Four brand new stories in which Horrid Henry makes his own scary movie -- The Undead Demon Monster Who Would Not Die persuades Peter to hand over his stash of Grump Cards (as a brilliant scheme to get him out of the punishments his parents give him) & spends a weekend at Aunt Ruby's where he has to share a bedroom with his two arch-enemies Stuck-Up Steve & Bossy Bill. Then when Henry's school decides to have a mini-Olympics he sets up his own Holympics with medals for crisp-eating TV watching & Burping to the Beat. ...

Four hilarious new Horrid Henry stories
- HORRID HENRY'S MOTHER'S DAY probably not the day his mum looks forward to most in the
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Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Horrid Henry is bored & fed up on a rainy day until he starts to write his will. The only trouble is it is a lot more fun getting stuff from Mum & Dad than giving away his own treasures.. . ...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Horrid Henry hates sports day. & he hates the cross-country run more than any other event. But just as he is heaving his weary bones to the starting line he has a wonderful spectacular idea of how to win the race. ...

A stinkbomb becomes a deadly weapon in Horrid Henry's long-running war with Moody Margaret; he uses all his guile to win the school reading competition only to find the longed-for prize is not what he expected; he goes for a sleepover & retreats in horror when he finds that other people's houses aren't always as nice as his own; & he has the joy of seeing Miss Battle-Axe ticked off by the Head when he knows it was all his fault. In short another vintage HORRID HENRY title! ...

Welcome to Spook School...where the pupils have bags of spirit! Charlie is now a fully-fledged member of Spook Squad & as a reward for solving two puzzling missions he & his friend Lewis are sent to Earth for a seaside holiday. But while theyre there they come to the aid of two young ghosts living on a shipwreck who are being terrorised by a terrifying monster from the deep... ...

The brutal Japanese treatment of allied prisoners of war as well as countless thousands of Chinese civilians during World War 2 has been well documented. Here Laurence Rees award-winning historian & author of Auschwitz: The Nazis & The ' Final Solution' & World War II: Behind Closed Doors turns his attention to a crucial but less understood factor of one of the most dramatic & important historical events of the 20th century: why were these atrocities carried out? More than 70 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor this incisive but accessible study examines shocking acts performed by Japanese soldiers & asks why seemingly ordinary people were driven to mass murder rape suicide & even cannibalisation of the enemy. Uncovering personal accounts of the events Horror in the East traces the shift in the Japanese national psyche
- from the civil & reasoned treatment of captured German prisoners in World War 1 to the rejection of Western values & brutalization of the armed forces in the years that followed. In this insightful analysis Rees probes the Japanese belief in their own racial superiority & analyses a military that believed suicide to be more honourable than surrender.
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Horror is one of the most popular & influential genres in cinema a perennial favorite that just won't stay dead. It is traditionally the province of adventurous low-budget filmmakers & the irreverence this encourages is part of its appeal with taboo-busting swipes at everything from organized religion to the sanctity of family. It's no wonder then that it has had a rough ride from the establishment. But the genre's inventiveness & imaginative flair mean that the films listed in this volume will continue to shock & delight viewers for decades to come. A genre as enduring & wide-ranging as horror is full of neglected gems & the increased availability of genre material from countries as far afield as Japan & Brazil has meant that experimenting with unseen films has become something of a minefield. That's where this book comes in: here a team of seasoned top horror experts lead the way through a century of fear with authority humor & encyclopedic knowledge. Packed with photographs of the most terrifying scenes in cinema history this unique definitive comprehensive guide traces the story of horror decade-by-decade & provides a witty & informative critique of over 300 films from all over the world plus many TV series & literature that informed them offering a superb introduction for beginners as well as something new for the die-hard horror fan. ...

Climb into the saddle & find out all about horses. There is so much to discover about all the different types of horses & the amazing ways in which they live & work with people. Let your child find out all about this incredible animal theyll see a horses skeleton enjoy a day at the races & join a riding school. This book features fantastic facts & dramatic atmospheric photography that will bring your child face-to-face with horses & will inspire them with a love of learning & discovery. It is brilliant for homework & school projects or just for fun! ...

Of all mans fellow-creatures the horse with its inherent grace intelligence & courage has inspired the strongest feelings of empathy an affinity reflected in more than 30 000 years of artistic representation. This unabridged compact edition of Tamsin Pickerals stunning history of the horse in art documents the creative journey from prehistoric cave painting to the war horses of Uccello the elegant portraits of Stubbs & the enigmatic prints of Elisabeth Frink. Profusely illustrated throughout the book sheds particular light on mans relationship with the horse & on the story of equine evolution from the stocky primitive to todays glamorous thoroughbred. ...