Author:
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9781869613518
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
There once was a husband and wife and the husband was sad because he had to go out every day and work in the fields while his wife stayed at home and did the house work. The wife insisted they both swap for the day and see whose job is easier.
A Fair Swap
Author:
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9781869613518
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
There once was a husband and wife and the husband was sad because he had to go out every day and work in the fields while his wife stayed at home and did the house work. The wife insisted they both swap for the day and see whose job is easier.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9781869613518
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
There once was a husband and wife and the husband was sad because he had to go out every day and work in the fields while his wife stayed at home and did the house work. The wife insisted they both swap for the day and see whose job is easier.
The Sleeping Beauty
Author:
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9781869613884
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A retelling of the traditional tale in which Dick Whittington travels to London to make his fortune. Also contains a simple play based on the tale intended to be read aloud or performed by children. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9781869613884
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A retelling of the traditional tale in which Dick Whittington travels to London to make his fortune. Also contains a simple play based on the tale intended to be read aloud or performed by children. Suggested level: junior, primary.
The Bear and the Trolls
Author:
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781869613921
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Designed to be used by children in their first six months of school PM Starters One and Two
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781869613921
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Designed to be used by children in their first six months of school PM Starters One and Two
The White Horse of Zennor and Other Stories
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Egmont UK Limited
ISBN: 9781405273015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A thrilling collection of myths, legends, and ghost stories about a mysterious and magical land. At the furthest edge of Britain, where the sea gently washes over the land and myths brush against reality, lies Zennor. Set in a churchtown where men become beasts and ghosts roam freely, are haunting and unforgettable tales where magic lies around every corner.
Publisher: Egmont UK Limited
ISBN: 9781405273015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A thrilling collection of myths, legends, and ghost stories about a mysterious and magical land. At the furthest edge of Britain, where the sea gently washes over the land and myths brush against reality, lies Zennor. Set in a churchtown where men become beasts and ghosts roam freely, are haunting and unforgettable tales where magic lies around every corner.
Modern Art Despite Modernism
Author: Robert Storr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870700316
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Essay by Robert Storr. Foreword by Glenn D. Lowry.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870700316
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Essay by Robert Storr. Foreword by Glenn D. Lowry.
An Imaginary Tale
Author: Paul Nahin
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400833892
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use--from electrical engineering to aeronautics--that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and enigma. In An Imaginary Tale, Paul Nahin tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i. He recreates the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up, and the colorful characters who tried to solve them. In 1878, when two brothers stole a mathematical papyrus from the ancient Egyptian burial site in the Valley of Kings, they led scholars to the earliest known occurrence of the square root of a negative number. The papyrus offered a specific numerical example of how to calculate the volume of a truncated square pyramid, which implied the need for i. In the first century, the mathematician-engineer Heron of Alexandria encountered I in a separate project, but fudged the arithmetic; medieval mathematicians stumbled upon the concept while grappling with the meaning of negative numbers, but dismissed their square roots as nonsense. By the time of Descartes, a theoretical use for these elusive square roots--now called "imaginary numbers"--was suspected, but efforts to solve them led to intense, bitter debates. The notorious i finally won acceptance and was put to use in complex analysis and theoretical physics in Napoleonic times. Addressing readers with both a general and scholarly interest in mathematics, Nahin weaves into this narrative entertaining historical facts and mathematical discussions, including the application of complex numbers and functions to important problems, such as Kepler's laws of planetary motion and ac electrical circuits. This book can be read as an engaging history, almost a biography, of one of the most evasive and pervasive "numbers" in all of mathematics. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400833892
