Inside the little house in the big woods live the Ingalls family: Ma Pa Mary Laura & baby Carrie. Outside the little house are the wild animals: the bears & the bees. the deer & the wolves. This is the classic tale of how they live in harmony mostly but sometimes in fear... ...

The sun-kissed prarie stretches out around the Ingalls family smiling its welcome after their long hard journey across America. But looks can be deceiving as they soon find that they must share the land with wild bears & Indians. Will there be enough room for all of them? ...

Here we are Caroline!" said Pa. Right here we'll build our house." The sun-kissed prairie stretches out around the Ingalls family smiling its welcome after their long hard journey across America. But looks can be deceiving & they soon find out that they must share the land with wild bears & Indians. Will there be enough land for all of them?" ...

Mingzhi is the formidable Master Chai's first grandson & groomed for a grand destiny from the very moment of his birth. But while Master Chai beats out orders with his dragon stick there are threats to the future he has planned from both within & without. Inside the mansion there are secrets lies & plots; in the surrounding fields there is the newly planted opium that signifies trouble ahead; & further away still the foreign devils intent on taking their own piece of the pie that is China. ' Like a good Chinese drawing but always in motion.. .with the same breadth of scope & wealth of characters as many great nineteenth-century novels' ALASDAIR GRAY TLS ' Chiew-Siah Tei is a master storyteller & a rare talent with that magical ability of being able to weave a spell over her readers with riveting plots & prose that glows with life' Time Out HK ...

National Geographic Little Kids Big Book of Animals" devotes four pages to each of 32 high-interest animals including dolphins tigers butterflies frogs penguins lions wolf pups polar bears pandas sea turtles & more. Each profile

Includes:: wonderful photos 150 to 200-word entries focused on each animal plus facts kids love to know (size diet where it lives sounds it makes etc.). Throughout the book (and many happy hours of browsing) child-friendly text introduces young readers to the world of animals explaining how animal parents take care of young how baby animals change as they grow up how they learn to hunt & eat & much more. The short text & large type are perfect for young readers or for parents & other caretakers to read aloud to children."

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At home Melissa is a pushover in an Alice b&. But at the Little Lady Agency she transforms herself into blonde bombshell Honey: a super confident supernanny to hapless men all over London
- with a desk diary thats bursting. Only now her American boyfriend Jonathan has invited her to New York for a holiday
- on the condition that Honey & the blonde wig stay at home. Reluctantly leaving the agency in the hands of her tactless best mate & terrifying sister Mel flies out... Before she knows it shes agreed to polish the talented but rude rising star Ric Spencer who just so happens to be an ex while having to juggle Jonathan his manipulative ex-wife a wilful terrier & escalating crises back in Engl&. Can Melissa put the manners back into Manhattan? Or is this a challenge only Honey can tackle?

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When sweet naive Melissa seeks a job with her old Home Economics teacher she is half way through the interview before it dawns on her that Mrs Mc Kinnon isnt interested in her cookery skills but is in fact running an escort agency. Melissa panics but she needs the cash
- & what harm can providing lonely men with stimulating conversation over dinner do? More exciting still shell get to wear a disguise... Enter her alter ego: Honey. As flirty & feminine as a Bond girl as confident & sexy as Mary Poppins in silk stockings Honey brings out a side to Melissa she never knew she had. A side that will get her into hot water (and out of it) & that shell never want to lose...
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Introduce first concepts of manners with four double-sided sturdy tabs to pull-out & explore & simple interplay between illustrations & story. This robust padded & cased format promotes tactile exploration. Beautiful & engaging animal illustrations bring the subject to life with simple rhythmical text that links concepts to clear real-life examples. ...

A great breakfast or brunch has always been at the heart of the Leon experience & this irresistible compact collection of naturally fast recipes will make your tastebuds sing. From a Breakfasty Banana Split & a Mini Knickerbocker Glory to luxurious wheat-free Saturday Pancakes every day will get off to a fabulously energetic Leon-style start. ...

Good food that's good for you is the mantra on which Leon was founded & the recipes in this gorgeous compact collection are packed with both flavour & goodness. Start the day with a Strawberry Power Smoothie or a Kiwi Breakfast Smoothie chill out with a Cucumber Cooler or Melon Fizz & for something more indulgent try a Soul Fruit Cup or a Leon Summer Punch. ...