Elizabeth Knight

Etsitkö jännitystä, uusia näkökulmia tai rentouttavaa lukuelämystä? Tutustu kirjakategorioihimme ja löydä seuraava suosikkikirjasi.

Every year, millions of people throw away clothes, furniture, computers, appliances, and countless other items that get broken through natural wear and tear, simply because they lack the know-how to fix them. It's just more convenient to buy new stuff. This throwaway lifestyle depletes Earth's resources and adds to overflowing landfills. Although our society accepts frivolous waste as normal, there is a better way. Repair Revolution chronicles the rise of repair caf s nonprofit, volunteer organizations devoted to repairing electronics and household items for free. Repair Revolution explores the philosophy and wisdom of repairing, as well as the rising Right to Repair movement. It finishes with the practical details: online resources, fixes for common product malfunctions, and tips for founding your own repair caf . Ultimately, Repair Revolution is about more than fixing material objects: in an age of overconsumption and planned obsolescence, do-it-yourself repair is a way of caring for our lives, our communities, and our planet.

First Published in 1998. For many primary teachers who do not have a Physical Education specialism the Physical Education (PE) lesson can be a daunting experience. This book aims to consider some of the possible reasons why the Physical Education lesson, although adequately planned, can go disastrously wrong, leaving the teacher feeling that he or she has lost control. The focus will be on children who do not do as they are told or what is being asked of them within lessons. With practical examples, the book aims to guide the inexperienced, unconfident teacher when taking class Physical Education lessons and provide useful information in order that the pitfalls are avoided. It provides examples of how teachers within Physical Education lessons can be more successful in providing for children with special needs.

"I tell you, boy, you take. But then...it take you. More and more...you want it until you are dead but cannot die." Old Nancy's words are prophetic but Josh, popular and happy, becomes a victim of his active imagination. When he finds a cat's skull belonging to the strange pagan woman who feeds wild cats on a vacant lot, Josh assumes that it is powerful magic. He keeps it, thinking that it will help him to deal with Kevin, a sinister bully who has joined his class. The skull seems to act like a curse when Kevin steals it and gains mastery over Josh's friends. They beat him up on a lonely path beside a railway. Unless Josh can find a solution to his problem, there may be worse to come. "The Skull" is a story of self-discovery by a child of eleven on the brink of maturity. The pagan superstition in the book, combined with conflict between Josh and the psychopathic Kevin, resembles award winning author David Almond's "Clay". A similar theme of bullying appears in Anne Fine's "The Tulip Touch": pagan magic features in Theresa Breslin's "Whispers in the Graveyard" and Harriet Goodwin's "The Hex Factor".

First Published in 1998. For many primary teachers who do not have a Physical Education specialism the Physical Education (PE) lesson can be a daunting experience. This book aims to consider some of the possible reasons why the Physical Education lesson, although adequately planned, can go disastrously wrong, leaving the teacher feeling that he or she has lost control. The focus will be on children who do not do as they are told or what is being asked of them within lessons. With practical examples, the book aims to guide the inexperienced, unconfident teacher when taking class Physical Education lessons and provide useful information in order that the pitfalls are avoided. It provides examples of how teachers within Physical Education lessons can be more successful in providing for children with special needs.