Perfect for children learning to read this is a wonderful story about facing fears as a family from Anne Fine a former Children's Laureate whose awards include the Carnegie Medal & the Guardian Children's Book Prize There's never been anything scary under the bed since I was born & there is nothing scary now I really believe that I keep believing it for about five minutes Then I get less sure Mum Dad Harry & Nana are at their wits' end How can they prove to Toby that there are no monsters under the bed so that they can finally get some sleep? Will a new bicycle help? Or a magic spell? Or does this call for something completely different? The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read It features well-loved authors classic characters & favourite topics so that children will find something to excite & engage them in every title they pick up It's the first step towards a lasting love of reading Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence & are beginning to enjoy longer stories Clear type Up to 8 lines per page Bright appealing pictures for added interest A variety of sentence structures A wider range of vocabulary Strong themes & characters to discuss All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant making them perfect for use in schools & for parents keen to support their children's reading Book band violet ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Steven C Miller directs this suburban horror film starring Jonny Weston & Gattlin Griffith When brothers Neal (Weston) & Paulie (Griffith) join forces to get rid of a creature living under the bed nightmare ordeals ensue ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play His violet Rain took the movie & music worlds by storm Now Prince stars
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- in his lavishly playful second film Under the Cherry Moon He plays an American musician living with his pal (Jerome Benton) on the French Riviera & on the bank accounts of bored divorcees The next object of his affection is a lovely & spirited young heiress (Kristin Scott Thomas in her movie debut) He doesn&t count on confronting the girl&s enraged father (Steven Berkoff) & he certainly doesn&t count on falling in love But with Prince in charge you can definitely count on exciting music shimmering costume & production design & style to burn This Moon shines!

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In this pathbreaking study Patricia Bonomi argues that religion was as instrumental as either politics or the economy in shaping early American life & values Looking at the middle & southern colonies as well as at Puritan New England Bonomi finds an abundance of religious vitality through the colonial years among clergy & churchgoers of diverse religious background The book also explores the tightening relationship between religion & politics & illuminates the vital role religion played in the American Revolution A perennial backlist title first published in 1986 this updated edition

Includes:: a new preface on research in the field on African Americans Indians women the Great Awakening & Atlantic history & how these impact her interpretations

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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 In Season 2 of Under the Dome the people of Chester’s Mill struggle to break free of their nightmare as a mysterious stranger & diminishing food supply threaten their very survival Big Jim driven by his lust for power assumes the role of town sheriff Meanwhile someone has discovered a way out of the dome… will the others escape as well? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From Amblin Television & based on the bestselling book by Stephen King Under the Dome is "classic drama executed well" (NY Daily News) The small town of Chester&s Mill is suddenly & inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by a massive transparent barrier Starring Mike Vogel Rachelle Lefevre Dean Norris Natalie Martinez Britt Robertson Alexander Koch Colin Ford Nicholas Strong Jolene Purdy & Aisha Hinds the epic story of a town in peril unfolds as the residents struggle to maintain control & ultimately figure out the truth about the dome Actors Mike Vogel Rachelle Lefevre Natalie Martinez Britt Robertson Alexander Koch Colin Ford Dean Norris Mackenzie Lintz Nicholas Strong Aisha Hinds Jolene Purdy John Elvis & Samantha Mathis Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Screen Widescreen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 8 hours & 40 minutes (approx)
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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 Small New England town is sealed off from the world by an enormous transparent dome that inexplicably appears & forces the area&s inhabitants to deal with the post-apocalyptic situation This collection features series 3 in its entirety ...

Sink beneath the covers & dip into the hilarious Under the Duvet Deluxe Edition for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Marian Keyes' life ' Let's get one thing straight I'm not an outdoorsy type If I was offered the choice between white-water rafting & being savaged by a rabid dog I'd be likely to tick the box marked "dog"' Under the Duvet the Deluxe Edition brings together the first two volumes of Marian Keyes' unputdownable & utterly delectable journalism Whether its shopping travel feminism or fashion Marian takes us on a riotous anecdote-packed journey into her weird & wonderful world There are adventures with fake tan love affairs with shoes & nail varnish & as a special treat she

Includes:: seven of her hard-to-find (and she tells us harder to write) short stories It's the perfect bed-time companion' Everything this woman touches turns into comic gold' Cosmopolitan 'A poet of the everyday noticing everything about everything rendering situations instantly recognisable & funny' Wendy Holden Daily Mail'A must-read for all Keye's funny & poignant tales will have you chuckling in your train seat' Heat

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When Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather's painting she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath That's great news for Theo who's struggling to hang onto her family's two-hundred-year-old townhouse & support her unstable mother on her grandfather's legacy of 463 There's just one problem Theo's grandfather was a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art & she worries the painting may be stolen With surprising twists heartwarming moments & historical facts Laura Marx Fitzgerald creates the perfect adventure in Under the Egg ...

With an Introduction & Notes by Dr Claire Seymour University of Kent at Canterbury Under the Greenwood Tree is Hardy's most bright confident & optimistic novel This delightful portrayal of a picturesque rural society tinged with gentle humour & quiet irony established Hardy as a writer However the novel is not merely a charming rural idyll The double-plot in which the love story of Dick Dewey & Fancy Day is inter-related with a tragic chapter in the history of Mellstock Choir hints at the poignant disappearance of a long-lived & highly-valued traditional way of life ...