Teachers are the single most important element in helping every child succeed in school. Making Classroom Inquiry Work: Techniques for Effective Action Research is designed to serve those who wish to delve deeper into their action research or as leaders in teacher research and reflective practice.Robert P. Pelton is also the author of Action Research for Teacher Candidates: Using Classroom Data to Enhance Instruction, written in the hopes of equipping teachers-in-t...

This is the first book to systematically describe the range of approaches used in music imagery and Guided Imagery and Music across the lifespan, from young children through to palliative care with older people.Covering a broad spectrum of client populations and settings, international contributors present various adaptations of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery to accommodate factors such as time restraints, context (including hospitals, schools, and the wider community), client ...

The dramatic untold story of Eugénie de Montijo, the woman who created haute couture, fought for women’s rights, opened France’s schools to girls and ruled the country as its last empress, yet today remains almost unknown.Although a nineteenth-century woman, her almost twenty-first-century outlook was key to the creation of modern France. Viewed frequently as a mere “ornament of the throne” of her husband, Emperor Napoléon III, this Spanish-born aristocrat proved t...

THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEKNamed one of The Telegraph's 'Best Biographies of the Year 2024'Queen Victoria had forty-two grandchildren but the four Princesses of Hesse were held in her particular favour. After the sudden death of her daughter Alice, Queen Victoria took an obsessive interest in the marriage prospects of the four girls their mother had left behind, hoping this might secure for them a happy future. And each of the young...

Inspired by the reading and writing habits of citizens leading up to the French Revolution, The Writing Publicis a compelling addition to the long-running debate about the link between the Enlightenment and the political struggle that followed. Elizabeth Andrews Bond scoured France's local newspapers spanning the two decades prior to the Revolution as well as its first three years, shining a light on the letters to the editor. A f...

The Fall of France in 1940 has been well chronicled but numerous misconceptions remain.This fascinating and thought-provoking collection of essays on wide-ranging issues covering the politics and fighting on land, sea and in the air will be greatly welcomed by academics and military history enthusiasts.Topics covered include the preparations of the BEF, the failure of allied counter attacks, the air war, the Royal Navys's role in the campaign, the influence of the Battle on British militar...

The second volume of Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times contains sixteen essays on Tennessee women in the forefront of the political, economic, and cultural history of the state and assesses the national and sometimes international scope of their influence. The essays examine women’s lives in the broad sweep of nineteenth- and twentiethcentury history in Tennessee and reenvision the state’s past by placing them at the center of the historical stage and examining their experien...

Drift into a peaceful night's sleep with A Little Princess, the cherished classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett, narrated by the soothing voice of Andrew Bond and produced by Slumber Studios.This gentle audiobook is designed to ease you into rest. It carries you softly into the world of Sara Crewe - a kind, imaginative girl whose spirit remains bright even when life grows dim.Let Andrew’s calming voice guide you through the hush of Victorian London and the quiet halls...

Theatre has a complex history of responding to crises, long before they happen. Through stage plays, contemporary challenges can be presented, explored and even foreshadowed in ways that help audiences understand the world around them. Since the theatre of the Greeks, audiences have turned to live theatre in order to find answers in uncertain political, social and economic times, and through this unique collection questions aboutThis anthology brings together a collection of 20 sce...

In thе heart оf Itаlу, аmіdѕt the rolling hіllѕ and ancient vіnеуаrdѕ, ѕtrіdеѕ a mаgnіfісеnt ѕеntіnеl оf ѕtrеngth and lоуаltу—thе Cаnе Cоrѕо. As if сhіѕеlеd from thе very essence оf Itаlіаn hіѕtоrу, this mаjеѕtіс breed embodies thе rісh tареѕtrу оf thе Mеdіtеrrаnеаn: раѕѕіоnаtе, еndurіng, and fiercely protective.Thе Cаnе Cоrѕо, рrоnоunсеd аѕ 'KAH-neh COR-ѕо,' еmеrgеѕ аѕ a саnіnе mаѕtеrріесе, a harmonious blеnd of power and grасе. Dеѕсеndіng from ancient Rоmаn wаr dоgѕ, its lіnеаgе ...

The intense bonds among the king and his family, friends, lovers, and entourage are the most enticing and intriguing aspects of Alexander the Great’s life. The affective ties of the protagonists of Alexander’s Empire nurtured the interest of the ancient authors, as well as the audience, in the personal life of the most famous men and women of the time. These relations echoed through time in art and literature, to become paradigm of positive or negative, human behavior.By rejecting ...

Avec deux histoires intégralement situées sur le territoire français et plus de 1000 références à l’hexagone dans l’ensemble de son œuvre, la France joue un rôle essentiel dans la saga James Bond. Pourtant à ce jour, aucune étude ne s’est intéressée à la place qu’occupe notre pays (et notre nation) dans l’œuvre mais aussi dans la vie de Fleming. C’est donc ce que se propose de faire cet ouvrage préfacé par le président du club James Bond France et illustré par Floc’h. En se basant sur une ...