It is 1941 & Captain Antonio Corelli a young Italian officer is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals but as a conscien-tious but far from fanatical soldier whose main aim is to have a peaceful war he proves in time to be civilised humorous
- & a consumate musician. When the local doctor's daughter's letters to her fiance go unanswered the working of the eternal triangle seems inevitable. But can this fragile love survive as a war of bestial savagery gets closer & the lines are drawn between invader & defender?
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New cover reissue in million copy best-selling Duck in the Truck series. Ahoy there sailors! comes a cry. Is this a boating trip I spy? If there are seas to be explored make way! CAPTAIN DUCKS ON BOARD! As usual with Duck things get terribly out of hand when he takes the long-suffering Frog & Sheep on a trip out to sea in Goats boat! But although Duck likes to think of himself as an expert sailor he soon runs into problems & the friends have to spend a long cold night out on the rolling waves. ...

It is an exciting football series following the adventures of United's under-twelves side. Since Ryan Flynn got into trouble for bullying he's been determined to pull his socks up & be the best captain United's ever had. So when team-mate Craig causes problems on
- & off
- the pitch Ryan knows he must get to the bottom of it or he'll lose a talented player. But Craig's worries are much bigger than Ryan realized
- can he help Craig & stop him from being shown the red card?


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Flinn is at school looking in the art cupboard for some colored pens to finish off his dinosaur drawing when he stumbles upon Captain Stubble a real live Pirate Captain! He tells Flinn that his ship the Acorn has been stolen & that he needs Flinn to help him rescue it back. Stubble makes Flinn the captain & they sail away on an old pirate ship & they finally find the Acorn but to their horror realize its been stolen by Pirate dinosaurs! Captain Flinn & his crew attack the dinosaurs & after much fighting seize control of the ship once more. Flinn & his friends then sail back to the harbor clambering through the boatshed door & back into the art cupboard without the teacher even noticing theyve been gone! ...

Giles Andreae & Russell Ayto's super-fun Captain Flinn & the Pirate Dinosaurs: Smugglers Bay!" Captain Flinn is Puffin's favourite pirate. He has swashbuckled his way through three pirate dinosaur adventures & lived to tell the tale. But now he faces his toughest challenge yet. Captain T Rex & his pirate crew are smuggling sausages out of a secret cove & their favourites are Children Chipolatas
- gulp! Watch out " Captain Flinn!" But this time the Captain T Rex has bitten off more than he can chew & wily Captain Flinn & his friends soon teach him a lesson he won't forget. Giles Andreae is an award-winning children's author & has written both fiction titles & best-selling picture books. His picture book " The Lion Who Wanted to Dance" won The Federation of Children's Book Award in the best picture book category in 1998. However he is probably most famous as the creator of the phenomenally successful violet Ronnie Britain's favourite stickman. Giles lives in Notting Hill with his wife & three young children. Russell has illustrated books by prolific children's authors such as Ian Whybrow & Cressida Cowell. " The Witch's Children" was shortlisted for the Greenaway last year & this year " The Witch's Children & the Queen" is on the Smarties shortlist. Russell lives in Penzance Cornwall. Don't miss the other Captain Flinn picture books
- they're all rip-roaring fun! " Captain Flinn & the Pirate Dinosaurs"; " Captain Flinn & the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure!"; " Captain Flinn & the Pirate Dinosaurs: Smugglers Bay!"; " Captain Flinn & the Pirate Dinosaurs: The Magic Cutlass". & Giles Andreae's brilliant book with illustrator Korky Paul: " Sir Scallywag & the Golden Underpants"."

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Hornblower & the Atropos"
- Skippering the flagship for Nelsons funeral on the Thames is not Hornblowers idea of thrilling
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Bored by society's rules & strictures Kathryn ' Kit' Cranmer yearns for adventure
- & she finds it on Britain's rugged eastern
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In Cooks relatively short & adventurous life (1728-79) he voyaged to the eastern & western sea boards of North America the North & South Pacific & the Arctic & Antarctic bringing about a new comprehension of the worlds geography & its peoples. He was the linking figure between the grey speculation of the early eighteenth century & the industrial age of the first half of the nineteenth century. Richard Houghs biography is full of new insights & interpretations of one of the worlds greatest mariners. ...

Captain Kidd is a pirate hunter & not a pirate
- at least thats what his cabin-boy thinks. But when Kidds crew turn against him
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The second installment in this thrilling maritime adventure; two mighty empires battle each other for control of the high seas. Atticus is the young captain of the Aquila the flagship of the Roman navys attack fleet. But his inexperienced commanders position has been bought not earned. Bound to obey his superior Atticus sails straight into a carefully-laid trap. In the brutal battle that follows he pulls his men back from the brink of defeat only by disobeying orders. Summoned to Rome Atticus will pay a high price for his defiance. Despite his friendship with a Roman centurion he is dangerously unversed in the politics of the Roman senate & has created a powerful enemy. So Atticus finds himself facing battles both at sea against an ever-more ferocious enemy; & on board his own ship from those who are thirsty for revenge! ...