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Paperback. Condizione: New. This charmingbook, ideal for children and families, is written to encourage young readers toengage with invertebrates in their natural settings-whether in their own gardensor the wider natural world. Through plausible scenarios and excitingadventures, the stories are infused with fun, quirky characters that childreninstantly recognise-creatures commonly found in gardens and the nearbycountryside.This close connection to real-life minibeastsgives the book a distinctive edge over other children's nature books, inspiringcuriosity, empathy, and a genuine love of the natural world. The book hasattracted outstanding reviews and tributes.'Amazing Tales and Truths about Garden Minibeasts' is an extraordinaryachievement-a joyful, ethical, and inspiring book that deserves worldwiderecognition.Global movie star Orlando Bloom says: 'I am deeply proud that my mum Soniawrote this delightful, informative book that brings the garden world of vitallyimportant little creatures wonderfully alive for children and families. Thisbook combines great stories with education and fun!'.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Peter finds a pony pal' is an utterly gripping story about ten-year-old Peter, a runaway, who hides in a loft and makes a wonderful pony friend, Buster, but can the friendship continue if Peter is found?Peter has to live with the father he has not seen for years. Teased and abused by the stepchildren, who are also unkind to his beloved cat, he runs away. After hiding in a lorry he finds himself in a country area. For weeks he is cared for by local twins, determined to keep him safe. They are impressed by his relationship with Buster, a rescued pony who has been wary of them. But can such happy times really last when there are daily items on the radio and TV about Peter's disappearance?

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Thea and Milo, the Strange Couple and the Trial of the Venusian Baby' is an original, entertaining and highly amusing story. It features unique characters, an extremely imaginative plot and a gripping finale.A seemingly normal Hicks family holiday soon turns into something completely different! It's told from the point of view of nine-year-old Thea. She tells of a strange couple, and an amazing bond she shares with one of them. There's an alien who smells of cabbage, another alien disguised as a wardrobe, a golf-loving giant fish and more aliens to discover besides. This remarkable book will delight children and adults alike.This is the first story from the fertile mind of Darren Carpenter and, judging by the ending, possibly not his last.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Daniel'sUncle' is a Middle Grade children's book that adults willalso enjoy, is the story of a thirteen-year-old boy whose parents aretragically killed in a skiing accident. He ends up spending his summer holidaysat an uncle's in Scotland on the banks of Loch Ness. His uncle is a biteccentric but extremely clever and Daniel slowly begins to enjoy his timethere.  He discovers more andmore out about his uncle and thus a mad adventure begins where he finds a lostCity, a nineteenth-century explorer, an alien race and the joys of technology.The blend of whimsical adventures with underlying themes ofpersonal growth and healing makes the story both engaging and emotionallyresonant. Daniel's life will never be the same again as he finds hisbrain gaining untold powers! 'Daniel'sUncle' is the first book to be published by the author, Martin Smith. Martinlives close to the beautiful Peak District and has worked in engineering invarious forms since leaving school. He enjoys a quiet life with his dog in aquaint stone cottage. Martin also enjoys riding his motorbikes and strongly believeslife is for living.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'The Adventures of Albert the Astronaut' is a captivating, fast-paced andheart-warming children's adventure that takes readers from a quiet Englishvillage to the farthest corners of the galaxy. When nine-year-old Albertmoves to the sleepy village of Little Puddlebridge, he feels lonely, until hisgrandad's mysterious birthday gift transports him into a universe of wildadventures: swimming through underwater kingdoms, exploring edible planets, andmeeting new friends on the planet Matimoo. This imaginative first journey in amagical new series is filled with humour, discovery, and the true meaning offriendship.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'The MerryTails of the Fox Who Lived in a Bin' is a rip-roaring adventure filled withthrills, spills and kebabs. JoinKevin, a humble country fox who journeys to the city in search of friendship,excitement, and succulent fried chicken. On his way he will soar above thecity, experience sausage roll hallucinations and meet a crow with false teeth.As Kevin loses his way and his city dream turns dark, will he escape to see hisbeloved vixen mother again?