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use--from electrical engineering to aeronautics--that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and enigma. In An Imaginary Tale, Paul Nahin tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i. He recreates the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up, and the colorful characters who tried to solve them. In 1878, when two brothers stole a mathematical papyrus from the ancient Egyptian burial site in the Valley of Kings, they led scholars to the earliest known occurrence of the square root of a negative number. The papyrus offered a specific numerical example of how to calculate the volume of a truncated square pyramid, which implied the need for i. In the first century, the mathematician-engineer Heron of Alexandria encountered I in a separate project, but fudged the arithmetic; medieval mathematicians stumbled upon the concept while grappling with the meaning of negative numbers, but dismissed their square roots as nonsense. By the time of Descartes, a theoretical use for these elusive square roots--now called "imaginary numbers"--was suspected, but efforts to solve them led to intense, bitter debates. The notorious i finally won acceptance and was put to use in complex analysis and theoretical physics in Napoleonic times. Addressing readers with both a general and scholarly interest in mathematics, Nahin weaves into this narrative entertaining historical facts and mathematical discussions, including the application of complex numbers and functions to important problems, such as Kepler's laws of planetary motion and ac electrical circuits. This book can be read as an engaging history, almost a biography, of one of the most evasive and pervasive "numbers" in all of mathematics. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
504 Absolutely Essential Words
Author: Murray Bromberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780812037029
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A self-help guide to the use of 504 words used regularly by educated people. Includes sentences, articles, exercises and word review sections using the new words.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780812037029
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A self-help guide to the use of 504 words used regularly by educated people. Includes sentences, articles, exercises and word review sections using the new words.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Author: Malcolm X
Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics
ISBN: 9780141185439
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Malcolm X's blazing, legendary autobiography, completed shortly before his assassination in 1965, depicts a remarkable life: a child born into rage and despair, who turned to street-hustling and cocaine in the Harlem ghetto, followed by prison, where he converted to the Black Muslims and honed the energy and brilliance that made him one of the most important political figures of his time - and an icon in ours. It also charts the spiritual journey that took him beyond militancy, and led to his murder, a powerful story of transformation, redemption and betrayal. Vilified by his critics as an anti-white demagogue, Malcolm X gave a voice to unheard African-Americans, bringing them pride, hope and fearlessness, and remains an inspirational and controversial figure today.
Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics
ISBN: 9780141185439
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Malcolm X's blazing, legendary autobiography, completed shortly before his assassination in 1965, depicts a remarkable life: a child born into rage and despair, who turned to street-hustling and cocaine in the Harlem ghetto, followed by prison, where he converted to the Black Muslims and honed the energy and brilliance that made him one of the most important political figures of his time - and an icon in ours. It also charts the spiritual journey that took him beyond militancy, and led to his murder, a powerful story of transformation, redemption and betrayal. Vilified by his critics as an anti-white demagogue, Malcolm X gave a voice to unheard African-Americans, bringing them pride, hope and fearlessness, and remains an inspirational and controversial figure today.
Song of the Beauforts
Author: Colin M. King
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781920800246
Category : Beaufort (Bomber)
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
This book records the exploits of the airmen of the first Australian Beaufort squadron in action in World War II. Developed as a torpedo and general reconnaissance bomber, the Beaufort was the heaviest, most powerful and most complex aircraft ever built in this country. It entered service with the Royal Australian Air Force at a time when Japanese invasion seemed imminent. As the tide of the war in the South-West Pacific turned from one mostly fought over the ocean to a land-based operation, the original squadron was joined by additional Beaufort units to form the RAAF's No 71 Wing. Employing new methods of warfare, the Beaufort crews closely supported American and Australian ground forces. Using participants' own words to describe events, from the hazards of training to the fury of offensive operations, the author vividly brings to life the bravery of the aviators and the dedication and skill of the ground crews who operated Beauforts during the protracted campaign across the South-West Pacific.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781920800246
Category : Beaufort (Bomber)
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
This book records the exploits of the airmen of the first Australian Beaufort squadron in action in World War II. Developed as a torpedo and general reconnaissance bomber, the Beaufort was the heaviest, most powerful and most complex aircraft ever built in this country. It entered service with the Royal Australian Air Force at a time when Japanese invasion seemed imminent. As the tide of the war in the South-West Pacific turned from one mostly fought over the ocean to a land-based operation, the original squadron was joined by additional Beaufort units to form the RAAF's No 71 Wing. Employing new methods of warfare, the Beaufort crews closely supported American and Australian ground forces. Using participants' own words to describe events, from the hazards of training to the fury of offensive operations, the author vividly brings to life the bravery of the aviators and the dedication and skill of the ground crews who operated Beauforts during the protracted campaign across the South-West Pacific.
Kerry's Double
Author: Irene Raynor Brown
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9781869613549
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Designed to be used by children in their first six months of school PM Starters One and Two
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9781869613549
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Designed to be used by children in their first six months of school PM Starters One and Two