Peppa George Mummy & Daddy Pig are getting ready for Christmas! Read along in this sturdy cosy board storybook as they choose a Christmas tree decorate the house & meet a surprise visitor. This title is perfect for little ones at Christmas time. ...

Chug chug! Honk honk! Join Peppa pig George Polly Parrot & Grandpa Pig on their extremely noisy boat adventure in this chunky Peppa Pig" board book. Press the big red button hear the sound of their boat & cheer " Aye aye Captain!" along with Peppa George & friends." ...

Peppas Space Trip & Teddys Day Out" is a fun & challenging sticker activity book for preschool children featuring characters from the award-winning Nick Jr. television series " Peppa Pig". Jam-packed with shiny foil stickers to help complete the fun " Peppas Space Trip & Teddys Day Out" will keep your little piglets amused at home or in the car. Oink! Oink! Its time to sparkle! Lots of Peppa Pig sparkly stickers for little pigs to play with. Have fun with Peppa & her friends as you complete the scenes. Peppa Pig is the most popular pre-school licensed character; the Peppa Pig range of books are fun interactive & educational ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: " Nursery Rhymes & Songs Picture Book & CD" " My Super-Duper Activity Book" " On Pirate Island Sound Book" & " Peppa Pigs Family Computer"." ...

Jonathan Phang grew up in a hectic Chinese/ Caribbean household in London that was always packed with waifs & strays as well as the wonderful rich smells of the next delicious meal. The Pepperpot Club is a stunning collection of Carribbean recipes & Jonathan recounts his childhood which was defined by tales from the homeland loud music booming laughter & his mother's spicy aromatic cooking. Jonathan's Nanny Phang had a theory: if you cook food people love to eat you will gain all you want from life. In this book he shares recipes from family & friends from all six races of the Caribbean u East Indian Chinese Mixed European African North American & indigenous Amerindian u are celebrated & include Meatball & glass noodle soup Chinese ribs Jerk Chicken Coconut cream pie & a kicker of a Rum punch. Peppered throughout are Jonathan's family photographs as well as stunning shots of the Caribbean. ...

Samuel Pepys's London was a turbulent boisterous city enduring the strains caused by foreign wars the Great Plague & the Great Fire yet growing & prospering. The Restoration in 1660 brought the reopening of the theatres with women appearing on the stage for the first time & the period saw the development of English opera & the first public concerts. Pepys lived through a time of change in a city of contrasts which maintained a sophisticated cultural scene yet was a focus for political turmoil that spilled over into violence. Against this changing & sometimes troubled background Londoners strived to make a living & to enjoy the benefits of their efforts as consumers of an increasing range of food & drink luxuries & entertainments. The London of Wren Dryden & Purcell was also the city of Nell Gwyn an orange seller in the theatre who became an actress & the king's mistress; of ' Colonel' Thomas Blood who attempted to steal the crown jewels from the Tower & yet escaped punishment; & of Titus Oates whose invention of a Popish Plot provoked a major political crisis. London was the country's political economic social & intellectual capital described by a visitor from Tuscany as 'the metropolis of the whole island'. ...

Nick Butterworths well known & much loved character Percy the Park Keeper stars in this beautifully told story for early readers. Percy tries to persuade a reluctant Badger to take a bath. Badger doesnt want to so Percy takes a bath instead -- only to find he has some unexpected comapany when Badger falls in the water with him! / Blue/ Band 4 books offer longer repeated patterns with sequential events & integrated literary & natural language. / Text type
- A story with a familiar setting. / A storyboard on pages 14 & 15 provides children with the opportunity to retell the story in their own words. / Curriculum links
- Geography: our local area; Citizenship: animals & us.

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Nick Butterworths well known & much loved character Percy the Park Keeper stars in this beautifully told story for early readers. When Percys cap scarf & gloves go missing they end up being used by some mischevious mice to decorate a snowman! * Yellow/ Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure & natural language. * Text type
- A story with a familiar setting. * A storyboard on pages 14 & 15 provide children with an opportunity to retell the story in their own words. * Curriculum links
- Geography: our local area; citizenship: animals & us. * This story is one of three books by Nick Butterworth in the Collins Big Cat reading programme.

