First published by Harper Collins US in 1964, this classic children's novel has sold over 4 million copies & was awarded the New York Times Outstanding Book Award. Sixth-grader Harriet attends school on the New York's Upper East Side along with her two best pals, Sport & Janie. After school every day, she takes her notebook & proceeds through her spy route. Harriet observes the rich lady who never gets out of bed; the man with twenty-five cats & the Italian family who runs a grocery store. She writes brutally honest notes on them all. Harriet's downfall is that she also writes notes about people she actually knows... After a game in the park when her notebook is knocked out of her hands & read by her classmates, Harriet's innermost thoughts are revealed & she is shunned by all her classmates, who form the Spycatcher's Club. After her parents find out what's happened, Harriet receives a final, crushing blow. She is no longer allowed to take notes
- her parents, her teacher & even the cook search her every day for a contraband notebook. Harriet's only consolation is the love & the wise advice of her nanny who manages to get her through this difficult period in her life. A classic in the US where it was first published & a major motion film from Paramount, Harriet the Spy is a beloved book throughout the world.
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Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates & her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, & it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes awful things she s written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life & her friendships back together? ...

New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the incredible life of Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad conductor who 'never lost a single passenger' in this true story of her life. Little Harriet was born into slavery in Maryland & laboured in the fields from the age of 12. But as an adult, she escaped, freeing herself before returning back to lead hundreds of enslaved African Americans to freedom with great bravery & courage. Harriet sacrificed so much of her life for others, eventually working for the army in the Civil War & then promoting women's voting rights until she retired in Auburn, New York. The Little People, Big Dreams Series: With stylish & quirky illustrations & extra facts at the back, this empowering series celebrates the important life stories of wonderful women of the world. From designers & artists to scientists, all of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. These books make the lives of these role models accessible for children, providing a powerful message to inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world! ...

The amazing story of Harriet Tubman. Born a slave in the Deep South of the US, she escaped via the Underground Railroad to the north, then went back & helped some 70 more slaves to escape, at great personal risk. She worked as a nurse for the Northern side in the Civil War & was also the first woman to lead an armed assault in that war, in a raid rescuing some 700 slaves. After the war she fought for the right of women to vote. Denied proper pay, pension or recognition for most of her life, she was buried with military honours & is now recognised as a great American hero. ...

This board book version of Harriet Tubman
- from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series
- follows the incredible

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A hilarious & heartfelt debut from multi-award winning, hearing aid wearing, comedian, actor & author Samantha Baines. The intergalactic adventure starts at home with Harriet, who discovers that her hearing-aid can do more than she ever bargained for when she finds an alien in her room. Discovering that her family secretly work for an intergalactic agency, Harriet becomes the Earth's first line of defence as the only one who can understand the invaders. Sure, her hearing aid helps her understand aliens from across the universe, if only she could understand her own feelings. ...

A hilarious & heartfelt debut from multi-award winning, hearing aid wearing, comedian, actor & author Samantha Baines. The intergalactic adventure starts at home with Harriet, who discovers that her hearing-aid can do more than she ever bargained for when she finds an alien in her room. Discovering that her family secretly work for an intergalactic agency, Harriet becomes the Earth's first line of defence as the only one who can understand the invaders. Sure, her hearing aid helps her understand aliens from across the universe, if only she could understand her own feelings. ...

Hares dont talk. Everyone knows that. But the hare Harriet meets one morning in a corn circle in her fathers wheatfield is a very unusual hare: a visitor from the far-off planet Pars, come to spend his holidays on Earth in the form of a talking hare. Wiz, as Harriet names her magical new friend, can speak any language, transform himself into any shape
- &, as the summer draws to its close, he has one last, lovely surprise in store for Harriet...
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Hares don't talk. Everyone knows that. But the hare Harriet meets one morning in a corn circle in her father's wheatfield is a very unusual hare: a visitor from the far-off planet Pars, come to spend his holidays on Earth in the form of a talking hare. Wiz, as Harriet names her magical new friend, can speak any language, transform himself into any shape
- &, as the summer draws to its close, he has one last, lovely surprise in store for Harriet...
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Harris was a very small hare with very big feet. Why do I have such enormous feet, Grandad? Harris sighed. So Grandad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of the mountains, & to run very fast. Harris not only learns about the world around him but also the importance of finding his own feet. ...