This is a new unabridged edition of the beloved story of the doctor who can talk to animals has long enchanted children. Strikingly illustrated by Scott Mc Kowen this book is sure to find a treasured place in any familys library. It is suitable for children aged 10 years & up. Hugh Loftings beloved story of the doctor who can talk to animals has long enchanted children. Though his fondness for pets drives away all his human patients as a veterinarian Doctor Doolittle has the magic touch. Join him Polynesia Jip the dog Dab-Dab the duck & the rest of his furry & feathered friends as they face evil kings & treacherous pirates while handling their most important case ever. This handsome unabridged edition of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle" with striking illustrations by Scott Mc Kowen is sure to find a treasured place in any familys library." ...

' Tim & I both understood we had done something really stupid. We had underestimated the danger involved in going out to sea. We had no radio compass life raft or flares. In other words we were a couple of idiots'. This is the story of Shane & Timothy Spall & their Dutch barge The Princess Matilda. After a summer on the Thames they head out to sea with only a road atlas & a vast amount of ignorance
- & it is absolutely terrifying! On their travels memories are triggered of childhood trips to the seaside but also of more recent times. A decade before Tim had been diagnosed with acute leukaemia & was given only days to live. Shocked at how life can pass you by they decided that when & if Tim got better they would buy a boat. As Tim & Shane explore the coast from the Medway to Cornwall eventually they start to wonder could they make it out of England altogether? Could Matilda make it to.. . Wales? Taking over five years The Voyages of The Princess Matilda" is a minor epic charting a very personal moving & uplifting story of an everyday couple's adventure around their much loved homel&."
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' Tim & I both understood we had done something really stupid. We had underestimated the danger involved in going out to sea. We had no radio compass life raft or flares. In other words we were a couple of idiots.' This is the story of Shane & Timothy Spall & their Dutch barge The Princess Matilda. After a summer on the Thames they head out to sea with only a road atlas & a vast amount of ignorance
- & it is absolutely terrifying! On their travels memories are triggered of childhood trips to the seaside but also of more recent times. A decade before Tim had been diagnosed with acute leukaemia & was given only days to live. Shocked at how life can pass you by they decided that when & if Tim got better they would buy a boat. As Tim & Shane explore the coast from the Medway to Cornwall eventually they start to wonder could they make it out of England altogether? Could Matilda make it to... Wales? Taking over five years The Voyages of The Princess Matilda" is a minor epic charting a very personal moving & uplifting story of an everyday couple's adventure around their much loved homel&. It is a winner of the British Travel Press' Narrative Travel Book of the Year Award."
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A popular guide to the states canoe country from Rainy Lake east to Lake Superior tells of famous explorers the great fur traders voyageurs Indians & loggers who passed that way. Photographs & maps support the fascinating authoritative text. ...

It was a 1972 Rally 200 in the same shade of orange as Donatella Versace with white go-fast stripes down each side. It was bright & brash & made every other Vespa in the workshop look dull. Even sitting on its stand it had a swagger. Best-selling writer & traveller Peter Moore decides to go on an adventure through Sicily Sardinia & the Amalfi Coast as a last fling before the onset of fatherhood. Riding his bright orange Vespa Marcello through some of the worlds most stunning scenery Peter meets a multitude of interesting characters & discovers a side of Italy that tourists rarely see. Eliciting free beers from barmen swoons from young women & beeps & whistles from other drivers Peter finds that this most Italian of machines draws him deep into the heart of this fascinating & fun-loving country. ...

Decimus finally finds the children that vanished from nearby towns. Whilst the missing kids face mortal danger Decimus & his friends must first overcome the demons lurking within the Screaming Void. But even if they defeat these fearful monsters.. .can they survive a battle against the undefeated Clone Warriors? ...

Decimus Rex reunites with his five friends to follow a message sent to them all from Teo
- a friend they know to be dead. It begs
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Decimus Rex & his four friends sail to China on the trail of the Golden Warrior & in search of Teo. But they are captured by the King of Yelang & imprisoned in his Water Maze? What connections does the King have with Slavious Doom & will they ever escape? ...

Having escaped the dreaded water maze the five friends now have a new enemy
- they are being hunted by three ninjas
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Our hero returns home expecting peace only to face his worst nightmare An old enemy has returned & will stop at nothing in his quest for power. But when he kidnaps Decimus parents & captures his friends Decimus is forced to go & face his only undefeated enemy yet. Is Decimus really the hero that everyone says or has his luck finally run out.. . ...