Paul Chambers: 17 books

“A useful and practical field guide” to finding delicious, indigenous edibles—full of color photos and including a forager’s calendar (The Countryman).   Long before there were convenient supermarkets, foraging for edible plants was as essential to survival as hunting and farming. For today’s...

Using original Victorian prints, by collectable artist George Sowerby, marine biologist and author Paul Chambers has produced the first comprehensive guide to shells for over a century. The original prints are intricately detailed (much better than photographs which lack the exact detail of these...

Jumbo was a superstar of the Victorian era. Every day tens of thousands of people would visit this adored animal known as “the Children’s Pet” or, more simply, “the Giant Elephant,” at the London Zoo. When P.T. Barnum purchased him for his Greatest Show on Earth, Jumbo’s transport to the...

 'Chambers and Timlin write with clarity and purpose. The authors link the theory of teaching mathematics with simple reflective questions and interesting maths tasks. There is practical advice on planning, assessment and differentiations, amongst other pertinent themes'* *-Jacqueline Oldham, PGCE...

An absorbing look at the history and development of mental health care in Britain which has emanated from Bethlem hospital—one of the countrys first and mostnotorious psychiatric hospitals. The author shows how much more there is to the story of Bedlam, providing a compelling exploration of an institution...

Exam Board: SQA Level: National 5 Subject: Physics First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: Summer 2018 Fully updated to account for the removal of Unit Assessments and the changes to the National 5 exam, this book contains all the advice and support you need to revise successfully. It combines...

Get your best grade with the SQA endorsed guide to National 5 Physics. This book contains all the advice and support you need to revise successfully for your National 5 exam. It combines an overview of the course syllabus with advice from a top expert on how to improve exam performance, so...

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Physics First Teaching: September 2014 First Exam: Summer 2015 Get your best grade with this guide to Higher Physics for CfE. This book contains all the advice and support you need to revise successfully for your Higher (for CfE) exam. It combines...

Practise for your SQA exams with three specially-commissioned Hodder Gibson Practice Exam Papers. - Practise with model papers written and checked by experienced markers and examiners - Get extra advice with specially-written study-skills guidance sections - Gain vital extra marks and avoid common mistakes with examiner tips

Successful science teaching in primary schools requires a careful understanding of key scientific knowledge. This book covers all the major areas of science relevant for beginning primary school teachers, explaining key concepts from the ground up, helping trainees develop into confident science...

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Physics First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: May 2019 Get your best grade with comprehensive course notes and advice from Scotland's top experts, fully updated for the latest changes to SQA Higher assessment. How to Pass Higher Physics Second Edition...

A magical blend of true story and popular science, Jumbo is the wonderful, colourful biography of the greatest elephant ever known. Born in Africa in 1863, Jumbo was orphaned by ivory-hunters, “rescued” and taken to France. Mistaken for a runt, he was sold to London Zoo, where he became the favourite...

This fully updated third edition looks at the fundamentals of mathematics teaching, how to plan lessons and assess learning, and how to promote an inclusive approach in the classroom. Key new features include:  Updated content reflecting: the 2014 National Curriculum in England, the Teachers'...

This anthology collects all 24 original stories from the third year of Diabolical Plots, an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy. Lovecraftian food bloggers, doors that bring back the dead, fantastical roommates apartment hunting in Brooklyn, oversea octopus explorers, sisterly love and...