Education

'A revelation ... as well as being sympathetic to the plight of children, it is hilarious' A. N. WilsonThe hero of Dickens's flamboyantly exuberant novel, Nicholas Nickleby, is left penniless after his father's death and forced to make his own way in the...

The first in a series of 7 fun-filled activity books for children covers the first group of letter sounds. Jolly Phonics teaches children to read and write using synthetic phonics in a fun and engaging way. Each of these 36-page activity books for...

This Word Power Targeted Question Book from CGP is fantastic for helping children in Year 5 (ages 9-10) to understand and enjoy the English language! It contains three sections: 'What Did You Say?', 'What Does That Mean?' and 'What Doesn't That Mean?' ...

Kipper and Lee take the dogs for a walk and make an exciting discovery in A Lucky Find. Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are an exciting new set of stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. Full of humour and drama with a delightful...

The spectacular new musical about discovering who you are and defining who you're meant to be.From Tony winners Terrence McNally Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens creatorsof suchBroadway classics asRagtimeandOnce On This Island this dazzling show...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615996957Author Marc FountainFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Modern History PressPublisher Modern History PressWeight(grams) 154g

A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools aims to provide starting points for teachers and leaders in creating a curriculum, either across disciplines or within subjects, that is as deep and diverse as their students. The Little Guide...

This book provides new and experienced Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) with a critical approach to understanding the importance of outstanding leadership of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and how to effectively meet the...

What do great leaders need to do to run great schools? This exciting new book from Jo Facer takes the theory, ideas, and vision that so many leaders share and translates it into the small steps that busy school leaders can take that together lead to big...

This open access book discusses why the seemingly straightforward strategy of teaching children how to think deeply does not work and offers an alternative way forward for the curriculum to achieve these objectives. Over the years, the role of knowledge...

'The world is stacked against women like me. But things are different now.' 1912. In an isolated house on the Sussex salt marshes, Connie Gifford lives with her father. Robbed of her childhood memories by a mysterious accident, she is haunted by...

An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history. The story of the world in the last five thousand years is above all the...

Lonely Planet's Guatemalais our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Visit Tika's monumental restored temples, admire picture-postcard vistas...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994047106Author Oliver PickleFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Metonymy PressPublisher Metonymy Press

Your definitive guide to inquiry- and argument-based science-updated for today's standards! Like most teachers, are you struggling to make sense of the many recent shifts in science education, especially the NGSS? Luckily Doug Lllewellyn is here to...

Overall Winner, SAGT (Scottish Association of Geography Teachers) Awards 2022 Winner, Global Dimension Teachers' Choice Award 2023 Shortlisted, BERA Educational Research Book of the Year 2023 Highly Commended, GA (Geographical Association) Publisher's...

Warm up for the GCSE Edexcel PE exams with this Exam Practice Workbook! We've included hundreds of realistic exam-style questions for every topic to put students' knowledge to the test. What's more, there's a full set of practice papers at the end of the...

Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Grade 9-1 Subject: English Literature Suitable for the 2024 exams Targeted practice questions covering your...

Engage students with the 'Philosophy of Religion' content for OCR A Level Religious Studies; build their knowledge, deepen their understanding and develop their skills using this accessible textbook, brought to you by subject specialists with examining...

National Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children's...

Reimagined and completely updated for the first time since 2008, National Geographic's visual atlas of the world will delight and inspire. From spectacular space imagery to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, this stunning book showcases the diverse natural and...

This lava-ly KS2 Volcanoes & Earthquakes CGP book contains a mountain of engaging facts, full-colour photos and diagrams, plus a healthy variety of thought-provoking questions, to help pupils learn about KS2 Geography. It covers everything pupils need to...

Through close readings of a number of classic texts, Charry develops the thesis that classic Christian theology is thoroughly shaped by pastoral and moral purposes. Charry's hope is to show contemporary theologians how to teach the faith in a morally...

With over 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Mandarin Chinese and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, DK's Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to learning Mandarin Chinese.You will learn...

This Student Guide will help you to:* Identify key content for the exams with our concise coverage of topics* Avoid common pitfalls with clear definitions and exam tips throughout* Reinforce your learning with bullet-list summaries at the end of each...

When a fireball falls from the sky in Fireball in the Sky the children go to have a closer look. What has crash-landed and why is it here? Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are an exciting new set of stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex...

Ella Hickson's version of J.M. Barrie's much-loved story puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage, in an adaptation that is refreshingly modern but never loses the charm of the original. Winter 1908. Snow is falling across London. Wendy Darling...

Increasingly, across the system, people are talking about knowledge and curriculum. In this timely new book, Mary Myatt is at her brilliant best as she passionately argues that the solutions to overcoming achievement barriers lie in understanding the...

In this classic work, often described as "The History of the Rise, Decline, and Fall of the Love Affair," Denis de Rougemont explores the psychology of love from the legend of Tristan and Isolde to Hollywood. At the heart of his ever-relevant inquiry is...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. NowCollins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language...

King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/AntigoneThree towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynastyThe legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create this powerful trilogy about humanity's...

Join a cast of entertaining bugs as they explore maths through everyday examples, from handling numbers and times tables to weighing ingredients and telling the time. Fun puzzles allow readers to practise what they've learned.A fun, friendly introduction...

Lonely Planet Dutch Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Dutch phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Understand art and culture, and ask for directions with...

Research Management: Europe and Beyond addresses the myriad responsibilities related to research management and administration. The book incorporates narratives from those working in the field to provide insight into the profession. The book also offers...

Nevil Shute was a power and a pioneer in the world of flying long before he began to write the stories that made him a bestselling novelist. This autobiography charts Shute's path from childhood to his career as a gifted aeronautical engineer working at...

Organize your ancestry research while creating a beautiful keepsake to pass on to future generations with Our Family Tree. Find your way through your family history and record your results with this beautiful keepsake. Whether as a gift to a relative or...

Reporting on China has long been one of the most challenging and crucial of journalistic assignments. Foreign correspondents have confronted war, revolution, isolation, internal upheaval, and onerous government restrictions as well as barriers of...

'A brilliant contemporary novel' Colm Toibin 'I am fully in awe of Dolan's talent' Douglas Stuart'I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it' Marian Keyes'Dazzling. Not a word is out of place' Katherine HeinyMeet Celine and Luke. To all intents and...

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that...

This book explores the relationship with time in early childhood by arguing for the valuing of slow pedagogies and slow knowledge. Alison Clark points to alternative practices in Early Childhood Education and Care that enable a different pace and rhythm,...