' Walter Trier's deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kastner's words; I never tire of them' Quentin Blake Martin's school is no ordinary school There are snowball fights kidnappings cakes a parachute jump a mysterious man called ' No-Smoking' who lives in a railway carriage & a play about a flying classroom As the Christmas holidays draw near Martin & his friends
- nervous Uli cynical Sebastian Johnny who was rescued by a sea captain & Matthias who is always hungry (particularly after a meal)
- are preparing for the end-of-term festivities But there are surprises sadness & trouble on the way
- & a secret that changes everything The Flying Classroom is a magical thrilling & bittersweet story about friendship fun & being brave when you are at your most scared (It also features a calf called Eduard but you will have to read it to find out why) Erich Kastner writer poet & journalist was born in Dresden in 1899 His first children's book Emil & the Detectives was published in 1929 & has since sold millions of copies around the world & been translated into around 60 languages After the Nazis took power in Germany Kastner's books were burnt & he was excluded from the writers' guild He won many awards including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960 He died in 1974 Walter Trier was born in Prague in 1880 In 1910 he moved to Berlin where he would later be introduced to Kastner & began his career drawing cartoons for the Berliner Illustrated He also contributed to the satirical weekly Simplicissimus where during the 1920s despite great personal risk he ridiculed Hitler & the Nazi Party in a series of cartoons In 1936 he fled to London where he was involved in producing anti-Nazi leaflets & political propaganda drawings He would go on to have a rich career producing around 150 covers for the humorous magazine Lilliput He died in 1951 in Ontario Canada Anthea Bell is an award-winning translator Having studied English at Oxford University she has had a long & successful career translating works from French German & Danish She is best known for her translations of the much-loved Asterix books Stefan Zweig & WG Sebald


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Tracklist Storm Of Shit Spasms Number Three 456 Clank Murder Machine Muzak Thoughts For Americans Mercury Retrograde Death Ray The Holy Mountain ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Dissatisfied with the small profits shown by his petty crimes Ronnie Cowan attempts to pull off the most sensational robbery of all time He has learned that the Bank of Scotland periodically sends half a million pounds in one-pound notes to London for destruction & the banknotes are transported on the famous passenger train The Flying Scot Cowan assembles a trusted transatlantic team & a brilliant seemingly foolproof scheme is put into action Lee Patterson is the man with the audacious plan & fellow Canadian Kay Callard his most glamorous accomplice in this taut heist thriller Scripted by Carry On stalwart Norman Hudis & based on a story co-written by Danger Man creator Ralph Smart The Flying Scot (also known as The Mail Bag Robbery) is presented here in a br&-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio ...

Reconstruct perhaps the most famous steam engine in the world in incredible 3D! In its time nothing embodied the prestige of British Industry & enterprise more than the Fly Scotsman Faithfully replicated in this magnificent model is the version of the engine currently being renovated by the National Railway Museum in York In 1928 the Flying Scotsman became the first steam locomotive to travel non-stop from London to Edinburgh & the first to break the 100mph speed barrier Build your very own scale model of this world-famous steam train from high quality re-usable push-fit puzzle pieces There&s no mess no special tools or no glue required & the puzzle is ready to go straight from the box! Suggested build time 4 hours 98 pieces ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From producer John Carpenter comes the all-new retelling of his terror classic The Fog Tom Welling (Smallville) Maggie Grace (Lost) & Selma Blair (Hellboy) star in this senses-shattering tale of demonic retribution directed by Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata) & written by Cooper Layne Trapped within an eerie mist the residents of Antonio Bay have become the unwitting victims of a horrifying vengeance One hundred years ago a ship carrying lepers was purposely lured onto the rocky coastline & sunk drowning all aboard Now they&re back long-dead mariners who&ve waited a century for their revenge Seeking out the descendents of those responsible for their deaths they lurk enshrouded within a supernatural fog of terror Beware any & all who stand in their way Actors Tom Welling Maggie Grace Selma Blair De Ray Davis Kenneth Welsh Adrian Hough Sara Botsford Cole Heppell Mary Black Jonathon Young R Nelson Brown Christian Bocher Douglas Arthurs Yves Cameron & Charles Andre Director Rupert Wainwright Certificate 15 years & over Year 2005 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 43 minutes (approx) ...

Who's lurking in the foggy forest? Look through the trees & guess the shapes to find out! What can that be in the foggy foggy forest? Whether it's a fairy queen on a trampoline three brown bears on picnic chairs or an ogre doing yoga children will love trying to guess what each foggy silhouette will be Take a trip through the mysterious misty landscape
- hilarious fairytale fun lies around every corner
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Edward Manners
- thirty three & disaffected
- escapes to a Flemish city in search of a new life Almost at once he falls in love

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The Folk of the Faraway Tree is the third magical story in the Faraway Tree series by the world's best-loved children's author Enid Blyton When Joe Beth & Frannie move to a new home an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep & when they discover the Faraway Tree that is the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them & their friends Moonface Saucepan Man & Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree Will it be the Land of Spells the Land of Treats or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? Come on an amazing adventure
- there'll be adventures waiting whatever happens The Faraway Tree stories have been delighting readers for over 75 years Have you collected all the titles in the Magic Faraway Tree series? Look out for The Enchanted Wood The Faraway Tree Folk of the Faraway Tree & Up the Faraway Tree Also available in beautiful deluxe editions Also look out for the Blyton Colour Reads series Chock full of vibrant colour illustrations from Alex Paterson these are the perfect way to introduce the Faraway Tree adventures to children aged five & up Enid Blyton's funny magical adventure stories have become true classics loved by millions & still selling thousands of copies every year She is arguably the most famous children's author of all time thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair The Faraway Tree- The Mysteries The Famous Five & The Secret Seven
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A stunning full-colour hardback deluxe edition of the third magical story in the Magic Faraway Tree series When Joe Beth & ...

The classic folk tales of Scotland were passed down from storyteller to storyteller & from the first sentence they held the attention of the listeners & readers as though a spell had been cast over them transporting them to a magical realm where mermaids & men selkies & sailors ogres & princesses all mingle & are miraculously transformed First published in 1956 the Montgomeries distinguished folklorists gathered these captivating stories from all parts of Scotland This collection became a classic of the storytelling tradition retold in a simple dramatic style appealing to adult & child alike Now published by Birlinn Limited in a handsome gift edition & illustrated with Norah Montgomerie's own original drawings it is a book to be treasured for years as the key to an enchanted timeless world ...