Language Arts & Disciplines

The Collins Cambridge Lower Secondary English series offers a skills-building approach to the Lower Secondary English curriculum framework (0861) from 2020. The Stage 8Student's Book supports students to develop their skills in reading, writing and...

An ancient land with a turbulent past and haunting landscape, Scotland's material culture stretches back to the time of ancient Roman incursions north of Hadrian's Wall and includes Viking raids, wars with England, and clan wars that still stir the blood...

John le Carre said the best place to start a crime novel is as near to the end of the story as possible. But how do you know what the story is?As writers, we all have different experiences and skills to draw upon, and this book will help you identify the...

The official style guide followed by The Times and The Sunday Times. Uncover the rules, conventions and policies on spelling, grammar and usage followed by the journalists, contributors and editors working on the Times and Sunday Times...

Roderick Jones adopts a very practical approach to both consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, providing detailed illustrations of note-taking, reformulation, the 'salami' technique, simplification, generalization, anticipation, and so on, including...

With the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils - and even for ordinary citizens in the courts of law. In response, the...

Find out what happens to the tiny dots in the lake in Tadpoles. Level 4 Songbirds Phonics books focus on different spelling patterns for the long vowel sounds ee as in tree, ie as in tie, oa as in boat and ai as in train. The focus phonics in this book...

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...

'Poetically written, absorbing, harrowing' The Times'The raw and emotional account of an optician whose family fishing trip suddenly placed him amid the human tragedy of hundreds of drowning migrants is a story that needed to be told' Fiona Wilson, The...

A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia.It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult...

This book provides comprehensive advice on what to write about for children, how to write it, and how to present the work professionally for publication. It includes an easy-to-use picture book layout plan and tried and tested examples of title sheets...

Kreuzer offers guidance to scholars looking to comparative historical analysis (CHA) for the tools to analyze macro-historical questions. Like history, CHA uses the past to formulate research questions, describe social transformations, and generate...

Based on a huge body of research in child language and communication development, Children's Communication Skills uses a clear format to set out the key stages of communication development in babies and young children. Its aim is to increase awareness in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062995834Author Viki KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Harper PaperbacksPublisher Harper PaperbacksWeight(grams) 135g

Peter Trudgill looks at why human societies at different times and places produce different kinds of language. He considers how far social factors influence language structure and compares languages and dialects spoken across the globe, from Vietnam to...

The Collins Cambridge Lower Secondary English series offers a skills-building approach to the Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum framework (0861) from 2020. The second edition of the Stage 7 Workbook is designed to help students to consolidate...

"Highly recommended: On Editing is indispensable reading for anyone who is or wants to be a writer. Every desk should have a copy!"- Dr Samantha J. Rayner, Director of the Centre for Publishing, UCL"On Editing is a feast with many courses. When you have...

'Thoughtful, very readable ... We have been lucky, lucky, lucky to have him' - The Times'Pithy and amusing' - Sunday TimesDavid Dimbleby has interviewed prime ministers and presidents, made award-winning documentaries, chaired Question Time for 25 years,...

Hennessy's classic text tells you everything you need to know about writing successful features. You will learn how to formulate and develop ideas and how to shape them to fit different markets. Now in its fourth edition, Writing Feature Articles has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607742456Author Lisa CronFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

A groundbreaking study of the fascinating, yet largely unknown world of books in the first great age of print, 1450-1600 The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It rescued ancient learning from obscurity, transformed...

The Victorians and English Dialect tells the story of the Victorians' discovery of English dialect, and of the revaluation of local language that was brought about by the new, historical philology of the nineteenth century. Regional dialects came to be...

When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values? Are the skills that education and literacy gave millions wasted on consuming pop culture? Do the media coerce us into a world of the superficial and the material - or can they be a force...

Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for Christmas'Brilliant, hilarious fun from a master wordsmith - you will LOVE this book' Kit de Waal'Extremely...

The gripping life story of the great war correspondent Marie Colvin told by one of her closest friendsSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDWINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK AWARD Marie Colvin was glamorous, hard-drinking, braver than the boys, with a...

A special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark's bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools.Ten years ago, Roy Peter Clark, America's most influential writing teacher, whittled down almost thirty years of experience in journalism,...

A new edition of a successful undergraduate textbook on contemporary international Standard English grammar, based on Huddleston and Pullum's earlier award-winning work, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (2002). The analyses defended there...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683596776Author Hans BoersmaFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Faithlife CorporationPublisher Faithlife Corporation

Latin names - frequently unpronounceable, all too often wrong and always a tiny puzzle to unravel - have been annoying the layman since they first became formalised as scientific terms in the eighteenth century. Why on earth has the entirely...

Exam Board: ISEBLevel: 11 PlusSubject: Verbal ReasoningFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: Spring 2017An essential study and revision guide to help children secure top marks in pre-tests and 11 plus independent school entrance examinations. The...

The Oresteia comprises three of the greatest plays of all time: Agamemnon, The Cheophori and The Eumenides. Concerned with the immediate aftermath of the Trojan War as it affects the accursed royal house of Atreus, it follows a singularly harrowing...

Equip learners to achieve in the Extended Essay. The only support matched to the new IB Guide, this essential resource provides learners with a step-by-step pathway to maximize achievement. With complete guidance for every aspect of writing and...

The Level 8 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 and More Stories continue to provide a mix of fantasy...

Jeremy Clarkson gets under the bonnet in Clarkson on Cars - a collection of his motoring journalism.Jeremy Clarkson has been driving cars, writing about them and occasionally voicing his opinions on the BBC's Top Gear for twenty years.No one in the...

'Inspiring' - Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of Write It All Down'Fascinating and useful' - Joe Moran, author of First You Write A SentenceBestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along...

The key to perfecting your communication strategy Great communication skills can make all the difference in your personal and professional life, and expert author Elizabeth Kuhnke shares with you her top tips for successful communication in any...

Your Body, Inside Out looks at the amazing ways in which your body works. Start with your skeleton, move your muscles and breathe in and out! Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as...

The Level 7 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 involve familiar...

A unique look at the craft of writing from a bestselling master of storytelling. The perfect gift for all book lovers.In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts...

"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...