Rediscover the delight & innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated author Robert Louis Stevenson From make-believe to climbing trees bedtime stories to morning play & favourite cousins to beloved mothers Here is a very special collection to be treasured for ever ...

Master storyteller Michael Foreman has created a timely & moving story of a child creating a garden of hope in the midst of poverty & war Master storyteller Michael Foreman has created a timely & moving story of a child creating a garden of hope in the midst of poverty & war A boy's world is ruin & rubble with a wire fence & soldiers separating him from the cool hills where his father used to take him as a small child Can a tiny green plant shoot give him hope in a bleak landscape? ...

Molly's touching account of life in Guernsey during the German Occupation brings events of the Second World War to life through the eyes of a young child The Channel Islands were the only British territory to be occupied during the Second World War & many Islanders were immediately imprisoned Molly's story begins on a lovely afternoon on the 28th of June 1940 when she recalls waving a recently bought cucumber at planes flying over the harbour only to realise that they were German planes when they started to machine-gun & bomb the previously peaceful harbour Molly's recollection of her childhood engages the reader from beginning to end & provides a charming account of her life set against the backdrop of war ...

Spike Milligan's publishing career began over forty years ago when Silly Verse for Kids was published in 1959 His poems were inspired by listening to his own children & subsequently his grandchildren & marvelling at the way they could invent new words or incorporate sound effects into their everyday language Spike did not regard children as small adults but as entirely different species who lived in a secret magical world that very few adults understood For decades he delved into this world delighting children
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- of all ages with his poems & stories Illustrated throughout with Spike's own drawings & specially commissioned artworks this is an ideal read-alone or read-aloud book for Spike fans of all ages featuring Silly Verse for Kids (1959) The Bald Twit Lion (1968) A Book of Milliganimals (1968) Unspun Socks from a Chicken's Laundry (1968) Sir Nobonk & the Terrible Awful Dreadful Nasty Dragon (1982) & Startling Verse for All the Family (1987)

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On choreography Choreography is a negotiation with the patterns your body is thinking On rules Try breaking the rules on a need to break the rules basis A Choreographer's Handbook invites the reader to investigate how & why to make a dance performance In an inspiring & unusually empowering sequence of stories ideas & paradoxes internationally renowned dancer choreographer & teacher Jonathan Burrows explains how it's possible to navigate a course through this complex process It is a stunning reflection on a personal practice & professional journey & draws upon five years' of workshop discussions led by Burrows Burrows' open & honest prose gives the reader access to a range of exercises meditations principles & ideas on choreography that allow artists & dance-makers to find their own aesthetic process It is a book for anyone interested in making performance at whatever level & in whichever style ...

The Bible is full of inspiring characters & astonishing events But although Mary has without question one of the most wonderful stories she can often be ignored
- to be remembered only once a year at Christmas This Pocket Guide title looks at the life & character of Mary
- & her unique significance in the gospel story 128 pages Chirico Leonardo

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No true Christian wants to keep on sinning Yet the battle seems unwinnable For every slain opponent two more emerge from the shadows & to make matters worse an endless stream of pundits are on hand with conflicting combat tactics ' Try harder Do more' ' It's a matter of mind over matter' ' Imitate Christ Ask What would Jesus Do?' ' Take a break Even if you yield to every known sin you're still a winner because Christ has forgiven everything' In the Bible we find a more coherent & realistic approach to growing in holiness Victory over sin does not come to the spiritual sluggard Effort is essential Even so self-transformation is not possible ' Sanctification is by faith alone in Christ alone' The gospel is not just for day one of the Christian life; it's for the whole journey How do we grow in holiness? We grow through the Word of God & prayer & sacraments This book will help us find the benefits of growing in Christ for which there is no substitute ...

Many of us know & love the stories & characters of the Old Testament such as Joseph Moses & Jonah But how do we view its importance in relation to New Testament teaching & our 21st century experiences? This accessible yet powerful addition to the Pocket Guide series draw together the threads of Scripture to help us understand the power of God's word when viewed in its completeness ...

Who are the Popes & how does the Roman Catholic Church define their role? What about the present day Popes? What is the ecumenical significance of the Papacy & what are its prospects in the global world? These & other questions are tackled as Leonardo De Chirico explores the Biblical historical & theological fabric of the Papacy ...

Let's count down to Christmas! A beautiful first Christmas Advent book with 25 flaps
- one for every day of Advent Snow is falling
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