My little golden book about airplanes

Little pilots can learn all about exciting airplanes and famous aviators in this high-flying Little Golden Book! Climb aboard and soar the skies with this adventure-filled look at a subject all children are fascinated by: airplanes! Full of exciting illustrations, simple sentences, and unbelievable facts and stories about some of the most memorable aviators (the Wright brothers, Charles Lind…

Pathogenesis: A history of the world eight plagues

According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, Professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the myth of human exceptionalism overstates the role that we play in social and political change. Instead, it is the humble microbe that wins wars and topples empires.

Rhino Learns to be Polite - A book about good manners (Behaviour Matters)

This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to being polite, and help them understand the importance of using nice manners. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children fully understand how their behaviour can impact on others. Rhino does not have very nice manners, especially at the dinner table. But soon no one…

Lions In A Flap: A book about feeling worried (Behaviour Matters)

Lion is off on a school trip to Jungle Land - the most exciting theme park EVER! He should be thrilled but he cannot stop worrying and it's ruining the trip for him. Can miss Bird and his friends help him to relax and have fun

Black holes: the key to understanding the universe

At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes. Today, across the universe, at the heart of every galaxy, and dotted throughout, mature black holes are creating chaos. And in a quiet part of the universe, the Swift sate…

Fergus in the park

Fergus was waiting in the truck for Farmer Bob. He knew he should stay there, but the park was too tempting. It looked so cool and inviting that he couldn't resist. But the park keeper discovers that Fergus is not on a lead and chases after him. Not only does Fergus have to use all his wits, but he also needs the help of his new-found friends to escape.

Don't read poetry: a book about how to read poems

In Don’t Read Poetry, poet and literary critic Stephanie Burt offers an accessible introduction to the seemingly daunting task of reading, understanding, and appreciating poetry. Burt dispels preconceptions about poetry and explains how poems speak to one another—and how they can speak to our lives. She shows readers how to find more poems once they have some poems they like, and how to con…

Counting to calm: my first self-regulation book

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781958372319

Collation

22 p. ; ill. ; 22 cm

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155 SOO c

Percy's bumpy ride

Percy the park keeper has been busy in his workshop for days. As his animal friends try to guess what he is making, Percy suddenly emerges sitting on top of a very strange machine. The animals jump aboard for what turns out to be a very bumpy ride...

Empire of pain: the secret history of the Sackler Dynasty

The history of the Sackler dynasty is rife with drama—baroque personal lives; bitter disputes over estates; fistfights in boardrooms; glittering art collections; Machiavellian courtroom maneuvers; and the calculated use of money to burnish reputations and crush the less powerful. The Sackler name has adorned the walls of many storied institutions—Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oxfor…