Author: Judy Parkinson
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 184317667X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of our well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used.
Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas
Author: Judy Parkinson
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 184317667X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of our well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 184317667X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of our well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used.
Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pajamas
I Used to Know That: Science
Author: Marianne Taylor
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1606524690
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Do you know why we are able to see light and hear sound? What is the Earth made of? How does the body produce energy? And, most important, does any of this matter? In I Used to Know That: Science, Marianne Taylor will answer those questions and more and will tell you why the answers are vital to us and to the scientists working on the cutting edge of scientific research. In this book, you will learn about: Physics-Energy and Electricity: How electricity is generated; how heat moves from one place to another; the relationship between electricity and magnetismForces: The four fundamental forces; the origins of the universe; the composition and behavior of planets, stars and galaxies; the basic laws of mechanical physics Waves, Radiation and Space: How waves behave and how they affect us; the electromagnetic spectrum; radioactivity Chemistry-The Periodic Table: How to read the table; how atoms work; chemical bonds and reactionsFuels, Air and Pollution: Chemicals, both helpful and dangerous, in the air; crude oil and its useful chemicals; live cycle assessments Metals: The Earth’s structure; metals and alloys; construction materials Organic Chemistry: Natural polymers and their usefulness; nutrition; which chemicals are harmful Biology-Human (and Other) Bodies: The body’s systems-circulatory, skeletal, muscular, nervous, digestive, reproductive, respiratory and sensoryCell Biology: The structure of a cell; how photosynthesis works; what hormones do Evolution and Environment Ecology: The origins of life; how the eukaryotic cell evolved; mutation and natural selection; population, predation and extinction Genetics: what chromosomes are; how you inherit genetic traits; reproduction and cloning I Used to Know That: Science is a necessary read for anyone who wants to understand the modern scientific world and how the general principles of physics, chemistry, and biology affect our everyday lives.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1606524690
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Do you know why we are able to see light and hear sound? What is the Earth made of? How does the body produce energy? And, most important, does any of this matter? In I Used to Know That: Science, Marianne Taylor will answer those questions and more and will tell you why the answers are vital to us and to the scientists working on the cutting edge of scientific research. In this book, you will learn about: Physics-Energy and Electricity: How electricity is generated; how heat moves from one place to another; the relationship between electricity and magnetismForces: The four fundamental forces; the origins of the universe; the composition and behavior of planets, stars and galaxies; the basic laws of mechanical physics Waves, Radiation and Space: How waves behave and how they affect us; the electromagnetic spectrum; radioactivity Chemistry-The Periodic Table: How to read the table; how atoms work; chemical bonds and reactionsFuels, Air and Pollution: Chemicals, both helpful and dangerous, in the air; crude oil and its useful chemicals; live cycle assessments Metals: The Earth’s structure; metals and alloys; construction materials Organic Chemistry: Natural polymers and their usefulness; nutrition; which chemicals are harmful Biology-Human (and Other) Bodies: The body’s systems-circulatory, skeletal, muscular, nervous, digestive, reproductive, respiratory and sensoryCell Biology: The structure of a cell; how photosynthesis works; what hormones do Evolution and Environment Ecology: The origins of life; how the eukaryotic cell evolved; mutation and natural selection; population, predation and extinction Genetics: what chromosomes are; how you inherit genetic traits; reproduction and cloning I Used to Know That: Science is a necessary read for anyone who wants to understand the modern scientific world and how the general principles of physics, chemistry, and biology affect our everyday lives.
A Classical Education
Author: Caroline Taggart
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1843176076
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Including suggestions for further reading and entertaining tit-bits of information on the classics, A Classical Education is a must for anyone feeling let down by modern schooling.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1843176076
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Including suggestions for further reading and entertaining tit-bits of information on the classics, A Classical Education is a must for anyone feeling let down by modern schooling.
