The Mermaid's Socks is a funny story for all little mermaid fans who are beginning to read on their own Perfect for children aged 4 who are reading at book band red When Princess Bubble the mermaid gets a pair of socks for her birthday she has no idea what they are! Can she think of a use for them? The Tiddlers series features fun stories with a word count of fewer than 50 words for children who are just starting to read A word list at the beginning of the story allows for a quick check of the reader's ability to read & understand words before reading & a spot the picture puzzle at the end of the story encourages rereading for pleasure Compiled in consultation with Catherine Glavina PGCE Primary & Early Years Course Leader The Centre for Professional Education University of Warwick ...

Age 5 years & up Product Code 00325 Approx package

Dimensions 14 x 14 cm Number of Players 2
- 6 Playing Time 30


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A Sunday Times ' Must Read' book Described by the Sunday Times as a gently studious Bill Bryson crossed with an upbeat & relaxed WG Sebald Tide is a superb book a delight to read It is profound & powerful & should win prizes From Cnut to D-Day the history & science of the unceasing tide is explored for the first time Half of the world's population lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters Yet how little most of us know about the tide
- a key force on our planet that has altered the course of history & will transform our future Our ability to predict & understand the tide depends on centuries of science from the observations of Aristotle & the theories of Newton to today's supercomputer calculations This story is punctuated here by notable tidal episodes in history from Caesar's thwarted invasion of Britain to the catastrophic flooding of Venice & interwoven with a rich folklore that continues to inspire art & literature today With Aldersey-Williams as our guide to the most feared & celebrated tidal features on the planet from the original maelstrom in Scandinavia to the world's highest tides in Nova Scotia to the crumbling coast of East Anglia the importance of the tide & the way it has shaped
- & will continue to shape
- our civilization becomes startlingly clear


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Michael Z Williamson returns with his second collection of short fiction essays & provocations Sure to thrill entertain & scandalize Collected short fiction from multiple bestseller Michael Z Williamson After a brutal car crash a disabled young man beats all odds to pursue his dream of crewing the first starship Outnumbered & outgunned a Freehold warship must use guile expert maneuvering & sheer courage to survive a pursuing UN fleet Meanwhile other Freeholders resort to terrifying psyops to destroy their invaders& morale A family learns that their patriarch isn&t as crazy as they thought when a zombie uprising actually happens A young girl must use her knowledge of elementals & spirit beings to protect a king who is unaware of the threats against him In an alternate Bronze Age the descendants of dinosaurs fight with sentient felinoids for territory & survival Humans reduced to cowering in caves find a most unlikely weapon against their alien invaders With cutting satire on classic poetry & modern movies a no-holds-barred lambast of several beloved firearms & their fan clubs Williamson concludes with more of his Inappropriate Cocktail recipes frequently both delicious & outrageously snarky commemmorating celebrities events & cultural memes About the Author Michael Z Williamson is retired military having served twenty-five years in the US Army & the US Air Force He was deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Desert Fox Williamson is a state-ranked competitive shooter in combat rifle & combat pistol He has consulted on military matters weapons & disaster preparedness for Discovery Channel & Outdoor Channel productions & is Editor-at-Large for Survivalblog with 300000 weekly readers In addition Williamson tests & reviews firearms & gear for manufacturers Williamson’s books set in his Freehold Universe include Freehold The Weapon The Rogue Better to Beg Forgiveness Do Unto Others & When Diplomacy Fails He is also the author of time travel novel A Long Time Until Now as well as The Hero—the latter written in collaboration with New York Times best-selling author John Ringo Williamson was born in England raised in Liverpool & Toronto Canada & now resides in Indianapolis with his children ...

