Probing the work of key political thinkers from Hobbes to Rawls, this book examines the state as a real, mythological entity. It explores the contradictions of our views towards, and interactions with the state.

Someone is hacking into Jake's computer and causing him a lot of embarrassment. This Stage 6A Reading Book supports students reading at NC Level 2a and includes: * a 'before-reading' page which introduces the main characters, plots and key concepts, helping to build understanding and confidence * a 'quiz' page after the fiction and non-fiction stories providing opportunities for discussion and to check comprehension * word and spelling activities to extend language knowledge.

Developed in consultation with Dee Reid, Rapid Plus is an exciting new series of finely levelled books and software for SEN and struggling readers at Key Stage 3.

Developed in consultation with Dee Reid, Rapid Plus is an exciting new series of finely levelled books and software for SEN and struggling readers at Key Stage 3.

Developed in consultation with Dee Reid, Rapid Plus is an exciting new series of finely levelled books and software for SEN and struggling readers at Key Stage 3.

In October 336 BC, statues of the twelve Olympian Gods were paraded through the ancient capital of Macedon. Following them was a thirteenth, a statue of King Philip II who was deifying himself in front of the Greek world. Moments later Philip was stabbed to death; it was a world-shaking event that heralded in the reign of his son, Alexander the Great. Equally driven by a heroic lineage stretching back to gods and heroes, Alexander conquered the Persian Empire in eleven years but died mysteriously in Babylon. Some 2,300 years later, a cluster of subterranean tombs were unearthed in northern...