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Erin, Bauer and The Bright Pink Sledge - Adam Hughes
It’s a wonderful, snowy Christmas Day! However, Erin and her dog Bauer are already bored. Luckily there is one more present still to open... A Bright Pink Sledge!Join Erin and Bauer, as they head out into the snow, on a journey to the ‘Big Hill’. They might even meet some other friends along the way.
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The Magic Kingdom and the Meaning of Life - Adam Kadlac
What truths and life lessons can we take away from a seemingly trivial theme park in Orlando, Florida? Father and philosopher Adam Kadlac reflects on his own visits to Walt Disney World, arguing that Disney theme parks are a remarkably fruitful environment in which to reflect on the human condition. On the one hand, engagement with the worlds of Disney is a pervasive feature of many people's everyday experience. On the other hand, the fantastical nature of Disney theme parks casts light on aspects of our lives that may otherwise seem unremarkable. If, on a day out at the Magic Kingdom, we pause to absorb our surroundings, our thoughts can quickly turn to all sorts of important topics and questions: authenticity and pleasure; what it means for corporations to play such a large role in our culture; whether nostalgia is always bad; and, of course, princesses (so, so many princesses. The Magic Kingdom and the Meaning of Life will challenge Disney lovers and sceptics alike to think more deeply about the things that matter to them.
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Reading Planet - Duck and the Rocket - Pink C: Rocket Phonics - Katie Dale
Will Duck go in the rocket? Duck and the Rocket is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5 years
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The Three Little Misses and the Big Bad Wolf - Adam Hargreaves
The big bad wolf is no match for these rather clever three little misses!Little Miss Bad, Little Miss Trouble and Little Miss Naughty team up in this funny story.The Mr Men and Little Miss Magic series takes kids on a series of sparkling adventures where they meet some extraordinary characters including a dragon, an ogre, a mermaid, a princess, a fairy, pirates and many others.These colourful adventures will delight children of two years and upwards. Bold illustrations and funny stories make Mr Men and Little Miss the perfect story time experience.
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Bug Club Reading Corner: Age 5-7: Wallace and Gromit and the Snowman-o-tron - Monica Hughes
Interest ages: 5-7  Level: KS1   Subject: reading In this non-decodable, fiction Reading Corner book, Wallace has made a Snowman-o-tron to build snowmen. Gromit has made a wonderful snowman and tries to stop the machine from bumping into it. When he fails, Gromit stomps into the house, slamming the door. So much snow falls from the roof that it covers Wallace – Gromit has his new ‘snowman'' and he wins the competition. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools  A Bug Club Reading Corner book designed for reading for pleasure Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence  Suitable for children aged 5-7 This title is part of Pearson''s Bug Club, a reading programme used in over 3500 schools. Reading Corner books are designed to help children to develop a love of reading through reading for pleasure.  For more Bug Club books and learn at home resources, search for Bug Club. 
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Maxwell Moth and the Bright Lights of Paris - Amy Dunjey
Join Maxwell Moth on his dazzling adventure in Paris. Maxwell Moth is in Paris enjoying the sights but keeps getting dazzled by all of the lights! Will Maxwell stay on track to see the most famous sight of all? Come and explore one of the worldÂ’s most enchanting cities in this captivating tale by Amy Dunjey, illuminated by Claudia MariannoÂ’s beautiful artwork. Key Learning: Exploring new places and cultures.
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Chloe and the Bright Idea - Jennifer Davy
Exciting adventure set in 1815 on the wild Cornish coast. Famous chemist Sir Humphry Davy, with the help of Chloe the labradoodle, finds the inspiration he needs for inventing the Miner's Safety Lamp. Rough weather, high seas, a shipwreck and smugglers passage - quintessentially Cornish. Narrative verse, science, history, lovely illustrations.
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Grey: A picture book poem about feelings and acceptance - Laura Dockrillová
An iconic picture book collaboration about feelings and acceptance from two of the most beloved voices in children''s literature.Beautifully crafted compositions together with simple die-cut design, reveal the story of a child who feels as though all their colours have disappeared. Despite the joyful orange balloon, the huge yellow sun and the bright green trees, the child still feels grey. That is until a reassuring hand reaches out and shares words of kindness. Soon the child begins to see the warmth of colour again, and understands that their colours will always be there and that they will always be loved, whether they feel grey or sunshine yellow. Laura and Lauren have created a beautiful book full of empathy and understanding that will provide comfort and hope to readers of all ages.
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The Song of the Nightingale - Tanya Landman
A gorgeous and evocative story of how the animals got their colours, from Carnegie Medal-winner Tanya Landman and V&A Illustration Award winner Laura Carlin.The earth was young and full of colour. But the animals were dull and drab. The painter decided: something must be done! With dabs and sweeps the painter''s brush creates the stripes on the zebra, the sharp suit of the penguin and the bright splashes on parrots. But what can he give the nightingale when his paintbox has run dry? A beautiful and gently moving tale from the award-winning Tanya Landman and Laura Carlin.
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The Penguin History of Modern Russia
Robert Service''s The Penguin History of Modern Russia: From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century provides a superb panorama of Russia in the modern age. Russia''s recent past has encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror and two world wars, and the country is still undergoing huge change. In his acclaimed history, now revised and updated with a new introduction and final chapter, Robert Service explores the complex, changing interaction between rulers and ruled from Tsar Nicholas II, through the Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917; from Lenin and Stalin through to Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin and beyond. This new edition also discusses Russia''s unresolved economic and social difficulties and its determination to regain its leading role on the world stage and explains how, despite the recent years of de-communization, the seven decades of communist rule which penetrated every aspect of life still continue to influence Russia today. ''Always well-informed and balanced in his judgements, clear and concise in his analysis ... Service is extremely good on Soviet politics'' Orlando Figes, Sunday Telegraph ''A fine book ... it is a dizzying tale and Service tells it well; he has none of the ideological baggage that has so often bedevilled Western histories of Russia'' Brian Moynahan, Sunday Times Robert Service is a Fellow of the British Academy and of St Antony''s College, Oxford. He has written several books, including the highly acclaimed Lenin: A Biography, Russia: Experiment with a People, Stalin: A Biography and Comrades: A History of World Communism, as well as many other books on Russia''s past and present. His most recent book, Trotsky, has been shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize.
