With sturdy flaps on every spread & rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud the Tales From Acorn Wood have been delighting both parents & toddlers for fifteen years In Tales From Acorn Wood Hide-&-Seek Pig & Postman Bear two of the popular lift-the-flap stories from the creators of The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler are together in paperback for the first time with a beautiful foiled cover look Pig & Hen are playing hide-&-seek But where on earth could Hen be? Lift the flaps & help Pig find out where she is hiding Then join Bear as he delivers letters to his friends Frog Squirrel & Mole -- & lift the flaps to see Bear's special birthday surprise! Look out for Tales From Acorn Wood Fox's Socks & Rabbit's Nap also available as a two-books-in-one paperback ...

This great-value Tales from Acorn Wood Hide & Seek Pig Book & Jigsaw Set contains a board book edition of the bestselling lift-the-flap book Hide & Seek Pig as well as a giant twenty-piece floor puzzle that teaches you ten different colours with all your favourite characters from Acorn Wood Collect all four Tales from Acorn Wood books Rabbit's Nap Fox's Socks Hide & Seek Pig & Postman Bear by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler the award-winning creators of The Gruffalo ...

This large-format gift book contains three of the popular Tales From Acorn Wood stories Postman Bear Hide-&-Seek Pig & Rabbit's Nap With sturdy flaps on every spread & rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud this collection from the hugely popular pairing of Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler will delight parents & toddlers alike ...

A collection of hugely entertaining stories drawn from the rich folklore of many countries throughout Africa & brought sparklingly to life with humour & rhyme by Ghanaian author Nii Ayikwei Parkes writing under the name used for his children's work K P Kojo Find out how selfish Lion gets his comeuppance go to a Frog wedding in the Sky Kingdom discover the days when the earth's creatures were all mixed up & much more in tales which reflect the very best & the very worst of human nature
Includes: endnotes with a glossary additional information & activities that children can do to explore the stories further' Needs to be three times as long & sitting on a shelf in every school library'
- Mark Haddon

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In this book of tales from Africa there are stories about an evil-hearted shark an extremely cunning hare a very greedy spider & the strongest man in the world There are also answers to such questions as why the crab has no head why the sun & moon live in the sky & why flies buzz Drawn from all parts of Africa these stories illustrate the fierce sense of justice inherent in African peoples their powers of patience & endurance & their supreme ability as story-tellers ...

Follow your host Hilary Tremayne on eight surreal journeys into the unknown Discover the truth behind the mysteries of spontaneous human combustion the Bermuda Triangle the lost 13th month & the real reason men have nipples ...

Christmas wood is full of animals Badger Fidgety Fox Owl (not Wise Old Owl just Owl) the Rabbit family Tiny Mouse & Robin Tales from Christmas Wood follows the animals as they get ready to celebrate with their friends
- now with this companion activity book little ones can join in with the adventure!

Includes:: simple puzzles & games colouring & sticker fun There is even a recipe for gingerbread! You can have plenty of fun in the run up to Christmas just like these furry friends


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Born & raised in London David Lindo's passionate interest in the natural world especially birds began at an early age His thriving curiosity opened a door for him into an unexplored world of urban birding Years later he decided to champion the delights of birding in cities & reinvented himself as the Urban Birder Using this illustrious alias David Lindo has brought urban birding back into the public consciousness promoting its virtues at every opportunity & writing about it in the birding press He urges people to look up when walking around in cities or to stop & close your eyes in a busy street just to listen to the birds that may be singing In his second book David visits some of the world's most unnatural environments revealing the astonishingly diverse range of wildlife that can be found when you take the time to look Much more than a compendium of birding sites each tale follows the Urban Birder in his enthralling pursuit of city birding Accompanied by dedicated local conservationists & renowned birders David gives a deeper insight into the true nature of each city Featuring 70 locations to explore Tales from Concrete Jungles is the perfect book to dip in to when on the move or to hide away with on a rainy afternoon Join David in his celebration of nature pick up travel inspiration & immerse yourself in his captivating quest for urban birding ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Something bizarre has come over the land The kingdom is deteriorating People are beginning to act strange What&s even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons which shouldn&t enter the world of humans Due to all these bizarre events Ged a wandering wizard is investigating the cause During his journey he meets Prince Arren a young distraught teenage boy While Arren may look like a shy young teen he has a severe dark side which grants him strength hatred ruthlessness & has no mercy especially when it comes to protecting Teru For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity She can use the boy&s "fears" against the very one who would help him Ged ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Adapted from Ursula K Le Guin&s beloved children&s fantasy book series this animated film from Studio Ghibli marks the directorial debut of Goro Miyazaki the son of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki (& Spirited Away& & Howl&s Moving Castle&) A strange force is disturbing the natural harmony in the land of Earthsea Dragons are fighting magic is dying out & humanity is falling into chaos & disorder Haunted by inner demons Prince Arren stabs his father & absconds with the king&s sword He meets master wizard Ged & a strange young girl named Therru & finds friendship & protection A dark shadow however continues to haunt Arren drawing him closer to the evil sorcerer Cob whose quest for eternal life is destroying the balance between the realm of the living & the dead To save Earthsea Arren must stop Cob but Arren himself is desending into darkness ...