In BABEL TOWER a cast of striking characters play out their personal dramas amid the clashing politics, passionate ideals & stirring languages of the early 1960s. Frederica (the heroine of VIRGIN IN THE GARDEN & STILL LIFE) now teaching English in an art college, is hiding herself & her son Leo from a violent husband; her urge towards freedom later leads to an angry, humiliating divorce case. Hers is not the only struggle: her friend Jude writes a novel, BABBELTOWER, which is tried for obscenity; her brother-in-law Daniel becomes involved in new movements for London's poor & distressed. Their crises mirror those of the age
- abroad, this is the decade of the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the death of Kennedy; at home it is the era of the LADY CHATTERLEY case, of the Beatles, of Mods & Rockers, art school riots, the Profumo scandal. Moving & absorbing & full of comedy as well as strife, this superb novel brings our own recent past to vivid, & disturbing life.
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Many vegetarian parents are anxious to feed their children meat-free diet right from the start but worry that a vegetarian diet may not offer the equivalent range of nutrients. THE VEGETARIAN BABY & TODDLER MEAL PLANNER allays those fears totally, clearly demonstrating that for both children & adults, a vegetarian diet is indisputably a healthier option. Arranged for easy reference in four sections covering the major milestones in dietry development each section offers general nuttritional guidelines, lists of foods to introduce & avoid, &

Includes:: a host of practical hints, tips & advice. Suggested weekley menu planners for each age group enable parents to tailor time & supermarket runs to provide the best possible diet for their child with th minimum of fuss & effort. packed with over 150 quick & easy tried & tested recipes & fully endorsed by The Vegetarian society, THE VEGETARIAN BABY & TODDLER MEAL PLANNER offers parents a blue print for a healthy, varied diet that will engender a lifetime enjoyment of good, healthy & wholesome food.

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It's Christmas Day & all the family have come to visit. Baby Bear & the cousins are so excited they shake & poke & sniff all the presents under the tree. But suddenly Baby Bear realizes
- Grandbear doesn't have a present! With a bit of snow & some mistletoe 'berries' that twinkle like the star on the Christmas tree, Baby Bear creates a special snowberry snow bear for Grandbear. But he soon discovers that a Christmas kiss for Grandbear is worth far more than any present!

With simple, poignant details, Prater captures all the joy & warmth of family at Christmas time.




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' Can you sniff it?'
' Can you whiff it?'
' Lick lips, pat belly, my oh my.'

When three little trolls, Oink, Boink



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' Can you sniff it?'
' Can you whiff it?'
' Lick lips, pat belly, my oh my.'

When three little trolls, Oink, Boink



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Baby Ruby won't stop crying. Dad gives her a bath, Mum gives her a feed, Nana takes her for a drive & Grandad walks her around your garden. But Ruby keeps on bawling. At last her brother Theo has a go & sings her a special song he makes up. The whole family are so tired after all of this, they fall asleep
- all except Ruby.
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