As soon as the first notes have been mastere d there are simple tunes to play with guidance from friend ly cartoon creatures. The tunes include well-known pop folk & classical pieces & there are also games puzzles & facts about the recorder ...

A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES. In 1137 the head of Shrewsbury Abbey decided to acquire the remains of St Winifred. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales & they find the villagers passionately divided by the Benedictines' offer for the saint's relics. Canny wise & all too worldly Cadfael isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder. ONE CORPSE TOO MANY. In 1138 war between King Stephen & the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield. Not far from the safety of the Abbey walls Shrewsbury Castle falls leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the Empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead but discovers ninety-five bodies awaiting his attention. MONK'S-HOOD. Brother Cadfael's herb garden is flourishing under his care then a local dignitary is poisoned with one of the herbalist's own concoctions & Cadfael finds he has to defend himself & another suspect whom he is sure is innocent. ...

Whatever the occasion be it a baby shower valentine or simply to attach to a gift First Card Making will guarantee that you ...

Flanders June 1917: a British officer & celebrated poet is shot dead killed not by German fire but while recuperating from shell shock well behind the lines. A young English soldier is arrested & although he protests his innocence charged with his murder. Douglas Kingsley is a conscientious objector previously a detective with the London police now imprisoned for his beliefs. He is released & sent to France in order to secure a conviction. Forced to conduct his investigations amidst the hell of The Third Battle of Ypres Kingsley soon discovers that both the evidence & the witnesses he needs are quite literally disappearing into the mud that surrounds him. Ben Elton's tenth novel is a gut-wrenching historical drama which explores some fundamental questions. What is murder? What is justice in the face of unimaginable daily slaughter? & where is the honour in saving a man from the gallows if he is only to be returned to die in a suicidal battle? As the gap between legally-sanctioned & illegal murder becomes evermore blurred Kingsley quickly learns that the first casualty when war comes is truth. ...

My Very First Bible published to high acclaim in 2003 & its popular stories & bright illustrations have since gone onto provide the basis for a number of additional series including board books big books sticker & activity books. 12 key Bible stories have now been made available as great value little paperbacks offering a smart way of collecting multiple books for use in groups & classes for award-giving or for anyone wanting a pocket-money gift. The series
Includes:: In the Beginning; Noah & the Ark; Moses & his Sister; Brave David; Jonah & the Whale; Daniel & the Lions; Baby Jesus; Jesus & the Storm; The Good Samaritan; The Lost Sheep; Our Father; & The Easter Story.
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This delightfully playful history uses 36 of our most expressive quirky beautiful & sometimes baffling stamps to tell us the story of Britain through Dickens & the potato famine to Thatcher & punk. Stamps tell a story. Since the Penny Black first burst on the scene in 1840 they have made & mirrored history as it happens
- from the British Empire Exhibition of 1924 to the Austerity Olympics of 1948 from the Coronation to the death of Diana from the advent of computers to the new Millennium. Chris West is a stamp-obsessive. He has picked his favourites to tell hugely entertaining & idiosyncratic history. We learn about the Penny Lilac which united a nation in 1881; the controversial schoolboy-designed Edward VIII stamp of 1936; the day the Queens head was nearly chopped off in 1966; the first non-white Briton to grace a stamp in 1982 & many more. Each lovingly-designed stamp is a vintage specimen & a tantalising window onto an era.
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Its the first day of term at Unicorn School & little Willow is feeling rather nervous & excited but she soon settles in & makes new friends. Life at school is full of fun & adventure but one day an older unicorn plays a mean trick on Storm & lands him in big trouble. Willow is determined to help her friend even if it means putting herself in danger
- after all isnt that what friends are for?
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Colouring books are brilliant for developing essential fine motor skills & pencil control & in this one children will also learn about animals from around the world. With two pages of stickers to use wherever you like. Part of a delightful collectable series. ...

A story of old-fashioned adventure driven purely by curiosity & a refusal to believe that everything has been done. It hasnt. This is a true story of modern day exploration & the discovery of cannibal tribes in the 21st century. It will appeal to anthropologists as much as it will to adventurers & those with a thirst for excitement & humour. From the very start the team found far more hurdles than those just the jungle could throw at them. In the course of their 150-mile journey by dugout canoe & foot through the largest swamp on Earth they dodged police encountered politically disgruntled ex head-hunters & were pursued by a previously undiscovered clan of the little known Korowai tribe. This was all before they had begun their arduous journey into the mountainous interior of the island & the previously unclimbed south face of Gunung Mandala the reason for their expedition. An expedition far more extraordinary than they had ever imagined one that would stretch them their friendship & their equipment to the limits. ...

Fun Farmyard Learning uses brightly illustrated farm animals to introduce the First Counting. Parental notes explain the importance of each exercise & how to guide children through the new challenging concepts being introduced. * Pre-School activity book to introduce core areas of learning * Fun farmyard characters to make learning playful & stimulating * Parental notes to explain each exercise ...