Thriving as a Professional Teacher explores the tensions and balance between developing the classroom you know will be best for the children you teach, and facing external pressures such as Ofsted, performance management, Teacher Standards and the need to prepare children for SATs and other tests. The book locates the professional in the political context before outlining the key challenges faced

Three favourite stories of Paddington, the beloved classic bear from Peru, are brought together in this entertaining concept book. Paddington is now a major movie

In Agatha Award-winning author Erica Ruth Neubauer\'s fourth wanderlust-inspiring historical mystery, it\'s 1926 and the adventures of vibrant, young American widow Jane Wunderly send her to Istanbul, Turkey, where the search for her archeologist father unravels secrets tied to a mysterious relic from the Ottoman Empire... Istanbul, 1926 After her historian father makes a clandestine journey abroad,

Uriel has a lot of questions about life and is determined to know the answers. Through inquiry, exploration, chance, experience and realization, all of these questions are answered over a lifetime of truly living. Join Uriel as he uncovers and awakens to the true meaning of

ACL\'s first 50 years have been rich with many industry innovations, history-making events and a very interesting cast of

Hutchinson tells the moving story of a stubbornly heroic resistance and of extraordinary personal achievement. It is the story of a statement made from the depths of one man\'s heart in the most practical and indisputable of ways against the unnecessary destruction of his

What is the heroine\'s journey? How is it different from the hero\'s journey? What makes Harry Potter different from Star Wars? Twilight from Wonder Woman?New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gail Carriger uses her comedic style to explore the mythological foundation of one of the most joyful and powerful narrative structures we have access to as storytellers. She teaches how to identify,

(BH Piano). * Twenty-two distinctive pieces * perfect for developing pianists of all ages * inventive progressive repertoire for beginners up to grade 3 standard * informative tips on style and technique for every piece * audio demonstrations by the composer it\'s a piano thing. \"This collection is a must have for every student of the piano. Creative, fun, attractive pieces each with a key instructional

Updated for C11 Write powerful C programs...without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to get comfortable with C, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. You\'ll learn all the basics: how to organize programs, store and display data, work with variables, operators, I/O, pointers, arrays, functions, and much more. C programming has neverbeen this simple! Who knew how simple

Help your pupils practise key skills with the first of three motivating workbooks for Year

The second book in the Why I Write series provides generous insight into the creative process of the award-winning Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard \"Why I Write\" may prove to be the most difficult question Karl Ove Knausgaard has struggled to answer yet it is central to the project of one of the most influential writers working today. To write, for the Norwegian artist, is to resist easy thinking

Stories of witchcraft and demonic possession from early modern England through the last official trials in colonial New England Those possessed by the devil in early modern England usually exhibited a common set of symptoms: fits, vomiting, visions, contortions, speaking in tongues, and an antipathy to prayer. However, it was a matter of interpretation, and sometimes public opinion, if these symptoms

In this disturbing book, Giovanni Catelli seeks to solve the mysterious 1960 car crash that killed Albert Camus and his publisher, Michel Gallimard, who was behind the wheel. Based on meticulous research, he builds a compelling case that Camu--author of The Stranger, The Plague and The Myth of Sisyphus--was the victim of premeditated murder. Thus it was that the 46-year-old French Algerian philosopher,

&b>A delightful historical romp, perfect for fans of &i>The Binding&/i> and &i>The Invisible Library&/i>. In an alternative Edwardian England, a Baronet and a magician must unravel a murder mystery together - whether they want to or not.

When a boy finds a canteen, he finds his superpower-helping everyone he meets! From Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Winner Joe Cepeda, this Level C book is perfect for new readers. When a boy finds a canteen in his garage, he finds his superpower--helping everyone, from the postman to the local birds. I walk.I see a dog.I help. Very simple text and fun pictures support comprehension in this delightful book,

For decades, perennial meadows and prairies have inspired naturalistic planting design and now it\'s the turn of shrublands to stimulate a new paradigm in garden design. Shrubs have a raw beauty and wild \'otherness\' that make them a striking presence in the landscape and a rich source of inspiration for gardeners. Shrubs are tough: they thrive in the hottest of deserts roadcuts, make homes in abandoned