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Oxford University Press
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If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure and return to again and again. Tomboy Katy Carr dreams of one day being 'beautiful and beloved, and amiable as an angel'. For now though she is dishevelled, untidy, and always getting into mischief. But when a terrible accident threatens Katy's grand plans for the future, she must draw on her good humour and courage to see her through. This charming classic story, with its endearing central character, is the latest addition to the Oxford Children's Classics series. |
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In this Very Short Introduction Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia. He examines the main features of its history, geography, and culture since the beginning of the white settlement in New South Wales in 1788. Drawing attention to the distinctive features of Australian life he places contemporary developments in a historical perspective, highlighting the importance of Australia's indigenous culture and making connections between Australia and the wider word. Balancing the successful growth of Australian institutions and democratic traditions, he considers the struggles that occurred in the making of modern Australia. |
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A new series of short, specialist English courses for professions such as human resources, and marketing and advertising, and work skills such as telephoning, meetings, and presentations. |
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A five-level general English course for 14-19 year-olds, who are also preparing for the school-leaving exam. |
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A five-level general English course for 14-19 year-olds, who are also preparing for the school-leaving exam. |
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For any reader needing a concise yet expert explanation of a subject in law The New Oxford Companion to Law is the ideal reference work. Providing greater depth than can be found in legal dictionaries but always accessible to the non-specialist, entries in the Companion cover all areas of law and legal systems and are extensively cross-referenced for ease of navigation. The Companion draws upon the expertise of over 700 scholars and practitioners, offering the widest possible range of perspectives on legal topics.Consisting in over 1700 alphabetically arranged entries, the Companion features: * The fundamentals of all the major areas of law such as criminal law, tax and social security law, human rights law, family and employment law, education law, sports law, international and EU law * The role and workings of legal institutions such as parliaments, courts, law schools, and international bodies such as the EU and the UN * Leading cases, famous trials and distinguished lawyers, past and present * Major events in legal history and major debates in legal theory * Twenty pages of rich illustrations, bringing the content to life The Companion will appeal to the interested citizen, students applying for law courses at university, law students, and also to advanced readers who are already familiar with the law who will enjoy reading the engagingly written accounts of areas that they know as well as many that they don't. |
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At Home With English is a fun activity workbook for children, aged 5-7 years, to do at home. Using different themes and a variety of tasks such as filling in missing letters, copying, matching rhyming words, making lists, and reordering sentences children learn about vowels, different word endings and beginnings, blending letters together, and how to build sentences. The full colour illustrations encourage using a pencil in a controlled way and improve hand-eye coordination. The illustrated step-by-step activities are simple enough for children to work through on their own, or equally perfect to do together with an adult giving encouragement. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each activity! This book is ideal to build confidence in writing at primary school. |
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At Home With English is a fun activity workbook for children, aged 7-9 years, to do at home. Using different themes and a variety of progressive tasks such as filling in missing letters and words, copying, and building sentences and descriptions, children learn about vowels, different word endings and beginnings, blending letters together, and how to write creatively. The full colour illustrations and highlighted words encourage development of literacy skills in a fun and easy way. The illustrated step-by-step activities are age-appropriate for children to work through on their own, or equally perfect to do together with an adult giving encouragement. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each activity! This book is ideal to build confidence in writing at primary school. |
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At Home With Letter Forms is full of learning activities for young children to do at home. Children, from 3 years old, learn to write letters with confidence. The book uses a variety of fun tasks such as tracing, colouring, and join-the-dot activities to develop hand-eye coordination, promote recognition of vowels, and encourage children to form different letter shapes. The fun illustrations encourage using a pencil in a controlled way. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each activity! This book is ideal to build confidence in writing for a child's first years at school. |
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At Home With Maths is a fun activity workbook for children, aged 5-7 years, to do at home. Each double page is devoted to a different maths topic and, using a variety of tasks such as drawing, tracing, filling in missing numbers, children will learn about patterns, shapes, adding, subtracting, measuring, money, diagrams, and time. Each page is divided into a Warm Up task devoted to number work, a Learn About task to teach a particular concept, and Now Try These tasks to give a practical application. The colour illustrated step-by-step activities are simple enough for children to work through on their own, or equally perfect to do together with an adult giving encouragement. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each double page spread! This book is ideal to build confidence in maths at primary school. |
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At Home With Numbers is full of learning activities for young children to do at home. Children, from 3 years old, will learn to recognize and understand the numbers 1 to 5 through drawing, colouring, and matching activities. The book uses a variety of fun tasks to get children counting and sequencing, identifying sets of particular quantities, understanding the terms 'more' and 'less' and doing some basic addition and subtraction. The fun illustrations encourage using a pencil in a controlled way and improve hand-eye coordination. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each activity! This book is ideal to build confidence in numeracy for a child's first years at school. |
