Rachel Walker

Earth is one of eight planets in our Solar System, that circle around the Sun. Our Solar System is just one tiny part of The Milky Way. The Milky Way is the galaxy we live in. There are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe.

Our Solar System

Linguists researching the sounds of languages do not just study lists of sounds but seek to discover generalizations about sound patterns by grouping them into categories. They study the common properties of each category and identify what distinguishes one category from another. Vowel patterns, for instance, are analysed and compared across languages to identify phonological similarities and differences. This account of vowel patterns in language brings a wealth of cross-linguistic material to the study of vowel systems and offers theoretical insights. Informed by research in speech perception and production, it addresses the fundamental question of how the relative prominence of word position influences vowel processes and distributions. The book combines a cross-linguistic focus with detailed case studies. Descriptions and analyses are provided for vowel patterns in over 25 languages from around the world, with particular emphasis on minor Romance languages and on the diachronic development of the German umlaut.

Vowel Patterns in Language

Pam Holden

The children in this story like to have lots of different rides. They always like to go as fast as they can. What do you like to ride on? Do you go fast like them? Reading Level 3/F&P Level B

Zoom! Zoom!

On Grace’s birthday she got a big surprise. Her mother and father gave her a card with a string tied onto it. They told her to follow the string to find her birthday present. Can you guess where she went? What do you think she found at the end of the string?

The Birthday Surprise

Polar Bear Survival

Mind, Body, Whole

Before any road construction can begin, road planners must study the area to decide which way is best to get from one place to another. They need to know how many vehicles will use the new road, and whether it will have any bridges or tunnels. Surveyors and engineers will be needed, as well as special heavy machinery driven by skillful operators. The same careful attention is needed for repairs or changes to existing roads. Reading Level 27/F&P Level R

Road Works

Focuses on the six years of perestroika in the Soviet Union and suggests that many of the problems confronting the new states were first created during this time. The book tries to explore and explain some of these developments, covering events up to August 1992.

Rachel Walker

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