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School Shit
Kevin candidly presents the highs and lows of a teaching career spanning four decades, and useful advice on how to motivate children to learn. The book is intended to appeal to practising professionals, anyone considering teaching as a career, and those with an interest in what goes on behind school doors. Kevin's style relies heavily on humour, particularly when recalling children's mischievous natures. The fun element is being systematically squeezed out of learning and teaching. Fear of failure underpins the ethos of many of our schools. Children and teachers too often find themselves operating in a stifling educational culture that prioritises performance data. Educational success is defined by the measurable.Child-centred education has become an anachronism. The case is argued that individual children and their unique talents and abilities matter. Radical changes to school practices are advocated if our institutions are to do justice to school populations of the future.
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Seal Lodge of Kintyre
Scotland is a land full of myths, legends and ghosts. None more so than at the Mull of Kintyre. Clan Donald was one of the most powerful Highland Clans for centuries. Amongst them was the great Colkitto, a giant of a man, a chieftain, pirate and warrior.Kate has been asked to look into the history of Seal Lodge on Kintyre by the new owners. She finds more than she expected, and the arrival of the new MacDonald owner awakens the spirit of the Bloody Preacher—a Covenanter clergyman whose bloodlust for enemies of the Covenant has been well documented.With the Kintyre coastline cursed by the Preacher, Kate must delve into the past to find a way to destroy him and save the man she loves. Helped by the ghost of Colkitto and the Selkies—who protect the coastline—Kate uncovers the mysteries of Seal Lodge.
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Secret Island
Christopher and David are two lecturers who have come to Egypt to visit the magnificent pyramids. But awaiting them are not the mysteries of Egypt but of a land altogether unknown. Beyond a shroud of mist and raging seas, guarded by ferocious creatures, Atlantis is as mercurial as it is eerily familiar. Its people are proud guardians of all life on earth, from the dinosaurs they have given refuge to, to the eagles they revere.This story tells of a race of people whose aim is to replenish the world with their stewardship. Chris and David are thrust into their enigmatic world with Amon, who has been separated from his homeland for years, and the first thing they have to face is a tribe of cannibals, intent on their next meal…
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Shaped Animals
Shaped Animals is a great way to enjoy learning and remembering maths and shapes through storytelling. Meet Triangle Tiger who goes on the search to find other shaped animal friends to join his party. On this adventure, you will get to learn about the four main basic shapes through the animals explaining and introducing themselves.
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Shooting at Morals
A man dies, yet lives on to tell about it; another man travels to Vegas seeking the base but instead finds the noble; a young woman too eager to please gets in over her head; a young man mistakes cowardice for revolution; and a teenager decides to take justice into her own hands. All these and others find themselves Shooting at Morals. But they also find that when they do so, morals can, and do, shoot back. "Veteran non-fiction author and philosopher Loewen turns to fiction. The results will amuse you. Disturb you. Shock you. Shooting at Morals: truly 'the most dangerous game' of all."
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Spitfire Spies
Summer 1940 - Great Britain is in grave peril. With the ‘phoney' war turning into a very real war on the ground and in the air, Hitler's troops storm across an unprepared Europe towards the English Channel. Invasion looms. But the British have a weapon in their arsenal that may be a game changer and bring victory against all odds: the mighty Spitfire.So severe is the threat posed by this remarkable fighter plane that Germany sends two operatives - one a reluctant Englishman, the other a loyal Nazi - on an audacious mission to infiltrate and destroy. Will they achieve their goal or can MI5, with the aid of double agents and a brilliant female pilot, turn the tide of espionage to their advantage? With a literary adroitness reminiscent of an aviator in battle, author John Hughes weaves a tale of intrigue, love and betrayal in a fast-paced thriller of a debut novel which wends its way from the Fatherland via the beaches of Dunkirk to the skies over Southern England.
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Taste The Arabic Proverbs
Treat your palate to a sample of Arabic sayings and adages with a varied collection of traditional Middle-Eastern proverbs. In Taste the Arabic Proverbs, an expansive range of mores and suggestions are offered with ties to the cuisine, ingredients, and food-preparation techniques of the Middle East. Warnings, jokes, and recommendations are translated from Arabic to English. These educational and guiding rhymes are accompanied with paraphrases and connotations outside the realms of Islam. As a multi-cultural reference, Taste the Arabic Proverbs is a treasure for the appetite of those seeking guidance on concepts such as kinship, wealth, determination, and generosity.
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The 'Art' of Deception
Armed with the passion of youth and her childhood fantasies, Rhia Bryant swears a pact with her best friend Jimmy Grant to find the meaning of the word ‘freedom'. Cities of wonder and delight become the backdrop for pleasure and pain as she is led into the secret world of Kurt, a protest marcher from her days at university. Meeting Kurt once more changes her life forever, but does he hold a secret that is far beyond her imagination?Through ‘art' sketched onto her body by the hands of an exceptional tattooist, Rhia enters a world of deceit and lies, forcing those whom she loves to walk in her shadow. Questions arise as to how she must act towards Jimmy and who she can trust.For when deception is stripped away, what is left? And can freedom be redefined?
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The Adventures of Buttercup and Marigold
Buttercup and Marigold are Kombi vans, they are also best friends. Who knew they could have such adventures?In this story, Mercedes Heymer has charmingly brought to life her concept of how friends are always willing to help.
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The Adventures Of The Seven Oak Dragons
The Seven Oak Dragons are a happy group of four baby dragons, Oak, Acorn, Nano and Kelpy. They all live in a giant old Oak tree in a very special meadow along with their friends and other characters that help them discover the magic powers they possess. In the first book Finding the Magic, the story tells how the first two dragons Oak and Acorn arrive at the meadow. They make friends with the ponies that also live in the meadow and they, in turn, introduce them to 'Neeka', a very magical artist lady who lives in a beautiful cottage nearby. She tells the two baby dragons that they have magical powers and how to use them.
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The Age of Aquarius: The Golden Age of Mankind
Part religious study and part scientific study The Age of Aquarius: The Golden Age of Mankind is a fascinating insight into religion, science and the stars. Split into chapters, providing tips on how to meditate, information on astrological symbolism, the Seven Seals and the planets, there is sure to be something to interest everyone in this book. There are chapters on each of the individual planets, and the book also contains diagrams and illustrations throughout, which will fascinate readers.
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The Alligator Named Ali
Imagine a beach by the ocean on a sunny day, when waves lightly roll across the surface of the water and seagulls swirl in the sky. People find every kind of thing possible on the beach, but you will not believe what three friends found in the sands one day.Find out what secret Allison, Logan and Tom share and what the future has in store in this entertaining tale.
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