A day in the life of a.... firefighter

Follows a day in the life of caring professionals as they train, check the equipment and answer a 999 call for help. The book gives facts about the life of firefighters and suggests ways to help th…

A day in the life of a .. postman

First published in hardback in 1997, a look at a typical day in the life of a postman which includes facts about the profession and an index. Compatible with National Curriculum KS1. In the DAY IN …

Seaside

These books will help you think about and look around your local area. Find out what your surroundings can tell you about how people live and work, where they shop and go to school and how they tra…

Project X, origins : my family : guided reading notes

Part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school, these notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension,…

Newton and gravity

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0099237628

Collation

96 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

Series Title

The big idea

Call Number

925 STR

Isaac Newton

What was Isaac Newton like? Secretive, vindictive, withdrawn, obsessive, and, oh, yes, brilliant. His imagination was so large that, just "by thinking on it," he invented calculus and figured out t…

James Watt

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0750203196

Collation

48 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Series Title

Pioneers of Science

Call Number

926 WAT

Can't you make them behave, King George?

This entertaining volume, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, sheds light on the life of England's King George III. It begins when he was a bashful boy who blushed easily, goes on to his…

Henry VIII and his chopping block

Recounts the life of the English king best known for his multiple marriages, and looks at his times, the many people he ordered executed, religious changes, relationships with other monarchs, court…

Sir John Franklin : the man who ate his own boots

In the summer of 1820 Captain John Franklin set off with his men on an expedition to the North Pole on a ship. Since the North Pole is made mostly ice this was a strange thing to do. But John was c…