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Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail. Luoma, Jon (illustratore).…

Condizione: very_good. Fast & Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy. Luoma, Jon (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Descriptosaurus: Fantasy builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and within the context of fantasy develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote colourful, cinematic writing. This essential guide will enable children to take their writing to the next level. It incorporates the essential skills and creative devices that are used in other genres while extending to themes of battle, sieges, magic and mystery to unleash childrens imaginations.This new system also provides a contextualised alternative to textbook grammar and will assist children in acquiring, understanding and applying the grammar required to improve their writing, both creative and technical. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Descriptosaurus: Action & Adventure builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and, within the context of adventure stories, develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote colourful cinematic writing. This essential guide will enable children to take their writing to the next level, combine their descriptions of setting and character and show how the two interact. Children can then experiment with their own adventure stories, armed with the skills, techniques and vocabulary necessary to describe their action scenes in a way that allows the reader to feel the characters fear and excitement, and visualise the action within the setting.This new system also provides a contextualised alternative to grammar textbooks and will assist children in acquiring, understanding and applying the grammar they will need to improve their writing, both creative and technical. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine-. Near Fine. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. First Wings Book Edition with complete number line [1-8] at copyright page. Dust jacket clean, crisp, colors bright, minor display indications. Pages [vii, 417] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Illustrated throughout with B&W art reproductions and photographs. Blue boards, clean, bright gilt lettering. Mild age discoloration and a few small spots at page edges; one small spot [ca 1/2"] at ffrp. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. Size: 4to - over 9 3/4 - 12" Tall. Various Artists & Photographers (illustratore).…

Hardbound. Condizione: Very Good. Quarto in dust jacket, 211 pp., color and duotone photos, notes, index Peter Klabunde Art Director/ Designer.

Hard Cover/Stitched. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. First American Edition, First Thus. Text/ NEW. Illustrated boards/NF w/trace surface. DJ/None. Orange endpapers. COVER ART: Olympus OM-2. First published, UK; this is the firsrt American Printing. Dedicated handbook to SLR cameras, which uniquely affords a view of subject through the "actual taking lens" without distortions or enhancements. Contents, illustrated in color photos & line drawings of high Dorling Kindersely standards, in 4 parts: Part I, Handling the Camera; II, Taking Better Pictures; III, Interpreting the Subject; IV, Advice, Accesories, & Equipment. Of a time before the onslaugt of just-click-and-done digital photography.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. ] Trade-sized paperback, appx 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, 293 pages, VG or better. Only minor cover imperfections (edge dings, light surface wear) with sound binding and very clean inside and out. Numerous tables of statistics. Chapters on Education, Affirmative Action, Housing, Health, Criminal Justice, Marriage and Family, Human Services & Concluding Thoughts. RWR5 Sociology Economics African Americans Regional Interest Minnesota Minorities Civil Rights. …

Oblong 8vo; stiff pictorial wraps; softcover; color and black and white photographic illustrations; lightly soiled covers with 2 coffee rings else a very good tight copy.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Unpaginated preliminaries (including Maya's intro which runs five pages), 43p., illustrated from b&w photographs of children, a multicultural selection. Softbound, a stapled pamphlet in 9x6 inch wraps; nice copy, staples a tad rusty but no migration, sound clean and unmarked.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good - Cover Creased. New Zealand Edition.

