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Books published by publisher PARKWEST PUBLICATIONS

  • Look and Find: Disney Fairies

    Publications International Staff

    Hardcover (Publications, June 7, 2009)
    Look and Find: Disney Fairies invites children to journey to the enchanted world of Pixie Hollow, home of the Never fairies and the setting of eight magical look-and-find adventures. Prilla, Never Land s newest fairy, is trying to discover her special talent. Will she find it? Children ages 4 to 7 can search colorful, captivating scenes for dozens of hidden characters and objects, having fun and developing their powers of observation with this beautifully illustrated picture book. Children will delight in seeking out cleverly hidden fairies and magical Pixie Hollow items such as flowers, treats, and animals, and animals in each vividly drawn scene. Look and Find: Disney Fairies prompts children to: Locate gifts from the fairies in the Home Tree. Spot fairies frolicking in Never Land. Track down the treats in Dulcie s kitchen. Hunt for tools in Tinker Bell s workshop. Find the flowers Lily has planted in her beautiful fairy garden. Spot the water plants and animals in Havendish Stream. Look for chipmunks in the Never forest. Search the night sky for fireflies.A section at the back of the book challenges children to find dozens of additional items, providing hours of additional look-and-find fun. The pictures on the 10-inch x 12-inch pages are big, bold, and filled with detail. The sturdy hard-cover binding stands up to repeated use, so children can enjoy searching these look-and-find pictures again and again.
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  • Billy Brown Mouse - My Day with : A Touch & Feel Book

    Anna Casalis, Marco Campanella

    Paperback (PARKWEST PUBLICATIONS, May 15, 2014)
    Spend the day with Billy Brownmouse. From when he gets up and dressed, right through to bedtime. See his favorite toys and things he loves to eat. This lovely touch-and-feel book is fun to explore, and has many new words for young children to discover! For ages 4+.
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  • Project Body: Bursting with Facts and Activities for 7-10!

    John Farndon

    Board book (PARKWEST PUBLICATIONS, Dec. 1, 2016)
    Project Body engages kids to learn with 11 amazing hands-on projects, as well as interesting facts and fantastic illustrations. - Amazing facts written and checked by experts.- More than 10 projects for kids to practise what they have learned.- Flaps to lift and central fold-out pages with loads of fantastic informatio Kids will love this exciting project book, covering important topics such as the incredible heart, the amazing lungs and the brilliant brain! Project Body uses a combination of exciting step-by-step projects and flaps to lift throughout to encourage practical and interactive learning. Super-cool facts are accompanied by amazing artwork and fun cartoons that kids will find appealing. The central fold-out pages detailing the skeleton will amaze and astound children! Written and checked by experts, this is a perfect introduction to human body books for inquisitive kids aged 7-10. Key topics covered in Project Body: # Lungs and breathing# Heart and circulation# Brain and nervous system # Senses# Immune system Activities to make learning fun include: # Create model lungs# Listen to your own heartbeat# Make a 'stomach' and see how enzymes break down food
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  • MathsTraks: Algebra: A Collection of Blackline Masters for ages 11-14

    Lesley Higgin

    Paperback (PARKWEST PUBLICATIONS, Sept. 1, 2011)
    Tarquin has a traditional of providing high quality mathematical worksheets which produce real results. The Mathstraks series is a tried and tested series for ages 11-13, developed by an experienced and talented mathematics teacher. Clear, well presented and with excellent teacher’s notes, they will save time and produce results. There are three books in the series, organized by topic: Algebra, Number and Geometry. Sheets in this MathsTraks: Algebra volume include: Algebra dominoes Expressions Algebra chains Algebra tricks Function Machines Dice sequences Substitution bingo Ages Hiring a car and other practical problems Part of the essential series of Tarquin worksheet titles, this book will be a must-buy for teachers or their departments – and also an excellent resource for parents who want to work with children on particular topics of concern to them.
  • LEARN TO WRITE - SHARKS

    Richard Kelly

    Paperback (PARKWEST PUBLICATIONS, Aug. 15, 2017)
    Ideal for preschool children, this colourful series of wipe-clean books introduces first concepts with a simple, fun approach. Every page has space for children to trace,
  • A Cat May Look at a King: & 8 Other Stories to Tell to Your Cat

