This autobiography describes the hours before and after Terry Waite was taken hostage in January 1987 in Beirut. Waite analyzes his thoughts and feelings immediately prior to captivity - what was the nature of his role as envoy for the Archbishop of Canterbury? What was his relationship with the Americans and Colonel Oliver North? The book looks at Waite from his upbringing in Styal, Cheshire, until after his release in November 1991, when he had become one of the best-known figures of his time. It is an account of his years in solitary confinement and of the inner strengths which enabled him ... View More...
The “Time for Better English†series of books has been developed to assist in the understanding of the conventions in grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing and reading of various text types. These elements of English have been presented in units of work developed from a text type’s subject. Activities in reading have been developed around the NAPLAN framework while definitions and conventions follow the guidelines set out in the Australian Curriculum. Each unit addresses the conventions outlined above in the context of the text type subject. A teaching Overview and Register for each un... View More...
The “Time for Better English†series of books has been developed to assist in the understanding of the conventions in grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing and reading of various text types. These elements of English have been presented in units of work developed from a text type’s subject. Activities in reading have been developed around the NAPLAN framework while definitions and conventions follow the guidelines set out in the Australian Curriculum. Each unit addresses the conventions outlined above in the context of the text type subject.
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The “Time for Better English†series of books has been developed to assist in the understanding of the conventions in grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing and reading of various text types. These elements of English have been presented in units of work developed from a text type’s subject. Activities in reading have been developed around the NAPLAN framework while definitions and conventions follow the guidelines set out in the Australian Curriculum. Each unit addresses the conventions outlined above in the context of the text type subject. A teaching Overview and Register for each un... View More...
The “Time for Better English†series of books has been developed to assist in the understanding of the conventions in grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing and reading of various text types. These elements of English have been presented in units of work developed from a text type’s subject. Activities in reading have been developed around the NAPLAN framework while definitions and conventions follow the guidelines set out in the Australian Curriculum. Each unit addresses the conventions outlined above in the context of the text type subject. A teaching Overview and Register for each un... View More...
The “Time for Better English†series of books has been developed to assist in the understanding of the conventions in grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing and reading of various text types. These elements of English have been presented in units of work developed from a text type’s subject. Activities in reading have been developed around the NAPLAN framework while definitions and conventions follow the guidelines set out in the Australian Curriculum. Each unit addresses the conventions outlined above in the context of the text type subject. A teaching Overview and Register for each un... View More...
The “Time for Better English†series of books has been developed to assist in the understanding of the conventions in grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing and reading of various text types. These elements of English have been presented in units of work developed from a text type’s subject. Activities in reading have been developed around the NAPLAN framework while definitions and conventions follow the guidelines set out in the Australian Curriculum. Each unit addresses the conventions outlined above in the context of the text type subject. A teaching Overview and Register for each un... View More...
The “Time for Better English†series of books has been developed to assist in the understanding of the conventions in grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing and reading of various text types. These elements of English have been presented in units of work developed from a text type’s subject. Activities in reading have been developed around the NAPLAN framework while definitions and conventions follow the guidelines set out in the Australian Curriculum. Each unit addresses the conventions outlined above in the context of the text type subject. A teaching Overview and Register for each un... View More...
In downtown Boston, a sadistic killer is killing and mummifying the bodies of young women. Detective Jane Rizzoli and Dr Maura Isles are called in to investigate in Tess Gerritsen's heart-pounding new bestseller. She's Pilgrim Hospital's most unusual patient, and on this Saturday night, a media circus is gathered to record every minute of her visit to the X-ray department. Crammed into the small CT scan room are reporters, TV cameras, a select group of medical technicians - and Dr Maura Isles. Maura is there as a forensic pathologist because the patient being scanned tonight isn't alive. She'... View More...
Life on the Western Frontier in 1866 is dangerous when you're a beautiful woman... Alone and pregnant, Amberson Hawley believes the man she loves died in the War. When a wealthy man begs for her hand, she accepts, not knowing his true character. Justin Harbinger fulfills his vow to return to the woman he loves. But when he finds her married and with a baby in her arms, he wants nothing to do with her or her disloyal ways. Running from a faithless marriage, can Amberson find true love with Justin again, or will he leave her to fight the harsh ways of the wild west alone? View More...
