Wonder in its verb form is to feel curiosity and be excited by something new. The noun transmits something that causes such a feeling. The methodology behind the Richmond Wonders series lives up to this definition and will provide a pleasant learning experience for both the children and the teacher.
Each unit of work is a web of different strands of learning objectives leading off from a central focus. The unit web strands interleave and interleave again with the subsequent levels to create a solid language fabric.
Designed for primary school children (aged 6-7). Book is linked to its audio, just keep everything in the same folder in order to function.
No Wonder You Wonder! Great Inventions and Scientific Mysteries
This book explores and explains scientific mysteries and principles, leavened with tongue-in-cheek humor and an abundance of illustrations. Chapters are short, but give an understanding of technology and science not available elsewhere.
I Wonder As I Wander (1956), Hughes's second volume of autobiography, is a continuation from The Big Sea, detailing his global travels to such areas as Cuba, Haiti, Paris, the Soviet Union, and the Far East. It culminates in his 1937 coverage for the Baltimore Afro-American of the Spanish Civil War. The travelogue highlights the beginning of Hughes's career as a journalist, a further realization of his goal to live as a professional writer.
Young children live with awe and wonder as their daily companions. But as they grow, worries often crowd out wonder. Knowing this, how can parents strengthen their kids' love for the world so it sticks around for the long haul?
The most renowned travel story of the Middle Ages has never lost its allure. A story of true wonder, Marco Polo's experiences as well as the reported myths, transport us to the heart of Central Asia, China, Indochina, and the Indian Ocean. The original manuscripts were accompanied with illustrations realised from the few descriptions made by the traveller. Following in the footsteps of Marco Polo, the various illustrations found here will send the reader on the path to discovering the distant lands as we know them today.
