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101 Unplugged Activities for your Coding or STEM Club: Engaging activities for children aged 7 and up
Let’s make clubs collaborative…
The perfect book for club leaders is here…101 Unplugged Activities for your Coding or STEM Club! We are aware that collaboration can be difficult for some clubs especially where the main activity is individual or in pairs. This book will be a valuable addition to your club library and is jam-packed with activities to get makers moving, making music, storytelling, solving puzzles and much more.
Let’s help makers focus…
Often coming at the end of the day or after a long week, makers may find it hard to focus on a coding or STEM project. This book provides short energising activities that require little or no preparation. Better still, the activities can be completed with only a few common materials found in club settings.
Who are we?…
We’re a team of computing experts with decades of experience teaching, running clubs and leading hack events.
This book is full of tried and tested, activities that we have used in our clubs over the years. We know from experience how beneficial these activities were to our makers and we want to pass on our most beloved activities to you.
Why we’re different…
There are many coding projects and workbooks available online or for your library but few mention the importance of unplugged icebreakers to create the best club environment for young people to be creative and grow.
We use the term ‘unplugged’ to mean away from the computers. The activities in this book do not require a computer or any specialist equipment to run. Any resources required are low cost and are typically available in a club setting.
‘101 Unplugged Activities for your Coding or STEM Club’ features:
✔ 9 chapters of activities split by theme
✔ Clear preparation and activity time values
✔ At a glance material lists where required
✔ Ways to build on each activity to provide additional value (202 activities for the price of 101)!
✔ A bonus 101st activity to help your makers enjoy this book for years to come
Buy this book today and enhance the club experience for your makers.
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Abstractions and Embodiments: New Histories of Computing and Society (Studies in Computing and Culture)
Cutting-edge historians explore ideas, communities, and technologies around modern computing to explore how computers mediate social relations.
Computers have been framed both as a mirror for the human mind and as an irreducible other that humanness is defined against, depending on different historical definitions of “humanness.” They can serve both liberation and control because some people’s freedom has historically been predicated on controlling others. Historians of computing return again and again to these contradictions, as they often reveal deeper structures.
Using twin frameworks of abstraction and embodiment, a reformulation of the old mind-body dichotomy, this anthology examines how social relations are enacted in and through computing. The authors examining “Abstraction” revisit central concepts in computing, including “algorithm,” “program,” “clone,” and “risk.” In doing so, they demonstrate how the meanings of these terms reflect power relations and social identities. The section on “Embodiments” focuses on sensory aspects of using computers as well as the ways in which gender, race, and other identities have shaped the opportunities and embodied experiences of computer workers and users. Offering a rich and diverse set of studies in new areas, the book explores such disparate themes as disability, the influence of the punk movement, working mothers as technical innovators, and gaming behind the Iron Curtain.
Abstractions and Embodiments reimagines computing history by questioning canonical interpretations, foregrounding new actors and contexts, and highlighting neglected aspects of computing as an embodied experience. It makes the profound case that both technology and the body are culturally shaped and that there can be no clear distinction between social, intellectual, and technical aspects of computing.
Contributors: Janet Abbate, Marc Aidinoff, Troy Kaighin Astarte, Ekaterina Babinsteva, André Brock, Maarten Bullynck, Jiahui Chan, Gerardo Con Diaz, Liesbeth De Mol, Stephanie Dick, Kelcey Gibbons, Elyse Graham, Michael J. Halvorson, Mar Hicks, Scott Kushner, Xiaochang Li, Zachary Loeb, Lisa Nakamura, Tiffany Nichols, Laine Nooney, Elizabeth Petrick, Cierra Robson, Hallam Stevens, Jaroslav Švelch
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Quantum Computing Secrets – The Ultimate Human Guide to Quantum Universe: Quantum Physics and Quantum Mechanics Supremacy Explained For Beginners And Their Impact on AI,…
Quantum computing is one of the most mind-bending and reality-warping technologies the world has ever seen. But most explanations of it are about as clear as the dingy basement a quantum computer has to live in.
Don’t you wish someone could just explain quantum in plain English, using examples like burritos and cats driving spaceships? Maybe with a few jokes and pop culture references sprinkled in for good measure?
Look no further friends, because that’s exactly what this book provides!
Quantum Computing Secrets is the everyday person’s guide to understanding this crazy technology that promises to transform our world.
Inside, you’ll learn:
- ✨ What exactly a qubit is, and why their wild quantum properties like superposition and entanglement enable insane computational power
- ✨ How quantum computers work at a basic level, from their intricate architecture to keeping them stable enough to churn through calculations
- ✨ The key players racing to build these machines, from Google and IBM to upstarts like IonQ and Rigetti
- ✨ The difference between a quantum computer and an old-fashioned calculator (hint: it’s like comparing a portal to alternate dimensions versus an abacus)
- ✨ Applications for quantum across fields like chemistry, AI, cryptography and more – hello future!
