This inspirational biography for children written by award-winning author Roy Apps follows the jaw-dropping story of Neymar from his early days playing for Santos FC in Brazil to winning the double with FC Barcelona in Spain Illustrated with colour artwork by Alessandro Valdrighi including graphic novel-style panels this book is perfect for sport-mad girls & boys with a reading age of 7 but will work perfectly well for older readers too Printed on off-white paper using a reading font approved by the British Dyslexia Association the Sporting Heroes series brings to life the skill grit & determination needed to be a world-class sportsperson today This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE which produces a range of booksto get children reading with complete confidence EDGE
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Evie's time portal pants accidentally open a worm hole to prehistoric Earth & now there's a T-Rex on the loose in the school 64 pages Donbavand Tommy ...

Written by the author of CBBC's Scream Street TV series! Nothing ever happens in the sleepy town of Badger's Bottom In fact its only claim to fame is that it's the most BORING place to live in the universe That's until a UFO lands in Jamie & Megan's back garden & invaders leap out to begin their conquest of Earth under the command of Major Pain Tommy Donbavand's Funny Shorts is a series of 4000-word colour illustrated chapter-based readers which are perfect for bridging the gap between first chapter books & independent reading Published by Franklin Watts EDGE using off-white paper & a font recommended by the British Dyslexia Association ...

Written by the author of CBBC's Scream Street TV series! Crackpot detectives Pouch & Tray are called in to solve the case when Freddie the parrot disappears (he always did have the gift of the gab) Pretty soon they're on a trail leading to Don Puggoni
- otherwise known as "the Dogfather" Tommy Donbavand's Funny Shorts is a series of 4000-word colour illustrated chapter-based readers which are perfect for bridging the gap between first chapter books & independent reading Published by Franklin Watts EDGE using off-white paper & a font recommended by the British Dyslexia Association
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What do you get when you cross a monster Viking baby who won't stop growing two kids a Viking clan & a very big stinky nappy? This book of course! Hold on to your nose as Erik & Freya battle to keep Olf under control feed him & stop him crying (because he floods the village) Tommy Donbavand's Funny Shorts is a series of full-colour rip-roaring reads for kids that will have them bawling with laughter This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE which produces a range of books to get kids reading with complete confidence EDGE
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The wilderness is much closer than you think Passed through negotiated unnamed unacknowledged the edgelands
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A teenage girl goes from riches to rags in this fast-paced enthralling YA -- now in paperback 336 pages Sheinmel Courtney ...

Few things in life have as much universal appeal as flowers But why in the world would anyone eat them? Greek Roman Persian Ottoman Mayan Chinese & Indian cooks have all recognized the feast for the senses that flowers brought to their dishes Today chefs & adventurous cooks are increasingly using flowers in innovative ways Edible Flowers is the fascinating history of how flowers have been used in cooking from ancient customs to modern kitchens It also serves up novel ways to prepare & eat soups salads desserts & drinks Discover something new about the flowers all around you with this surprising history Constance Kirker is a retired Penn State University professor of art history Mary Newman has taught at Ohio University & the University of Malta ...

Edible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out & explores the key concepts of forest ecology & applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden & explains the basic ecological principles that make it work In Volume II Dave Jacke & Eric Toensmeier move on to practicalconsiderations concrete ways to design establish & maintain your own forest garden Along the way they present case studies & examples as well as tables illustrations & a uniquely valuable iplant matrixi that lists hundreds of the best edible & useful species Taken together the two volumes of Edible Forest Gardens offer an advanced course in ecological gardeningoone that will forever change the way you look at plants & your environment ...

For the forager the seashore holds surprising culinary potential In this authoritative witty book John Wright takes us on a trip to the seaside But before introducing us to the various species to be harvested he touches on such practicalities as conservation & the ethics of foraging; safety from tides rocks & food poisoning; the law & access to the shore our right to fish landing sizes & seasons; & equipment such as nets pots & hooks Next comes the nitty-gritty all the main British seashore species that one might be tempted to eat The conservation status taste & texture availability seasonality habitat collecting technique & biology of each species is covered; there are also quite a few gratuitous but fascinating diversions The species covered include crustacea (brown shrimp common crab lobster prawn shore crab spider crab squat lobster velvet swimming crab); molluscs (clams cockle dog whelk limpet mussel oyster razor clam winkle); mushrooms; plants (alexanders babbington's orache fennel frosted orache marsh samphire perennial wall rocket rock samphire sea beet sea buckthorn sea holly sea kale sea purslane sea rocket spear-leaved orache wild cabbage wild thyme); & seaweed (carragheen dulse gut weed laver pepper dulse sea lettuce sugar kelp kelp) Finally there are thirty brilliant recipes Introduced by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Edible Seashore is destined to join the other handbooks in the series as an indispensable household reference ...