Space on Earth – the Activity Book
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Space on Earth – Teachers’ Notes
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Space on Earth – True or False?
So you’ve taken the quiz and think you’ve got what it takes to be an astronaut? There’s a final hurdle before NASA comes calling! See how you get on below… These items are spin-offs from the space industry – true or false? VelcroTrueFalseNappiesTrueFalseCordless drillsTrueFalseMemory foamTrueFalseFreeze-dried foodFalseTrueTeflonFalseTrueBarcodesFalseTrueSkiwearTrueFalseCochlear implantsTrueFalseTh…
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Think you’ve got what it takes to be an astronaut? Or are your thrusters refusing to ignite? Find out in this ten-question quiz now! What does NASA stand for?Natural Astronaut Surveillance AromaNational Aeroplane and Space AdventurersNational Astrological and Scientific AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWhat is the name for technology which is made for one purpose but is us…
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Space on Earth by Sheila Kanani Illustrated by Del Thorpe 9781846884559 A beautiful, educational and fascinating book about space, focusing not only on showing children the awe and wonder of the universe, but also on teaching them why space is relevant to us here on Earth. It’s been written by a planetary physicist and science presenter and she is the Education, Outreach & Diversity Officer at…
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The Psammead Trilogy and The Adventures of Mademoiselle Charlotte YLG giveaway
The Adventures of Mademoiselle Charlotte by Dominique Demers, illustrated by Tony Ross 9781846884610 £20.97 Mademoiselle Charlotte is a modern Mary Poppins who wears a large hat and a crumpled dress that make her look like a scarecrow, and she talks to a rock. In the first story in the series, Mademoiselle Charlotte is THE NEW TEACHER. Children think she is crazy at first, but soon realize she mak…
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An Interview with Alba Arikha
To celebrate the release of Where to Find Me, we caught up with Alba Arikha… What led you into writing? My love of books. I read a lot as a child, and books were my ultimate refuge. I dabbled in poetry and short stories (in French) before I switched to English and never looked back. What was your earliest career aspiration? Aside from writing, I played the piano. I thought I might become a concert…
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Nudge Books interviews Jane Hawking
Cry to Dream AgainJane Hawking£9.99 NOW £4.99 In the run up to the publication of Cry to Dream Again this month, Nudge Books’s Erin Britton interviewed Jane Hawking – the number-one bestselling author of Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind The Theory of Everything – who has kindly given us permission to reproduce the interview here. 50% off – now only £4.99 Offer valid July 2018 only Aut…
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Call Me Zebra: an interview with the author, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
Can you tell us about the inspiration behind Call Me Zebra? I started working on the novel in 2010, when I received a Fulbright Fellowship to Barcelona to study the work of the 20th Century Catalan writer Josep Pla. I had lived in a remote town on the coast of Valencia as a child and then again as a teenager; my family had settled there immediately after leaving Iran as a result of the 1979 Revolu…
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