- ✨ All explained using simple analogies, engaging real-world examples, clarifying diagrams, and even the occasional meme for good measure
Most quantum books try to blind you with fancy equations and technical jargon. But why should only physics PhD students get to learn about the most important computer breakthrough of our times?
Quantum Computing Secrets makes this esoteric topic accessible for everyday folks by breaking everything down into digestible bites.
With wit, humor, and geeky passion, this book finally makes understanding quantum feel achievable for anyone motivated to try. Time to give that brain a quantum upgrade!
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Quantum Computing: The Transformative Technology of the Qubit Revolution (Hot Science)
The ultimate non-technical guide to the fast-developing world of quantum computing
Computer technology has improved exponentially over the last 50 years. But the headroom for bigger and better electronic solutions is running out. Our best hope is to engage the power of quantum physics.
‘Quantum algorithms’ had already been written long before hardware was built. These would enable, for example, a quantum computer to exponentially speed up an information search, or to crack the mathematical trick behind internet security. However, making a quantum computer is incredibly difficult. Despite hundreds of laboratories around the world working on them, we are only just seeing them come close to ‘supremacy’ where they can outperform a traditional computer.
In this approachable introduction, Brian Clegg explains algorithms and their quantum counterparts, explores the physical building blocks and quantum weirdness necessary to make a quantum computer, and uncovers the capabilities of the current generation of machines.
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Computing with Quantum Cats: From Alan Turing to Teleportation: From Colossus to Qubits
Pioneering study of the science behind quantum computing and what the new quantum reality will mean for mankind.
The quantum computer is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Pioneering physicists are on the brink of unlocking a new quantum universe which provides a better representation of reality than our everyday experiences and common sense ever could. The birth of quantum computers — which, like Schrödinger’s famous ‘dead and alive’ cat, rely on entities like electrons, photons or atoms existing in two states at the same time — is set to turn the computing world on its head.
In his fascinating study of this cutting-edge technology, John Gribbin updates his previous views on the nature of quantum reality, arguing for a universe of many parallel worlds where ‘everything is real’. Looking back to Alan Turing’s work on the Enigma machine and the first electronic computer, Gribbin explains how quantum theory developed to make quantum computers work in practice as well as in principle. He takes us beyond the arena of theoretical physics to explore their practical applications — from machines which learn through ‘intuition’ and trial and error to unhackable laptops and smartphones. And he investigates the potential for this extraordinary science to create a world where communication occurs faster than light and teleportation is possible.Read more
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Computing the Climate: How We Know What We Know About Climate Change
How do we know that climate change is an emergency? How did the scientific community reach this conclusion all but unanimously, and what tools did they use to do it? This book tells the story of climate models, tracing their history from nineteenth-century calculations on the effects of greenhouse gases, to modern Earth system models that integrate the atmosphere, the oceans, and the land using the full resources of today’s most powerful supercomputers. Drawing on the author’s extensive visits to the world’s top climate research labs, this accessible, non-technical book shows how computer models help to build a more complete picture of Earth’s climate system. ‘Computing the Climate’ is ideal for anyone who has wondered where the projections of future climate change come from – and why we should believe them.Read more
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BGE S1-S3 Computing Science and Digital Literacy: Third and Fourth Levels
Syllabus: CfE (Curriculum for Excellence, from Education Scotland) and SQA
Level: BGE S1-3: Third and Fourth Levels
Subject: Computing Science and Digital LiteracyCreate, innovate, solve problems, achieve. Through 30% theory and 70% practical work, pupils are challenged and motivated to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding from S1 to S3.
Covering all CfE Third and Fourth Level Benchmarks for Technologies: Computing Science and Digital Literacy, this ready-made and differentiated course puts progression for every pupil at the heart of your curriculum.
