In 1992, Magnus Mac Farlane-Barrow was enjoying a pint with his brother when he got an idea that would change his life
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Mary`s Meals is born from acts of love. If you put all those many acts of sacrifice together it creates a beautiful thing. Mary`s Meals tells the inspirational & compelling story of how a cripplingly shy fish farmer from Argyll, Scotl&, became the international CEO of a global charity that now feeds over 800, 000 children a day. In 1992, Magnus Mac Farlane-Barrow was enjoying a pint with his brother when he got an idea that would change his life
- & radically change the lives of others. After watching a news bulletin about war-torn Bosnia, the two brothers agreed to take a week`s hiatus from work to help. What neither of them expected is that what began as a one-time road trip in a beaten-up Landrover rapidly grew to become Magnus`s life`s work
- leading him to leave his job, sell his house & direct all his efforts to feeding thousands of the world`s poorest children. Magnus retells how a series of miraculous circumstances & an overwhelming display of love from those around him led to the creation of Mary`s Meals; an organisation that now holds the key to eradicating child hunger altogether. This humble, heart-warming yet powerful story has never been more relevant in our society of plenty & privilege. It will open your eyes to the extraordinary impact that one person can make.

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Lola the sheep has the most extraordinary wool. It`s soft & silky & is her pride & joy! But down on the farm, when the sun comes out, the wool comes off! Poor Lola is so upset by her haircut that she runs away to the far side of the farm where she sits all alone, waiting for it to grow back. & when it does, its no longer silky, it`s completely wild! But with it comes a wonderful surprise... Thanks to a tiny chick, this self-obsessed sheep learns an important life lesson; that great friendships are more important than simply having great hair. Another funny, thoughtful & unique picture book from award-winning, Gemma Merino, author of the best-selling The Crocodile Who Didn`t Like Water & The Cow who Climbed a Tree. ...

The moon is high, the hour is late, Goat is napping by the gate. But... The Sheep Won`t Sleep! A sleepy sheepdog struggles to put a hundred naughty sheep to bed in this chaotic farmyard romp with silly sheep to count on every page
- can you find all 100? A delightful rhyming read that`s perfect for bedtime
- from the creators of Old Macdonald had a Farm.

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The Sheep-pig is one of Dick King-Smith`s most famous tales. It shot to further fame when the film adaptation, Babe, was released in 1995. ` Why can`t I learn to be a Sheep-Pig?` When Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can from Fly. He knows he can`t be a sheep-dog. But maybe, just maybe, he might be a sheep-pig. ” An unexpectedly thrilling, funny charmer of a book”. (Guardian). ” Dick King-Smith is a huge favourite with children”. (Observer). Winner of the Guardian Fiction Award. Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, & afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the country of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. He wrote a great number of children`s books, including The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award & filmed as Babe), Harry`s Mad, Noah`s Brother, The Queen`s Nose, Martin`s Mice, Ace, The Cuckoo Child & Harriet`s Hare (winner of the Children`s Book Award in 1995). In 2009 he was made an OBE for services to children`s literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight. ...

When is the best time to spot a shooting star or a glow worm? Where does a `ha-ha` get its name? Why were yew trees planted in churchyards? Where would you find a green man or a Sheila-na-gig? In the 1960s Geoffrey Grigson, a poet & author, travelled around Britain writing the story of the secret landscape all around us. This book, his exquisite classic of the countryside, is the result. From weathercocks to rainbows, place names & poets to mazes, dene-holes, crypts & sham ruins, via avenues, Roman roads, dewponds & village greens, The Shell Country Alphabet will help you look beyond the familiar sights of our landscape & discover the hidden, magical world that remains, just off the motorway. ...

Some journeys are best left unmade. Kit & Port Moresby are Americans abroad. Struggling to save their marriage, they resolve to trade civilization for the wilderness of the Sahara. At first, the pair are seduced by the desert's beauty. But beneath the exquisite landscape lurk the dark undercurrents of an alien culture, & the relentless dangers of a hostile natural world. & as they travel deeper, they might not only lose their way, they could lose their lives. ...

`” The Sheltering Sky” is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone`
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A shivering of worlds. Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls & the foxes can sense it, & Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength. This is a time of endings & beginnings, old friends & new, a blurring of edges & a shifting of power. Now Tiffany stands between the light & the dark, the good & the bad. As the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her. To protect the l&. Her l&. There will be a reckoning... This is the Final Discworld Novel. ...

Tiffany Aching has finally got her wish. She is a witch (and a respected one, at that). Overworked & underpaid, that`s for certain, but a witch nonetheless. Help is at hand though. In the form of young Geoffrey & his goat. Geoffrey wants to be a witch too, & thinks he can save the world by building sheds. Well, everyone has to start somewhere. But as new friends are made, & old ones return, enemies are stirring. With her beloved chalk in jeopardy, Tiffany will face the toughest challenge of her life. There will be a reckoning. ...