What do you need to know to teach computing in primary schools? How do you teach it?This book offers practical guidance on how to teach the computing curriculum in primary schools, coupled with the subject knowledge needed to teach it.This Seventh Edition is a guide to teaching the computing content of the new Primary National Curriculum. It includes many more case studies and practical examples to help you see what good practice in teachin...

In a sensational follow-up to Echoes of Sherlock Holmes and In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, a brand-new anthology of stories inspired by the Arthur Conan Doyle canonFor the Sake of the Game is the latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times bestselling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms. King and Klinger have a simple formula: a...

The Handbook of Peer Tutoring is the authoritative resource on the emerging interdisciplinary field of peer tutoring in higher education. Addressing the multiple audiences of undergraduate tutors in advanced trainings, students immersing themselves in the research of learning and writing centers, professionals seeking to understand the history and current state of the field, and researchers specializing in peer-led learning, the book gathers in one volume the voices that define th...

** A finalist for the Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ Crime Writing **** Longlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award **Introducing Claudia Lin: a sharp-witted heroine for the 21st century.Claudia Lin is used to disregarding her fractious family's model-minority expectations: she has no interest in finding either a conventional career or a nice Chinese boy. She's also used to keeping secrets from them, such as that she prefers gi...

In the tranquil vineyards of Sonoma, a murder disrupts the serene landscape. Detective Jane Sharpe is called to the scene where Jim Norton, a private investigator, lies dead with his throat slashed. As Jane delves into the lives of the reclusive vineyard residents, she discovers a community steeped in secrecy and silent confrontations.Jane's investigation leads her through a maze of hidden grudges and past dealings. Bill Hunter, a bounty hunter with a rugged outdoorsman façade, off...

What does motherhood mean today? Drawing on interviews with new mothers and intergenerational chains of women in the same family, this exciting and timely book documents the transition to motherhood over generations and time. Exploring, amongst other things, the trend to later motherhood and the experience of teenage pregnancy, a compelling picture emerges. Becoming a mother is not only a profound moment of identity change but also a site of socio-economic difference that shapes women's li...

First Published in 2004. This new book traces the changing relationship between Russia and NATO through the prism of conventional arms control, and focuses on the negotiation, implementation and adaptation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty. It shows that arms control agreements reflect rather than affect rela tions between parties. The CFE Treaty codified parity between NATO and the Soviet-led Warsaw Treaty Organization (WTO) in November 1990, reflecting the status qu...

Sharp Tongues & Social Ambition – 3 Classic Satire Novels is an assemblage of incisive wit and penetrating societal commentary. The collection showcases a spectrum of literary styles, ranging from piercing satire to subtle irony, as it traverses the thematic labyrinths of social hierarchies, gender roles, and personal ambition in the context of 18th and 19th-century England. These works unfurl vivid narratives measured against the backdrop of rigid societal norms, offering a compelling exa...

In this volume, the authors present an overview of the innovative work taking place in relation to domestic violence and child protection.This book looks at new prevention initiatives and how interventions for children exposed to domestic violence have been developed. It shows how services for abusive fathers have evolved and provides discussion and critique of a number of new initiatives in the field of interagency risk assessment. With international perspectives and examples draw...

In Jane C. Loudon's "The Mummy!", readers are transported to a gothic landscape that intertwines the macabre with themes of resurrection and the supernatural. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century Britain, the novel navigates the complexities of love, loss, and the allure of the unknown through a narrative style that blends elements of romanticism with early science fiction. Loudon's prose is rich with vivid descriptions and intricate characterizations, placing the story within the lite...

Throughout her extensive career, Russian conceptual artist Irina Nakhova has frequently pushed the limits of what constitutes art and how we experience the art museum. One of her famous early pieces, for instance, transformed a room in her very own Moscow apartment into an art installation.Released in conjunction with Nakhova’s first museum retrospective exhibition in the United States, this book includes many full-color illustrations of her work, spanning the entirety of her forty...

Well Played is a concept of providing in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found through the experience of playing a game. Around Halloween in 2020, the Well Played Journal started its 10th volume. Looking back, the first “well played” presentation and article was in 2003, with the first book coming out in 2009, and the first journal issue released in 2011. Thinking of Well Played during the pandemic underscored how games have been a part of our ...