Stripes & spots dark & light waves & dots black & white!" Engage baby's gaze through these carefully chosen patterns which are designed to be easily decoded & help baby make sense of the world. Originally published in 2010 it has proven a big hit & is now being re-released with bolder colours & patterns & enhanced age recommendations & developmental guidance for the purchaser." ...

The Black Angel is not an object. The Black Angel is not a myth. The Black Angel lives. A young woman goes missing from the streets of New York. Those who have taken her believe that nobody cares about her & that no one will come looking for her. They are wrong. She is blood to the killer Louis the man who stands at the right hand of private detective Charlie Parker & Louis will tear apart anyone who stands in the way of his attempts to find her. But as Louiss violent search progresses Parker comes to realize that the disappearance is part of an older mystery one that is linked to an ornate church of bones in Eastern Europe to the slaughter at a French monastery in 1944 & to the quest for a mythical prize that has been sought for centuries by evil men: the Black Angel. Yet the Black Angel is more than a myth. It is conscious. It dreams. It is alive. & men are not the only creatures that seek it.. . ...

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. ...

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." ...

If you love a good story then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure & return to again & again. From his simple beginnings under the shady trees in the meadow Black Beauty's life takes many twists & turns
- from a riding horse on a country estate to a cab horse on the busy streets of London. Over time he has many owners some of whom treat him cruelly but throughout it all he keeps his sweet temper & fine spirit.
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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." ...