This CGP book contains a huge range of 11 Maths practice questions (with detailed answers) to help children aged 9 to 10 build the skills they'll need for the test The first section is focused on specific topics to develop understanding & confidence This is followed by Assessment Tests that help to improve speed & accuracy across a wide range of questions Fully explained answers to every question are included in a pull-out section This book is ideal for the 11 tests set by GL Assessment & other test providers & provides excellent practice for the Kent Test A separate edition for the CEM (Durham University) 11 Test is also available ...

On the 1st day o Yuletide My true luve gied tae me A reid robin in a rowan tree Take a deep breath & prepare for a journey through all twelve days of Yuletide with a cast of skaters skooshin lassies birlin sheep a-shooglin & the all-important five gowden rings The stunningly beautiful illustrations bring this Scots version of the ever-popular Christmas song to life in vivid detail Inspired by the traditional verse this adaptation features easy-to-understand (and pronounce) Scots words & creatures including hoolets (owls) & bonnie doos (beautiful doves) Perfect for children & parents to read & sing along to throughout the festive season ...

Which elf will build the coolest sleigh for the Christmas ride? SANTA will decide! When the elves discover that Santa's sleigh is in a terrible state they let their imaginations go wild
- & soon there are sleighs of every kind inspired by big rigs motorcycles zeppelins & much more! The 1 New York Times bestselling author of Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site & the celebrated illustrator of Michael Chabon's The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man team up for spirited vehicular silliness & classic Christmas cheer in this turbo-charged read-aloud destined to become a holiday classic
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' Crofts constructs his alibi with immense elaboration The story is highly successful & Mr Crofts is to be congratulated upon his experiment'
- Dorothy L Sayers We begin with a body Andrew Crowther a wealthy retired manufacturer is found dead in his seat on the 1230 flight from Croydon to Paris Rather less orthodox is the ensuing flashback in which we live with the killer at every stage from the first thoughts of murder to the strains & stresses of living with its execution Seen from the criminal's perspective a mild-mannered Inspector by the name of French is simply another character who needs to be dealt with This is an unconventional yet gripping story of intrigue betrayal obsession justification & self-delusion & will the killer get away with it?
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A new translation of Sade's most notorious shocking & influential novel This disturbing but hugely important text has influenced countless individuals throughout history Flaubert & Baudelaire both read Sade; the surrealists were obsessed with him; film-makers like Pasolini saw parallels with twentieth-century history in his writings; & feminists such as Andrea Dworkin & Angela Carter clashed over him This new translation brings Sade's provocative novel into Penguin Classics for the first time & will reignite the debate around this most controversial of writers ...

This full-colour CGP Study Book covers every skill students will need for success in the Common Entrance 13 English exam Everything's explained with clear concise notes & helpful examples with a page of summary questions at the end of each section to test understanding of the crucial points There's even a section of advice for students taking the CASE (Common Academic Scholarship Examination) Paper A free Online Edition of the whole book is also included
- just use the unique code printed in the book to access it on a PC Mac or tablet If you're looking for more help with Common Entrance 13 preparation CGP Study Guides are available for 13 Maths (9781782941774) & 13 Science (9781782941767)
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Andy & Terry live in the WORLD'S BEST treehouse! It's got a giant catapult a secret underground laboratory a tank of man-eating sharks & a marshmallow machine that follows you around & shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you're hungry! Just watch out for the sea monkeys & the monkeys pretending to be sea monkeys & the giant mutant mermaid sea monster Oh & whatever you do don't get trapped in a burp-gas-filled bubble! Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton's fantastically funny The 13-Storey Treehouse is told through a combination of text & cartoon-style illustrations ...

What if every time you made a choice that had a significant consequence a new alternate reality was created-the life that would've been? What if those new Realities were in danger? What if it were up to you to save all the realities-and in turn the entire universe? Tick is a normal 13-year-old boy until a strange letter changes his life The first of a series of cryptic messages the letter explains that his world is in danger To save his reality Tick must solve a series of riddles Luckily he is not alone & soon makes two friends from other parts of the world who have been receiving the same clues Together they race against time to protect their world realising along the way that theirs is not the only reality at stake As events progress it becomes apparent that Tick has some very unique powers that he must learn to master in order to keep protecting the 13 main realities from some terrifying dangers As the characters realise that all realities are threatening to split at the seams it seems that Tick is the key to restoring order & saving everyone's lives ...

In this sad British drama a family of 14 children is suddenly orphaned & must now consider how to keep themselves from being separated by the authorities They launch a brave campaign in the face of nosy social workers who want to place them in assorted reform schools & foster homes Eventually the eldest brother & sister realize that they must split up for the benefit of the younger children ...

The 1517 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship & bravery of near terrorist attack averted by three young men who found the heroic unity & strength inside themselves at the moment when they & 500 other innocent travellers needed it most An ISIS terrorist planned to kill more than 500 people He would have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear On August 21 2015 Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train 9364 in Brussels bound for Paris There could be no doubt about his mission he had an AK-47 a pistol a box cutter & enough ammunition to obliterate every passenger on board Slipping into the bathroom in secret he armed his weapons Another major ISIS attack was about to begin Khazzani wasn't expecting Anthony Sadler Alek Skarlatos & Spencer Stone Stone was a martial arts enthusiast & airman first class in the US Air Force Skarlatos was a member of the Oregon National Guard & all three were fearless But their decision to charge the gunman then overpower him even as he turned first his gun then his knife on Stone depended on a lifetime of loyalty support & faith Their friendship was forged as they came of age together in California going to church playing paintball teaching each other to swear & sticking together when they got in trouble at school Years later that friendship would give all of them the courage to stand in the path of one of the world's deadliest terrorist organizations The 1517 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship & bravery of near tragedy averted by three young men who found the heroic unity & strength inside themselves at the moment when they & 500 other innocent travellers needed it most ...