New Releases by Michael Benton

All-new edition of the world’s leading vertebrate palaeontology textbook, now addressing key evolutionary transitions and ecological drivers for vertebrate evolution Richly illustrated with colour illustrations of the key species and cladograms of all major vertebrate taxa, Vertebrate Palaeontology provides a complete account of the evolution of vertebrates, including macroevolutionary trends and drivers that have shaped their organs and body plans, key transitions such as terrestrialization, endothermy, flight and impacts of mass extinctions on biodiversity and ecological drivers behind the origin of chordates and vertebrates, their limbs, jaws, feathers, and hairs. This revised and updated fifth edition features numerous recent examples of breakthrough discoveries in line with the current macroevolutionary approach in palaeontology research, such as the evolutionary drivers that have shaped vertebrate development. Didactical features have been enhanced and include new functional and developmental feature spreads, key questions, and extensive references to useful websites. Written by a leading academic in the field, Vertebrate Palaeontology discusses topics such as: Palaeozoic fishes, including Cambrian vertebrates, placoderms (‘armour-plated monsters’), Pan-Chondrichthyes such as sharks and rays, and Osteichthyes (‘bony fishes’) The first tetrapods, covering problems of life on land, diversity of Carboniferous tetrapods and temnospondyls and reptiliomorphs following the Carboniferous Mesozoic reptiles, such as Testudinata (turtles), Crocodylomorpha, Pterosauria, Dinosauria, great sea dragons and Lepidosauria (lizards and snakes) Mammals of the southern and northern hemispheres, covering Xenarthra (sloths, anteaters), Afrotheria (African mammals), Laurasiatheria (bats, ungulates, carnivores), and Euarchontoglires (rodents, primates) A highly comprehensive and completely up-to-date reference on vertebrate evolution, Vertebrate Palaeontology is an ideal learning aid for palaeontology courses in biology and geology departments. The text is also highly valuable to enthusiasts who want to experience the flavour of how modern research in the field is conducted.

Develop a love for poetry at key stage three with the trusted Touchstones series. This diverse selection of over 150 poems features thought-provoking contemporary voices and much-loved favourites. Touchstones: A Teaching Anthology of Poetry will help you to: · Explain and contextualise poems across a broad range of genres and themes · Support your lessons with over 100 ready-made activities designed for independent, paired and group work · Challenge your students with additional activities specifically designed to stretch their learning · Build the skills required for the poetry element of the latest GCSE English Literature specifications, with chapters dedicated to comparative and unseen poetry · Introduce a range of poets commonly studied at GCSE, from William Wordsworth to Imtiaz Dharker · Introduce a range of contemporary poets, such as Kate Clanchy and Holly McNish, alongside more familiar classics · Support the implementation of the 2014 national curriculum at Key Stage 3 Michael Benton has recently published a new collection of poetry: ''In the Mind''s Eye''. Available in bookstores now.

Develop a love for poetry at key stage three with the trusted Touchstones series. This diverse selection of over 150 poems features thought-provoking contemporary voices and much-loved favourites. Touchstones: A Teaching Anthology of Poetry will help you to: · Explain and contextualise poems across a broad range of genres and themes · Support your lessons with over 100 ready-made activities designed for independent, paired and group work · Challenge your students with additional activities specifically designed to stretch their learning · Build the skills required for the poetry element of the latest GCSE English Literature specifications, with chapters dedicated to comparative and unseen poetry · Introduce a range of poets commonly studied at GCSE, from William Wordsworth to Imtiaz Dharker · Introduce a range of contemporary poets, such as Kate Clanchy and Holly McNish, alongside more familiar classics · Support the implementation of the 2014 national curriculum at Key Stage 3 Michael Benton has recently published a new collection of poetry: 'In the Mind's Eye'. Available in bookstores now.

Michael Benton''s book develops the concept of spectatorship as an answer to these questions. It explores the similarities and differences in our experiences of literature and the visual arts, and discusses their implications for pedagogy and their applications in cross-curricular work in the classroom. Teachers will find that, while many of the visual and verbal texts may be familiar, the approaches to them offer fresh insights and a rich agenda for the classroom. Shakespeare, Fielding, Hogarth, Blake, Wordsworth, Constable, Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Wilfred Owen, Paul Nash, Stanley Spencer, Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney - the range of authors and artists discussed is both extensive and relevant to the National Curriculum and to post-16 and undergraduate courses.

This amazing 160-page volume is the perfect guide to dinosaurs for children aged seven plus. It is packed with colorful illustrations, step-by-step sequences, and the latest photography to keep children engaged. Arranged thematically into key areas, the concise text is clear, accurate, and perfectly pitched, making this an unbeatable resource for home and school. Plus, a glossary and index are included along with a list of websites for further learning.