    Ramsay Wood, Rob Kelland, Carol McEwan, Malcolm Walker, James Marsh, Chris McEwan, Chris Chapman, Ken Laidlaw

    language (East-West Publications, Sept. 29, 2014)
    "When Ramsay Wood retells a story he makes a proper job of it." - The TimesFrom around the world - Korea to Ireland, Burma to France - come these nine hardy cat tales, stories that have survived for generations because of their enduring popularity. Vicious, affectionate, murderous or benign - however you view cats you will find them portrayed here in full contradictory splendour. Aided by eight top illustrators, Ramsay Wood retells a lively, personal selection. His previous book was the highly acclaimed "Kalila and Dimna - Selected Fables of Bidpai", which was adapted for the stage as "A Word in the Stargazer's Eye" at the 1984 Edinburgh Festival. He was the Secretary of the London-based College of Storytellers until 1991."A cat may look at a King, and a swain's eye hath as high a reach as a lord's looks." - Robert Greene, 1590About the AuthorRamsay Wood was born in 1943 into a US diplomat's family and lived in Vietnam, the Philippines, Scotland and France before settling in London. He was a teenage apprentice in Saigon to the photographer Henri Huet. After dropping out from Harvard in 1964 he become a freelance photojournalist in Britain, East Africa, and Pakistan.In 1971 he founded Frame Up Ltd, a wholesale picture-frame company which he ran from London with twenty cohorts until 1997. He was a founding member of the College of Storytellers in 1981, and chairman of the British charity (No. 289910) Afghan Relief until 2002. From 2006 to 2014, using TTRS software, Ramsay taught literacy and keyboard skills to dyslexic children at Emerson House.
  • The Memoirs of a Guttersnipe

    Roddy Mackay

    Paperback (Park Place Publications, Sept. 11, 2018)
    Scheme,” whereby more than 120,000 British children were taken from their parents and shipped to Canada. Tens of thousands more were sent to Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. This is Roddy’s story of working at Fairbridge Farm, serving in the Canadian Army, making a new life in the United States, and eventually, reuniting with his family. This is Roddy's story.
  • MY EARLY LEARNING LIBRARY - TIME

    Anna Award

    Hardcover (PARKWEST PUBLICATIONS, Aug. 15, 2017)
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  • Physics

    Sarah Fletcher, Andrew McGuigan and Andrew Shield

    Paperback (PARKWEST PUBLICATIONS, April 25, 2012)
    1 An easy to use and comprehensive guide to how to achieve the best possible results in the Standard Grade Physics exam. 2 Tackles each subject topic in a logical order. 3 Identifies and thoroughly examines the most common exam questions. 4 Identifies both General and Credit questions and answers, and provides model answers, with full working where appropriate, along with full explanations of how these are reached and why they are the best answers. BrightRED Results books: 5 Are full colour, attractive and engaging, displaying a practical and completely modern design. 6 Contain all the essential subject topics, present them in a logical order and identify the most commonly asked questions in the exam each year. 7 Tackle both General and Credit questions and answers giving full explanations and explaining the difference between the two. 8 Have been developed specifically to appeal to 15- and 16-year old learners; to be sophisticated in approach, while being accessible enough to be a benefit for all students. About the author: Sarah is PT of Physics at The High School of Dundee, Principal Assessor for Intermediate 2 Physics, and one of the co-authors of "Why Science Matters".
  • Life in Pacific Grove California: Personal Stories by Residents and Visitors to Butterfly Town U.S.A.

    Patricia Hamilton, Joyce Krieg, Keith Larson, Phyllis Edwards, Bill Monning, Pacific Grove Residents and Visitors

    Paperback (PARK PLACE PUBLICATIONS, Sept. 12, 2017)
    Historical information about the Methodist Retreat beginnings supplied by Randy Reinstedt. Plus more than 400 personal stories written by residents and visitors, which include WWII memories of how the town reacted and helped during the war, growing up in the 1930s-1940s- and forward; and details of their interests and lives up to the present, 2017. This project was conceived and produced—with the help of the entire town—by Patricia Hamilton and her team of personal history/memoir professionals. An innovative Hero/ine's Journey Worksheet is included for use in writing an outline for all genres. This worksheet is also used in memoir writing classes to reveal traits and strengths the writer may not have identified or acknowledged, thereby empowering and inspiring the individual and the community. This book is the first in the "Stories of America" series, created to foster individual and community spirit throughout America. Watch for the Stories of America how-to book, created for cities and personal history professionals, to be released early 2019.
  • Child of the Forest: Based on the Life Story of Charlene Perlmutter Schiff

    Jack L Grossman, James Buchanan

    Hardcover (Spark Publications, Oct. 2, 2018)
    Escaping the HorochĂłw ghetto was just the beginning for twelve-year-old Musia Perlmutter. Alone, starving, freezing at times, and running and hiding for her life, Musia sought refuge in the forest for two years while Holocaust death camps loomed nearby. Child of the Forest is based on the true story and tribulations of Shulamit "Musia" Perlmutter, born in 1929 to Simcha and Fruma Perlmutter, and stands as a memorial to her extraordinary courage.
  • A word is powerful and other poems: Truth and Consequences

    Oliver Lawrence

    language (PC Publications, March 31, 2019)
    A word is powerful and other poems is a contribution to the belief in words being more powerful than swords, and peace is more powerful than war.