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Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are...

The concept of vocation in higher education helps undergraduates explore what it means to live a meaningful life. This volume situates vocation within the context of the common good and emphasizes the interconnectedness of individual life and communal...

Collins Citizenship and PSHE Book 2 (previously from Folens) is intended for children age 8-9 in Year 4. Personal development, citizenship, lifestyle and relationships are investigated through speaking and listening, reading and writing activities that...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A funny, heart-warming retelling of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic story for children, which follows orphan Anne, as she joins a new family and makes a new, and...

An in-depth look at Centers for Teaching and Learning and their profound impact on US higher education.Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTLs) are important change agents on campus with strategies that are unique and impactful-but sometimes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781959419037Author Malia HollowellFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Teachergoals PublishingPublisher Teachergoals PublishingWeight(grams)...

Nurturing Children's Social and Emotional Learning and Well-Being Children's relationships and experiences during their formative years have a far-reaching impact, and early childhood educators play a critical role in fostering the social and emotional...

Offering an overview of the major fields in literacy studies, this book presents a detailed and accessible discussion of key theories and their relevance in the primary classroom. Each chapter uses a real life case study to explore the application of...

This book examines how a working-class habitus interacts with the elite culture of academia in higher education. Drawing on extensive qualitative data and informed by the work of Pierre Bourdieu, the author presents new ways of examining impostor...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913527990Author Anne MoriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Dean Street Press LimitedPublisher Dean Street Press Limited

What can the wind blow? A collection of colourful photographs show how the wind can blow a kite, boats, leaves, seeds, windmills,sand, snow and sea. The report also shows how strong wind can be destructive blowing trees and even houses down. ...

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are...

Collins Citizenship and PSHE Book 1 (previously from Folens) is intended for children age 7-8 in Year 3. Personal development, citizenship, lifestyle and relationships are investigated through speaking and listening, reading and writing activities that...

Paddington has lost his sandwich somewhere in the house. Where could it be? Paddington has lost his sandwich somewhere in the house. Where could it be?Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined...

Men continue to outnumber women in numerous technical STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields such as, engineering and computer science. Prior work demonstrates the importance of introducing girls to STEM content early on, before gender...

Academic freedom allows members of institutions of higher learning to engage in intellectual pursuits without fear of censorship or retaliation, and lies at the heart of the mission of the university. Recent years have seen growing concerns about threats...

Since the mid-twentieth century, Zoltan Kodaly's child-developmental philosophy for teaching music has had significant positive impact on music education around the world, and is now at the core of music teaching in the United States and other English...

Doctoral Proposal Writing is an essential guide for current and prospective international doctoral students wishing to apply and study for a PhD in the UK, and other countries where courses are conducted in English.The book supports students in choosing...

Where does the food in your lunch-box come from? How far has it travelled? Find out where bananas are grown, where tuna is found and how chocolate is made in this highly photographic information book. Collins Big Cat Progress builds...

Transforming Learning Through Tangible Instruction offers a transformative, student-centered approach to higher education pedagogy that integrates embodied cognition into classroom practice. Evidence across disciplines makes clear that people learn with...

Andrew Watson was the first black footballer in the UK. Find out how he reached this position and what life was like for professional footballers in 1870 in this biography of the sportsman by Adam Sunderland. Collins Big Cat Progress books are...

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-7 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every...

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780545806176Author Allison McDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Scholastic Teaching ResourcesPublisher Scholastic Teaching ResourcesWeight(grams)...

This book examines the intersections between children, education and geography. With a particular focus on children's geographies and geographies of education, the book draws upon cutting-edge research to consider how geographical education can be...

A call to advance integrative teaching and learning in higher education. From Parker Palmer, best-selling author of The Courage to Teach, and Arthur Zajonc, professor of physics at Amherst College and director of the academic program of the Center for...

Find out all about one of the worlds' toughest running challenges, as racers compete for 28 days covering a distance of over 1,000 kilometres in some of the wildest and loneliest places on Earth, in the ultimate endurance event. * Ruby/Band...

Nests have lots of eggs and a nest must be hidden to protect it. Discover the range of places where birds build nests in this lovely, decodable non-fiction book by Elspeth Graham. Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar...

The first full-length history of college teaching in the United States from the nineteenth century to the present, this book sheds new light on the ongoing tension between the modern scholarly ideal-scientific, objective, and dispassionate-and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914055638Author Bukky Ekine-OgunlanaFormat HardbackPage Count 108Imprint T.C.E.C PublishersPublisher T.C.E.C PublishersWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm)...

How the university went global and became the heart of the information ageThe university is experiencing an unprecedented level of success today, as more universities in more countries educate more students in more fields. At the same time, the...

Tracing the transformation of early modern academics into modern researchers from the Renaissance to Romanticism, Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University uses the history of the university and reframes the "Protestant Ethic" to...

From the renowned futurist, a look at how current trends will transform American higher education over the next twenty years.2020 Most Significant Futures Work Award Winner, Association of Professional FuturistsThe outlook for the future of colleges and...

Responding to current debates on the place of play in schools, the authors have extensively revised their groundbreaking book. They explain how and why play is a critical part of children's development, as well as the central role adults have to promote...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943582389Author Norman SkillenFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Waldorf PublicationsPublisher Waldorf PublicationsWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781888365351Author David AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Waldorf PublicationsPublisher Waldorf PublicationsWeight(grams) 163gDimensions(mm) 254mm...

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book...

Describes approaches to understanding cultures in higher education, paying particular attention to cultures and cultural construction at departmental level. Implications of cultural characteristics for issues around change initiatives, including the...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Charlotte Bronte loved to create imaginary worlds and make up stories with her brother and sisters. Find out what life was like for Charlotte growing up, and how these...