Wraps. Condizione: Very good. The format is approximately 3.625 inches by 8.5 inches. 16, [4] pages, plus covers. Illustrated front cover. The War Between the States was the first large and prolonged conflict recorded by photography. During the war, dozens of photographers, both as private individuals and as employees of the Confederate and Union Governments, photographed civilians and civilian activities; military personnel, equipment, and activities; and the locations and aftermaths of battles. Because wet-plate collodion negatives required from 5 to 20 seconds exposure, there are no action photographs of the war. The name Mathew B. Brady is almost a synonym for Civil War photography. Though Brady himself actually may have taken only a few photographs of the war, he employed many of the other well-known photographers before and during the war. Alexander Gardner and James F. Gibson at different times managed Brady's Washington studio. Timothy O'Sullivan, James Gardner, and Egbert Guy Fox were also employed by Brady during the conflict. The pictures listed in this publication are in the Still Picture Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Photographs included in this leaflet have been listed under one of four main headings: activities, places, portraits, and Lincoln's assassination. Items in the first two parts are arranged under subheadings by date, with undated items at the end of each subheading. Photographs of artworks have also been included in the list. Any item not identified as an artwork is a photograph. And an index to photographers follows the list. The National Archives Trust Fund was established by Congress in 1941 to receive gifts or bequests to finance specific projects of the National Archives. The funds were to be administered by the newly created National Archives Trust Fund Board on behalf of the National Archives. The first gift of $30,000 was designated for the preservation of a collection of permanently valuable sound recordings. In 1948, an amendment to the National Archives Act permitted the Archivist to deposit into the Trust Fund the proceeds from the sale of reproductions of records. A gift from the Rockefeller Foundation that year for financing the reproduction of records enabled the National Archives to begin its records reproduction program and to effectively turn the Trust Fund into a revolving fund. The Presidential Libraries Act of 1955 further expanded the Trust Fund by authorizing the deposit of gifts and the proceeds from museum admission fees and sales of reproductions, catalogs, and related items to a specific Presidential Library Archives Trust Fund account for each library, where the funds would be administered and expended on behalf of the library. The National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984, which became effective April 1, 1985, authorized the board to use, on a reimbursable basis, the services and employees of NARA and other Federal agencies in carrying out its activities and to actively solicit donations to the fund. The Presidential Libraries Act of 1986 required that private endowments, linked to the size of the facilities, be available prior to creating a Presidential archival depository. The Archivist is required to establish in the Trust Fund separate endowments for each Presidential archival depository. The income from the investment of such endowments is used to offset a portion of the maintenance costs for the libraries. Presumed First Edition, First printing --Appears to include a date reference to 1967.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Reviews of the first edition "This book is a treasure trove of descriptive language. Highly recommended for both teachers and parents. I wish Id had a copy of this book when I was a full time English teacher! Invest in a copy today; youll be glad you did." Sue Cowley, bestselling author, teacher and teacher trainer "Help to banish 'blank page syndrome' for ever, with this innovative book. Created by teacher, Alison Wilcox, this inspirational book will build children's confidence in their writing ability." Literacy Times Plus "A real `godsend to hard-pressed teachers, parents and pupils." Denis Hayes, author of Foundations of Primary Teaching Reviews of the second edition `.the addition of the CD is perfect for the modern day classroom. fantastic! Emma Palastanga, primary deputy head `The. book/CD, will be so helpful to teachers who are struggling to think of different ways to say things and will enhance their planning and teaching. As a classroom resource it will be invaluable. Elaine Smitheman, primary school teacher Now available with a CD-ROM for classroom use, Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus. It provides children with a comprehensive resource with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary, experiment with language and sentence structure and build up narratives based around the following areas: Settings landscapes, settlements and atmosphere, Characters appearance, emotions and personality, and Creatures appearance, abilities and habitats. New features for the second edition include: IWB compatible CD-ROM containing all the main elements of the book New VCOP coverage Expanded coverage of adverbs and connectives New planning sheets to help children organise and structure descriptions Character cards, games and mountain pyramid vocabulary builders The Descriptosaurus model was created and refined over a number of years as a result of feedback from children inside and outside the classroom as to the resources they required to inspire and assist them with their writing. For reluctant writers or those faced with blank page syndrome, it provides essential starting points to encourage putting pen to paper. Using Descriptosaurus will not only inspire children, it will build their confidence and dramatically improve the content of their writing. This is an ideal resource for all KS2 primary and KS3 secondary English teachers, literacy coordinators and parents keen to support their childrens creative writing. It would also make an excellent classroom book for PGCE students, particularly Primary PGCE with English specialism. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardcover. ix, [2], 244 p. Map. Illustrations (many in color). Index. Very good in fair dust jacket. DJ has wear, soiling, with a large piece missing at the top front edge. First edition {stated]. Presumed /first printing.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Paperback.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Now in a fully updated third edition, Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus; it provides children with a comprehensive resource with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary, experiment with language and sentence structure and build up narratives based around settings, characters and creatures. Descriptosaurus positions the word, zooms in on it to examine the meaning, expands it into phrases, and then provides alternatives in words, phrases and sentences; the model was created and refined over a number of years as a result of feedback from children inside and outside the classroom as to the resources they required to inspire and assist them with their writing. For reluctant writers or those faced with blank page syndrome, it provides essential starting points to encourage putting pen to paper, not only inspiring children, but also building their confidence, encouraging them to use, apply and create using the correct grammatical structures, and adding colour to their writing through evaluation and experimentation.New features for this updated third edition include: Sample poems Word banks and model sentences to provide a step-by-step process for development of vocabulary and understanding of phrase, clause and sentence structure Contextualised grammar and punctuation instruction and guidance Units of work where the models can be incorporated in a creative focus A companion website containing all the features of the book, games, planning sheets and vocabulary buildersThis is an ideal resource to dramatically improve childrens creative writing for all KS2 primary and KS3 secondary English teachers, literacy coordinators and parents. It would also make an excellent classroom book for PGCE students, particularly Primary PGCE with English specialism. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Green Boards with gilt titles to spine, 225 x 140 mm approx, 220 pp. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book - paper of book block evenly tanned, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- a little sunned to spine, non price clipped cover £10.95. No other defects to book or jacket.…

