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Hardback. Enchant readers and listeners with more than 60 tales from Mongolia. Editor(s): Pellowski, Anne. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: CFC; GL; JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781591587262
- ISBN
- 9781591587262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.80€ 50.43
€ 54.80
€ 50.43
Hardcover. This volume explores the history of reading in the British Isles during a period in which the printed word became all pervasive. From wealthy readers of 'amatory fiction', through to men and women reading surreptitiously at the Victorian railway bookstall, it argues that a variety of new reading communities emerged during this period. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; CFC; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525382
- ISBN
- 9780230525382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardback. This volume brings together a number of people professionally engaged in the study of literacy, some from the context of Literacy Education, others from the context of Social Work. Editor(s): Christie, Frances; Simpson, Alyson. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: CFC; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1401.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845536428
- ISBN
- 9781845536428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.25
€ 122.25
Paperback. This volume offers an overview of the wide range of methodological approaches to language and education across the axes of micro and macro-linguistic and social levels of analysis, as well as the multiple connections between them. Editor(s): King, Kendall; Hornberger, Nancy H. Num Pages: 443 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFC; CJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 443
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194001
- ISBN
- 9789048194001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.73
€ 149.73
Paperback. Learning to Read: Psychology in the Classroom is an informative and stimulating book for all those involved in the study of reading and the teaching of reading skills. This lively book links the study of cognitive processes involved in reading with the reading skills acquired by the learning child, and with the practical need of teachers. Editor(s): Funnell, Elaine; Stuart, Morag. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 figures, 8 tables, index. BIC Classification: CFC; JMR; JNC; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191339
- ISBN
- 9780631191339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Hardback. Containing analyses at word, text, and cultural levels, this collection of papers offer a multi-disciplinary approach to understand alphabetic literacy. It includes research and advances, investigations in classroom, analyses of literacy acquisition by readers with special needs, linguistic comparisons, and a historical and cultural perspective. Editor(s): Nunes, Terezinha; Bryant, Peter. Num Pages: 790 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 790
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016202
- ISBN
- 9781402016202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 541.76
€ 541.76
Hardback. This book is a guide to current research and debate in the field of literacies practice and education. It provides both an historical and lifespan view of the field as well as an overview of research methodologies with first-hand examples from a range of researchers involved in literacy research. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 420 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; CJA; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545397
- ISBN
- 9780230545397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
Paperback. This second of a two-volume work includes coverage of various clustering models, support vector machines, Bayesian networks, discrete wavelet analysis, genetic programming, association rule learning, anomaly detection and correspondence analysis. Num Pages: 245 pages, 80 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; MBGR; PBT; PSVT7; UYQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795129
- ISBN
- 9789400795129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardback. "The Pilgrim and the Bee makes a broad claim about a reading-centered history, reclaiming for this purpose a distinctive body of texts. Brown's analysis marks an important step toward a better history of reading."-David D. Hall, Harvard University Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JB; CFC; DSBD; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240153
- ISBN
- 9780812240153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.17
€ 86.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Barton, Georgina. Num Pages: 307 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: CFC; JNA; JNMT; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319378855
- ISBN
- 9783319378855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.49
€ 122.49
Literacy Development and Enhancement Across Orthographies and Cultures
. Ed(S): Aram, Dorit; Korat, Ofra
Hardback. This book reviews international studies of the role of literacy in child development. It also covers how children learn their first written language and acquire a second written and spoken one. Studies are analyzed across eight countries and eleven languages. Editor(s): Aram, Dorit; Korat, Ofra. Series: Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 246 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441908339
- ISBN
- 9781441908339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
Paperback. This book focuses on the interplay between the linguistic and orthographic structure of Arabic and the development of reading and writing/spelling. It addresses the socio-cultural, political, and educational milieu in which Arabic literacy is embedded. Editor(s): Saiegh-Haddad, Elinor; Joshi, R. Malatesha. Series: Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 445 pages, 134 black & white illustrations, 58 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CFC; CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789402403107
- ISBN
- 9789402403107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.79
€ 123.79
Graphic Encounters: Comics and the Sponsorship of Multimodal Literacy
Associate Professor Dale Jacobs
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15. BIC Classification: CFC; JNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441126412
- ISBN
- 9781441126412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.48
€ 46.48
Paperback. An examination of how many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans. Harris traces the partial transition to written culture, demonstrating continued reliance on oral communication. He also explores the role of literacy as an instrument of power. Num Pages: 406 pages, 9 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CFC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033818
- ISBN
- 9780674033818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.21€ 46.95
€ 51.21
€ 46.95
Paper Talk: A History of Libraries, Print Culture, and Aboriginal Peop...
