When they accidentally go back through history on a time-travelling swing Danny & Dinosaur meet some new dino friends But soon there's a rumbling noise; it's a volcano about to erupt! Can Dinosaur save the day by pooping them back to the future? Find out in this hysterical historical adventure from the creators of THE DINOSAUR THAT POOPED CHRISTMAS & THE DINOSAUR THAT POOPED A PLANET ...

This is an amusing & original story told with simple text & delightful illustrations Sid likes scaring his friends with his mighty roar but when Sid loses his voice will his friends wish he hadn't? This title is part of the Usborne English Language Learners programme featuring books from the Usborne Reading Programme with audio CDs in British & American English downloadable worksheets & teacher's notes ...

This is a new picture book version of one of the most popular titles in the First Reading series Sid the dinosaur likes scaring his friends with his ear-splitting roar But what would happen if he lost his voice? He's about to find out This title comes now with rhyming text to add an extra level of interest & enjoyment It features bright animated contemporary illustrations that bring the story to life ...

All fans of Julia Donaldson's should read the enchanting tale of The Dinosaur's Diary Surviving & finding a safe place to lay her eggs is difficult for Hypsilophodon with dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex around When she falls into a mysterious pool & finds herself on a modern farm there are still problems Finally she finds a safe place to hatch her babies but how can she keep thirteen baby dinosaurs safe & secret? When the farmer catches one
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- & plans to take him to the vet it's up to Hypsilophodon & her fiesty daughter Henrietta to get him back After a daring rescue Hypsilophodon takes all her youngsters back through the mysterious pool to her own world A perfect read-aloud book for children age 7 Julia Donaldson is one of today's most loved children's book authors Julia Donaldson has a fast-growing reputation as a children's writer She won the Smarties Prize & the Blue Peter Award for The Gruffalo illustrated by Axel Scheffler Since then Julie & Axel have collaborated on a number of highly successful & award-winning picture books including The Gruffalo's Child & Room on the Broom Julia lives in Glasgow' Donaldson's flair for a good story extends way up the age-scale' The Times'canters along full of fun & energy' The Scotsman Visit wwwjuliadonaldsoncouk for

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A hand reached out & patted Dinah on the shoulder A large scaly hand with a spiked thumb! On a school trip to see the dinosaurs in the museum everyone in the class has a packed lunch Everyone that is except for Dinah Until a friendly iguanodon decides to help Soon Dinah has a very special packed lunch
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For fans of All the Light We Cannot See & Orphan Train the author of the thought-provoking (Library Journal starred review) & must-read (Pop Sugar) novel The Gilded Years crafts a captivating tale of three young people divided by the horrors of World War II & their journey back to one another During the turbulent months following the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor twenty-one-year-old Emi Kato the daughter of a Japanese diplomat is locked behind barbed wire in a Texas internment camp She feels hopeless until she meets handsome young Christian Lange whose German-born parents were wrongfully arrested for un-American activities Together they live as prisoners with thousands of other German & Japanese families but discover that love can bloom in even the bleakest circumstances When Emi & her mother are abruptly sent back to Japan Christian enlists in the United States Army with his sights set on the Pacific front-and he hopes a reunion with Emi-unaware that her first love Leo Hartmann the son of wealthy of Austrian parents & now a Jewish refugee in Shanghai may still have her heart Fearful of bombings in Tokyo Emi's parents send her to a remote resort town in the mountains where many in the foreign community have fled Cut off from her family struggling with growing depression & hunger Emi repeatedly risks her life to help keep her community safe-all while wondering if the two men she loves are still alive As Christian Lange struggles to adapt to life as a soldier his unit pushes its way from the South Pacific to Okinawa where one of the bloodiest battles of World War II awaits them Meanwhile in Japanese-occupied Shanghai as Leo fights to survive the squalor of the Jewish ghetto a surprise confrontation with a Nazi officer threatens his life For each man Emi Kato is never far from their minds Flung together by war passion & extraordinary acts of selflessness the paths of these three remarkable young people will collide as the fighting on the Pacific front crescendos With her elegant & extremely gratifying (USA TODAY) storytelling Karin Tanabe paints a stunning portrait of a turning point in history ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play 1950s crime thriller starring Robin Bailey Susan Shaw & Liam Redmond When a dead body is fished out of the Thames reporter Michael Billing (Robin Bailey) is assigned to the story Whilst at first the story seems bland & unimportant Billing soon discovers that the body was that of a high profile Egyptian diplomat This leads Billing to the Egyptian Embassy where he is greeted by a receptionist the late diplomat&s fiancee Overcome with grief she is replaced by undercover reporter Jenny Drew (Susan Shaw) Jenny quickly uncovers a web of illegal activity & with the help of Inspector Corcoran (Liam Redmond) the two reporters are drawn deeper into the conspiracy Up against high profile suspects can they crack the case? ...

The wars since 911 both in Iraq & Afghanistan have generated frustration & an increasing sense of failure in the West Much of the blame has been attributed to poor strategy In both the United States & the United Kingdom public enquiries & defence think tanks have detected a lack of consistent direction of effective communication & of governmental coordination In this important book Sir Hew Strachan one of the world's leading military historians reveals how these failures resulted from a fundamental misreading & misapplication of strategy itself He argues that the wars since 2001 have not in reality been as 'new' as has been widely assumed & that we need to adopt a more historical approach to contemporary strategy in order to identify what is really changing in how we wage war If war is to fulfil the aims of policy then we need first to understand war ...

The Director's Craft is a unique & completely indispensable step-by-step guide to directing for the stage Written by one of the most adventurous & respected directors working today this book will be an essential item in every student & practitioner's kitbag It provides detailed assistance with each aspect of the varied challenges facing all theatre directors & does so with startling clarity It will inspire everyone from the beginner just starting out to the experienced practitioner looking to reinvigorate their practice Katie Mitchell shares & explains the key practical tools she uses to approach her work with both actors production teams & the text itself She addresses topics such as the ideas that underpin a play's text preparing improvizations Twelve Golden Rules for working with actors managing the transition from rehearsal room to theatre analyzing your work after a run has ended Each chapter concludes with a summary of its critical points making this an ideal reference work for both directors & actors at any stage of their development ...

Directors Improve Board Performance The Director's Manual A Framework for Board Governance offers current & aspiring board members essential up-to-date governance guidance that blends rigorous research-based information with the wisdom found only through practical direct experience 208 pages Browning Peter C ...