> Follow a consistent, classroom-tested lesson structure: Each double-page spread provides the learning intentions, key concept explanations and activities for one lesson
> Build and apply computational thinking skills: From creating games and coding in Python to designing web pages and databases, pupils will analyse, test and evaluate different software and devices
> Meet the needs of each pupil in your class: The content and activities are designed to ensure accessibility for those with low prior attainment, while extension tasks will stretch high achieving pupils
> Effectively check and assess progress: ‘Work it out’ knowledge-check questions support formative assessment within each lesson, helping you to monitor progression against the Experiences & Outcomes and Benchmarks
> Lay firm foundations for National qualifications: The skills, knowledge and understanding established through the course will set up pupils for success at National 5 and beyond
> Deliver the ‘responsibility for all’ Es and Os: Plenty of activities that address literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing skills are threaded through the book
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Cloud Computing For Dummies
Get your head―and your business―into the Cloud
Cloud computing is no longer just a clever new toy in the world of IT infrastructure. Despite the nebulous name, it’s become a real and important part of our information architecture―and tech professionals who ignore it or try to skim their way through risk falling behind rapidly. The new edition of Cloud Computing For Dummies gets you up to speed fast, clarifying your Cloud options, showing you where can save you time and money, giving you ways to frame your decisions, and helping you avoid weeks of research.
In a friendly, easy-to-follow style, Cloud Computing For Dummies, 2nd Edition demystifies the Cloud’s virtual landscape, breaking up a complex and multi-layered topic into simple explanations that will make the various benefits clear and ultimately guide you toward making the most appropriate choices for your organization.
- Know the business case for the Cloud
- Understand hybrid and multi-cloud options
- Develop your Cloud strategy
- Get tips on best practices
The Cloud is everywhere, and it can deliver amazing benefits to our lives and businesses. Get a much clearer vision of exactly how with Cloud Computing For Dummies―and you’ll begin to see that the sky really is the limit!
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Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components
a photographic exploration of the beautiful design inside everyday electronics. Its stunning cross-section photography unlocks a hidden world full of elegance, subtle complexity, and wonder.
Our phones, computers, and appliances are made of hundreds of internal components, each precisely engineered, but none intended to be seen. Through painstakingly executed, vividly detailed cross-section photography, Open Circuits reveals the surprising beauty hiding inside the electronic components that drive our everyday devices. From resistors to LEDs, USB cables to headphone jacks, the book’s arresting imagery transforms more than 130 components into delightful works of art. As you visually dissect the components’ insides, you’ll learn about how they work and how they were made.
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Writing Black Beauty: Anna Sewell and the Story of Animal Rights
Black Beauty is a novel that changed our world. Intended to ‘induce kindness’ in a Victorian audience who relied on horses for transport, travel and power, it remains a dearly loved children’s classic. Writing Black Beauty is the story of the remarkable woman who wrote this phenomenal book.
Born in 1820 to a young Quaker couple, Anna Sewell grew up in poverty in London. She was 14 when she fell and injured her ankle, leaving her permanently disabled. Rejecting the limitations that Victorian society forced on disabled people, she developed an extraordinary empathy with horses, learning to ride side-saddle and drive a small carriage.
Rebellious and independent-minded, Anna left the Quaker movement as a young woman but remained close friends with the women writers and abolitionists who had been empowered by its liberal principles. It was not until she became terminally ill, aged 51, that she wrote her own book. It was published in 1877, but Anna tragically died just five months later.
After modest success in Britain, Black Beauty was taken up by American activist George Thorndike Angell, who made it one of the bestselling novels of all time. Using newly discovered archive material, Celia Brayfield shows how Anna Sewell developed the extraordinary resilience to rouse the conscience of Victorian Britain and make her mark upon the world.
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Yorkshire Dales National Park Pocket Map: The perfect guide to explore this area of outstanding natural beauty
Handy little full-colour map and guide of Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Detailed mapping and visitor information to the National Park along with a selection of photographs. Map at a scale of 1:140 000 (1cm to 1.40km, 2.2 miles to 1 inch).
This small map with additional text and photographs gives a great overview of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is the perfect companion for exploring this beautiful area of Northern England.
- Clear, detailed mapping
- Key park, tourist and travel information
- Ideal for planning visits to the National Park
- Index to help locate and plan your trip
This and the Yorkshire Dales Park Rangers Favourite Walks (ISBN: 9780008462659) are the perfect companions for exploring this superb walking area of England.
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The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity
A world-renowned physicist seeks gravity’s true nature and finds wisdom in embracing its force in her life
Claudia de Rham has been playing with gravity her entire life. As a diver, experimenting with her body’s buoyancy in the Indian Ocean. As a pilot, soaring over Canadian waterfalls on dark mornings before beginning her daily scientific research. As an astronaut candidate, dreaming of the experience of flying free from Earth’s pull. And as a physicist, discovering new sides to gravity’s irresistible personality by exploring the limits of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. In The Beauty of Falling, de Rham shares captivating stories about her quest to gain intimacy with gravity, to understand both its feeling and fundamental nature. Her life’s pursuit led her from a twist of fate that snatched away her dream of becoming an astronaut to an exhilarating breakthrough at the very frontiers of gravitational physics.
