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Britain in the long nineteenth century developed an increasing interest in science of all kinds. The essays in this collection uncover this symbiotic relationship between literature and science.
Hans Christian Andersen made the literary fairy tale so much his own that even today no writer has surpassed him. This collection, with sparkling new renderings of the tales by Neil Philip, includes stories such as Thumbelina, Little Ida's Flowers, The Snow Queen, In a Thousand Year's Time, The Nightingale and The Wild Swans, all beautifully illustrated by Isabelle Brent. Some lesser-known tales such as The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep and The Gardener and His Master have also been included by Philip to showcase the different facets of Andersen's genius. Brent's luminous paintings, finished with a metallic gold detailing, bring a fresh perspective to these timeless fairy tales, making this edition irresistible to those who have loved the stories over the years, and offers the perfect introduction for readers lucky enough to discover the stories for the first time.
School refusal affects up to 5% of children and is a complex and stressful issue for the child, their family and school. The more time a child is away from school, the more difficult it is for the child to resume normal school life. If school refusal becomes an ongoing issue it can negatively impact the child’s social and educational development. Psychologist Joanne Garfi spends most of her working life assisting parents, teachers, school counsellors, caseworkers, and community policing officers on how best to deal with school refusal. Now her experiences and expertise are available in this easy-to-read practical book. Overcoming School Refusal helps readers understand this complex issue by explaining exactly what school refusal is and provides them with a range of strategies they can use to assist children in returning to school. Areas covered include: • types of school refusers • why children refuse to go to school • symptoms • short term and long term consequences • accurate assessment • treatment options • what parents can do • what schools can do • dealing with anxious high achievers • how to help children on the autism spectrum with school refusal
A guide to living life to the fullest offers suggestions on seizing the day through adventures and challenges, from flying a plane to swimming with sharks to milking a cow, all of them entertaining to read and exciting to experience. Original. 50,000 first printing.
Urban riverbanks are attractive locations and highly prized recreational environments. The designs of urban river landscapes must fulfill a broad range of requirements: flood control, open space design, and ecology are as a rule the three dominant themes, and they must often be reconciled within a very restricted space. The river must be understood as a process: governed by changing water levels, shifting seasons, erosion, and sedimentation, the river environment is not a static entity but constantly changing—the design must be flexible and take this into account. This book is the product of a multi-year study that subjected more than fifty Western European projects to a comparative analys...