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My Revision Notes OCR Cambridge Nationals in ICT Levels 1 / 2 Unit 1 Understanding Computer Systems
by Sonia Stuart Brian GillinderUnlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know.
School to Career
by Harry T. Smith James H. Lorenz Brian Hutchison Grace W. Wambu Katheryne T. Leigh-Osroosh Joseph J. LittrellSchool to Career guides students through the important 21st-century life and career skills they will need as they explore careers, assess their abilities, and engage in opportunities with Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs), work-based learning, and planning for the future. By studying this text, students will learn personal skills, decision-making skills, and employability skills in preparation for the challenges they will face after graduation. This college and career-readiness text includes a new author team and a new design for that brings fresh and current examples to engage the modern student. The 12th edition has been streamlined to focus on key workplace skills, includes updated economic and career data, and covers current topics on digital citizenship and modern work environments, including the gig economy, SMART goals, conducting effective meetings, cultural identity and cross-cultural communication, and health and wellness.
A Brief Guide To The Hunger Games (Brief Histories )
by Brian J. RobbA comprehensive and compelling guide to Suzanne Collins's bestselling young-adult, dystopian trilogy The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay.<P><P> Robb explores themes in The Hunger Games, and the influences and inspirations that lie behind the books, highlighting where Suzanne Collins has drawn on mythology and history, reshaping them to fit her universe. He examines the characters and situations created in the book and how these have impacted on the books' largely teen readership. He also looks at reactions to the books from fans and critics, both acclaim and criticisms faced by the author. <P>Robb chronicles the adaptation of The Hunger Games from acclaimed, best-selling novel to blockbusting film.
Doomwyte (Redwall, Book #20)
by Brian JacquesThe young mouse Bisky persuades his friends at Redwall Abbey to seek a fabled treasure--the jeweled eyes of the Great Doomwyte Idol--only to lead them into the realm of the fearsome Korvus Skurr, the black-feathered raven.
Eulalia! (Redwall, Book #19)
by Brian JacquesThe aged Badger Lord of Salamandastron sends a young haremaid on a quest to find his successor Gorath, who is held captive by Vizka Longtooth and his scurrilous crew of Sea Raiders.
High Rhulain (Redwall #18)
by Brian JacquesYoung Tiria Wildlough is an ottermaid touched by the paw of destiny. Her epic adventure takes her on a journey from Redwall Abbey across the Great Western Sea, to the mysterious Green Isle. There she must fulfill an ancient prophecy and gain her inheritance. Green Isle is home to the otterclans, but they are beset by dangers from wildcat chieftain Riggu Felis and his catguard slave masters. Aided by two birds and a platoon of Long Patrol hares, Tiria joins forces with the outlaw leader of the otterclans in a battle that will test all their courage and skill. In the true tradition of Redwall comes a new saga full of feasts and fighting, riddles and quests, and a heroine you're not likely to forget as she strives to become the chosen one--the High Rhulain!
Loamhedge (Redwall, Book #16)
by Brian JacquesIn which young haremaid Martha Braebuck, wheelchair-bound since infancy, learns that the cure for her condition may be found at the mysterious ancient Abbey of Loamhedge. Other books in this series are available from Bookshare.
Lord Brocktree (Redwall, Book #13)
by Brian JacquesThe mighty badger warrior Lord Brocktree must reclaim the mountain land of Salamandastron from the army of a villainous wildcat.
Mariel of Redwall (Redwall, Book #4)
by Brian JacquesMariel of Redwall is a captivating and magical adventure story in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. At times gentle, but mostly packed with adventure and heroism on the grandest of scales, this tale is at once delightful and devastating in its proportions. Jacques weaves his customary magic, taking the reader to the heart and soul of the mythical Redwall--welcoming, terrifying, magical, and at times all too real. The place, the characters, and the adventure spring to life in a bout of indefinable magic, mystery, and mayhem. An excellent book that will leave readers begging for more. (Fortunately, there's plenty more where this came from!)
Marlfox (Redwall, Book #11)
by Brian JacquesA new presence is aprowl in Mossflower Woods-- the Marlfoxes. Stealthy, mysterious, they can disappear at any time, in any place, and they are out to plunder and destroy everything in their path.
Marlfox: A Tale from Redwall (Redwall #11)
by Brian JacquesMarlfoxes are aprowl in Mossflower Woods! The evil offspring of the wicked Queen Silth, they can disappear at will, and are out to plunder and destroy. Once they reach Redwall Abbey, they make off with one of the Abbey's most cherished treasures?the tapestry of Martin the Warrior that hangs in Great Hall. Who will rise to the Marlfoxes's challenge? It is young Dippler, a Guosim shrew, and Burble, a brave watervole, who set off on the quest to recover the stolen tapestry. Meanwhile, the Marlfoxes continue to lurk in the surrounding woods, threatening the abbeydwellers with their ever-menacing presence.In this newest installment of Brian Jacques's best-selling Redwall saga, youth takes center stage as the offspring of four warriors band together to save Redwall. A surefire hit for this highly acclaimed series!
