New series from DK designed to help kids learn how to read and learn to love readingSpace Quest is a 'Starting To Read Alone' reader, perfect for children beginning to read alone as they develop skills to read confidently, accurately, fluently and with good understanding. DK Reads proves that good reads build great readers.Embark with five astronauts on a mission to explore the planets of the solar system. First stop - Mars. Explore the canyon Valles Marin...

Despite the enormous literature on the crusades, the Frankish states in the Aegean (set up in the wake of the Fourth Crusade in 1204) have been seriously neglected by modern historians. Yet their history is both compelling in itself - these were the last crusader states to be set up in the eastern Mediterranean and among the last to fall to the Turks - and also valuable for the case study they offer in medieval colonialism. Peter Lock surveys the social, economic, religious and cultural as...

A compilation of facts, figures, maps, family trees, summaries of the major crusades and their historiography, the Routledge Companion to the Crusades spans a broad chronological range from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, and gives a chronological framework and context for modern research on the crusading movement.Not just a history of the Crusades, but an overview of the logistical, economic, social and biographical history, this is a core text for studen...

DK Reads Space Quest: Jump to Jupiter is part of DK's three-level reading scheme helping kids learn how to read at home - and learn to love readingSpace Quest: Jump to Jupiter is for kids "Starting to Read Alone", developing skills to read confidently, fluently and with good understanding.After successfully completing their mission to Mars, five brave astronauts (and their pet rabbit) begin their rocky ride to Jupiter. Join the ride through the asteroid be...

Billy and Jilly Watson ask Mikkee the Martian to explain the Bermuda Triangle.Mikkee replies that it started when an alien spaceship crashed on Earth millions of years ago.Signals between the Aliens and their home planet cause interruptions in the sea and air in the surrounding area, and ships and planes caught in the disturbance, are trapped in a time bubble,Mikkee takes the twins to visit one such bubble, where their ship is raided by pirates and they are taken ca...

A brash, outspoken fisherman, Peter doesn't seem like someone who would become a selfless leader. But God's grace is limitless, and He can transform anyone's character for His purposes. Peter will equips students to rely on the Holy Spirit to change the world and share the gospel. The 8 sessions include:Main Bible passageApplication questions for each lessonLeader's guide

NOW A MAJOR FILM, LEAVE NO TRACE. Inspired by a true story, a riveting and unsettling novel about a girl and her father who live off the grid, in the shadows at the edge of civilization.Thirteen-year-old Caroline and her father live in Forest Park, an enormous nature preserve in Portland, Oregon. They inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, store perishables at the water's edge, use a makeshift septic system, tend a garden, even keep a li...

'A beautiful, strange novel . . . Fascinating and moving, it tells with great tenderness how human love goes wrong' Ursula K. Le Guin'The recent novel I recommend most . . . a short, disciplined, unsettling book' Hanya YanagiharaThirteen-year-old Caroline and her father live in Forest Park, an enormous nature preserve in Portland, Oregon. Day to day, they live in an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, store perishables at the wa...

"A beautifully crafted, beautifully felt novel . . . Rock's rendering of place is, as usual, flawless. He knows terrain so well, both geographical and human, where we hide and where we can be found. The writing is fierce, smart, and moving. This is the real deal." —Percival Everett, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winner JamesThe Shelter Cycle tells the story of two children, Francine and Colville, who grew up in the Church Universal and Triumphant, ...

"A densely detailed account of the 1879 Zulu defeat of the British . . . portrays a complex and interesting segment of British/African history."— Library JournalThe battle of Isandlwana—a great Zulu victory—was one of the worst defeats ever to befall a British Army. At noon on 22 January 1879, a British camp, garrisoned by over 1700 troops, was attacked and overwhelmed by 20,000 Zulu warriors. The defeat of the British, armed with the most modern weaponry ...

At the bottom of the forest floor, there is a colourful and busy world, where a little bug hides under a rock.

Join one of the world's leading New Testament scholars in exploring the life of Peter, the rock of the Church.An apostle, preacher, bishop, and martyr, Peter is one of the most important figures in early Christianity. Indeed, Catholics believe that the pope is the successor to St. Peter.Now, in this fascinating course, you will explore the powerful portraits of Peter found in the New Testament. Seven different authors depict the apostle: Paul, Matthew, Mark...