This along with The Tale of Miss Moppet was intended for very young children It is a simple tale of what befalls a rude little rabbit that doesn't say'please' before he takes something that belongs to someone else The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit is number 20 in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows 1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 3 The Tailor of Gloucester 4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice 6 The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle 7 The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher 8 The Tale of Tom Kitten 9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11 The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse 12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr Tod 15 The Tale of Pigling Bland 16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers 17 The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan 18 The Tale of Ginger & Pickles 19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 21 The Story of Miss Moppet 22 Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes 23 Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes ...

A moving uplifting & life-enhancing story with a strong environmental theme Luis Sepulveda's instant children's classic has been a worldwide best-seller & is presented here with new drawings by acclaimed illustrator Satoshi Kitamura 128 pages Sepulveda Luis ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDThis is the secret history of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Wonderland is part of our cultural heritage But beneath the fairy tale lies the complex history of the author & his subject Charles Dodgson was a quiet academic but his second self Lewis Carroll was a storyteller innovator & avid collector of child-friends' Carroll's imagination was to give Alice Liddell his 'dream-child' a fictional alter ego that would never let her grow up This is a biography that beautifully unravels the magic of Alice It is a history of love & loss innocence & ambiguity It is the story of one man's need to make a Wonderland in a changing world ...

Exquisite cloth-bound edition of the classic art-history text
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If you love elephants you will love Babar & Celeste writes A A Milne author of Winnie-the-Pooh in his preface to The Story of Babar & if you have never loved elephants you will love them now After his mother is killed by a hunter Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady He becomes educated & cultured & upon his return to the great forest is crowned King of the Elephants Jean de Brunhoff's tales of Babar have charmed readers around the world for 80 years His stories have followed the king of the elephants as he builds a city founds a family & even meets Father Christmas Tested by difficult trials
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- he always comes out on top with the help of patience determination & on one memorable occasion a flight of winged elephants One of the most iconic series of animal books in history Babar has become a household name both as a character in children's books & on TV Beautifully illustrated this edition is an ideal gift for children aged 3 & up Also look out for The Babar Collection & Babar the King Jean de Brunhoff is considered to be one of the greatest picture book authors in history Born in Paris de Brunhoff was the fourth & last child of a successful publisher He managed to produce a total of seven Babar books before his death at the age of 37 Since then millions & millions of Babar books have been sold all around the world

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It's the most simple unassuming innocent-looking verb 'to be' Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings forms & uses than any other English word As he reveals be's multiple incarnations David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible & changing language He tells the intriguing story in 26 chapters each linked to a particular usage We meet circumstantial be ('how are you?') numerical be ('two & two is four')"ative be ('so I was like "wow"') & ludic be ('oh no he isn't!') & a whole swarm of other meanings Bringing the ideas to life are a host of examples from sources as varied as Beowulf Jane Austen pantomime Hamlet (of course) & Star Wars with cartoons from Ed Mc Lachlan & Punch peppered throughout Full of fascinating nuggets of information it is a book to delight any lover of words & language ...

The fascinating history of castles specially written as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme for children growing in reading confidence & ability Explains why castles were first built what it was like to live in one & the cunning tricks used to defend them ...

The fascinating history of chocolate from its origins in the rainforests of Central America to shops & factories everywhere Written as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme designed for children just beginning to read ...

Read the stories of the amazing men & women who fought for equality during the US Civil Rights Movement including Martin Luther King Jr & the March on Washington & Rosa Parks & the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott Learn all about civil rights-what they are & why they're important This book covers the history of civil rights in the US including slavery & the abolition of slavery & segregation It discusses the momentous US Civil Rights Movement from sit-ins & protests to marches & inspirational speeches to legislation for equality There's also information about modern-day issues & how children can use their voices to become activists in their own communities Perfect for 7-9 year olds starting to read alone Level 3 Readers include in-depth information presented through more complex sentence structure with increasing amount of text to expand the reader's general knowledge & confidence in reading Additional information spreads are full of extra facts developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as"es lists & statistics ...

The main aim of detective stories is to entertain but the best cast a light on human behaviour & display both literary ambition & accomplishment Even unpretentious detective stories written for unashamedly commercial reasons can give us clues to the past & give us insight into a long-vanished world that for all its imperfections continues to fascinate This book written by award-winning crime writer & president of the Detection Club Martin Edwards serves as a companion to the British Library's internationally acclaimed series of Crime Classics Long-forgotten stories republished in the series have won a devoted new readership with several titles entering the bestseller charts & sales outstripping those of highly acclaimed contemporary thrillers ...