While many of us presume to know gravity quite well, the brightest scientists in history have yet to fully answer the simple question: what exactly is gravity? De Rham reveals how great minds―from Newton and Einstein to Stephen Hawking, Andrea Ghez, and Roger Penrose―led her to the edge of knowledge about this fundamental force. She found hints of a hidden side to gravity at the particle level where Einstein’s theory breaks down, leading her to develop a new theory of “massive gravity.” De Rham shares how her life’s path turned from a precipitous fall to an exquisite flight toward the discovery of something entirely new about our surprising, gravity-driven universe.
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Vintage Wedding Flowers: Bouquets, button holes, table settings
Vic Brotherson believes that wedding flowers should express the character and individuality of a couple. In Vintage Wedding Flowers she provides ideas and inspiration for everything from bouquets to buttonholes, to table dressings, corsages and larger arrangements such as garlands and archways – and to suit all possible budgets. Chapters include Classic Flora, which considers traditional white and green displays; Graceful Rose, which has soft and graceful arrangements; Crazy Iris, for the more adventurous bride; and Romantic Violet, for those wanting a magical, dreamy feel. Full of beautifully shot colour photographs and helpful, step-by-step instructions, Vintage Wedding Flowers helps you create beautiful, timeless wedding flowers from simple blooms whether you plan to do the flowers yourself or employ someone to do them for you.Read more
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Drone Photography Basics for Everyone: The simplified techniques of flying, handling, and maintaining a drone from scratch to finish even as a novice or professionals drone…
Drone Photography Basics for everyone
The simplified techniques of flying, handling, and maintaining a drone from scratch to finish even as a novice or
professionals drone photographerDrones have changed the face of photography. Their rotor-driven quadcopter adaptability allows them to capture new angles
and compositions that would have been impossible or prohibitively expensive for the average photographer earlier. Even yet,
learning to fly a drone, paying for it, and complying with legal requirements might be daunting.
Drones can offer up a wide range of possibilities for you to explore if you’re an expert or novice photographer. To improve
as a photographer, you must shoot more images. The more time you spend flying, the better you get.
Do you know you can buy,master,fly and maintain a drone within few days?
Do you know the modern cameras for drone operation?
Some vital topics captured in this book for your perusals are;
Drone photography’s difficulties, Drone photography’s shot from different view, Cost of buying a drone , Drone terminology,
How to begin using a drone to take aerial photographs, Editing and post-production tips for drone photography, Drone
maintenance guide, Guide to fly the drone, what to consider before buying a drone camera, and lots more!
Drone important is now notice in our present days compare to the past. since it is highly demanded, it is good you know
how to professionally operate drone for personal or military operations because it will give you financial freedom.
This professional guide for everyone seeking for more knowledge on handling, flying, and maintaining drone from scratch to
finish is clearly written in this book.
This and many other mind blowing fact about drone are careful written down on this book for your perusal.
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Digital Photography an Introduction
5th edition of this digital photography bestseller from Tom Ang
Renowned photographer and digital expert Tom Ang shows you how to master the essentials of digital photography with the brand new, jargon-free Digital Photography An Introduction. Discover all you need to know, from which camera to buy to how to manipulate your images using the latest digital software.
Understand what to look for when buying digital cameras and accessories and follow the essentials of good picture taking with expert tips on how to improve your technique. This edition is fully up-to-date with the latest photography equipment to keep you snap happy.
With exciting new photographic projects to try and inspirational ideas, concepts and approaches to subject areas to fire up your creativity, Digital Photography An Introduction is the perfect beginner’s guide to digital photography.
Previous ISBN 9781409382928
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DSLR For Beginners: A Crash Course in Digital SLR Photography ~ How to Take Better Photos by Understanding Digital Photography Basics
If you’re ready to learn how to use all those fancy functions of your new digital SLR camera so that you can have more control over the pictures you take, then this book is for you!
Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet, or Kindle device.
Let me guess: You recently got a new DSLR camera, and in all your excitement, you tossed the manual somewhere and then went out to take pictures. Of course, similar to a “point-and-shoot” camera, anybody can take a fairly decent image using the Auto setting, because the camera does all of the work for you! However, with Auto mode, you’ll soon find yourself frustrated at the lackluster quality the photographs have. Auto mode simply doesn’t give you enough control over your image.
Believe it or not, photography is actually a hard skill to learn. The biggest obstacle is that people often feel daunted by all of the seemingly complex functions, buttons, and dials available to them on a DSLR camera. And this is where I come in to help! I’ve written this short book as an easy-to-understand guide on how to use the manual functions on your camera. Regardless of the brand of your camera, the goal of this eBook is to take the fear out of all the unknown buttons and features. As you’ll come to find out, once you’ve gotten control over your camera, you’ll begin to have more control over your photographs. Your frustration with your camera will subside, and even if you consider yourself an amateur or a beginner, your images will take on a much more professional, technical quality. So if you’re ready to impress yourself (and get your money’s worth from your expensive camera) by becoming a savvy DSLR photographer, then let’s get started!
Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn…
- Getting Started with the Basics
- Choosing Your Settings
- Understanding the Dial on Top of Your Camera
- Learning to Read the Display
- Getting the Hang of Metering Modes and Focus Modes
- Understanding ISO and White Balance
- Learning to Work in RAW
- Much, much more!
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Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung: The Little Red Book
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung is comprised of statements from speeches and writings of Mao Tse-Tung, the former Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 to 1976. The book was originally printed in small sizes and bound in bright red covers, becoming commonly known as The Little Red Book.The contents cover a wide swath of Mao’s interpretations of Marxist-Leninist thought and how it should be applied to the Chinese people and culture.Read more
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The Happy Border Collie: Raise Your Puppy to a Happy, Well-Mannered dog (The Happy Paw Series)
Stop raising your Border Collie on auto pilot. Help your pup develop into a happy and friendly adult dog.BONUS: Asia Moore’s funny & educational canine Videos on her Amazon author page!
Looking for daily practical tips and advice on how to help your puppy develop into a Happy and Well-behaved dog? Wanting to start off on the right foot and avoid dog-behavior professionals for life? This book has all the answers you need.
What reviewers are saying:
“This book is a must-have brilliant guide. I found everything I needed to know as a first-time owner of a Border Collie. Comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on how to bring up my puppy, kudos to the author.”, J. Taylor – Chicago – US
“What an amazing book, best money ever spent. I really love my 5 year old Collie and always looking for new ways to improve out life together. Loved the fact that this handbook focuses on my dog’s happiness and gave me easy to follow steps to improve his well-being. Highly recommended.”, Ms Mary Milton – Middlesex – UK
“I have many books on Border Collies, but this is the only one that shows specifically how to make your dog happier and problem-free in a proactive way. Followed the tips and techniques described in this handbook and our new puppy seems absolutely content and settled-in after just two weeks. Now I know everything I need to raise my pup properly and make his days happy.”, Francis Jones – Ohio – US
“This is an excellent book for both first-time and experienced owners. As a veterinarian and a Border Collie owner, I found this book to be extremely informative and well-written. You will find all the information you need to raise a healthy, happy and problem-free Collie. I will be recommending it wholeheartedly to my Collie owners customers.”, Helen White – New Jersey – US
Based on thousands of training encounters over 40 years, Asia Moore’s “The Happy Border Collie” is teaching you how to fulfil your Border Collie’s needs, prevent behavior problems and build a loving relationship with your canine friend.
Asia is giving you countless tips and practical advice for preventing behavior issues, rather than correcting them after they surface. She is showing you how to be the Ideal Border Collie guardian and keep your dog happy and well-behaved.
Just a few of the things you will learn:
- Border Collie happiness tips and practical advice
- Welcoming and housebreaking your pup
- Techniques for a well-behaved Border Collie
- Neutering, spraying and vaccinations
- Right diet for puppies and adults and how often
- Healthy and dangerous treats
- Happy exercise requirements
- Border Collie puppy commands, hand signals, tricks, playtime
- Why not to treat your Border Collie puppy as a child
- Ideal living conditions for a happy Border Collie
- Daily routines, care and grooming for a happy puppy
- Proper care for ears, nails, teeth and paws
- Border Collie body language
- How to keep on top of your Border Collie’s good health and which medical conditions you should watch out for
- Socialising with people, other dogs and different environments
- How to prevent puppy behaviour issues and avoid dog behavior experts for life
- Training for a Happy Border Collie
- How to be the Ideal Border Collie Guardian
- Common human mistakes causing behaviour issues & how to avoid them
- How to reverse unwanted behaviors if you slip up
- How to survive the adolescence craziness
Invest the time and effort to study and apply Asia’s happiness techniques now to raise your Border Collie puppy on a solid foundation of happiness and proper behaviour.
Click the BUY NOW button to order your copy of The Happy Border Collie!
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Birds of Southeast Asia: 37 (Princeton Field Guides)
This concise, updated edition of the award-winning A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia (Princeton, 2000) is the most comprehensive, compact guide to this magnificent bird-rich region. It is a complete field and reference guide to the birds of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. It also covers a wide range of species found in the Indian subcontinent, China, Taiwan, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo, and the Philippines.
