Fans of The Gruffalo & Giraffes Can't Dance will love this feelgood rhyming story portraying a positive message about facing up to change something that young children can sometimes struggle with Sometimes change comes along whether we like it or not but if you let it change can be the making of you Kevin the Koala discovers this & more in this delightful picture book from the bestselling creators of The Lion Inside! Stylish art with Jon Klassen appeal & vibrant storytelling from two contemporary stars make this a story to shout about
- it will make you laugh cry & read it every bedtime WINNER of the Evening Standard Oscar's Book Prize 2017!' Fabulous rhymes I'm in love with Kevin & would like to buy this for all my friends' children' Claudia Winkleman'A feel-good rhyming tale Field's Australian animals are a treat'
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Japan's oldest surviving narrative the eighth-century Kojiki chronicles the mythical origins of its islands & their ruling dynasty through a diverse array of genealogies tales & songs that have helped to shape the modern nation's views of its ancient past Gustav Heldt's engaging new translation of this revered classic aims to make the Kojiki accessible to contemporary readers while staying true to the distinctively dramatic & evocative appeal of the original's language It conveys the rhythms that structure the Kojiki's animated style of storytelling & translates the names of its many people & places to clarify their significance within the narrative An introduction glossaries maps & bibliographies offer a wealth of additional information about Japan's earliest extant record of its history literature & religion ...

Japanese troops landed in northeastern New Guinea in July 1942 & quickly began a march over the forbidding Owen Stanley Mountains toward the vital anchorage & airfield at Port Moresby on the southern coast They ran into Australian infantrymen of the 39th Militia Battalion starting a three-month campaign waged in some of the world&s most forbidding terrain An Australian militia brigade went up the trail to face the Japanese who poured in reinforcements of their own Next the veteran Australian 7th Infantry Division the heroes of Tobruk plunged into the jungles & finally stopped the Japanese attacks While Australian soldiers fought on despite rampant malaria Japanese troops hauled artillery shells over the mountains by hand & resorted to eating Australian prisoners of war Finally in September 1942 the Japanese withdrew from one of the war&s most brutal campaigns The Kokoda Campaign is a complete boxed game in the Panzer Grenadier series Based on these battles it

Includes:: the two maps that appeared in our old Kokoda Trail book & 428 playing pieces that originally appeared in our out-of-print Guadalcanal & Afrika Korps games It has 30 scenarios originally designed by Dave Cheever & re-worked by Matt Ward & Daniel Rouleau plus a campaign game

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Tracklist Take Me For A Little While Baby Don't Leave Me Stubborn Kind Of Fellow Daddy Rolling Stone Somewhere In The Night ...

1 Seaside 2 See The World 3 Sofa Song 4 Eddie&s Gun 5 Ooh La 6 You Don&t Love Me 7 She Moves In Her Own Way 8 Matchbox 9 Naive 10 I Want You 11 If Only 12 Jackie Big Tits 13 Time Awaits 14 Got No Love ...

' Across the language barrier Dawood captures the thunder & poetry of the original' The Times The Koran is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago Its 114 chapters or surahs recount the narratives central to Muslim belief & together they form one of the world's most influential prophetic works & a literary masterpiece in its own right But above all the Koran provides the rules of conduct that remain fundamental to the Muslim faith today prayer fasting almsgiving pilgrimage to Mecca & absolute faith in God & His apostle Also available from Penguin The Koran with Parallel Text 9780141393841 ...

The Koran has constituted a remarkably strong core of identity & continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century This Very Short Introduction explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world & in traditional Muslim culture Michael Cook provides a lucid & direct account of the Koran as codex as scripture as liturgy & as the embodiment of truth & examines its means of formation & dissemination He also discusses issues of interpretation for certain key verses demonstrating that fecundity of the text for readers throughout the world ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

From the anime series The Kotobuki Squadron in The Wilderness comes this officially licensed Figuarts Mini action figure It stands approx 9 cm tall & comes in a window box ...

It started with fireballs raining down from the sky & crashing into the oceans' deeps Then ships began sinking mysteriously & later sea tanks' emerged from the deeps to claim people For journalists Mike & Phyllis Watson what at first appears to be a curiosity becomes a global calamity Helpless they watch as humanity struggles to survive now that water
- one of the compounds upon which life depends
- is turned against them Finally sea levels begin their inexorable rise The Kraken Wakes is a brilliant novel of how humankind responds to the threat of its own extinction & ultimately asks what we are prepared to do in order to survive

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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 Bonded by blood Prepare to be shocked by the story of Britain&s most notorious gangleaders
- the Kray twins Gary & Martin Kemp star in this brutally stark account of the absolute rulers of London&s East End underworld through their reign of terror in the 1950&s & 1960&s Their power was born from fear their respect demanded by brutality so horrific that eventually even their own turned against them Chinks begin to appear in the seemingly impregnable armour of & The Krays& & London breathed a sigh of relief in 1969 as they were sentenced to 30 years each thus marking the end of their bloody career Actors Billie Whitelaw Tom Bell Gary Kemp Martin Kemp Steven Berkoff Susan Fleetwood Charlotte Cornwell Alfred Lynch & Jimmy Jewell Director Peter Medak Certificate 18 years & over Year 1989 Languages English Duration 1 hour 55 minutes (approx)
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