Language Arts & Disciplines

From Art Blakey to Ziggy Modeliste, Cindy Blackman Santana to Sheila E, Drum Legends Alphabet rolls together an A to Z of the greatest, most influential drummers to ever sit behind a kit. Bombastically illustrated and written with flair, this celebration...

Learn the keys to energizing your writing, engaging readers, and breaking out with influence.What good will it do to skillfully craft a written argument if you lose your audience? Simple emails, formal reports, blogs, presentations, articles-they need...

Louis is wheelchair-bound but he dreams of taming the beautiful wild golden monkey he sees in the back yard of his home. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907722301Author Andy LopataFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Ecademy PressPublisher Rethink PressWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 14mm

The Level 1+ Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. First Sentences and More First Sentences A, B and C introduce...

A re-issue of the popular 2017 hardback edition, The Accidental Apostrophe.____________________________________The trouble with punctuation - well, one of the troubles, anyway - is that too many of the experts suggest leaving it to the writer's judgement...

While the literature on second language acquisition and use is overwhelmingly rich with respect to initial and intermediate stages of development, present knowledge of levels of ultimate attainment that are equal or close to that if native speakers has...

Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Yoruba as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical...

'A really fun idea for a book - and full of great stuff.' Greg Jenner, Public HistorianThis is the perfect guide for any writer who wants to recreate the Roman world accurately in their fiction. It will aid any novelist, screenwriter, games designer or...

Things go missing in the scrap yard in Scrapman and Scrapcat. Scrapman makes Scrapcat out of odds and ends, so he's not a very good cat. Whatever is Scrapman going to do with him? TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling...

Engaging decodable stories fully aligned to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practise their phonics skills with their favourite characters. Written by Roderick Hunt MBE and illustrated by Alex Brychta, award-winning creators of the Oxford...

The Encyclopedia of Semiotics is the first comprehensive guide to the topics, theories, and thinkers of this rapidly expanding field of knowledge. Drawing on classic and current work in linguistics, philosophy, literary theory, cognitive science,...

Express yourself clearly, persuasively and confidently. Learn how to plan what you want to say, manage your anxieties and project your best self, whatever the situation.Whether you want to ask your boss for a pay rise, deliver a faultless wedding speech...

A guide to the modes and methods of Creative Writing research, designed to be invaluable to university staff and students in formulating research ideas, and in selecting appropriate strategies. Creative writing researchers from around the globe offer a...

A Concise German Grammar aims to equip undergraduates with a comprehensive yet compact account of German grammar. There has long been a need for an easy-to-use guide to the subject that answers users' questions without confronting them with a bewildering...

Build teams, make better decisions, energize groups, and think out of the box Do you need a resource that you can pull out of your pocket to liven up meetings, trainings, professional development, and teaching? The fifty easily applied techniques in this...

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.Book InformationISBN 9780194267809Author Janet Hardy-GouldFormat...

Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet with the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger and their new alien micro-friend, Nok. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. When a mysterious...

"If you want a book that instructs you about all the technical skills you need to pass the examinations set by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and embark on a career in journalism, then this is the book for you. It...

When Ivar decides he's going to be The Greatest Viking Ever, he sets off on a sea-voyage and drags his reluctant brother, Olaf, along with him. Can Ivar survive a storm, a troll and a wolf? Or will Olaf need to come to the rescue ...? Children will love...

Most philosophers working in moral psychology and practical reason think that either the notion of "good" or the notion of "desire" have central roles to play in our understanding of intentional explanations and practical reasoning...

Desinged to meet the bilingual needs of the travelling business person, tourist and student, these language lessons cover common situations as well as the country's history and culture, social customs, restaurant practices and transportation systems.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262548465Author N. J. EnfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Chinese script is one of the oldest forms of writing in existence. Its origins can traced back to at least the second millennium BC and it is still in use today, over 3000 years later. Calligraphy, the creation of the written characters on paper with...

Natalie Barney,'the wild girl of Cincinnati', and Romaine Brooks were both rich, American and grandly lesbian. They met in Paris in 1915 and their tempestuous affair lasted more than fifty years. By the end of their lives together, Natalie and Romaine...

An innovative introduction to writing poetry designed for students of creative writing and budding poets alike. Challenges the reader's sense of what is possible in a poem. Traces the history and highlights the potential of poetry. Focuses on the...

The Complete English 8 Student Book provides support for the previous Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum. Written by an expert author team, the series helps first and additional language learners to achieve their best at Cambridge Lower...

Comprehension is a primary ingredient of reading success-but most educators aren't taught how to deliver structured comprehension instruction in their classrooms. K-8 teachers will find the guidance they need in this groundbreaking professional resource...

Sheryl Sandberg advises women to "lean in" to realize their full potential. To do so successfully, women need effective communication skills and a confident presentation style.In this must-have guide, one of the nation's premier speech coaches shares...

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows...

The human voice does not deceive. The one who is speaking is inevitably revealed by the singular sound of her voice, no matter "what" she says. We take this fact for granted-for example, every time someone asks, over the telephone, "Who is speaking?" and...

A compact, user-friendly reference book which draws from up-to-date research and theories from psychology to offer teachers with practical tips for small changes which they can make to their practice which will significantly improve learner outcomes and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780941188661Author Christopher VoglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese ProductionsWeight(grams) 660g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9787513808361Author Wu ZhongweiFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint SinolinguaPublisher SinolinguaWeight(grams) 560g

Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of...

This comprehensive handbook will guide readers through the process of publishing their research. It helps readers to establish successful writing practices and habits which will enable them to write well, complete their work to a high standard and have...

An uncomplicated analysis of the nature of writing, particularly in terms of process, product and genre Discussion of the practical implications of teaching the theory of writing Descriptions of a broad spread of writing tasks, simple and extended, to...

The twins bring a frog to visit Gran in Gran is Cross. Level 3 Songbirds Phonics books focus on words with consonant clusters, for example str as in strap. The focus phonics are words with consonant clusters at the beginning. Oxford Reading Tree...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780930012656Author Sasha NewbornFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Mudborn PressPublisher Mudborn PressWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 6mm

Now in a fully updated third edition, The Freelance Writer's Handbook is the essential book for everyone who dreams of making money from their writing. It will appeal to all aspiring writers, whether they want to write as a full time profession, or...