A rebranded version of the new edition of the acclaimed Collins Spanish Gem Dictionary, revised and updated with the latest vocabulary in May 2004. With its extensive coverage of Spanish language in a compact form, the Collins Spanish Gem remains the indispensable small dictionary for learners of Spanish. Newly updated, its 35,000-plus references and 50,000 translations include the latest additions to the language. With clear and attractive layout and typography, featuring special entries relating to interesting aspects of Spanish life and culture, notes warning the user of easily confusable words and a handy supplement on useful travel phrases, the Spanish Gem is compact, reliable and completely up-to-date: the ideal small dictionary for school and general use.

Spanish Dictionary (Collins GEM)

Reference

Lee, Wendy

Clari, Michela

Galera, José Martín

Vaca, José María Ruiz

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Collins

Understanding the Te Whariki Approach (Understanding the… Approach)

Understanding the Te Whāriki Approach is a much–needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Te Whāriki approach, introducing the reader to an innovative bicultural curriculum developed for early childhood services in New Zealand. It will enable the reader to analyse the essential elements of this approach to early childhood and its relationship to quality early years practice. Providing students and practitioners with the relevant information about a key pedagogical influence on high quality early years practice in the United Kingdom, the book explores all areas of the curriculum, emphasising:   strong curriculum connections to families and the wider community;    a view of teaching and learning that focuses on responsive and reciprocal relationships with people, places and things;   a view of curriculum content as cross-disciplinary and multi-modal;   the aspirations for children to grow up as competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body, and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society;   a bicultural framework in which indigenous voices have a central place.  Written to support the work of all those in the field of early years education and childcare, this is a vital text for students, early years and childcare practitioners, teachers, early years professionals, children’s centre professionals, lecturers, advisory teachers, head teachers and setting managers.

Understanding the Te Whariki Approach: Early years education in practice (Understanding the… Approach)

Education & Teaching

Carr, Margaret

Soutar, Brenda

Mitchell, Linda

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Understanding the Te Whāriki Approach is a much–needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Te Whāriki approach, introducing the reader to an innovative bicultural curriculum developed for early childhood services in New Zealand. It will enable the reader to analyse the essential elements of this approach to early childhood and its relationship to quality early years practice. Providing students and practitioners with the relevant information about a key pedagogical influence on high quality early years practice in the United Kingdom, the book explores all areas of the curriculum, emphasising: <ul>
<li>strong curriculum connections to families and the wider community; </li> <li>a view of teaching and learning that focuses on responsive and reciprocal relationships with people, places and things;</li> <li>a view of curriculum content as cross-disciplinary and multi-modal;</li> <li>the aspirations for children to grow up as competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body, and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society;</li> <li>a bicultural framework in which indigenous voices have a central place.</li> </ul>
Written to support the work of all those in the field of early years education and childcare, this is a vital text for students, early years and childcare practitioners, teachers, early years professionals, children’s centre professionals, lecturers, advisory teachers, head teachers and setting managers.

Pizzas

Parragon

Vegetarian Chinese Cooking (Cooking for Today Series)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Regional & International

Smithmark Pub.

When Hua Wu arrives in New York City, her life seems destined to resemble that of countless immigrants before her. She spends her hectic days in a restaurant in Chinatown, and her lonesome nights in a noisy, crowded tenement, yearning for those she left behind. But one day in a park in the West Village, Hua meets Jane Templeton and her daughter, Lily, a two-year-old adopted from China. Eager to expose Lily to the language and culture of her birth country, Jane hires Hua to be her nanny. Hua soon finds herself in a world far removed from the cramped streets of Chinatown or her grandmother’s home in Fuzhou, China. Jane, a museum curator of Asian art, and her husband, a theater critic, are cultured and successful. They pull Hua into their circle of family and friends until she is deeply attached to Lily and their way of life. But when cracks show in the family’s perfect façade, what will Hua do to protect the little girl who reminds her so much of her own past? A beautiful and revelatory novel, Happy Family is the promising debut of a perceptive and graceful writer.

Happy Family: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

United States

Grove Press/ Black Cat

Learning Stories: Constructing Learner Identities in Early Education

Margaret Carr′s seminal work on Learning Stories was first published by SAGE in 2001, and this widely acclaimed approach to assessment has since gained a huge international following. In this new book, the authors outline the philosophy behind Learning Stories and call on the latest findings from the research projects they have led with teachers on learning dispositions and learning power to argue that Learning Stories can construct learner identities in early childhood settings and schools. By making the connection between sociocultural approaches to pedagogy and assessment and narrative inquiry, this book contextualizes learning stories as a philosophical approach to education, learning and pedagogy. Chapters explore how Learning Stories: " help make connections with families; " support the inclusion of children and family voices; " tell us stories about babies; " allow children to dictate their own stories; " can be used to revisit children′s learning journeys; " can contribute to teaching and learning wisdom. This ground-breaking book expands on the concept of Learning Stories, and includes examples from practice in both New Zealand and the UK. It outlines the philosophy behind this pedagogical tool for documenting how learning identities are constructed, and shows through research evidence why the early years is such a critical time in the formation of learning dispositions. Margaret Carr is a Professor of Education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Wendy Lee is Director of the Educational Leadership Project, New Zealand.

Sage Publications Ltd.

Post Registration Qualifications for Dental Care Professionals: Questions and Answers is a comprehensive revision aid for dental nurses seeking to gain post-registration certification for professional development. <ul>
<li>Chapters cover qualifications in special care dental nursing, oral health education, dental sedation nursing, dental implant nursing, dental radiography and orthodontic dental nursing</li> <li>Questions are accompanied by clear explanations of the correct answers, reflecting the latest standards and practices</li> <li>Supported by a companion website which features sample questions mirroring each exam format</li> <li>An essential resource for dental care professionals who are looking to further advance their careers</li> </ul>

Post Registration Qualifications for Dental Care Professionals: Questions and Answers

Medical Books

Rogers, Nicola

O'Sullivan, Dominic

Davies, Rebecca

Marriott, Frances

Dentistry

Wiley/Blackwell

Understanding the Te Whariki Approach: Early years education in practice

Taylor&Francis

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