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Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment
Discover the amazing diversity of the African continent in this beautiful book, with words by Atinuke and lively illustrations from Mouni Feddag.
Atinuke's first non-fiction title is a major publishing event: a celebration of all 55 countries on the African continent! Her beautifully-written text captures Africa's unique mix of the modern and the traditional, as she explores its geography, its peoples, its animals, its history, its resources and its cultural diversity. The book divides Africa into five sections: South, East, West, Central and North, each with its own introduction. This is followed by a page per country, containing a delightful mix of friendly, informative text and colourful illustrations. The richest king, the tallest sand dunes and the biggest waterfall on the planet are all here, alongside drummers, cocoa growers, inventors, balancing stones, salt lakes, high-tech cities and nomads who use GPS! This is non-fiction at its most exciting, exhilarating and energetic, illustrated with passion and commitment by a great new talent, Mouni Feddag.
Quebrado has been traded from pirate ship to ship in the
Caribbean Sea for as long as he can remember. The sailors he toils
under call him "el quebrado"--half islander, half outsider, a
broken one. Now the pirate captain Bernardino de Talavera uses
Quebrado as a translator to help navigate the worlds and words
between his mother's Taino Indian language and his father's
Spanish.
But when a hurricane sinks the ship and most of its crew, it is
Quebrado who escapes to safety. He learns how to live on land
again, among people who treat him well. And it is he who must
decide the fate of his former captors. Latino interest.
Get ready for a walking tour like no other - all from the comfort
of your sofa! This seriously streetwise guide is packed with themed
trails, from food and festivals to music, art and sport, that
reveal amazing facts and intriguing tales you won't find on the
tourist routes. In City Trails: Barcelona, join Lonely Planet
explorers Marco and Amelia as they hunt for more secrets, stories
and surprises in another of the world's great cities. You'll
discover human pyramids, dancing eggs, a witch school, and lots
more! Themed trails include: Legends From Long Ago Animal Land
Delicioso! Gaudi Town Street Shows Watery Way Let's Go! Winning
City Musical Marvels Perfect Parks City of Art High Time Barcelona
Style City Surprises Spotted in the Streets Spooky Stuff Also
available: City Trails - London, Paris, New York City, Rome, Tokyo,
Sydney, Washington DC and Singapore About Lonely Planet Kids:
Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel
authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over
the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global
community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for
exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and
encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the
world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature,
history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of
global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in
a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!
A subversive and hilarious spin on the well-loved fairy tale. The
three little wolves erect first a solid brick house. The big bad
pig comes along and when huffing and puffing fails to work, he uses
a sledgehammer to bring the house down. Next they build a home of
concrete: The pig demolishes it with his pneumatic drill. The three
little wolves choose an even stronger design next time round: They
erect a house, made of steel, barbed wire, armor plates and video
entry system, but the pig finds a way to demolish it too. It is
only when the wolves construct a rather fragile house made of
cherry blossoms, daffodils, pink roses, and marigolds that the pig
has a change of heart ... A great read for children who enjoyed The
Wolf's Story by Toby Forward. Kids aged 5 and up will enjoy this
hilarious, subversive and brilliant read aloud picture book. Eugene
Trivizas's text for The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig is
perfectly complemented by Helen Oxenbury's watercolour
illustrations. Eugene Trivizas has written over 100 books and is
the winner of more than twenty national and international prizes
and awards. His work has been adapted for stage, screen and radio.
Helen Oxenbury's warm and witty illustrations have charmed children
and adults alike for many years. Her version of Alice in
Wonderland, published by Walker Books, won the 2001 Kate Greenaway
Award, which she first won in 1969 for The Quangle Wangle's Hat.
She has also won the Smarties Book Prize three times.
Those who want to reduce their carbon footprint might do well to
consult this century-old guide to low-tech property maintenance.
Step-by-step instructions include how to build a lightweight
ladder, a small truss bridge, a stump puller, gates that don't sag
and can lift over snowdrifts, a wood splitter, and bicycle-powered
machines. For anyone who lives a self-sufficient country life-or
for those who wish to-this classic guide from the annals of
American history remains current and very practical.
"This is my attempt at travel, my attempt at writing, my attempt
at, well, at attempt itself. This is not the perfect story. With
trial comes error. But these errors add up to something greater.
These errors add up to truth of self and conviction."
On the surface, "Prelude to Tomorrow" is a travel memoir, a
reflection upon Paul Hudson's trips around the world during summer
breaks from college. But he quickly reveals a deeper focus, not
just on America, Africa, and Europe, but on friendship, youth, and
the search for one's identity and path in life.
Hudson guides us through his rewarding adventures: road-tripping
with three lifelong friends across the United States, from Georgia
to Utah; working on a cattle ranch in Montana; admiring the
spectacular animal kingdom native to the plains of Kenya; studying
at the University of Innsbruck in Austria; and carousing with his
college band at Lake Tahoe.
A vivid and vibrant travel memoir, "Prelude to Tomorrow" reminds
us that our experiences from the past are not just snapshots of a
distant time-they are the very foundation for who we will
become.
