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Little Friends is ideal for parents to share with their babies as they develop and grow during their first year. Say hello to familiar pets (puppy, kitten, bunny and goldfish), play peekaboo with the

Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 Did you ever want to waddle with a colony of penguins? Wriggle with an army of caterpillars? Or march with a troop of monkeys? Legendary illustrator

Grab your wellies, it's time to visit the farm! Meet the farmer, milk the cows, splash in the mud with the pigs, and search for the eggs. Spot many of your favourite farmyard animals. With cut-outs so

This series of bright, slider board books, featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes, bursts with energy and cheering illustrations. Each book comes with five slider mechanisms, and both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme - simply scan the QR code on the first page for little ones to listen and sing along!

Get ready for a rainy-day adventure with Duck and Hippo!Duck and Hippo may be completely different, but they are best friends. When playful Duck invites careful Hippo to go for a walk in the rain, the

Meet two sleuths from a sleepy Yorkshire village as they investigate murders and discover the secrets behind the twitching curtains. Date with Death is the first cosy crime novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective series, perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton.Samson O'Brien has been dismissed from the police force, and returns to his hometown of Bruncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales to set up the Dales Detective Agency. However, the villagers aren't that welcoming to a man they see as trouble. Delilah Metcalfe is struggling to keep her business, the Dales Dating Agency, afloat as well as trying to control her wayward Weimaraner dog, Tolpuddle, when Samson's first case - a supposed suicide - takes an unexpected turn, and a trail of deaths lead back to the door of Delilah's agency.With suspicion hanging over someone they both care for, the two feuding neighbours soon realize that they need to work together to solve the mystery of the dating deaths. But

It's the beginning of a new day, and Lola Dutch is bursting with creative ideas! She cooks up a fantastic feast for breakfast, devours great books at the library, paints a masterpiece for every wall a

Presents the letters of the alphabet with elements from the nineteen-sixties representing each letter, from A for astronaut and b for bell-bottoms to l for lava lamp and w for Woodstock.

Presents the letters of the alphabet with elements from the nineteen-twenties representing each letter, from A for automobile and F for flapper to O for ocean liner and Z for Ziegfeld.

Animals is a delightful first concept board book for older babies, with bright, bold illustration by Emily Bolam. With embossing throughout for little ones to touch and feel and simple words to encour

Build your English language skills and grow your career with English for Everyone: Business, Course Book.A visual guide to learning English, English for Everyone: Business, Course Book is a complete s

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In the nineteenth Heidi Heckelbeck adventure, Heidi looks for the perfect sport to play.It’s time to sign up for sports at school and Heidi is excited (and a little nervous) to find the perfect fit. Lucy is great at soccer. Bruce is great at baseball. Heidi, well, the only thing she’s great at is being awful at every sport she plays! Can Heidi shake off her slump with a little magic or will Melanie’s teasing make her throw in the towel for good?With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Heidi Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Imagine?living?with?a?pack?of?wolves!?For?National?Geographic?wildlife documentarians Jim and Jamie Dutcher, that dream?came?true.?Join?the?Dutchers?as they?discover what?life is?like among wolves in

Set the stage for your child to soar with these just-right books that teach the first 25 sight words! The books' real-world topics with predicable text are super-engaging to make mastering these must-

Set the stage for your child to soar with these just-right books that teach the first 25 sight words! The books' real-world topics with predicable text are super-engaging to make mastering these must-

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My Awesome Counting Book is a fantastic new way to introduce children to counting and numbers. Each page is filled with numbers, pictures and counting activities for children to complete. Clear labels

Have some friendly fun at Halloween with this bold, stylish and sturdy ABC book for babies and toddlers. Fun first alphabet books for babies and toddlers, this new series of sturdy board books also in

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Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. The Ice Age films are popular with

A fun series of bright, slider board books featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes bursts with energy and cheering illustrations.Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Each book comes with five slider mechanisms, and both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme - simply scan the QR code on the first page for little ones to listen and sing along!

Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. The Ice Age films are popular with

Presents the letters of the alphabet with elements from the industrial revolution representing each letter, from F is for factory and G is for gaslight to N is for newsboy and S is for steamboat.

Presents the letters of the alphabet with elements from the nineteen-fifties representing each letter, from A for atom and D for drive-in to H for hot rod and R for rock-n-roll.

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Make art an adventure for your child with classic picture book character, Katie!

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Are you ready to take your English skills to the next level?English for Everyone: Level 4: Advanced, Practice Book makes learning English as a second language easier. More than 700 exercises use graphics and visuals to develop English skills in speaking and pronunciation, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar.Exercises may include finding the errors in sample text messages, reading comprehension questions, fill-in-the-blanks, word order games, and listening questions.English for Everyone: Level 4: Advanced, Practice Book covers the skills and topics needed for the major global English-language exams, including TOEFL, and uses the same testing methods so you can practice your skills and measure your success.Use this practice book with English for Everyone: Level 4: Advanced, Course Book so you can work with the books together.Series Overview: English for Everyone series teaches all levels of English, from beginner to advanced, to speakers of English as a second language. Innovative

In ancient times, across countless cultures throughout history, there were gifted oracles who spoke directly with nature, interpreted signs and omens, and communed with the gods for messages with extr

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Rain or no rain, Elmer is going for a walk. After being cooped up in a cave with his herd, he longs for a bit of fresh air and some peace and quiet. But peace and quiet is going to have to wait – when

Presents the letters of the alphabet with elements from the Medieval period representing each letter, from A for armor and J for jester to Q for queen and U for unicorn.

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Big Data（大數據）在這幾年突然開始被掛在行銷廣告、學者研究，甚至上班族的日常工作中，而大數據特性包含三種層面：巨量、即時性及多樣性。早期其實就存在許多透過資料來佐證或者分析預測結果的例子，但伴隨著全球化的網路效應及社群網站的發展，資料的數量已達到一般方式無法負荷的境界，因此有了Big Data這個名詞。 在人人都想談論Big Data的時代，大家都想使用它，但應該如何有效地使用則是一門大學