Books published by publisher Heinemann Educational Books - Libra

This series introduces the reader to scientific ideas by way of everyday situations and objects that they can recognise in the world around them. Covering a range of basic science topics required by the science curriculum, these books support the QCA KS1 schemes of work. They introduce age-appropriate terminology, present scientific concepts in a straightforward and logical way, and provide activities and questions to encourage the reader to think about the concepts raised.

This volume is part of a series which introduces the core areas of chemical science, covering important concepts in an accessible style. Each book in the series contains a number of experiments and demonstrations, approached through the process of problem, hypotheses, experiment and conclusion. Definitions of important terms and explanations of key concepts are provided, as are formulae and word equations. Each text contains a periodic table with explanatory notes. All the books support the QCA schemes of work.

Billy Elliot's not like his Dad. He doesn't want to learn boxing. He's not cut out to be a miner. But when he stumbles across a ballet class and discovers he's a natural, he realises what he does want to do. This is Billy's gritty and determined struggle, at first in secret, but then with the wholehearted backing of his family, to dance his way to a different future.

Using OXFAM's bank of photographs and its detailed specialist knowledge, the "WorldFocus" series provides an authentic portrait of what life is really like for people living in the countries covered. Each book has a country profile, an in-depth study of a typical locality, case studies of real people showing how they spend their time, what their jobs are and the challenges they face. This book looks at the real people, real places and real issues of Ethiopia.

This series of plays for the 11-16 age range offers contemporary drama and new editions of classic plays. The series has been developed to support classroom teaching and to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum Key Stages 3 and 4. The plays are suitable for classroom reading and performance; many have large casts and an equal mix of parts for boys and girls. Each play includes strategies and activities to introduce and use the plays in the classroom. In "The Caucasian Chalk Circle", Russian peasants try to settle a land dispute by staging a parable play which explores the concepts of justice, social oppression and revolution, through the medium of an ancient fairy tale. There are 67 parts, 48 of which are male and 19 female.