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Daughters of the North - Jennifer Morag Henderson
This is the first biography of Jean Gordon, who is best known as the first wife of the notorious Earl of Bothwell. Bothwell divorced Jean in order to marry Mary, Queen of Scots, and Jean and her family were closely involved in all of the major events of Mary’s short and turbulent reign in Scotland. Jean was the youngest daughter of the powerful Earl of Huntly, the ‘King in the North’, and Daughters of the North reframes the history of Scotland during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots by viewing events from Jean’s point of view and from the standpoint of the north of Scotland. The book reveals the intrigue at the royal court, and relates that Jean’s life was much more rich and complex than supposed. Jean married three times, and her second marriage was to the Earl of Sutherland, making her the Countess of Sutherland – the most powerful woman in the north of Scotland, negotiating between the Earls and the clans and exercising a huge influence over the area. She started a coal mine and salt pan in Brora in the 16th century, an astonishing example of early industrialisation and female agency at a time when the north of Scotland was considered to be wild and lawless; the preserve of violent clansmen. Jean’s daughter married the Chief of Mackay, and Jean became involved in the complicated life of the clans of the north of Scotland, particularly the Mackays, but also the Clan Gunn. Her Sutherland Gordon family had an ongoing feud with the Sinclair Earls of Caithness, while her wider Huntly Gordon family was involved in the famous Gordon-Moray feud – all events remembered in the songs, stories and sayings of the north and north-east. Meanwhile, Jean followed her heart and was reunited in old age with the love of her life. This painstakingly researched and detailed story gives the reader an eminently readable insight into Jean’s life.
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Michael Rosen's Totally True (and totally silly) Bedtime Stories - Michael Rosen
Britain''s national treasure Michael Rosen delivers a silly, mind-fizzing collection of heartwarming true tales perfect for bedtime. For kids aged 6 to 106!These totally true (and very silly) stories are the perfect bedtime reading, either to share together or for newly confident readers to read alone.Giggle at the story of dogs who learnt to drive (yes, really), elephants who sway to classical guitar music, a fish who is best friends with a diver and the boy who found a huge giant shark tooth. Marvel at these silly, good news stories - there''s something to delight and inspire everyone before bedtime.From the bestselling author of Chocolate Cake and We''re Going On A Bear Hunt, this beautifully illustrated bedtime collection of five-minute true stories is perfect for kids aged 6 and older.
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The Secret Keeper - Kate Mortonová
1961. On a sweltering summer’s day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, sixteen-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree-house dreaming of a boy called Billy, a move to London, and the bright future she can’t wait to seize. But before the idyllic afternoon is over, Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything.Present day. Now a much-loved actress, Laurel finds herself overwhelmed by shades of the past. Haunted by memories, and the mystery of what she saw that day, she returns to her family home and begins to piece together a secret history. A tale of three strangers from vastly different worlds – Dorothy, Vivien and Jimmy – who are brought together by chance in war-time London and whose lives become fiercely and fatefully entwined.Transporting you through the 1930s, 1960s and present day, The Secret Keeper is an exceptional, emotional mystery from much-loved storyteller, Kate Morton.
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Michael Rosen's Totally True (and totally silly) Bedtime Stories - Michael Rosen
Britain''s national treasure Michael Rosen delivers a silly, mind-fizzing collection of heartwarming true tales perfect for bedtime. For kids aged 6 to 106!These totally true (and very silly) stories are the perfect bedtime reading, either to share together or for newly confident readers to read alone.Giggle at the story of dogs who learnt to drive (yes, really), elephants who sway to classical guitar music, a fish who is best friends with a diver and the boy who found a huge giant shark tooth. Marvel at these silly, good news stories - there''s something to delight and inspire everyone before bedtime.From the bestselling author of Chocolate Cake and We''re Going On A Bear Hunt, this beautifully illustrated bedtime collection of five-minute true stories is perfect for kids aged 6 and older.
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With the Old Breed - Eugene B. Sledge
The inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFICThis was a brutish, primitive hatred, as characteristic of the horror of war in the Pacific as the palm trees and the islands...Landing on the beach at Peleliu in 1944 as a twenty-year-old new recruit to the US Marines, Eugene Sledge can only try desperately to survive. At Peleliu and Okinawa - two of the fiercest and filthiest Pacific battles of WWII - he witnesses the dehumanising brutality displayed by both sides and the animal hatred that each soldier has for his enemy.During temporary lapses in the fighting, conditions on the islands mean that the Marines often can''t wash, stay dry, dig latrines, or even find time to eat. Suffering from constant fear, fatigue, and filth, the struggle of simply living in a combat zone is utterly debilitating.Yet despite horrendous conditions Sledge finds time to keep notes that he would later turn into a book. Described as one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war, With the Old Breed tells with compassion and honesty of the cruelty, bravery and deaths of the men he fought alongside, and of his own journey from patriotic innocence to battle-scarred veteran.''Eugene Sledge became more than a legend with his memoir, With The Old Breed. He became a chronicler, a historian, a storyteller who turns the extremes of the war in the Pacific - the terror, the camaraderie, the banal and the extraordinary - into terms we mortals can grasp'' Tom Hanks
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The Ghost Compendium Volume 1 - Adam Hughes, Paul Guinan, Eric Luke
Elisa Cameron is dead - murdered in cold blood. One intrepid reporter will not stop until she finds the perpetrator, even if it means crawling through the depths of hell to do it. That reporter is Elisa Cameron herself, risen from the grave as the spectral avenger Ghost! She won''t rest in peace until she delivers a double dose of .45 caliber retribution to the wicked criminals who killed her. Ghost''s journey to the truth follows a dark, twisted path through the mean streets and corrupt towers of Arcadia, and the revelations she unearths may not lead to redemption, but damnation. Nothing is as it seems and mystery abounds! Ghost: Compendium Volume 1 collects over a thousand pages of story, including the entirety of series one of Ghost. A complex tangle of mystery, vengeance, eroticism, and absolution, Ghost pushes the definition of ''hero'' to the bleeding edge and is delivered by master storytellers featuring screenwriter Eric Luke, and superstar artists Adam Hughes, Terry Dodson, Ivan Reis, Jason Pearson, John Cassaday, Randy Emberlin, and Tony Harris! This massive tome includes Comics Greatest World: Arcadia Week 3: Ghost, Ghost Special #1, Ghost (series one) #1-#12, A Decade of Dark Horse #2, Ghost (series one) #13-#36, Ghost Special #2 and #3, and Dark Horse Presents #145-#147.