Martin the Warrior (Redwall, Book #6)
by Brian JacquesHere comes at last the tale of Martin the Warrior. Told by a healer mouse and a sturdy hedgehog in Cavern Hole in Redwall Abbey, the story of Martin unfolds, from his from being captured as a child by Badrang the worst Stoat of the northern shore and Martin's fierce determination to regain his father's sword. But perhaps, could Martin's desire cost more than he might have bargained for and force him to lose things that are more precious than swords?
Mattimeo (Redwall, Book #3)
by Brian JacquesFrom the Book jacket: AN ATTACK ON THE VERY SOUL OF REDWALL Slagar the Fox is determined to vanquish peaceable Redwall. Gathering his mercenary band of rats, stoats, and weasels, he advances upon the Abbey with a cunning scheme. There will be no heroics, no courageous battle plans. He knows too well the power of the legendary Redwall sword. Instead, he will steal the children of Redwall from under their parents' very noses. And his prize captive will be Mattimeo, the headstrong young son of the fearless mouse warrior Matthias!
Mossflower (Redwall, Book #2)
by Brian JacquesFrom the Book Jacket: When the clever and greedy wildcat Tsarmina becomes Queen of a Thousand Eyes and ruler of all Mossflower Woods, she is determined to govern the peaceful woodlanders with an iron claw, bringing every otter and hedgehog, every mouse and squirrel to its whimpering knees. But then the brave mouse Martin and quick-talking mousethief Gonff meet in the depths of Kotir Castle. With the aid of all the woodlanders, the two escape from Kotir's dank dungeon and resolve to end Tsarmina's tyrannical rule. Joined by Dinny the mole, Martin and Gonff set off on a dangerous quest for Salamandastron, mountain of dragons, where they are convinced that their only hope, Boar the Fighter, still lives. Critically acclaimed author Brian Jacques is an unexcelled master of character and adventure. To create a memorable first book of fantasy is feat enough; to create a second as memorable as the first is a rare moment in publishing. Containing passages alive with high drama, resonant language and humor, and an unforgettable cast of characters, Mossflower, the prequel to the award-winning Redwall, is truly a book for all ages and all times.
Outcast of Redwall (Redwall, Book #8)
by Brian JacquesWhen ferret Swartt Sixclaw and his arch enemy Sunflash the Mace swear a pledge of death upon each other, a young creature is cruelly banished from the safety of Redwall. As he grows, he seeks revenge on the people of Redwall and finds himself embroiled in a hostile battle with far-reaching consequences.
Outcast of Redwall: A Tale from Redwall
by Brian JacquesWhen ferret Swartt Sixclaw and his arch enemy Sunflash the Mace swear a pledge of death upon each other, a young creature is cruelly banished from the safety of Redwall. As he grows, he seeks revenge on the people of Redwall and finds himself embroiled in a hostile battle with far-reaching consequences.
Pearls of Lutra (Redwall, Book #9)
by Brian JacquesThe Tears of All Oceans are missing. Six magnificent rose-colored pearls, which inspire passion and greed in all who see them, have been stolen and passed from hand to hand, leaving a cryptic trail of death and deception in their wake. And now Ublaz Mad Eyes, the evil emperor of a tropical isle, is determined to let no one stand in the way of his desperate attempt to claim the pearls as his own. At Redwall Abbey, a young hedgehog maid, Tansy, is equally determined to find the pearls first, with the help of her friends. And she must succeed, for the life of one she holds dear is in great danger.
Rakkety Tam (Redwall, Book #17)
by Brian JacquesFrom beyond the cold northern seas and the lands of ice, a terrifying beast arrives on the shores of Mossflower Country: Gulo the Savage! With his crew of white-furred vermin, this creature out of nightmare comes to murder his brother and seize the fabled Walking Stone. No beast is safe from the mighty Gulo, who feasts on the flesh of his enemies. But something stands between Gulo and what he seeks: the ancient Abbey of Redwall. Who will come to the aid of Abbot Humble and his peaceful woodlanders? The mercenary warrior from the borders, Rakkety Tam MacBurl, that's who! With his mate Wild Doogy Plumm, the brave squirrel sets forth on a quest to rescue two kidnapped Redwall maidens, and joins forces with one hundred perilous hares from the Long Patrol. Together they face a battle that ranges far over the plains, streams and woodlands of Mossflower in this epic tale of war, courage and comradeship. Hark to the battlecries: Redwaaaaaaalll Eulaliiiiiaaaa! Haway the Braaaaaaw!