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The Battle of the Labyrinth: the fourth book in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series. The fourth incredible adventure in the most exciting & commercial fantasy-adventure series since Artemis Fowl. Honestly blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek god I've had my share of near-death disaster. This summer I didn't choose to battle the cheerleading squad but when two hissing she
- devils with fangs are heading straight for you what's a half-blood meant to do? That was just the beginning. This is the one where my arch-enemy Luke is looking for a way to invade our camp via an ancient labyrinth. If he succeeds thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack. So it's goodbye sunshine hello darkness as four of us descend into the terrifying underground & beyond... Greek mythology relocated to modern-day America. Action-packed funny accessible writing for both boys & girls aged 10+. It is perfect for fans of Harry Potter & Artemis Fowl. Praise for the Percy Jackson series: Witty & inspired. Gripping touching & deliciously satirical... This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner". (Amanda Craig The Times). " Puns jokes & subtle wit alongside a gripping storyline". (Telegraph). " Perfectly paced with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats". (New York Times). Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. For the past fifteen years he has taught at middle schools in the San Francisco Bay area & in Texas. Rick lives in San Antonio Texas with his wife & two sons. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award was Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod. The Percy Jackson series: The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Titan's Curse; The Last Olympian Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of Athena The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; & The Serpent's Shadow."
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Percy Jackson & The Battle of the Labyrinth is the fourth exciting adventure in Rick Riordan's bestselling series. Now with a thrilling new cover look. Half Boy. Half God. All Hero. Honestly blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek God I've had my share of near-death disaster
- & now my arch enemy Luke wants to invade our camp via an ancient labyrinth. If he succeeds thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack. So it's goodbye sunshine hello darkness as four of us descend into the terrifying underground & beyond... Rick Riordan is the Mythmaster. The Greek Gods are alive & kicking. Riordan takes the reader back to the stories we love; then shakes the cobwebs out of them". (Eoin Colfer). " Witty & inspired. Gripping touching & deliciously satirical". (The Times). " Puns jokes & subtle wit alongside a gripping storyline". (Telegraph). " Perfectly paced with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats". (New York Times). " It's Buffy meets Artemis Fowl. Thumbs up". (Sunday Times). " Funny.. .very exciting.. .but it's the storytelling that will get readers hooked. After all this is the stuff of legends". (Guardian). About the author: Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio Texas with his wife & two sons. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006. Books by Rick Riordan: The Percy Jackson series: Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief; Percy Jackson & The Sea of Monsters; Percy Jackson & The Titan's Curse; Percy Jackson & The Battle of the Labyrinth; & Percy Jackson & The Last Olympian. Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files The Heroes of Olympus series: The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of Athena; & The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Files. The Kane Chronicles series: The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; & The Serpent's Shadow."
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The Last Olympian: the fifth book in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series. The fifth awesome adventure in the top-ten bestselling Percy Jackson series
- now in paperback. Most people get presents on their sixteenth birthday. I get a prophecy that could save or destroy the world. That's how it is when you're the son of Poseidon God of the Sea. According to an ancient prophecy bad things will happen when I turn sixteen
- because I'm the one who gets to decide the fate of the entire world. But no pressure. This is the one where Kronos Lord of the Titans is beginning his attack on New York City where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Oh & the dreaded (and not to mention enormous) monster Typhon is also heading our way. So it's me & forty of my demigod friends versus untold evil... Praise for the Percy Jackson series: Witty & inspired. Gripping touching & deliciously satirical... This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner". (Amanda Craig The Times). " Puns jokes & subtle wit alongside a gripping storyline". (Telegraph). " Perfectly paced with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats". (New York Times). Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. For the past fifteen years he has taught at middle schools in the San Francisco Bay area & in Texas. Rick lives in San Antonio Texas with his wife & two sons. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award was Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod. The Percy Jackson series: The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Titan's Curse; The Last Olympian Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of Athena The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; & The Serpent's Shadow."

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