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What actually happens to you when you drink a cup of coffee?Is chocolate really an aphrodisiac? How do drugs like alcohol and cannabis work? Did psychedelics play a part in human evolution? In this fascinating little book, leading psychopharmacologist Dr. Ben Sessa describes the drugs, legal and illegal, natural and synthesised, from nicotine to endorphins, sugar to antidepressants, that humans all over the world take every day to change their...

Zillyzoo is definitely not your usual book of animal poems for children.The 'zoo' is divided into 3 'zones'.Each 'zone' begins with the image of a door on which is written an introduction to what lies beyond.Poems in Zone 3 offer different levels of complexity and challenge, and has been written for more able young readers to think about and explore.In the first zone, poems are mostly light-hearted and humorous, but even here there are those t...

The Essential Pocket Guide.

The Essential Pocket Guide.

Help your child learn how to make friends and how to be a friend This gentle book about friendship for kids builds essential social skills such as empathy, kindness, sharing, listening and inclusion. Key points: ¿ Bright watercolor illustrations portray different friendship situations. exploring how to make friends and how to be a friend together with a focus on being a friend to yourself and fostering positive self-esteem. ¿ A valuable ...

Teach your child about diversity, equality and inclusion ¿ Explores differences in origin, housing, abilities, appearance, family units, culture and more, gently helping children to think about how they are different from, and similar to other people. ¿ Fosters greater self-awareness and empathy, the basis for learning to be respectful and kind. ¿ The emphasis on inclusivity helps children learn to value and respect the uniqueness of eac...

Help your child to manage their worries with this interactive book Growing up brings new experiences and uncertainties, and anxiety in childhood is common. The book enables you to support 4-10 year olds with worries by gently helping them to explore their emotions and learn techniques to manage their feelings. Provides children with tools for managing anxiety on an everyday basis Co-written by a child educational psychologist, the book ca...

Help your child become a compassionate and caring individual Empathy starts when we begin to understand and notice how others are feeling. This book helps children to think about what kindness is and why it's so important to be kind to others. Practical examples of kindness at school, home, in the community, with animals, the environment... and with yourself! From simple acts of kindness like sharing toys to more significant gestures like...

What is the best way to tell a story? In first-person peripheral, or third-person focalised? Unfolding in the present, or as events in the past? Where is the camera? What is the lens? Where is the action? In this concise little book, educator Amy Jones describes the different ways that novelists and scriptwriters tell their stories. Packed with examples and insights, this is an essential reference guide for writers of all ages and disciplines....

How did the Oracle of Delphi obtain her prophecies? Can you access information just by holding an object? Are itches actually messages? Is it really possible to read the future in the bottom of a teacup? In this condensed book, experienced seer Jewels Rocka outlines the theory and practice of divination, using illuminating examples from all over the world. Packed with useful information and miniturised reference tables, this is the essential p...

How do you make a paper hat in hurry? What are the six main origami bases? Can you trisect an angle just by folding paper? What is the difference between origami and kirigami? In this dense little pocket book, top paper folder Tung Ken Lam tells the story of origami, from its historic origins to its use in mathematics, medicine and the kitchen. Whether you are trying to make a whale, a frog or a waterbomb, this is the essential pocket guide.

The Essential Pocket Guide.

The Essential Pocket Guide.

The Essential Pocket Guide.

The Essential Pocket Guide.

How do you divide a line into three? Or five? Or seven? Is there a simple way to marry harmony and geometry? What is the secret diagram alluded to by writers of antiquity? In this groundbreaking book, philosopher Adam Tetlow reveals the long lost Helicon, the master diagram of the ancient arts and crafts.Watch in astonishment as this magical geometric figure produces simple fractions, musical harmonies, Pythagorean triangles, perspective and m...

What is the difference between literal and figurative writing? What are the top tricks used by the best authors to make their writing purr, crack and sizzle on the page? Why not use these tricks all the time? This edifying little book, by English literature and creative writing tutor Amy Jones, provides a useful introduction to the essential literary devices used by writers for thousands of years to engage, charm and move their readers, and be...

The Essential Pocket Guide.

The Essential Pocket Guide.