' Naomi Stadlen's What Mothers Do Especially When It Looks Like Nothing makes you feel like a million dollars' Zoe Williams Guardian Have you ever spent all day looking after your baby or young child
- & ended up feeling that you have 'done nothing all day'? Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with what you are doing & tell yourself you should achieve more with your time? Maybe it's because you can't see how much you are doing already In this unique & perceptive look at mothering Naomi Stadlen draws on many years' work with hundreds of other mothers of a wide variety of ages & backgrounds She explores mothers' experiences to reveal what they
- & you
- are doing when it may look to everyone else like nothing If you are a mother & have ever felt that nobody understands what you do all day; overwhelmed by your feelings for your baby; tired all the time; that nothing prepared you for motherhood; uncertain what your baby seems to want; short-tempered with your partner
- you will find this the most reassuring book you have ever picked up



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In 1831 at only 22 years old Darwin was offered the position of Naturalist on HMS Beagle's world voyage He was set to become a clergyman but returns after five years at sea an inspired genius This book follows the journey of HMS Beagle showing life on-board the ship for Darwin the captain crew & the expedition's artist The reader sees Darwin discovering & observing insect life in Brazil fossils in Argentina earthquakes in Chile & turtles in the Galapagos Islands The reader is therefore able to follow the steps which led to Darwin's inspired theory of evolution while also showing the adventures & escapades he had during the voyage A fascinating & colourful story of Darwin's life this book also introduces young readers to one of the world's most important scientists & his discoveries It concludes with a simple explanation of the theory of evolution Written by an outstanding team in the field of children's non-fiction this is a book to enlighten & inspire young readers To watch a video describing Darwin's theory of evolution click ...

From the author of the unforgettable bestseller TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER comes another surprising beautiful & funny novel about a child who by disappearing will write herself into your heart forever Turning invisible at will it's one way of curing your acne But far more drastic than 13 year-old Ethel Leatherhead intended when she tried a combination of untested medicines & a sunbed It's fun at first being invisible & aided by her friend Boydy she manages to keep her extraordinary ability secret Or does she? When one day the invisibility fails to wear off Ethel is thrown into a nightmare of lies & deception as she struggles to keep herself safe to find the remedy that will make her seen again
- & solve the mystery of her own birth
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A brand new never-before-seen rhyming romp of a picture book from the legendary Dr Seuss
- special Collector's edition This never-ever-before-seen
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A brilliantly original picture book with an important message about the environment from Children's Laureate Lauren Child
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If you find the subject of food to be both vexing & transfixing you'll love What She Ate' Elle Dorothy Wordsworth believed that feeding her poet brother William gooseberry tarts was her part to play in a literary movement Cockney chef Rosa Lewis became a favourite of King Edward VII who loved her signature dish of whole truffles boiled in Champagne Eleanor Roosevelt dished up Eggs Mexican
- a concoction of rice fried eggs & bananas
- in the White House Eva Braun treated herself to Champagne & cake in the bunker before killing herself alongside Adolf Hitler Barbara Pym's novels overflow with enjoyment of everyday meals
- of frozen fish fingers & Chablis
- in midcentury England Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown's idea of having it all meant having almost nothing on the plate except a supersized portion of diet gelatin In the irresistible What She Ate Laura Shapiro examines the plates recipe books & shopping trolleys of these six extraordinary women casting a new light on each of their lives
- revealing love & rage desire & denial need & pleasure




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Thirteen-year-old Sunny Nwazue doesn't fit anywhere She is albino & she has a special gift she can see into the future But when she meets Orlu her classmate she becomes part of an exciting new realm of strange creatures & dark secrets
- a world where your worst defect is actually your greatest asset 315 pages Okorafor Nnedi
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This clear & informative guide draws on the words spoken by the Buddha to convey the true nature of Buddhist wisdom It also features an illustrative section of texts from the Suttas & the Dhammapada a glossary of Buddhist terms & an up-to-date bibliography ...

In these breathtaking intellectual adventure stories covering everything from criminology to ketchup job interviews to dog training Malcolm Gladwell looks under the surface of everyday life to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about us & our world' Masterpieces in the art of the essay' Steven Pinker The New York Times' Beautiful brings together the writing that made Gladwell the extraordinary figure he is today one of the most imaginative non-fiction writers of his generation' Ian Sample Guardian ' Chatty perceptive impish & amiable Comes exuberantly close to what goes on inside other people's heads' Philip Womack Daily Telegraph ' Gladwell makes the world seem fresh & exciting again' Evening Standard ...

A collection of astonishing photos from around the world which the editors stumbled upon during their many hours on the world wide web 180 pages 180 colour ...