Bøker av Ken Smith

Did you ever get the chance to observe a child while they leaf through a colorful book full of cute animal pictures and then their attentive look towards you, mum or dad, while you pronounce the name of that animal? Those are unforgettable moments which, thanks to this book, you can live! Would you like to stimulate the cognitive and mnemonic abilities of your child from an early age by allowing them to have fun while learning the alphabet?If so, this is the book for you..."ABC ANIMALS" takes your child by the hand, walking them through the animal kingdom..... from A to Z!!! Every letter of the English alphabet is matched to the picture of a nice animal in full color to involve the child, teaching them to recognize and memorize the letters. A simple ABC book with which the kids can have fun leafing through the pages non-stop and the parents can lead them through this little path.Thanks to this book you can teach your child: ANIMALS: an animal for each letter, from A to ZLETTERS: big letters of the same color of the animal they are matched to, easy to read and memorizeSPELLING: with the aid of your voice, thanks to this book you will help your child to quickly learn the animal's names and how to spell them. For the following categories: - Baby's first book- Preschoolers- Early reading book for toddlers - 0 - 4 yearsLarge size: 21,6 cm x 27,9 cm (8,5 x 11 inches)Buy the book now! Your child will be happy about it!

Do you wish your son could have fun while learning the alphabet? Are you looking for an educational way to keep your son busy for hours during holidays, on rainy afternoons or while you're busy?With this ABC coloring book it will be so easy to do that! You know why? Because this book contains drawings of animals, characters, common objects (and more) that are only waiting to be colored. ✓ Mnemonic abilities: in this way you can help your son develop his mnemonic abilities, who will be able to learn basic nouns of the English language, associate them with the corresponding initial in the alphabet and, with the parents' help, practice the correct pronunciation.✓ Develop imagination: in the book there are two pages dedicated to each of the 26 letters of the English alphabet and just as many nice and simple drawings to color, in order to push kids to pursue their predisposition to grab colored pencils and markers and give new life to the drawing thanks to their instinctive imagination. This imagination typical of children has to be constantly encouraged and/or stimulated and this book can certainly help you. ✓ Concentration: it has been demonstrated that coloring is an exercise that helps to develop concentration and this activity will be a great skill for your child's future and for the development of his analysis and study capabilities. Dimensions: large size 21,6 x 27,9 cmDrawings: 26 unique and original picturesSuitable for children from 2 to 5 years old.Don't hesitate any longer! Give your child a healthy form of entertainment and a source of educational fun. Buy this book now!

Are you looking for a crossword book that can keep your child busy on rainy days, during summer, public holidays, during a trip or when you are busy? Do you want your child to have fun while they are developing their learning skills? Are you tired of the usual black and white crossword puzzles and are you looking for one in full color? If so, this book is for you!We know that children have an extraordinary ability to assimilate concepts and it's even better if, in this path of theirs, we help by allowing them to have fun and not only learning through the teaching of a schoolbook.This little book will help your child to retain in their memory many words that they already know and to enrich their basic vocabulary, stimulating logical thinking, observational skills and the chance to develop more confidence in using pen or pencil. Your child can have fun for hours, alone or in company!On these pages you will find crossword puzzles, word games and other fun activities for children with simple and full color images, dedicated to topics like: - Kitchenware - Animals - Daily life activities - Clothing - House and furniture - Flags - Foods - Types of buildings- Types of transport - Jobs/professions - Work tools- Halloween- Insects- Fruits and vegetables...and much more!With key solutions.Order it now!!!Second volume of the crossword puzzle series of Ken Smith. Reading age: 6-8 years old

