This sumptuous collection of over 60 favourite nursery rhymes is beautifully illustrated with warmth & humour by best-loved artist Penny Dann in her fun contemporary new artwork style. Rhymes are arranged in seven themed sections perfect to dip into. A foreword by former US Children's Poet Laureate & respected children's author Mary Ann Hoberman explores the joy of sharing rhymes with your baby making this the perfect addition to a baby's nursery bookshelf & a gift to be treasured for years to come. ...

A wonderfully rich & varied collection of fifteen stories from Roman mythology retold for todays young readers. Here are all the famous myths from the birth of Venus to the founding of Rome by Romulus & Remus. The great gods & goddesses including Jupiter Mars & Diana are brought vividly to life by Emma Chichester Clarks beautiful illustrations that perfectly reflect the liveliness of Geraldine Mc Caughreans gripping retellings. ...

When Percy & Betty Harlency abandon their seedy Streatham pub for the Copper Kettle Tearoom in Kent life for their daughter April changes dramatically. She is befriended by the wonderfully dangerous Ruby whose red hair & brutal home life emphasise her love of fire & by the immaculately dressed Mr Greenridge who likes to follow her around the village. Mingling the innocent with the sinister & laced with the tragic & the bizarre this is a rare evocation of a 1950s childhood. ...

Orchids were once just for the wealthy & the skilled greenhouse grower but now they are for everyone. All too often they are thrown away after flowering
- The Orchid Expert shows you how to make them permanent members of your family with information on: The way to ensure repeat flowering. What to look for when buying a plant. The secrets of success plant by plant. Orchid identification the unique Expert way. Increasing your stock the simple way. Preserving blooms the microwave way. Reliable easy-to-follow advice & information from EXPERT books
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Growing orchids has never been more popular. While some orchids are difficult to grow most orchids that can be purchased in nurseries supermarkets & florists. They are easy to grow providing that the instructions on the label are followed. Furthermore orchids are such good value with many flowering for extended periods. Orchids are rewarding subjects for both the amateur & for the serious grower. Whether you grow them on a kitchen window-sill bathroom garden or glasshouse there are orchids that will suit your purpose. In this book Michael Tibbs provides a simple straightforward & well-illustrated guide to: classification & biological structure; choosing the right orchid & establishing a collection; all aspects of cultivation; recognizing & dealing with pests & diseases; entering your orchids in competitions; & cool intermediate & warm climate orchids. ...

Combining the acclaimed trilogy of books BODYGUARD OF LIGHTNING LEGION OF THUNDER & WARRIORS OF THE TEMPEST plus a new short story previously only available in a small press anthology this is the entire story of Stryke & his band of Orcs. Fantasys bad guys finally get their own say in this fast moving action packed tongue in cheek tale or Orc valour & human treachery. ...

Stan Nicholls Orcs have found an army of followers. These are Orcs who have fought a vicious battle for survival against the encroaching plague of humanity as it has poured across their world & the worlds of others. Now in this the sixth volume the battle reaches a bloody conclusion where the Orcs will need all their legendary martial prowess & their notorious brutality to survive. ...

Stryke & the Wolverines returned in 2008 in ORCS BAD BLOOD 1: WEAPONS OF MAGICAL DESTRUCTION taking their quest to save the Orc race from both man & the sorceress Jennesta across the

Dimensions. Now they are back in another volume of frenetic action nail-biting adventure & black humour. Orcs warband the Wolverines are stranded in a parallel world. Their only means of escape the mysterious instrumentalities have been seized by their nemesis the depraved sorceress Jennesta. But regaining the artefacts is only one of their problems. To ignite an uprising in the face of ruthless human oppressors commanding magic Stryke & his band must reawaken the lost martial spirit of the worlds indigenous orcs. Youll never look at an Orc again in the same way.

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The original Orcs trilogy ended with Stryke & his band of Orcs finding the ancestral Orc home hidden in another dimension. Orcs Bad Blood will tell the story of their hectic adventures in the other

Dimensions as they attempt to find peace for their race & escape the ever greedy savage expansion of mankind. Fast moving tongue-in-cheek & full of sorcery & bloodshed these are the perfect reads for the fantasy reader who wants a little fresh perspective on the endless war between good & evil.

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Evidence that clears the name of a boy sentenced for killing his adopted mother arrives too late to save his life
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