This is a textbook for students taking dance and dance education courses. It is also a reference book for dance specialists, arts administrators, classroom teachers and physical educators. It provides an integrated approach to dance education, using four Dance Cornerstones: dancing and performing, c[...]

Offers a blueprint for maximising the potential of competition to foster excellence and enjoyment. This book helps readers learn the differences between positive and negative competition and they discover how to implement change in their organisations, teams and individual practices.[...]

What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite thelong history of the institution and its widespread use around theglobe, many people still largely associate slavery, outside of thebiblical references in the Old Testament, to the enslavement ofAfricans in America, particularly the Unite[...]

Featuring real-life hints, tips and examples of good and bad practice, this manual provides practical advice on good lecturing techniques and confidence in further and higher education contexts.[...]

This five-level graded reading series, launched in January 2012, is sure to grip children's interest. Developed with literacy experts, the series will guide young readers as they build confidence and fluency in their literacy skills and progress towards reading alone.[...]

What is a leap year? Why are bees busy in summer? Who eats the moon? Why does it get dark at night? In this fascinating book children will find out the answers to these and many more questions about time and seasons.[...]

What's for dinner? This book starts with this essential question and then goes on to examine the diets of sixteen different animals, from elephants and giraffes to sharks, woodpeckers, and even humans. The concepts of carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore are all introduced and then reinforced througho[...]

From wasp's nests to webs, mole holes, termite mounds, and much more, this book examines the many habitats and strategies animals use when making their homes. Familiar animals like foxes and swallows are joined by more exotic species like chimpanzees, polar bears, and penguins. Challenging vocabular[...]

When notorious gangster 'Fat Sam' Mahood is murdered, the chief suspect is arrested nearby. But he seems to have suffered a breakdown. Incarcerated in a mental institution, he's known only as the Man in the White Suit. The suspect remains an enigma until Nurse Brenda calls on Mystery Man, former pat[...]

"DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Naples & the Amalfi Coast" will lead you straight to the best attractions this region has to offer. The guide includes unique illustrated cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the Naples's stunning architecture, along with 3-D aerial views of the key districts to[...]

Magazine articles and self-improvement books tell us that our food choices serve as bold statements about who we are as individuals. Acquired Tastes reveals that they say more about where we come from and who we would like to be. Interviews with Canadian families in both rural and urban settings rev[...]