Never has there been a pit disaster to compare in terms of human courage & human error with that which overwhelmed Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery in New Cumnock Ayrshire in the wet September of 1950. Black Avalanche is written by the famous husband & wife team Arthur & Mary Sellwood who learnt the truth about the disaster from the men & women who experienced this horrific disaster first h&. This book details each stage of the rescue & reports the reactions of those trapped underground. Black Avalanche tells the story of the men who lived their lives underground & of the women who feared for their safety. Finally Arthur & Mary Sellwood illustrate how tragedy & disaster can unite people regardless of their class age or gender as they struggle to cope with the situations they find themselves in. ...

Black Beauty is a Puffin Classic by Anna Sewell. Black Beauty is a handsome sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother Duchess & their kind master. But when his owners are forced to sell him Black Beauty goes from a life of comfort & kindness to one of hard labour & cruelty. Bravely he works as hard as he can suffering at the hands of men who treat animals badly. But Black Beauty has an unbreakable spirit & will & is determined to survive... With a wonderful introduction by award-winning author Meg Rosoff Black Beauty is one of the twelve best-loved classic stories being launched in the newly branded Puffin Classics series in March 2008. Anna Sewell (1820-78) was born in Great Yarmouth Norfolk. Black Beauty her only book was completed & published in 1877 just a few months before she died so she did not live to know of the book's huge success. Apart from being a good story Black Beauty was instrumental in changing people's attitudes towards horses & domestic animals in general. The Puffin Classics: Red Badge of Courage; Anne of the Island; Wuthering Heights; Anne of Avonlea; Kidnapped; What Katy Did; The Happy Prince; David Copperfield; Robin Hood; Peter Pan; The Secret Garden; Black Beauty; The Call of the Wild; Huckleberry Finn; Sherlock Holmes; Little Lord Fauntleroy; The Wizard of Oz; Just So Stories; Treasure Island; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Little Women; Oliver Twist; The Wind in the Willows; The Secret Garden; & the Princess & the Goblin. ...

Anna Sewells Black Beauty was an immediate success on its publication in 1877 & has gone on to sell an estimated 50 million copies. Black Beauty is a horse with a fine black coat a white foot & a silver star on his forehead. Seen through his eyes the story tells of his idyllic upbringing & the hardship & cruelty he suffers subsequently before finding security & happiness in a new home. Black Beauty is one of the most popular childrens books ever written. ...

This is a new edition of this popular Young Reading" title re-issued with a hardback cover & the audio CD inserted into a wallet inside the back cover making the book & CD easy to store together. " Black Beauty" is the classic story of the adventures of a beautiful horse. " The Young Reading" series is developed with experts at Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence & ability. The new packaging allows potential purchasers to view the inside of the book." ...

You saved your mistresss life Beauty! yes you saved her life". Black Beauty is the prettiest young horse in the meadows & spends many happy days under the apple trees with his friends Ginger & Merrylegs. But this easy life comes to an end when Beauty is sold & goes from farm to inn to cabhorse in London enduring rough treatment from foolish & careless masters. Beauty remains faithful hardworking & full of spirit despite his trials & through him we learn that all horses & humans alike deserve to be treated with kindness." ...

A series with silk-ribbon markers & headbands gold stamping on front & spine & the original colour illustrations on the jackets. Anna Sewells classic story of a horse was her only book written when she was fatally ill. Lucy Kemp-Welchs illustrations first appeared in 1915. ...

A poignant & moving retelling of Anna Sewells classic novel which follows the story of Black Beauty
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Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240 000 books in print to date) comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts." The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. " Classic Starts" treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price. " Black Beauty "is the classic horse story a beautiful & touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London it follows Beauty's life & changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences & new friends who reveal their own histories the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era." ...

Kyo the head of the Tengu demon clan is Misaos only chance for survival. But even though she has sweet memories of him as a childhood friend she has trouble reconciling them with the man he has become. Despite the strange attraction can she trust her life let alone her heart to a man who only cares about the promise of her blood? There is a world of myth & magic that intersects ours & only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person & she wants nothing to do with magic realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life & maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy & her blood grants incredible powers her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand or her life. ...

The past returns to haunt Kyo & Misao when Kyo s long-lost father suddenly reappears. But the reunion is less than happy for Lord Yo is suspected of murdering his wife! Misao learns the real story of the deadly incident but it is hardly comforting. Should she tell Kyo about his mother s fate or should she protect him from a truth he might not want to know? ...