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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (PDF)
by Maya AngelouMaya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she has known discrimination and extreme poverty, but also hope, joy, achievement and celebration. In this first volume of her six books of autobiography, Maya Angelou beautifully evokes her childhood with her grandmother in the American south of the 1930s. She learns the power of the white folks at the other end of town and suffers the terrible trauma of rape by her mother's lover.nbsp;
Frankenstein's Aunt
by Allan Rune Pettersson Translated By Tate JoanOne of a series of fiction for schools, this is an horror story based on the Frankenstein legend. When Aunt Frankenstein arrives at the castle of her nephew, who created the monster, to restore that place to order and clear the family's blackened name, she encounters both Dracula and the werewolf and attempts to solve their problems too.
Frankenstein's Aunt
by Allan Rune Pettersson Translated By Tate JoanOne of a series of fiction for schools, this is an horror story based on the Frankenstein legend. When Aunt Frankenstein arrives at the castle of her nephew, who created the monster, to restore that place to order and clear the family's blackened name, she encounters both Dracula and the werewolf and attempts to solve their problems too.
Strange Meeting (PDF)
by Susan HillYoung officer John Hilliard returns to his battalion in France following a period of sick leave in England. Despite having trouble adjusting to all the new faces, the stiff and reserved Hilliard forms a friendship with David Barton, an open and cheerful new recruit who has still to be bloodied in battle. As the pair approach the front line, to the proximity of death and destruction, their strange friendship deepens. But each knows that soon they will be separated ...
Climate Graph - Cool, temperate maritime: Shannon, Ireland (Large Print)
This is a graph showing temperature and precipitation over the period of a year in Shannon. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. There are vertical bars indicating average monthly rainfall and a thick dashed line going across the page showing the average monthly temperature. On the left of the page is a vertical scale marked in degrees Centigrade starting from zero at the bottom. It is marked at every five degrees and labelled at every ten degrees. Running right across the page are fine horizontal grid lines. The thick dashed line representing the temperature can be found at the bottom left of the page sloping up and down to right. Across the bottom of the page are twelve labelled vertical bars showing the rainfall for each month of the year, starting with January on the left. To allow sufficient space, the braille labels are uncapitalised. At the far right of the page is a vertical scale of precipitation in millimetres, starting with zero at the bottom. This is marked every 25 mm and labelled every 50 mm.
Climate Graph - Cool, temperate maritime: Shannon, Ireland (UEB Contracted)
This is a graph showing temperature and precipitation over the period of a year in Shannon. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. There are vertical bars indicating average monthly rainfall and a thick dashed line going across the page showing the average monthly temperature. On the left of the page is a vertical scale marked in degrees Centigrade starting from zero at the bottom. It is marked at every five degrees and labelled at every ten degrees. Running right across the page are fine horizontal grid lines. The thick dashed line representing the temperature can be found at the bottom left of the page sloping up and down to right. Across the bottom of the page are twelve labelled vertical bars showing the rainfall for each month of the year, starting with January on the left. To allow sufficient space, the braille labels are uncapitalised. At the far right of the page is a vertical scale of precipitation in millimetres, starting with zero at the bottom. This is marked every 25 mm and labelled every 50 mm.
Climate Graph - Cool, temperate maritime: Shannon, Ireland (UEB Uncontracted)
This is a graph showing temperature and precipitation over the period of a year in Shannon. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. There are vertical bars indicating average monthly rainfall and a thick dashed line going across the page showing the average monthly temperature. On the left of the page is a vertical scale marked in degrees Centigrade starting from zero at the bottom. It is marked at every five degrees and labelled at every ten degrees. Running right across the page are fine horizontal grid lines. The thick dashed line representing the temperature can be found at the bottom left of the page sloping up and down to right. Across the bottom of the page are twelve labelled vertical bars showing the rainfall for each month of the year, starting with January on the left. To allow sufficient space, the braille labels are uncapitalised. At the far right of the page is a vertical scale of precipitation in millimetres, starting with zero at the bottom. This is marked every 25 mm and labelled every 50 mm.
Climate Graph- Mediterranean: Rome, Italy (Large Print)
This is a graph showing temperature and precipitation over the period of a year in Rome. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. There are vertical bars indicating average monthly rainfall and a thick dashed line going across the page showing the average monthly temperature. On the left of the page is a vertical scale marked in degrees Centigrade starting from zero at the bottom. It is marked at every five degrees and labelled at every ten degrees. Running right across the page are fine horizontal grid lines. The thick dashed line representing the temperature can be found at the bottom left of the page sloping up and down to right. Across the bottom of the page are twelve labelled vertical bars showing the rainfall for each month of the year, starting with January on the left. To allow sufficient space, the braille labels are uncapitalised. At the far right of the page is a vertical scale of precipitation in millimetres, starting with zero at the bottom. This is marked every 25 mm and labelled every 50 mm.
