Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Elephant has a long trunk! Once upon a time, Elephant had a short stumpy nose. Until he had a TUG-OF-WAR with a hungry crocodile that lasted for hours & hours! A vibrant animal adventure perfect for curious little ones. Written by the award-winning Ken Wilson-Max & illustrated by Subi Bosa. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781444975000 • Author: Ken Wilson-Max • Publisher: Hachette Children's Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 24.2 x 24.4 x 0.6cm ...

Retold by internationally acclaimed Xhosa storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, & beautifully illustrated with h&-sewn artwork, each of these eight tales comes with an introduction to the country's customs & culture. The stories are from Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Senegal, Sudan & Swazil&. ...

Have hours of fun piecing together this stunning African Wildlife image. This picture perfect puzzle

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Enjoy the challenge of putting together this Africana 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle.

The perfect stay-at-home project,

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Once the United States landed on the moon in July 1969, it was up to President Nixon to decide what to do in space after Apollo. This book chronicles the decisions he made, including ending space exploration & approving the space shuttle. Those decisions determined the character of the US human space flight program for the next forty years. ...

When British troops entered Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in April 1945, they confronted a terrible challenge, inside the camp were people, who would die unless they received immediate medical attention. This is the story of the men & women who faced that challenge to save the inmates of Belsen. ...

This book provides a timely & important discussion of the potential value of cloning & of the ethical choices that this radical ...

It's never been all rainbows & sunshine for Tessa & Hardin, but each new challenge they've faced has only made their passionate

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Patrick Paniter was James IV's right-hand man, a diplomatic genius who was in charge of the guns at the disastrous battle of Flodden in September 1513 in which the English annihilated the Scots. After the death of his king he is tormented by guilt as he relives the events that led to war. When Louise Brenier, daughter of a rogue sea trader, asks his help in finding out if her brother Benoit was killed in action, it is the least he can do to salve his conscience. Not satisfied with the news he brings, Louise sets off to find out the truth herself, & swiftly falls foul of one of the lawless clans that rule the ungovernable borderlands. After Flodden is a novel about the consequences of the battle of Flodden, as seen through the eyes of several characters who either had a hand in bringing the country to war, or were profoundly affected by the outcome. There have been very few novels about Flodden, despite its significance, and none from this perspective. It's a racy adventure, combining political intrigue & romance, & its readership will be anyone who loves historical fiction, or is interested in the history of Scotland & the turbulent, ungovernable borderlands between Scotland & Engl&. ...

When Felix Brewer meets nineteen-year-old Bernadette Bambi Gottschalk at a Valentines Dance in 1959, he charms her with wild promises, some of which he actually keeps.

Thanks to his lucrative if not always legal businesses, she & their three ­little girls live in luxury. But on the Fourth of July, 1976, Bambis world implodes when Felix, newly convicted & facing prison, mysteriously vanishes.

Though Bambi has no idea where her husband
- or his money
- might be, she suspects one woman does: his devoted young mistress, Julie.

When Julie herself disappears ten years to the day that Felix went on the lam, everyone assumes shes left to join her ­old lover
- until her remains are found in a secluded wooded park.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780571299683
• Author: Laura Lippman
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 413
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm
















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