Jealousy drives Mog to make a terrible mistake in this tragic and gritty tale of betrayal, expertly executed by the Carnegie Medal winning author Anthony McGowan.Mog might be a loser, but he’s not as much of a loser as Duffy, poster child for victims everywhere. So he's not best pleased when Duffy tries to get in with his best mate.Mog decides to take action, but when he lands Duffy in the beck, a rancid stream behind the school, he has no idea how far the ...

From Carnegie Medal winning author Anthony McGowan comes an environmental tale packed full of his signature grit, heart and humour, as Kyle and his grandad execute a plan to save the local beck.Kyle is less than happy about getting dumped at his eccentric old grandad’s on a Saturday afternoon. Embarrassed by his grandad’s ratty old Elvis wig and his weird three-legged dog, Kyle thinks the day is going to be a nightmare until his grandad introduces him to the marvel...

Provides a comprehensive overview of the key concepts in biodiversity management within agricultural landscapesConsiders the role of farmers and rural communities in implementing ecological restoration practicesReviews the importance of habitat and animal rewilding in promoting biodiversity and other key ecosystem services

From Carnegie Medal winning author Anthony McGowan comes an environmental tale packed full of his signature grit, heart and humour, as Kyle and his grandad execute a plan to save the local beck.Kyle is less than happy about getting dumped at his eccentric old grandad’s on a Saturday afternoon. Embarrassed by his grandad’s ratty old Elvis wig and his weird three-legged dog, Kyle thinks the day is going to be a nightmare until his grandad introduces him to the marvel...

A complete collection of Scottish fairy tales, myths and legends, bound in a beautiful new edition.From the mysterious cat-faced lady whose magic allows a servant girl to attend a prince's ball, to the princess who meets an enchanted frog;From ogres and hooded crows, to faery bagpipers and shape-s...

Quem defenderia a globalização em tempos de Brexit e Trump? Como John Maynard Keynes lidaria com a austeridade pós-crise de 2008? O que Karl Marx nos diria sobre o futuro da China? Num livro delicioso e acessível, a economista e professora Linda Yueh explora as vidas e as ideias dos grandes economistas do passado e do presente, para mostrar como diagnosticar e curar nossos atuais males econômicos.

The A to Z of Creative Writing Methods is an alphabetical collection of essays to prompt consideration of method within creative writing research and practice.Almost sixty contributors from a range of writing traditions and across multiple forms and genre are represented in this volume: from poets, essayists, novelists and performance writers, to graphic novelists, illustrators, and those engaged in multi-media writing or writing-related arts activism. Con...

Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy: four sisters whose stories are forever imprinted in our hearts. But what if their stories had different endings? Reimagined by bestselling author Sophie McKenzie and told through the eyes of everybody's favourite sister, Becoming Jo perfectly captures the magic, exuberance and spirit of the original and much-loved book. On the 150th anniversary of its publication, Becoming Jo proves just how timeless the characters and themes found within Little...

First published in 1974, The Rise of the Schooled Society examines the historical developments which made the argument for ‘de-schooling’—assertion that formal institutional education has outgrown its usefulness and has become an obstacle to social reform—plausible.David Wardle discusses the changing relationship between home and school, referring particularly to the progressive widening of the school’s role in relation, for example, to parents, the church, various peer gr...