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The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam - Megan Bannen
''Playfully unique, delightfully steamy, utterly romantic, and overall unmissable!'' Ali HazelwoodFrom the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a new heart warming fantasy rom-com with an opposites-attract twist set in the delightful world of Tanria. Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has been losing its lustre. After one hundred and fifty-seven years of being alive, everything is beginning to lose its lustre. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocution (again) after poking around inside a portal choked with shadowy thorns only she can see, she feels stuck in the rut that is her unending life. Thanks to Rosie''s meddling, the portal inventor, Dr. Adam Lee, must come in person to repair the damage. When all the portals begin to break down, he declares an emergency evacuation of Tanria. In the mad rush to get out, Rosie and Adam end up trapped inside the Mist. Together. And uptight Adam Lee in his bespoke menswear seems to know a lot more about what''s happening than he lets on. . .Praise for The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy:''Romantic, wildly creative, and utterly charming, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is a fantasy unlike any I''ve read before'' Lana Harper, author of Payback''s a Witch''The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy broke my heart, put it back together, then tucked me into bed with a forehead kiss. Packed with earnest characters, wit, action, and reluctant yearning, this is easily my favourite fantasy romance of the year'' Jen DeLuca, author of Well Met''A uniquely charming mixture of whimsy and the macabre that completely won me over'' Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient''Megan Bannen remains the queen of swoons upon swoons upon swoons! The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is a playful, quirky gem-full of feels and guaranteed to deliver the perfect grumpy/sunshine fix!'' Sierra Simone''An unabashedly offbeat adventure'' Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light''A lovely, macabre fantasy romance about life, death, and Actually Living. I cried twice and smiled plenty'' Olivia Atwater, author of Half a Soul''Megan Bannen broke me, made me laugh, then put me back together again. . . The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is one of those books you''ll be thinking about long after you''ve read the last page'' Manda Collins''Megan Bannen has found her voice with this incredibly smart, and hilariously weird debut. A must read'' Nisha Sharma, author of Dating Dr. Dil
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Mindy and Mo’s Super Sledge - Emily Kempster, Rebecca Skinner, Lucy Cannon
Mindy and Mo love to play in a wood not far away. Join these two fun-loving adventurers as they speed down a mountain on a sledge to a spring festival. Can Mindy and Mo help Sal cheer up Prince Sim and do his favourite dance together before it’s time to leave? What will the fallen tree be the next time they visit? And what will they see?This Mindy and Mo story has been written to support children who are working on the ‘s’ sound. Support your child’s practice of their target sound by sharing Mindy and Mo’s adventure in Sal and Sim’s town and encouraging them to join in with the ‘soop, soop, soop’ of the Spring Fest. Engaging characters and plot, supported by a rhythmic and rhyming structure, ensure this book not only supports speech development, but also entertains and inspires. Creatively and descriptively told, this story introduces new words and provides opportunities for developing literacy skills. Through positive characterisation, it also explores the themes of growth mindset, empathy, kindness and resilience, allowing children to make connections to their own lives and experiences.A helpful section of suggested activities at the back of the book can be used to support further practice of the target speech sound. It also includes ideas for how this story can be used to help children to connect to nature through imagination. This humorous and triumphant story has been designed to support the individual child but is one which every child can enjoy!
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Erin and the Mouse - Clare Latham
Erin - a young girl with cerebral palsy who cannot walk, talk or use her hands - helps Mouse to read, write, make magic and play music. In real life Erin's tenacity, ability and sense of fun spurred Clare Latham to write these stories. Her proceeds as author go to SpecialEffect, a charity that gives disabled people the technology to communicate.
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The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews - Adam Biles
Shakespeare and Company, Paris, is one of the world''s most iconic and beautiful bookshops. Located on the banks of the Seine, opposite Notre-Dame, it''s long been a meeting place for anglophone writers and readers. In that tradition, determined for the bookshop to remain a place of meaningful and transformative conversation, owner Sylvia Whitman and novelist and literary director Adam Biles have hosted several hundred interviews with writers, ranging from prize-winning novelists to visionary non-fiction authors. The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews is a selection of the best of these interviews from the last decade. Packed with warmth, sensitivity and humour, it''s a celebration of the greatest writers of our age and an insight into the lives and thoughts behind some of today''s most talked-about books.
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Bella Bright and the Ghost Game - Carolyn Ward
Eleven-year-old Bella Bright has just moved into Darkling House in Castleton. On her first day at her new school, she is spotted by a pair of manipulative mean girls, Skylar and Regan. They push her into inviting them to a Halloween sleepover. Another much friendlier girl, Lex, comes to Bella''s rescue and offers to join the sleepover to support Bella, who is delighted to be making a real friend.On Halloween night, things start getting spooky for the four girls, when the huge front door appears to shut itself, and their mobile phones lose signal. They decide to order pizza using the landline, but a hair-raising whisper comes down the line.Skylar suggests they play hide and seek, but as she utters the words, the house appears to wobble and they discover all the exits are impossibly locked. Bella searches the manor and a ghostly teenage girl appears in front of her. She reveals herself to be Alice, a young girl who died in the house 150 years ago during a game of hide and seek gone terribly wrong. She has hidden Bella''s three friends, and gives Bella a rhyming clue to find them in the enormous and cavernous house.Bella has until midnight. After that, Alice will get to keep the girls as her playmates for ever...
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The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews - Adam Biles
Shakespeare and Company, Paris, is one of the world’s most iconic and beautiful bookshops. Located on the banks of the Seine, opposite Notre-Dame, it’s long been a meeting place for anglophone writers and readers.In that tradition, determined for the bookshop to remain a place of meaningful and transformative conversation, owner Sylvia Whitman and later novelist and literary director Adam Biles have conducted several hundred interviews with writers, ranging from prize-winning novelists to visionary non-fiction writers.The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews is a selection of the best of these interviews from the last decade. Packed with warmth, sensitivity and humour, it’s a celebration of the greatest writers of our age and an insight into the lives and thoughts behind some of today’s most talked-about books.
