Reference - Dictionaries/Atlases - Education

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Offers a compact history of the nazi regime's decline in the final three year of World War II, from the defeat in north Africa by Anglo American forces in 1943 to the fall of Berlin to the Red Army in May 1945.

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Every year about 40,000 students from around New Zealand complete year 13 assessment, and competition is intense. This is the first book that offers tips and advice from recently graduated high-achieving students from many different schools in New Zealand and Australia.
These top students tell us how they blitzed the year, each in their own way.
The book covers all areas of a student's life
and is a must-have for students preparing for, or undertaking, Year 13.
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This vastly expanded NEW EDITION of Thinking Children explores the frequently observed schemas of young children – patterns of behaviour from which understanding and growth is derived – and draws out the nature of this learning. It is essential that adults working with young children are able to recognise and identify schema learning and understand and support the opportunities for learning they present. Good observational skills are a key... read more

In Principles of Tourism: A New Zealand Perspective, 7th edition, the emphasis is on New Zealand tourism, while principles of tourism activity and management as they apply internationally are also discussed. The content of the new edition has been brought up to date to reflect recent changes within the tourism industry, and the text gives the reader an overall view of the tourism industry at both the international and the national level. Originally designed for those studying the course 'Principles of Tourism' for the New Zealand D... read more

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The Reading Activity Handbook is an essential reference tool for all teachers of pupils aged 4-14. It provides a collection of brilliantly simple teaching ideas designed to help pupils engage with what they read, deepening comprehension.You can use the ideas with any reading material in shared, guided or independent sessions. A treasure-trove for busy teachers, the ideas in The Reading Activity Handbook are presented in a simple, practical style with ready-made examples so they're easy to implement. Most can be adapted to be used a... read more

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A remarkable family of musical clowns, the Jandaschewskys arrived in Australia in 1900 from the circuses of Europe. Their original and eccentric performances entertained Australian audiences on the vaudeville stage and in the circus ring until well into the 1950s. This book tells this family's compelling story and traces the traditions and skills handed down through the generations. It's a tale of acrobats, clowns, musicians and dancers, of a father-and-son clowning team and two extraordinary women. Based on the Powerhouse Museum's... read more

This series is designed to help children to practice the key skills needed to progress through the primary years. There are two books for each year focussing on English and two focussing on Maths. Every topic is introduced by a focus section, followed by activities to practice the area of learning.

Why can't you light a candle in a spaceship? What books are bad for you? Is nature natural? Every year the Oxford and Cambridge's learned professors pose such curious conundrums to potential students to separate the wheat from the chaff, and the clever from both of them. Deftly exploring the twisting paths your mind can take when you're really made to think , "Do You Think You're Clever?" provides dazzling answers to over 60 of these infamously perplexing problems. John Farndon takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride from philosop... read more

Find out the answer to this and lots of other first questions and answers about birds. Easy-to-read text makes this book ideal for young readers, while cartoons and quizzes keep learning fun and interactive. KEY FEATURES * Fun questions and easy-to-follow answers * Simple text for younger readers * Fantastic artwork * What have you learnt? Spread * Parent panels * Index

Discover the answer to this and many more first questions and answers about big cats in this fascinating title. Easy-to-read text makes this book ideal for young readers, while cartoons and quizzes keep learning fun and interactive.

"Magical Skills" is a home studies series designed to teach children core skills in English that will build confidence at school. With a clear layout and illustrations the textbooks' magical wizard theme is intended to entertain and educate. Motivation is encouraged by giving gold stars, which can be added to a certificate of excellence at the back of the books.

quot;This really is a remarkable book. It does for human resources what Rachel Carson #146;s Silent Spring did for the environment. It makes you wonder why we insist on sustaining an education system that is narrow, partial, entirely inappropriate for the 21st century and deeply destructiv

Lenin is the key to understanding the Russian Revolution. His dream as the creation of the world's first Socialist state. It was a short-lived dream that became a nightmare when Stalin rose to absolute power in 1929. Lenin was the avant-garde revolutionary who adapted Marxist theory to the practical realities of a vast, complex and backward Russia. Is he chiefly to blame for opening the way to the totalitarian regime of Stalin? Readers will be able to judge for themselves. Lenin's career is depicted, from his obscure provincial ori... read more