Reading Plus Comprehension is a series of seven workbooks designed to develop children's reading and comprehension skills, and to bring meaning and understanding to language and writing at a personal level. Units are themed and linked to the key learning areas of the curriculum and specific attention is given to the selection of text types and activities associated with understanding text. The writing exercises have been planned to encourage children to write for a variety of purposes and in a number of forms. Some are best suited to the whole class to work through together, some are for group... View More...
Reading Plus Comprehension is a series of seven workbooks designed to develop children's reading and comprehension skills, and to bring meaning and understanding to language and writing at a personal level. Units are themed and linked to the key learning areas of the curriculum and specific attention is given to the selection of text types and activities associated with understanding text. The writing exercises have been planned to encourage children to write for a variety of purposes and in a number of forms. Some are best suited to the whole class to work through together, some are for group... View More...
Reading Plus Comprehension is a series of seven workbooks designed to develop children's reading and comprehension skills, and to bring meaning and understanding to language and writing at a personal level. Units are themed and linked to the key learning areas of the curriculum and specific attention is given to the selection of text types and activities associated with understanding text. The writing exercises have been planned to encourage children to write for a variety of purposes and in a number of forms. Some are best suited to the whole class to work through together, some are for group... View More...
Introduction by Stephanie Lynn Budin. Leather with ribbon marker. 704 pages with black and white illustrations. Can’t keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature? Bulfinch’s Mythology offers approachable accounts of ancient legends in a compilation of the works of Thomas Bulfinch, banker and Latinist. This volume includes all three of Bulfinch’s original titles: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and The Legends of Charlemagne. Bulfinch states his purpose for the book clearly: “Our work is not for the learned, nor for th... View More...
Bonded Leather with ribbon marker. 680 pages with 55 color illustrations. One of the leading popularizers of classical learning in the nineteenth century, Thomas Bulfinch made the myths and legends of the ancient and medieval world available to audiences through his three decisive works, The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne, collectively published and widely known as Bulfinchs Mythology. This deluxe Collectible Edition contains not only the full text of Bulfinch's definitive works, but also dozens of color illustrations and paintings. View More...
The Mystic Warriors of the Plains: The culture, arts, crafts and religion of the Plains Indians by Thomas E. Mails is a very heavy book weighing 2.3kg. "A comprehensive encyclopedia of Plains Indian lore, a reference to be consulted time and again throughout one's lifetime" Dee Brown, American History. This treasures, definitive work re-creates the life and times of the Plainsmen, the most colourful of all Native Americans, as they were before the white man built towns and railroads - and reservations - across their great territories in the sweeping heartland of America. The tribes of the P... View More...
New Zealand's favourite and bestselling cookbook has been fully revised! The Edmonds Cookery Book has been an essential ingredient in New Zealand kitchens for over 100 years. Full of everyday recipes that are sure to be a success from Afghans to bacon and egg pie, now the New Zealand icon is completely up to date and better than ever. It's not a Kiwi Kitchen without Edmonds. View More...
Winner of Australian Book Industry Association (ABIA) 2017 award for Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year. The Australian Native Bee Book by Tim Heard. This complete guide to native stingless bees is written by Australia's foremost expert. Keeping native stingless bees is a hot topic in Australia for commercial, environmental and recreational reasons. This comprehensive guide covers bee biology, behaviour, nesting, social life and foraging; how to build a native bee hive; how to transfer a bee colony to a hive box and propagate hives; all about sugarbag honey, including how to extract it... View More...
Why are the Min Min lights so mysterious? Is there really a Tasmanian bunyip? Where is Australia’s most haunted house or most haunted town? These stories range from poltergeists in tunnels beneath Sydney to ghost ships and spooky goings-on in disused gaols and historic penal settlements. There are yowies, a rash of ghosts in the nation’s capital, haunted shipwrecks, a glowing cross, a knife-throwing phantom and a variety of wandering beasties who infest the swamps, forests and highlands of Australia. Complete with full-colour photographs, illustrations and a comprehensive list of ghost tou... View More...
A team of elite fighter pilots, led by Adam Quinn, embarks on a perilous mission to rescue Commander Pheylan Cavanagh, the sole survivor of an attack by a race of aliens who now hold him captive. View More...
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