This wonderful portable edition is the perfect way to introduce Judith Kerr's classic book to the youngest generation while out & about or relaxing at home The doorbell rings just as Sophie & her mummy are sitting down to tea Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don't expect to see at the door is a big furry stripy tiger! Now you can take Tiger & Sophie with you wherever you go! It's easy to attach this adorable little book to your buggy for portable reading fun Combining Judith Kerr's captivating artwork with a simplified version of the classic story this gorgeous buggy edition is a busy mummy & baby's new best friend ...

This is an adorable collection of Tilda characters complete with all the sewing techniques designs & templates you need to create them It

Includes:: four titles presented in a stylish slipcase
- Birds Bunnies Angels & Dolls
- perfect for both dedicated fans & crafters new to the Tilda series Gorgeous colour photographs & delightful illustrations accompany each project along with easy-to-follow instructions for an array of sewing techniques from applique to free embroidery



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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 The Tim Burton boxset
Includes: Batman Batman Returns Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Sweeney Todd Pee Wee&s Big Adventure Corpse Bride Mars Attacks Beetlejuice
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The Time & Space of Uncle Albert is book one in the bestselling Uncle Albert science & adventure series Famous scientist Uncle Albert & his niece Gedanken enter the dangerous & unknown world of a thought bubble Their mission to unlock the deep mysteries of Time & Space In this action-packed adventure story discover why you can't break the ultimate speed barrier find out how to become older than your mother how to put on weight without getting fat & how to live forever without even knowing it When you have enjoyed The Time & Space of Uncle Albert you may also like Uncle Albert & the Quantum Test book two in the Uncle Albert series ...

Banished for centuries as punishment for trying to measure time the inventor of the world's first clock is finally granted his freedom along with a mission a chance to redeem himself by teaching two people the true meaning of time He returns to our world & embarks on a journey with two unlikely partners a teenage girl who is about to give up on life & a wealthy ageing businessman who wants to live for ever To save himself he must save them both Gripping & filled with deep human truth this unforgettable story will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time & just how precious it truly is ...

H G Wells' seminal work of science-fiction gets the Scholastic Classics treatment A Victorian scientist goes back in time to discover what he thinks is a paradise But something dark lurks beneath the surface Adventurous thrilling & deeply thought-provoking THE TIME MACHINE offers readers a complex glimpse into an extraordinary new world ...

Imagine a man who defies convention A man prepared to risk everything to push science to its limits Imagine a far distant future where humanity has changed beyond recognition Where peace may come at a terrible cost & where violent creatures lurk beneath the surface of the Earth Imagine a leap into the unknown into discovery & adventure Imagine a journey in The Time Machine The Time Machine is the fifth of six full-cast adaptations in 2017 of the works of British Sci-Fi writer extraordinaire Herbert George Wells The novel has been adapted for this production by writer Marc Platt who scripted Ghost Light one of the most regarded of classic Doctor Who stories on TV Star Ben Miles is a hugely familiar face on British TV including significant roles in Lark Rise to Candleford Cold Feet & being one of the stars in Coupling by Doctor Who producer Steven Moffat CAST Ben Miles (The Time Traveller) Nicholas Rowe (Mr Wells) Anjella Mackintosh (Uweena) Nicholas Asbury (Mr Filby) James Joyce (Mr Pollock) Hywel Morgan (Morlock Leader) Christopher Naylor (Mr Naylor) ...

In these 'scientific romances' H G Wells sees the present reflected in the future & the future in the present His aim is to provoke rather than predict The Sleeper falls into a trance waking up two centuries later as the richest man in a world of new technologies power-greedy leaders sensual elites & brutalised industrial slaves Arriving in the year 802701 the Time-Traveller finds that humanity has evolved into two drastically different species; going farther still he witnesses the ultimate fate of the solar system The Chronic Argonauts the original version of The Time Machine pits a scientist with daring views of time & space against superstitious villagers In all three works Wells laces vivid adventure stories with the latest ideas in biology & physics ...

A seminal & hugely imaginative work of early science fiction HG Wells's The Time Machine is the first & greatest modern portrayal of time-travel edited by Patrick Parrinder with an introduction by Marina Warner & notes by Steven Mc Lean in Penguin Classics When a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year 802701 AD he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty contentment & peace Entranced at first by the Eloi an elfin species descended from man he soon realises that this beautiful people are simply remnants of a once-great culture
- now weak & childishly afraid of the dark But they have every reason to be afraid in deep tunnels beneath their paradise lurks another race descended from humanity
- the sinister Morlocks & when the scientist's time machine vanishes it becomes clear he must search these tunnels if he is ever to return to his own era This edition

Includes:: a full biographical essay on Wells a further reading list & detailed notes Marina Warner's introduction considers Wells's development of the 'scientific romance' & places the novel in the context of its times HG Wells (1866-1946) was a professional writer & journalist Wells's prophetic imagination was first displayed in pioneering works of science fiction but later he became an apostle of socialism science & progress Among his most popular works are The Time Machine (1895); The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896) filmed with Bela Lugosi in 1932 & again in 1996 with Marlon Brando; The Invisible Man (1897); The War of the Worlds (1898) which was the subject of an Orson Welles radio adaptation that caused mass panic when it was broadcast & a 2005 film directed by Stephen Spielberg; & The First Men in the Moon (1901) which predicted the first lunar landings If you enjoyed The Time Machine you might like Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth also available in Penguin Classics



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Overwhelmed by what he had done Professor George Einwin has committed suicide He claimed to have unleashed a chain of events that will destroy all humanity! His apprentice Filby returns to his master’s laboratory & discovers a strange partially-dismantled spherical machine He gets it working & suddenly finds himself thrown through time & space! A race against time! Catch your breath & enter the time machine! Find all the missing pieces of the machines spread across the planet & all of time Then re-establish the time-space continuum by finding the objects that are out of place It’s your only hope for you ever to get back to your rightful place in time! stunning backgrounds Travel through time & space & discover ultra-realistic depictions of various locations ancient Egypt the Middle Ages the future ...