How to Change the World, Level 19

Author: Isabel Thomas
Publisher: Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact
ISBN: 9780198306825
Category : Discoveries in science
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Young People's Book Prize. How to Change the World examines the often-unorthodox approaches which led to some of the world's greatest scientific discoveries from falling apples to melting chocolate! 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.

Castaway

Author: David Macphail
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198421085
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
Castaway is the amazing true history of Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe who was marooned on the island of Juan Fernandez in 1704.TreeTops inFact is an exciting non-fiction series for children aged 7-11. Its range of subjects and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.

Stillness Flowing

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

Book Description

Hair of the Alien

Author: Bill Chalker
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416510249
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364

Book Description
SHOCKING. CONTROVERSIAL. UNPRECEDENTED. A CASE LIKE UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN THE ANNALS OF UFO INVESTIGATION, DNA RESEARCH, OR ALIEN ABDUCTION. Sydney, Australia. July 23, 1992. Twenty-eight-year-old Peter Khoury was awoken by what appeared to be two females—both striking and unearthly—kneeling on his bed. What transpired between them was a physical assault as bizarre and disorienting as it was unnatural. Then, as quickly as they had arrived, they vanished. Khoury had become one of a legion of alien abductees with inexplicable experiences, but this particular incident stood apart from all the others. This time, there was evidence—two strands of white-blond hair from one of the females. Khoury’s case would result in the very first forensic DNA analysis of “alien abduction” evidence and revealed an extraordinary biological anomaly—one genetically close to human yet almost impossibly far from the human mainstream. A gripping account of one of the great mysteries of our time, Hair of the Alien, brings us closer than ever before to understanding our past, our origings, and our place in the universe.

Refugee Routes

Author: Vanessa Agnew
Publisher: transcript Verlag
ISBN: 3839450136
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
The displaced are often rendered silent and invisible as they journey in search of refuge. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples from Turkey, the Ottoman Empire, Iraq, Syria, UK, Germany, France, the Balkan Peninsula, US, Canada, Australia, and Kenya, the contributions to this volume draw attention to refugees, asylum seekers, exiles, and forced migrants as individual subjects with memories, hopes, needs, rights, and a prospective place in collective memory. The book's wide-ranging theoretical, literary, artistic, and autobiographical contributions appeal to scholarly and lay readers who share concerns about the fate of the displaced in relation to the emplaced in this age of mass mobility.

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,"

Cato Supreme Court Review

Author: Trevor Burrus
Publisher: Cato Institute
ISBN: 1952223253
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
Now in its 20th year, the Cato Supreme Court Review brings together leading legal scholars to analyze key cases from the Court's most recent term, plus cases coming up. Topics in the 2020-2021 edition include public disclosure of charitable donations (Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta), the off-campus speech (Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.), union access onto agribusiness land (Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid), police acting as "community caretakers" and warrantless police entries (Caniglia v. Strom), and Arizona's new voting laws (Brnovich v. DNC).

Venerable Father

Author: Paul Breiter
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1931044813
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 219

Book Description
Available until now only in limited editions, "Venerable Father" has become an underground classic among Buddhists, especially those practicing the Thai tradition. It details the joys and struggles of Paul Breiter's years with Ajahn Chah, who was perhaps Thailand's best-known and most-loved Buddhist master. Breiter describes Ajahn Chah as a figure who is at once human yet extraordinary, an orthodox yet unconventional teacher whose remarkable skill, patience, and compassion in training disciples flowed naturally from his deep and joyous realization of the truth. Breiter also explains, quite vividly, the life of a Westerner in a Thai forest monastery and the unique spiritual lessons to be learned there. PAUL BREITER ordained in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in Thailand in 1970 and soon thereafter met Ajahn Chah. He became one of Ajahn Chah's favorite disciples and his translator, and stayed with him until disrobing in 1977. Since then, he has maintained close ties to Ajahn Chah's lineage while studying Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, and he has continued to translate Ajahn Chah's teachings, which appear in "Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chaa" (with Jack Kornfield) and "Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings."

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.

Oxford Primary Writing Assessment Handbook

Author: Ros Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198367192
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
This resource provides an effective, whole-school approach to writing assessment, in line with the expectations of the 2014 English national curriculum, and other UK curricula.