Edward Lear's nonsense rhymes are famed for their linguistic genius & refreshingly peculiar brand of humour. This collection of readings, by one of our best-loved storytellers, is certain to bring great pleasure to listeners young & old, time & time again. ...

Books Picture Books A heart-warming Christmas tale – inspired by an amazing true animal story. Christmas is coming, & the decorations are going up… But one family is about to discover an unexpected visitor snuggled up in their Christmas tree… A little owl called Rosie!   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781035032419 •†Author: John Hay  •†Publisher:†  Macmillan Children's Books •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 32 •†Dimensions:† 26.2 x 0.3 x 26.1 cm ...

The definitive no-holds-barred biography of John Entwistle, The Who's legendary bass guitarist!

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Private Sidney Phillips, First Lieutenant Austin Shofner Ensign Vernon Micheel, Private Eugene Sledge, Sergeant John Basilone Through the eyes of these five fearless & devoted men, Hugh Ambrose tells the epic story of the war in the Pacific. It is an intimate, personal history of a brutal, unforgiving conflict. ...

The Pacifier Rubber Band Blaster is an awesome companion for you! Have great fun with this rubber band shooter! B&-up & st&-up

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A golden summer, & six talented friends are looking forward to the brightest of futures
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The seventh novel in Bernard Cornwell’s number one bestselling series on the making of England & the fate of his great hero,

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Nya has a secret she must never share...A gift she must never use... And a sister whose life depends on both. This astonishing debut novel is the first in the epic dystopian fantasy adventure trilogy, THE HEALING WARS. Fifteen-year-old Nya is one of Geveg's many orphans; she survives on odd jobs & optimism in a city crippled by a failed war for independence. Nya has a deadly secret. She is a Taker, someone who can extract pain & injury from others, but with unusual differences. Her sister Tali & other normal Takers become Healer's League apprentices & put their extracted pain into enchanted metal, pynvium. But Nya can't dump pain in this way. All she can do is shift it from person to person. When Nya's secret is revealed to the pain merchants & the Healer's League she is flung into danger. Then a ferry accident floods the city with injured, Takers start disappearing from the Healer's League & Nya's strange abilities are suddenly in dem&. Her principles & endurance are tested to the limit when Nya's deadly powers become the only thing that can save her sister's life. ...

1688. Beth Ambrose has led a sheltered life within Merryfields, her family home on the outskirts of London; a place where her parents provide a sanctuary for melancholic souls. A passionate & gifted artist, Beth shares a close bond with Johannes the painter, who nurtures her talents & takes her on as his apprentice. But as political tensions begin to rise in the capital, Noah Leyton arrives at her family home in the middle of the night with a proposition that turns Beth's world upside down. & when Merryfields becomes refuge to a mysterious new guest, whose connections provide an opportunity for Beth to fulfil her artistic ambitions, she soon realises that it comes at a price ...

Ben Mc Laughlin paints cinematic pictures steeped in ambiguous atmosphere & emotion. His works suggest human alienation, presenting everyday subjects dislocated through cropping & unusual viewpoints. The titles themselves, drawn from newspapers, the radio, crossword puzzles & other equally unexpected sources, confront the spectator with conundrums that deepen the sense of uncertainty. In this, the first in-depth study of the artist's work, James Hamilton examines the eclectic influences & complex iconography that have shaped these critically acclaimed paintings, & identifies the alchemical wit & spontaneity that Mc Laughlin brings to bear on the seemingly mundane in modern life. ...