Prepared ahead of time & served piping hot from the oven or at room temperature so that the flavours can melt these delicious meals can be assembled individually or in one large dish. With elegant main courses & impressive desserts through to simple family fare this work ranges from savoury to sweet classic to exotic home-style to chic. ...

Caterpillar longs to be able to fly. He envies Bumblebee his wings & wishes he could soar through the air like a bird. But all he can do is crunch & munch his way through a blackberry bush. When Butterfly comes along she smiles a secret smile because she knows something Caterpillar doesnt! ...

Caterpillar longs to be able to fly but he doesn't have any wings. All he can do is munch & crunch his way through a blackberry bush. When Butterfly comes along she smiles a secret smile because she knows something Caterpillar doesn't! A new edition with sound to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this much loved book. ...

Coco is a crocodile who loves to chomp on the wrong things. Can you help her pick good things to munch & crunch as she visits the fruit stall cafe & vegetable shop in Jungle Town? The combination of Sam Lloyd's new paper collage artwork style & the toothy felt animal puppet mouth which can be rotated to chomp any part of the page create an irresistibly interactive reading experience. Coco's sturdy felt mouth also makes this book a fantastic 3D display item on any bookshelf. ...

It is 1274 & in the fortified city of Acre the last major stronghold of the Crusaders in Palestine an epic conflict is beginning. Will Campbell is a Templar Knight trained for war but as a member of the mysterious group known as the Brethren he is also a man of peace. After years of bloodshed the Brethren have helped to create a truce between the Christians & Muslims. But Will now fears they have been betrayed. King Edward of England has promised the Pope that he will lead a new Crusade while in Acre itself a ruthless cabal of Western merchants profiteering from slaves & armaments is plotting to reignite hostilities in the Holy L&. Meanwhile in Egypt Sultan Baybars is caught in a power struggle. His son & heir has become involved in the dangerous designs of the insidious soothsayer Khadir. While Baybars wants to take on the mighty Mongol empire Khadir & others want to destroy the Christians once & for all. As war looms Will is torn between his oath as a Templar his secret role in the Brethren & his duty to Elwen the woman he loves but is forbidden to marry. He is caught at the centre of a web of deception & destruction as he & all those around him rush headlong towards one of the most dramatic moments in history. ...

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Jenn & the Salamancan hunters are on the brink of the final battle against the deadliest Cursed Ones. But the team is still reeling from Eriko's death & internal bickering threatens to drive them further apart. Jenn knows she needs to rally her team & lead the charge into battle but her concentration is shattered. She's torn between her love for Antonio & her hate for the bloodthirsty vampire he's become. Jenn wants to believe in his humanity but she's slowly losing her faith & with new Resistance fighter Noah on the scene her heart as well. With the final battle imminent & all hope fading fast is Jenn & Antonio's love strong enough to overcome the darkest evil? ...

The last book of the Wayfarerer Redemption an enthralling continuation of The Axis trilogy by the bestselling Australian author Sara Douglass The protecting magical forests of Minstrelsea have been blasted from the surface of Tencendor leaving demons & Hawkchildren free to feed. At the Maze Queteb stands victorious over the body of Caelum Sun Soar yet boiling with anger that the true Enemy Reborn the Starson has escaped destruction. With his unholy army of demon-corrupted men & beasts around him Queteb begins the search for the only man who can now defeat him. Bound to the temporary safety of the cave of Sanctuary the survivors of Tencendor mourn the loss of Caelum & struggle to come to terms with the traitorous Dragos true identity. Now as Dragon Star the Star Son Drago must prepare the unwilling Tencendorians for Quetebs onslaught. But treachery from within the Sun Soar family itself threatens to undermine Dragos new-found powers & will prove fatally decisive in the final battle for Tencendor. ...

The original forced conversion of pagan Livonia what is now the Baltic states of Latvia & Estonia was carried about by a military order known as the Brethren of the Sword. In 1236 this order was incorporated into the Teutonic Knights following a catastrophic military defeat. The knights had always consolidated their conquests through networks of castles & fortified places & the Livonian Chapter of the Teutonic Order built castles of stone. This title covers the developmental & operational history of these fortresses over the length of the Middle Ages. It details how the Baltic fortifications of the Teutonic Knights evolved to reflect the changing nature of siege warfare & the increasing dominance of gunpowder in warfare. ...

Need a fun distraction to get you through the daily commute or an enjoyable puzzle book for your next holiday? Crusader Crosswords Volume 2" is the perfect solution with 100 of the most engaging & demanding grids from the archives of one of the UKs favorite papers. No matter what age or skill-level you are this pocket-sized puzzler will keep you amused for hours & leave you wanting to conquer more from Hamlyns bestselling " Crosswords" series." ...