Young readers will be spellbound by this story of fierce battles dark dungeons secret passageways & medieval characters made all the more vivid by true tales from experts in the field Fun facts & photos including re-enactment shots illuminate the lives of the inhabitants & the fascinating histories of castles National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources Visit wwwnatgeoedorgcommoncore for more information ...

In National Geographic Kids Everything Dinosaurs kids will explore the fascinating world of dinosaurs meeting prehistoric creatures as tall as houses & others that were as tiny as chickens Kids become dino experts as they browse the eye-popping illustrations & absorb the authoritative information made extra fun through a lively & humour-infused presentation National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources Visit wwwnatgeoedorgcommoncore for more information ...

Dogs are man's best friend! They are intelligent inquisitive compassionate & funny! Their friendliness combined with their ability to connect to humans make dogs one of the most loved animals in the world Everything Dogs explores the world of these extraordinary animals! Kids will learn all about the characteristics that define dogs their daily lives the different breeds & much much more! Packed with fun facts & amazing photographs features " Expert's Corners" that provide exciting real-life experiences with dogs from a National Geographic explorer & cool & interactive activities kids will get an in-depth look at these curious furry & lovable creatures Releases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding ISBN 978-1-4263-1025-6 2590 2900 Can National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources Visit wwwnatgeoedorgcommoncore for more information " Paws up if you love everything about dogs from their irrepressible cheeriness to their slobbery tongues" -Booklist ...

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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 American romantic drama based on the novel by Nicola Yoon The film tells the story of the relationship between 18-year-old Maddy Whittier (Amandla Stenberg) who can&t leave her home because of a rare illness & the new boy-next-door Olly Bright (Nick Robinson) When Olly moves into the neighbourhood the pair begin messaging each other & Maddy&s nurse Carla (Ana de la Reguera) decides to help him sneak in to see her But when her mum (Anika Noni Rose) finds out she fires Carla & forbids Maddy from seeing Olly again Desperate to see the world & to be with Olly Maddy disobeys her mother & goes on an adventure with him in search of all the things she&s missed out on in her life But will her body allow her to finally fulfil her dreams? Actors Amandla Stenberg Nick Robinson Anika Noni Rose Ana de la Reguera Morgan Saylor Directors Stella Meghie Writers J Mills Goodloe Producers Elysa Koplovitz Dutton Leslie Morgenstein Language English Number of discs 1 ...

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THE TOP TEN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the August Prize for Fiction Dazzlingly inventive witty & mysterious a writer pieces together the story of a young man's death in an exhilarating narrative puzzle reminiscent of the hit podcast Serial A young man dies in a car crash
- accident or suicide? An unnamed writer with an agenda of his own sets out to piece together Samuel's story From friends relatives & neighbours a portrait emerges of a loving son reluctant bureaucrat contrived poser loyal friend But who was Samuel really & what happened to him? In filling out the contours of his existence the writer grasps at a fundamental question how do we account for the substance of a life?' My books of the year include Jonas Hassen Khemiri's enigmatic novel' Joyce Carol Oates Heartbreakingly sad & laugh-out-loud funny Its chorus of drifters romantics & cynics stick in the memory each competing to tell their own truth' Hari Kunzru ' Unforgettable In this non-putdownable puzzle of a story Khemiri manages to both thrill & break your heart' Gary Shteyngart ' Khemiri's audacious & richly drawn novel pushes the boundaries of literary fiction Beneath the structural pyrotechnics lies a broader story of imposition appropriation & lack of individual agency that of the immigrant experience' Lucy Scholes The National
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER'A wonderful writer who will surely inspire a generation the way that Caitlin Moran did before her' Julie Burchill'I loved it so much I wanted it to go on forever Dolly Alderton is so gifted at making people care A rare talent' Marian Keyes'I can say with absolute certainty that you have to add it to your 2018 book list' The Pool When it comes to the trials & triumphs of becoming a grown up journalist & former Sunday Times dating columnist Dolly Alderton has seen & tried it all In her memoir she vividly recounts falling in love wrestling with self-sabotage finding a job throwing a socially disastrous Rod-Stewart themed house party getting drunk getting dumped realising that Ivan from the corner shop is the only man you've ever been able to rely on & finding that that your mates are always there at the end of every messy night out It's a book about bad dates good friends &
- above all else
- about recognising that you & you alone are enough Glittering with wit & insight heart & humour Dolly Alderton's powerful debut weaves together personal stories satirical observations a series of lists recipes & other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age
- while making you laugh until you fall over Everything I know About Love is about the struggles of early adulthood in all its grubby hopeful uncertainty A spot-on wildly funny & sometimes heart-breaking book about growing up growing older & navigating all kinds of love along the way Praise for Everything I Know About Love' With courageous honesty Alderton documents her life up to now the highs & the lows
- the sex the drugs the nightmare landlords the heartaches & the humiliations Deeply funny sometimes shocking & admirably open-hearted & optimistic Only this writer in this time could have made such a mesmerising pattern from mess & colour A brilliant debut' Daily Telegraph' It's so full of life & laughs
- I gobbled up this book Alderton has built something beautiful & true out of many fragments of daftness' Amy Liptrot I loved its truth its self awareness humour & most of all its heart-spilling generosity Just when you think it's going one (wonderful) way it takes you somewhere infinitely more rugged complicated & all the more affectingly tender A joy In short it's a stone cold classic' Sophie Dahl




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Amazoncom's no 1 Book of the Year 2014' No wonder it beat Hilary Mantel & Stephen King to win Amazon's book of the year' Stylist Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn & James Lee; a girl who inherited her mother's bright blue eyes & her father's jet-black hair Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue
- in Marilyn's case that her daughter become a doctor rather than a homemaker in James's case that Lydia be popular at school a girl with a busy social life & the centre of every party But Lydia is under pressures that have nothing to do with growing up in 1970s small town Ohio Her father is an American born of first-generation Chinese immigrants & his ethnicity & hers make them conspicuous in any setting When Lydia's body is found in the local lake James is consumed by guilt & sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage Marilyn devastated & vengeful is determined to make someone accountable no matter what the cost Lydia's older brother Nathan is convinced that local bad boy Jack is somehow involved But it's the youngest in the family
- Hannah
- who observes far more than anyone realises & who may be the only one who knows what really happened & if you loved Everything I Never Told You don't miss Celeste Ng's second novel Little Fires Eveywhere now available


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Twenty-year-old Russ arrives in the northern California town of Freedom to visit his dad Freedom has peculiarities other than its odd name the local mayor''s ideas of decentralization have left it without normal connections to state or federal government & minimal public services Russ meets an interesting young woman Pendra but before he can get to know much about Freedom or its people a savage tsunami strikes the West Coast The wave of human brutality that soon hits the isolated town proves more dangerous to the survivors than the natural disaster Russ his father Pendra & the other townsfolk must tap all their courage & ingenuity
- & find strength they never knew they had
- if they have any hope of living to find real freedom!

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