Once upon a time.. .a king & queen discover, among their flowers, the teensiest, tiniest princess. Such a charming, sweet little thing! They are instantly taken with her
- she becomes the daughter they never had, the child they had always dreamed of. The Queen immediately sets about finding her a perfect-sized bed & only a tiny ring box will do. But, in no time at all, the princess grows too big for her miniature bed. In fact, with each passing day, the princess grows bigger & bigger. Soon, she is taller than her parents, taller than her bedroom.. .and the princess keeps growing until her head pokes through the top of even the tallest tower! Can the King figure out how to break the spell & save his beloved princess before his castle crumbles & falls?
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Each book contains over 1000 stickers. Bold, eye-catching design, with interiors printing in eye-catching green pantone. Activities to complete with the stickers, plus extra stickers for fun too! Following on from My Big Pink & My Big Blue Activity books, creating a series of 4 activity titles. Front cover prints with 100% shiny red foil, with text overprinting ...

This revelatory volume brings together significant works in translations from nearly fifty Chinese writers. It

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It`s great detective work that`s needed now. Bill, Peter & Joe are falsely accused of setting boats adrift & the whole river is against them. Only Dick, Dorothea & Tom Dudgeon are there to stand by their friends & they soon set to work to investigate the crimes & trap the real criminals ...

` Why shouldn`t we be detectives too?` When Dick & Dorothea arrive in the Norfolk Broads all set for a blissful summer on the river, they find their friends the Death & Glories in a very bad situation. Accused of setting boats adrift, sabotage & theft, the boys are under suspicion by everyone on the river. & in the meantime, the real culprits are still at large. There`s no choice but to form a crime-busting team: The Big Six. As the evidence stacks against them, can they solve the mystery & trap the real criminals?

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Material: In ` The Backstory` find out about birds, boats & fish & put your own detective skills to the test! Vintage Children`s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds & the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book & Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas & The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.



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” The Big Sleep” is Raymond Chandler`s most famous & popular novel of all Los Angeles. PI Philip Marlowe is working for the Sternwood family. Old man Sternwood, crippled & wheelchair-bound, is being given the squeeze by a blackmailer & he wants Marlowe to make the problem go away. But with Sternwood`s two wild, devil-may-care daughters prowling LA`s seedy backstreets, Marlowe`s got his work cut out
- & that`s before he stumbles over the first corpse...” Anything Chandler writes about grips the mind from the first sentence”. (” Daily Telegraph”). ” One of the greatest crime writers, who set standards others still try to attain”. (” Sunday Times”). ” Chandler is an original stylist, creator of a character as immortal as Sherlock Holmes”. (Anthony Burgess). Best-known as the creator of the original private eye, Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago in 1888 & died in 1959. Many of his books have been adapted for the screen, & he is widely regarded as one of the very greatest writers of detective fiction. His books include ” The Big Sleep”, ” The Little Sister”, ” Farewell”, ” My Lovely”, ” The Long Good-bye”, ” The Lady in the Lake”, ” Playback”, ” Killer in the Rain”, ” The High Window” & ” Trouble is My Business”.
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Los Angeles PI Philip Marlowe is working for the Sternwood family. Old man Sternwood, crippled & wheelchair-bound, is being given the squeeze by a blackmailer & he wants Marlowe to make the problem go away. But with Sternwood`s two wild, devil-may-care daughters prowling LA`s seedy backstreets, Marlowe`s got his work cut out
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Bill Amberg & Penguin Books have collaborated to produce this series of luxury leather Penguin Classics. Bill Amberg has chosen ...

Following on from the hugely successful The Big Book of the Blue comes this nonfiction sticker activity book that brings the marine world alive in a creative way. Taking fascinating facts as its starting point, the activities in the book invite children to draw, colour & play games with all manner of ocean wildlife, inspiring children`s interest in nature as they play. Sid the Sardine accompanies readers throughout the book, explaining the 20+ activities & games as he swims along. Yuval Zommer`s rich illustrations characterize some of the quirkiest sea-creatures & make fantastic stickers for children to use in their drawings & to complete games & puzzles with. ...

Lonely Planet’s “ The Big Trip” is the perfect guide to those who are preparing for gap years, career breaks or simply an adventure to take them to parts of the world they’ve never dreamed of experiencing. The book is full of ideas, such as swimming with dolphins off the coast of New Zealand; learn Spanish in Guatemala; hike your own pioneer route through Canada; get a soaking at Thailand’s Songkran water festival. Billed as the ultimate guide to gap years & overseas adventures, the book is sumptuously illustrated with full colour photographs & packed with useful information, with essential pre-trip planning for health, safety, costs & much more. There is also a look at volunteering & working abroad, from fruit-picking to teaching, yacht crewing & au pairing. With regional overviews, maps, tips & stories from experienced travellers & even a comprehensive directory of essential resources, this is an ideal gift for anyone itching to get out there & experience the world. ...