I am a minibombo book a little book buzzing with a big idea It all begins with one tasty nut hanging on the highest branch of a tree A little Mouse looks at it longingly
- he wants to eat it so very much But how can he get it down? By shaking the tree of course! Can you the reader help him? Shake the tree
- a little to the right (shake) & a little to the left (shake shake) But
- UH-OH
- something else is falling from the tree & it's looking rather hungry From minibombo the innovative creators of The White Book & Black Cat White Cat comes an interactive hilarious story for the very youngest of readers
- a story that only unfolds when you the reader shake shake shake that tree! Check out minibombocom to find plenty of fun ideas for playing & creating inspired by this book!




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Authorized by the Ian Fleming estate
- this book celebrates Bond creator Ian Fleming's writings on the pleasures of drinking offering
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Christopher Benjamin as Sir John Falstaff leads a cast at the Globe Theatre in Shakespeare's rollicking farce charting the amorous misadventures of the fat knight in Elizabethan Windsor ...

The Biographies series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers & creatives It takes the 50 defining facts dates thoughts habits & achievements of each subject & uses infographics to convey each of them in vivid snapshots The result is a quickfire journey through truths & trivia that is the most entertaining way to follow in the footsteps of the men & women whose lives have most influenced our own Many people know that William Shakespeare was a playwright & poet widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time What perhaps they don't know is that he wrote 37 plays & 154 sonnets; that he left behind six different versions of his signature; & that nobody knows what he did between 1585 & 1592 Biographic Shakespeare presents an array of irresistible facts & figures converted into infographics to reveal the playwright behind the plays ...

Peter Ackroyd's marvellous biography is a living attempt to reach into the heart of Shakespeare He creates an intimate & immediate connection with his subject so that the book reads like the work of a contemporary
- meeting Shakespeare afresh on his own ground Written with intuition & imagination unique to Peter Ackroyd this is a book by a writer about a writer & a fascinating & detailed depiction of the world Shakespeare inhabited
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From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare our greatest dramatist & poet Examining centuries of myths half-truths & downright lies Bill Bryson makes sense of the man behind the masterpieces As he leads us through the crowded streets of Elizabethan England he brings to life the places & characters that inspired Shakespeare's work Along the way he delights in the inventiveness of Shakespeare's language which has given us so many of the indispensable words & phrases we use today & celebrates the Bard's legacy to our literature culture & history Drawing together information from a vast array of sources this is a masterful account of the life & works of William Shakespeare one of the most famous & most enigmatic people ever to have lived
- not to mention a classic piece of Bill Bryson
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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 Starring John Cleese Robert Hardy Felicity Kendall Robert Lindsay Cherie Lunghi Helen Mirren William Shakespeare’s repute spans the world – the beauty of his language his profound insight into human nature & the complexity & integrity of his characters confirming him as the greatest ever playwright In 1978 the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare’s plays for television The resulting productions renowned for their loyalty to the text utilised the best theatrical & television directors & brought acclaimed performances from some of the finest actors This collection

Includes:: 5 of the hugely popular comedies A Midsummer Night&s Dream Much Ado About Nothing The Taming of the Shrew The Winter&s Tale Twelfth Night

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Using a carefully edited text & a unique cartoon-strip format to link important passages the Shakespeare Graphics series brings to life Shakespeare's most popular plays making them accessible to students of all abilities- Each book covers a whole play through key scenes interlinked with plot summaries & specially designed illustrations- The illustrations promote an understanding of the entire play through visual representation alongside Shakespeare's original language ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Shakespeare was in love with Italy A third of his plays are set in the country For the Elizabethan playwright it was the stage on which to explore his greatest themes
- love & war fidelity & betrayal & above all politics
- & a treasure house of legend & stories that fuelled his imagination Combining Italian travelogue with revelations about the bard&s most famous works Francesco da Mosto visits the spectacular locations traces the Italian myths & reveals how a long dead foreign playwright&s imagination continues to influence & shape real Italian cities even now Francesco reveals the debt Shakespeare owes to Italian theatre & explores how Italy acted as a cloak for Shakespeare’s most dangerous observations about Elizabethan London Taking in Verona Venice & Rome the programme explores some of Shakespeare’s most well known plays including Romeo & Juliet Antony & Cleopatra Othello & Julius Caesar Meeting historians actors & exploring the brilliant locations that pepper Shakespeare’s plays this series offers an unexpected slant on some of the best known stage creations

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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 In this well-conceived Elizabethan comedy writers Tom Stoppard & Marc Norman ask the question Who was William Shakespeare&s muse? The answer Viola de Lesseps a young noblewoman who dreams of acting on a man&s stage The screenwriters deliver a cleverly crafted scenario which beautifully illustrates both the early aspirations of the playwright & a glimpse into the culture of Elizabethan theater Colourful characters like the Globe theater owner Henslow (played by Geoffrey Rush) the lead player in the troupe (Ben Affleck) & the Queen herself (Judi Dench) give the cast charm wit & feasibility The young playwright who at the start of the film is experiencing writer&s block bursts forth with a lyrical text inspired by the lovely & passionate Viola Ultimately this film is about the making of a great play but most importantly it is about the power of words ...