Developing the building blocks for mathematics. This book supports early years teachers and practitioners to enable children to build Strong Foundations in Mathematics. It focuses on children′s learning and development in mathematics in the critical reception year. It supports trainee teachers and early years students to reflect on their own mathematics learning and how this influences their teaching and subject confidence. It acknowledges the uniqueness of the early years and explores the...

This book addresses how economic spaces dynamically change within the context of the global knowledge-based economy. Specifically, it centers the discussion on integrated views of understanding and conceptualizing dynamic changes of global economy under the global megatrends of globalization, knowledge-based economy, information society, service world, climate change, and population aging. Focusing on East Asia, especially on Korea, it deals with case studies regarding the processes and pa...

Over 150 poems pertaining to life, liberty and the reckless pursuit of money, war, love and understanding. Subjects include gold, plants, ghosts, pawn shops, walls, botox, a description of Hell freezing over and Elvis as the Patron Saint of Parking. Subjects span many years and locations. The book looks into milestone years in American History. It speaks of Mayan mythology and discusses the motives of BIG CHINA. It asks the question: "Could raising the dead be over-stepping the mark?" It e...

Most histories of Acadia National Park chronicle the contributions of men in acquiring land, and while these contributions were critical, women also played a pivotal role. Some funded memorial paths, others facilitated George Dorr's acquiring land, and still others donated land. For people to enjoy the park and to find respite required developing infrastructure that provided easy access--a goal of Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and National Park Service directors Stephen Mather and Arno Ca...

Level up your summer reading with the latest Roll for Romance romcomThe summer encounter that's a critical hit…Chloe wishes real life was as exciting as her weekly roleplaying games. While all of her friends are levelling up, she’s stuck in a dead-end job and binge-watching playthroughs at the weekend.So when a mead making workshop leads to a new opportunity on a beautiful rural honey farm, she can’t believe her luck. That is, until the own...

Magic. It hides under our unsuspecting noses, and swirls all around us.In STREET MAGIC, fifteen urban fantasy authors invite you to walk with one foot in the mundane world, and one in... another world.And if what you see there seems a little out of the ordinary, it's probably magic.Contains stories by Meyari McFarland, Mike Jack Stoumbos, Douglas Smith, J.L. Madore, Travis Heermann, Jessica Guernsey, Jena Rey, Taylen Carver, Tina Back, C.E. Barnes, Leigh Saunders, S...

Sacred Landscapes chronicles Sam Gennawey's remarkable six-year, 175,000-mile, van-life journey exploring over 380 sacred locations preserved by the United States National Park Service. These remarkable parks showcase the best of America-the stunning beauty of nature, historic sites of great significance, and the stories of inspirational people who have left lasting impressions.The National Park Service sites also serve as reminders of the country's darker moments, includin...

BASED ON A TRUE STORYNEW YORK CITY, 1868. They beguiled the suffragists, seduced the millionaires and answered to no one. Spiritualist sisters, VICTORIA WOODHULL and TENNESSEE CLAFLIN were independent, politically progressive free thinkers. The Establishment vowed to destroy them. Based on the true story of the first woman to run for President of the United States, this is the Naked Truth, or Equality, the Forbidden Fruit....

'This laugh-out-loud, heart-squeezing romcom hits every note perfectly—equal parts nerdy delight, spicy tension, and emotional depth’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Your next hyperfixation’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Each book in the Roll for Romance series can be read as a standalone.A side quest he never saw coming…Phil Owen has it all figured out – or rather his character in his weekly role-playing game does....

Once again, renowned archeologist, travel writer and discoverer of the vast pyramid complex in the Visoko valley, Bosnia, journeys around the world in search for ancient and sacred sites. While traveling to various sites around the world, he tries to answer questions that contemporary mainstream archeology has no satisfying answers for. Who built those ancient sites? What was their purpose and what could they tell us about humanity's mysterious past? This book tells the story of a simple c...

'An enchanting blend of Olivia Dade’s warmth and the adventurous spirit of A Knight’s Tale, all wrapped up in a spicy romcom that left me grinning from ear to ear.’ NetGalley Reader ReviewEach book in the Roll for Romance series can be read as a standalone.When life goes rogue, roll for romance…Avid role-playing gamer Morgan is on a quest – to step out of her comfort zone and become her own knight ...

A dead security guard and a missing client are just the beginning…Alexis Parker's temporary relocation to sunny California isn't something she ever saw coming, just like the homicide victims she stumbled upon while conducting a security check.Before she can even call for help, Alex realizes the shooters are still inside the building and she’s the only one around to stop them. But showing up to a gunfight without a gun is foolish, if not downright suicidal, ...