Product Description: Understanding the Te Whāriki Approach is a much–needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Te Whāriki approach, introducing the reader to an innovative bicultural curriculum developed for early childhood services in New Zealand...read more

This book shows that an early childhood setting can be described as a learning place in which children develop learning dispositions such as resilience in the face of uncertainty, confidence to express their ideas, and collaborative and thoughtful approaches to problem-solving. These dispositions provide the starting point for life-long learning. The author asks: How can we assess and track children's learning in the early years in a way that includes learning dispositions and avoids the pitfalls of over-formal methods, whilst being helpful for practitioners, interesting for families, and supportive for learners? The book · describes a way of assessment that stays close to the children's r (view table of contents)

Product Description: Stuart McDermott was hard and cynical. No one was going to marry his brother Robin for his inheritance, especially not a barmaid. But the blonde was not as dumb as he thought. Sarah Rossiter ran rings around him and turned his world upside-down...read more

Product Description: Emma felt indebted to Nat. It was he who had kept her sane that dreadful night when they lay trapped in the wreckage of the train together. Now he was in a wheelchair, unable to walk. That was whyshe had taken up the beautiful Lisa's offer of a job - she had to do what she could to help...read more

Product Description: Valerie was determined to find her father, and armed with a smattering of information she left for Devon. Valerie and Iain did not get off to a good start and she didn't seem to be able to change his opinion of her. How close were Iain and Nell, and who was her eccentric uncle? And what of her boyfriend Kevin? Valerie had a long way to go before she found happiness...read more

Product Description: A battle of wits, a kidnapping, an escape...and the final capture!School teacher Laurel returns to London to join her sister Lorna. But the flat is empty and when arrogant millionaire Wyndham Hargreaves comes calling, Laurel is mistaken for Lorna...read more

Product Description: As companion to Jennie Sutherland, Davina saw a whole new life opening up for her, despite all she had heard about her new companion. But there was a problem. For Jennie had jilted Patrick in preference for Max, and Patrick was determined to spoilJennie's happiness...read more

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Product Description: Returning to England after five years in America, marriage was thelast thing on Jody's mind. But then she met Neil Kincaid. Neil did not trust any girl, taking out his bitterness on all who crossed him. But he had not met any girl like Jody before.

Product Description: Book by Carr, Margaret