Are you looking for a crossword book that can keep your child busy on rainy days, during summer, public holidays, during a trip or when you are busy? Do you want your child to have fun while they are developing their learning skills? Are you tired of the usual black and white crossword puzzles and are you looking for one in full color? If so, this book is for you!We know that children have an extraordinary ability to assimilate concepts and it's even better if, in this path of theirs, we help by allowing them to have fun and not only learning through the teaching of a schoolbook.This little book will help your child to retain in their memory many words that they already know and to enrich their basic vocabulary, stimulating logical thinking, observational skills and the chance to develop more confidence in using pen or pencil. Your child can have fun for hours, alone or in company!On these pages you will find crossword puzzles, word games and other fun activities for children with simple and full color images, dedicated to topics like: - Kitchenware - Farm animals and wild animals - Daily life activities - Clothing - Sports - Degree of kinship - House - Furniture - Flags - Foods- Emotions ...and much more!With key solutions.Order it now!!!First volume of the crossword puzzle series of Ken Smith (c)Reading age: 6-8 years old

The North East Coast presents a selection of true-life accounts from the region's fascinating maritime and seafaring history. Ken Smith throws the spotlight on such exciting episodes as Grace Darling and the rescue of survivors from the Forfarshire, the birth of the first purpose-built lifeboat and the career of the Mauretania.

Newcastle's colourful and sometimes dramatic history is brought to life in this series of varied tales spanning several hundred years. Including some of the most fascinating accounts from his previous books, Newcastle author and historian Ken Smith presents a selection of truelife stories from the city's stirring past.

A bumper collection of the decade's funniest stories, as published every day in The Herald's 'Diary' column, gathered together for you to enjoy all over again.

A second humorous novel based on the outrageous antics of local characters from the author''s early life in the South Wales Valleys. By the author of the very popular and funny Tales from My Welsh Village (Y Lolfa, 2018), now in its fourth impression.

Comprehensive guide to what remains of the North East's Mining Heritage

A selection of the year's funniest stories published every day in The Herald's `Diary' column, gathered together for you to enjoy all over again.

Presents a survey in English that covers all the main trends in South African historiography. This book highlights the break with the past that historians of the "new radical school" have made in the last 15 years, and surveys the position of historical writing to the present.

The poems in this collection are not about something else. Rather, in the words of James Joyce, each poem is "the transient, constantly displaced, forever disappearing thing itself."

Newcastle's Town Moor is a unique green space at the heart of a busy conurbation. Famously bigger than Hyde Park and Hampstead Heath, it has seen horse racing, political meetings, huge festivals, and still annually hosts one of the biggest travelling funfairs in Europe. The Town Moor is a remarkable and physical link with Newcastle's history.

Both a landscape designer and a public artist, Ken Smith produces designs that range in scale from small public installations to vast parks. He is known for inventive and imaginative gardens and landscapes, some of which use little or no natural plant material. His projects include public, commercial, and private work: urban parks, streetscapes, plazas, gardens, public art commissions, memorials, museums and institutions, urban development and multiuse projects, restoration of modern-era landscapes, waterfront planning and design, and residential projects. Among Smith’s best-known projects are the MoMA Roof Garden, consisting of white gravel, recycled black rubber, crushed glass, sculptural stones, and artificial boxwood plants in a camouflage pattern; the Elevated Acre, a one-acre urban plaza with a sloping topography of planted dunes and an elevated view of New York Harbor; and Orange County Great Park, California, a redevelopment of a Marine Corps air station to include a 2.5-mile canyon, 20-acre lake, cultural terrace, botanical gardens, great lawn, performing arts venue, veterans memorial, aircraft museum, sports park, nature preserve, and wildlife corridor.

Ken Smith was a major voice in world poetry, his work and example inspiring a whole generation of younger British poets. This collection includes his last poems as well as other uncollected work, along with tributes from other poets, photographs, a biographical portrait and interviews covering the whole range of his life and work.

Shed houses poems from all the poetry books by Ken Smith published by Bloodaxe in the last twenty years. It is a journal of two decades of journeys East and West, a deliberation between the longing for home and the longing to keep going through the babble of languages in a world that is all of it borderland and all of it dangerous.

This is the story of Lord W.G. Armstrong of Cragside (1810-1900) inventor of the hydraulic crane and the Armstrong Gun.