Help Your Child With Numeracy Ages 7-11This is a colourful and easy-to-follow guide on numeracy for parents of children aged 7-11 that will demystify what children are being taught in school.Maths is good for you! Research has shown that: numeracy exercises are very good for the brain; in the long term, numeracy helps employment prospects, and Maths qualifications can lead to more earning power.Are you the parent or carer of a child aged 7-11 keen to help with school work at home but worried that you might not do a good job?Presented as a colourful and easy-to-follow guide, this book will demystify what children are being taught in school and is brimming with ideas on how you can help your child with their numeracy at home.
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Book 2: The New Girl
Allie Finkle's starting her first day of school at Pine Heights Elementary! Plus, she's getting a new kitten, the first pick of show cat Lady Serena Archibald's litter! But being the New Girl is turning out to be scary, too, especially since one of the girls in Allie's new class - Rosemary - doesn't like her. In fact, Roesmary says she's going to beat Allie up after school. Everyone seems to have an opinion on how Allie should handle the situation. How can Allie tell who's right? Who knew it was going to be so hard being the New Girl?
Terry's models have a unique style. While being quite complex, they are far from being "dry". They have a cartoonish quality, and are very expressive and fun. The book contains much more than diagrams. Each model comes with paper recommendations, size ratio, even estimated folding time...
The Importance of Being Lazy - In Praise of Play, Leisure and Vacations
Author draws on studies of Americans' vacation habits to show why 'doing nothing' is a fundamental human necessity. Argues that as a culture whose mythology is steeped in the hard work and accomplishments of our pioneering forebearers, we know how to work hard but not how to play; and what we really need is some time off.
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Murder Being Done Once
A Chief Inspector Wexford mystery, in which a girl with no name, no possessions and no past, is found murdered in a vast, overgrown London cemetery. Wexford is in the capital for a rest on doctor's orders, but is drawn into the investigation when his nephew is given charge of the case.