- More than 140 full-color plates
- All 1,270 species covered in detail
- Up-to-date text covers the identification, voice, habitat, behavior, and range of all the region’s species and distinctive subspecies
- Complete coverage of some fifteen Southeast Asian countries and regions
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Asia Central rkh r/v (r) wp GPS: world mapping project (Central Asia (1:1.700.000): Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan)
Highly tear-resistant and 100% waterproof map “Central Asia” from the series world mapping project, published by Reise Know-How Verlag. This map includes the countries Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Travel know-how maps are characterized by particularly stable plastic paper, which is writable like paper, even with pencil. The cardboard envelope is removable, so the card can be easily inserted into any pocket. A protective cover is not required. The cartographic representation focuses on the most important information for travelers and is particularly easy to read. Instead of shading, colored height layers are used. Equipment: – Contour lines with altitude indications; – Coloured elevation layers; – Classified road network with distance indications; -Sights; – Detailed location index; – GPS-accurate; – latitude and longitude; – Five-language legend (german, English, French, Spanish, Russian); – Overview map on the cover. Handy format: 70×100 cm, printed on 2 sides. Languages: German, English, French, Spanish, RussianRead more
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A Brief History of Thailand: Monarchy, War and Resilience: The Fascinating Story of the Gilded Kingdom at the Heart of Asia (Brief History of Asia) (Brief History Of Asia Series)
Thailand is known for its picturesque beaches and famous temples, but there’s much more to this popular holiday destination than many realize.A Brief History of Thailand offers an engaging look at the country’s last 250 years―from coups and violent massacres to the invention of Pad Thai in the 1930’s. Readers will learn the vibrant story of Thailand’s emergence as a prosperous Buddhist state, its transformation from traditional kingdom to democratic constitutional monarchy and its subsequent rise to prominence in Southeast Asian affairs.
Thailand’s dramatic history spans centuries of conflict, and this book recounts many of these fascinating episodes, including:
- The true story of Anna Leonowens, the British governess hired to teach the children of King Mongkut, fictionalized in Margaret Landon’s bestselling novel Anna and the King of Siam and turned into a hit Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and film, The King and I
- The bloodless Siamese Revolution of 1932 that established overnight the first constitutional monarchy in Asia, ending almost eight centuries of absolute rule and creating a democratic system of parliamentary government
- The Japanese invasion of Thailand and construction of the ‘Bridge Over the River Kwai’ made famous by the novel and Oscar-winning film
- The mysterious death of King Ananda Mahidol, murdered in his bed in 1946, and a source of controversy ever since
- The development of Thailand as an international playground during the Vietnam War, when American military used it as rowdy destination for servicemen on furlough
- The 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-serving monarch, who was born in the U.S., educated in Switzerland, loved to play the saxophone and was idolized by his people
With this book, historian and professor Richard A. Ruth has skillfully crafted an accessible cultural and political history of an understudied nation. Covering events through the King’s death in 2016, A Brief History of Thailand will be of interest to students, travelers and anyone hoping to learn more about this part of the world.
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Other Asias
In this major intervention into the ‘Asian Century’, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak challenges the reader to re-think Asia, in its political and cultural complexity, in the global South and in the metropole.- Major work from one of the world’s most distinguished literary and cultural theorists
- Intervenes in the fraught issues generated by ideas of Asia
- Featured essays include “Foucault and Najibullah,” “Moving Devi,” “Responsibility,” and “Megacity”
- Other chapters focus on, among other things, Human Rights, and the turbulent “present” of the Caucasus
- Essential reading for anyone interested in postcolonialism, and devotees of Spivak’s writing
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Deterritorialised Identity and Transborder Movement in South Asia
This volume is about migration across South Asia and the complex negotiation of borders by people and the states in the process. A border is understood as a form of demarcation, but it also opens up the flow of people, goods, and ideas of legality and illegality. Borders are dynamic and dyadic in the interface of state and non-state actors involved in border operations. Consequently, transborder movement becomes a complex web involving concerns of security, trade, militancy, and questions of citizenship, along with discourses of ghettoisation, belonging and otherness. Since the mid-20th century, the South Asian region has witnessed growing social and political instability and breakdown of regional cooperation. In this context, the volume casts a wide, interdisciplinary lens across South Asia and discusses economic migration as well as forced migration due to persecution and natural disasters. It looks at how understandings of ‘territoriality’ and ‘border’ become blurred due to increasing transborder migration in the region: how states in South Asia address transborder movements at both policy level and on the ground; and how borderlands become spaces for illegal trade and informal economy in South Asia and for negotiations between states and refugees on identity and citizenship.
This highly topical volume is for a wide group of scholars and students interested in South Asia, ranging from sociology, anthropology, political science, history, to interdisciplinary fields like migration studies, peace and conflict studies, and development studies.
