What is a family? Once it was said to be a father mother boy girl cat & dog living in a house with a garden. But as times have changed families have changed too & now there are almost as many kinds of families as colours of the rainbow
- from a mum & dad or single parent to two mums or two dads from a mixed-race family to children with different mums & dads from families with a disabled member to those with a mum or dad in prison. Mary Hoffman takes a look through childrens eyes at the wide varieties of family life: from homes food ways of celebrating schools & holidays to getting around jobs & housework from extended families languages & hobbies to pets & family trees
- & she concludes that for most people their own family is the best one of all! With Ros Asquiths delightful pictures this book takes a fresh optimistic look at families of today.

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The book opens with the question: How are you feeling today?" & this leads on to a spread by spread presentation of a wide range of feelings including: * Happy * Sad * Excited * Bored * Interested * Angry * Upset * Calm * Silly * Lonely * Scared * Safe * Embarrassed * Shy * Confident * Worried * Jealous * Satisfied The final spread is about Feeling Better because sharing & talking about feelings helps us to feel better. The approach & design follows The Great Big Book of Families with lots of different children in lots of different situations brief text captions & questions & plenty of humour to make sure the book is fun. Mary Hoffman & Ros Asquith look at feelings in family life at school & everywhere with the same warmth wit & sensitivity that they brought to their award- winning The Great Big Book of Families." ...

Learn how to perform even more fantastic tricks with this second bumper book of magic. With illustrations & step-by-step instructions youll be able to astonish friends in no time. Top Tip boxes & profiles of famous magicians & their tricks will captivate reluctant readers encouraging them to learn & perform. This title contains: clear explanatory text accompanied by illustrations; fun panels & profiles; & fascinating information about famous magicians & their tricks. ...

Join Huckle & Lowly as they start term in the funniest school ever! Colourful fun & very very busy this is a new paperback picture book edition of the much-loved classic Scarry adventure. This wonderful title from Richard Scarry helps to reassure children who are starting school & assists them in their ongoing learning
- in the most interesting & enjoyable way possible. From A
- Z & 1
- 10 through the seasons of the year & the colours of the rainbow Miss Honeys schoolhouse is a very busy place indeed. Join Huckle & Lowly as they learn to tell the time read stories about dragons & cause a little bit of chaos in the best schoolhouse ever!


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From the graceful architecture of Canterbury Cathedral to the soaring ramparts of Edinburgh Castle via the mountains of Wales or the Roman ruins of Hadrian s Wall Britain s endless variety is astounding. David Else Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 441 days of research 161 maps 8 classic itineraries 5000+ years of history Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Pull-out city map 3D plans of iconic sights Comprehensive planning tools In-depth background ...

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative & in-depth content of this popular & trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable engaging & accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS & A2 level history specifications alongside exam-style practice questions & tips to help students achieve their best. The series:
- Ensures students gain a good understanding of the AS & A2 level history topics through an engaging in-depth & up-to-date narrative presented in an accessible way.
- Aids revision of the key A level history topics & themes through frequent summary diagrams
- Gives support with assessment both through the books providing exam-style questions & tips for AQA Edexcel & OCR A level history specifications & through FREE model answers with supporting commentary at Access to History online (www.accesstohistory.co.uk) Great Britain & the Irish Question 1798-1921 This title provides both a narrative & analysis of the relationship between Great Britain & Ireland from its origins & the Act of Union in 1800 to the Anglo Irish settlement in 1922. Important events such as the Great Famine & the Easter Rising are explained & key figures such as Parnell Gladstone & O' Connell are assessed.


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This beautiful hardback is packed with practical advice to help you improve your baking. It

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This delightful cookbook takes you through the baking challenges from the second series of the Great British Bake Off & shows you how to achieve baking perfection. Throughout the book Mary Berry & Paul Hollywood are on hand with practical tips to help you bake perfect cakes biscuits breads pastries pies & teatime treats every time as well as showing you how to tackle their 'technical challenges' as seen on the show. There are more than 120 baking recipes in this book including traditional British bakes & imaginative twists using classic ingredients as well as the best contestant recipes from the series. There is plenty to challenge keen bakers here from brandy snaps to elaborate pastries pavlovas to iced celebration cakes & with a sensuous & yet practical design & full-colour step-by-step photography this really will become the baking book that you will turn to for years to come. ...

The Great British Bake Off is a glorious celebration of Britains favourite pastime. As the series has shown us baking is the perfect way to mark an occasion
- to celebrate to congratulate & reward & to lift spirits. This new book is inspired by the wonderful creations from The Great British Bake Off Showstopper Challenge. Covering a wide range of bakes from large & small cakes biscuits & cookies sweet & savoury pastry puddings breads & patisserie this book will show you how to bake beautiful enticing recipes to wow at every occasion. There are dainty cupcakes for afternoon tea quick bakes perfect for bake sales school fairs or coffee with friends mouthwatering desserts breads & pastry recipes for lunches & dinner parties & some really special bakes for birthdays & festive celebrations throughout the year. This recipe book will show you how to make your bake extra special from exciting finishes using chocolate curls & ribbons & spun sugar to simple ideas for icing shaping & decorating so you can bring a touch of magic to any bake. Great British Bake Off also

Includes:: the Best of the Bake-off
- the finest recipes from the new set of Great British Bake Off amateur bakers & all of Mary Berry & Paul Hollywoods Technical Challenges from the series. If you learned How to Bake from last years cook book Showstoppers will take you to the next level of skill & combined with a dazzling new design & superb photography this will be an irresistible gift for yourself or someone else.



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The Great British Bake Off" is a glorious celebration of Britains favourite pastime. As the series has shown us baking is the perfect way to mark an occasion
- to celebrate to congratulate & reward & to lift spirits. This new book is inspired by the wonderful creations from " The Great British Bake Off" " Showstopper Challenge". Covering a wide range of bakes from large & small cakes biscuits & cookies sweet & savoury pastry puddings breads & patisserie this book will show you how to bake beautiful enticing recipes to wow at every occasion. There are dainty bakes for afternoon tea quick bakes perfect for bake sales school fairs or coffee with friends mouthwatering desserts breads & pastry recipes for lunches & dinner parties & some really special bakes for birthdays & festive celebrations throughout the year. The book will show you how to make your bake extra special from exciting finishes using chocolate curls & ribbons & spun sugar to simple ideas for icing shaping & decorating so you can bring a touch of magic to any bake. " Great British Bake Off" also

Includes:: the " Best of the Bake-off"
- the finest recipes from the new set of " Great British Bake Off" amateur bakers & all of Mary Berry & Paul Hollywoods Technical Challenges from the series. If you learned How to Bake from last years book " Showstoppers" will take you to the next level of skill & combined with a dazzling new design & superb photography this will be an irresistible gift for yourself or someone else."



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