Created in 1945 yet published in this country for the very first time The Moomins & the Great Flood offers an extraordinary glimpse into the creativity & imagination that launched the Moomin books Moominmamma & young Moomintroll search for the long lost Moominpappa through forest & flood meeting a little creature (an early Sniff) & the elegantly strange Tulippa along the way Tove Jansson illustrates her first ever Moomin adventure with stunning sepia watercolour & delightful pen & ink drawings A revelation for Moomin fans Other Moomin picture books include The Book About Moomin Mymble & Little My 9780955352743 Who Will Comfort Toffle? 9780953522798 & The Dangerous Journey 9780954899592 ...

A showstopping luxury gift book to cherish for years to come The Moomins The World of Moominvalley is the ultimate guide for ...

Charles Strickland a conventional stockbroker abandons his wife & children for Paris & Tahiti to live his life as a painter Whilst his betrayal of family duty & honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin The Moon & Sixpence is at once a satiric caricature of Edwardian conventions & a vivid portrayal of the mentality of a genius ...

Luna is an open penal colony & the regime is a harsh one Not surprisingly revolution against the hated authority is planned But the key figures in the revolt are an unlikely crew Manuel Garcia O' Kelly an engaging jack of all trades the beautiful Wyoming Knott
- & Mike a lonely computer who likes to make up jokes
...

In 2075 the Moon is no longer a penal colony But it is still a prison Life isn't easy for the political dissidents & convicts who live in the scattered colonies that make up lunar civilisation Everything is regulated strictly efficiently & cheaply by a central supercomputer HOLMES IV When humble technician Mannie O' Kelly-Davis discovers that HOLMES IV has quietly achieved consciousness (and developed a sense of humour) the choice is clear either report the problem to the authorities or become friends & perhaps overthrow the government while they're at it The Moon is a Harsh Mistress has been called Robert A Heinlein's crowning achievement His best-known novels include Starship Troopers Mistress & Stranger in a Strange Land ...

They're not on Earth anymore & they're not alone An action-packed high-stakes new adventure series for fans of Rick Riordan & STAR WARS In the year 2085 Benny Love is pretty used to surviving on what he & his family can scavenge on Earth But when he wins a scholarship for a life-changing trip to visit the Lunar Taj the first-ever resort on the Moon Benny thinks he finally has a chance to give his family a better life Benny can't wait to fly his very own Space Runner practice reverse bungee jumping & explore craters on the dark side of the Moon But he gets more than he expected when he & the other kids discover the Moon has secrets no one else knows about Benny is a long way from home
- & soon there might not be an Earth to go back to unless they can find a way to defeat the oncoming alien invasion
...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Filming of a live performance by the Liaoning Ballet Troupe of a Chinese ballet telling the tragic story of two star-crossed lovers A-Bing & Yue Er who are forced apart when a local landlord takes Yue Er as his concubine Desperate Yue Er throws herself into the lake leaving A-Bing so heartbroken that he becomes blind ...

The Moon Sister is the fifth instalment in the internationally bestselling The Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley 752 pages Riley Lucinda ...

&b>&i> The Moon Sister&i> is the latest installment in the internationally bestselling Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley&b> Riley Lucinda ...

Bringing the spirit & beauty of Yeats&s writing to a whole new young audience! This sumptuously illustrated book complements the carefully selected works of WB Yeats which include poems stories a letter from childhood & an account of his daughter Anne&s memories of childhood Including unpublished work this gorgeous book draws on Yeats&s preoccupation with magic fairy lore place family & childhood A mystical & magical tone that pervades the collection will enthral younger readers ...