The heroes arrive in Minkai only to discover the empire is on its knees The Jade Regent has twisted the ruling government to cater to his despotic whims & throughout the realm the people suffer Before the heroes can attempt to stand against the Jade Regent & liberate Minkai they must first earn the trust & respect of the ancient empire&&s people & recruit aid from throughout the beleaguered empire
- all the while dodging the oni & ninja agents controlled by the Five Storms! Tide of Honor is a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 12th-level characters This volume continues the Jade Regent Adventure Path a sweeping quest that takes the heroes from familiar territory in Varisia all the way across the ice fields of the Crown of the World to distant Tian Xia the land of the Dragon Empires Tide of Honor also features an extensive gazetteer of the exotic & intriguing land of Minkai & an article about Irori the god of self-perfection & martial arts Plus you&&ll find several new monsters drawn from Japanese mythology in the Pathfinder Bestiary new adventures of Varian Jeggare & Radovan (stars of the Pathfinder Tales novels Prince of Wolves & Master of Devils) in the Pathfinder&s Journal & much more
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Based on the novel by Mitch Cullin TIDELAND follows the story of young Jeliza-Rose (Jodelle Ferland) the daughter of junkie parents Noah (Jeff Bridges) an aging rock-&-roller & Queen Gunhilda (Jennifer Tilly) a mean-spirited chocoholic After her mother overdoses Jeliza-Rose & Noah move to his mother's derelict home in the middle of nowhere As Noah gets lost on one of his 'vacations'--a euphemism for his drug trips--Jeliza-Rose becomes friends with the emotionally & physically challenged Dickens (Brendan Fletcher) despite being terrified of his sister the witch-like Dell (Janet Mc Teer) Meanwhile Jeliza-Rose slips deeper into her own fantasy world particularly with her doll heads Mustique Sateen Lips Glitter Gal & Baby Blonde--one of which falls down a dark & narrow rabbit hole--and a mysterious talking squirrel that is trying to tell her something important Aesthetically Gilliam's film is reminiscent of the famous Andrew Wyeth painting ' Christina's World' with its bizarre & macabre set pieces The eclectic soundtrack features such original songs as ' Wash Me In The Blood Of Jesus' & ' Van Gogh in Hollywood' (the latter performed by Bridges as the leader of a heavy metal band) TIDELAND is a challenging film from start to finish; as disturbing as PSYCHO & as fantastical as ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND ...

In Tides & Seasons David Adam draws from the rich store of Celtic Spirituality insights which speak to our own world today The prayers he has written for this book echo the rhythms of creation which find their parallels in our spiritual lives The movement of the tides
- incoming full flood ebb tide low tide
- are linked to the cycle of the year the seasons of life & the highs & lows of our own experience Many strong currents are at work in our lives Yet in the ebb & flow nothing is lost only changed The sea of God's love is not diminished Even in times of despair we are made aware that there are other shores eternal reaches & that after the lowest ebb the tide will flow again

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Tides of Madness is a sequel to Tides of Time & features gameplay similar to that design Tides of Time is a drafting game for two players Each game consists of three rounds in which players draft cards from their hands to build their kingdom Each card is one of five suits & also has a scoringobjective Tides of Madness adds a new twist madness Some cards while powerful harm your psyche so you must keep an eye on your madness level or else risk losing the game early as your mind is lost to the power of the ancients Whoever has the most madness in a round either scores 4 points or discards 1 madness token — & the latter option is valuable because if you ever have nine or more madness you lose the game immediately Ages 10 Players 2 Playing time 20 minutes ...

Play as an ancient civilization as they prosper & collapse through time Build gigantic monuments raise impenetrable fortifications & amass vast knowledge as the ages pass The greatest civilizations will leave their mark long after their collapse From times long forgotten to times recently lost civilizations will rise & fall as the tide of time carries them Tides of Time is a drafting game for two players Each game consists of three rounds in which players draft cards from their hands to build their kingdom Each card is one of five suits & also has a scoring objective After all cards have been drafted for the round players total their points based on the suits of cards they collected & the scoring objectives on each card then they record their score Each round the players each select one card to leave in their kingdom as a "relic of the past" to help them in later rounds After three rounds the player with the the most prosperous kingdom wins Players 2 Suggested ages 8 Playing time 10-20 minutes ...

Winner of the Independent Bookshop Week Picture Book Award 2017 From the creator of Meerkat Mail & Dogs comes a very funny rhyming woodland story about the perils of being too tidy Pete the badger likes everything to be neat & tidy at all times but what starts as the collecting of one fallen leaf escalates & ends with the complete destruction of the forest! Will Pete realise the error of his ways & set things right? Lush foliage & delightful characters abound in this cautionary tale of overenthusiastic neatness that delivers its message of environmental preservation with subtlety & humour The freshness of the illustrations & the many comic details make this a very special book Once you enter this forest you'll never want to leave Emily Gravett's engaging woodland creatures will appeal to fans of such classics as The Animals of Farthing Wood & The Wind in the Willows & the rhythmic rhyming text is perfect for reading aloud ...