Retold by John Escott . ... The year is 1717. It is a bad time to be the captain of a ship in the Caribbean because of pirates. The most frightening pirate on the sea is Edward Teach, or Blackbeard."The Governor of Virginia wants us all dead!" - Blackbeard thinks. – But can he kill me - the most famous pirate in the Caribbean? No!" By the book This is his story... Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading motivating ... |
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Албумът "Unzipped" е фокусиран върху акустични версии на произведенията, вдъхновени от албума "Starkers In Tokyo" от 1997. ... |
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Ollie falls for Will over the holidays, but once summer's ended, Will stops texting him back. Enrolled at a new school - Will's school - Ollie finds that the affectionate and comfortabily queer guy he knew from summer isn't the same one attending collinswood high. This version of Will is a class clown, a basketball jock and, well, a bit of a jerk. The last time Ollie gave Will his hearts, Will handed it back to him trampled and battered. Ollie would be a fool to trust him with it again. Right?"A delight! This heartfelt, Queer update on Grease... Illustrates a timeless truth: Love is Love is Love" ... |
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Encyclopedia of Amazing Facts is a children's encyclopedia with a difference, providing young learners with a wealth of knowledge in an accessible way! The book suggests: wide range of subjects; great for homework projects; bite-sized information to hold your child's attention; amazing images to support children who learn well through visual prompts. Crammed with amazing bite-sized facts, fantastic photographs and detailed artworks, Encyclopedia of Amazing Facts explains key concepts in a fun way to appeal to younger readers and support their learning at school. ... |
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A psycholinguistic analysis of editorials concerning 9/11. ... "Life and Death in a Time of Terror" is a psycholinguistic study of how 270 editorials from five different newspapers sought to make sense of an initially incomprehensible set of events: the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, DC and a United Airlines jet flying over a field somewhere in rural Pennsylvania. What made this a pressing task in 2001 was that not only did these attacks produce some 3000 deaths (many as horrible as can possibly be imagined), the destruction of two of America's largest ... |
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Illustrator: Marcela Calderon. ... "My Fairytale Time: The Three Billy Goats Gruff" picture book is a charmingly illustrated, simple retelling of this classic story for children aged 3+. It's a fantastic picture book, with stunning illustrations to bring wonderful events to life in kids' imaginations. Children will love the story of how three goats who try to cross a bridge that has a cunning troll living underneath. Brightly coloured illustrations and clear text encourage children learning to read and appeal to kids who enjoy story time. "My Fairytale Time: The Three Billy Goats Gruff": ... |
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"Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984 - 1994" е първата колекция в музикалната кариера на "Sting". Тя включва 19 сингъла от албумите на изпълнителя, издадени в периода 1984 - 1994 г.: "The Dream of the Blue Turtles", "Nothing Like the Sun", "The Soul Cages" и "Ten Summoner's Tales". В списъка с песни са събрани някои от най-великите хитове не само в музикалната кариера на "Sting", но и в историята на световната музика, сред които "Fields of Gold", "Fragile", "Englishman in New York", "If I Ever Lose My Faith in ... |
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From Casey McQuiston , New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue comes One Last Stop, a romantic comedy that will stop readers in their tracks... Moving to New York City is supposed to prove cynical twenty-three-year-old August right: magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist. But then, she meets this gorgeous girl on the train. Jane. Dazzling, charming, mysterious, impossible Jane. Jane with her rough edges and swoopy hair and soft smile. August's subway crush becomes the best part of her day, but pretty soon she discovers there's one big problem: Jane is displaced in time from the ... |
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The Tarot of Light and Shadow presents a new multi-layered way of working with the Tarot: using two decks to explore the Shadow and Light sides of any questions at once. Although some professional readers have used this idea with different packs, and to great effect, this is the first time two Tarot decks have been designed specifically to work together. In fact, they can be seen not as two separate decks but as one deck appearing in two dimensions. The principle of the two-deck system can be explained as follows: there are two sides to every question and two sides to every answer. Answers come both from within and ... |
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Dog lovers will adore this imperfect yet endearing mutt and his quest for excellence! Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent - except Ed. Ed wonders if this is why he isn't allowed to eat at the table or sit on the couch with the other children. So he's determined to find his own thing to be excellent at - only to be (inadvertently) outdone by a family member every time. Now Ed is nervous. What if he's not excellent enough to belong in this family? This funny and endearing story offers a subtle look at sibling rivalry and self esteem, and will reassure kids that everyone is excellent at something, and ... |
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The art and science of communicating numbers. Making Numbers Count is a lively, practical, first-of-its-kind guide to turning cold, clinical data into a memorable story. How many hours' worth of songs are on your Spotify Wrapped this year? How much is your commute time really worth? How do you work out how likely you are to get Covid based on the official statistics? How do your viewing hours track against the most popular shows on Netflix? Whether you're interested in global problems like climate change, and understanding that the Australian wildfires destroyed an area twice the size of Portugal, or just ... |
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Winner of the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Prize 2018. ... Up to the minute brain science from a world class scientist. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains how the adolescent brain transforms as it develops and shapes the adults we become. Drawing upon her cutting-edge research Professor Blakemore explores: What makes the adolescent brain different? Why does an easy child become a challenging teenager? What drives the excessive risk-taking and the need for intense friendships common to teenagers? Why it is that many mental illnesses - depression, addiction, schizophrenia - begin during these formative years. ... |
