Category Archives: Globes
Churchill: His Finest Hours
You`ve probably heard of Winston Churchill… He`s the one who raised his fingers in a V sign and smoked a massive cigar. But do you want to know more? INSIDE: Get to know the man behind the cigar in Winston`s secret diary! Re-live events of the century in The Winston Weekly! Read how Winston led
Sailing: A Beginner`s Guide
Sailing: A Beginner`s Guide takes the reader step-by-step from his or her first sail to an almost intuitive mastery of small boat handling. the delightful drawings combined with the author`s appealing writing style successfully explain topics in manageable double page spreads. The book unravels the mysteries of reading the wind, guides the reader through his
National Birds of the World: Avian Emblems of the World
Birds are one of the most popular and visible forms of all wildlife and are inextricably linked with the development of human cultures all around the world. Over the years some of the most eye-catching species of bird have been officially or unofficially adopted by countries as symbols of their national identity; there are now
Billy Bonkers and the Wacky World Cup!
Put your trainers on, Billy Bonkers is back with more amazing adventures! This time he`s landing a plane and flying through the air in a hot-air balloon to watch the World Cup`s final. Billy and his family are so wacky, you will laugh your socks off!
To the End of the World: Travels with Oscar Wilde
They say that sometimes ghosts don`t realise they`re dead and wander around screaming because no one is paying them any attention. Well, in show business you may have been dead five years before you finally twig. You howl around the corridors of power while the elect march straight through. Then one day you catch yourself
Hello, Mr World
A topical picture book about the effects of climate change, ideal for very young children. In this topical picture book, Michael Foreman – twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and described as “the greatest illustrator-storyteller of his time” by Michael Morpurgo – brilliantly shows what climate change is doing to our world and inspires
Monsters of Men
A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy.Three armies march on New Prentisstown. The New World is at war. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. How can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever
A World of Discovery
A stunning collection of the world`s most important discoveries for all the family to enjoy.In the stylish miscellany, print-maker James Brown travels through the past and present, showing the amazing breakthroughs in science and technology that have changed our lives for ever. Discover fascinating facts and figures about space travel, the human body, time, the
Winnie-the-Pooh: A Tree for Christmas
It wouldn`t be Christmas without a Christmas tree but when Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet set off to find the perfect tree in the Hundred Acre Wood they soon run into difficulties …But perhaps with the help of their friends Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger and Owl, they`ll be able to make this a Christmas to remember after all.A
Stonehenge: Panorama Pops
Celebrate Stonehenge with this beautifully illustrated three-dimensional souvenir guide. Remember your visit to Stonehenge for ever with this beautiful three-dimensional Panorama Pop, featuring highlights of the World Heritage Site and its surroundings. Presented in a beautiful slipcase, the guide unfolds to a length of 1.2 metres and features the history of Stonehenge, the geography and
Mr. Men The Big Match
When the Mr Men and Little Miss decide to stage their own version of the World Cup, Mr Small is desperate to join in – but will he be just too small to make it into the team?With legendary saves from Mr Tickle, plenty of injury time from Mr Bump and Mr Noisy as the
Horrible Geography of the World
Geography with the gritty bits left in! Inside you`ll find out what happens when a volcano turns nasty whether you`d survive at the frozen poles how a frog can help you get a drink in the desert Hold on tight as you embark on a whistle-stop trip around the globe, taking in everything from the
Winnie-the-Pooh: The Long Winter`s Sleep Picture Book
When a cold north wind blows through the Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends retreat back into their cosy homes to settle down for a long winter`s sleep. But there are strange noises out in the Forest. Someone isn`t asleep …Will the friends be brave enough to find out who`s braving the cold?A warming
World Class
It`s the big one! The World Cup Finals beckon for Jamie Johnson but first he must answer a huge question: Which country will he play for? With brand new characters and all the trademark jaw-dropping footy action, Dan Freedman and Jamie Johnson return on very top form for the fifth book in the series.
Bugs: A Pop-up Journey into the World of Insects, Spiders and Creepy-crawlies
This is a beautifully illustrated look inside the fascinating world of creepy-crawlies, with stunning three-dimensional pop-ups. Larger-than-life bugs spring from the pages, peek out from behind flaps and hide under tabs, inviting young entomologists to marvel at the mind-boggling variety of arthropod life. What reader can resist is a chance to look inside a cockroach`s
The River and the Book
From the internationally bestselling author of the high fantasy series The Books of Pellinor comes a powerful story about the exploitation of indigenous people by the First World. Endorsed by Amnesty International as contributing to a better understanding of human rights, this poetic coming-of-age story combines magical realism and fable, and features beautiful black-and-white chapter
Voices from the Second World War
A powerful, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War. Contributors include a rear gunner who took part in sixty bombing raids, a Jewish woman who played in the orchestra at Auschwitz, a Japanese man who survived Hiroshima and Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children by setting up the Kindertransport program from
The Most Wonderful Thing in the World
From the author of the Tiara Club series comes a gently satirical fairy story for our times, illustrated by one of today`s finest artists, Angela Barrett. When a king and a queen promise to marry their daughter Lucia to the man who can show them the most wonderful thing in the world, suitors descend on
Voices from the Second World War: Witnesses share their stories with the children of today
A unique, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War, published in association with the award-winning children`s newspaper First News.A powerful, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War. Contributors include a rear gunner who took part in sixty bombing raids, a Jewish woman who played in the orchestra at Auschwitz,
Half a Man
Former children`s laureate Michael Morpurgo remembers the post-war Britain of his childhood in this unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war. From a young age, Michael is both fascinated by and afraid of his grandfather. Grandpa`s ship was torpedoed during the Second World War, leaving him with terrible burns.
