Thomas Heatherwick

Author: Thomas Heatherwick
Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN: 1580934501
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 641

Book Description
Revised and expanded edition How do you turn a paper mill into a gin distillery? Let every country in the Olympic Games take part in making and lighting the Olympic Cauldron? Design a building using an electron microscope? Produce a new bus for London that uses less fuel? Make someone eat your business card? Develop a new kind of mosque? Turn the back door of a hospital into its front door? Grow a meadow in the center of a city? Generate the form of a building in less than a minute? Use saliva as an ingredient of a Christmas card? Create a piece of architecture that represents a nation? This is the definitive publication on one of the world's most exceptional designers. More than 600 pages, 140 projects and hundreds of photographs, illustrations, and sketches, this revised and expanded monograph will excite, inspire, and serve as an invaluable resource for creative solutions and the joy of making for many years to come.

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 15: Around the World in 80 Days Pack 6

Author: Rob Alcraft
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198418702
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
When Phileas Fogg takes on the challenge to travel around the world in eighty days, he knows that it's a tall order. Little does he know what is waiting for him along the way ... Accompanied by his servant Passepartout, he sets out on the journey of a lifetime. But with a deluded policeman inhot pursuit, and an Indian princess to rescue, how can the dashing Phileas possibly make it back to London in time?TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children's authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.This pack provides 6 copies of the same title.

Stillness Flowing

Author: Ajahn Jayasaro
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 828

Book Description

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Classics: Level 15: White Fang

Author: Jack London
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198448679
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
White Fang is the story of a half dog, half wolf. It is told from White Fang's point of view as he learns to fend for himself and interact with other animals and with humans. His story is one of survival. TreeTops Classics are adapted and abridged versions of classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences.

Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Level 16

Author: Jo Nelson
Publisher: Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact
ISBN: 9780198306696
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Maggie Aderin-Pocock is one of the UK's leading space scientists. Find out how Maggie was inspired by TV, struggled at school and followed her dreams, in this fascinating biography Maggie Aderin-Pocock: Space Scientist. TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written by top children's authors and subject experts. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Chucklers: Level 14: The Boggart

Author: Ros Asquith
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198391975
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Joe is trying to save the Saddest Man in the world, but he needs your help. Get lost inside this curious story but watch out for the gummy goblins, the Cavern of Doom, the Fiery Furnace and especially the sneaky Boggart. Chucklers is a collection of books that make reading a pleasure. The series is edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong.

Project X: Alien Adventures: Orange: Mixed pack x 6

Author: Jan Burchett
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198493044
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
Six fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters - Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger - plus a new micro-friend, Nok the alien! Fully decodable, with small steps of phonic progression to ensure early reading success, these books are ideal for independent reading.

Ocean of Sound

Author: David Toop
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
"Ocean of Sound" begins in 1889 at the Paris Exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed. A culture absorbed in perfume, light and ambient sound developed in response to the intangibility of 20th century communications. David Toop traces the evolution of this culture, through Erik Satie to the Velvet Undergound; Miles Davis to Jimi Hendrix. David Toop, who lives in London, is a writer, musician and recording artist. His other books are "Rap Attack 3 "and "Exotica,"

Floppy's Phonics

Author: Alex Brychta
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198478485
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
Engaging decodable stories fully aligned to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practice their phonic skills with their favourite characters. Six more engaging stories at Stage 5 provide focused practice of Letters and Sounds Phase 5. Written by Roderick Hunt MBE and illustrated by Alex Brychta, winners of the 2009 ERA Outstanding Achievement Award. This class pack of More Floppy's Phonics includes: The Gale, Please do not Sneeze, The Missing Crystal, Rowing Boats, Mr. Scroop's School, Haunted House and Teaching Notes (single copy).

Old and New Plant Lore; a Symposium

Author: A S 1865-1935 Hitchcock
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021496430
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A collection of essays and research on the folklore and traditional uses of plants, as well as recent scientific discoveries and findings. Topics range from medicinal properties to cultural significance, making this a comprehensive resource for botanists and enthusiasts alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.