Wiola lives in a close-knit agricultural community Wiola has a black cat called Blackie Wiola's father was a deserter but now he is a taxidermist Wiola's mother tells her that killing spiders brings on storms Wiola must never enter the seamstress's 'secret' room Wiola collects matchbox labels Wiola is a good Catholic girl brought up with fables & nurtured on superstition Wiola lives in a Poland that is both very recent & lost in time Swallowing Mercury is about the ordinary passing of years filled with extraordinary days In vivid prose filled with texture colour & sound it describes the adult world encroaching on the child's From childhood to adolescence Wiola dances to the strange music of her own imagination ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play SWALLOWS & AMAZONS was the first novel in Arthur Ransome&s much-loved series following the adventures of four children & their sailing boat Swallow In this film of the first installment Roger Titty Susan & John are taken on holiday by their mother to the Norfolk Broads where they are allowed to sail their boat to a nearby island & set up camp However they soon discover another boat the Amazon manned by potential rivals for dominion of the island Evoking an England & way of life long forgotten SWALLOWS & AMAZONS turns an enduring model of idyllic & innocent childhood into a lyrical & beautifully realized film Certificate Universal Suitable for All ...

The ultimate children's classic
- long summer days filled with adventure John Susan Titty & Roger sail their boat Swallow to a
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For the Walker children sailing the boat Swallow to an island for a camping trip is a fantastic adventure But soon they find themselves under attack from the fierce pirates of the Amazon Nancy & Peggy & so begins the battles alliances & discoveries in a summer like no other ...

' Swallows & Amazons for ever!' The Walker children
- also known as Captain John Mate Susan Able-Seaman Titty & Ship's Boy Roger
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Swallows & Amazons Forever! is the wonderful television adaptation of Arthur Ransome s classic books Coot Club & The Big SIx Set on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s the BAFTA-nominated BBC production is packed full of lively characters beautifully authentic scenery & plenty of fun & adventure Coot Club
- Whilst travelling to Norfolk to stay on a yacht with family friend Mrs Barrable Dick & Dot Callum encounter Tom Dudgeon & the members of Coot Club When they are told they won t be learning to sail their disappointment soon turns to excitement when an adventure begins to unfold They must help to protect the coot s nest whilst hiding Tom from the Margoletta & its awful Hullabaloos who are hell bent on ruining everyone s holiday! Creator of Downton Abbey Julian Fellowes stars as Jerry the Hullabaloo in this delightful film The Big Six When Dick & Dot return to Norfolk to stay with Tom they find themselves caught in a brand new adventure This time the Death & Glories are being accused of setting moored boats adrift but the three boys maintain their innocence It s up to Coot Club to gather evidence & prove that someone else is responsible for these crimes The Big Six is born Dr Who s Colin Baker & Patrick Troughton star in this fitting adaptation of the classic book

Includes:: subtitles for the very first time plus some brand new special features including a Behind-The-Scenes Photo Gallery


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A master storyteller sympathetically in touch with real children & their interests has created characters who are accepted as friends by children everywhere not to mention plots which are eminently plausible & unexpected& SUNDAY TIMES in an article listing Swallows & Amazons among &99 Best Books for Children ...

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DC Collectibles adds four more popular characters to the Icons action figure line with Deathstroke (from TEEN TITANS THE JUDAS CONTRACT) Cyborg Deluxe Action Figure (from FOREVER EVIL) Swamp Thing (from DARK GENESIS) & Wonder Woman (from JUSTICE LEAGUE THE AMAZO VIRUS)! ...

In this series from 2000 writer Brian K Vaughan kicked off a new SWAMP THING series that starred Tef Holland daughter of Swamp Thing & Abigail Arcane In this concluding volume Tef is on the run from government agents intent on wiping her out of existence along with anyone she's come in contact with But when Tef helps a friend escape her father a ruthless congressman bent on harming the environment she runs headlong into radical environmentalists whose own plans are every bit as dangerous as the politician's Plus Tef's father the real Swamp Thing returns at last! But why has he chosen this moment to make his reappearance? ...