The lives of the saints throughout the ages have inspired admiration & worship Stories & legends of these men & women with their extraordinary devotion to God & humanity were passed down from generation to generation as inspirational tales for adults The stories of these remarkable people provide richly inspiring material for children to read or listen to This selection of tales & legends comes from the writer's many years of teaching children taking into account what young listeners have enjoyed or responded to & the questions they've asked The stories are suitable for children aged between about seven & eleven The book

Includes:: over forty saints ranging from well-known heroes like St Francis & Joan of Arc to less known but equally colourful characters from a wide range of periods & places

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Classic adventure stories by Joseph Conrad Rudyard Kipling Stephen Crane Robert Louis Stevenson & Jack London mix with marvellously imaginative tales by Isak Dinesen Patricia Highsmith & J 400 pages Everyman ...

Get ready for broomstick rides & bubbling cauldrons in these magical short stories from Enid Blyton
- ideal for reading aloud or
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Stories that explain is a one-stop support guide to helping children understand social situations through stories 74 pages ...

Specifically designed for GCSE coursework assignments this collection contains pre-20th- & 20th-century stories arranged in thematic pairs Activities & coursework have been pitched at the right interest range & level for GCSE 272 pages ...

Bound by a promise made by her father Beauty is sent away to live in the lonely castle of the mysterious Beast His palace is a magical place where roses bloom even in the middle of winter & food is always plentiful However the Beast himself
- a hairy creature with pointed fangs in his mouth & fearsome claws on his hands
- is horrifying to behold But curiously he shows kindness to Beauty & eventually she learns that ugliness is only skin deep Courage love & loyalty overcome fear anger & envy in this timeless story which is retold for a new generation of children with delightful illustrations throughout They will be enchanted by this very big adventure! Perfect for reading aloud to small children or for more confident readers to enjoy by themselves the giant-sized format is ideal for group storytelling & show & tell

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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 inspired genre-twisting new film writerdirector Sarah Polley delves into the murky waters of family histories As each interviewee relates their story varying levels of reliability are exposed & the truth is shown as being dependant on how it is told Written & directed by the multi award-winning OSCAR-nominated Sarah Polley (Take This Waltz Away From Her) Actors Sarah Polley John Buchan & Joanna Polley Director Sarah Polley Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 48 minutes (approx) ...

In his mesmerising first novel the internationally celebrated short-story writer Miroslav Penkov spins the intriguing tale of an American student who returns to Bulgaria the country he left as a child His mission is to track down his grandfather & to find out why he suddenly cut off all contact with the family three years before The trail leads him to a remote village on the border with Turkey a stone's throw away from Greece high up in the Strandja Mountains
- a place of pagan mysteries & black storks nesting in giant oaks; a place where every spring possessed by Christian saints men & women dance barefoot across live coals in search of rebirth Here in the mountains he is drawn by his grandfather into a maze of half-truths & here he falls in love with an unobtainable Muslim girl Old ghosts come back to life & forgotten conflicts blaze anew until the past finally yields up its plangent secrets
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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 Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to Now they deliver packages for global internet retail giant Cornerstore Junior (Andy Samberg) the company’s top delivery stork is about to be promoted when the Baby Factory is accidentally activated on his watch producing an adorable – & wholly unauthorized – baby girl Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss gets wise Junior & his friend Tulip the only human on Stork Mountain race to make their first-ever baby drop in a wild & revealing journey that could make more than one family whole & restore the storks’ true mission in the world ...

Please note this is a region 2 Blu-ray & will require a region 2 or region Free Blu-ray Player in order to play Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to Now they deliver packages for global internet giant Cornerstorecom Junior the company’s top delivery stork is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine producing an adorable & wholly unauthorized baby girl Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss gets wise Junior & his friend Tulip the only human on Stork Mountain race to make their first-ever baby drop – in a wild & revealing journey that could make more than one family whole & restore the storks’ true mission in the world Directors Nicholas Stoller Doug Sweetland Writers Nicholas Stoller Producers Nicholas Stoller Brad Lewis Language English Subtitles English Arabic Spanish Castilian Danish Finnish Icelandic Italian Norwegian Swedish Turkish Russian Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 2 ...