The Rescue Princesses are sledging through the beautiful snow of Northenland when they meet Princess Freya. She would love to join them but her father, King Eric, thinks sledging is too dangerous for a proper princess. Freya longs to prove him wrong, & impress her new friends too! Her chance comes when a tiny, mischievous kitten runs away from the castle & gets stuck on a broken branch above an icy pond. Can Freya rescue Minky from his perilous perch? & what will her father say when he finds out she`s determined to try
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With bare cupboards & hungry bellies, three cats formulate a brilliant plan to steal a penguin to catch fish for them. A hilarious sequence of events unfolds as the penguin makes his escape from his feline foes, becoming mistaken for a nun & a waiter, before finding his way safely home to his aquarium. Meanwhile, the cats are caught for their crime & are sent to jail
- for a lifetime of gruel. Deftly told & beautifully illustrated, this amusing tale will have little ones & grown-ups giggling from beginning to end.
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Viktor
- last seen in Death & the Penguin fleeing Mafia vengeance on an Antarctica-bound flight booked for Penguin Misha
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Little Penguin has problems: his beak is cold; there`s snow everywhere; the water smells salty; he waddles; he looks the same as everybody else. No
- it`s not easy being a penguin! In this hilarious first collaboration from Jory John & Lane Smith, a penguin levels with human readers about what penguin life is really like.. . & it isn`t all fun & games! Have you ever considered running away to Antarctica? Of course you have! Because it`s a land free of worries & responsibilities! Think again, my friend. This penguin has come to tell you that his life down there is no picnic. For starters, it is FREEZING. Also, penguins have loads of natural predators. Plus, can you imagine trying to find your mum in a big crowd of identical penguins? This book is sure to tickle all funny bones, & will elicit appreciative sighs from the adults reading it aloud, too!
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” Hilarious.. . an Antarctic take on A Christmas Carol” Evening Standard ”A philosophy manual for readers of all ages.. . wonderfully original” Observer In this hilarious first collaboration from Jory John & the multi-award winning Lane Smith, a penguin levels with human readers about what penguin life is really like.. . & it isn`t all fun & games! Have you ever considered running away to Antarctica? Of course you have! Because it`s a land free of worries & responsibilities! Think again, my friend. This penguin has come to tell you that his life down there is no picnic. For starters, it is freezing. Also, penguins have loads of natural predators. Plus, can you imagine trying to find your mum in a big crowd of identical penguins? A feel-good read-aloud for readers of all ages, & the perfect Christmas gift. ...

From the Linux logo to The March of the Penguins, a certain tuxedo-adorned member of the animal kingdom has perpetually captured our hearts & imaginations. Stephen Martin regales us here with the cultural history of the penguin, revealing many fascinating & little-known facts about this beloved bird. Over twenty species of penguins can be found in the Galapagos Islands & New Zealand as well as in Antarctica, & range from the Little Bee Penguin at about 1kg to the imposing Emperor Penguin, which can weigh in at over 34 kgs. Martin details the biological facts & natural history of each species, including their evolution, habitats, diet & behaviour, but he also combs through cultural history to chronicle the role of penguins in popular culture & thought from children`s literature such as ” Mr Popper`s Penguins” to ” Batman”`s nemesis to films & television shows including ” Happy Feet” & ` Pingu”. Over one hundred images of penguins enrich Martin`s engaging text as well. A captivating & readable natural history, ” Penguin” will be an essential addition to the bookshelves of penguin fans everywhere. ...

Did you know... The Galapagos Penguin`s speckled markings make each of them as unique as a snowflake? The Emperor Penguin weighs the same as a Labrador retriever? The Adelie Penguin takes its name from the sweetheart of a Napoleonic naval captain turned explorer? From tiny fairy penguins to the regal emperor penguin, street artist & ornithologist, Matt Sewell, illustrates one of the world`s favourite birds in this charming follow-up to Owls, Our Garden Birds, Our Songbirds & Our Woodland Birds. Matt captures the famously quirky characters of penguins through his unique & much-loved watercolours accompanied by whimsical descriptions. You`ll discover everything you`ve ever wondered about this enigmatic bird & his feathered friends from across the globe. ...

It seemed a simple enough idea: assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except – hold on a minute – that’s not a simple idea at all. & when you throw in incompetent airline officials, amorous Argentine colonels’ wives, cunning Bajan drug dealers, gay Australian waiters, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiotic Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus, Archbishop Desmond Tutu & whole armies of pitch-invading Antarctic penguins, you quickly arrive at a lot more than you bargained for. ...

It seemed a simple enough idea at the outset: to assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except that was not a simple idea at all. & when you throw in incompetent airline officials, amorous Argentine Colonels` wives, cunning Bajan drug dealers, gay Australian waiters, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiot Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus, Archbishop Desmond Tutu & whole armies of pitch-invading Antarctic penguins, you quickly arrive at a whole lot more than you bargained for. Harry Thompson`s hilarious book tells the story of one of those great madcap enterprises that only an Englishman could have dreamed up, & only a bunch of Englishmen could possibly have wished to carry out. ...

Can you remember seeing a giraffe for the first time? Tasting a pineapple? Touching a cactus? Probably not, because in these modern times everyone is very knowing
- knowledge is at our fingertips & it can sometimes feel as if there is nothing new to discover. The awe & excitement from that moment has been lost because these objects & experiences have become ordinary to us. But if we travel back in time a few hundred years, before the age of globalisation, people were encountering new foods, animals, plants, peoples & cultures for the first time as overseas trade routes opened up. This new book reflects the wonderment & curiosity of these new experiences. Based on the historical collections of the British Library, it uses extracts from a wide variety of sources to reveal the reactions & thoughts of Europeans as they visited new places, tasted new foods & encountered strange animals, peoples & plants for the first time.
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