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Rachel Khoo serves up a modern twist on classic French cooking. Rachel Khoo was determined to get to grips with French cooking so to learn more she moved to Paris not speaking a word of French & enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu the world-famous cookery school. Six years later she still lives & works in Paris cooking up a selection of classic French dishes from all over the country & giving them a fresh makeover with her own modern twists. From a Croque Madame muffin & the classic Boeuf bourguignon to a deliciously fragrant Provencal lavender & lemon roast chicken Rachel celebrates the culinary landscape of France as it is today & shows how simple these dishes are. The 120 recipes in the book range from easy everyday dishes like Omelette Piperade to summer picnics by the Seine & afternoon 'gouter' (snacks) to meals with friends & delicious desserts including classics like Creme brulee & Tarte tatin. It's a book that celebrates the very best of French home-cooking in a modern & accessible way. Real French food is no longer something only served in fancy restaurants; Rachel will show how you can add a little French culinary touch to your everyday life at home no matter where you are in the world or how big your kitchen is! ...

Theyre Not Pets Susan says a stern father who has just shot a bumblebee its wings sparkling in the evening sunlight; a lone office worker less than an inch high looks out over the river in his lunch break Dreaming of Packing it all In; & a tiny couple share a Last Kiss against the soft neon lights of the city at midnight. Mixing sharp humour with a delicious edge of melancholy Little People in the City" brings together the collected photographs of Slinkachu a street-artist who for several years has been leaving little h&-painted people in the bustling city to fend for themselves waiting to be discovered... Oddly enough even when you know they are just h&-painted figurines you cant help but feel that their plights convey something of our own fears about being lost & vulnerable in a big bad city.
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12-year-old Karim Aboudi & his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. Israeli tanks control the city in response to a Palestinian suicide bombing. Karim longs to play football with his mates -- being stuck inside with his teenage brother & fearful parents is driving him crazy. When the curfew ends he & his friend discover an unused patch of ground thats the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby an old car hidden intact under bulldozed buildings makes a brilliant den. But in this city theres constant danger even for schoolboys. & when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew it seems impossible that he will survive.. .A LITTLE PIECE OF GROUND is an exciting enlightening & important story that brings to life the reality of events reported daily in the news & will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts affecting our world today. A fine book & a daring book Michael Morpurgo This book must go down as a brave serious & successful attempt to reach out & have this story heard Michael Rosen Books for Keeps A Little Piece of Ground has the same rights as any other book to be on the shelves of shops & libraries. I also think that by reading books like this & acknowledging other points of view it will be easier for both sides to understand each other Jewish Chronicle (14-year-old reader.) ...

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see standing before him the most extraordinary little fellow. Please " asks the stranger "draw me a sheep." & the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil & paper... & thus begins this wise & enchanting fable that in teaching the secret of what is really important in life has changed the world forever." ...

' All grown-ups were once children
- although few of them remember it'. A pilot forced to crash land in the Sahara desert encounters
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The Collectors Colour Library" takes the favourite illustrated titles of " The Collectors Library" & presents them in full colour. Original colour illustrations are faithfully reproduced & where illustrations & decorations were originally black & white they have been sensitively coloured by Barbara Frith one of Britains most accomplished colourists. " The Little Prince" is a wonderful & remarkable book which will enchant both children & adults alike. It is a strange & wonderful parable for all ages championing the beauty & wisdom of childhood which fades when one becomes a grown up. This is a specially commissioned new translation by Ros & Chloe Schwarz. St Exuperys original illustrations have had their colours carefully enhanced by Barbara Frith." ...

When a pilot finds himself alone & stranded with a broken-down plane a little prince is his only companion living on a strange deserted planet. Full of wisdom humour & delight this book while intended for children is also a favourite of adults for its quirkiness & insight. First published in 1943 & written by now-famous French writer Antoine de Saint Exupery The Little Prince has grown to be a world-wide classic loved by many. This edition features the original drawings by Saint Exupery which help to bring the story to life. ...

The Little Prince is a modern parable for our time of equal appeal to children & adults. This much loved story is joined by the following classic titles to give a collection that has something for everyone whatever their age: Black Beauty Little Women Alice in Wonderland The Secret Garden Robin Hood The Wind in the Willows The Railway Children The Jungle Book & Peter Pan. ...

The riveting story of Conor Grennans year in Nepal reads like a cross between Into Thin Air & Three Cups of Tea. While volunteering at an orphanage Conor discovers that the children are not orphans: they are trafficked. Despite the danger Conor treks up dirt paths with photographs of the children miraculously reuniting dozens of families. Its 2006 & Nepal is a country torn apart by war greed & corruption. Caught in the middle are the Nepalese children snatched & sold into slavery the kidnappers promising their families that they will be taken to a safe haven from where they will eventually return. Some of the luckier ones are finally dumped in an orphanage only to be found by Conor an unlikely philanthropist. Conors search for intrepid adventure on the cusp of 30 soon becomes a dangerous & haphazard mission buoyed by the energy & adoration of the children. Conor nevertheless vows to do everything he can including risk his own life to bring these lost children back to their families. The process is painstaking & chaotic involving weeks of trekking across inhospitable peaks & surmounting the infinite cultural & language barriers but the childrens raucous happiness on seeing photos of their parents after years of separation abandonment & fear make the wounds the danger the freezing cold & the food poisoning pale into insignificance. An epic thriller & also a love story Little Princes is as full of life & hope as the children Conors organisation Next Generation Nepal continues to save every day. ...