Category Archives: Accessories
RSPB Wild Facts About Nature
This laugh-out-loud book is bursting with facts, lists, jokes and funny stories all about nature! From the hilarious Andy Seed, winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2015 for Best Books with Facts, comes the amazing Incredible Book of Fantastic Fascinating Nature published in partnership with the RSPB.Which fish can walk on land and climb
The Little Book of Kindness: Everyday actions to change your life and the world around you
The Little Book of Kindness will teach you how to be kind to yourself, to strangers, to those you love, to the world – every day, at every opportunity. Prompted by the seeming hopelessness of the world around her, Bernadette Russell undertook a pledge to be kind to a stranger every day for a year.
Ruby`s Worry
Ruby loves being Ruby. Until, one day, she finds a worry. At first it`s not such a big worry, and that`s all right, but then it starts to grow. It gets bigger and bigger every day and it makes Ruby sad. How can Ruby get rid of it and feel like herself again? A perceptive
Mixed/Other: Explorations of Multiraciality in Modern Britain
How does it feel when your heritage isn`t listed as an option on an identification form?What is it like to grow up as the only person in your family who looks like you?Where do you belong if you are simultaneously seen as being `too much` of one race and `not enough` of another to fit
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
With a preface by Lord Richard Attenborough, a collection of accounts from some of the 10,000 children rescued from the Nazi Regime and brought to the UK by the Kinderstransport schemeIn November 1938, international public opinion was shocked by the news of Kristallnacht – the anti-Jewish pogrom that led to the burning of synagogues and
Frozen in Time: Fossils of Great Britain and Where to Find Them
A vibrant and richly detailed guide to fossils for readers with a passion for the natural world and those that inhabited it long ago.This is a book for those that want to learn to scan the beach for fossils, who love the simple pleasure of getting outside or those who want to develop their relationship
Athena: The Story of a Goddess
Discover the adventures of Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, war and courage. From her extraordinary birth – sprung from the head of her father, in the midst of a thunderous headache – to her refusal to take no for an answer. Find out how she inspired powerful gods, goddesses and humans and the
Grunt! Grunt! Stick and Play
Peppa Pig is a lovable but slightly bossy little pig. She is five years old and lives with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and her little brother George. This sticker book has colourful scenes to decorate with lots of stickers featuring your favourite Peppa Pig characters.
The Match
The perfect gift for all those whose lives revolve around The Beautiful Game …The man works all week in the factory. The dog waits at home. On the weekend, they both watch THE MATCH on television together. Results aren`t good so the dog decides to do something about it …With a knowing, dry humour perfect
We Wear Pants
Pandas wearing pants? Surely not! And what about wombats wearing wellies, sloths in socks, or even giraffes wearing scarves? Whatever you do today…don`t forget to get dressed! For any parent who has ever struggled to get their kids dressed – this hilarious book is for YOU! Parents and children will be giggling together as they
The Storm Keeper`s Island
WINNER OF THE BAMB YOUNG READERS – MIDDLE GRADE AWARD 2018WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP WEEK BOOK AWARD 2019`Magical in every way` EOIN COLFERWhen Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet …Once in a generation, Arranmore Island chooses a new Storm Keeper to wield its power and keep
What the Dinosaurs Saw: Life on Earth Before Humans
Watch our world come to life amid bubbling volcanoes and electrical storms in this vibrantly illustrated account of life on Earth before humans. It`s time to discover What the Dinosaurs Saw.Our whole universe began as a tiny dot, smaller than this full stop. Smaller than anything you`ve ever seen in your life. This dot was
Humankind: A Hopeful History
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year`Hugely, highly and happily recommended` Stephen Fry`You should read Humankind. You`ll learn a lot (I did) and you`ll have good reason to feel better about the human race` Tim Harford`Made me see humanity from a fresh perspective` Yuval Noah HarariIt`s a
The Burning Room
In the LAPD`s Open Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die almost a decade after the crime. So when a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet ten years earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the body is still fresh, but any other evidence is virtually non-existent. Now Bosch and
The Corset
The captivating and unsettling new novel from the award winning author of The Silent Companions.Is prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain? Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea`s charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she finds herself drawn
The Sea: Exploring our blue planet
Explore an incredible collection of narratives, featuring fascinating facts and stories about the world`s deepest seas and oceans. Written by the critically acclaimed TV and radio presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff and illustrated by the wonderful Jill Calder, this stunning book will have you diving into the deepest depths of the blue, exploring the astounding seas and
Princess Snowbelle and the Snowstorm
Far away, in a land that glistens white as snow, Princess Snowbelle is preparing to sing at tonight`s annual winter ball and she`s a little bit nervous! Luckily her pet cat Sparks and best friend Sparkleshine will be there to help. But it looks like there`s a snowstorm on the way – what if Sparkleshine
We`re Going on an Egg Hunt
Join the Easter bunnies as they set off on an exciting lift-the-flap Easter egg hunt. With ten eggs to find and count, this board book is great fun. But watch out for the obstacles along the way – lambs, chicks, bees and ducks – and there`s even a wolfish surprise, so do take care.Based on
Circe
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN`S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2019 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERSELECTED AS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, GUARDIAN, I PAPER, IRISH TIMES, REFINERY29, SCOTSMAN, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, TIME MAGAZINE, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, AND WASHINGTON POSTFrom the Orange Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author of The Song of
The Clothing of Books
How do you clothe a book? In this deeply personal reflection, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer. Probing the complex relationships between text and image, author and designer, and art and commerce, Lahiri delves into the role of the uniform; explains
