Rachel Firth Książki

The retelling of six classic tales of action and adventure.

This beautifully illustrated collection contains all of Jane Austen's novels retold for young readers, including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park, with notes on the characters and quotations from the original text. With links to websites to find out more about Jane Austen's life and times.

This title, written by Rachel Firth, discusses the technology now being used to analyse archaeological discoveries and examines the latest international finds.

Focusing on an in-depth exploration of each subject, including habitats and conservation, to provide a deeper understanding of the natural world, this series also includes activities such as creating insect catchers and ideas for exploring rock pools.

In a world filled with adventure, a girl battles dragons, showcasing her courage and resilience. Alongside her, a fierce warrior queen embodies strength and leadership. The narrative also follows a daughter on a quest to find her Samurai father, intertwining themes of bravery, familial bonds, and the quest for identity. These characters embark on journeys that challenge their limits and redefine their destinies in a richly imagined setting.

Discover the amazing age of dinosaurs as you fold out this superbly illustrated scene. Then turn it over to find out when each dinosaur lived, what they ate, and other fascinating facts. With Quicklinks to specially selected websites with video clips, activities and a dinosaur name pronunciation guide.

-- Vividly illustrated guides get up-close and personal with animals from around the world, the vast reaches of space and the world's fastest trains-- Discover amazing facts about birds' nest building habits, learn what drives sharks into 'feeding frenzies', and more!

Rich in historical detail, with information about how knights lived both in war and peace, the importance of chivalry and how their armour and horses helped them to win many battles Usborne Knights and Armour contains a fact file with details of famous knights and a glossary of terms associated with knights and armour.

Philosophy is a way of thinking about just about anything. It asks big questions from nature of reality to what beauty is. Using lively examples and thought experiments, this book provides an accessible introduction to a wide range of philosophical questions and invites the reader think about things in ways they may not have done before. Cartoons, comic strips and diagrams offer simple explanations of big ideas. Suitable for adults and children alike - a brilliant resource for anyone looking to learn about philosophy. Explores big questions in philosophy including the nature of morality, do we have free will, whether knowledge is really possible and how we can justify government.

A brilliant introduction to the most famous characters from Shakespeare's plays and a must-have for all Sticker Dressing/Sticker Dolly Dressing fansWith Sticker Dressing: Shakespeare, dress the actors with the 200+ stickers included to get them ready for their stage appearances in Shakespeare's greatest plays! A fun and accessible way to learn about the Bard. Guaranteed to spark further interest in Shakespeare's plays.Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts.

Packed with fun and fascinating facts about castles, knights and life in the Middle Ages. Ages: 8+ More than 100 full-colour stickers to stick onto the pages Includes a map of castles in Europe and features on famous castles, sieges, armour, feasting, heraldry and much, much more Original, full-colour illustrations on every page, detailing facts about castle life Ages: 8+

Did you know that a King Cobra's bite contains enough poison to kill 20 people? This text includes many fascinating facts and records about the world of snakes. It features photographs, detailed illustrations and suggested Web site addresses.

How can you bend water with a ruler? What makes grass green? How do machines work? What happens if you add raisins to a fizzy drink? Why don't seals freeze in icy water? Can anything stop paper clips from sinking? This book will show you how to discover the answers to these questions and more - making you think like a scientist in a few simple steps.

Illustrations, photographs, and text describe the knights of medieval Europe, discussing their weapons, equipment, warfare, tournaments, chivalry, and other related topics.

Part of the Young Reading Series 3, this book chronicles the life of Julius Caesar, from his teens to his brutal assassination. It also features events such as Caesar's capture by pirates as a young man, his military successes, encounters with Cleopatra and becoming dictator of Rome. It is useful for any child with an interest in history.

Introduces concepts and provides basic information on formal and backyard astronomy, with simplified star maps for both hemispheres.

With Do Less, a happier, more serene life is just moments away. From your home to your finances, this straightforward guide teaches you how to scale back your possessions and commitments to just what you really need. With hundreds of ways to minimalize your life, you'll quickly uncover the joys and rewards of paring down.

A detailed look at the science and discovery of dinosaurs for older children covering dinosaurs by continent and including detailed reconstructions of what dinosaurs and the earth looked like in prehistoric times.

A selection of classic stories of adventure and magic that children will want to read again and again.

Beginner readers are taken on a trip back to medieval times to learn what it was like to be a knight and live in a castle. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme, developed with experts at the University of Roehampton.

Was krabbelt da? Durch genaues Beobachten lernen Kinder die verschiedenen Insektenarten zu unterscheiden.

"Lákavý svet rytierov a ich zbraní. S touto knihou preniknete do vzrušujúceho a zároveň nebezpečného sveta stredovekých rytierov v ligotavom brnení. Dočítate sa, aký bol život v časoch, keď rytieri boli najväčšími hrdinami bojových polí. Spoznáte zbrane, ktorými bojovali, a zbroj, akú si obliekali, od drôtených košieľ po kovové pláty. Okrem napínavého čítania o živote rytierov v tejto knihe nájdete aj odkazy na webové stránky, ktoré vás zavedú do ich sveta a poskytnú vám ešte viac informácií, rozličné kvízy a hry."

Informationen in Bild und Wort über die Biologie und die verschiedenen Gattungen der Dinosaurier mit Theorien über ihr Aussterben.

Život středověkých rytířů byl vzrušující, dobrodružný a často nebezpečný. Čas trávený na bitevním poli střídaly chvíle odpočinku za kamennými zdmi pevností a hradů. Jaký byl skutečný život hrdinů v lesklé zbroji? Jaké bylo jejich postavení ve společnosti? Jaké typy zbraní a zbroje používali? Jak probíhaly středověké bitvy? Kteří stateční rekové se zapsali ho historie? Součástí knihy jdou odkazy na internetové stránky, na kterých najdete další zajímavé informace, aktivity a hry.

Najznámejšie druhy hadov z celého sveta, lov, umenie prežiť a veľa iného o hadoch nájdete v knihe Hady.

Fantastický svět pravěkých zkamenělin - zdroj poznání života dinosaurů. Jak se vyvíjeli a kde žili dinosauři? Největší a nejmenší z 900 známých druhů.