A simple introduction to the Muslim season of Ramadan & Eid. Follow a family as they fast each day go to the mosque on the Night of Power & enjoy a delicious feast to celebrate the beginning of Eid. This pre-school series introduces young children to world religions & focuses on the way the festival is celebrated today. There is detailed historical & cultural information at the end for parents & teachers. ...

Its night-time on Sugar Lump Lane & the ten Tinies should be getting ready for bed.. . But one Tiny has lost her special blanket & another is nowhere to be found. Now they are all too frightened to sleep! Fortunately Lucky Wish Mouse knows just how to calm her little ones & fill their night-time with the sweetest of sweet dreams. These enchanting storybook mice offer a tiny message of confidence & encouragement to every reader.
- Shirley Hughes
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It has been a year of change since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Having bound the wild dark magic of the realms to her Gemma has forged unlikely & unsuspected new alliances both with the headstrong Felicity & timid Ann Kartik the exotic young man whose companionship is forbidden & the fearsome creatures of the realms. Now as Gemma approaches her London debut the time has come to test those bonds. As her friendship with Felicity & Ann faces its gravest trial & with the Order grappling for control of the realms Gemma is compelled to decide once & for all which path she is meant to take. Pulled forward by fate the destiny Gemma faces threatens to set chaos loose not only in the realms but also upon the rigid Victorian society whose rules Gemma has both defied & followed. Where does Gemma really belong? & will she can she survive? ...

Pythias is her fathers daughter right down to her hard intelligent slate-grey eyes. Aristotle has never been able to resist a keen mind in another
- even in his own girl-child who should be content with the kitchen the loom & a life dictated by the rhythms of childbearing. His little Pytho is smart able to best his students in debate & match wits with a roomful of Athenian thinkers. Is she a freak or a harbinger of what women can really be? Hers is a privileged position a woman who moves in a mans world protected by the reputation of her philosopher father. But when the great warrior-king Alexander dies a thousand miles from Athens sentiment turns against anyone associated with him most especially his famous teacher Aristotle. Forced to flee Aristotle & his family head to the garrison town of Chalcis; however ailing & broken in spirit the old philosopher soon dies. Without her father the orphaned sixteen-year-old Pytho quickly discovers that the world is a place of superstition not logic & that a girl can be preyed upon by gods & goddesses as much as by grown men & women. To safely journey to a place in which she can be everything she truly is Aristotles daughter will need every ounce of wit she possesses but she must also learn quickly to nurture her capacity to love.""
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Inspired by memories of her father & her own experiences on the islands Ramin Ganeshram introduces the reader to a beautiful nation with a rich & eclectic cultural heritage. African Indian Chinese & British culinary influences come together in a unique Trinidadian blend. shrimp creole & beef stew with dumplings are familiar dishes with island twists while baigan chokho (roasted eggplant) channa aloo (stewed potatoes & chickpeas) & a rich black cake are sure to be new favourites. It features foreword by renowned New York Times" food columnist Molly O' Neill & a glossary of terms & resource section for finding ingredients. It is updated with new recipes & a detailed travel section for visitors to Trinidad & Tobago. It

Includes:: 175 recipes adapted for the North American kitchen & a 16-page colour photo insert."

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You did WHAT? screamed Mari. You turned down the cutest boy ever? Are you crazy? Fliss isnt exactly outgoing. But on stage she really comes alive. & this summer shes playing Juliet opposite her dream Romeo
- Tom Mayerling. If only she could tell him how she feels! But unless Fliss finds some inner confidence shes going to miss her chance with Tom. Because someone else has her eyes on Fliss role
- & her leading man...

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The second title in this gorgeous new series for fans of Cathy Cassidy & Jacqueline Wilson is set in the glamourous world of ballroom dancing. Megan can't believe she's had to move 200 miles away from her home. What about her school & her friends? Not to mention her dancing & her dancing partner Jake who has been her best friend since for ever. In an attempt to make herself feel better Megan joins a salsa class & things start to look up. She meets new friends & even a new exciting boy. But will she listen to the warnings about him...? ...

This is the sixth title in this wonderful series. For all fans of Cathy Cassidy & Jacqueline Wilson
- Sweet Hearts" follows a huge
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This is the third title in this wonderful series. For all fans of Cathy Cassidy & Jacqueline Wilson
- Sweet Hearts" follows
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Tania Dunn is a promising ice-skater but is in for a shock when her coach decides to pair her with Zac a daredevil novice skater for the summer ice show. Tania is outraged! She has always been a singles skater & she doesnt trust Zac on the ice at all. But Zac is very good looking & willing to try anything & slowly but surely he begins to win Tania over... ...