Education

When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'?This superbly...

"Asylum Speakers is truly an anthology of humanity. It's a reminder of how much we all have in common and that each of us has an equal right to be safe." - Josie Naughton, founder of Choose LoveBased on the popular podcast, Asylum Speakers is a...

For Chemistry GCSE and Science (Double Award) GCSEHigher tier Create confident, literate and well-prepared students with skills-focused, topic-specific workbooks.Our Student Workbooks build students' understanding, developing the confidence and exam...

Ovid Unseens provides a bank of 80 practice passages of Latin verse, half elegiac and half hexameter. Taken from across Ovid's works, including the Metamorphoses, Fasti, Heroides, Amores and Tristia, the passages help build students' knowledge and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789542600114Author N. DzhankovaFormat PaperbackPage Count 191Imprint HermesPublisher HermesWeight(grams) 180gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 140mm * 12mm

A brain workout book for uncertain times. We are living in a world where facts don't count, certainty no longer exists and complexity means we never quite know what will happen next. To prepare ourselves better for such a world, we need a brain workout...

The Poetry Handbook is a lucid and entertaining guide to the poet's craft, and an invaluable introduction to practical criticism for students. Chapters on each element of poetry, from metre to gender, offer a wide-ranging general account, and end by...

"The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is one that every writer should read. . . . A rich and wonderful book." -American Journal of Education A landmark contribution to the field...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250193421Author Blythe RobersonFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 197mm *...

Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School is an indispensable guide to the process, practice and reality of learning to teach science in a busy secondary school. Written by academic experts and experienced practitioners, it explores core debates...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615199624Author Nicola LatheyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint ExperimentPublisher Experiment

Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, students, and readers. They succeeded. Under the expert management of eminent...

Have you ever wished that you could read the beautiful hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt for yourself? Now you can, with the help of this practical step-by-step guide. It is suitable for complete beginners, or for anyone who would like to improve...

This major new edition, originally commissioned for the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode, brings together a unique combination of Shelley's poetry and prose - the lyric poems, plays, longer poems, criticism,...

Whatever dream you're working toward, a few wise words can help make the challenge easier. This uplifting little book is packed with inspiring quotations and simple but effective tips to help you get the most out of every day.Book InformationISBN...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Find out what it's like to be a famous poet, author and performer in this autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah. Learn what it was like growing up in a house of seven...

Each of the 12 high quality non-fiction extracts isaccompanied by eight sets of questions based on the Key Stage 2 (KS2) Reading Content Domains and National Curriculum. This book provides opportunities to tackle more complex vocabulary, explore how...

* Develop and consolidate understanding using practice questions targeting each Assessment Objective* Build key skills with worked examples* Prepare for assessment using exam-style questions* Study independently with answers available onlineBook...

Target success in AQA AS Economics with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test...

Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran, Nellie Bly was renowned as America's first 'girl stunt reporter'. She was a pioneer of investigative journalism, including an expose of patient treatment at a mental asylum and a travelogue from her record-breaking race...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781561841295Author Anthony PearsellFormat PaperbackPage Count 589Imprint New Falcon Publications,U.S.Publisher New Falcon Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 778g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611805833Author Oren J. SoferFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

In Making Every Primary Lesson Count: Six Principles to Support Great Teaching and Learning, full-time primary teachers Jo Payne and Mel Scott share evidence-informed practice and gimmick-free advice for ensuring that every lesson makes a difference for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780771069482Author Brian PattonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint McClelland & Stewart Inc.Publisher McClelland & Stewart Inc.Weight(grams)...

Prepare with confidence for the end of year SATs tests with Scholastic National Curriculum Tests. Scholastic's practice tests are fully in line with the Year 2 and Year 6 SATs Tests. Examination: SATs ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845278472Author Anni LlynFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Gwasg Carreg GwalchPublisher Gwasg Carreg GwalchWeight(grams) 148g

'This "essential cornucopia" aims to inspire you to use uncommon words in their original contex'- BooksellerEver wanted to ameliorate your atavistic lexicon, engage in a little intellectual badinage or been discombobulated by tricky diction? 500 Words...

Hamlet's combination of violence and introspection is unusual among Shakespeare's tragedies. It is also full of curious riddles and fascinating paradoxes, making it one of his most widely discussed plays. Professor Hibbard's illuminating and original...

The Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare series specifically focuses on preparing students for their exams. Teachers find that the accessible notes and end-of-act activities really help students understand the text and encourage them to develop their own...

Public Speaking In A Week is a simple and straightforward guide to mastering the art of public speaking, giving you everything you need to know in just seven short chapters. From writing and delivering the content to handling your nerves and avoiding...

'Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read.' Katie Fforde 'Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!' Jill Mansell Cal and Demi are preparing to launch...

In A School Built on Ethos: Ideas, assemblies and hard-won wisdom, James Handscombe explores how schooling is more than gaining qualifications, how learning is more than exams, and how academic success comes more readily to those who have grasped this...

Writers like to elude their public, lead them a bit of a dance. They take them down untrodden paths, land them in unknown country where they have to ask for directions.In this personal anthology, Alan Bennett has chosen over seventy poems by six...

Philosophy in the Bedroom accounts the lascivious education of a privileged young lady at the dawn of womanhood.About the AuthorDonatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade (1740 - 1814), was a French aristocrat and writer of...

Create confident, literate and well-prepared students with skills-focused, topic-specific workbooks.Our Student Workbooks build students' understanding, developing the confidence and exam skills they need, whilst providing ready prepared lesson solutions...

Create beautiful gifts, stationery and decorations that incorporate the elegant, centuries-old art of Japanese calligraphy. Developed since the sixth century, practised by the royal elite and Buddhist scholars, and packed with spiritual meaning,...

Under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O' Brien wrote a daily column in the 'Irish Times' called 'Cruiskeen Lawn' for over twenty years which hilariously satirised the absurdities and solemnities of Dublin life. With shameless irony and...

The final volume in this brilliant translation destined to take its place among the great English versions of The Divine Comedy. In his translation of Paradise, Mark Musa exhibits the same sensitivity to language and knowledge of translation that enabled...

High quality music education can start children on a journey that lasts a lifetime. This book gives beginning primary school teachers clear guidance on how to successfully teach music without recourse to specialised training. It places music within...

There has never been a time when 'following the science' has been more important for humanity. At no other point in history have we had such advanced knowledge and technology at our fingertips, nor had such astonishing capacity to determine the future of...