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Daniel'sUncle' is a Middle Grade children's book that adults willalso enjoy, is the story of a thirteen-year-old boy whose parents aretragically killed in a skiing accident. He ends up spending his summer holidaysat an uncle's in Scotland on the banks of Loch Ness. His uncle is a biteccentric but extremely clever and Daniel slowly begins to enjoy his timethere.  He discovers more andmore out about his uncle and thus a mad adventure begins where he finds a lostCity, a nineteenth-century explorer, an alien race and the joys of technology.The blend of whimsical adventures with underlying themes ofpersonal growth and healing makes the story both engaging and emotionallyresonant. Daniel's life will never be the same again as he finds hisbrain gaining untold powers! 'Daniel'sUncle' is the first book to be published by the author, Martin Smith. Martinlives close to the beautiful Peak District and has worked in engineering invarious forms since leaving school. He enjoys a quiet life with his dog in aquaint stone cottage. Martin also enjoys riding his motorbikes and strongly believeslife is for living.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Peter finds a pony pal' is an utterly gripping story about ten-year-old Peter, a runaway, who hides in a loft and makes a wonderful pony friend, Buster, but can the friendship continue if Peter is found?Peter has to live with the father he has not seen for years. Teased and abused by the stepchildren, who are also unkind to his beloved cat, he runs away. After hiding in a lorry he finds himself in a country area. For weeks he is cared for by local twins, determined to keep him safe. They are impressed by his relationship with Buster, a rescued pony who has been wary of them. But can such happy times really last when there are daily items on the radio and TV about Peter's disappearance?

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Thea and Milo, the Strange Couple and the Trial of the Venusian Baby' is an original, entertaining and highly amusing story. It features unique characters, an extremely imaginative plot and a gripping finale.A seemingly normal Hicks family holiday soon turns into something completely different! It's told from the point of view of nine-year-old Thea. She tells of a strange couple, and an amazing bond she shares with one of them. There's an alien who smells of cabbage, another alien disguised as a wardrobe, a golf-loving giant fish and more aliens to discover besides. This remarkable book will delight children and adults alike.This is the first story from the fertile mind of Darren Carpenter and, judging by the ending, possibly not his last.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'The MerryTails of the Fox Who Lived in a Bin' is a rip-roaring adventure filled withthrills, spills and kebabs. JoinKevin, a humble country fox who journeys to the city in search of friendship,excitement, and succulent fried chicken. On his way he will soar above thecity, experience sausage roll hallucinations and meet a crow with false teeth.As Kevin loses his way and his city dream turns dark, will he escape to see hisbeloved vixen mother again?

Paperback. Condizione: New. This charmingbook, ideal for children and families, is written to encourage young readers toengage with invertebrates in their natural settings-whether in their own gardensor the wider natural world. Through plausible scenarios and excitingadventures, the stories are infused with fun, quirky characters that childreninstantly recognise-creatures commonly found in gardens and the nearbycountryside.This close connection to real-life minibeastsgives the book a distinctive edge over other children's nature books, inspiringcuriosity, empathy, and a genuine love of the natural world. The book hasattracted outstanding reviews and tributes.'Amazing Tales and Truths about Garden Minibeasts' is an extraordinaryachievement-a joyful, ethical, and inspiring book that deserves worldwiderecognition.Global movie star Orlando Bloom says: 'I am deeply proud that my mum Soniawrote this delightful, informative book that brings the garden world of vitallyimportant little creatures wonderfully alive for children and families. Thisbook combines great stories with education and fun!'.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Warning: Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll! Fearless young photographer Maddy Garfield shoots love-insand police riots in the turbulent 1960s and deals with bikers, rock stars,arrogant diplomats, egotistical actors, and enigmatic Rastas in the '70s. Butevery time she encounters charismatic director Jake Morgenstern, who gave her amind-blowing first kiss, her unfulfilled desire for him grows,fueling her fantasies. Will her path lead back to her first love? 'Lenswoman in Love' provides aninsider's view of the most colorful and creative decades of the twentiethcentury. It will resonate deeply with those who experienced those vibranttimes-and anyone who wishes they had. '. the Sixties and Seventies, from the West Coast to SwingingLondon-seen through the eyes of a passionate and talented young photographer.Her camera takes her inside recording studios and onto film sets, and her hearttakes her on a journey of soulful self-discovery. Read on!'-STEVEN REA, author of 'The Hollywood Book Club'.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'The Adventures of Albert the Astronaut' is a captivating, fast-paced andheart-warming children's adventure that takes readers from a quiet Englishvillage to the farthest corners of the galaxy. When nine-year-old Albertmoves to the sleepy village of Little Puddlebridge, he feels lonely, until hisgrandad's mysterious birthday gift transports him into a universe of wildadventures: swimming through underwater kingdoms, exploring edible planets, andmeeting new friends on the planet Matimoo. This imaginative first journey in amagical new series is filled with humour, discovery, and the true meaning offriendship.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Contemplating Comedy' is a fabulous compilation of laugh-out-loud funny lines, guaranteed to have readers in stitches as they browse the book.The humour is presented in an original and engaging way, enticing readers to choose their favourite lines and think about what really makes them laugh. Beyond the comedy the author also shares some insights and ideas honed from a lifetime of offbeat experience - a painless way to help remove the stitches.

