Stig of the Dump by Clive King is 50 years old and the story of Barney and his best friend, cave-man Stig, is as fresh today as it was when first published. 'Stig's nice. He's my friend' Nobody believes Barney when he says he's discovered a boy living wild in the dump. But for Barney, Stif is totall[...]
Barney has found a wonderful place to play - the chalk-pit or rubbish dump near his granny's home. One day the ground gives way and Barney finds himself in a cave in the middle of the dump, and that's where he meets Stig. Stig is living wild and has a lot to learn from Barney, but equally he has a l[...]
This book presents a new cultural history of the making and shaping of the good teacher in Victorian England, describing the ways that teachers came to be socially constructed and governed through reforms such as teacher training, inspections, and examination, which were all established and refined [...]
A particularly versatile reference work for all those needing a guide to botanical terminology and plant structure.[...]
A Romantic Sketchbook for Piano explores the wealth of piano music from the Romantic period in five carefully graded albums. Mostly composed between 1830 and 1930, the pieces in these albums have been selected to introduce players to a wide range of music, from works by some of the leading Romantic[...]
Oavsett om du är ny inför ämnet, filosofistudent eller självutnämnd expert, är Stora boken om filosofi den perfekta guiden till över 2 000 år av tänkande.
I kronologisk ordning får du läsa om hur olika problem och frågeställningar uppkommit och hur de besvarats genom hist[...]