Books with author Amanda Bartlett

Teaching Primary Spanish offers a jam-packed, practical and easy-to-apply programme for teaching Spanish either in your own classroom or across the school in the role of subject co-ordinator. Linked to the National Curriculum guidelines for KS1 and 2, each chapter addresses a specific range of language and includes extracts from the curriculum itself, alongside a summary of the topic, relevant vocabulary lists, cross-curricular links for further activities and ideas, and three fully-formed lesson plans for you to put into action straight away!

All his life Derek has searched for the truth about the parents he never knew: a father who died before he was born and a mother who followed soon after. After thirteen years of living and working on the Worthington Plantation—where his parents worked before him—he finally begins to think he'll never know who they were or what happened to them. Then one day, Jonathan, the eldest son of the household, and his wife, Catherine, come to stay.As the new visitors stir up still waters at the plantation, facts surrounding Derek's heritage slowly unravel. While Derek struggles to find the answers he has desperately wanted his whole life, Mrs. Worthington does everything she can to make sure he never learns the truth.In the first book of the trilogy, Derek is sent out of the main house to live and work with Devon, the old slaves who tends the horses, a change that opens new opportunities he'd never hoped for while living under Mrs. Worthington's direct rule. This could be his chance to leave the plantation for good.

All his life Derek has searched for the truth about the parents he never knew: a father who died before he was born and a mother who followed soon after. After thirteen years of living and working on the Worthington Plantation—where his parents worked before him—he finally begins to think he'll never know who they were or what happened to them. Then one day, Jonathan, the eldest son of the household, and his wife come to stay. As the new visitors stir up still waters at the plantation, facts surrounding Derek's heritage slowly unravel. While Derek struggles to find the answers he has desperately wanted his whole life, Mrs. Worthington does everything she can to make sure he never learns the truth.In the second book of the trilogy, Catherine's family come to visit Worthington Plantation. Derek returns to the main house to help with the increased workload of serving extra guests and finds that things have started to change. Jonathan is slowly assuming his role as head-of-house, resulting in tension between him and his mother, especially as he becomes more willing to talk about Derek's mother.

Robert's not a smart kid, but he knows some stuff. He knows that foster homes don't last long. He knows that Mr. McCoy, his caseworker, will always bring a new black trash bag to put his clothes in when it's time to go. He knows that no one wants to keep a "screw-up" like him. In his world, Robert knows that trust just gets you hurt and the only way to stay safe is to not care when things blow up. Then one day, Robert realizes that it's himself he doesn't trust. Now he has to choose between the life he's known--the trash bag life--or the possibility of a new one with a family.

All his life Derek has searched for the truth about the parents he never knew: a father who died before he was born and a mother who followed soon after. After thirteen years of living and working on the Worthington Plantation—where his parents worked before him—he finally begins to think he'll never know who they were or what happened to them. Then one day, Jonathan, the eldest son of the household, and his wife come to stay. As the new visitors stir up still waters at the plantation, facts surrounding Derek's heritage slowly unravel. While Derek struggles to find the answers he has desperately wanted his whole life, Mrs. Worthington does everything she can to make sure he never learns the truth.In the third book of the trilogy, life at the plantation takes a dark turn as tragedy after tragedy strike. Derek faces opposition when Jonathan discovers his efforts to learn to read and write. There is a fire on the property. Catherine's health continues to decline. When Derek is locked in the attic, he finally uncovers the truth about his parents in a pile of old letters, but it might too late to matter....

Follow Little Bear as he gets dressed all by himself. With bright illustrations and tabs for six fun activities, this novelty book is a perfect tool to help children learn how to dress themselves.Little Bear is learning how to dress himself, but he needs some help. With five colorful and engaging spreads, young children will have fun as they practice with real manipulatives, such as a zipper, a button, Velcro, snaps, a pair of sunglasses, and laces. Each dressing tool is featured on a tab to reinforce each activity. Children will enjoy helping their Little Bear zip up his sweatshirt, snap up his raincoat, tie his laces, and much more!

Excerpt from Wild Flowers and Where They GrowSelfsame spot for thirty years! It may be a trite thing to say, but it is none the less a matter worth thinking about, that when much that was thought per.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

All his life Derek has searched for the truth about the parents he never knew: a father who died before he was born and a mother who followed soon after. After thirteen years of living and working on the Worthington Plantation—where his parents worked before him—he finally begins to think he'll never know who they were or what happened to them. Then one day, Jonathan, the eldest son of the household, and his wife come to stay. As the new visitors stir up still waters at the plantation, facts surrounding Derek's heritage slowly unravel. While Derek struggles to find the answers he has desperately wanted his whole life, Mrs. Worthington does everything she can to make sure he never learns the truth. In the first book of the trilogy, Derek is sent out of the main house to live and work with Devon, the old slaves who tends the horses, a change that opens new opportunities he'd never hoped for while living under Mrs. Worthington's direct rule. This could be his chance to leave the plantation for good.

All his life Derek has searched for the truth about the parents he never knew: a father who died before he was born and a mother who followed soon after. After thirteen years of living and working on the Worthington Plantation—where his parents worked before him—he finally begins to think he'll never know who they were or what happened to them. Then one day, Jonathan, the eldest son of the household, and his wife come to stay. As the new visitors stir up still waters at the plantation, facts surrounding Derek's heritage slowly unravel. While Derek struggles to find the answers he has desperately wanted his whole life, Mrs. Worthington does everything she can to make sure he never learns the truth. In the second book of the trilogy, Catherine's family come to visit Worthington Plantation. Derek returns to the main house to help with the increased workload of serving extra guests and finds that things have started to change. Jonathan is slowly assuming his role as head-of-house, resulting in tension between him and his mother, especially as he becomes more willing to talk about Derek's mother.

All his life Derek has searched for the truth about the parents he never knew: a father who died before he was born and a mother who followed soon after. After thirteen years of living and working on the Worthington Plantation—where his parents worked before him—he finally begins to think he'll never know who they were or what happened to them. Then one day, Jonathan, the eldest son of the household, and his wife come to stay. As the new visitors stir up still waters at the plantation, facts surrounding Derek's heritage slowly unravel. A painting in the attic, strange dreams, a pile of letters he was never meant to find…. While Derek struggles to find the answers he has desperately wanted his whole life, Mrs. Worthington does everything she can to make sure he never learns the truth. In the third book of the trilogy, tragedy after tragedy strikes the plantation. Jonathan has to leave and Derek is left to endure Mrs. Worthington’s wrath. Then a visit from Jonathan’s childhood friend, Eli Todd, changes everything. In the wake of sickness, fire, and death, Derek finally uncovers his hidden heritage, but it might be too late to matter.

All his life Derek has searched for the truth about the parents he never knew: a father who died before he was born and a mother who followed soon after. After thirteen years of living and working on the Worthington Plantation—where his parents worked before him—he finally begins to think he'll never know who they were or what happened to them. Then one day, Jonathan, the eldest son of the household, and his wife, Catherine, come to stay. As the new visitors stir up still waters at the plantation, facts surrounding Derek's heritage slowly unravel. While Derek struggles to find the answers he has desperately wanted his whole life, Mrs. Worthington does everything she can to make sure he never learns the truth. In the first book of the trilogy, Derek is sent out of the main house to live and work with Devon, the old slaves who tends the horses, a change that opens new opportunities he'd never hoped for while living under Mrs. Worthington's direct rule. This could be his chance to leave the plantation for good.