When we were kids we both wanted to be sporting superstars. There was just one thing standing in our way – we weren’t all that good. But we were really good at science, so we combined our love of sport with our need to know why and how, and we became sports scientists. Now we get to do experiments with sports stars to discover the secrets behind their success. We analyse games to understand the tactics of the winning team. And we even get to help athletes break world records by inventing better ways of training. But every now and then, when no one’s watching, we still pretend to be sporting superstars!
The Truro Bear and Other Adventures - Poems and Essays
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11524.33 | Fiction literature | 14 December 2011
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The Truro Bear and Other Adventures - Poems and Essays
From a poet who teaches us the beauty and magic of the natural world comes a reminder that this world includes “the creatures, with their / thick fur, their shy and wordless gaze. Their / infallible sense of what their lives / are meant to be.”
Grade 5-8- Since this is a British import, the modern world begins with 1066, the year of the Norman conquest. The book's scope, however, tries to be worldwide, with each part of history covered in blocks with about 10 facts given, along with a drawing or photograph. The approach is supposed to let readers see what was happening throughout the world at roughly the same time. However, Abraham Lincoln and the Russian Revolution are featured next to one another, even though Lincoln died more than 50 years before the Russian Revolution. Also, much more information is presented about the Western world (particularly British) than the Eastern.
Shakespeare and Women situates Shakespeare's female characters in multiple historical contexts, ranging from the early modern England in which they originated to the contemporary Western world in which our own encounters with them are staged. In so doing, this book seeks to challenge currently prevalent views of Shakespeare's women-both the women he depicted in his plays and the women he encountered in the world he inhabited.
The Tale of the Great Bunny - The Story of the Magical Underground World of Chocolate
Chocolate twons, caramel waterfulss, Whishing Mini Eggs...these are just some of the wonders to be found in the magical Land of Cadbur. This is story about the Great Bunny and his special friends who help create this chocolate land at the centre of the earth. The helping spirit of children around the worlds is rewarded by the Great Bunny, with chocolate treats.
