When a flock of herons wheeled overhead at the moment of Devi`s birth, it seemed that her life would be touched by fate. As a child, Devi befriends a young boy whose mother has died in tragic circumstances. Over the years, Devi & Devanna become inseparable as they go to school together & learn more about the extended family that surrounds them. However things change when Devi meets Muthi, a young man who has killed a tiger & is feted as a hero. Although she is still a child & Muthi is a man, Devi vows that one day she will marry him. It is this love that will gradually drive a wedge between her & her friend Devanna, who has been taken under the wing of a local missionary. For Devi is blind to the fact that Devanna himself has fallen for her. Devanna leaves the village to study medicine, in the hope that when he returns Devi will see his worth & return his love, but then a tragedy changes the fate of all three, with far-reaching consequences for the generations to come. ...

A wild new picture book about a little girl who gets lost with a lovable (but very naughty) tiger! One day mischievous Tiger convinces Lily to run away. Together they have lots of fun STOMPING & JUMPING & GOING WILD. But as the wild gets wilder & wilder & Tiger gets naughtier & naughtier, Lily begins to wish he wasn`t quite so roarsome... The Tiger Who Came to Tea meets The Lion Inside in this heartwarming picture book from award-winning author-illustrator, Gwen Millward. This uplifting picture book about dealing with big emotions & finding your true home, sensitively tackles the issues & emotions faced by children in care. The perfect picture book for parents, teachers & carers to help children work through their feelings. Gwen Millward grew up in the heart of the Welsh countryside. She had her heart set on becoming a naturalist when she was five & was quite obsessed with David Attenborough. She filled her bedroom with jars full of caterpillars & tubs of tadpoles, much to the annoyance of her sister (they shared a bedroom). She studied illustration at the Edinburgh College of Art where her passion for picture books began. She lives in Bristol. ...

We need to practise for later on, for real life. We need to know everything so nobody can ever mess with us.` Nini & Jameelah are best friends forever. This summer they`re going to grow up. Together. On their terms. But things don`t always turn out the way you plan... Tender, funny, shocking & tragic, TIGER MILK captures what it is to be young. ...

On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary & his sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to conquer Mount Everest, the highest place on earth. They became heroes. But who was Tenzing? What was the trajectory from the Yak pastures of Solo Kum to the heroes' reception at Buckingham Palace & how did he see it? How did he view his own illiterate & primitive background? What was his point of view on the differences that arose between the British & Asians during the Expeditions? In this text, Tenzing himself answers these questions. ...

This is a unique juxtaposition of streetscape & paintings that shows how classic works of art resonate with contemporary culture. It is introduced by art critic & journalist, Andrew Graham-Dixon. It is an inspiring commentary on the response of the public to the National Gallery's collection. It is an alternative introduction to the masterpieces of the National Gallery. In June 2007, full-size reproductions of some of the National Gallery's best-loved paintings appeared overnight on the streets of Soho & Covent Garden. On pub walls & tucked down alleys, they were always hanging just around the corner, inviting people to take a ' Grand Tour' of some of the most famous masterpieces in the world. Expressions of curiosity, pleasure & surprise filled blogs & newspaper columns, as Londoners reported unexpected encounters with a tiger on Shaftesbury Avenue, nudes on Neal Street & Philip IV Spain (died 1665) loitering outside a coffee shop. Dozens of photographers caught the moment as people stopped & stared, & uploaded their pictures. The photos & commentary were insightful, inspiring, funny, & often irreverent. This book records how the public took ownership of the art & welcomed it into their daily life. It is also an alternative introduction to over 40 of the National Gallery's best-loved works. This is a book for people who love London & the treasures it holds, & in particular the masterpieces in the National Gallery. ...

Deadly Adversaries. An Impossible Mission. Tiger Wars. Saker is on the run from the only life he knows. From India to the Himalayas & China he`ll be pursued by hunting dogs, mercenaries, spies, thieves & assassins in his quest to set free the most majestic, lethal & valuable of all the predators
- the tiger. With him, on every dangerous step of the adventure, is Sinter, a girl who has her own reasons for running away. TIGER WARS is the first in DEADLY presenter Steve Backshall`s high-octane adventure series, The Falcon Chronicles, which introduces Saker & Sinter on a quest to right some of the horrific wrongs perpetrated against wildlife around the planet. As they rescue tigers or mountain gorillas, thwart shark finners & cyanide fishers, rainforest exploiters & canned hunters, they come face to face with the world`s most fascinating, majestic & lethal creatures.
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This classic story of Sophie & her extraordinary tea-time guest has been loved by millions of children since it was first published over 30 years ago. Now a new generation will enjoy this beautiful reformatted edition! The doorbell rings just as Sophie & her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don`t expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger! This modern classic picture book is perfect for reading aloud, or for small children to read to themselves time & again. All artwork has been re-originated & a fresh design approach has been used for this reformatted edition. ...

This classic story of Sophie & her extraordinary tea-time guest is now brought to life in an exciting luxury pop-up edition ...

Two tigers. One city. Two very different lives. A compelling story about friendship, brotherhood & battling against the odds. In Ancient Rome Caesar is almighty & his power is played out in the gladiatorial arena, where animals & men are baited, challenged & destroyed. Two tiger cubs have been kidnapped from the jungle. One is tamed & de-clawed for pampered life as an exotic pet for Aurelia, Caesar`s daughter, but the other is cruelly caged & made even more brutal, trained to fight & kill. Princess Aurelia loves her pet tiger, Boots, & grows ever more fond of his keeper, Julius. But when a childish prank goes awry, Boots escapes. Furious Caesar sentences Julius to death in the arena...and Boots is to face the same fate. So the two tigers are reunited in the gladiatorial ring, one a cosseted pet, the other a vicious predator. In a world dominated by Caesar`s will, all must fight for freedom. ...

Lester Ferris, sergeant of the British Army, is a good man in need of a rest. He`s spent a lot of his life being shot at, & Afghanistan was the last stop on his road to exhaustion. He has no family, he`s nearly forty & burned out & about to be retired. The island of Mancreu is the ideal place for Lester to serve out his time. It`s a former British colony in legal limbo, soon to be destroyed because of its very special version of toxic pollution
- a down-at-heel, mildly larcenous backwater. Of course, that also makes Mancreu perfect for shady business, hence the Black Fleet of illicit ships lurking in the bay: listening stations, offshore hospitals, money laundering operations, drug factories & deniable torture centres. None of which should be a problem, because Lester`s brief is to sit tight & turn a blind eye. But Lester Ferris has made a friend: a brilliant, Internet-addled street kid with a comicbook fixation who will need a home when the island dies
- who might, Lester hopes, become an adopted son. Now, as Mancreu`s small society tumbles into violence, the boy needs Lester to be more than just an observer. In the name of paternal love, Lester Ferris will do almost anything. & he`s a soldier with a knack for bad places: ”almost anything” could be a very great deal
- even becoming some sort of hero. But this is Mancreu, & everything here is upside down. Just exactly what sort of hero will the boy need?


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