Language Arts & Disciplines

An Introduction to English Grammar provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of English grammar. The first part of the book ('The Grammar') provides a step-by-step introduction to the key topics in English grammar. The second part ('The...

Meet Spider in Bigboots the Spider. Nothing scares him. Spider boasts about the places he has been to, but when his sister follows him on an adventure he will need to be really brave. TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling...

The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to English for Academic Purposes (EAP), covering the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this fast-growing area...

Sometimes setting pen to paper requires bravery, and writing well means breaking free of the rules learned in school. Liberating and emboldening the beginning writer are the goals of Ted Kooser and Steve Cox in this spirited book of practical wisdom that...

The Engage Literacy Wonder Words series is a collection of twenty-four levelled books that will help and motivate early readers, including English Language Learners (ELL), to learn their first 100 high-frequency sight words in a meaningful context,...

"Vulgar Latin" refers to those features of Latin language that were not recommended by the classical grammarians but existed nonetheless. Although "Vulgar Latin" is not well documented, evidence can be deduced from details of the spelling, grammar, and...

"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.Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life.Book...

The Level 4 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. Stories, More Stories A, More Stories B and More Stories C...

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample...

Considered one of the most important works of one of France's foremost philosophers, and long-awaited in English, The Logic of Sense begins with an extended exegesis of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Considering stoicism, language, games,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780446584845Author Marion Roach SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Warner Books IncPublisher Time Warner Trade PublishingWeight(grams)...

This groundbreaking new writing series combines time-tested classical techniques-the imitation and analysis of great writers-with original composition exercises in history, science, biography, and literature. Skills Taught: * One- and two-level...

Everyone remembers the Queen's 'Annus Horribilis', but what do 'quid pro quo' and 'habeas corpus' mean? Why do plants have Latin names? Why do families, towns, countries and even football teams have Latin mottoes? What do the Latin epitaphs in churches...

Which animal do you think would be the most help in an emergency? Step Away from the Kitten! is a hilarious look at some of history's most helpful (and cutest!) animals. TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for...

Cat is painting a picture at school. Nok wants to help, but will he make it any better or will he just make a mess? Find out in Cat's Painting. Ant, Tiger and Nok are playing in the garden when Nok starts to feel hot. How can a micro-alien cool down?...

'A poet's novel, delicate but strong' Hilary Mantel Maria and her granddaughter Alicia have never met. Decades apart, both make the same journey to Madrid in search of work and independence. Maria, scraping together a living as a cleaner and carer,...

'Metaphor in Educational Discourse is a superb piece of applied linguistics research that integrates Vygotsky's theory of concepts with current work on metaphor into a coherent framework for investigating how teachers and learners negotiate figurative...

Food Fuel is an alimentary adventure through the digestive system, with TV's Dr Ranj Singh. TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618082346Author L. Rust HillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton Mifflin

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781896944098Author Darin ParkFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Dragon Moon PressPublisher Dragon Moon PressWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582976167Author Anne StilmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Writer's Digest BooksPublisher F&W Publications IncWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm)...

Often controversial, always inspired, Jacques Lacan here weighs theories of the relationship between the desire for love and the attainment of knowledge from such thinkers as Aristotle, Marx, and Freud. He leads us through mathematics, philosophy,...

The breadth and spread of corpus-assisted discourse studies (CADS) indicate its usefulness for exploring language use within a social context. However, its theoretical foundations, limitations, and epistemological implications must be considered so that...

Never stress over a comma, colon, or dash again! The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need is the ideal resource for everyone who wants to produce writing that is clear, concise, and grammatically excellent. Whether you're creating perfect professional...

Across the globe, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft have accumulated power in ways that existing regulatory and intellectual frameworks struggle to comprehend. A consensus is emerging that the power of these new digital monopolies is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120835474Author Warwick JessupFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Motilal Banarsidass,Publisher Motilal Banarsidass,

Feminists have long recognized the significance of the media as a site for the expression of - or challenges to - existing constructions of gender. In this broad-ranging analysis, Liesbet van Zoonen explores the ways in which feminist theory and research...

Rapid Writing is a new KS2 resource ideal for use with struggling writers in small groups and for one-to-one support. Written by expert authors Dee Reid and Diana Bentley, the books and unique software give children the careful progression and motivation...

This third edition of the best-selling Theories in Second Language Acquisition surveys the major theories currently used in second language acquisition (SLA) research, serving as an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and graduate students in SLA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988273818Author David NemzoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Gabberz, Inc.Publisher Gabberz, Inc.Weight(grams) 626g

This series has been endorsed by Cambridge International to support the curriculum framework from 2020.Reinforce learning and deepen understanding of the key concepts - Provide extra practice and self-assessment: Each Workbook is intended to be used by...

A celebratory 20th anniversary edition of A landmark collection from black writers across the literary spectrum'The fact that IC3, the police identity for Black, is the only collective term that relates to our situation here as residents ('Black British'...

Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. The stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and characters. They also support children's...

The colour coded verb table allows the reader to focus all of their attention on one colour tense at a time enabling them to make immediate connections between the subject and the verb! The French LearnBots are a great resource for dyslexic learners,...

New reading and listening texts bring the real world to the classroom New activities and tasks present, practise and extend the language in meaningful contexts New Study... Practise... Remember! sections combine study skills with consolidation to...

The focus of this volume is on how the people of the Korean Peninsula-historically an important part of the Sinocentric world in East Asia and today a vital economic and strategic site-have negotiated oral and written interactions with their Asian...

Positive psychology is the scientific study of how human beings prosper and thrive. This is the first book in SLA dedicated to theories in positive psychology and their implications for language teaching, learning and communication. Chapters examine the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Macavity Award (Nonfiction) 2008.Book InformationISBN 9781582974552Author Lee LoflandFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Writer's Digest BooksPublisher...

Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written...

The history and development of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language, is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this book, a team of international experts cover the entire...