Paperback. Condizione: New. She hates him. He doesn't understand her. Alice and Robbie: two youngsters forced to step reluctantly fast towards adulthood and marriage. Layered, lyrical, atmospheric: this is a book to engage and enthrall older children, young adults and those of any age who like to adventure in Tudor England.In 1520s England, Alice, twelve years old, daughter of impoverished Sir Lionel and Lady Catherine, is to be married to Robbie, the fourteen-year-old son of an up-and-coming family of Bristol merchants. Sir Lionel, together with Robbie's father, is seeking to nudge King Henry into supporting exploration and enterprise in distant, just-discovered lands. However, unexpected opposition suddenly threatens not only their plans, but also their lives.

Paperback. Condizione: New. This gripping thriller is set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and chronicles the dramatic events when a former detective, Joseph Carter, sets out to gain redemption from the consequences of an old case that cost him everything. Carter is still haunted by the murders of his niece and brother-in-law at the hands of a serial killer he was trying to track down. One year on, the killer has returned and Carter, now a disgraced detective gone private, launches a personal vendetta to catch him this time around.

Paperback. Condizione: New. This carefully researched and highly engaging story takes you back to the 14th century, where a mystical Gothic abbey is destined for tragedy; and also back to the 20th century when the abbey, with its grotesque stone guardians, is resurrected as a contemporary psychiatric hospital. 'Fisher of Souls' is a dark, provocative, disturbing, often humorous psychological tale. Its satirical theme of demonising others resonates with many conflicts of today.

Paperback. Condizione: New. When Franco, a teenager living in the monastery at Monte Cassino in 1944 uncovers a long-lost Roman Eagle, the fabled Aquila for the Jupiter Legion, he sets in motion a desperate struggle to prevent the Nazis from using it to win the war. In a do-or-die mission, Franco and Dulcie, a teenage mountain girl, must steal the Eagle back and escape before its deadly power is unleashed. Pursued by the implacable forces of the SS they will discover not just the secrets of the Eagle but also themselves.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'The Diary and Memoirs of an Incarcerated Granny' is a frank 'lockdown diary' full of anecdotes, musings, reminiscences and irreverent commentary. Author Angela Lister has looked at an unprecedented year through the prism of lockdown, to produce a remarkable book that is both a diary and an autobiography. She eloquently contrasts her incarceration at home during lockdown with memories of spending five years living in the Dordogne with her late husband, James. She combines charm, warmth and a mischievous sense of humour in this candid and entertaining read. The author's witty and vibrant pen covers subjects such as downsizing, family, friendships, dogs called Poppy and Violet, food, politics and Zoom. 'The Diary and Memoirs of an Incarcerated Granny' is a cathartic romp through the seasons of a unique year. In Angela's own words, it's necessary to ensure that 'positive thoughts abound'.

Paperback. Condizione: New. This fascinating and remarkable book, 'Spies and Scoundrels', consists of two highly imaginative novellas. The first, 'Time to Say Goodbye', explores how England might look in 2026. Post pandemic with many unresolved problems remaining, Government finances are dire and the country is directionless and unstable. People have gone into voluntary lockdown to avoid the violence on the streets. The scene is set for a change of Government, with a radical plan. A scapegoat group in society is identified and vilified. History does indeed repeat itself.'Death's Final Wicket' is a spy thriller set in London, Oslo, Buenos Aires and Jerusalem. Bible Codes in the Torah (first five chapters of the Old Testament), supposedly point to various modern day events such as Hitler, Yasser Arafat and a nuclear war emanating from North Korea. Governments interpret these codes for their own ends. Meanwhile, a new terrorist organization, with its own plan, complicates matters. British Intelligence has the man with the right background to sort through the c.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'The Magnificent Moustache and other stories' is a collection of six delightful tales full of wit, quirky characters and an abundance of welcome nonsense.These innovative short stories will take you from a national moustache-growing competition to the Queen's vexation when her usual cuppa fails to appear; and to the challenges of having a name so lengthy that it takes forever to simply introduce yourself. A 200-year-old business faces imminent collapse unless a solution can be found; a kingdom has been cut off from civilisation for 100 years; and what happened in that bitterly cold winter of 1740 in north west Wales?

Paperback. Condizione: New. Toxic. Unexplainable. Deadly. This is the reality of living with a mental illness. When your mind becomes your own killer, death seems like a sweet release. This gripping and heart-wrenching story reveals the brutal reality of life with an eating disorder.Stephanie Shott is a bright and life-loving young woman who has had to deal with all the horror and difficulty of anorexia. In this moving and inspirational book, 'Just Keep Swimming', Stephanie bravely and boldly opens herself up to the reader and tells her story. This harrowing story of dealing with anorexia and beating it is engrossing, disturbing and utterly inspirational.

