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Giants of Science - Alexander Fleming
Beverley Birch
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Sept. 2, 2002)Alexander Fleming's discovery of the bacteria-fighting properties of penicillium mold paved the way for the development of modern antibiotics. Thanks to his work, common infections that in earlier times meant almost certain death are largely a thing of the past.
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Shakespeare's Stories: The Histories
Beverley Birch
Hardcover (Random House Value Publishing, June 29, 1993)Five of Shakespeare's most beloved histories--Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Richard III, Henry IV, and Henry V--are included in this one handy volume.
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Shakespeare's Stories: The Tragedies
Beverley Birch
Hardcover (Random House Value Publishing, June 29, 1993)Students and teachers alike will appreciate this volume containing five of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies--Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet.
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Rift
Beverley Birch
language (Egmont, Nov. 1, 2011)An edge-of-your-seat mystery-thriller from Beverley Birch.In a vast African landscape four teenagers and a journalist vanish without a trace from a camp below a steep rock ridge, 'Chomlaya'. As Ella, the sister of one of the missing girls, helps Inspector Murothi piece together what happened, she realises there are terrifying possibilities for her sister and the four others. There has been sinister behaviour and bullying in the camp where the missing were staying. Has there been foul play? Then one of the missing turns up - but with no memory of what has happened . . . As the search helicopters continue their constant hum over the rock ridge, Ella and the Inspector begin to wonder whether they are already too late . . .Fans of Julia Golding’s Girl on the Run series will love Rift.‘Rift is that delightful thing, a book which holds you from the first page’ – Marcus Sedgwick, Guardian
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Rift
Beverley Birch
language (Egmont, March 5, 2010)An edge-of-your-seat mystery-thriller from Beverley Birch.In a vast African landscape four teenagers and a journalist vanish without a trace from a camp below a steep rock ridge, 'Chomlaya'. As Ella, the sister of one of the missing girls, helps Inspector Murothi piece together what happened, she realises there are terrifying possibilities for her sister and the four others. There has been sinister behaviour and bullying in the camp where the missing were staying. Has there been foul play? Then one of the missing turns up - but with no memory of what has happened . . . As the search helicopters continue their constant hum over the rock ridge, Ella and the Inspector begin to wonder whether they are already too late . . .Fans of Julia Golding’s Girl on the Run series will love Rift.‘Rift is that delightful thing, a book which holds you from the first page’ – Marcus Sedgwick, Guardian
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Giants of Science - Guglielmo Marconi
Beverley Birch
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Sept. 4, 2001)Inspiring stories of scientific pioneers and their successes and failures along the path of scientific discovery spark interest among readers. Each of these books include: Glossary For More Information section Index
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Louis Braille
Beverley Birch
Hardcover (Exley Publications Ltd, May 31, 1990)"Louis Braille" is another book in the "People Who have Helped the World" series. This series, which covers the lives of leading humanitarians, peacemakers and conservationists is aimed at young people between the ages of 11 and 14. The books are designed to give children greater awareness and knowledge of the people who have made a major contribution to the world around them. "Louis Braille" is a lively and concise biography of the thirteen-year-old blind boy who invented Braille, the simple system of raised dots, which has enabled millions of blind people all over the world to read. Braille is now the international alphabet of the blind and this book follows the determination and belief behind the person who invented it.
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Louis Braille: The Inventor of a Way to Read and Write That Has Helped Millions of Blind People Communicate With the World
Beverley Birch
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Dec. 1, 1989)Tells how an accident led to Braille's blindness and explains how he developed his system of raised dots
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Pasteur's Fight Against Microbes
Beverley Birch
Paperback (Barnes and Noble Books, Aug. 16, 2001)None
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LOUIS PASTEUR
Beverley Birch
Hardcover (Exley publications, March 15, 1990)None
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Benjamin Franklin's adventures with electricity
Beverley Birch
Paperback (Backpack Books, Aug. 16, 2001)This text, part of the "Science Stories" series, shows how Benjamin Franklin's courageous experiments with lightning opened the way for the modern world to harness the power of electrical energy. This book can be used as support material for Key Stages 1 and 2 in National Curriculum Science.
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Rift
Beverley Birch
Paperback (Egmont UK, May 1, 2008)In a vast African landscape, four teenagers and a journalist vanish without a trace from a camp below a steep rock ridge. As Ella, the sister of one of the missing girls, helps Inspector Murothi piece together what happened, she realizes there are terrifying possibilities for her sister and the four others. There has been sinister behavior and bullying in the camp where the missing were staying. Has there been foul play? Then one of the missing turns up—but with no memory of what has happened. As the search helicopters continue their constant hum over the rock ridge, Ella and the inspector begin to wonder whether they are already too late.
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