This is an outstanding book, full to the brim with practical ideas to promote student participation, engagement, understanding and activities to develop active and independent learners. As a practitioner with extensive classroom experience at all levels of education the authors have challenged me effectively to re-think and tweak many aspects of my practice. I particularly valued their ideas such as the “boarding and landing cards”, prior knowledge questionnaires, why teaching assistants are priceless.... the list is very extensive!! Isabella and Leah are to be congratulated on combining their skills and strategies into a book which will be an excellent resource, since it is so full of practical ideas.