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The Effect of Social Media on Adolescents' Mental Health and Well-Being - Dr Steph Adam
Like, Comment, Follow, Subscribe. As social media has boomed in the past decade, there has been an increase in internet use and virtual communication through computers, mobile phones and tablets in adolescents. Putting images of themselves online as they carve out an identity and chase likes, they encounter many dangers: cyberbullying, race discrimination, discrimination because of one’s sexual orientation, eating disorders, self-harm, suicide, alcohol addiction and addiction to gaming.With adolescent’s mental health issues on the rise, The Effect of Social Media on Adolescents'' Mental Health and Well-Being acts as a guide for parents and teachers alike in supporting their adolescents'' mental health and well-being while they navigate the internet.Dr Steph Adam explains by using case studies, and her own experience of counselling young people, the risks and benefits of social media and how to keep adolescents safer online.
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Oscar and the Lady in Pink - Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
''My name is Oscar and I''m ten years old . . . They call me Egghead and I look about seven. I live in hospital because of my cancer and I''ve never written to you because I don''t even know if you exist,'' writes Oscar in a letter to God.Oscar is ill and no one, especially not his parents, will tell him what he already knows: that he is dying. Granny Rose, the oldest of the ''ladies in pink'' who visit Oscar and his fellow patients, makes friends with him. She suggests that he play a game: to pretend that each of the following twelve days is a decade of his imagined future. One day equals ten years, and every night Oscar writes a letter to God telling him about his life.The ten letters that follow are sensitive, funny, heartbreaking and, ultimately, uplifting. Oscar and the Lady in Pink is a small fable with a big heart; it will change the way you feel about death, and life.
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The Scapegoat - Hughes-Hallett Lucy
*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024**SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE*‘SUBLIME’ A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024‘STUNNINGLY GOOD’ THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024‘COMPULSIVE’ A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024‘BRILLIANT’ A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham. ‘A delicious, grippingly paced tale of rogues, riotous sex, regicide and realpolitik’INDEPENDENT BEST BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS‘This is the page-turner that Buckingham’s short, racy life deserves’DAILY TELEGRAPH‘Vivid, erudite and sympathetic … The Scapegoat shows that [Hughes-Hallett’s] eye for the seamy realities of an extraordinary life is as sharp as ever’ THE TIMES‘Lord Buckingham rockets off the page of this gloriously epic, seductively detailed biography’ OLIVIA LAINGAs King James I’s favourite, Buckingham was also his confidant, gatekeeper, right-hand man and lover. When Charles I succeeded his father, he was similarly enthralled and made Buckingham his best friend and mentor. A dazzling figure on horseback and a skilful player of the political game, Buckingham rapidly transformed the influence his beauty gave him into immense wealth and power. He became one of the most flamboyant and enigmatic Englishmen at the heart of seventeenth-century royal and political life.With a novelist’s touch, Lucy Hughes-Hallett transports us into a courtly world of masques and dancing, exquisite clothes, the art of Rubens and Van Dyck, gender-fluidity, same-sex desire and appallingly rudimentary medicine. Witch hunts coexisted with Francis Bacon’s empiricism and public opinion was becoming a political force. Falling from grace spectacularly, Buckingham came to represent everything that was wrong with the country.From kidnappings and murder plots to men weeping in Parliament over civil liberties, The Scapegoat navigates love, war-fever and pacifism in a society on the brink of cataclysmic change. In this immersive and authoritative account, Hughes-Hallett summons an era that still resonates today.-‘Written with such verve and invention … Fascinating book’ TOM SUTCLIFFE, BBC RADIO 4''s FRONT ROW''The Scapegoat brilliantly dramatises the complex and glittering Duke of Buckingham and the political and sexual intrigue of the court of James I. Hughes-Hallett combines the instincts and talents of a novelist with a historian''s vivid sense of period and social change’ COLM TÓIBÃN‘A flamboyant character, an epic rise and tragic fall, brought to life with intelligence, tenderness and profound scholarship’ ADAM ZAMOYSKI‘Buckingham’s rise and fall is as old as Tiberius’ love for Sejanus and as contemporary as a celeb crash-and-burn. Hughes-Hallett is a matchless historian with an unfailing eye for the revealing detail’ SUE PRIDEAUX‘A true Jacobean drama, except bloodier and sexier. Lucy Hughes-Hallett writes with gusto and insight’ PAUL THEROUX‘Compulsively readable and elegantly written … [Lucy Hughes-Hallett] has brought Buckingham gloriously alive’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘Crisp and vivid … The story is a tragic one, no less so for being told here with verve, erudition and empathy’ NEW STATESMAN‘Richly multilayered … Hughes-Hallett proves herself alive to the nuances of gender and sexuality in the early seventeenth century…refreshingly light and contemporary, while at the same time suited to the seventeenth century’ TLS‘This is an absorbing, even thrilling journey through the dark and tangled networks of Stuart England … outstanding’ DIANE PURKISS
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The House of Mirrors - Erin Kelly
''A bold, beautiful, sexy, full-throttle thriller: immaculately constructed and rich with detail, it is a gorgeous, creepy Gothic story for our times'' NICCI FRENCH''The queen of psychological gothic reigns'' GILLIAN McALLISTER''Literary crime novel is justified here'' SUNDAY TIMES''Mysteries galore ... properly chilling'' OBSERVEROne of them has killed before.One of them will kill again.In the sweltering summer of 1997, straight-laced, straight-A student Karen met Biba - a bohemian and impossibly glamorous aspiring actress. A few months later, two people were dead and another had been sent to prison.Having stood by Rex as he served his sentence, Karen is now married to him with a daughter, Alice, who runs a vintage clothing company in London. They''re a normal family, as long as they don''t talk about the past, never mention the name Biba, and ignore Alice''s flashes of dark, dangerous fury. Karen has kept what really happened that summer of ''97 hidden deep inside her. Alice is keeping secrets of her own. But when anonymous notes begin to arrive at Alice''s shop, it