Wraps. Condizione: Very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. 101, [1] pages. Includes illustrations (many in color). Rear covers folds out. Some illustrations in color. The American Film Institute (AFI) was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson enacted the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act. In April 2003, AFI re-opened the 1938 AFI Silver theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland The American Film Institute was founded in 1967 as a national arts organization to preserve the legacy of American film heritage, educate the next generation of filmmakers and honor the artists and their work. George Stevens, Jr., served as director from the institute's founding until 1980. In 1969, the institute established the Center for Advanced Film Studies. The first class included filmmakers Terrence Malick, David Lynch, Caleb Deschanel and Paul Schrader. That program grew into the AFI Conservatory, a fully accredited graduate film school. Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, writer, producer, political activist, fitness guru, and former fashion model. She is the recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, and the Honorary Golden Lion. Fonda made her acting debut with the 1960 Broadway play There Was a Little Girl, for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, and made her screen debut later the same year with the romantic comedy Tall Story. She rose to prominence in 1960s with such films as Period of Adjustment (1962), Sunday in New York (1963), Cat Ballou (1965), Barefoot in the Park (1967) and Barbarella (1968). In 2005, along with Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem, she co-founded the Women's Media Center, an organization that works to amplify the voices of women in the media through advocacy, media and leadership training, and the creation of original content. Fonda serves on the board of the organization. Comstock, Christine (Art Director), and Pierson, S (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine condition gray boards/black spine/silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition color photographic dust jacket. Includes Preface; About This Book; Glossary; Index and Acknowledgments. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, black-and-white photographs, and drawings, plus illustrated front and rear endpapers. Signed and inscribed by the Photographer/Designer/Editor, Robert B. Goodman, with thin black Sharpie/pen on the upper left corner of the blank verso page of the first free front illustrated endpaper. (see photographs). ".Author MacKinnon Simpson and photographer/editor/art director Robert B. Goodman spare the reader little in these pages. Through a richly informative juxtaposition of prose and picture, we experience the considerable dangers of hunting and harpooning the great whale, and we sense the grisly aftermath of cutting whale blubber into blanket pieces, horse pieces and bible leaves, to be rendered into oil. Here too, are the awed children accompanying their whaling captain fathers, and the young Hawaiians who signed on as crewmen for the money - a few cents a day. Whaling was not for the tender-hearted. Simpson's gutsy prose and Goodman's eye-riveting photographs and layouts show why a sensitive man like Herman Melville found the life so unromantic that he jumped ship not once, but twice, and yet was so possessed by his experiences that he spent the rest of his life writing about them. Happily, a little more than a century later, man's pursuit of whales for food and fashion products like lipstick and soap has steadily declined, down from the 32,000 kills in 1974 to less than a hundred in 1986. [The book] is a timely paen of remembrance for the gentle beings so mercilessly hunted down in the Pacific. It also is an ardent plea for a more loving and conservatory use of our world's fragile living resources, and a celebration that the killing has finally been stopped. The creators of this book believe it is not too late to take to heart a simpler precept of the original inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands."Be content with your share." - excerpt from the inner front jacket flap. ABOUT ROBERT . GOODMAN: THE PHOTOGRAPHER / DESIGNER / EDITOR: Robert B. Goodman was born in Cincinnati, and first arrived in Hawai'i as a photo-journalist, then joined National Geographics staff, lived as an Aquanaut with Cousteau in the Red Sea, produced and photographed the landmark all-time best-selling books, The Australians and The Hawaiians, and co-founded Island Heritage, which published some eighty books on Island life. In 1985 Goodman co-published Within a Rainbowed Sea and Moloka'i, An Island in Time, the two most award-winning books in American publishing history. Invited by the Lahaina Whaling Museum to create this book, Goodman joined with his longtime friend MacKinnon Simpson in producing both the first major picture and word book ever published on fifty crucial years of Hawai'i's history, as well as the world's first coffee table book ever created with Apple Computer's Macintosh and LaserWriter desktop publishing system. Goodman lives in Hawai'i." - from the rear inner jacket flap. Goodman, Robert B. (Photographer, Designer, and Editor) (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…

Condizione: New. Written primarily for 16-19 year old students, this primer introduces the key features of the marine environment and explores the great diversity of life which the ocean supports, as well as discussing the threats to this environment and its biodiversity th.

Condizione: New. Alison Wilcox has extensive teaching experience in schools in England and Scotland. Colleagues describe her methods as innovative and inspirational to even the most reluctant of writers .Descriptosaurus: Myths &amp Legen.

Condizione: New. Alison Wilcox has extensive teaching experience in schools in England and Scotland. Colleagues describe her methods as innovative and inspirational to even the most reluctant of writers .Descriptosaurus Grammar Companion .

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condizione: New. The Library Screen Scene shows how library film and media literacy education programs promote community and a sense of civic engagement.&Uumlber den AutorRenee Hobbs is an internationally recognized authority on dig.

Condizione: New. Alison Wilcox has extensive teaching experience in schools in England and Scotland. Colleagues describe her methods as `innovative and inspirational to even the most reluctant of writers .Now in its fully updated fourth editio.

Condizione: New. Every 85 minutes someone in the UK takes their own life and the suicide rate is currently the highest since 2004. Society often reacts with unease, fear and even disapproval but what happens to those bereaved by a self-inflicted death? The reasons leadin.

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Both volumes fine in fine box/slipcase. Only trivial, if any signs of age/wear/previous use to both volumes and box/slipcase.

Condizione: New.