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Ned sits in his tree house and surveys the world around him spotting all sorts of different local animals - from an agouti, a butterfly, a crocodile, to a zandoli. The rhyming text is full of fun and there's a little mouse in the tree building a little house of his own that small readers will delight in spotting. Illustrations are bold and realistic and there is information about each animal at the end. ... Read more

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Benjamin the hamster tries to paint his portrait with some unexpected results. ... Read more

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This anthology of garden poetry, featuring creepy-crawlies, sunshine and snowdrops, owls and squirrels, and many other aspects of nature, includes poems by John Agard, Tony Bradman, Judith Nicholls and others, and is illustrated by Alan Baker. ... Read more

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Because a young girl imagines that spooky things make the sounds she hears in the dark at bedtime, she is relieved to find the real cause of each sound. ... Read more

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The more Jason explored his overgrown garden, the stranger it became. The strangest thing of all was the newt by the pond, that, as Jason watched, began to turn into a very large dragon. Together, Jason and the dragon explore even further and discover an extremely strange collection of creatures. ... Read more

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Molecular Neurobiological Techniques explores the principles and techniques of molecular biology that have had a great impact on current investigations into the structure and function of the nervous system. It offers a solid basis for understanding how specific techniques are used to approach major neurobiological problems. ... Read more

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A superb collection of time-tested, key techniques for investigating nervous system function, aswell as the actions of drugs on the nervous system. The methods range from authoritative treatment of such well-established techniques as recording electrical activity in the brain, topractical coverage of state-of-the-art methods, including neural transplantation and antisense technology.The techniques described are particularly suitable for studying the mechanisms of action of psychotropic drugs and drugs of abuse, as well as the etiology and pharmacotherapy of neuropsychiatric diseases and neurodegenerative disorders. Several of the methods detailed are highly useful in screening potential drugs for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. ... Read more

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This exam practice book for AS contains detailed advice and tips on how to improve marks and overall grade. The authors are experienced examiners who have been involved with the development of the new AS Biology and Human Biology exams. This book gives students much-needed guidance on how to tackle these new-style questions. Exam Practice AS Biology and Human Biology includes: / Exam questions covering all core AS topics / Students' answers with hints and tips / 'Don't make these mistakes' sections / 'Key points to remember' sections / 'Questions to try' plus examiner's hints / 'How to score full marks' sections / Answers and guidance at the back. ... Read more

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This anthology of 94 poems has been designed to encourage pupils to understand conservation issues and care for their natural resources. The collection ranges from 10th century Japan to present-day Britain, from sources as diverse as American Indians, famous writers such as Gerard Manley Hopkins, Roger McGough and William Blake and modern teenagers of the 1980s. Judith Nicholls has also written two collections of poetry for children, "Magic Mirror" and "Midnight Forest". ... Read more

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This title aims to combine learning with fun. It contains over 150 familiar words grouped under themes and includes simple word and concept games to develop early learning skills. ... Read more

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Delivers an encyclopedic discussion of spirits of long ago--poltergeists, travelers' tales, spiritualism, crisis apparitions, faces, and voices, psychic recordings, and more. ... Read more

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Good information, well presented
This is a great book to read on a rainy evening, not least because it is not necessarily fictional.The stories are simplified and well presented, with several plausible cases.I myself happen to believe in ghosts, buteven someone who doesn't will find these stories believable.It kind ofmakes you wonder what is beyond death... ... Read more

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This book specifically examines the history of the concept of a North-South divide in England during the last millennium, a concept which has surfaced in recent political debates about regional contrasts in wealth and welfare in England. Concerned with different historical periods between 1086 and 2000, six essays examine both the material geography of England, in terms of its broad regional differences in population, economy, society and culture, and the geography of England as imagined by the people of those periods. ... Read more