Drawing upon a wide range of biographies of literary subjects, from Shakespeare and Wordsworth to William Golding and V.S. Naipaul, this book develops a poetics of literary biography based on the triangular relationships of lives, works and times and how narrative operates in holding them together. Biography is seen as a hybrid genre in which historical and fictional elements are imaginatively combined. It considers the roles of story-telling, factual data in the art of life-writing, and the literariness of its language. It includes a case study of the biography of Ellen Terry, discussion of the controversial relationship between a subject''s life and works, ''biographical criticism'' and, through the issue of gender, the social and cultural changes biographies reflect. It frames a poetics on the basis of its strategy and tactics and demonstrates how the literal truth of verifiable data and the poetic truth of what is narrated are interdependent.

Discover the world of flesh eating dinosaurs, ranging from turkey-sized dinosaurs to the awesome T Rex, in a way that explains and entertains, making non-fiction fun! In this breathtaking book, students will learn the latest discoveries about theropods: what they looked like, how they hunted, and why they could all live together peacefully! Filled with question and answer segments, colorful illustrations, spot and count features, fun facts, and projects, young readers will enjoy this interactive and educational book and its activities. With rich language and eye-popping graphics and treatments, children of all learning styles will connect with this text!

Equity and Trusts examines the foundational principles and concepts of this area of law. Written by practicing lawyers and lecturers in the subject, this book aims to provide an accessible yet comprehensive introductory text for Australian students. Equity and Trusts analyses many relevant cases and legislation, and in five parts systematically discusses and clarifies the complexities within this discipline. Part A Provides an overview of the history and nature of equity.Part B Explores property and equity including equitable estates and interests.Part C Examines equitable grounds of relief and the relationships that require equitable protection.Part D Provides an efficient overview of the law of trusts.Part E Offers an examination of equitable remedies and defences. An excellent resource for law students, Equity and Trusts provides visual summaries in the form of flow charts, and each chapter includes key concepts and end-of-chapter discussion questions, further reading and useful websites and links. It also introduces students to key examinable areas, legal style essays, problems and assessment.

500 pages, 2500 illustrations : Écrite dans un langage simple et abondamment illustrée, elle se lit seul ou en famille, et accompagne les deuxième et troisième cycles du primaire. Un classement thématique : Dix chapitres adaptés à la curiosité des enfants : La Terre ; L'' Univers ; La mer ; Tous les animaux ; Au temps des dinosaures ; Les plantes ; Mon corps ; Les machines ; Les continents et les peuples ; Les sciences. 140 jeux et activités : Parce qu''on apprend beaucoup et très facilement en s''amusant et en réalisant de courtes expériences. Un extrait de conte illustre chaque thème et invite à la lecture. Des petits encadrés de vocabulaire expliquent les mots difficiles.

Discusses the discovery and classification of dinosaurs and examines individual species.

"An amazing journey through a lost world" - cover subtitle. This item has accompanying material (SIC69073).

Finding out -- The world of dinosaurs -- Dinosaurs in close-up -- Dinosaur neighbors -- The end -- Reference section.

Take a look at several small dinosaurs, some the size of a cat, providing color illustrations and details on their physical characteristics, geographic areas, time period, diets, and defenses.

Looks at how big they were, what different groups were called, and how much they ate to stay alive.

This exciting and colourful new series presents dinosaurs through a combination of beautiful artwork, zoom-in boxes, awesome fact boxes, fun comparisons and quiz features. Each book concentrates on a different kind of dinosaur, highlighting particular features of that type with up-to-date information and latest discoveries. DUCKBILLS AND BONEHEADS takes a closer look at those groups of plant eaters that roamed the world millions of years ago. It looks at Dryosaurus'' wanderings, Iguanodon''s claw and the funny-shaped head of Stegosaurus. A clear and colourful timeline shows when this group of dinosaurs lived lived, and simple maps show where the fossil finds have been.

Grade level: 8, 9, 10, i, s, t.

The poems in this collection have been written specifically for pupils aged seven to 13. Each one was written in response to a famous painting, and the paintings and poems are paired in the book. Pupils are therefore introduced to the worlds of poetry and art through active reading and viewing. Activities aim to draw the pupils into creative and critical discussion. Among the artists featured are Dali, Degas, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Picasso, Whistler and Kandinsky, and poets include U.A. Fanthorpe, Charles Causley, Carol Anne Duffy, Alan Brownjohn and James Berry.

Presents an anthology of famous paintings and poems. This companion volume to Double Vision investigates painting and poetry, showing poems inspired by paintings and paintings inspired by poems side by side. It aims to stimulate discussion of the interplay of text and language.

Fossils - Evolution - Dinosaurs - Mammals - Radiometric dating - Continental drift - Wegener's evidence - Plate tectonics - Precambrian - Palaeozoic - Cambrian - Ordovician - Silurian period - Devonian - Carboniferous - Permian - Mesozoic - Triassic - Jurassic - Cretaceous - Cenozoic - Palaeocene epoch - Eocene - Oligocene - Miocene - Pliocene - Pleistocene______________