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- for now
- but German sights are fixed firmly on the region. & as the situation in Germany worsens, Zannis becomes involved in an audacious plot
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A fantastic new picture book all about a football-playing spider, written by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, with glorious full colour illustrations from the talented Sebastian Braun and a sparkling, glittery foiled cover. Spinderella the spider has a passion for football! She tries to play a match with her brothers and sisters but she doesn`t know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she can`t count the goals! Luckily for Spinderella, her Hairy Godmother has a plan...Julia Donaldson does it again in this hugely engaging and funny story all about football, spiders and counting - what`s not to love! The perfect picture book for children of all ages - boys and girls alike. Julia Donaldson is the internationally renowned author of the best-loved picture books
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A fantastic new picture book all about a football-playing spider, written by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, with glorious full colour illustrations from the talented Sebastian Braun & a sparkling, glittery foiled cover. Spinderella the spider has a passion for football! She tries to play a match with her brothers & sisters but she doesn`t know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she can`t count the goals! Luckily for Spinderella, her Hairy Godmother has a plan... Julia Donaldson does it again in this hugely engaging & funny story all about football, spiders & counting
- what`s not to love! The perfect picture book for children of all ages
- boys & girls alike. Julia Donaldson is the internationally renowned author of the best-loved picture books in the world, including The Gruffalo, What the Ladybird Heard, Sugarlump & the Unicorn & Night Monkey, Day Monkey. Julia Donaldson`s collaborations with Axel Scheffler have sold millions of copies, & Room on the Broom is now an Academy Award-nominated short film. Sebastian Braun studied fine & applied arts at Strasbourg University. He moved to London in 2000 & since then has been working exclusively on children`s picture books, having been published by Orchard, Walker, Campbell, Harper Collins & Puffin.

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Football - A sport involving kicking a ball and trying to score a goal

team - A group of people or animals linked by a common purpose.

World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti

Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans

Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.

Love - Someone who shows deep affection for someone else.

illustrations - Pictures typically in books and newspapers.

Children - A young life form within the early stages of physical development,

Monkey - A medium sized primate animal that lives in tropical countries in the trees

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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