John Clares verse is a celebration of country life. Clare ended his life in an asyum, yet his work expresses an innate wisdom and a profound understanding of nature and of his contemporary rural society.[...]
John Clare was the great Romantic 'peasant poet' - the chronicler of nature and childhood, the champion of folkways in the face of enclosure and oppression, the love poet, the political satirist and solitary visionary, confined in his maturity to lunatic asylums.[...]
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most[...]
Full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel.[...]
Reveling in the wonders of nature doesn't have to be reserved for vacation. By simply taking a few minutes to look up and observe the hawks hovering over their nest at the top of a city building, or to look down and note the variety of weeds growing in a small patch of earth, or just to glance throu[...]
Small children love to act out simple rhymes. This collection is ideal for sharing with babies and toddlers. These seven easy-to-follow action rhymes will help build movement, co-ordination and language skills. Sturdy board book format for small hands - no torn pages! Beautiful hand-sewn illustrat[...]
Farm-themed rhymes including 'To Market, To Market', 'Six Little Ducks' and 'Baa, Baa, Black Sheep', all tailored to develop language, movement and relationship skills. Name and count the animals to make learning and sharing fun! Joins Clare Beaton's Nursery Rhymes (published in 2010 with over 6,000[...]
How to put together an effective and professional portfolio for those wishing to enter the creative advertising industy.[...]
This book contains pages to cut out and colour in, colourful extra creative ideas, useful templates and a fold-out stencil with simple shapes for decorating. Simple, creative and fun![...]
Working for Vogue, Amy spends her days dressing waif models in Londons latest apparel while fending off insults from the Gucci-garbed staff. Hardly the glamorous job she hoped it would be. But that wont stop her from fantasizing about the sensational life she knows shes destined foror the prince who[...]
Neither the tourism industry nor the tourist has responded convincingly to calls for more responsibility in tourism. Ethical consumption places pressure on travellers to manage a large number of decisions at a time when hedonic motivations threaten to override other priorities. Unsurprisingly, tensi[...]
New Ways of Organizing Work offers a broader understanding of changes to the way work is organized and the implications for relevant stakeholders. It brings together contributions from a well established group of international scholars to examine the nature and consequences of new ways of working. T[...]
This volume catalogs more than four hundred decorative objects in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including painted enamels, snuffboxes, porcelain, pottery, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, cast metal, and textiles from throughout Europe and Asia, with the majority datin[...]
The series aims to support children who are learning to read through phonics, giving them the opportunity to read simple words in print. This book of no more than 50 words, focuses on CVC words with short vowel sounds, plus the words and, the, to. In this story, lots of animals join Pig for a nap in[...]
Over the years, the history of Manchester United has been well documented. This publication, however, is a Manchester United history book with a difference. It takes you beyond the pages of any previous publication, and indeed, beyond the walls of the club's excellent museum situated within the bowe[...]
Be inspired to make more and use less with this creative guide to sustainable living. Packed full of clever, crafty and thrifty ideas to make do and mend, this practical and fun book will keep you busy right through the year with projects for every season.Make it and Mend it is the brain child of fo[...]
Lateral preferences are strange, puzzling, and on the surface, not particularly adaptive aspects of behavior. Why one chooses habitually to write or to brush the teeth with the right hand, while a friend or family member habitually uses the left hand, might be interesting enough to elicit some conve[...]
Inside you'll listen to: A cinematic tutorial on why the best friend (Simon) always loses out to the bad boy (Jace) The benefits (no, really ) of incest . . . at least in literature What we can read between the lines of Alec and Magnus? European vacation The importance of friendship, art, humor, and[...]
Things are great for LAPD Lieutenant Franco; she's sober, loved, eligible for retirement and bored absolutely out of her mind. When her squad is called out to investigate a decades-old homicide, Frank happily volunteers to "get out of Dodge" and follow the clues north to a small town in the Salinas [...]
This book focuses on girls and girlhoods, texts for and about girls, and the cultural contexts that shape girls' experience. It brings together scholars from girls' studies and children's literature, fields that have traditionally conducted their research separately, and the collaboration showcases [...]