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Central Asia nel.map Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, North Eastern Iran. City Maps: Ashgabat, … Physical Relief Mapping,…
Really useful map to plan then follow your travels across Central Asia.Read more
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Southeast Asia Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species (A Pocket Naturalist Guide)
Southeast Asia, as covered in this guide, includes Myanmar, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra, Borneo, Cambodia, & the Philippines. Filled with an impressive array of bird species, this region will be a delight to bird watchers and nature enthusiasts. Southeast Birds is the perfect pocket-sized, reference guide to bring along as you explore this richly diverse area. Over 140 familiar species of birds are highlighted with detailed illustrations and clear, easy-to-read descriptions. A back panel map showing the region’s most prominent birding hotspots is also included. Laminated for durability, this lightweight guide is an excellent source of portable information and will conveniently fold to fit into a pocket for quick access.Read more
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Field Guide to the Mammals of South-east Asia (2nd Edition)
South-east Asia is one of the richest and most diverse parts of the world in terms of mammals, and species new to science are still being described on a regular basis. The only comprehensive guide to mammals of the region has now been revised and updated to include more than 50 additional species. From large mammals such as big cats, the elephant and cetaceans, through bears, langurs and badgers, to bats, flying-foxes and rodents, more than 550 species are described in detail, including key identification characteristics, habitat, behaviour, distribution and status, accompanied by line drawings of footprints and details of anatomy or other aspects of identification. Specially commissioned colour plates beautifully depict nearly all species and their variations, while accompanying range maps provide up-to-date information on distribution. With the continuing worldwide threat to wildlife and habitats, this remains a timely and important field guide that will appeal to travellers, wildlife enthusiasts, and students of mammals alike.Read more
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A Naturalist’s Guide to the Snakes of Southeast Asia (3rd ed)
A Naturalist’s Guide to the Snakes of Southeast Asia is a fully revised and updated 3rd edition of this easy-to-use identification guide to 264 snake species most commonly found in Southeast Asia (covering Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali). High quality photographs from the region’s top nature photographers, some of species that have never before been published, are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers snake topography, how to deal with snake bites and a glossary. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the snakes of Southeast Asia encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name, IUCN status as at 2020 and its status in each country.Read more
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Birds of Central Asia (Helm Field Guides)
Birds of Central Asia is the first field guide to include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, along with neighbouring Afghanistan. This vast area includes a diverse variety of habitats, and the avifauna is similarly broad, from sandgrouse, ground jays and larks on the vast steppe and semi-desert to a broad range of raptors, and from woodland species such as warblers and nuthatches to a suite of montane species, such as snowcocks, accentors and snowfinches.This book includes 141 high-quality plates covering every species (and all distinctive races) that occur in the region, along with concise text focusing on identification and accurate colour maps. Important introductory sections introduce the land and its birds. Birds of Central Asia is a must-read for any birder or traveller visting this remote region.
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Birds of South-East Asia: Concise Edition (Helm Field Guides)
The up-to-date text covers the identification, voice, habitat, behaviour and range of all the 1270 species and distinctive subspecies of this magnificent bird-rich region. The authoritative text is accompanied by over 140 full-colour plates painted by a range of expert artists and covering major plumage variations.Birds of South-East Asia is a complete field and reference guide to the birds of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. It also covers a wide range of species found in the Indian subcontinent, China, Taiwan, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo and the Philippines.
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Southeast Asia Wildlife: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Animals (A Pocket Naturalist Guide)
Southeast Asia, as covered in this guide, includes Myanmar, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra, Borneo, Cambodia, & the Philippines. From incredible mountains to lush mangroves, a vast range of wildlife can be found throughout this area’s diverse eco-regions. Southeast Asia Wildlife is the essential pocket-sized, reference guide to have while traveling here. This wonderfully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar species of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians with detailed descriptions. A back panel map showing the most prominent wildlife viewing hotspots is also included. Laminated for durability, this guide will conveniently fold to fit into a pocket for quick and easy access.Read more
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Birds of South-East Asia (Collins Field Guide)
This comprehensive new field guide is an excellent addition to the world-renowned series – the ultimate reference book for travelling birdwatchers.
Every species of bird you might encounter in the region is featured, apart from non-established introductions. This includes coverage of China (south of the line used to define the Palearctic), Hainan (treated separately from SE China), Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and the Coco Islands. As many of the major subspecies as possible are also included.
Beautiful artwork depicts their breeding plumage, and non-breeding plumage when it differs significantly. The accompanying text concentrates on the specific characteristics and appearance of each species that allow identification in the field, including voice and distribution maps.