seems the past is about to catch up with them all ...''Breathtaking, original and beautifully written, I absolutely loved it'' C.L. TAYLOR''Dripping in atmosphere'' HEAT''A rich, gothic thriller that jumps from different perspectives and times, this is something of a work of art'' BEST''A fantastic read'' WOMAN & HOME''Full of duplicity, doppelgängers and dead girls'' dresses, The House of Mirrors delivers a white-knuckle ride as a murky past creeps up on the present. I don''t think I took a breath until I found myself screaming my way through the crescendo'' ALICE SLATER''I love an Erin Kelly book! The worlds she creates are so rich and alive'' JANE FALLON''When it comes to deeply involving, twisty thrillers, Erin Kelly is in a league of her own. The House of mirrors is a magnificent mystery that begs to be read in a single sitting but deserves to be pored over slowly, every word savoured. Possibly the finest thriller you''ll read all year'' CHARLOTTE PHILBY''Erin Kelly is quite simply one of the best crime writers around. The House of Mirrors is a totally absorbing story of family secrets, omissions and outright lies, with unforgettable characters and settings. It is impeccably plotted down to the very last line. I loved it'' JANE CASEY''An electrifying thriller'' WOMAN''S OWN
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The Lion And The Unicorn - Shirley Hughes
This special edition includes stories from real-life evacuees, uncovered from the Imperial War Museums.When Lenny''s father goes to fight in the Second World War, he gives his son a brass badge with two animals engraved on it: a lion for bravery and a unicorn for courage.Then, Lenny himself must go away, as he is evacuated from his home and family to escape the bombing. Staying in a strange new place, Lenny gathers all his lion bravery, all his unicorn courage, and discovers that magic can happen, even in the most desperate of times.Packed with incredible illustrations, this heart-warming story is accessible for readers of all ages.No one can match Shirley Hughes in the simple mastery of both words and pictures - Times Educational Supplement
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The Scapegoat - Hughes-Hallett Lucy
*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE* ‘SUBLIME’ A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ‘STUNNINGLY GOOD’ THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024 ‘COMPULSIVE’ A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ‘BRILLIANT’ A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ‘A delicious, grippingly paced tale of rogues, riotous sex, regicide and realpolitik’INDEPENDENT BEST BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS ‘This is the page-turner that Buckingham’s short, racy life deserves’DAILY TELEGRAPH ‘Vivid, erudite and sympathetic … The Scapegoat shows that [Hughes-Hallett’s] eye for the seamy realities of an extraordinary life is as sharp as ever’ THE TIMES ‘Lord Buckingham rockets off the page of this gloriously epic, seductively detailed biography’ OLIVIA LAING As King James I’s favourite, Buckingham was also his confidant, gatekeeper, right-hand man and lover. When Charles I succeeded his father, he was similarly enthralled and made Buckingham his best friend and mentor. A dazzling figure on horseback and a skilful player of the political game, Buckingham rapidly transformed the influence his beauty gave him into immense wealth and power. He became one of the most flamboyant and enigmatic Englishmen at the heart of seventeenth-century royal and political life. With a novelist’s touch, Lucy Hughes-Hallett transports us into a courtly world of masques and dancing, exquisite clothes, the art of Rubens and Van Dyck, gender-fluidity, same-sex desire and appallingly rudimentary medicine. Witch hunts coexisted with Francis Bacon’s empiricism and public opinion was becoming a political force. Falling from grace spectacularly, Buckingham came to represent everything that was wrong with the country. From kidnappings and murder plots to men weeping in Parliament over civil liberties, The Scapegoat navigates love, war-fever and pacifism in a society on the brink of cataclysmic change. In this immersive and authoritative account, Hughes-Hallett summons an era that still resonates today. - ‘Written with such verve and invention … Fascinating book’ TOM SUTCLIFFE, BBC RADIO 4's FRONT ROW 'The Scapegoat brilliantly dramatises the complex and glittering Duke of Buckingham and the political and sexual intrigue of the court of James I. Hughes-Hallett combines the instincts and talents of a novelist with a historian's vivid sense of period and social change’ COLM TÓIBÃN ‘A flamboyant character, an epic rise and tragic fall, brought to life with intelligence, tenderness and profound scholarship’ ADAM ZAMOYSKI ‘Buckingham’s rise and fall is as old as Tiberius’ love for Sejanus and as contemporary as a celeb crash-and-burn. Hughes-Hallett is a matchless historian with an unfailing eye for the revealing detail’ SUE PRIDEAUX ‘A true Jacobean drama, except bloodier and sexier. Lucy Hughes-Hallett writes with gusto and insight’ PAUL THEROUX ‘Compulsively readable and elegantly written … [Lucy Hughes-Hallett] has brought Buckingham gloriously alive’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Crisp and vivid … The story is a tragic one, no less so for being told here with verve, erudition and empathy’ NEW STATESMAN ‘Richly multilayered … Hughes-Hallett proves herself alive to the nuances of gender and sexuality in the early seventeenth century…refreshingly light and contemporary, while at the same time suited to the seventeenth century’ TLS ‘This is an absorbing, even thrilling journey through the dark and tangled networks of Stuart England … outstanding’ DIANE PURKISS
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Erin and the Mouse: Read, Write and Play - Clare Latham
Foreword by Lee Ridley Lost Voice Guy, to a story created in motivating a young girl with cerebral palsy to use a SpecialEffect speaking aid. The real life Erin, who cannot use her hands or speak, found her 'voice' and with that found friends.
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Warriors: The Broken Code Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6 - Erin Hunterová
Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues in Warriors: The Broken Code!There is a darkness in the Clans that must be driven out.As the icy grip of leafbare tightens around the lake, the five warrior cat Clans face moons of cold and darkness—and far worse, the voices of their ancestors in StarClan have grown dim and silent. Now, a shadow emerges within ThunderClan, threatening a beloved Clan leader, the cats’ connection with their ancestors in StarClan, and the very warrior code they live by.This box set includes all six books in the sixth Warriors series, and is perfect for the collections of longtime Erin Hunter fans and readers new to the Warriors world.