""In Australia they call high-achievers 'Tall Poppies'. A field of
poppies looks better when they appear to be all the same. So, if
one poppy grows taller than the other poppies in the field, they
just chop it down. It really is the same way with people. When
someone achieves too much and 'grows too tall' it seems like their
peers feel obligated to try to knock that person down."" The five
Tall Poppies seemed to win everything in fifth grade-academic
awards, solos in concerts, leads in the play, and (worst of all)
the school talent show. The girls soon learned that awards and
congratulatory messages over the school PA system often result in
green-eyed gossip and cold shoulders from jealous classmates. After
a successful, yet uber-stressful, school year the Tall Poppies'
eagerly awaited and well planned "Perfect Summer" has finally
arrived. On the agenda for the day:
- Attend Tall Poppy Club meeting
- Organize scrapbooking stuff
- Finish two scrapbook pages each
- Hang out with The Boys
- Have fun
But the Tall Poppies' "Perfect Summer" plans get derailed when the
malicious class "Weeds" Hayden and Mia intrude into Tall Poppy
territory. Add an envious new classmate and her mother to the mix,
sprinkle in a shocking admission that jeopardizes the Tall Poppies'
impending Hollywood movie debut and you get a recipe for the first
day of a less-than "Perfect Summer." One annoying new classmate +
two "weedy" mean girls + three awesome guy friends + four pair of
binoculars + five half-finished scrapbooks + sixth grade year +
seven spots on a Hollywood motion picture set = The First Day of
Summer for the Tall Poppies. And their "(im)Perfect Summer" has
only just begun EXTRAS INSIDE: Tall Poppy Terms Tall Poppy Power
Secrets Tall Poppy Tips: The Boys' Views Tall Poppy "Get Organized"
Tips Tall Poppy Scrapbooking Tips
Part of the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series,
discover the incredible life of Mother Teresa, along with her
message of love and charity. Agnes (later to become Mother Teresa)
was born in Skopje, Macedonia. She was raised to love God and love
others above all else, and from an early age, she knew she wanted
to dedicate herself to religion, so she became a nun. She was
fascinated by stories of missionaries helping people and wanted to
do the same. She travelled to Ireland, and then to India, where she
worked hard to help all those around her. She taught in a school,
but realised she could do more, and so she founded a hospital in an
old temple, where she fed and cared for the poor and the sick. She
spent the rest of her life caring for those in need around the
world and is now remembered as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. This
moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra
facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with
historical photos and a detailed profile of Mother Teresa's amazing
life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books
and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people,
from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them
achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a
dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children
of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in
simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers.
The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning
readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the
books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and
other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives
of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next
generation of outstanding people who will change the world with
Little People, BIG DREAMS!
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Ada Lovelace, Volume 10
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Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara; Illustrated by Zafouko Yamamoto
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Meet Ada Lovelace, the British mathematician and daughter of poet
Lord Byron. Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series,
this inspiring and informative little biography follows the
colourful life of Lord Byron's daughter, from her early love of
logic, to her plans for the world's first computer program. As a
child, Ada had a big imagination and a talent for mathematics. She
grew up in a noble household in England, where she dedicated
herself to studying. Her work with the famous inventor, Charles
Babbage, on a very early kind of computer made her the world's
first computer programmer. This moving book features stylish and
quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a
biographical timeline with historical images and a detailed profile
of the mathematician's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a
bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the
lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to
scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things,
yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series
offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of
formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for
reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present
expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you
to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning
cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even
more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to
children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who
will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
Exam board: ISEB Level: 13+ CE and KS3 Subject: Geography First
teaching: September 2021 First exams: November 2022 Trust John
Widdowson and his extensive experience in Common Entrance to guide
you through the new ISEB 13+ CE Geography specification so you can
help your pupils build confidence, proficiency and a love of
Geography with the new Geography series for Common Entrance at 13+
and Key Stage 3. * Support new specification content on the issues
tomorrow's geographers will face: A new chapter on the environment
looks at local, national and global issues, focusing on
sustainability and stewardship (a new addition to the 13+ CE
specification). * Motivate your pupils to excel: The new 'Your
Challenge' feature offers additional tasks for high achieving
pupils. * Cover all the content for human and physical Geography in
one book: A more convenient and cost-effective approach for
teachers and pupils. * Develop your pupils' investigative skills:
An enquiry-based approach encourages pupils to develop these key
skills. * Guide your pupils to think and work like geographers: The
emphasis on enquiry and geographical skills such as map reading
will help take your pupils to the next level. * Beautifully
illustrated with engaging visuals: Packed with clear photos, maps
and charts to aid learning and recall. Accompanying answers
available as a paid-for PDF download at galorepark.co.uk (ISBN:
9781398322127). "Widdowson is able to distil complex ideas in
simple and straightforward prose, which should be the aim of all
geographical writing. This along with excellent, consistently
drawn, clear and unambiguous diagrams (including ingenious
cutaways, sequenced imagery, Ordnance Survey maps and
map/photograph montages) make this book an excellent tool for
delivering the curriculum, either in the classroom or when pupils
are reviewing the text independently." Dr Andrew Lee, Head of
Geography, Wetherby Prep School
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