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 ...

Pass the Big Pigs Gameplay is the same as standard Pass The Pigs Roll both pigs as many times as you dare scoring for each pose that they land in Trotters! Razorbacks! Sliders! Snouters! Even the tricky & rare Leaning Jowler! You roll them you score! But if you get too piggish you run the risk of rolling the pig-dastardly Oinker & having your score wiped out! Big Pigs are great for indoor & outdoor play! These fabulous swines can hit all the pig poses that their little pig dice cousins do Pack the pigs pencil & over sized score pad in the handy drawstring Pig Pouch & you&re ready to go! Contents 2 oversized foam pig dice 1 oversized score pad 1 drawstring pig storage pouch 1 pencil Illustrated instructions & Pass The Pigs history ...

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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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) ...

Two spooky sticker books bundled together into one bumper edition this ghoulish activity book is bursting at the seams with zombies & monsters With whacky illustrations by Seb Burnett & toe-curlingly punny text by Kirsteen Robson this is a hugely amusing approach to a range of creepy critters & the world of the undead ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The hilarious smash hit comedy returns starring an award winning cast; David Walliams (Gangsta Granny Mr Stink Come Fly With Me Little Britain) Catherine Tate (Catherine Tate&s Nan The Catherine Tate Show Doctor Who) Philip Glenister (Mad Dogs Ashes to Ashes Life on Mars) & Frances da la Tour (Harry Potter Rising Damp Vicious) It may be start of a new year at Greybridge School but the teaching staff is as dysfunctional as ever Series 2 features the arrival of Dr Dalton (Jimmy Akingbola; Rev Holby City Silk) an unwelcome visit from Offsted a challenging parents evening & a member of staff goes to meet his maker ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The hilarious new comedy from David Walliams about a dysfunctional staff room unrequited love & chess club! Deputy Head of Science Mr Church (David Walliams) has been at Greybridge School for 15 years Disillusioned with teaching he is about to resign after a particularly dramatic experiment with liquid nitrogen & 1000 ping pong balls is met with apathy by his pupils However the arrival of the new French teacher changes everything! Taking up her post following the tragic death of her predecessor Miss Postern (Catherine Tate) is determined to make a difference in the classroom with new teaching methods
- anyone for Vocab Tennis? PE teacher & would-be lothario Mr Gunn (Philip Glenister) is also interested in the new French teacher & is determined to "plough" Miss Postern
- probably on Friday night when his mum is at seniors& Zumba Actors Frances de la Tour Jocelyn Jee Esien Matthew Fenton Philip Glenister James Greene Joanna Scanlan Catherine Tate & David Walliams Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Screen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English Subtitles English

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