” How I long to sail!” said the tiny snail. One little snail longs to see the world & hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs & volcanoes, sharks & penguins, & the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes & the whale is beached in a bay, it`s the tiny snail`s big plan that saves the day. The Snail & the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure & friendship by the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This edition features the classic story with a stunning, redesigned cover & beautiful finish, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson & Scheffler fans
- big & small! Also available with redesigned covers are The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo`s Child, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town, Monkey Puzzle, Charlie Cook`s Favourite Book, & A Squash & a Squeeze.
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” How I long to sail!” said the tiny snail. One little snail longs to see the world & hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs & volcanoes, sharks & penguins, & the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes & the whale is beached in a bay, it`s the tiny snail`s big plan that saves the day. The Snail & the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure & friendship by the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. It features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover & beautiful finish, making it a must-have for even the smallest Donaldson & Scheffler fans! Also available in board book format & with striking redesigned covers are: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo`s Child, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town, Monkey Puzzle, Charlie Cook`s Favourite Book, & A Squash & a Squeeze. ...

Join the dots, spot the differences, colour in & have fun recreating the adventures of the snail who hitched a lift on the tail of an enormous whale! This brilliant activity book is packed with exciting puzzles & games featuring characters & scenes from this bestselling story. There are even over 40 reusable stickers & a sticker scene -- hours of fun! ...

It is Istanbul, 1838, & Lefevre, a French archaeologist, has arrived in Istanbul determined to uncover a lost Byzantine treasure. Yashim is hired to investigate him, but when the man turns up dead, there is only one suspect: Yashim himself. Once again, the investigator finds himself in a race against time to uncover the startling truth behind a shadowy secret society dedicated to the revival of the Byzantine Empire, caught in a deadly game deep beneath the city streets, a place where the stakes are high
- & betrayal is death.
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... When the parents of Milo & Lina Graf are abducted by agents of the evil Empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across the unknown reaches of Wild Space to rescue them
- & to discover hope for the future. In this first full-length adventure, Milo & Lina look for allies on an ancient frontier world
- but the cruel Imperial officer Captain Korda has prepared a trap... Look out for the other titles in this series: The Escape & The Nest.

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Lauren St John`s stunning Christmas classic is about forgotten children, the power of nature to heal us & a girl who will ...

Lauren St John`s stunning Christmas classic is about forgotten children, the power of nature to heal us & a girl who will ...

Beast has been robbed! & so has the whole village. Without tools the villagers can`t put on their legendary Winter Festival, so Beast sets off to solve the mystery. Discovering that a stranded Snow Beast is behind the robbery, Beast has to decide whether to help this odd-looking stranger. ...

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize 2013. A bewitching tale of heartbreak & hope set in 1920s Alaska, The Snow Child was a bestseller on hardback publication, & went on to establish itself as one of the key literary debuts of 2012, & was a Richard & Judy Bookclub pick. Alaska, the 1920s. Jack & Mabel have staked everything on a fresh start in a remote homestead, but the wilderness is a stark place, & Mabel is haunted by the baby she lost many years before. When a little girl appears mysteriously on their l&, each is filled with wonder, but also foreboding: is she what she seems, & can they find room in their hearts for her? Written with the clarity & vividness of the Russian fairy tale from which it takes its inspiration, The Snow Child is an instant classic. ...

William Fiennes’ The Snow Geese is the profoundly moving account of both a physical & spiritual migration following snow geese in their spring journey from the South to the Arctic
- a joy returning of one man’s rediscovering the world. Snow geese spend their summers in the Canadian Arctic, on the tundra. Each autumn they migrate south, to Delaware, California & the Gulf of Mexico, & in the spring they fly north again. One year, William Fiennes decided to go with them & to write about his travels. The result is an extraordinary journey, a mesmerizing story about the joys of being alive, of being on the move &
- above all
- of returning home.A blend of autobiography & reportage, Fiennes’ subject was in fact also homecoming: the birds on their long journeys home, the grace of homecomings, the strange gravity that home exerts. The arc of Fiennes` extraordinary physical adventure formed the backbone for meditations on philosophy, natural science & personal memoir. The book thrums with ideas, with stories & anecdotes, with humankind as well as wild fowl, with the funny & observant insights of an assured & highly entertaining writer.


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