My First Learning Library" contains four chunky board books that introduce the youngest children to early concepts. The titles are: Words Numbers Shapes & Colours. The palette is soft & illustrations are in the classic Potter style. Each double page contains a single illustration & just one simple word. These hard-wearing board books will soon become firm family favourites & are the perfect introduction for very young children to the wonderful world of Beatrix Potter." ...

Record a precious baby's very first year in this special Peter Rabbit" baby book & have something beautiful to pass on to the next generation. As well as practical information such as dates weights & vaccinations there are lots of places to record your thoughts & feelings on the momentous occasion of welcoming a new baby into the world as well as a pocket at the back to store scan pictures cards birth announcements & other important bits & pieces. The classic artwork of Beatrix Potter makes this the perfect choice of baby book." ...

Easter Surprise" is a bright lively story for springtime! Follow Peter Rabbit as he excitedly hops along to share an Easter surprise with his friends. The charming rhyming story features lots of Beatrix Potters most famous characters such as Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck in a Pied Piper-style adventure. This great-value board book has thick sturdy pages & a simple but highly effective raised cut-out Peter Rabbit on the cover. It has all the ingredients to become a firm favourite!" ...

Hello Peter!" introduces very young children to the delightful world of Beatrix Potter's " Peter Rabbit". The padded style makes it the perfect first book for babies who will love finding out about Peter & how he spends his day. The contemporary design & gentle rhyme will make this a firm favourite with today's parents & their babies. " Hello Peter!" forms part of a continuing range of " Peter Rabbit" books specifically for babies." ...

This beautiful classic book of rhymes is filled with all the songs & verses you will remember from childhood & will want to pass on to a new generation of children. The cover is padded giving it a soft nursery feel & there are useful tabs dividing the rhymes into three sections classic rhymes action rhymes & night-time lullabies. Beatrix Potter's detailed original illustrations are sure to bring back happy early memories for parents & carers & grandparents too. ...

The Broken Shore: A convalescing homicide detective returns to his hometown only to find his recovery interrupted by a case that leaves him standing alone fighting against corruption & prejudice. In the Evil Day: Five people lie dead on the floor of a fortified Johannesburg mansion. In his hands the solitary survivor holds his death warrant. Powerful men
- & powerful nations will kill to keep to keep the video tape in Con Niemands grasp buried. The tape & the man must be erased... An Iron Rose: When country blacksmith Mac Farradays best friend is found hanging the assumption is hes committed suicide. But Mac is far from convinced: hes a man who has learned
- the hard way
- never to accept things at face value.


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Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- & eighteenth-century Europe & Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great crowned at the age of 10. A barbarous volatile feudal tsar with a taste for torture; a progressive & enlightened reformer of government & science; a statesman of vision & colossal significance: Peter the Great embodied the greatest strengths & weaknesses of Russia while being at the very forefront of her development. Robert K. Massie delves deep into the life of this captivating historical figure chronicling the pivotal events that shaped a boy into a legend
- including his 'incognito' travels in Europe his unquenchable curiosity about Western ways his obsession with the sea & establishment of the stupendous Russian navy his creation of an unbeatable army & his relationships with those he loved most: Catherine his loving mistress wife & successor; & Menshikov the charming unscrupulous prince who rose to power through Peter's friendship. Impetuous & stubborn generous & cruel a man of enormous energy & complexity Peter the Great is brought fully to life.
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This book is for penguins only. If youre not a penguin stop reading now or Ill slap you with my flippers! Fresh from a jungle trip Peter his exuberant assistant Punky & their friend Harold discover their beloved ice-skating rink has been over-populated with some dubious-looking penguins. Determined to weasel them out & return their rink to its former glory Peter & Punky embark on an adventure involving flying fish silly snowmen angry polar bears & a bunch of very sneaky squirrels. ...

This is book 1 of a fascinating & educational series. Peters Railway" is the story of a young boy who lives with his family in a cottage at the edge of his Grandpas farm. It is a long way by road between their two houses & Grandpa does not own a car. So to make visiting each other easier they build a miniature steam railway. They have some adventures along the way & use all sorts of machines & tools to help them in their great building project. In quiet moments Grandpa tells Peter some incredible tales from the old times on the railways. The story ends with the grand opening ceremony with the first steam train running the full length of the scenic railway through the fields woods & past the river. The book combines the story with lots of simply explained technical information & diagrams. They are on pages at the ends of relevant chapters to avoid getting in the way of the story." ...

Grandpa tells one of his amazing but true stories after a mishap on the farm railway. It is a tale about a train crash many years ago; so crazy you could not make it up!! Luckily no one gets hurt when a couple of houses get demolished
-. Watercolours by John Wardle. Age 6-12.
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