Language Arts & Disciplines

What is the shortest route between one point and another in a road network? Where is the incidence of disease the highest? How does rainfall correlate with altitude? How does the concentration of a pollutant vary in space, and where do high...

Cat creeps up and catches Rat while he is sleeping. Rat offers to show Cat a trick, so Cat lets him go. Rat takes a cricket bat out of a hat, then he disappears into the hat. When Cat looks in the hat, he finds a can of nuts! But Rat is hiding in the...

Introducing Language and Intercultural Communication is a lively and accessible introduction for undergraduates who are new to the study of intercultural communication, with a particular emphasis on the language dimension.Incorporating real-life examples...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948767002Author Jeannine Hall GaileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Two Sylvias PressPublisher Two Sylvias PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm)...

Project X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6-11. Welcome to Micro World, invented by Macro Marvel - an amazing theme park where you have to shrink to get in! Disaster strikes when CODE, the computer that controls...

Listening is now regarded by researchers and practitioners as a highly active skill involving prediction, inference, reflection, constructive recall, and often direct interaction with speakers. In this new theoretical and practical guide, Michael Rost...

Doing Applied Linguistics provides a concise, lively and accessible introduction to the field of applied linguistics for readers who have little or no prior knowledge of the subject. The book explores the basics of the field then goes on to examine in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789766101541Author Chester Francis-JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint LMH PublishingPublisher LMH PublishingWeight(grams) 100g

This text provides a single-volume, single-author general introduction to the Celtic languages.The first half of the book considers the historical background of the language group as a whole. There follows a discussion of the two main sub-groups of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735598192Author Michael BaileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Written BackwardsPublisher Written BackwardsWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

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...

The first edition of this extremely popular two volume Greek text has been successfully adopted in many high schools and colleges; the organization and approach used by the authors, make it an equally effective tool for those who would enjoy learning the...

Project X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6-11. Welcome to Micro World, invented by Macro Marvel - an amazing theme park where you have to shrink to get in! Disaster strikes when CODE, the computer that controls...

Now in its 8th edition, Broadcast Journalism continues to be an essential text on the production of news broadcasting and the practical skills needed.It includes not only basic techniques and classic examples for the production of radio and TV news, but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988814387Author Andy RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Andy Ross AgencyPublisher Andy Ross AgencyWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Focus on IELTS Foundation provides solid grounding in the language and skills required for the IELTS exam. With a strong emphasis on core grammar and vocabulary, it can be used as a stand-alone course or as a lead-in up to the Focus on IELTS coursebook...

This innovative text offers a novel understanding of relations between the economic and the cultural. The book shows how cultural products are produced, marketed and sold in an increasingly global economy. Chapters examine the emergence of truly global...

Project X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6-11. Welcome to Micro World, invented by Macro Marvel - an amazing theme park where you have to shrink to get in! Disaster strikes when CODE, the computer that controls...

Essential Law for Information Professionals, fourth edition, provides up-to-date and easy-to-follow practical guidance on the law as it affects information management and the principles underlying practice. Using individual cases to illustrate these core...

Twenty years after its first publication, Susan M. Gass's Input, Interaction, and the Second Language Learner has become a classical text in the field of second language acquisition (SLA). This new printing includes the original text, along with a new...

Introducing the fundamental issues in psycholinguistics, this book explores the amazing story of the unconscious processes that take place when humans use language. It is an ideal text for undergraduates taking a first course in the study of language. ...

In 1578, the Anglo-Italian author, translator, and teacher John Florio wrote that English was 'a language that wyl do you good in England, but passe Dover, it is woorth nothing'. Learning Languages in Early Modern England Learning Languages in Early...

Some teachers love grammar and some hate it, but nearly all struggle to find ways of making the mechanics of English meaningful to kids. As a middle school teacher, Jeff Anderson also discovered that his students were not grasping the basics, and that it...

Happy uses different kinds of learning strategies to match children's changing development and learning styles. Start the learning journey in the reassuring setting of Happy House. Introduce children to reading and writing English in the wider world of...

Ed and Lin have gone with their Dad to the rainforest, Lin is worried about dangerous animals especially when Ed tells her about a big, scary cat called a jaguar. Then a jaguar's head appears and they run for their lives. When the villagers laugh at them...

My Dad Does Belly Dancing tells the story of Cal and his belly-dancing dad. Cal can't believe it when his dad tells him he is doing belly dancing to get fit. Just when he thought it would be impossible for his dad to get any more embarrassing... ...

This book contains updated and substantially revised versions of Angelika Kratzer's classic papers on modals and conditionals, including 'What "must" and "can" must and can mean', 'Partition and Revision', 'The Notional Category of...

There are 6 titles at Level 1 More A: At the Concert explores sounds you might hear at a concert. Biff, Chip, Kipper and Gran all take part in a concert. They sing and play instruments and are cheered on by Mum and Dad in the audience. At the Seaside...

Situated Literacies is a rich and varied collection of key writings from leading international scholars in the field of literacy. Each contribution, written in a clear, accessible style, makes the link between literacies in specific contexts and broader...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399534232Author Paul YeagerFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Bilingual Education in the 21st Century examines languages and bilingualism as individual and societal phenomena, presents program types, variables, and policies in bilingual education, and concludes by looking at practices, especially pedagogies and...

In The Ugh Factor, hundreds of acts are desperate to perform for the judges on the Star Makers TV show, but Anji and Leo's band is far too cool for that or is it? When their Mum strikes a bargain with them and they have to take part, they come up with a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486447988Author William Strunk JrFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

For more than fifty years, authors, editors, and publishers in the scientific community have turned to Scientific Style and Format for authoritative recommendations on all matters of writing style and citation. Developed by the Council of Science Editors...

The Language of Journalism (2nd edition) provides lively and accessible tools to understand and analyse the language of journalism. The authors explain how language develops across divergent media platforms, old and new, by looking at the differences...

Pack One of the 'Gateway to Arabic Keyword Rings' contains five sets of eighty key ring flashcards, providing a vocabulary of over 450 words. Each word is given in Arabic, English and French, together with its plural form where appropriate. A...

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. In...

This book provides a straight forward and pragmatic guide to leadership, management and team working in contemporary library and information services. Contemporary managers and leaders in library and information services are working in a challenging...

Language demonstrates structure while also showing considerable variation at all levels: languages differ from one another while still being shaped by the same principles; utterances within a language differ from one another while exhibiting the same...

The Level 2 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 and More Stories B offer a predictable...