This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading Series" part of the Usborne Reading Programme. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read. This exciting book takes readers on an incredible journey through the Earth to find out whats under the ground. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is Principal Lecturer in Education from Roehampton University & an early reading specialist. Every title in this series features clear & compelling text accompanied by charming & highly appealing illustrations. It is designed to motivate children as they learn to read." ...

Jingqiu an innocent young woman from a politically questionable family in the city is selected as one of a small group of students to be sent to the countryside to work on a project that will further the Cultural Revolution. Clever curious & eager she tries to fit in with her hosts & the rural way of life & it isn't appropriate for her to fall in love. But she does with the son of a mighty army general. This beautiful simple story of love against the odds will break your heart. ...

The first ever in-depth study of Kate Bushs life & career Under The Ivy features over 70 unique & revealing new interviews with those who have viewed from up close both the public artist & the private woman: old school friends early band mates long-term studio collaborators former managers producers musicians video directors dance instructors & record company executives. It undertakes a full analysis of Bushs art. Every crucial aspect of her music is discussed from her ground-breaking series of albums to her solo live tour her pre-teen poetry & scores of unreleased songs. Combining a wealth of new research with rigorous critical scrutiny Under the Ivy offers a string of fresh insights & perspectives on her unusual upbringing in South London the blossoming of her talent her enduring influences & unique working methods her rejection of live performance her pioneering use of the studio her key relationships & her gradual retreat into a semi-mythical privacy. ...

This is the first ever in-depth study of Kate Bushs life & career. Under the Ivy" features over 70 unique & revealing new interviews with those who have viewed from up close both the public artist & the private woman: old school friends early band mates long-term studio collaborators former managers producers musicians video directors dance instructors & record company executives. " Under the Ivy" undertakes a full analysis of Bushs art. From her pre-teen forays into poetry through scores of unreleased songs. Every crucial aspect of her music is discussed from her ground-breaking series of albums to her solo live tour. Her pioneering forays into dance video film & performance. Combining a wealth of new research with rigorous critical scrutiny " Under the Ivy" offers a string of fresh insights & perspectives on her unusual upbringing in South London the blossoming of her talent her enduring influences & unique working methods her rejection of live performance her pioneering use of the studio her key relationships & her gradual retreat into a semi-mythical privacy." ...

WORLDS KEPT THEM APART. DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER. Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim. Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild
- a savage
- but might be the only person who can keep her alive. & if they can survive they are each other's best hope for finding answers.

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For years Tom Cox might have seemed like a regular hard-living sort of bloke -- a lover of late nights rock music & beer -- but he had a dark furry secret. Tom was a cat lover. For a while he kept his passion in check but there was only so long he could postpone his true dream especially after he met Dee his moggy-loving soulmate. He let London & his job as a rock critic behind & he & Dee her cat Janet & three new kittens moved to a remote part of Norfolk. They thought it would be easy. They thought their cat madness had reached its limit. They were wrong. In Under the Paw Tom records the chaos of owning seven of the most charismatic idiotic & duplicitous cats in the country. Suddenly on call around the clock for multiple sets of whiskers Tom encounters death depression flying fur & the first human sentence spoken by a feline. Running through all the maelstrom is the heartbreaking story of his relationship with The Bear his oldest cat: a 'painfully sensitive' survivor moggy who may or may not be an evil genius. ...

In the middle of the night the sisterhood is your only hope. A sisters work is never done
- not when there are wrongs to right
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1961. A squadron of Vulcan aircraft Britain's most lethal nuclear bomber flies towards the east coast of the United States. Highly manoeuvrable the great delta-winged machines are also equipped with state of the art electronic warfare devices that jam American radar systems. Evading the fighters scrambled to intercept them the British aircraft target Washington & New York reducing them to smoking ruins. They would have done at least if this were not an exercise. This extraordinary raid (which actually took place) opens James Hamilton-Paterson's remarkable novel about the lives of British pilots at the height of the Cold War when aircrew had to be on call 24 hours a day to fly their nuclear-armed V-bombers to the Western USSR & devastate the lives of millions. This is the story of Squadron-Leader Amos Mc Kenna a Vulcan pilot who is suffering from desires & frustrations that are tearing his marriage apart & making him question his ultimate loyalties. Relations with the American cousins are tense; the future of the RAF bomber fleet is in doubt. & there is a spy at RAF Wearsby who is selling secrets to his Russian handlers in seedy East Anglian cafes. A macabre Christmas banquet at which aircrew under intolerable pressures go crazy with tragic consequences & a dramatic & disastrous encounter with the Americans in the Libyan desert are among the high points of a novel that surely conveys the beauty & danger of flying better than any other in recent English literature. ...

Dive down & discover the secrets of the seven seas to reveal the hidden secrets of the briny deep. This book is full of colourful scenes with information on different underwater habitats from coral reefs to arctic ice flows to the dark deeps of the ocean trenches as well as fantastic facts on tsunamis tides & flooding. It contains informative features on how humans are affecting the oceans with overfishing pollution & global warming. It contains over fifty sturdy embedded flaps. ...

Stick this bright bold book to the side of your bath! With a detailed underwater scene on one side & a collection of fun sea creatures on the other this fully reversible bath frieze is the ideal way to keep your baby happy at bathtime. The book comes with two robust suckers is packaged in a high quality PVC gift bag & has soft durable wipe-clean pages. The perfect addition to baby's bathtime routine. ...