This study of the films of Oshima Nagisa is both an essential introduction to the work of a major postwar director of Japanese cinema and a theoretical exploration of strategies of filmic style. For almost forty years, Oshima has produced provocative films that have received wide distribution and in[...]

More than any other period of British literature, Romanticism is strongly identified with a single genre. Romantic poetry has been one of the most enduring, best loved, most widely read and most frequently studied genres for two centuries and remains no less so today. This Companion offers a compreh[...]

The improved survival of very preterm and very low birth weight infants in recent decades has been associated with an increase in the prevalence of physical and neurodevelopmental problems. Attention is increasingly being focused on the quality of life of survivors, who are at greater risk of brain [...]

From top-selling author Maureen Johnson comes a fresh, funny novel about a girl, her hotel, and an unforgettable summer - now in paperback
Her new summer job comes with baggage
Scarlett Martin has grown up in a most unusual way. Her family owns the Hopewell, a small hotel in the heart of Ne[...]

At the turn of the last century, as industrialists and workers made Chicago the hardworking City of Big Shoulders celebrated by Carl Sandburg, Chicago women articulated an alternative City of Homes in which the welfare of residents would be the municipal government's principal purpose. "Seeing With [...]

Neale's Disorders of the Foot Clinical Companion is the essential, portable complement to the new Neale's Disorders of the Foot 8th Edition. It is perfect for putting key information in clinical context. Students and practitioners will love its presentation of tips and valuable treatment notes in a [...]

A set of lesson plans, recordings and photocopiable activities for teaching music to Year 2 pupils. The CD/CD-ROM contains lesson plans and recorded extracts to accompany the activities in the book. The text contains instantly accessible photocopiable activities.[...]

A set of lesson plans, recordings and photocopiable activities for teaching music to Year 3 pupils. The CD/CD-ROM contains lesson plans and recorded extracts to accompany the activities in the book. The text contains instantly accessible photocopiable activities.[...]

A set of lesson plans, recordings and photocopiable activities for teaching music to Year 1 pupils. The CD/CD-ROM contains lesson plans and recorded extracts to accompany the activities in the book. The text contains instantly accessible photocopiable activities.[...]

A full-colour exploration of sea life. Incorporating photographs and diagrams, it seeks to convey essential information on the topic, in line with the National Curriculum, and should be suitable for school libraries and topic work for children between the ages of eight and ten, school years 4-5.[...]

The Space set is one of three new additions to this popular non-fiction series. It covers recent developments in space exploration and takes a special look at the future of Mars. Large, exciting photographs and diagrams draw readers into the text and get them thinking about the topic. The text is ti[...]