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First Sums Activity Book for Ages 4-5 (Reception) (CGP Reception Activity Books and Cards)
A bright and colourful Maths Activity Book focused on adding up and taking away, it’s brimming with charming characters, engaging activities and crystal-clear explanations. Perfect for learning at home or in class, it’s loaded with useful addition and subtraction practice for ages 4-5 (Reception). Each topic is explained in easy-to-understand language, followed by fun-packed activities and challenges designed to boost your child’s confidence and make sure all that knowledge really sticks! We’ve also thrown in exciting puzzles so your child can apply their Maths skills in a different context. Self-assessment boxes at the end of each topic can be used to keep track of their progress.Read more
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KS2 Maths Homework Book – Year 5
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Key Stage 2 Maths: Don’t Panic SATs (Help With Homework)
Take the stress out of preparing for Key Stage 2 Maths SATs with fun, simple exercises that cover all of the key skills. This clever workbook is packed with exercises that match the style of SATs test questions, plus a giant poster crammed with quick-fire memory boosters.Read more
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Minecraft Maths Ages 5-6: Official Workbook (Minecraft Education)
The only official Minecraft maths book for children aged 5-6!
Children embark on a Minecraft adventure in each maths topic, using their maths skills and knowledge to complete the tasks and earn rewards.
This is a write-in maths practice workbook which uses the Minecraft game as a mechanism for practising the key maths skills covered in Year 1.
- Accomplish maths activities to help Minecraft characters on their missions
- Explore different biomes in each topic
- Earn emeralds as you work through the book, and choose how you spend them
- Go hardcore with challenging questions
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New Mental Maths Activity Book for Ages 7-8 (Year 3) (CGP KS2 Activity Books and Cards)
This bright and colourful Mental Maths Activity Book from CGP is brimming with charming characters, engaging activities and crystal-clear explanations. It’s loaded with useful Mental Maths practice for ages 7-8 (Year 3 of primary school) – perfect for practice at home or in class! Each topic is explained in easy-to-understand language, followed by fun-packed activities and challenges designed to boost your child’s confidence and make sure all that knowledge really sticks! It covers everything from times tables and fractions to measuring and shapes – we’ve even thrown in an exciting puzzle page so your child can apply their Mental Maths skills in a different context. Self-assessment boxes at the end of each topic can be used to keep track of their progress and answers can be found at the back of the book.Read more
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Help With Homework: 3+ Numbers
Packed with fun, expert-reviewed activities in line with the national curriculum, these workbooks are the perfect link between school and home learning.Read more
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KS3 Maths Homework Book 3 (Maths Frameworking)
Achieve fluency and reinforce learning with homework questions matched to topics in the Pupil Books. Provide practice for all tiers within the third year of KS3 with this one book.
- Set additional practice questions for homework which is matched to the Collins Maths Frameworking course
- Assign differentiated homework easily with tier 1 marked as one star, tier 2 flagged as two stars and tier 3 with three stars
- Access maths practice for all levels per year, with questions to reinforce, core questions and stretch and challenge
- Challenge more able pupils with ‘Brainteaser’ extended questions per topic
- Easy for pupils to take home with the slim portable format
- Access answers online
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Maths Activity Book for Ages 8-9 (Year 4) (CGP KS2 Activity Books and Cards)
Fun and engaging Maths practice for supporting your child’s learning at home and school. Perfectly matched to the National Curriculum – from CGP, the Primary experts!
A bright and colourful Maths Activity Book brimming with charming characters, engaging activities and crystal-clear explanations. Perfect for practice at home or in class, it’s loaded with useful Maths practice for ages 8-9 (Year 4 of primary school), and covers decimals, factors and multiples, rounding and more. Each topic is explained in easy-to-understand language, followed by fun-packed activities and challenges designed to boost your child’s confidence and make sure all that knowledge really sticks! Self-assessment boxes at the end of each topic can be used to keep track of their progress. We’ve also thrown in a selection of exciting puzzles so your child can apply their Maths skills in a different context. Answers can be found at the back of the book.
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Homework for Grown-ups: Everything You Learnt at School… and Promptly Forgot
‘An obvious candidate to take to a desert island, along with Shakespeare and the Bible’ Daily Telegraph
Don’t know your isosceles from your equilateral? Forgotten what actually happened in 1066? Any idea why the sky is blue? This bestselling bible of old-school knowledge for grown-ups has all the answers.
With fun lessons in mathematics and algebra, English language and literature, chemistry and the sciences, geography, history, Latin, modern languages and more, Homework for Grown-ups is packed with essential information, facts, figures and theories, along with entertaining test questions to keep you on your toes and reignite those long-dormant brain-cells.
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