Climate Graph- Mediterranean: Rome, Italy (UEB Contracted)
This is a graph showing temperature and precipitation over the period of a year in Rome. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. There are vertical bars indicating average monthly rainfall and a thick dashed line going across the page showing the average monthly temperature. On the left of the page is a vertical scale marked in degrees Centigrade starting from zero at the bottom. It is marked at every five degrees and labelled at every ten degrees. Running right across the page are fine horizontal grid lines. The thick dashed line representing the temperature can be found at the bottom left of the page sloping up and down to right. Across the bottom of the page are twelve labelled vertical bars showing the rainfall for each month of the year, starting with January on the left. To allow sufficient space, the braille labels are uncapitalised. At the far right of the page is a vertical scale of precipitation in millimetres, starting with zero at the bottom. This is marked every 25 mm and labelled every 50 mm.
Climate Graph- Mediterranean: Rome, Italy (UEB Uncontracted)
This is a graph showing temperature and precipitation over the period of a year in Rome. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. There are vertical bars indicating average monthly rainfall and a thick dashed line going across the page showing the average monthly temperature. On the left of the page is a vertical scale marked in degrees Centigrade starting from zero at the bottom. It is marked at every five degrees and labelled at every ten degrees. Running right across the page are fine horizontal grid lines. The thick dashed line representing the temperature can be found at the bottom left of the page sloping up and down to right. Across the bottom of the page are twelve labelled vertical bars showing the rainfall for each month of the year, starting with January on the left. To allow sufficient space, the braille labels are uncapitalised. At the far right of the page is a vertical scale of precipitation in millimetres, starting with zero at the bottom. This is marked every 25 mm and labelled every 50 mm.
Congruency
This diagram consists of two pairs of congruent shapes; two triangles in the middle of the page and two irregular shapes at the bottom of the page. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The top two are congruent - the one on the right is in a mirrored position. The diagram shows how their congruency is proved. The bottom two are also congruent - the one on the right is in a rotated position. When shapes are congruent they are the same size and shape but can be rotated and/or mirrored.
Congruency
This diagram consists of two pairs of congruent shapes; two triangles in the middle of the page and two irregular shapes at the bottom of the page. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The top two are congruent - the one on the right is in a mirrored position. The diagram shows how their congruency is proved. The bottom two are also congruent - the one on the right is in a rotated position. When shapes are congruent they are the same size and shape but can be rotated and/or mirrored.
Cross section of a ball and socket joint (Large Print)
The hip socket is in the top left of the page and the ball of the femur is in the centre of the page. The diagram is surrounded by an image border. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The upper end of the femur is in the bottom right of the page. It leads up to the femoral head which connects to the ball of the joint. The joint has a ligament holding the two bones together to the upper right and lower left of the page.
Cross section of a ball and socket joint (UEB Contracted)
The hip socket is in the top left of the page and the ball of the femur is in the centre of the page. The diagram is surrounded by an image border. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The upper end of the femur is in the bottom right of the page. It leads up to the femoral head which connects to the ball of the joint. The joint has a ligament holding the two bones together to the upper right and lower left of the page.
Cross section of a ball and socket joint (UEB Uncontracted)
The hip socket is in the top left of the page and the ball of the femur is in the centre of the page. The diagram is surrounded by an image border. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The upper end of the femur is in the bottom right of the page. It leads up to the femoral head which connects to the ball of the joint. The joint has a ligament holding the two bones together to the upper right and lower left of the page.
Cross section of a synovial joint (Large Print)
There is a bone at the top of the page, the joint in the centre of the page and another bone at the bottom of the page. The diagram is surrounded by an image border. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The bone in the top part of the page ends in the centre of the page, where it is covered with cartilage. Similarly the bone in the bottom part of the page ends in the centre of the page and is also covered with cartilage. To the left and right a ligament holds the two bones together. There is fluid between the two areas of cartilage which is held in place by a membrane.
Cross section of a synovial joint (UEB Contracted)
There is a bone at the top of the page, the joint in the centre of the page and another bone at the bottom of the page. The diagram is surrounded by an image border. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The bone in the top part of the page ends in the centre of the page, where it is covered with cartilage. Similarly the bone in the bottom part of the page ends in the centre of the page and is also covered with cartilage. To the left and right a ligament holds the two bones together. There is fluid between the two areas of cartilage which is held in place by a membrane.
