A brilliant new reading of the Bayeux Tapestry that radically alters our understanding of the events of 1066 & reveals the astonishing story of the survival of early medieval Europe's greatest treasure. The Bayeux Tapestry was embroidered (it's not really a tapestry) in the late eleventh century. As an artefact it is priceless incomparable
- nothing of it's delicacy & texture let alone wit survives from the period. As a pictorial story it is delightful: the first feature-length cartoon. As history it is essential: it represents the moment of Britain's last conquest by a foreign army & celebrates the Norman victory over the blinded Saxon Harold. Or does it? In this brilliant piece of detective interpretation Andrew Bridgeford looks at the narrative contained within the tapestry & has discovered a wealth of new information. Who commissioned it? Who made it? Who is the singular dwarf named as Turold? Why in a work that celebrates a Norman conquest is the defeated Harold treated so nobly? Is Harold indeed the victim of the arrow from the sky? & who is the figure depicted in the tapestry who at the moment of crisis for the Normans rallies the army just at the point when it mistakenly believes William is dead & it will be defeated? Using the tapestry the book retells with vivid characterisation the story of the remaking of England in & after 1066. It is a compelling story as is the tale of the extraordinary survival of the tapestry itself: history has rarely been writ so large with such fine detail & yet been so veiled in mystery.
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David Acheson's extraordinary little book makes mathematics accessible to everyone. From very simple beginnings he takes us on a thrilling journey to some deep mathematical ideas. On the way via Kepler & Newton he explains what calculus really means gives a brief history of pi & even takes us to chaos theory & imaginary numbers. Every short chapter is carefully crafted to ensure that no one will get lost on the journey. Packed with puzzles & illustrated by world famous cartoonists this is one of the most readable & imaginative books on mathematics ever written. ...

Tackling the difficult question of mental health this is a book to make you laugh & cry in equal measures. Twelve-year-old Frankie Parsons asks questions about everything but cannot bring himself to ask the one question that worries him more than all the others. This is a wonderfully written story by award-winning author Kate de Goldi ...

Detective Lindsay Boxer's long-awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead & her newborn baby is nowhere to be found. Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals
- but that the victim may be keeping secrets. At the same time Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano is prosecuting the biggest case of her life
- a woman who has been accused of murdering her husband in front of her two young children. Yuki's career rests on a guilty verdict so when Lindsay finds evidence that could save the defendant she is forced to choose. Should she trust her best friend or follow her instinct?

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This colourful birthday card to celebrate a 10th birthday has a big number 10 in bright pink on a dark violet background decorated with multicoloured stars. Greeting inside the card reads ‘ Happy Birthday’ & the card comes complete with a pink envelope ready for posting..

Approximate dimensions: 18.4 x 13.3cm

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The Non-verbal Reasoning" series of workbooks are unique in giving children a comprehensive & progressive learning programme in skills acquisition for Non-verbal Reasoning. They introduce children to recognition manipulation & movement of shapes enabling them to develop advanced skills in spatial reasoning." ...

Words are the ammunition of writing speaking & thinking". " Widen your child's vocabulary". This work is a complete & comprehensive teaching & learning course. It: builds child's spelling & vocabulary expertise; boosts verbal reasoning comprehension & word power skills; & provides a wider vocabulary for creative writing. Children encouraged to recognize spell know the definition & use of each word. It offers essential spelling & vocabulary skills for state 11+ examinations & independent schools examinations. All books are rigorously classroom tested. Methodologies are used in AE Tuition classes for over 15 years. Books are frequently revised & updated. Course covers foundation intermediate & advanced level material
- Foundation level: 3 books = 1 380 words; Intermediate level: 4 books = 1 840 words; Advanced level: 5 books = 2 200 words; & total series: 12 books = a working vocabulary of over 5 400 words. All words in each book listed alphabetically at the back of each book. Answers progress chart & certificate of achievement are included. Whole series is designed to be completed over one school year. Child learns 20 new words each day. Fun element

Includes:: picture theme pages. Cartoon characters capture child's interest."


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' The pen is the tongue of the mind'
- Miguel de Cervantes. Creative writing skills are essential learning for all children preparing
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' The pen is the tongue of the mind'
- Miguel de Cervantes. Creative writing skills are essential learning for all children preparing
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The pen is the tongue of the mind
- Miguel de Cervantes. Creative writing skills are essential learning for all children preparing
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