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At Home With Pattern and Shape is full of learning activities for young children to do at home. Children from 3 years old, will begin to understand patterns, shapes, and sizes. The book uses a variety of fun tasks such as colouring and matching activities to develop visual discrimination, three-dimensional awareness, try simple measuring as well as to start using the right vocabulary. The fun illustrations encourage using a pencil in a controlled way and improve hand-eye coordination. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each activity! This book is ideal to build confidence in pattern and shape, and size recognition for a child's first years at school. |
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At Home With ABC is full of learning activities for young children to do at home. Children, from 3 years old, can practice saying and writing the alphabet, from a to z. Each page gives a letter and asks the child to trace it and write it independently. The fun illustrations encourage using a pencil in a controlled way which develops pencil grip and improves letter formation. The activities encourage children to learn alphabetical order, to recognize lower case letters, and to know the names of each letter and its sound. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each activity! This book is ideal to build confidence in literacy for a child's first years at school. |
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At Home With French is a fun activity workbook for children, aged 7-9 years, to do at home. Using different themes and a variety of tasks such as colouring, drawing, copying, and writing, children learn the French words for greeting people, meeting friends, animals and birds, family members, parts of the body, and much more. The fun illustrations encourage development of language skills in an engaging and easy way. The illustrated step-by-step activities are simple enough for children to work through on their own, or equally perfect to do together with an adult giving encouragement. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each activity! This book is ideal to build early confidence in French. |
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At Home With Maths is a fun activity workbook for children, aged 7-9 years, to do at home. Each double page is devoted to a different maths topic and, using a variety of tasks such as adding and subtracting, naming shapes, and reading graphs, children will learn about patterns, shapes, adding, subtracting, measuring, money, diagrams, and time. Each page is divided into a Warm Up task devoted to number work, a Learn About task to teach a particular concept, and Now Try These tasks to give a practical application. The colourful illustrated step-by-step activities are simple enough for children to work through on their own, or equally perfect to do together with an adult giving encouragement. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each double page spread! This book is ideal to build confidence in maths at primary school. |
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At Home With Maths is a fun activity workbook for children, aged 7-9 years, to do at home. Each double page is devoted to a different maths topic and, using a variety of tasks such as adding and subtracting, counting in steps, doubling and halving, children will learn strategies for doing simple calculations in their heads. Each page is divided into a Warm Up task devoted to number work, a Learn About task to teach a particular concept, and Now Try These tasks to give a practical application. The 2-colour illustrated step-by-step activities are simple enough for children to work through on their own, or equally perfect to do together with an adult giving encouragement. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each double page spread! This book is ideal to build confidence in mental maths at primary school. |
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At Home With Verbal Reasoning is a fun activity workbook for children, aged 7-9 years, to do at home. Using different themes and a variety of questions, puzzles, and challenges, this book develops basic skills for solving non-verbal reasoning questions such as linear sequence, story sequence, 4x4 matrix, triangular grid, code breaking, and much more. The 2-colour illustrations encourage development of problem solving skills in a fun and easy way. The illustrated step-by-step activities are age-appropriate for children to work through on their own, or equally perfect to do together with an adult giving encouragement. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each activity! This book is ideal to build confidence in writing at primary school. |
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At Home With Punctuation is a fun activity workbook for children, aged 7-9 years, to do at home. Using different themes and a variety of progressive tasks such as filling in missing words and punctuation marks, copying, and building sentences, children learn about the correct use of commas, apostrophes, speech marks, contractions, capital letters, and much more. The 2-colour illustrations and highlighted words encourage development of literacy skills in a fun and easy way. The illustrated step-by-step activities are age-appropriate for children to work through on their own, or equally perfect to do together with an adult giving encouragement. Useful tips support adults so that they can encourage learning gently — plus there are more than enough funky stickers to reward your child as they complete each activity! This book is ideal to build confidence in writing at primary school. |
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If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure and return to again and again. When John Trenchard stumbles upon the coffin of the legendary pirate Blackbeard, he discovers a clue to the whereabouts of a long-lost diamond. Soon John enters a world of dark secrets and smuggling, and embarks on a dangerous adventure in search of Blackbeard's treasure. This classic tale of smuggling and treasure is the latest welcome addition to the Oxford Children's Classics series. |
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Children learn best when reading is fun and these Story Games Flashcards are a great way to practice reading and storytelling skills, which will help your child's creative writing. Play games to sequence and retell some of your favourite stories and make some of your own versions! Carefully created to practise phonic sounds and letters, each game has concise, easy to follow instructions which will require no preparation — just sit down with your child and have fun! |
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