Brendan Frederick R. Edwards
paperback. A scholar of library and information science, Canadian studies, and native studies, Edwards traces the introduction of books and print culture to Aboriginal people in Canada from the first endeavors of missionaries in the 1820s to the opening of the first official public library for natives. The overarching question he asks is what the motivations Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBC; CFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810851139
- ISBN
- 9780810851139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.39
€ 123.39
Paperback. This comparative analysis of the major Chinese literary histories in China and in the West illuminates alter ego perspectives in literary historiography. Includes two case studies of Chinese poems on the notion of discursive communities and the Cultural Tang. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642437212
- ISBN
- 9783642437212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.53
€ 121.53
Paperback. What should the "online classroom" mean to teachers? In this collection of essays, some of the most progressive voices in literacy studies reconsider what it means to be literate in the information age, and offer practical advice not only for getting networked computers into the classroom but also for instructing students and other teachers how to tap into their boundless potential. Editor(s): Taylor, Todd; Ward, Irene. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; JNA; JNK; JNV; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113311
- ISBN
- 9780231113311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.68
€ 38.99
€ 28.68
Hardcover. The chapters in this international collection investigate a wide range of theorizations of rurality and literacy; literate practices and pedagogies; questions of place, space, and sustainability; and representations of rurality that challenge simplistic conceptions of standardized literacy and the real-and-imagined world beyond the metropolis. Editor(s): Green, Bill. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JFSF; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275486
- ISBN
- 9781137275486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.19€ 77.51
€ 93.19
€ 77.51
Reading Literacy of U.S. Fourth-Grade Students in an International Con...
Baer, Justin; Baldi, Stephane; Ayotte, Kaylin...
Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 69
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607411383
- ISBN
- 9781607411383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.78€ 43.97
€ 61.78
€ 43.97
Technology as a Support for Literacy Achievements for Children at Risk
. Ed(S): Shamir, Adina; Korat, Ofra
Hardback. Arguing that literacy is crucial for integration into modern society, this book focuses on the uses of technology in supporting and advancing literacy in at-risk groups such as those with learning disabilities, low socioeconomic status and minority ethnicity. Editor(s): Shamir, Adina; Korat, Ofra. Series: Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 523.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400751187
- ISBN
- 9789400751187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.52
€ 122.52
Paperback. Theory of mind and literacy are two widely researched and studied areas of cognitive development. In this volume, Janet Wilde-Astington has gathered together a number of well-known experts to write, at an accessible level, reviews of the key areas in both literacy and theory of mind research. Editor(s): Astington, Janet Wilde. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFC; JMC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218067
- ISBN
- 9780631218067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.92
€ 69.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Kniffel, Leonard. Num Pages: 168 pages, Color photos. BIC Classification: CFC; GBCQ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626365490
- ISBN
- 9781626365490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.67
€ 15.99
€ 15.67
Hardcover. This book explores what makes a book readable by bringing together the relevant literature and theories, and situating them within a unified account. It provides a single resource that offers a principled discussion of the issues and their applications. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388766
- ISBN
- 9781137388766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
Paperback. Series: Innovations in Science Education and Technology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JNT; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401778268
- ISBN
- 9789401778268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65