In The Circus of Adventure" Phillip Dinah Lucy-Ann Jack & Kiki the parrot bravely follow a kidnapped boy to a faraway land & unravel a plot to kill the king. When Bill Disappears in The River of Adventure the children journey down a river through ancient desert lands to find him. Their search leads them to an ancient temple & a terrifying encounter." ...

In The Island Of Adventure" Philip Dinah Lucy-Ann Jack & Kiki the parrot are plunged into danger when they investigate sinister happenings on the mysterious Isle of Gloom. What is the secret of the old castle on the hill & why are the locals so afraid of it? The children are determined to find out in " The Castle Of Adventure"." ...

The all-ages hit of the year is back with a new volume collecting even more algebraic adventures! What happens when Jake the dog & Finn the human get hold of Princess Bubblegums time machine & travel into the future? Can you say Robot Finn & Jake? Find out in this exciting volume collecting issues 5-9 of the smash hit comic by Ryan North Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb. ...

The ADVENTURE TIME phenomenon gets even better with this deluxe hardcover! Bigger! Bolder! More Mathematical! The all-ages hit of the year is now available in a deluxe larger hardcover & totally mathematical edition! The adventures of Finn the human & Jake the dog in the Land of Ooo are available for the first time in this gorgeous over-sized presentation. What happens when Finn & Jake get a hold of Princess Bubblegum's time machine & travel to go to the future? This first hardcover edition is a must-have! ...

' My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know'. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes first introduced Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant detective to the readers of The Strand Magazine. The runaway success of this series prompted a second set of stories The Memoirs. In these twenty three tales collected here in one volume you have some of the best detective yarns ever penned. In his consulting room at 221B Baker Street the master sleuth receives a stream of clients all presenting him with baffling & bizarre mysteries to unravel. There is for example the man who is frightened for his life because of the arrival of an envelope containing five orange pips; there is the terrified woman who is aware that her life is in danger & cannot explain the strange whistling sounds she hears in the night; & there is the riddle of the missing butler & the theft of an ancient treasure. In the last story there is the climatic battle between Holmes & his arch enemy 'the Napoleon of Crime' Professor Moriarty. Holmes with trusty Watson by his side is equal to these & the other challenges in this splendid collection. ...

This title moves freely across the boundaries of art craft & painting making it accessible to all levels of experience & skill. It

Includes:: step-by-step instructions photographs & artwork by the author & other influential artists. This title is suitable for crafters & artists (especially collage fibre & book artists) who want to explore mixed-media materials & techniques in a series of progressive lessons that feature inspiring projects & finished works by the author & other influential artists. Adventures in Mixed Media" mixes & merges paper fibre & other mediums to show readers how to create unique & personal pieces of mixed-media art including collages books & boxes three-dimensional constructions & expressive dolls. Thanks to its nature of moving freely across the boundaries of art craft painting & collage mixed media collage is accessible for all levels of experience & skill."

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I was six or seven when I noticed the music in my head. It was there in the classroom on the football pitch at the dinner table when I went to sleep & when I woke up. & its continued ever since. Adventures Of A Waterboy" is a fascinating evocative memoir by one of the great British songwriters of the past four decades. It is an honest & revealing work by turns heartfelt & funny that tells the story of a cocky Scot with a sound in his head & his lifelong efforts to reproduce that sound
- a story that runs from teenage fandom to international stardom from Scotland to New York City & beyond. As a teenager in Scotland Mike played in punk & garage bands hitchhiked to see Bob Dylan & scammed his way into punk poet Patti Smiths inner circle during an eye-opening weekend in London. In 1983 he formed " The Waterboys" with an ever-rotating cast of collaborators & soon found international success with the trademark big music sound of songs like " Dont Bang The Drum" & " The Whole Of The Moon". Three years later Scott travelled to Ireland to spend a week with fiddler Steve Wickham & ended up staying for six years. During that time he developed a deep interest in roots & folk music resulting in " The Waterboys" best-selling album " Fishermans Blues". After scaling the heights of success & moving the band to New York he followed another fascination & went to live in the Findhorn spiritual community in Northern Scotl&. Mike Scott continues to push musical boundaries & still tours regularly with new & reconfigured versions of his legendary b&. In 2010 " The Waterboys" premiered their new work " An Appointment With Mr Yeats" at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. The album of the same name was released to great acclaim in 2011."
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Luke Thorpe is a fifteen-year-old wimp. Excellent at maths & terrible at sport hed rather keep his head down & get on with his schoolwork. Yet mysterious & uncontrollable changes in his behaviour & appearance
- patches of hair growing rapidly howling rather than singing the hymns in assembly sudden growth spurts causing his clothes to rip off
- are threatening to rocket him out of obscurity. Join Luke on a journey of discovery embarrassing mishaps & hilarity as he gets to the bottom of his werewolf roots joins a pack & finds himself en route to war against the vampires (whose number include a rather wimpy but familiar face)...

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This is a charming new novelty book featuring stars of CBeebies Abney & Teal a pair of porridge-loving friends who live on an island in the park. Come visit the island in the park & meet Abney Teal & their friends. What do they like doing? What adventures will they have today? Pop the characters in the slots to make your own story & find out! The Adventures of Abney & Teal" TV series was created & directed by celebrated author/illustrator Joel Stewart. The Abney & Teal stories help develop problem-solving through humour & adventurous play. The pop-in-the-slot format encourages children to tell their own stories & develop their imagination." ...

This is a charming new story featuring stars of CBeebies Abney & Teal
- an imaginative pair of adventure-loving friends who live
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