People & Places

It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten, and forty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got...

Reinforce and review pupils' knowledge throughout the Progress in Geography course with this write-in workbook for Units 13-18.> Check and consolidate understanding. Every lesson in the textbook has a corresponding workbook page to ensure that pupils...

This newest edition of David Waugh and Tony Bushell's Key Geography provides support for the 2014 KS3 Programme of Study, with a focus on developing key geographical skills and techniques to prepare students for Key Stage 4. The Interactions Student Book...

Laura Ingalls Wilder crossed the country by covered wagon, by train, and by car. Here, Laura's journal entries and letters from three of her most memorable journeys have been collected in one volume. On the Way Home recounts her 1894 move with her...

This essential study guide addresses Unit 2 of the CCEA GCSE Geography specification - Living in Our World. Written by Tim Manson, an experienced teacher, examiner and author, the book guides students through the course, the case studies and the key...

In this #OwnVoices book inspired by the author's hometown of Chennai, India, a girl explores the vibrant rainbow of delights in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her amma (mother). Endnotes explain all the items on sale and...

Transform your literacy outcomes and engage your whole school in reading. Inspire and delight your children with contemporary, diverse and engaging texts that will spark a lifelong love of reading for pleasure. Get the...

This newest edition of David Waugh and Tony Bushell's Key Geography provides the support you need to deliver the 2014 KS3 Programme of Study, with a focus on developing key geographical skills and techniques to prepare students for Key Stage 4. The...

Tom Crean ran away from his Kerry home, aged 15, to join the British navy in 1893. He travelled to the Antarctic with the famous explorers, Scott and Shackleton. He explored the unknown, crossed ice fields and wild oceans and courageously saved friends...

A true story of resilience, survival and achievement, and a heartbreaking tale of a father's complicity in his own family's disintegration.In Yorkshire in the 1950s, Suz Evasdaughter, aged just 5, is moved to a children's home with her brothers...

As an economist and political theorist Rosa Luxemburg's work still resonates powerfully today. Born in Poland in 1871 she became a revolutionary leader in Berlin, co-founding the anti-war Spartacus League and publishing works including Reform or...

An anthology of essays, letters, and creative work reflecting on the experience of Black girlhood, by an inspiring group of teenage girls. The voices of young Black girls are too often left out of conversations on the Black girl experience; in this...

A book for everyone who dreams of changing the world. From fearless aviator, Lady Mary Heath, the first woman in the world to parachute from an aeroplane, to Margaret Bulkley, the 18th-century surgeon who lived as a man, meet 28 remarkable Irish women...

'A beautiful and refreshingly helpful guide to what is achievable when you replace self-criticism and negative self-talk with a little TLC.'- Lillian Ahenkan (aka Flexmami), author of The Success ExperimentLearn how to love who you are from the inside...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374081Author Jacqui HurleyFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press

Exam Board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: GeographyFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2018Maximise every student's performance with a step-by-step approach to learning, improving and applying the geographical and fieldwork skills they need to...

In this concise yet comprehensive critical biography, Ritchie Robertson examines the work of Friedrich Nietzsche within the context of his life. The book traces Nietzsche's development from outstanding classical scholar to cultural critic, who measured...

The carefully sequenced content ensures a logical build-up of key ideas, and cross-referencing between chapters enables pupils to integrate all aspects of the subject. Each chapter is broken into manageable short sections for ease of use, and ends with a...

An introduction to fifty extraordinary discoveries, inventions and designs by inspirational women. From windscreen wipers to the life raft; coffee filters to emergency flares; Apollo Mission software to Monopoly: women have discovered, invented and...

"It's extraordinary. Painful, powerful, visceral and spiritual. A remarkable book.' - Marian Keyes Nora Ephron meets Bram Stoker in Sophie White's vivid and ambitious literary non-fiction collection. White asks uncomfortable questions about the...

*** A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *** "A riveting debut from a remarkable new voice! Trang Thanh Tran weaves an impressive gothic mystery in which Jade's father is determined to restore a decrepit home to its former glory and Jade is the only person who...

Children are used to hearing about how important it is to protect nature, but they may not fully understand how the natural world can positively impact their emotional wellbeing. With that in mind, this book shows children how nature can be fun,...

John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. By the time of his death in 2016 he had produced over 850 sheets of drawings, many of which have never been...

Discover the Amazing Queen of Sheba, dive into the musical world of singer Fairuz, and meet Nadia Murad, an outstanding Nobel Peace Prize winner. This collection of 25 short biographies, illustrated in different styles by five talented artists, reveals...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912190010Author Andy OwenFormat PaperbackImprint Insight & PerspectivePublisher Insight & Perspective

Who was the world's first female programmer? Who made history as the first British woman to sail solo around the world non-stop? Who is Birmingham's first female Muslim MP? Meet Mary Lee Berners-Lee, Lisa Clayton, Shabana Mahmood and many more in Once...

geog.atlas is an engaging atlas of accessible maps and supporting information. It features unique coverage of places likely to appear in the news, such as the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Falklands. Special maps look at themes like global...

"Geography Matters" is a Key Stage 3 course created for pupils of all abilities. It provides an exact match to the requirement of the revised National Curriculum, and to the units of the Key Stage 3 Scheme of Work. The pupil textbooks for year nine are...

Positive Vibrations tells of how reggae was shaped by, and in turn helped to shape, the politics of Jamaica and beyond, from the rudies of Kingston to the sexual politics and narcotic allegiances of the dancehall. Insightful and full of incident, it...

Shows how Shakespeare portrayed working people with insight, compassion and purpose.Book InformationISBN 9781789146615Author Stephen UnwinFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Reaktion BooksPublisher Reaktion Books

An uplifting anthology of joyful contributions from 52 contemporary Black voices including chef Andi Oliver, author Patrice Lawrence, space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and climate activist Vanessa Nakate. * Discover the joy of chess with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943147663Author Christine EvansFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint The Innovation PressPublisher The Innovation Press

He is Ireland's most famous warrior, a legendary figure who has enchanted children for millennia. But who really was Fionn Mac Cumhaill? And what was he like when he was a child? In this wonderful, modern retelling of an ancient tale, based on a...

The second children's book from the wonderful illustrator John Broadley, working with Booker-shortlisted novelist Mick Jackson, following their glorious debut While You're Sleeping. The second children's book from the wonderful...

Get to Know the Earth's Many Forms with Dozens of Fun and EasyProjects From finding directions by the stars, to mapping your neighborhood,to making an earthquake in a box, you'll have a great time learningabout the world with The Geography Book. You'll...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781741753776Author John DanalisFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint A&U ChildrenPublisher A&U Children'sWeight(grams) 244g

Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sport. The book shows how sport has been practiced, experienced and made meaningful by players and fans throughout history. It assesses how sports developed and diffused across the globe,...

New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with The Last Legacy, a captivating standalone about family and blood ties, reinventing yourself, and controlling your own destiny. When a letter from her uncle Henrick arrives on Bryn Roth's...

Over forty years after the release of the iconic hit, Escape from New York: The Official Story of the Film delves into the archives to showcase the creation of the movie. Directed by John Carpenter and released in 1981, Escape from New York thrilled...

When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced stage blood cancer, they're suddenly thrust into the unsympathetic world of tubes and pills, doctors who don't use their correct pronouns, and hordes of 'well-meaning' but patronising people offering...