Journey through four enchanting tales and join the animal friends of Adventure Woods as they embark on daring rescues, solve mysteries, find lost family, and celebrate a magical Christmas. Meet Badger, Fox, and Owl and their families and friends, including mischievous fox cubs that can't stay out of trouble! A charming collection for young adventurers.

A civilian gunrunner working for the military is pursued by mercenaries determined to steal the weapon she’s transporting. Unknown to all involved, the weapon is not from this world...

This is an introduction to interactionist work in education during the 1970s and 80s. The interactionist viewpoint concentrates on how people construct meanings in the ebb and flow of everyday life – what they think and do, how they react to one another – and has in recent years established itself as one of the leading approaches in education. It has generated illuminating research studies which, by being firmly based in the real world of teaching and dealing with the fine-grained details ...

Though Misha and Ryne didn’t plan on traveling to the People of the Forest’s village with much urgency, it seems every time they turn around, there’s some crisis or emergency clamoring for their attention. With the realization that they are months behind schedule, Ryne decides to make up some of their lost time by boarding a ship to carry them to the Ourenge Alliance. Misha quickly becomes a favorite among the crew and passengers, but she’s also still a magnet for more incidents along thei...

Creative teaching is an art form – aesthetic, intuitive and expressive. The proliferation of new educational policies in the early 1990s and the related increase in tensions and dilemmas facing schools, combined with the growing demand for a wider range of skills and knowledge among children meant that there was an even greater need for creative teaching than before the National Curriculum.Originally published in 1996, this book addresses this need by: exploring the features of cre...

Drawing on wide ranging research this book, originally published in 1997, explores how the policy changes of previous years were affecting primary teachers and their work at the time. Within the context of worldwide restructuring, the thoughts, feelings and activities of teachers in their daily work are examined. The core argument is that what used to be a complex but fulfilling job distinguished by professional dilemmas, which are amenable to professional skill, had become increasingly ma...

This book is a follow-up to Inside Schools. It reviews the position of ethnography in educational research in the light of current issues and of the author's own research over the past ten years. Starting from an analysis of teaching as science and as art, Peter Woods goes on to review the general interactionist framework in which his own work is situated, and how this relates to postmodernist trends in qualitative research. The approach is illustrated through reference to the aut...

The fully updated third edition of Successful Writing for Qualitative Researchers includes new material on the nature of qualitative research and the significance of contemporary circumstances in which academic writers have to work, as well as ethical considerations and authorial responsibilities. It provides a wealth of information and practical tips required to successfully translate qualitative research into writing.Using a wide range of examples, the authors provide tr...

Encounter with God is Scripture Union's daily Bible reading guide designed to lead you to a deeper understanding about what God is saying to you and to his world today. You'll find its thorough and energetic investigation of the whole Bible inspiring and stimulating. And you'll discover that its biblical exposition is complemented by pastoral warmth from a strong field of writers and contributors. As well as daily content, feature articles provide insights into Christian spirituality, tack...

THIS OL' ANTEATER IS VERY CONTENT IN HIS SMALL WORLD. UNTIL ONE DAY HE IS CONFRONTED BY SOMETHING STRANGE! SOMETHING NEW! SOMETHING HE HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE. CAN OL' ANTEATER LEARN TO CHANGE HIS WAYS? OR EVEN MAKE HIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE? New author and illustrator Peter Willment has created The Anteater In The Woods as part of the '…AND OTHER VERY IMPORTANT TALES' series. These include 'Five Toes In A Jar'; 'Rhythm In The Robot'; 'Chameleon In A Cannon' and 'Monkey In A Bag'. These quirk...

Is creative teaching still possible in English schools? Can teachers maintain and promote their own interests and beliefs as well as deliver a prescribed National Curriculum?Originally published in 1995, this book explores creative teachers’ attempts to pursue their brand of teaching despite the changes. Peter Woods has discovered a range of strategies and adaptations to this end among such teachers, including resisting change which runs counter to their own values; approp...

How do multicultural children and their parents experience the very beginning of their school careers?How do teachers mediate the demands of the educational system, and how do the children adapt?What kind of access to the National Curriculum is offered to multicultural children?Originally published in 1999, the authors answer these questions by drawing on two years’ intensive research in three multi-ethnic institutions. They explore teachers’ values and beliefs and ...