A heart-warming tale of courage & warmth set against the backdrop of the second world war about an abandoned village a lifelong friendship & one very adventurous cat! ' Classic Morpurgo brilliance' -- Publishing News Something's up. Something big too very big. At school in the village whoever you meet it's all anyone talks about. It's like a sudden curse has come down on us all. It makes me wonder if we'll ever see the sun again." It's 1943 & Lily Tregenze lives on a farm in the idyllic seaside village of Slapton. Apart from her father being away & the 'townie' evacuees at school her life is scarcely touched by the war. Until one day Lily & her family along with 3000 other villagers are told to move out of their homes -- lock stock & barrel. Soon the whole area is out of bounds as the Allied forces practise their landings for D-day preparing to invade France. But Tips Lily's adored cat has other ideas -- barbed wire & keep-out signs mean nothing to her nor does the danger of guns & bombs. Frantic to find her Lily makes friends with two young American soldiers who promise to help her. But will she ever see her cat again? Lily decides to cross the wire into the danger zone to look for Tips herself! Now many years later as Michael is reading his Grandma Lily's diary he learns about The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips -- & wonders how one adventurous cat could still affect their lives sixty years later." ...

This title provides 10 fun & interactive step-by-step projects inspired by the Wild West. It

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Bruce Parry endeared himself to the nation with his courage & good humour in testing circumstances when living with indigenous people in Tribe. Now he undertakes another epic journey tracing the 6 000km route of the Amazon river from source to ocean. Along the way Bruce meets the people who live & work there. The truths he discovers are often frightening but always eye-opening reminding us that the Amazons fate touches us all. ...

These medium-size parrots are noted for their unusual ability to mimic the human voice. Written especially to introduce inexperienced & prospective pet owners to the pleasures & duties of pet care Barrons Complete Pet Owners Manuals" also make fine guides to pet care for older children. These heavily illustrated books are filled with helpful information on purchasing housing feeding health care
- & where applicable grooming & training pets. Each book is individually written by an expert
- a trainer breeder veterinarian or other animal specialist."

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Original / American English The Amazon Rain Forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is 10 000 000 years old & many different kinds of plants & animals live here. The forest is important for the worlds weather & wildlife but it is disappearing fast. Read this book & learn about this wonderful forest
- & its problems. What will its future be?
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As the son of the late High Lord Akkarin saviour of the city & Sonea the former street urchin turned Black Magician Lorkin has a legacy of heroism & adventure to live up to. So when Lord Dannyl takes the position of Guild Ambassador to Sachaka Lorkin volunteers to be his assistant in the hopes of making his mark on the world. When news comes that Lorkin is in danger the law that forbids Black Magicians leaving the city forces Sonea to trust that Dannyl will save him. Besides her old friend Cery needs her as never before: someone has been assassinating Thieves & when his family is targeted he finds evidence that this Thief Hunter uses magic. Either a member of the Guild is hunting down the Thieves one by one or there is
- once again
- a rogue magician on the streets of Imardin. & this one has full control of their powers
- & is willing to kill with them.


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The greatest expression of his talent for witty observant explorations of what it means to live well Henry James The Ambassadors" is edited with an introduction & notes by Adrian Poole in " Penguin Classics". Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation the formidable Mrs Newsome sends her ambassador Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to extricate him. Strethers mission however is gradually undermined as he falls under the spell of the city & finds Chad refined rather than corrupted by its influence & that of his charming companion Madame de Vionnet & her daughter Jeanne. As the summer wears on Mrs Newsome concludes that she must send another envoy to confront the errant Chad
- & a Strether whose view of the world has changed profoundly. One of the greatest of James late works " The Ambassadors" is a subtle & witty exploration of different responses to a European environment. This edition of " The Ambassadors"

Includes:: a chronology further reading glossary notes & an introduction discussing the novel in the context of James other works on Americans in Europe & the novels portrayal of Paris. Henry James (1843-1916) son of a prominent theologian & brother to the philosopher William James was one of the most celebrated novelists of the fin-de-siecle. In addition to many short stories plays books of criticism biography & autobiography & much travel writing he wrote some twenty novels. His novella " Daisy Miller" (1878) established him as a literary figure on both sides of the Atlantic & his other novels in " Penguin Classics" include " Washington Square" (1880) " The Portrait of a Lady" (1881) " The Awkward Age" (1899) " The Wings of the Dove" (1902) " The Ambassadors" (1903) & " The Golden Bowl" (1904). If you enjoyed " The Ambassadors" you might like Ford Madox Fords " Parades End" also available in " Penguin Classics"."


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Amber Gold & Black is the most comprehensive history of British beer in all its variety ever written. Learn all there is to know about the history of the beers Britons have brewed & enjoyed down the centuries: Bitter Porter Mild & Stout IPA Brown Ale Burton Ale & Old Ale Barley Wine & Stingo Golden Ale Gale Ale Honey Ale White Beer Heather Ale & Mum. This is a celebration of the depths of our beery heritage a look at the roots of the styles we enjoy today as well as those ales & beers we have lost & a study of how the liquids that fill our beer glasses amber gold & black developed over the years. Whatever your knowledge of beer from beginner to buff Amber Gold & Black will tell you things you never knew before about Britain's favourite drink. 'A unique insight into the course of British brewing over the last 200 years well-researched & well-written
- I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to gain a greater understanding of the history of British beer. Ron Pattinson"
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Rachel Cutler loves her job & her kids & remains civil to her ex-husband Paul. But everything changes when her father dies under suspicious circumstances leaving behind clues to a treasure called the Amber Room one of the most intriguing mysteries of the last century. Desperate for the truth Rachel takes off for Germany with Paul close behind. Before long they're in over their heads. Locked into a treacherous game with professional killers Rachel & Paul find themselves on a collision course with the forces of greed power & history itself... ...

Will & Lyra whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds have been violently separated. But they must find each other for ahead of them lies the greatest war that has ever been
- & a journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned...
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