Redwall (Redwall #1)
by Brian Jacques<P>It's a classic good versus evil tale, as rats and mice prepare to battle over ownership of Redwall Abbey. <P>Booklist Best Books of 1980's <P>School Library Journal Best Books of 1987 <P>ALA "75 Best Books of the Last 25 Years"
Redwall Winter's Tale
by Brian JacquesOn the last day of autumn, the Redwallers are preparing for some special guests: a troupe of traveling players who promise an evening of entertainment in exchange for a grand feast. The merriment continues far into the evening, until it's time for sleepy Dibbuns to be tucked in their beds with a story: the tale of Snow Badger, Lord of Wintertide, who comes on the first night of winter, bringing snow across the land. As they did in The Great Redwall Feast, Christopher Denise's warm pastel illustrations and Brian Jacques' magical words take young readers straight to the heart of Redwall. Fans, young and old, will be enchanted by this delightful winter's tale, spun by a master storyteller.
Salamandastron (Redwall, Book #5)
by Brian JacquesThe inhabitants of Redwall relax in the haze of summer-but as they do, the neighboring stronghold of Salamandastron lies besieged by the evil weasel army of Ferhago the Assassin. Worse still, Mara, beloved daughter of Urthstripe, Badger Lord of the Fire Mountain, is in terrible danger. Then a lightning bolt uncovers the sword of Martin the Warrior, and young Samkin embarks on an adventure that leads him to Mara. Can the good creatures triumph over the villainous Assassin?
Taggerung (Redwall, Book #14)
by Brian Jacques"Readers of all ages who enjoy fantasy can happily lose themselves in Redwall's cozy world, where they'll enjoy zestful fights, lengthy descriptions of scrumptious food, and endearing animals speaking in thick dialects. Jacques's characters vibrate with personality.... It's great fun, and not just for Redwall fans." -Kirkus Reviews From the book: Who can outrun the wind Yet turn on a single leaf, Stand silent as an amberfly Or steal the breath from a thief? The Taggerung! Who can outswim a pike Whose eyes are keen as the hawk's, Who brings death in his wake Yet leaves no mark where he walks? Zann Juskarath Taggerung! Other books in this series are available from Bookshare.
The Bellmaker
by Brian JacquesIt has been four seasons since Mariel, the warrior-mouse daughter of Joseph the Bellmaker, and her companion, Dandin, set off from Redwall to fight evil in Mossflower. Nothing has been heard of them since. Then one night, in a dream, the legendary Martin the Warrior comes to the Bellmaker with a mysterious message. Clearly, Mariel and Dandin are in grave danger. Joseph and four Redwallers set off at once to aid them. As they push over land and sea, they cannot know the terrible threats they face. Will the Bellmaker and his companions arrive in time to help Mariel and Dandin?
The Bellmaker (Redwall, Book #7)
by Brian JacquesMore than four seasons have passed since Mariel the Warriormouse and the rogue mouse, Dandin, set off from Redwall in search of adventure, and Joseph the Bellmaker is worried. Where is his beloved daughter? Joseph's answer comes to him in a dream, and soon he's off, accompanied by the intrepid Finnbarr Galedeep and the brave crew of the good ship, Pearl Queen, to save a kingdom and rescue Mariel. But what's behind the riddle in the dream? Can Joseph guess its meaning and find his daughter? Can this be the end of Mariel the Warriormouse? The momentous questions of this seventh epic in the Redwall series will hold a new audience of readers in its magical spell and captivate dedicated Redwall followers as well.
The Legend of Luke (Redwall, Book #12)
by Brian Jacques"In this twelfth book of the Redwall epic, storyteller Brian Jacques goes back in time to the days before Redwall, revealing with dramatic poignancy the legend of the first of the magnificent Redwall Warriors - Luke, father of Martin." "Joined by Trimp the Hedgehog, Dinny Foremole, and Gonff - the ever-mischievous Prince of Mousethieves - it is that legend Martin hopes to discover when he embarks on a perilous journey to the northland shore, where his father abandoned him as a child. There, within the carcass of a great red ship - broken in half and wedged high up between pillars of stone - he finally uncovers what he has been searching for: the true story of the evil pirate stoat, Vilu Daskar, and the valiant warrior who pursued him relentlessly over the high seas, seeking to destroy Vilu at all costs, even if it meant deserting his only son."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved