Books with author Walter Phillips

This workbook accompanies a textbook which covers all the topics included in the Primary Mathematics syllabus for the Caribbean countries and is designed to prepare pupils for the Common Entrance Examination. It is also suitable for less able pupils who are in the early stages of the secondary-school course. Each of the 25 papers and 2 test papers in the workbook consists of 50 questions, and each test consists of 100 questions. Each paper contains a variety of problems based on topics from the textbook and they are graded with approximately the same degree of difficulty. It is intended that two papers, followed by corrections, should be done each week and that the two test papers should be done at a suitable time just leading up to the Common Entrance Examination. However, the workbook should be used only after the pupils have completed most of the new topics from the textbook, a convenient time being at the beginning of the second term. Also available is a separate volume of teacher'

George Washington was a brave and fearless soldier who commanded the Continental Army in America's fight for independence against the British. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America who would serve as the country's first ever president.Phillip Walker's book gives you the important events in George Washington's life through a wide-ranging list of important facts.Reading a complete biography can often be intimidating for a young person, but Walker gives you George Washington's life in 60 easy to understand segments.We hope that the facts about George Washington in our book will fascinate you and motivate you to discover much more about the great and remarkable man.Chapters: Early Life | A Young Soldier | Farming & Marriage | Taxes & Protests | War with Britain | Victory & Independence | President George Washington | Retirement & Death | Assorted George Washington Facts

Oscar Wilde called this collection of essays the "holy writ of beauty." Published to great acclaim in 1837, it examines the work of Renaissance artists such as Winckelmann and the then neglected Botticelli, and includes a celebrated discussion of the Mona Lisa in a study of Da Vinci. The book strongly influenced art students and aesthetes of the day and is still valuable for the insights it offers and the beauty of the writing.

The Wright Brothers: 75 Fascinating Facts for KidsThe Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, became interested in flight at an early age. When their father gave them a toy helicopter they spent hours playing with it and when it broke they built their own flying toys. Years later, the Wright brothers would build a real airplane and become the first men ever to take to the air in a powered aircraft.Phillip Walker's book brings you the important events and milestones in the Wright brothers quest to become the first men to fly an airplane, by means of a detailed list of 75 important facts.We hope the facts about the Wright brothers in this book will fascinate you and encourage you to discover much more about Orville and Wilbur Wright.Chapters: The Early Years | Newspapers | Bicycles | Early Flight | The Problem of Control | Kitty Hawk | The Flyer | The Flyer's First Flight | "Flyers or Liars" | Fame & Fortune | Retirement & Legacy | Assorted Wright Brothers Facts