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The House of Mirrors - Erin Kelly
''A bold, beautiful, sexy, full-throttle thriller: it is a gorgeous, creepy Gothic story for our times'' NICCI FRENCHOne of them has killed before.One of them will kill again.In the sweltering summer of 1997, straight-laced, straight-A student Karen met Biba - a bohemian and impossibly glamorous aspiring actress. A few months later, two people were dead and another had been sent to prison.Having stood by Rex as he served his sentence, Karen is now married to him with a daughter, Alice, who runs a vintage clothing company in London. They''re a normal family, as long as they don''t talk about the past, never mention the name Biba, and ignore Alice''s flashes of dark, dangerous fury.Karen has kept what really happened that summer of ''97 hidden deep inside her. Alice is keeping secrets of her own. But when anonymous notes begin to arrive at Alice''s shop, it seems the past is about to catch up with them all ...''Delivers a white-knuckle ride as a murky past creeps up on the present. I don''t think I took a breath until I found myself screaming my way through the crescendo'' ALICE SLATER''I love an Erin Kelly book! The worlds she creates are so rich and alive'' JANE FALLON''When it comes to deeply involving, twisty thrillers, Erin Kelly is in a league of her own. Possibly the finest thriller you''ll read all year'' CHARLOTTE PHILBY''Quite simply one of the best crime writers around. The House of Mirrors is a totally absorbing story of family secrets, omissions and outright lies, with unforgettable characters and settings. It is impeccably plotted down to the very last line. I loved it'' JANE CASEY
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Randy Rainbow and the Marvelously Magical Pink Glasses - Randy Rainbow
Randy Rainbow is uniquely himself. He loves painting his nails and listening to old Broadway albums.But when some kids at school tease Randy for being who he is, he goes to his beloved granny for a solution. And she has just the thing - a pair of sparkly pink glasses.The moment Randy puts the glasses on, the drab world around him turns Technicolor in a blink! The town swimming pool? It''s full of mermaids, including a mer-Randy! Everything is more fun with the glasses - including Randy himself - and Randy''s confidence grows and grows. But is the magic inside the glasses... or inside Randy? With bright, beautiful art and a hero you''ll root for on every page, this is a fun and powerful book about embracing who you really are - even when it''s easier to blend in.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication, Vol. 2 (with bonus article "Leadership Is a Conversation" by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind) - Erin Meyer, Ha
Is your message getting through? The right communication tactics can motivate your people—and fuel your business.Get more of the ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR''s 10 Must Reads on Communication (Vol. 2). We''ve combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you get your message across—whether you''re speaking face-to-face or connecting with someone across the world.With insights from leading experts including Erin Meyer, Heidi Grant, and Douglas Stone, this book will inspire you to:Power your organization through conversationUnlock value in your organization by asking better questionsImprove your ability to give—and receive—adviceAchieve better outcomes in cross-cultural negotiationsCreate smart, effective data visualizationsSpark collaboration, learning, and innovation using digital toolsThis collection of articles includes: "Leadership Is a Conversation," by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind; "The Surprising Power of Questions," by Alison Wood Brooks and Leslie K. John; "A Second Chance to Make the Right Impression," by Heidi Grant; "The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice," by David A. Garvin and Joshua D. Margolis; "Find the Coaching in Criticism," by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone; "Visualizations That Really Work," by Scott Berinato; "What Managers Need to Know About Social Tools," by Paul Leonardi and Tsedal Neeley; "Be Yourself, But Carefully," by Lisa Rosh and Lynn Offermann; "How to Preempt Team Conflict," by Ginka Toegel and Jean-Louis Barsoux; "Getting to Si, Ja, Oui, Hai, and Da," by Erin Meyer; and "Cultivating Everyday Courage," by James R. Detert.HBR''s 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR''s 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an everâ€changing business environment.
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Warriors: Dawn of the Clans Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6 - Erin Hunterová
Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in this thrilling Warriors prequel series from #1 nationally bestselling author Erin Hunter! This box set-featuring a striking new look-includes all six books in the Dawn of the Clans prequel series, and is perfect for the collections of longtime Erin Hunter fans or readers new to the Warriors world. For many moons, a tribe of cats has lived near the top of a mountain, where prey is scarce and the seasons are harsh. A group of brave young cats sets off in search of a better home...but the dangers of their new world threaten to divide them. They must find a new way to live side by side-or risk tearing one another apart.
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Pixie Magic: Pearl and the Woolly Hug - Daisy Meadows
Best friends Alice and Leo love making things, and they''re never happier than when they''re working together in Leo''s garden shed, which they''ve turned into an arts and crafts studio. Then one day they are transported to a miniature world where magical creatures - the Pixies and Glitterbugs - use their creative talents to make special objects from items that were once treasured. The Pixies'' magic gives these objects the power to solve people''s problems!Disaster strikes when Grimble and Grumble, the mean Nixies, steal Pearl the Knitting Pixie''s magical tools. Pearl is a whizz with a ball of wool, and her enchanted creations have the magical power to help make life better for everyone. Alice and Leo need Pearl''s help to make a special blanket for a nervous kitten at the animal rescue centre in Crystal Bay. Can the friends work together to use their talents - and a dash of Pixie Magic - to save the day, so that everyone can enjoy the magic of creativity?This magical new series is tailor-made to appeal to young readers including existing Daisy Meadows fans, with a winning combination of magic, friendship and crafts. With gorgeous black and white illustrations by Jo Lindley throughout and a bonus craft activity in each book, the series is perfect for newly confident readers and just as much fun for families to enjoy together.
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Bosun Bob And The Cat With No Name - Erin Allgrove
Bob and his feline friend have escaped shipwreck and are off on a nautical treasure hunt. They meet many friendly animals along the way who guide them to an oceanic volcano where the treasure is hidden and guarded by a mysterious creature. Will the friends find the treasure and will they escape the erupting volcano?!
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If the Villainess and Villain Met and Fell in Love, Vol. 1 (manga) - Amethyst Xuan, Erin Husson, Yomi Sarachi, Harunadon Harunadon, Chiru Ukai
Contracted with a no-name spirit, Brigitte Meidell is a disappointment to her noble family and the mockery of her peers at the Otoleanna Academy of Magic—except for one. Yuri Aurealis is intelligent, handsome…and oh so arrogant. He’s made enemies of the same people as Brigitte, meaning the two should get along just fine. However, his boorishness accidentally sparks a rivalry between them. It’s a competition that has the potential to bring the two closer than they ever thought…!
