Author: Andrew Langley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199109814
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Part of The Oxford First Book series, this title presents detailed space facts and is ideal for project work. It looks at the planets, stars and galaxies, travel and living in space and has a fact file too. With photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope, it takes children aged 5 upwards on a journey around the planets, stars and beyond.
Oxford First Book of Space
Author: Andrew Langley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199109814
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Part of The Oxford First Book series, this title presents detailed space facts and is ideal for project work. It looks at the planets, stars and galaxies, travel and living in space and has a fact file too. With photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope, it takes children aged 5 upwards on a journey around the planets, stars and beyond.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199109814
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Part of The Oxford First Book series, this title presents detailed space facts and is ideal for project work. It looks at the planets, stars and galaxies, travel and living in space and has a fact file too. With photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope, it takes children aged 5 upwards on a journey around the planets, stars and beyond.
Oxford First Book of Maths
Author: Rose Griffiths
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199109826
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Oxford First Book series, with lifesales of 50,000 copies since publication in 1999, is a strong seller. Now with new vibrant covers the series gets a modern look that is perfect for the trade and libraries.The Oxford First Book of Maths provides in-depth coverage of the areas of Maths such as counting, multiplication, and space and shape required by the National Curriculum at KS1. It introduces children of 5 upwards to the vocabulary they need to describe their early maths work and promotesconfidence in discussing the role that maths plays in their everyday lives.Rose Griffiths has a brilliant ability to make mathematical concepts fun. She was a maths and special needs teacher for 15 years and then lectured in primary education at Leicester University with special responsibility for developing primary mathematics teaching.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199109826
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Oxford First Book series, with lifesales of 50,000 copies since publication in 1999, is a strong seller. Now with new vibrant covers the series gets a modern look that is perfect for the trade and libraries.The Oxford First Book of Maths provides in-depth coverage of the areas of Maths such as counting, multiplication, and space and shape required by the National Curriculum at KS1. It introduces children of 5 upwards to the vocabulary they need to describe their early maths work and promotesconfidence in discussing the role that maths plays in their everyday lives.Rose Griffiths has a brilliant ability to make mathematical concepts fun. She was a maths and special needs teacher for 15 years and then lectured in primary education at Leicester University with special responsibility for developing primary mathematics teaching.
Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 3: Space
Author: Tim Vicary
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780194236737
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Word count: 9,311 Suitable for young readers
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780194236737
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Word count: 9,311 Suitable for young readers
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
Author: Tom Shippey
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192803818
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
A collection of classic science fiction short stories features tales by H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clark, Frederik Pohl, Clifford Simak, Brian Aldiss, Ursala K. LeGuin, and many others. Edited by the author of The Road to Middle-Earth. 20,000 first printing.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192803818
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
A collection of classic science fiction short stories features tales by H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clark, Frederik Pohl, Clifford Simak, Brian Aldiss, Ursala K. LeGuin, and many others. Edited by the author of The Road to Middle-Earth. 20,000 first printing.
Cakes in Space
Author: Philip Reeve
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192734911
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Astra's family are all snoring in their sleeping pods, but Astra is WIDE AWAKE. With her friend, Pilbeam, she goes off exploring and soon finds out the ship is in deep trouble. It's been knocked off course and invaded by a gang of Poglites, an alien salvage crew searching for spoons. But even the Poglites need Astra's help when they discover something far more sinister lurking in the canteen... Sure, they're cakes; but no one would describe them as sweet! Another splendiferous adventure from dynamic duo, Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre.
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192734911
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Astra's family are all snoring in their sleeping pods, but Astra is WIDE AWAKE. With her friend, Pilbeam, she goes off exploring and soon finds out the ship is in deep trouble. It's been knocked off course and invaded by a gang of Poglites, an alien salvage crew searching for spoons. But even the Poglites need Astra's help when they discover something far more sinister lurking in the canteen... Sure, they're cakes; but no one would describe them as sweet! Another splendiferous adventure from dynamic duo, Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre.
The Oxford First Book of Facts
Author: Oxford Staff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199106851
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A pocket reference for the child who wants to know all the answers. Packed with information on a broad range of topics, explained simply and clearly for young children, the book is organized by topic to make information easier to find. Illustrations and photographs add interest, and throughout the book, records, statistics and intriguing facts are highlighted in special Did you know boxes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199106851
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A pocket reference for the child who wants to know all the answers. Packed with information on a broad range of topics, explained simply and clearly for young children, the book is organized by topic to make information easier to find. Illustrations and photographs add interest, and throughout the book, records, statistics and intriguing facts are highlighted in special Did you know boxes.
The Oxford Book of Twentieth-century English Verse
Author: Philip Larkin
Publisher: Oxford Books of Verse
ISBN: 9780198121374
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Anthology of about 600 poems from more than 200 twentieth century English poets.
