Bøger af Lucy Martin

Last to Leave is the third in the DS Ronnie Delmar series - police procedural meets psychological thriller, with a kick-ass female protagonist set against the backdrop of the police misconduct scandals in the UK. The third book in the DS Ronnie Delmar detective series begins when Hannah Lloyd is pushed from her third-floor balcony at the end of her birthday lunch party. Suspicion naturally falls upon the three guests who had just left the apartment, alongside Hannah's estranged husband and a jealous neighbour. But as the investigation develops, so does the network of suspects, eventually revealing a chilling connection between the crime and those in charge of preventing it. Forced to work alongside her arch-nemesis DCI Matt Preedy, Ronnie finds herself looking over her shoulder at her own colleagues and questioning the motives of those she thought she trusted.

Chaos reigns in the land of Pandemonia (King Chaos that is) and the sensible Prince Logic of neighbouring Pragmatica is gathering troops in preparation for an invasion. The only thing King Chaos seems to be able to gather is lollypops, and even then he loses them in his beard. Just when the king has given up all hope, the arrival of a young boy armed with a magic thesaurus and a talent for making paper planes promises a last grain of hope for Pandemonia, but will it be enough?Saving Pandemonia is an uplifting raucous tale of a battle between logic and chaos - where expectations are turned topsy turvy and with the twists and turns of the plot, the outcome is uncertain until the very last page. The underlying theme of words and their meanings adds an educational slant (but not one the children will notice) and the plethora of endearingly fallible characters lends a spark of realism to what is otherwise a comic fantasy novel. There's something for everyone, and a pervasive humour that will cross the generational boundaries and appeal to children and adults alike. If you're a fan of Mr Gum, the Mr Men, Monty Python, Outnumbered or Miranda, you'll love this.

How to Ace your French oral is a comprehensive revision guide for all students taking their GCSE French or international equivalent. The book provides answers on all topics covered in the GCSE oral syllabus together with English translation and a glossary of impressive phrases. As well as being an essential companion to the oral, the material can easily be adapted to the writing exam, and has been tried and tested over recent years, delivering top marks every time.

The essential handbook for A level and university students, including detailed explanations of advanced grammar points, sample oral questions and answers and lists of advanced vocabulary by topic, tailored to the current syllabus.

The essential guide to getting top marks inyour Spanish GCSE oral exam (or international equivalents) - and super-helpful for the written paper as well. Full paragraphs in Spanish on all topics with English translation and glossary, packed with highlighted examiner-pleasing expressions and idioms. Additional chapters on producing a presentation, describing a picture and the role play section of the exam

An explanation of French grammar as you have never seen it before - a step-by-step approach to speaking and writing in French that demystifies the world of verbs, articles and prepositions, using a combination of quirky memo-techniques and logical thinking.

Spanish in seven lessons - covering the present past and future tense, adjectives, nouns and useful expressions that will have you chatting to the natives in no time...

This study guide is for all students taking French at Common Entrance - a comprehensive exam handbook with a collection of sample oral answers to all the standard questions, and vocabulary lists, set out in topic categories with memory techniques - demystifying the world of prepositions, articles and gender. Written by an Oxford graduate and experienced teacher and tutor, it includes tried and tested methods that have brought exam success to several generations of students.

This book is a collection of Spanish vocabulary lists for GCSE, set out in topic categories with memory techniques - demystifying the world of prepositions, articles and gender. Written by an Oxford graduate and experienced teacher and tutor, it includes tried and tested methods that have brought exam success to several generations of students.

This book is a collection of French vocabulary lists for GCSE, set out in topic categories with memory techniques - demystifying the world of prepositions, articles and gender. Written by an Oxford graduate and experienced teacher and tutor, it includes tried and tested methods that have brought exam success to many generations of students.

This book is for all students of GCSE Spanish and international equivalents, including Edexcel and AQA and provides a comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of the exam. It includes a full section on grammar revision, a complete set of answers to the standard oral questions in Spanish and English, and hints and tips on the writing, reading and listening sections of the exam, followed by lists of useful vocabulary by topic. If you are looking for a book that will get you through the exam with flying colours, this is the one for you. The author is an experienced teacher and tutor, a contributor to BBC Bitesize and has a first class degree in modern languages from Oxford.

A one-stop shop revision guide for grown-ups who want to dig up and bring back to life the French they learnt at school. This book, written by an experienced teacher, tutor and Oxford graduate, is an easy-to-read reminder of how French works, including all the main tenses and how to use articles and prepositions.

Stand in your favourite spot and spin around slowly. Imagine that everything you see all around is just in front of you, no further away than the stretch of your arm. It's as if the image has been perfectly painted on the inside of a sphere with you at the centre, like standing inside a planetarium.Now imagine that the sphere is squashed flat so that it becomes two-dimensional. You are now imagining a roundograph.Roundography is a collection of colourful and textured spherical panoramas taken in Britain and Ireland in the last three years. Turn the book in your hands to join Lucy Martin as she spins around from her vantage point.An informative how-to section describes her technique so that you can be a roundographer too.

Alice has found her place with the other dinosaurs at school. She can use her clever brain to help her classmates learn! And when new dinosaur Caitlin joins her class, Alice must overcome her fear of talking to unfamiliar dinosaurs, and help her classmates learn that not everyone likes to be teased.

DS Veronica Delmar is called to investigate the case of Amie Slade, a young teenage girl abused by a caretaker at her school. But in this middle-class town, the manicured lawns and picket fences disguise a very different reality - and as DS Delmar digs deeper, she discovers uncanny parallels to her own life.

A heart-warming picture book about a young autistic dinosaur called Alice. Alice has always struggled to fit in with the other dinosaurs, but with the help of her new friend, Alvin, she finally discovers her place - and realises that being different is good!

For single parent families as well as those with two working parents, organising formal childcare can seem complicated and daunting. How are you to navigate your way through all the options available, work out what you can afford and plan all this around you or your partner returning to work?In The Childcare Bible Lucy Martin offers clear, comprehensive guidance on the world of nannies, nurseries, childminders, and much more. As an ex-solicitor, working mother of three children and owner of a successful nanny-finding business Lucy is excellently placed to give you the best advice on how to negotiate the childcare minefield. Having interviewed parents across the country to ensure the widest range of concerns and issues are covered, The Childcare Bible tells you everything you need to know, including:- What types of childcare are available and what they each offer- How to evaluate a childcare provider or childcare setting- What financial support you can get and how it works - How to interview nannies and the relevant employment law issues- How to decide whether returning to work is right for you- What your rights are on returning to workWith checklists and case studies, this essential guide sets out the pros and cons, costs and implications of all available options. Accompanied by a regularly updated website containing the latest legal changes affecting childcare, The Childcare Bible makes organising the right childcare for your family a painless task.