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Serial Killers and the Phenomenon of Serial Murder - David Wilson, Adam Lynes, Elizabeth Yardley
A superbly targeted resource for those learning about serial killings. Serial Killers and the Phenomenon of Serial Murder examines and analyses some of the best known (as well as lesser) cases from English criminal history, ancient and modern. It looks at the lifestyles, backgrounds and activities of those who become serial killers and identifies clear categories of individuals into which most serial killers fall.Led by Professor David Wilson the authors are all experts and teachers concerning the ever-intriguing subject of serial killing: why, when and how it happens and whether it can be predicted. Taking some of the leading cases from English law and abroad they demonstrate the patterns that emerge in the lives and backgrounds of those who kill a number of times over a period. The book is designed for those studying the topic at advanced level, whether as an academic discipline on one of the many courses now run by universities and colleges or as a private quest for understanding. It contains notes on key terms and explanations of topics such as co-activation, Munchausen syndrome, cooling-off period, psychopathy checklist, social construction, case linkage, family annihilation, activity space, rational choice theory, medicalisation and rendezvous discipline. As the first textbook of its kind it will be an invaluable resource for teachers and students of serious crime.The authors are colleagues at Birmingham City University where David Wilson (who also regularly presents TV programmes on the topic of Serial Killing) is one of the UK''s leading criminologists, a National Teaching Fellow and Founding Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology. His books for Waterside Press include Serial Killers: Hunting Britons and Their Victims 1960-2006 (2007) and Mary Ann Cotton: Britain''s First Female Serial Killer (2013).
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The Girl and the Mermaid - Hollie Hughes
**A Waterstone''s Best Book of the Year 2024***"An instant classic" - Lancashire Post****"Magical" - Inis****"Breathtakingly beautiful - Robert Tregoning**Alina and her granny live in a lighthouse by the sea: a home filled with the warmth of Granny’s magical stories. But Alina is worried. Granny’s memories and stories are starting to fade away, and she doesn’t know how to bring them back. Then one day, she meets a mermaid on the rocks near the lighthouse – and she’s swept into a magical deep-sea adventure that will change everything. A modern classic from the bestselling creators of The Girl and the Dinosaur.
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Adam Wins the Internet - Adam Beales
''I started reading this with my ten-year-old son … until he decided the book was so good, he had to carry on without me'' - Val, parent reviewer''A superbly funny debut comedy story … A wonderful read, full of fun but, above all, heart and a clear message to not give up on your dreams'' - Karla, Netgalley reviewer-----------------------------------------------------The hilarious bestselling debut children''s adventure from YouTuber Adam B!There''s nothing thirteen-year-old Adam wants more than to become a successful YouTuber, but it has always seemed impossible. Then one day a mysterious pop-up ad calling itself Popularis Incrementum promises to make ALL HIS DREAMS COME TRUE. Suddenly a world of FAME, FORTUNE and FANCY TVs awaits!All Adam has to do is gain one million followers in one year. And if he doesnt ... ? GULP!Featuring bold black-and-white illustrations from bestselling illustrator James Lancett. The perfect summer holiday read for budding young YouTubers everywhere! Fans of David Baddiel, Greg James and Chris Smith and Noel Fitzpatrick''s Vetman will be spellbound.This brilliant paperback edition features exclusive bonus material, including a Q+A with Adam - featuring interviewer Callum B!And watch out for Adam''s second out-of-this-world adventure - Adam Destroys the Internet!
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Higher Modern Studies: Democracy in Scotland and the UK: Second Edition - Frank Cooney, Gary Hughes, David Sheerin
Exam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: Modern StudiesFirst Teaching: August 2018First Exam: June 2019A course textbook covering the most recent political developments and fully updated to take on board the latest SQA course assessment changes. Written specifically to match the Higher syllabus offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority, Democracy in Scotland and the UK covers all of the topics that students will encounter in this unit of the course: UK constitutional arrangements, representative democracy and the political process, electoral systems and voting behaviour. - Questions to help monitor progress throughout the topics - Case studies and fact files to focus attention on specific areas - Assessment guides to prepare students for the final exam
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Lucy and Tom at the Seaside - Shirley Hughes
Lucy and Tom are off for a very special day out at the seaside! But what should they do first?Join Lucy and Tom as they discover the seaside. From paddling to picnics, to sandcastles and ice cream - they discover everything the seaside has to offer.With gentle illustrations and easy-to-read text, Lucy and Tom at the Seaside is perfect for summer celebrations. Delighting children for generations, discover this soothing bedtime story.Loved Lucy and Tom at the Seaside? Discover: DoggerLucy and Tom at SchoolAlfie Gives a HandThe Lion and the Unicorn
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The New Breadline - Jean-Martin Bauer
Winner of the 2025 Zócalo Book Prize ''A tremendous book that''ll linger long after you''ve turned the last page'' Raj Patel, author of InflamedThe face of hunger is changing. Since the Covid pandemic and Russia''s invasion of Ukraine, even the West is experiencing a level of food insecurity not seen for generations. Climate change is already resulting in food-related migration, and the world will soon see significant shifts in the location of arable land.The New Breadline is a call to action on the issues of food aid, food security and climate justice, told from the frontlines of hunger. Jean-Martin Bauer eloquently dissects inequity and racism in the humanitarian system, drawing on his Haitian childhood and his career as an aid worker, asking: when decisions about food are being made, who isn''t at the table? Urgent, incisive, and full of compassion, this is the human story of hunger.
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Little Miss Princess and the Pea - Adam Hargreaves
A wonderful retelling of the Princess and the Pea with your favourite Mr Men and Little Miss!When poor Little Miss Princess gets caught in a storm and her coach is stuck in the mud, she is very pleased to see the lights of a house in the distance. Unfortunately the house belongs to Mr Snooty, one of the rudest men in the world, and he’s not at all convinced that Little Miss Princess is really a princess.Will Little Miss Princess be able to prove that she is indeed a princess? Perhaps the only way to prove it once and for all will be the famous pea under the mattresses.The Mr Men and Little Miss Magic series takes kids on a series of sparkling adventures where they meet some extraordinary characters including a dragon, an ogre, a mermaid, a princess, a fairy, pirates and many others.These colourful adventures will delight children of two years and upwards. Bold illustrations and funny stories make Mr Men and Little Miss the perfect story time experience.
