Shopaholic is a series of witty novels written by the UK author Sophie Kinsella, who also writes under her real name Madeleine Wickham. The books follow protagonist Becky Bloomwood through her adventures in shopping and life.

Everyone in Gustavo’s family is in a mariachi band. Everyone except Gustavo, that is. They all play violins, trumpets and guitars. They all make wonderful music in restaurants and at wedding parties. Gustavo would love to join the band, but he can’t play any of the instruments. What’s a wannabe mariachi to do? Follow Gustavo as he finds his place in the family mariachi band.
Reading level: Ages 4 - 8

The book has lots of great ideas for 35 themed parties. Each party includes ideas for invitations, costumes, decorations, food, games and other activities, favors and a theme-related cake. The games, and activities (mostly crafts) have easy to follow directions and are fun and creative.

An invaluable set of photocopiable picture prompts for essential language work.
Topics include:
Food and drink, leisure, travel, weather and calendar, people and jobs, vital verbs, holidays, round the town.

-Over 300 cartoon pictures and picture boards including blank masters for adaptation.
-Use for both presentation and practice.
-Detailed, easy to follow Teachers' Notes with suggestions for 500 games and activities.
-For work with small or large groups.
-Beginners to Advanced.
-Age 10 to Adult.
-Vocabulary lists.

The research is done. But the biggest test still lies ahead: How to write it up. In clear, precise language, Peter Woods presents helpful steps for the qualitative researcher to follow. Woods presents the standard academic methods, but also looks at alternative forms of representation that many researchers have chosen to follow in recent years. He covers the process of how to write alone and how to write in teams, as well as many challenges that the writing proces in and of itself presents.