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 them. It also includes things to do or make.

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 THE LIFE OF - series.

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 travel and spend their leisure time. Discover the clues that will tell you how people lived in the past. Think about the changes that could benefit your local area, whether it's your home, school or furt…

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, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula.

Newton and gravity

Edition

-

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 Secretive, vindictive, withdrawn, obsessive, and, oh, yes, brilliant.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 the scientific explanation of gravity.Yet Newton was so small-minded that he set out to destroy other scientists who dared question his findings. Here is a compelling portrait of Newton, contradictions…

James Watt

Edition

-

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 early days as king, and finally examines his role in the American Revolution - when Americans ceased to think of him as good King George. Fascinating history made accessible for young readers. The…

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 life, and related matters.

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 convinced he could find a way through to the little known lands on the other side. His first attempt failed and he found himself face to face with death, lying shipwrecked and starving. He was forced t…