Over the next seven months Duley was to criss-cross Europe & the Middle East attempting to put a human face to one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time He visited fourteen countries to tell the stories of individuals & families forced to flee their homes He chronicled the turmoil of Lebanon the camps of Jordan & Iraq hellish scenes on the beaches of Lesvos & the refugees' arrival in Germany Bringing together over 150 original photographs this book captures how even in the midst of such horror & tragedy there is humour the unexpected & above all humanity ...

This poetry collection for 5 year olds comprises 35 fun accessible poems to read together at home Featuring a fantastic range of children's poets & four exciting themes with full-colour illustrations this is the ideal approach to encourage a love of reading whilst developing an understanding of poetry meeting the new requirements of the National Curriculum Poetry is a fun way for children to enjoy learning to read developing their vocabulary & understanding of ideas & themes This collection offers a wide range of poems to appeal to all children from poems about special days such as Christmas or Chinese New Year to poems that are great to read aloud like ' The Wuzzy Wasps of Wasperton' The collection has been carefully selected for children in Year 1 of school &

Includes:: helpful parent notes for every poem & a glossary of key terms from the series editor & children's poet John Foster It is the first of three poetry collections that will support your child from learning to read in Year 1 through to understanding themes & developing vocabulary in Year 3 This collection of poetry has the perfect balance of engaging rhyme familiar themes & amusing illustrations to promote a lifelong love of reading

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This poetry collection for 6 year olds comprises 34 fun accessible poems to read together at home Featuring a fantastic range of children's poets & four exciting themes with full-colour illustrations this is the ideal approach to encourage a love of reading whilst developing an understanding of poetry meeting the new requirements of the National Curriculum Poetry is a fun way for children to enjoy learning to read developing their vocabulary & understanding of ideas & themes This collection offers a wide range of poems to appeal to all children from poems about giants & space rockets to poems that are great to read aloud like ' The Wizard Said' & ' Meddling Muddle' The collection has been carefully selected for children in Year 2 of school &

Includes:: helpful parent notes for every poem & a glossary of key terms from the series editor & children's poet John Foster It is the second of three poetry collections that will support your child from learning to read in Year 1 through to understanding themes & developing vocabulary in Year 3 This collection of poetry has the perfect balance of engaging rhyme familiar themes & amusing illustrations to promote a lifelong love of reading

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This book encourages & rewards children who are learning how to use the potty Whoops! Follow the antics of Joe & Daisy as they learn what a potty is how to sit on it & when they need to sit on it! Help Joe & Daisy choose their pants decorate their potty & colour in them & their friends with their potties With bright illustrations throughout this book is filled with stickers for all activities There are reward stickers for children to collect when they have had success using their potty or when trying to use it there is no failure in this book! ...

Tala is all set to marry her boyfriend when she meets Leyla--a woman to whom she feels an irresistible attraction On the surface the two couldn't be more different--Tala is a Jordanian Christian & Leyla is a reserved Muslim--but their magnetic draw cannot be denied As Tala's wedding looms she must ask herself if she will risk everything for love ...

It's the middle of the night on board the Leaping Salmon but Mole can't sleep First he's too hot then he's too cold & then he's afraid of the dark! Can his best friend Mouse make everything just right? Packed with gorgeous illustrations from Caroline Pedler (Badger & the Great Journey & The Perfect Present) I Can't Sleep is the perfect bedtime tale for restless toddlers! ...

"I write this sitting in the kitchen sink" is the memorable first line of this enchanting coming-of-age story told in the form of Cassandra Mortmain&s journal Cassandra wittily describes life growing up in a crumbling castle with her father who suffers from crippling writer&s block her glamorous but ineffectual step-mother & her vain but beloved sister Rose When two visiting Americans arrive all of their lives are turned upside down & Cassandra experiences her first love This is a classic coming-of-age story beloved of generations of teenage & adult readers by Dodie Smith who also wrote The Hundred & One Dalmatians ...

&I write this sitting in the kitchen sink& is the first line of this timeless witty & enchanting novel about growing up Cassandra Mortmain lives with her bohemian & impoverished family in a crumbling castle in the middle of nowhere Her journal records her life with her beautiful bored sister Rose her fadingly glamorous stepmother Topaz her little brother Thomas & her eccentric novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer&s block However all their lives are turned upside down when the American heirs to the castle arrive & Cassandra finds herself falling in love for the first time ...

&I write this sitting in the kitchen sink’ This is the diary of Cassandra Mortmain which tells of her extraordinary family & their crumbling castle home Cassandra&s father was once a famous writer but now he mainly reads detective novels while his family slide into genteel poverty Her sister Rose is bored & beautiful & desperate to marry riches Their step-mother Topaz has habit of striding through the countryside wearing only her wellington boots But all their lives will be soon be transformed by the arrival of new neighbours from America & Cassandra finds herself falling in love BACKSTORY Get to know Dodie Smith & be inspired to keep your own diary! ...

At least 5000 years old the I Ching is a book of oracles containing the whole of human experience Used for divination it is a method of exploring the unconscious; through the symbolism of its hexagrams we are guided towards the solution of difficult problems & life situations It can also be read as a book of wisdom revealing the laws of life to which we must all attune ourselves if we are to live in peace & harmony ...