Cross section of a synovial joint (UEB Uncontracted)
There is a bone at the top of the page, the joint in the centre of the page and another bone at the bottom of the page. The diagram is surrounded by an image border. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The bone in the top part of the page ends in the centre of the page, where it is covered with cartilage. Similarly the bone in the bottom part of the page ends in the centre of the page and is also covered with cartilage. To the left and right a ligament holds the two bones together. There is fluid between the two areas of cartilage which is held in place by a membrane.
Cross section of the left human lung (Large Print)
This diagram shows the left lung, its bronchus and part of the trachea seen from the front and surrounded by an image border. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. In the top left of the diagram the lower part of the trachea runs down the page a short way, before dividing into the two bronchi. The left bronchus goes down and to the right of the page, and enters the left lung. It divides many times into bronchioles, each of which ends in an alveolus.
Cross section of the left human lung (UEB Contracted)
This diagram shows the left lung, its bronchus and part of the trachea seen from the front and surrounded by an image border. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. In the top left of the diagram the lower part of the trachea runs down the page a short way, before dividing into the two bronchi. The left bronchus goes down and to the right of the page, and enters the left lung. It divides many times into bronchioles, each of which ends in an alveolus.
Cross section of the left human lung (UEB Uncontracted)
This diagram shows the left lung, its bronchus and part of the trachea seen from the front and surrounded by an image border. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. In the top left of the diagram the lower part of the trachea runs down the page a short way, before dividing into the two bronchi. The left bronchus goes down and to the right of the page, and enters the left lung. It divides many times into bronchioles, each of which ends in an alveolus.
Development of a tropical storm - cross section (Large Print)
This page shows a tropical storm in cross section (cut through vertically and seen from the side). There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The diagram has a dashed line image border. In the middle of the page there are arrows pointing down, and to either side of these the cross section through the clouds can be found. Going across the bottom of the page is a textured area representing the sea. The straight arrows in the middle of the page represent the flow of air down into the clear 'eye' of the storm system. To either side are textured areas of cloud. Within these textured areas, wiggly arrows show water vapour rising through the cloud from the sea. Rain is shown falling from the cloud to the sea at the bottom of the page. Three horizontal arrows, pointing right, can be found on the left of the page just above the sea. Three similar arrows, pointing left, can be found just above the sea on the right of the page. These all show airflow into the storm system.
Development of a tropical storm - cross section (UEB Contracted)
This page shows a tropical storm in cross section (cut through vertically and seen from the side). There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The diagram has a dashed line image border. In the middle of the page there are arrows pointing down, and to either side of these the cross section through the clouds can be found. Going across the bottom of the page is a textured area representing the sea. The straight arrows in the middle of the page represent the flow of air down into the clear 'eye' of the storm system. To either side are textured areas of cloud. Within these textured areas, wiggly arrows show water vapour rising through the cloud from the sea. Rain is shown falling from the cloud to the sea at the bottom of the page. Three horizontal arrows, pointing right, can be found on the left of the page just above the sea. Three similar arrows, pointing left, can be found just above the sea on the right of the page. These all show airflow into the storm system.
Development of a tropical storm - cross section (UEB Uncontracted)
This page shows a tropical storm in cross section (cut through vertically and seen from the side). There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The diagram has a dashed line image border. In the middle of the page there are arrows pointing down, and to either side of these the cross section through the clouds can be found. Going across the bottom of the page is a textured area representing the sea. The straight arrows in the middle of the page represent the flow of air down into the clear 'eye' of the storm system. To either side are textured areas of cloud. Within these textured areas, wiggly arrows show water vapour rising through the cloud from the sea. Rain is shown falling from the cloud to the sea at the bottom of the page. Three horizontal arrows, pointing right, can be found on the left of the page just above the sea. Three similar arrows, pointing left, can be found just above the sea on the right of the page. These all show airflow into the storm system.
Development of a tropical storm - map (Large Print)
This diagram shows the development of a tropical storm, in map view (seen from above). There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The image is surrounded by an image border. Most of the border is filled with a texture representing the sea. To the left of the page are descriptive labels and to the right a textured object shaped roughly like a ring doughnut. At the bottom left of the page, just above a label, are two arrows pointing to the left, indicating the direction of travel of the storm system. The right hand portion of the page shows the ring-shaped storm system with the clear 'eye' at its centre. It is surrounded by arrows showing the anti-clockwise (in the northern hemisphere) rotational direction of the system.