I Before E (Except After C)
Author: Judy Parkinson
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1843174316
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
I Before E is the definitive guide to help you to un-jumble your mind and improve your ability to recall names, dates, facts, figures and events, and contains all the mnemonics you'll ever need to know.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1843174316
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
I Before E is the definitive guide to help you to un-jumble your mind and improve your ability to recall names, dates, facts, figures and events, and contains all the mnemonics you'll ever need to know.
The Pocket Basics for English and Maths
Author: Lyn Magree
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780732276027
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
If our children do not have a good grasp on English and maths, their confidence and often their enjoyment of school can suffer. This text aims to build children's self-confidence in their own academic ability and allows them to feel comfortable with learning instead of struggling to learn.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780732276027
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
If our children do not have a good grasp on English and maths, their confidence and often their enjoyment of school can suffer. This text aims to build children's self-confidence in their own academic ability and allows them to feel comfortable with learning instead of struggling to learn.
I Think, Therefore I Am
Author: Lesley Levene
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
ISBN: 9781782430247
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I Think, Therefore I Am is the ideal way to take the fear out of philosophy. Written in an accessible and entertaining style,I Think, Therefore I Am explains how and why philosophy began, and how the ways in which we live, learn, argue, vote and even spend our money have their origins in philosophical thought.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
ISBN: 9781782430247
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I Think, Therefore I Am is the ideal way to take the fear out of philosophy. Written in an accessible and entertaining style,I Think, Therefore I Am explains how and why philosophy began, and how the ways in which we live, learn, argue, vote and even spend our money have their origins in philosophical thought.
Jane of Lantern Hill
Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Publisher:
ISBN: 1678019828
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Jane of Lantern HillLucy Maud Montgomery Jane of Lantern Hill is a novel by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery. The book was adapted into a 1990 telefilm, Lantern Hill, by Sullivan Films, the producer of the highly popular Anne of Green Gables television miniseries and the television series Road to Avonlea.Montgomery began formulating an idea on May 11, 1936, began writing on August 21, and wrote the last chapter on February 3, 1937. She finished typing up the manuscript on February 25, as she could not hire a typist to do it for her. This novel was dedicated to "JL", her companion cat.The novel was written at Montgomery's house, "Journey's End"; the environment influenced Montgomery's writing to create a
Publisher:
ISBN: 1678019828
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Jane of Lantern HillLucy Maud Montgomery Jane of Lantern Hill is a novel by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery. The book was adapted into a 1990 telefilm, Lantern Hill, by Sullivan Films, the producer of the highly popular Anne of Green Gables television miniseries and the television series Road to Avonlea.Montgomery began formulating an idea on May 11, 1936, began writing on August 21, and wrote the last chapter on February 3, 1937. She finished typing up the manuscript on February 25, as she could not hire a typist to do it for her. This novel was dedicated to "JL", her companion cat.The novel was written at Montgomery's house, "Journey's End"; the environment influenced Montgomery's writing to create a
One of Ours
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Claude Wheeler is a young man who was born after the American frontier has vanished. The son of a successful farmer and an intensely pious mother, Wheeler is guaranteed a comfortable livelihood. Nevertheless, Wheeler views himself as a victim of his father's success and his own inexplicable malaise.Thus, devoid of parental and spousal love, Wheeler finds a new purpose to his life in France, a faraway country that only existed for him in maps before the First World War. Will Wheeler ever succeed in his new goal? The novel is inspired from real-life events and also won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Claude Wheeler is a young man who was born after the American frontier has vanished. The son of a successful farmer and an intensely pious mother, Wheeler is guaranteed a comfortable livelihood. Nevertheless, Wheeler views himself as a victim of his father's success and his own inexplicable malaise.Thus, devoid of parental and spousal love, Wheeler finds a new purpose to his life in France, a faraway country that only existed for him in maps before the First World War. Will Wheeler ever succeed in his new goal? The novel is inspired from real-life events and also won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923.
Englesko-srpski rečnik fraza i idioma
Author: Borivoj Gerzić
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description