From computers to the natural world, help your child find out everything they need to know about anything with this fact-packed Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia. They'll find over 500 articles arranged from A-Z on subjects they need to know about, all illustrated with dramatic photos, cut-aways, charts and maps.The encyclopedia has been fully revised to include recent scientific breakthroughs, space missions and discoveries, as well as political, social and ecological changes, so your child can keep fully up-to-date with what has been happening in the world. Plus, they'll be able to discover more about subjects using more than 5,000 fully-vetted and regularly updated internet links.Perfect for projects or just for fun, this is the ultimate illustrated family encyclopedia.

Never be lost for words again with this stunning illustrated dictionary for children. 

Spilling over with thousands of words and definitions for you to pick and peruse, this is the go-to guide for anyone struggling with spellings and meanings.



Minds can become muddled by strange spellings and perplexing pronunciations, but the Children’s Illustrated Dictionary explains them all in simple and memorable detail. From abacus to zoom, each word is shown alongside eye-catching pictures, engaging illustrations, concise descriptions, and simple examples of usage. Clear navigation ensures you find the words you’re looking for quickly and easily. 



Also included are entertaining word games, grammar sections, and a variety of vocabulary themes to build your understanding of language. Developed in close consultation with experts in children’s language teaching, this dictionary is guaranteed to expand your knowledge and broaden your horizons.



If words don’t come easy, this is the helping hand you need for school work and homework. For would-be writers and devoted bookworms, this is essential reference to keep by your side. 

Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Meant for children aged 5 and up, My First Encyclopedia will pique kids' curiosity and stimulate their intellectual development. Stunning photographs, facts, games, and puzzles will capture children's attention and make reading fun. Clear and comprehensive content helps develop educational skills and broaden a child's knowledge. Additionally, helpful parents' notes are included to encourage an interactive learning experience between caregiver and child. With My First Encyclopedia, children will build knowledge and vocabulary that will stimulate their mind and aid their development.

A collection of jazz chants, recorded with live music by world-famous jazz musicians, designed to practice useful language functions.

Jazz Chants are Carolyn Graham's snappy, upbeat chants and poems that use jazz rhythms to illustrate the natural stress and intonation patterns of conversational American English. Her first book, "Jazz Chants, was published in 1978, followed by "Jazz Chants for Children one year later. For over 25 years, classes all over the world have enjoyed jazz chanting as a unique way for students to improve their speaking and listening comprehension skills while reinforcing the language structures of everyday situations. "Jazz Chants the original edition first published over 25 years ago, contains the catchy and clever chants that started it all.

With more than 200 new entries, this updated edition boasts almost 2,000 common phrases and colloquial expressions used in contemporary American English. From greetings and good-byes to everyday small talk, each entry is presented in a realistic context. Special attention to the needs of nonnative speakers includes usage restrictions and cautions as well as a phrase-finder index for on-the-spot reference. It is an essential dictionary for all students of English who want to know the most common expressions in American speech today.

The Art of Public Speaking 11e continues to define the art of being the best by helping today's students become capable, responsible speakers and thinkers. With a strong focus on the practical skills of public speaking and grounded in classical and contemporary theories of rhetoric, The Art of Public Speaking offers full coverage of all major aspects of speech preparation and presentation. Utilizing the full suite of resources, students learn to internalize the principles of public speaking, build confidence through speech practice, and prepare for success in the classroom and beyond. With the new Enhanced Speech Capture in Connect Lucas, instructors now have the ability to evaluate live speeches using a customizable rubric in the classroom. Instructors may also upload speech videos on students' behalf to create and manage true peer review assignments. With its ground-breaking adaptive learning system, Connect Lucas(t) also helps students "know what they know," while guiding them to experience and learn important concepts that they need to know to succeed. With McGraw-Hill Create(t), instructors can now customize their Lucas 11e textbook to the section level, selecting and arranging only the sections covered in the course. The new Create system will automatically repaginate and re-number chapters, sections, graphs, and illustrations, based on how the instructor chooses to arrange them. This deep level of customization guarantees that students pay only for the content covered in the course.

《演讲的艺术（第十版）》是大学开设英语演讲课的首选教科书，也是大学生参加各类演讲比赛、提高演讲水平的必备参考书。本书自1983年第一版到最新版，始终高居美国演讲教科书销售排行榜的榜首。目前，在美国以及世界其他国家和地区，有近千所大学选用此书作为英语演讲课程的教材。本书是作者积累20余年演讲学领域学术研究及教学心得精心撰写的成果；同时也是作者在原版的基础上，专门针对中国读者的特点以及结合中国文化特点而特别改编的。

Updated in its 3rd edition, Human Communication in Society is the only text to explore the interplay between the individual and society and its impact on communication. By understanding how the tensions among individual forces, societal forces, cultures, and contexts shape communication and meaning, readers become more ethical and effective communicators. Alberts, Nakayama, and Martin wrote Human Communication in Society to bring a comprehensive, balanced view to the study of human communication.

The Routledge Dictionary of Economics, now in its third edition, provides the clearest, most authoritative definition of economic and financial terms available. The book is perfect for students and professionals interested in a broad range of disciplines including Business, Economics, Finance, and Accountancy and all additional subjects where a knowledge of these fields of essential. The dictionary has been updated to reflect the economic changes of the new Millennium including the emergence of experimental and behavioural economics, new political economy, the importance of institutions, globalization, environmental economics, financial crises and the economic emergence of China and India. It’s an international dictionary that includes succinctly explained A to Z entries and definitive explanations of the key terms, accompanied by a short bibliography and comprising supplementary online definitions. In a world where the reader is met with a barrage of conflicting and competing information, this book continues to provide a definitive guide to economics.

A leading economist and the editors of Fortune magazine have created the first concise, "user-friendly" encyclopedia of economic issues, concepts, thinkers, and key terms. Perfect for business people, students, and anyone who desires a clearer understanding of economic issues.