Language Arts & Disciplines

This book provides a practical and richly informative introduction to feature writing and the broader context in which features journalists operate. As well as covering the key elements and distinctive features that constitute good feature writing, the...

"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.These seven short stories, by well-known writers such as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992004125Author Forrest Adam SumnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Cat & Bean PublishingPublisher Cat & Bean PublishingWeight(grams) 181g

The world's best-selling adult English course - a perfectly-balanced syllabus, strong grammar focus, and full support for your elementary class.Need a course you can always trust?Book InformationISBN 9780194715102Author Liz SoarsFormat PaperbackPage...

When Grandma tells Ava about the time she was chased by a leopard, Ava is a bit scared. But when Ava tells her little sister Elise the story, Elise is petrified! The following day, Elise thinks she can see leopards everywhere. Frightened of being gobbled...

Ecology has become a central question governing the survival and sustainability of human societies, cultures and languages. In this timely study, Michael Cronin investigates how the perspective of the Anthropocene, or the effect of humans on the global...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932907322Author Catherine JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

Basic Linguistic Theory provides a fundamental characterization of the nature of human languages and a comprehensive guide to their description and analysis. In crystal-clear prose, R. M. W. Dixon describes how to go about doing linguistics. He show how...

"In a language there are only differences without positive terms. Whether we take the signified or the signifier, the language contains neither ideas nor sounds that pre-exist the linguistic system, but only conceptual differences and phonic...

Part of the Rapid Reading series, created to help children catch up. Rapid Reading is the UK's most comprehensive reading intervention programme. The books and unique speech-recognition software are guaranteed to motivate children with SEN and struggling...

A history of cars, including how they have evolved, the impact they have had on our world and the problems they have created. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312089269Author Gardner R. DozoisFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904421092Author Violet BrandFormat PaperbackImprint BrandBooksPublisher BrandBooks

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439153086Author Peter MeyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 212mm *...

In the action-packed comic The Quest, join the Adventure Crew in their latest daring mission as they tackle challenges including the Forest of Pain and the flying fish fingers. Will they escape from the dreaded Goblin King? Chucklers is a series of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905881895Author Sigrid RausingFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Granta MagazinePublisher Granta MagazineWeight(grams) 303gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

This textbook helps undergraduate students of language and linguistics taking their first steps in one of the core areas of grammar, introducing them to the basic ideas, insights, and techniques of contemporary semantic theory. Requiring no special...

James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns demonstrate the essence of creativity. Geary reasons that wit is both visual and verbal, physical and intellectual: there's the serendipitous wit of scientists, the...

Designed for introductory courses in Old English, Word-Hoard offers a vocabulary of some 2000 words drawn from the poems that beginning students normally read. Exploiting the natural curiosity we feel about our own language, Stephen Barney draws...

"Jenny is the future of nonfiction in America. What an absurdly arrogant statement to make. I make it anyway. Watch." -John D'Agata"Yes, Aristotle, there can be pleasure without 'complete and unified action with a beginning, middle, and end.' Jenny...

In Blackbones Saves the School Class 4's new teacher is not like any teacher they have ever seen. He has a black patch over one eye and a dark curly beard. They hope he will stay. Miss Lupin, the Head, is not so sure... TreeTops Fiction contains a wide...

A rich brew of more than 40 traditional Brazilian tales-from creation stories and stories of enchantment to animal and trickster tales-draws on the varied cultural traditions of indigenous peoples, people of African descent, those of European (and...

Sentence Structure: introduces the evidence for sentence structure and reveals its purpose is based on a problem-solving approach to language teaches the reader how to identify word classes, such as noun, preposition and demonstrative uses simple...

The Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics series takes an innovative 'practice to theory' approach, with a 'back-to-front' structure. This leads the reader from real-world problems and issues, through a discussion of intervention and how to...

It is a highly successful and widely-used text on pronunciation. It provides a systematic and thorough introduction to the pronunciation of English to help intermediate and more advanced students improve their pronunciation of the spoken language. A...

The short film is a unique narrative art form that, while lending itself to experimentation, requires tremendous discipline in following traditional filmic considerations. This book takes the student and novice screenwriter through the storytelling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590303481Author Thomas MertonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858809274Author Tony NormanFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Badger PublishingPublisher Badger PublishingWeight(grams) 67gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm...

Due to its ability to freeze a moment in time, the photo is a uniquely powerful device for ordering and understanding the world. But when an image depicts complex, ambiguous, or controversial events—terrorist attacks, wars, political assassinations—its...

Introducing English for Academic Purposes is an accessible and engaging textbook which presents a wide-ranging introduction to the field, covering the global and institutional position of EAP as well as its manifestations in classrooms and research...

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. When...

Any new journey requires a map to guide you through potential pitfalls, explain interesting landmarks, and offer time-saving tips. Given that a thesis or dissertation is arguably the most important journey students will embark upon in their professional...

Was it a non-stop psychedelic party or was there more to pirate radio in the sixties than hedonism and hip radicalism? From Kenny Everett's sacking to John Peel's legendary `Perfumed Garden' show, to the influence of the multi-national ad agencies, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933846743Format PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Fairwood PressPublisher Fairwood PressWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 7mm

Essential Middle Eastern Vocabularies Series Editor Elisabeth Kendall Essential Middle Eastern Vocabularies give you up-to-date expressions, jargon and new coinages to express modern concepts across broad areas of interest such as the media, the...

A revised and expanded edition that promotes inquiry and teaching practices to help students gain the discipline-specific literacy skills they need to succeed in college, the workplace, and the society of tomorrow. In this second edition of Disciplinary...

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Lone...

In Outdoor Art, discover art that is found outside, in all sorts of unexpected places. Then find out how to make your own outdoor art! Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully...

Doug Lugg hates vegetables. He won't eat carrots, spinach, broccoli or peas ... until one night he finds himself transformed into a giant, vegetable-loving slug! Doug Lugg, Boy Slug is an entertaining story told in rhyme, with captivating illustrations...

The Complete Guide to the Theory and Practice of Materials Development for Language Learning provides undergraduate and graduate-level students in applied linguistics and TESOL, researchers, materials developers, and teachers with everything they need to...