Bøger af Simon James

A touching urban tale about a boy and his imaginary friend, from a multi-award-winning picture-book creator.

These songs are intended to support my book The Art Of Accompaniment On The Guitar. You don't need to have that book but it will help you both to play these songs and to undestand the style of the accompaniments. I have chosen songs that are out of copyright as it is then possible to publish them in book from without complex negotiations with copyright holders. You can find all my copyright arrangements on Sheet Music Plus or Sheet Music Direct and I have added a selection of these in Appendix 1.The idea behind this book was to give a number of songs that can be played effectively with what has been learnt in Volume 1 and that are also easy to sing. The songs are intended for the acoustic guitar and use finger style not a plectrum. They could however be played on an electric guitar using picking if you so desired eg Jeff Buckley's version of Leonrad Cohen's famous song Alleluia.

Nature is the natural world around us, encompassing all living and non-living things, such as animals, plants, rocks, oceans, mountains, and more. It includes everything that is not created by humans, and it exists independently of human beings. The concept of nature is often associated with the idea of wilderness, untouched by human hands or influence. Nature is also viewed as a complex system of interconnected elements, filled with diversity, beauty, complexity, and mystery. It is valuable in its own right, but it also provides us with a range of goods and services upon which life on Earth depends.

Today, Terry Earle is sought after around the world as a music producer. All the new stars want some of his magic. All the established acts acknowledge his part in their success.Film directors, politicians, sports stars and musicians are his friends. His parties are the stuff of legends. But it wasn't always this way.One dark London night changed his life in a heartbeat.This is his story.

A sweetly silly story of a little boy and a dog who make an unlikely (but perhaps perfect) pair.Everyone knows that owners and their dogs belong together in a unique way. Polly belongs to Molly, Eric belongs to Derek, Berry belongs to Terry. But poor Mr. Scruff, alone in the rescue shelter, doesn't belong to anyone. Then a boy named Jim walks in, and they seem to get along. Jim and Mr. Scruff don't look anything alike, and their names certainly don't rhyme, but they may end up belonging to each other just the same. From author-illustrator Simon James comes a warm, winning story about friendship and finding a home.

Simplicity in taxation has considerable potential advantages. However, attempts to simplify tax systems are only likely to be successful and enduring if they take account of the reasons why taxation is complex. There are strong pressures on tax systems to accommodate a range of important factors, as well as complex and changing national and international environments within which modern tax systems have to operate. This book explores the experiences of simplification in a range of countries and jurisdictions. The authors analyse a range of manifestations of simplification, including tax systems, tax law, taxpayer communications and tax administration. They also review the longer term or more fundamental approaches to simplification, suggesting that in order to strike the optimum balance between simplicity and the aims of a tax system in terms of efficiency and equity, a range of complex environmental factors must all be taken into account. With chapters reflecting on experiences from Australia, China, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, the UK and the US, the authors illustrate differences between jurisdictions and the changing environment in which they operate.This book addresses the crucial balance between simplicity and the other objectives of tax design and reform, and suggests that reformers of the tax system should include simplicity as one of the key evaluators of any design or reform proposal.

"Each brief verse has the rhythmic lilt and play with sounds and meaning that so engage young children. . . . But James's illustrations are the best feature of this inviting collection." - The Horn Book (starred review)Days Like This is a book of celebration - whether it's the novelty of sleeping outdoors, the delight of picnicking on the beach, or the sheer joy of bouncing on the bed in the afternoon. These small poems have been carefully selected by acclaimed author-illustrator Simon James, whose expressive line and watercolors portray an everyday world overflowing with wonder and possibility. With words and pictures given space to breathe, this is a collection of poems to read and revel in from beginning to end.

Revised edition of: British cabinet government. 2nd ed. 1999.

A charming ecological fable of community and friendship from award-winning author-illustrator Simon James.

This textbook helps future data analysts comprehend aggregation function theory and methods in an accessible way, focusing on a fundamental understanding of the data and summarization tools.

From the perennially popular author-illustrator Simon James, comes a heart-warming, funny story about being a dinosaur step-dad.

Highly affordable, pocket-sized guide to ECG Interpretation for junior doctors and medical trainees.

Presents over 70 case studies of policy making in Whitehall and Westminster, combining newspaper coverage, official documents, academic analysis and the recollections of participants.

Excavations carried out from 1984-1985 at Ditches in Gloucestershire identified a large, late Iron Age enclosure which contained a remarkably early Roman villa. This long awaited excavation report reinterprets this evidence in the light of more recent studies of the late Iron Age-Roman transition.

The notions of mutual reinforcement or redundancy are modeled explicitly through coefficients of fuzzy measures, and fuzzy integrals, such as the Choquet and Sugeno integrals combine the inputs.

Hunden Storm tilhører Gorm.Hunden Sylvester tilhører Ester.Men stakkels gamle Hr. List er helt alene.Men hvem kommer mon dér? Det er Max!Hr. List er en varm og sødmefuld fortælling om umage – men gensidigt nærende – venskaber. Bogen er en blandt flere børnebøger af den engelske forfatter og illustrator Simon James, der med sirlige, detaljerige streger og en vittig, barnlig tone indbyder de små læsere og deres voksne til samtale om vores fælles behov for at høre til.Simon James’ populære bøger er blevet oversat til over tyve sprog, og han har modtaget flere udmærkelser for sine litterære og illustrative arbejder.

Noahs mor skal på en lille forretningsrejse, og i den forbindelse beslutter Noah sig for at rejse til Mars. Noah kravler op i sit rumskib og sætter kursen mod Mars – men da rumskibet lander på Jorden igen, er det ikke Noah, der kommer ud. Det er en lille marsmand, som ligner Noah på en prik.Marsmanden er ikke tilfreds med hverken jordboernes madvaner eller rutiner, og sådan noget som grøntsager, sengetider og personlig hygiejne er ukendt for den lille marsmand.I virkeligheden er det Noah, som har klædt sig ud som en marsmand. Han har svært ved at håndtere savnet af sin mor, men heldigvis har han en god far og en sød storebror, som leger med på legen.Den prisvindende børnebogsforfatter Simon James voksede op i England. Han brugte mange timer på at tegne og skrive små historier, da han var barn, og han har altid drømt om at blive en tegneserietegner – eller en stuntmand.James illustrationer er flotte, detaljerige og behagelige i afdæmpede farver. Drengen fra Mars er en fantastisk billedbog, som fortæller historien om den lille dreng Noah, der savner sin mor.

Celebrating 25 years of this enchanting ecological fantasy from a multi-award-winning picture book creator.

A heartwarming tale with an important ecological message about respecting an animal's natural habitat.

A heartwarming story about a little girl who learns an important environmental lesson.