A Basket Of Bangles

With seed money borrowed from a bank, a young woman and four of her friends in Bangladesh change their lives by starting their own businesses.

Engaging translation and study of a popular North Indian epic.

Looks for Learning: Loose Parts is a full-colour, practical guide to inspire child-led learning that's linked to current policy and the EYFS framework. As each child progresses through their learning journey, Early Years practitioners are expected to identify and understand what learning is taking place in every activity that a child is involved in. Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, uses her wealth of experience as an Early Years teacher to explore the learning that takes place when a child is tinkering with loose parts, including tinker trays filled with nuts and bolts, pompoms and play dough to combine, construct and investigate with. Loose parts are natural or synthetic materials and resources that have no pre-planned use; they can be moved, combined with other resources, lined up, deconstructed and constructed again. They can capture a child's imagination, curiosity and creativity as they play with and manipulate them. This dip-in-and-out book is linked to the Characteristics of Effective Learning and presents case studies, real-life images and practical pointers to explore their use. With tips for setting up the environment to the adult's role in this child-led play, Looking For Learning: Loose Parts is ideal for all Early Years practitioners searching for accessible ideas for using loose parts in their settings.

Romen Basu One Of India'S Significant Novelists And Poets Has Once Again Written In His Latest Novel Breach Of Faith/L About The Neglect Ot And Injustice Towards, The Poor Street Children Of India. Like His Previous Crusading Novels, He Has Written About Children-Victims Of Class And Caste -Who Have Been Driven To Seek Shelter In Cardboard Boxes On The Streets Or On Platforms In Railway Stations. The Story Revolves Around Two Children Whose Parents' Identity Is Unclear And Who Grew Up In The Delhi Railway Station, Begging For Their Livelihood. Mithu The Protagonist And His Friend Munni Move On To Their Separate Lives After Mithu Was Forced To Escape To Mumbai From The Clutches Of Ratnakar, A Drug Dealer, Who Threatened His Life Unless He Accepted His Offer To Sell Drugs. But His Escape Is By No Means The End Of His Misery. By A Cruel Twist Of Fate He Is Driven To Selling Drugs In Mumbai Sliding Down To Further Degradation. Munni'S Life Takes A Turn For The Better When A Family Gives Her Shelter In Mistaken Belief That She Is A Brahmin. Munni Gets Married Into The Family, Moving To Mumbai And Starts A New Life,Fate Deals Her A Cruel Blow. She Accidentally Runs Into Mithu In Mumbai. Jealous Of Munni'S Good Fortune, Mithu Exposes The Real Munni To Her In-Laws. Driven Out Of A Secure Home Munni Is Forced To Move In With Mithu And To Drugs And Degradation. Both End In Tragedy. Romen Basu Has Written A Moving Account Of Street Children Who Have No Chance To Escape From Their Misery And Deprivation. It Is A Poi~Ant Tale Of Injustice At The Hands Of An Uncaring Society.

Why is there always one child who persistently plays with the door, who mixes sand with water or throws objects across the room? Can these repetitive behaviours, known as schemas, be useful in targeting children's next steps within the EYFS? Is there a way to use them to unlock learning is young children? Schemas: A Practical Handbook not only explains what schemas are and how to identify them, but also expands on that knowledge. With the use of pragmatic ideas, rather than being based solely on theory, it explores how schemas are useful in developing children's learning alongside what they already do. The standalone chapters each revolve around a particular schema and feature case studies to discuss how that schema can be used to help children progress within the seven areas of learning, as outlined in the EYFS. Laura England further supports this development with suggestions for enhancements to the environment, core resources and activities. This step-by-step guide is essential for practitioners wishing to further their understanding of children's learning.

Told in the first person, this honest, deeply moving and searingly self-critical account of the life of first generation Pakistani migrants in England is imbedded in the kaleidoscopic memories of a generation haunted by the tragic events of history. Burdened by their own secrets, it is the tale of a family in pursuit of hope and happiness in a new world. The narrative lays bare the heart of family life and the cosmos of first generation migrants, as they struggle to find a toehold in an utterly foreign country. Plucked from the warmth of Rawalpindi, transported to a cold foggy London winter, surround by the invisible barriers created by her culture, Salmi’s life becomes confined to the four walls of her family’s two-bed flat in Stockwell. While Abbu and Ammi wish their children to succeed in Western society, they also strive to maintain the heritage and religion they cherish. Enthralled by the allure of the world that lies beyond her family home, Salmi is required to navigate the slippery path between the strict traditions she has inherited and the baffling modern life she encounters every day as she grows up. Battling the yearnings of her family ‘in exile’ as well as her own emotional confusion, Salmi gradually transcends the strict traditions she has inherited. Today, she knows she has triumphed against all odds…but at what cost?