A stunning atlas with 15 beautifully illustrated maps for children to pore over Young explorers can discover the countries ...

This book explains how almost everything we eat grows from just a small seed
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Discover the dazzling world of dinosaurs brought to life in this stylishly illustrated picture book Colourful images of a world long past & a quirky approach make a well-trodden topic fresh From old favourites like Stegosaurus to new discoveries like Zhenyuanlong budding palaeontologists will be inspired by these beautifully realised images Illustrations Full colour throughout ...

The beautiful pictures in this book are full of wildlife to look out for when you're outdoors There are birds butterflies & plants to spot by a river in the fields or on a city ramble & pages on the seasons & creatures to look out for after dark Children will love browsing the pictures at home -then spotting the wildlife outside ...

As heard on BBC Radio 4&s Book of the Week&A delightful & entertaining memoir& Woman & Home When Jacqueline moves to south-west France with her husband she embraces rural village life & buys two pigs to rear for slaughter But as she gets to know the animals better her English sentimentality threatens to get in the way & she begins to wonder if she can actually bring herself to kill them This is a memoir about that fateful decision but it&s also about the ethics of meat eating in the modern age & whether we should know respect & even love the animals we eat At its heart this book is a love story exploring the increasing attachment of the author for her particular pigs & celebrating the enduring closeness of humans & pigs over the centuries ...

Why is the sea salty? How far away is space? Why can't I tickle myself? Why can't we live forever? Children ask the most interesting & challenging questions But how are we supposed to answer them? At last! Expert answers to those big questions children ask with help from Sir David Attenborough Heston Blumenthal Kate Humble Alain de Botton Philip Pullman Dr Richard Dawkins Bear Grylls Dame Jacqueline Wilson Jarvis Cocker Dame Kelly Holmes Noam Chomsky Jessica Ennis Derren Brown Miranda Hart Tracey Emin Harry Hill A C Grayling Dr Christian Jessenand many more! ...

Meet the queen in this sweet story by Anne Fine perfect for children learning to read Pip's class are sending big red helium balloons off to celebrate their school's 100th anniversary They ask the people who find them to tell them how far they'd gone One lands just down the road one is found in the next town
- but Pip's flies all the way to Buckingham Palace! & Pip gets an invitation to have tea with the Queen The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read It features well-loved authors classic characters & favourite topics so that children will find something to excite & engage them in every title they pick up It's the first step towards a lasting love of reading Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence & are beginning to enjoy longer stories Clear type Up to 8 lines per page Bright appealing pictures for added interest A variety of sentence structures A wider range of vocabulary Strong themes & characters to discuss All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant making them perfect for use in schools & for parents keen to support their children's reading Book band violet
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Margaret Wise Brown's simple rhythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm where a family of animals peacefully plays & sleeps has charmed generations of children This board book edition features sturdy pages & is just the right size for toddlers As in her classic Goodnight Moon Brown engages children & helps settle them down for sleep as they follow along with the animals from morning to night in the barnyard In the barnyard there are roosters & cows horses & goats & a pink piglet who is learning to squeal Felicia Bond's atmospheric illustrations add to the tranquil simplicity of this gentle story Big Red Barn makes a lovely baby shower gift & is a wonderful addition to any preschooler's library ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An orphan boy learns responsibility commitment & friendship when he is hired by a heartless wealthy sportsman to train his handsome Irish setter Big Red The strong bond that soon exists between man boy & dog lead them to a series of thrilling adventures setting the course for a life-or-death battle ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A film like no other Big River Man is the story of Martin Strel the World Record holding endurance swimmer & his insane attempt to be the first person to swim the world&s most dangerous river the mighty Amazon Part world class sporting event part Barnum & Bailey we follow the eccentric & celebrated Slovenian Strel 3375 miles over 70 days on history&s longest & most perilous swim Framed by the crisis-ridden spectacular Amazonian Rain Forest & the indigenous people & their villages along the way Big River Man is colourful thrilling scary & often hilarious entertainment both richly eco-enlightening & constantly surprising Actors Matthew Mohlke Martin Strel & Borut Strel Director John Maringouin Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 37 minutes (approx) ...