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Local merchants in a busy street market tell the story of THE WRIGHT BROTHERS' GLIDER. This book tells the factual biography of the Wright Brothers within a fictional storyline

Highlight ten men who invented products that now make our lives easier.

This book presents a new interpretation of the history of English. Access to large corpuses of English has allowed scholars to assess the minutiae of linguistic change with much greater precision than before, often pinpointing the beginnings of linguistic innovations in place and time. The author uses the findings from this research to relate major historical events to change in the language, in particular to areas of linguistic inquiry that have been of particular importance in recent years, such as discourse analysis, stylistics and work on pidgins and creoles. The book does not attempt to chronicle changes in syntax or pronunciation and spelling, but is designed to complement a corpus-based study of formal changes. The story of English is brought up to the late 1990s to include, amongst other things, discussions of Estuary English and the implications of the information superhighway.

"This compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipity, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well. It reads not as a phone directory but more as a shared diary of discoveries along America's highways and byways. Even if you never get in the car and discover such wonders for yourself, you will enjoy this vicarious journey to places both sublime and ordinary as the author makes her way from Maine to Florida and west to the Mississippi River"--

Digby and his sister Hannah stumble across Galileo's telescope in Mr. Rummage's flea market stall. This book relates the biography of astronomer Galileo in a charming fictional storyline. Wonderful illustrations help tell the story of Galileo's life and historic discoveries.

Galileo Galilei was a true man of science. He was a visionary mathematician, physicist and astronomer whose discoveries challenged scientific ideas that had existed for thousands of years. Although he was punished and ill-treated for his modern ideas, he continued with his path-breaking experiments. His name will be remembered for his magnificent telescope that changed man s view of the Solar System and the movement of the sun and planets within it. Join the curious and playful Digby and his big sister Hester as they make their way through the odds and ends at Mr Rummage s stall at Knick-Knack Market. Discover the wonderful little objects they pick up and enjoy the stories about the great people they belong to.

Describes various products and explains how they were developed.

Storybook Homes is an imaginative series in which children will learn about structures, shapes, materials, design, architectural features, layouts. Information is inspired by stories, photos, and architect's challenges.

Epic stories showcasing fabulous art. This series following EPIC voyages and discoveries, retell the adventures in fictional style.