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Your Local Area

Ruth Thomson

5 books in this series

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  Lively, thoughtful text brings local surroundings to life.

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  Packed with specially commissioned photographs from a variety of locations throughout the UK.

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  Suggestions for activities encourage discussion and interaction.

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Your Local Area: Homes

Your Local Area: Shops

Your Local Area: Seaside

Your Local Area: Schools

Your Local Area: Transport

Your Local Area: Rivers

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  River.

  Contents:
  

  • What is a river?
  • A river's course
  • Shaping the land
  • Plants and birds
  • Where are rivers?
  • Follow a river
  • River crossings
  • Rivers in the past
  • Canals
  • Work
  • River fun
  • Dirty rivers
  • More things to do
  • Glossary
  • Talking points
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6086 2

  
  

  221x277mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £11.99 HB

  
  
   

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  School.

  Contents:
  

  • Schools old and new
  • Where is your school?
  • The route to school
  • Safe roads near school
  • Rooms at school
  • Who works at a school?
  • The school grounds
  • Playtime
  • Improving the grounds
  • School gardens
  • Reducing rubbish and litter
  • Saving resources
  • More thanks to do
  • Glossary
  • Talking points
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6088 6

  
  

  223x277mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £11.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Seaside

  Contents:
  

  • What is the seaside?
  • How far is the seaside?
  • Seaside holidays
  • Staying by the seaside
  • The seafront
  • The beach
  • Work at the seaside
  • Moving around
  • Victorian resorts
  • Holidays in the past
  • Changes in seaside holidays
  • More things to do
  • Glossary
  • Talking points
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6087 9

  
  

  223x277mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £11.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Shops

  Contents:
  

  • What is a shop?
  • Come and buy!
  • Your nearest shop
  • Local shops
  • Supermarkets
  • The high street
  • Markets
  • City centre shopping
  • Shopping malls
  • Retail parks
  • Specialist shops
  • Changes in shopping
  • More things to do
  • Glossary
  • Talking points
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6085 5

  
  

  220x277mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £11.99 HB

  
  
   

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  Transport

  Contents:
  

  • What is transport?
  • Travelling to school
  • Travel near and far
  • Controlling traffic
  • Finding the way
  • How busy are roads?
  • Safe roads near schools
  • Parking
  • Closing the high street?
  • On the bus
  • Carrying loads
  • Trains
  • More things to do
  • Glossary
  • Talking points
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6084 8

  
  

  223x277mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £11.99 HB