Publisher: Oxford Books of Verse
ISBN: 9780198121374
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Anthology of about 600 poems from more than 200 twentieth century English poets.
Nothing: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Frank Close
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199225869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
What is 'the void'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - 'nothing' - exist? This text explores the science & history of the elusive void - from Aristotle's theories to black holes & quantum particles, & why our very latest discoveries about the vacuum can tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199225869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
What is 'the void'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - 'nothing' - exist? This text explores the science & history of the elusive void - from Aristotle's theories to black holes & quantum particles, & why our very latest discoveries about the vacuum can tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos.
The Oxford Children's A to Z of Space
Author: Robin Kerrod
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199112586
Category : Outer space
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Which star is the brightest? Who was the first human in space? Where is Mariner Valley? From A-Z, this fully illustrated book includes stunning pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope and features special spreads on astronomy, exploring space, planets, stars and satellites. With over 300 words and artists listed alphabetically, the Oxford Children's A-Z of Space is a great resource to help you improve your knowledge of space.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199112586
Category : Outer space
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Which star is the brightest? Who was the first human in space? Where is Mariner Valley? From A-Z, this fully illustrated book includes stunning pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope and features special spreads on astronomy, exploring space, planets, stars and satellites. With over 300 words and artists listed alphabetically, the Oxford Children's A-Z of Space is a great resource to help you improve your knowledge of space.
Dark Skies
Author: Daniel Deudney
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019090335X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Space is again in the headlines. E-billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are planning to colonize Mars. President Trump wants a "Space Force" to achieve "space dominance" with expensive high-tech weapons. The space and nuclear arms control regimes are threadbare and disintegrating. Would-be asteroid collision diverters, space solar energy collectors, asteroid miners, and space geo-engineers insistently promote their Earth-changing mega-projects. Given our many looming planetary catastrophes (from extreme climate change to runaway artificial superintelligence), looking beyond the earth for solutions might seem like a sound strategy for humanity. And indeed, bolstered by a global network of fervent space advocates-and seemingly rendered plausible, even inevitable, by oceans of science fiction and the wizardly of modern cinema-space beckons as a fully hopeful path for human survival and flourishing, a positive future in increasingly dark times. But despite even basic questions of feasibility, will these many space ventures really have desirable effects, as their advocates insist? In the first book to critically assess the major consequences of space activities from their origins in the 1940s to the present and beyond, Daniel Deudney argues in Dark Skies that the major result of the "Space Age" has been to increase the likelihood of global nuclear war, a fact conveniently obscured by the failure of recognize that nuclear-armed ballistic missiles are inherently space weapons. The most important practical finding of Space Age science, also rarely emphasized, is the discovery that we live on Oasis Earth, tiny and fragile, and teeming with astounding life, but surrounded by an utterly desolate and inhospitable wilderness stretching at least many trillions of miles in all directions. As he stresses, our focus must be on Earth and nowhere else. Looking to the future, Deudney provides compelling reasons why space colonization will produce new threats to human survival and not alleviate the existing ones. That is why, he argues, we should fully relinquish the quest. Mind-bending and profound, Dark Skies challenges virtually all received wisdom about the final frontier.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019090335X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Space is again in the headlines. E-billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are planning to colonize Mars. President Trump wants a "Space Force" to achieve "space dominance" with expensive high-tech weapons. The space and nuclear arms control regimes are threadbare and disintegrating. Would-be asteroid collision diverters, space solar energy collectors, asteroid miners, and space geo-engineers insistently promote their Earth-changing mega-projects. Given our many looming planetary catastrophes (from extreme climate change to runaway artificial superintelligence), looking beyond the earth for solutions might seem like a sound strategy for humanity. And indeed, bolstered by a global network of fervent space advocates-and seemingly rendered plausible, even inevitable, by oceans of science fiction and the wizardly of modern cinema-space beckons as a fully hopeful path for human survival and flourishing, a positive future in increasingly dark times. But despite even basic questions of feasibility, will these many space ventures really have desirable effects, as their advocates insist? In the first book to critically assess the major consequences of space activities from their origins in the 1940s to the present and beyond, Daniel Deudney argues in Dark Skies that the major result of the "Space Age" has been to increase the likelihood of global nuclear war, a fact conveniently obscured by the failure of recognize that nuclear-armed ballistic missiles are inherently space weapons. The most important practical finding of Space Age science, also rarely emphasized, is the discovery that we live on Oasis Earth, tiny and fragile, and teeming with astounding life, but surrounded by an utterly desolate and inhospitable wilderness stretching at least many trillions of miles in all directions. As he stresses, our focus must be on Earth and nowhere else. Looking to the future, Deudney provides compelling reasons why space colonization will produce new threats to human survival and not alleviate the existing ones. That is why, he argues, we should fully relinquish the quest. Mind-bending and profound, Dark Skies challenges virtually all received wisdom about the final frontier.