Sixteen-year-old Dani is convinced she has nine lives. As a child she twice walked away from situations where she should have died. But Dani's twin, Jena, isn't so lucky. She has cancer and might not even be able to keep her one life. Dani's father is in denial. Her mother is trying to hold it toget[...]
In August 2010, Wylie Overstreet published a satirical article called "If Historical Events Had Facebook Statuses" on the website CoolMaterial.com. Within a month, it had received 3 million views and had been liked by over 170,000 Facebook users. In "The History of the World According to Facebook", [...]
It has long been thought that science is our best hope for realizing objective knowledge, but that, to deliver on this promise, it must be value free. Things are not so simple, however, as recent work in science studies makes clear. The contributors to this volume investigate where and how values a[...]
Offers coverage of the syllabus requirements in the relevant course offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. This book also offers variety of activities in each chapter, as well as preparation materials for internal assessment. It includes a separate title offering case study and examinatio[...]
New edition, fully updated for 2010, offering straightforward and user-friendly coverage of the key areas of Scottish Law and the most recent developments within it[...]
John Dufresne has been hailed by the New York Times as an original talent . . . whose] humor is frightfully dark, but . . . dazzling. I Don t Like Where This Is Going continues the misadventures of therapist-on-the-run Wylie Coyote Melville. Wylie has witnessed a woman falling to her death outside [...]
An updated companion volume to The Out-of-Sync Child presents a wide range of games, activities, and exercises designed to help parents of children with Sensory Integration Dysfunction strengthen their child's abilities, along with new information on appropriate activities for youngsters with such a[...]
Landscape is a stimulating introduction to and contemporary understanding of one of the most important concepts within human geography. A series of different influential readings of landscape are debated and explored, and, for the first time, distinctive traditions of landscape writing are brought t[...]
Takes a system-approach to the physiological changes that occur throughout the childbearing year. This textbook is suitable for those students needing to understand the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and childbirth.[...]
A quality product or service is the successful and profitable outcome of organising resources, as judged by the final customer. Every business unit needs processes in order to do this effectively; and all processes must be documented so that achievements can be measured and future improvements plann[...]
Supercharge your formative assessment skills and watch student learning soar! Teachers routinely ask and answer a series of three questions with and for students: Where are my students headed? Where are they right now? How can I close the gap between where they are and where I want them to be? This [...]
A brand new course book for students preparing for the new CCEA English Language GCSE, written by senior examiners and offering full support for both the examined and Controlled Assessment units.[...]
Find out what is expected of you with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for CCEA GCSE English.[...]
The remarkable true story of Wylie, a dog who endured horrific cruelty in Afghanistan and survived against the odds to become top dog at the 2014 Scruffts 'Family Crossbread of the Year' competition.[...]
'When people gave up on Wylie, Wylie refused to give up on people.' For a street dog born in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan, to be crowned top dog at Scruffts, a competition for rescued crossbreeds held during Crufts, the largest dog show on earth, is nothing short of a miracle. But for Wylie, th[...]