' Trust Us' the Kindreds tell Pearl & so she does A thrilling story of life in a cult Fifteen-year-old Pearl has lived her whole life protected within the small community at Seed where they worship Nature & idolise their leader Papa S When some outsiders arrive everything changes Pearl experiences feelings that she never knew existed & begins to realise that there is darkness at the heart of Seed A darkness from which she must escape before it's too late A chilling & heartbreaking coming-of-age story of life within a cult Seed was shortlisted for the Waterstones' Children's Book Prize in 2016 Fans of Jennifer Niven's All The Bright Places & Lisa Williamson's The Art of Being Normal will love Lisa's haunting debut ' We are obsessed with Seed'
- YA Loves magazine Compelling & exciting I would give it 5 stars'
- Guardian Children's Books Look out for Lisa's heartbreaking new title Paper Butterflies Lisa Heathfield launched her writing career with Seed her stunning YA debut about a cult Before becoming a mum to her three sons she was a secondary school English teacher & loved inspiring teenagers to read Paper Butterflies is her beautiful & heart-breaking second novel Lisa lives in Brighton

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play US horror sequel written & directed by Don Mancini In this instalment Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif) takes his wife Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) & pacifistic sexually-confused son Glen (Billy Boyd) to Hollywood where there are plans to make a movie about Chucky&s murderous legacy Once there the family of killer dolls meet a downtrodden personal assistant (Hannah Spearritt) a rapper-turned-director (Redman) & sleazy tabloid journalist Peter Peters (John Waters) ...

Growing plants from seeds isn't difficult; it just takes a little know-how This book provides the basic information that you need & teaches you foolproof starting techniques for a variety of vegetables herbs & flowers 80 pages illustrations throughout Ellis Barbara W ...

National Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children's book authors across four reading levels Level 2 Becoming fluent These books are a good match for kids who are developing reading stamina & enjoy a longer book They are ideal for readers of Green Orange & Turquoise books Kids see plants flowers & trees around them every day In this lively & educational reader they'll learn how those plants grow Kids will take this magical journey from seed pollination to plant growth learning about what plants need to thrive & grow with the same careful text brilliant photographs & the fun approach that National Geographic Readers are known for ...

Harmony Treblecleff may be the daughter of an eccentric inventor but she thought she led a pretty normal life Normal that is until the grapes she grabbed from the kitchen suddenly came to life! Suddenly Harmony is being attacked by a rogue Grape Tyrant from a distant planet (aptly named " Crazy") & his many tiny minions Her only hope is the intervention of a new special breed of heroic grape warriors
- ones that are SEEDLESS! Join Harmony as she teams up with her new alien grape pals
- Funky Pulse Dash & Snap
- as they ride jetpacks into the jungle do battle with electric sabretooths & reclaim their special robo-weapons called ROBOSTOMPS!


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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 Paul Ziller directs this disaster movie following the havoc wreaked by a giant root system that grows at an exponential rate & tears through everything in its path A pair of environmentalists Kate (Luisa D& Oliveira) & Joe (Jesse Moss) are among the first to encounter the bizarre phenomenon of the root but so great is the damage it causes that it is soon a matter of widespread concern Government agent Jack Taylor (Adrian Pasdar) is one of those tasked with finding a way to contain the problem & seeks out plant expert Jocelyn Snow (Stefanie von Pfetten) for her advice There are a range of theories on what may lie behind the dangerous plant system but Jocelyn is convinced that the seed engineering of Frame Marcos (James Morrison) is at the heart of it ...

The first intelligent species to encounter mankind attacked without warning Merciless Relentless Unstoppable With little hope of halting the invasion Earth's last roll of the dice was to dispatch three colony ships seeds of Earth to different parts of the galaxy The human race would live on somewhere 150 years later the planet Darien hosts a thriving human settlement which enjoys a peaceful relationship with an indigenous race the scholarly Uvovo But there are secrets buried on Darien's forest moon Secrets that go back to an apocalyptic battle fought between ancient races at the dawn of galactic civilisation Unknown to its colonists Darien is about to become the focus of an intergalactic power struggle where the true stakes are beyond their comprehension & what choices will the Uvovo make when their true nature is revealed & the skies grow dark with the enemy? ...

When poachers steal dozens of eggs from Pup the bamboo shark&s reef he makes it his personal mission to save his brothers & sisters that have been taken This adventure soon takes Pup to the world of man above the depths of the sea
- an exciting destination for Pup However Pup&s friend Julius a White Tipped Shark is worried about Pup&s safety & sets out on his own quest to bring his best friend home safe
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Edited & introduced by Bill Bryson with contributions from Richard Dawkins Margaret Atwood Richard Holmes Martin Rees Richard Fortey Steve Jones James Gleick & Neal Stephenson amongst others this beautiful lavishly illustrated book tells the story of science & the Royal Society from 1660 to the present 464 pages Index Bryson Bill ...

Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania collectivization in Russia Le Corbusier's urban planning theory realized in Brasilia the Great Leap Forward in China agricultural modernization in the Tropics-the twentieth century has been racked by grand utopian schemes that have inadvertently brought death & disruption to millions Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? In this wide-ranging & original book James C Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields Centrally managed social plans misfire Scott argues when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not-and cannot-be fully understood Further the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local practical knowledge is as important as formal epistemic knowledge The author builds a persuasive case against development theory & imperialistic state planning that disregards the values desires & objections of its subjects He identifies & discusses four conditions common to all planning disasters administrative ordering of nature & society by the state; a high-modernist ideology that places confidence in the ability of science to improve every aspect of human life; a willingness to use authoritarian state power to effect large- scale interventions; & a prostrate civil society that cannot effectively resist such plans ...