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Adam Destroys the Internet - Adam Beales
The second PHENOMENALLY FUNNY out-of-this-world adventure from YouTube sensation and TV presenter Adam B is perfect for fans of David Baddiel and Ben Miller!Thirteen-year-old Adam has made a lot of mistakes in his life, but this has to be the biggest. Thanks to a MASSIVE fight with his little brother Callum, the mysterious and magical computer algorithm Popularis Incrementum has exploded - and accidentally transported them both to a completely different world!No, not just a different world. A different dimension: one where Adam and Callum were never born and the internet doesn''t exist, and neither does any of the technology they rely on to make their epic YouTube videos!Will the brothers survive in this strange Altiverse where everything is ALMOST like home but ISN’T? And how do you stop an evil villain from sabotaging your dad’s world-changing technology when in this universe your dad doesn''t even know who you are?But for now there''s only one question in Adam''s mind: how do they get back home?
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The Bright Ages - Gabriele Matthew, David M. Perry
"The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what I think will help it to become a standard text for general audiences for years to come….The Bright Ages is a rare thing—a nuanced historical work that almost anyone can enjoy reading.”—Slate"Incandescent and ultimately intoxicating." —The Boston GlobeA lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality—a brilliant reflection of humanity itself.The word “medieval” conjures images of the “Dark Ages”—centuries of ignorance, superstition, stasis, savagery, and poor hygiene. But the myth of darkness obscures the truth; this was a remarkable period in human history. The Bright Ages recasts the European Middle Ages for what it was, capturing this 1,000-year era in all its complexity and fundamental humanity, bringing to light both its beauty and its horrors. The Bright Ages takes us through ten centuries and crisscrosses Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa, revisiting familiar people and events with new light cast upon them. We look with fresh eyes on the Fall of Rome, Charlemagne, the Vikings, the Crusades, and the Black Death, but also to the multi-religious experience of Iberia, the rise of Byzantium, and the genius of Hildegard and the power of queens. We begin under a blanket of golden stars constructed by an empress with Germanic, Roman, Spanish, Byzantine, and Christian bloodlines and end nearly 1,000 years later with the poet Dante—inspired by that same twinkling celestial canopy—writing an epic saga of heaven and hell that endures as a masterpiece of literature today. The Bright Ages reminds us just how permeable our manmade borders have always been and of what possible worlds the past has always made available to us. The Middle Ages may have been a world “lit only by fire” but it was one whose torches illuminated the magnificent rose windows of cathedrals, even as they stoked the pyres of accused heretics. The Bright Ages contains an 8-page color insert.
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Bug Club Reading Corner: Age 5-7: Wallace and Gromit and the Autochef - Monica Hughes
Interest ages: 5-7  Level: KS1   Subject: reading In this non-decodable, fiction Reading Corner book, Wallace has invented another crazy machine. This time he has made a robot called the Autochef who can help to cook breakfast for him and Gromit. Gromit knows that the machines don''t always work according to plan and so he''s not surprised when the eggs fly out, the tea squirts out and the machine spins round and round going mad! Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools  A Bug Club Reading Corner book designed for reading for pleasure Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence  Suitable for children aged 5-7 This title is part of Pearson''s Bug Club, a reading programme used in over 3500 schools. Reading Corner books are designed to help children to develop a love of reading through reading for pleasure.  For more Bug Club books and learn at home resources, search for Bug Club. 
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The Case of the Heartbreak Heist - Christee Curran-Bauer
Lights. Camera. Heartbreak. The residents of City Park are ready for this year's beloved baking competition, The Great Bake-a-Thon: Valentine's Edition, but someone keeps stealing the props! Without essential items like whisks, cake tins, and cookie cutters, the show may come to a grinding halt. Luckily, the Pigeon Private Detectives—PPD for short—are on the scene and determined to get to the heart of the matter. But the clues on the case are quite curious, leaving the PPD perplexed. Have they finally met their match in a case they can't crack? Once again, author-illustrator Christee Curran-Bauer pokes fun at detective procedurals with kid-friendly humor, as she did in The Case of the Missing Tarts and The Case of the Poached Painting.
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The Case of the Heartbreak Heist - Christee Curran-Bauer
Lights. Camera. Heartbreak. The residents of City Park are ready for this year's beloved baking competition, The Great Bake-a-Thon: Valentine's Edition, but someone keeps stealing the props! Without essential items like whisks, cake tins, and cookie cutters, the show may come to a grinding halt. Luckily, the Pigeon Private Detectives—PPD for short—are on the scene and determined to get to the heart of the matter. But the clues on the case are quite curious, leaving the PPD perplexed. Have they finally met their match in a case they can't crack? Once again, author-illustrator Christee Curran-Bauer pokes fun at detective procedurals with kid-friendly humor, as she did in The Case of the Missing Tarts and The Case of the Poached Painting.
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The History of the Medieval World - Bauer Susan Wise
In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of kingship based on might. But in the years between the fourth and twelfth centuries, rulers had to find new justification for their power, and they turned to divine truth or grace to justify political and military action. Right began to replace might as the engine of empire.Not just Christianity and Islam but also the religions of the Persians, the Germans, and the Mayas were pressed into the service of the state. Even Buddhism and Confucianism became tools for nation building. This phenomenon-stretching from the Americas all the way to Japan-changed religion, but it also changed the state.The History of the Medieval World is a true world history, linking the great conflicts of Europe to the titanic struggles for power in India and Asia. In its pages, El Cid and Guanggaeto, Julian the Apostate and the Brilliant Emperor, Charles the Hammer and Krum the Bulgarian stand side by side. From the schism between Rome and Constantinople to the rise of the Song Dynasty, from the mission of Muhammad to the crowning of Charlemagne, from the sacred wars of India to the establishment of the Knights Templar, this erudite book tells the fascinating, often violent story of kings, generals, and the peoples they ruled.
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