessly
rhyming adventure from award-winning Michelle Robinson, with
stunning illustrations by bestselling Deborah Allwright,
illustrator of There Is No Dragon in This Story. A world of
adventure awaits - perfect for fans of The Gruffalo and Where the
Wild Things Are.
With garments to draw and colour in, textile patterns to create and
designs to complete, Make It Fashion will inspire creativity and
spark fresh ideas. Covering clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery and
other accessories, this fashion-forward activity book explores both
contemporary design and vintage fashions through the ages.
Celebrate style from around the world by doodling and colouring
fabric patterns from Nigeria, berets from France and Japanese
kimonos, plus many more. Express your own unique style using the
step-by-step guides to create your own fashion pieces, including a
tie-dye T-shirt and a safety-pin charm bracelet. Make It Fashion
Activity Book is a visual celebration of design and style - perfect
for readers with a passion for fashion!
Enjoy a special storytime with Disney's Tinker Bell and friends
Cross-cultural business negotiations are an important part of
international business. Much business has been lost overseas due to
miscalculations caused by cultural differences. Negotiating is a
lengthy, difficult process by itself; but, when one adds the
cultural aspect it becomes extremely intricate. Cross-cultural
negotiation skills can be improved by adequate attention to details
and a better understanding of the cultural heritage of the other
side. This work examines cross-cultural negotiations from the point
of view of a practitioner, and provides country profiles with
advice on how to best negotiate with people from those countries.
International business negotiations are made more difficult by
problems of communications and culture. In order to conduct
business outside of one's native culture, it is necessary to
understand the style and intent of the business partners, and to
learn to deal with culturally based differences. In addition,
communciations are conducted verbally and non-verbally; therefore,
it is not just a problem of language barriers. The authors show
those involved in international business how to conduct their
business communications successfully by seeing what is important
about the transactions through eyes of another culture. The authors
are widely experienced in cultures other than that of the United
States. Having lived and worked in many parts of the world in
addition to the United States, the authors advise business
professionals and business academicians in this work.
Collins Explore English is a 6-level course which provides full
coverage of the Cambridge Primary English as a Second Language
curriculum framework (0057) from 2020. With a magazine-style
Student’s Resource Book, comprehensive Student’s Coursebook,
and supportive Teacher’s Guide, it offers clear progression
within and across levels. The Student’s Coursebook is clearly
linked to the Student’s Resource Book, both of which are fully
supported in the Teacher’s Guide. It follows the same topic-based
structure of units as the Resource Book, and includes a wide range
of varied activities and exercises related to the input materials
to develop and consolidate learning. The Coursebook is designed to
be written into, so activities contain structured spaces for
learners to record answers. The activities can be used as classroom
tasks, for homework or for assessment purposes. The completed tasks
give the teacher an opportunity to check work and give feedback.
Learners have a consolidated record of their work and parents can
see what kind of activities learners are doing in class. The
Student’s Coursebook provides opportunities for the learners to
consolidate and apply what they have learnt, and to relate what
they are learning both to the environment in which they live and
beyond, to other contexts. Much of the learners’ work is
conducted in pairs or small groups in line with international best
practice. The tasks and activities are designed to be engaging for
learners and to support teachers in their assessment of learner
progress and achievement. This innovative course has been designed
to encourage maximum enjoyment and engagement by young learners,
providing them with a fun and colourful Resource Book packed full
of texts and illustrations to stimulate language learning. The
corresponding Coursebook contains the activities relating to this
input material. The Student’s Resource Book and Student’s
Coursebook are used together to provide the full learning package
for the student. The course takes an integrated skills approach to
developing language skills with an emphasis on practical
communication. It is designed with interactive learning at its
heart and has been created to offer flexibility where this is
beneficial while following a consistent approach so the course is
easy to deliver. It is fully supported by a comprehensive
Teacher’s Guide with detailed lesson plans that provide
step-by-step guidance. This series is endorsed by Cambridge
Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum
framework 0057 from 2020.
When you visit the forest, what kinds of baby animals will you
meet? Maybe you'll meet a baby turtle, mountain lion cub, grizzly
bear cub, or even a baby owl! Young readers will learn all about
North American forests and all the super cute baby animals that
live there. Readers will also find out what the babies eat, how
they live with their families, and how they learn and play. Through
text features such as the vocabulary tree and the wrap-up activity,
kids will be introduced to new words and concepts, helping them
expand their understanding of the world.
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Sonny Says, "NO!"
(Hardcover)
Caryl Hart; Illustrated by Zachariah O'Hora
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Meet Sonny and his friends Honey, Meemo and Boo! Sonny is having a
great time playing with his new paints. In fact, he's having SUCH a
good time that he doesn't want them to help. Sonny says, 'NO!' And
once he starts saying 'NO', it's hard to stop . . . When the others
get upset, can Sonny find a way to make it up to them? Join Sonny
and friends in this bright and funny series that's perfect for
pre-schoolers and great for reading aloud. Fans of Pip and Posy
will adore this stylish board book, ideal for little ones learning
how to play with friends.
The field-tested probes are short, easy to administer, and ready to
reproduce. Volume 2 suggests ways to embed the probes throughout
your instruction, not just when starting a unit or topic.
Filled with over 100 fun, Key Stage 2 curriculum-based exercises,
this workbook is the perfect way for kids aged 7–9 to sharpen
their problem-solving and reasoning skills and support their
learning at home. The book features 12 sections, each one focusing
on a different maths topic – from multiplication and fractions to
geometry and statistics. Each section is filled with exercises to
help children practise their problem-solving skills, such as
fraction subtractions, co-ordinate grids, written equations and
pictograms. Written by an experienced educational consultant and
featuring engaging illustrations by artist Chris Dickason. The book
also features a glossary of key maths terms at the back. Also
available: 9781780559230 Times Tables Workbook for Clever Kids®
The perfect gift to entertain kids all year round! Be amazed and
astounded with a new fact every single day of the year. With 365
fascinating facts on everything from animals and nature to science,
space, the world and more. Did you know that red-eyed tree frogs
have three eyelids? That candy floss was actually invented by a
dentist? Or that on the 4th November 1922, Ancient Egypt’s most
famous pharaoh was discovered? You’ll find a perfect mix of
random trivia and ‘on this day’ facts, plus tons of colourful
photos to entertain all year round.
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