Kate Scott Knihy

"Stephen Hawking was a physicist, cosmologist and author who made the study of the universe understandable to everyone. From his studies at Cambridge university, to the diagnosis of his motor neurone disease, to his winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom, read about the life of the man who is known the world over for his incredible contribution to science and the world in this beautifully illustrated book with real-life stories, timelines and facts."--Provided by publisher

James Bond never had to dress up as a girl . . .Spies-in-training Joe and Sam have one last mission to complete before Joe's family is moved on and Joe can finally ditch the dresses and stop pretending to be 'Josie'. They have to handle a series of top-secret collections using their growing stealth skills - not to mention the latest gadgets from HQ - it's perfect! At least, it is until Joe's spy mum is put in danger and needs an urgent body double . . . Joe's disguise is about to become a lot taller! Can he walk in high heels well enough - and learn what it means to not only be a spy, but also a parent - to fool the enemies and save his family from discovery?

Joe and Sam put their spy skills to the test against a new villain, in a new mission and in . Joe and Sam land the lead roles in the end-of-course show - but Sam's playing the male lead, and Joe's the prima donna!

James Bond never had to dress up as a girl Joe comes home from school one day to find his apparently ordinary parents are actually spies What's more, baddies are after them. They need to leave their home immediately and disguise themselves to avoid discovery. Joe is thrilled - until he discovers he has to pretend to be a girl.

Focusing on the pragmatics of online discourse, this book explores how language and communication are utilized and interpreted in digital contexts. It serves as a vital resource for professionals in digital pragmatics, language and media, as well as those studying English language, linguistics, and communication. The insights provided are essential for understanding behavior in digitally mediated environments.

Project X CODE is a book-by-book series built for struggling readers aged 6 and above. Welcome to Micro World, invented by Macro Marvel - an amazing theme park where you have to shrink to get in! Disaster struck when CODE, the computer that controlled the park and the robots inside, went wrong and started shrinking everyone. A year later, with the park about to relaunch, things go wrong again! Team X must return to help Mini Marvel with another mission - to avoid the malfunctioning BITEs, reset the zones, and find the park's new engineer Ace! In this book, Team X and Mini find out about the Mino-BITE - just in time!

Project X CODE Extra introduces more exciting adventure stories and fascinating non-fiction texts into the Project X CODE series. Get lost in the twists, turns and dead ends of different mazes in this Maze Craze non-fiction book.

Pragmatics - the study of language in context - is a key topic within English language and linguistics. This book introduces the core topics in the field, taking readers from basic principles to an understanding of key theories and approaches, including speech acts, Grice, politeness, relevance theory, metaphor, and irony.

A new analysis of how speakers and writers use referring expressions in discourse, and how hearers and readers interpret them. Using the established relevance-theoretic pragmatic framework, the book focuses on how speakers and writers achieve stylistic and poetic effects via their choice of referring expression.