Paperback. Condizione: New. In 1845 Sir John Franklin led 129 officers and men into the Arctic to try to find the North-West Passage. None of them returned.Trapped is a novel that tells the harrowing, gruelling, fascinating story of the disastrous, ill-fated expedition of Sir John Franklin of 1845 which resulted in the deaths of the entire crew of one hundred and twenty-nine officers and men and the loss of the two expedition ships. These men were the pride of the British Navy and had volunteered heroically for the expedition into the frozen unknown to try to find the North-West Passage. The truth about their fate is still largely unknown.This extraordinary novel, written by an author who has spent seven years researching one of the most courageous expeditions in maritime history, brings alive the courage, the comradeship, camaraderie and bravery that prevailed among the expedition's members even when they faced the gravest of crises.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Lynne Howard's spell is dazzling, and readers will be powerless to resist it.Nicholas Maes, author of 'Laughing Wolf' In a stunning debut, Lynne Howard's 'Dylan Dover: Into the Vortex' casts a potent reader's charm over all youngsters clamouring for a new supernatural hero. Dylan believes he is a typical twelve-year-old until he stumbles into a vortex that miraculously transports him to the immortal dimension, a parallel universe. Dylan not only learns that he is a warlock, but he also discovers a twin brother, extraordinary powers, and a secret prophecy that seems to have Dylan and his family at its crux. Dylan, along with his brother and their new-found wizard friend Thea, begin to unravel the mystery that surrounds their birth and the danger that threatens immortals and humans alike.

Paperback. Condizione: New. This book is full of bilingual crosswords!This remarkable and highly original book is an excellent aid to improving your foreign language vocabulary in a fast, easy, and fun way.The answers are day-to-day words used by locals in their country, thus expanding your colloquial knowledge of the language in question.Start from the front of the book for questions in English and answers in Spanish, French and German. Turn the book upside down and start from the back for questions in Spanish, French and German and answers in English.

Paperback. Condizione: New. How do towns and cities divided by the harsh reality of an international border manage to get on with each other when their closest neighbour lives just next door, but in another country? Are they thriving or surviving? Utterly dependent on each other or with backs turned, socially and economically? We visit towns and cities that you may not have heard of or know little about. Places like distant Blagoveshchensk and Heihe, Narva and Ivangorod and Gorlitz and Zgorzelec. But also the better known Nicosia, Europe's only divided capital, Detroit with its Canadian neighbour Windsor, Geneva and its French suburb Annemasse and the cities of Sarajevo and Mostar, divided not by international borders but ethnic divisions baked into everyday life.This is a fascinating and well-researched study of thirty-_six towns and cities from across the world that are separated by borders. Paul Doe delves into the way in which these divisions came about and how the separated towns and cities manage to get along, or not, buffeted as they are by geopolitics, ethnic differences and historical animosities.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Rest Not These Dead', this final part of the Cellist Soldier trilogy, lays bare terrible guilt over the injustice of war, overlaid by a new era of love.The end of World War One brings no peace for Ben and his Jamaican lover Pearl in post-war London. A horrific racial attack sends her, grief-stricken, back to Jamaica. Ben is desperate to win Pearl back and, nursing a deeper guilt over his failure to prevent the unjustified execution of his cello-playing soldier friend, takes up the horrific job of body exhumation. But will a dramatic collaboration with a journalist in Arras, France, bring Ben and Pearl back together and reconcile the injustice done to his friend?

Paperback. Condizione: New. Another whodunnit in the series of Lady Tremayne diaries. The year is 1654. When an anonymous young woman is found hanged from a tree, Lady Jane Tremayne believes she's been murdered and is determined to investigate the crime. The trail she follows proves to be a perilous one, leading to her being kidnapped and taken abroad, where she expects to be sold as a slave to Corsairs. Avoiding this fate, she returns to England only to find that the man she has married in secret faces a charge of treason and that fresh dangers await not only her but also her best friend, Olivia Courtney. Saving Olivia and her husband becomes a race against time in this fast-paced and adventurous whodunnit.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Meet Izzy and her dog, Columbus. They are truly inseparable. It seems to be another ordinary day in London on Gibbons Road until an incident occurs involving Izzy's best friend, Max, and a strange, mysterious neighbour. They find themselves in a sticky situation and before they know it are transported to another world - the magical Nakamomo Island where they set off on an exciting adventure through the rainforest, meeting loveable creatures along the way.However, all is not what it seems. Max has disappeared and there is someone following them. Will they ever reach home? This highly entertaining, thrilling story takes you into the heart of their adventures on the fascinating Nakamomo Island.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Twitter users might not be so ready with their tweets had they risked the drastic punishments meted out to pamphlet publishers in the 1640s. Here is gossip for the nation, while in Farnham, Surrey, gossip fuels rivalries and domestic conflicts. And into this arrives Charity, an unwilling newcomer. Who, the gossips ask, is she? Why has she come? Which young man is she attracting? What will her choices be?