This new edition of Britain’s best-selling secondary school atlas is divided into sections with each page colour-coded for ease of use. Satellite imagery, incredibly detailed mapping of the British Isles, 74 pages of world topographical maps and 30 pages of world thematic maps combine to create an unbeatable atlas that’s ideal for home and school, right up to GCSE level.
Get up and running with Italian. “Easy Italian Step-by-Step” proves that a solid grounding in grammar basics is the key to mastering a second language. You are quickly introduced to grammatical rules and concepts in order of importance, which you can build on as you progress through the book. You will also learn more than 300 verbs, chosen by their frequency of use. Numerous exercises and engaging readings help you quickly build your speaking and comprehension prowess.
Would you like to make a fizz bang rocket or a helicopter? Then you need this very funny book packed with dozens of amazing, easy to do experiments. Stacks of fun to try at home, you’ll also be learning plenty about science at the same time. Crammed with facts, jokes and big ideas, the book is fully illustrated and even includes a special DVD from the Science Museum’s comedy team!
Thirty Days Has September: Cool Ways to Remember Stuff, is packed full of memorable tricks that will help all children who are trying to remember all those facts of science, history and geography. Discover how to use your knuckles to remember which months have 31 days, and your thumb and finger to tell right from left. Find out how to use your fingers to help you master the nine times table and discover all sorts of cunning tricks for learning how to spell difficult words such as ‘difficulty’, ‘because’ and ‘Mississippi’.
Homework for Grown-ups by E Foley and B Coates is packed with essential facts, figures and theories, along with fun but challenging test papers to keep you on your toes and reignite those dormant brain-cells. A practical and wonderfully nostalgic revision guide for adults, Homework for Grown-ups will entertain while exercising the mind - and might even equip parents to handle their child’s homework without humiliation.
An understanding of spectroscopic methods is a pre-requisite for students in chemistry and related disciplines from the undergraduate level onwards.
Inorganic Spectroscopic Methods provides a firm introduction to common spectroscopic techniques and interpretation of spectra, and their application to inorganic-based systems.
The approach taken is unashamedly aimed at the application of the techniques and interpretation of the spectra obtained. Worked examples, illustrative diagrams and references for a theoretical approach are provided throughout the book.
This book contains 30 activities at elementary level, complete with ideas for boardwork and pictures teachers can copy. All the activities are simple and adaptable. They are particularly well-suited to classrooms where there are few resources apart from a board, paper, and pens - and of course the teacher and the learners themselves.
The new colour “Collins School Dictionary” has been developed with teachers to be the perfect tool for school work and homework. The clear layout makes finding entries exceptionally easy. Have confidence - extra help with looking words up, spelling, grammar, and correct punctuation.
With this book the whole family can put their wits against each other in the ultimate generation game, contrasting the schooling of old with modern educational practices. It tests you on these old-school topics: English Language, General Science, Geography, History, Household Cookery, Mathematics, and Music. “The O Level Book” encourages you to dust off your slide rules and get your thinking caps on to see who will come out top in your family!
Help your children learn their alphabet with Poppy and Sam and their farmyard friends.
With full colour illustrations by Stephen Cartwright, this book is bound to be a winner with young children.