The purrfect book for cat lovers everywhere, with enchanting illustrations and intriguing facts. Meet thirty-six exquisite, majestic, elegant, mischievous and downright adorable domestic felines, from the well-known Burmese, Persian, Maine Coon and Ragdoll to the more exotic LaPerm, Dragon li, Munchkin and Lykoi. Intriguing facts accompany every illustration, so you can find out why the Japanese Bobtail is called the singing cat, how the Egyptian Mau got its name and why the Sphynx gets sunburnt.

Learn about 36 curious, cute, and captivating cats in this beautifully illustrated reference book filled with fascinating facts. Meet 36 exquisite, majestic, elegant, mischievous, and downright adorable domestic felines, from the well-known Burmese, Persian, and Ragdoll to the more exotic LaPerm, Dragon li, Munchkin, and Havana Brown. With stunning illustrations, intriguing facts, and full-color poster-sized illustrations, this is the purr-fect reference for cat lovers everywhere. 36 CAT BREEDS: Learn about dozens of cats from the Siamese to the Sphynx. BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED: Gorgeous, detailed images bring our favorite felines to life. FASCINATING FACTS: Includes hundreds of fascinating facts in an easy-to-read format that will enthrall cat lovers of all ages. MAP OF THE FELINE WORLD: A full-page map shows where each cat originates from. PERFECT GIFT: The ideal gift for all fans of felines. COLLECT THE SERIES: More beautifully illustrated compendiums for all ages include The Magnificent Book of Birds, The Magnificent Book of Horses, The Magnificent Book of Extinct Animals, and The Magnificent Book of Sharks.

This captivating non-fiction book compares pet cats and wild cats, pointing out the features common to both. Each spread consists of a beautifully illustrated and labelled feature of a domestic cat on the left, and a high quality photograph of the corresponding feature in a wild cat on the right. Pink B/ Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions. Text type - A non-fiction report. Pages 14 and 15 offers reinforcement as all the labels are repeated in a single diagram of the domestic cat. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

In 1988, 14-year-old Michael comes out as gay. Later he returns as a teacher. In the background: the notorious Section 28 of Thatcher's Local Government Act, which prohibited schools from "promoting homosexuality" . The narrative of the play spans from 1988 to 2003.

Informed by the Tinto's (1993) model of institutional departure and Astin's (1993) input- environment-output model and concept of involvement, this dissertation reports the findings of a secondary data-analysis examining the degree attainment of undergraduates who participated in a residentially-based Freshman Interest Group (FIG) at a selective research institution in the Midwest. Using logistic regression to control for the entering academic ability, ethnicity, gender, initial academic major, and parental income of entering first-time college students, the researcher found that students who participated in a FIG were more likely to earn a baccalaureate degree and graduate within 4 years. Furthermore, the effect size associated with FIG participation was significantly greater for lower income and lower ability students compared to the general population. Based on these findings, the researcher suggested that institutions would be well-served to create similar learning environments for students who have historically been considered "at-risk."