In The Curious Gardener Anna Pavord brings together in 12 chapters
- one from each month of the year
- 72 pieces on all aspects

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The Curious Gardeners Almanac" contains over 1000 entries of remarkable information about flowers vegetables fruits trees herbs insects birds water soil tools composts climate recipes gardens & gardeners myths superstitions biodynamics. In short it is a collection as profuse & variegated as gardening itself. Woven into this wealth of knowledge are famous"ations anecdotes traditional sayings lines of verse & words of rural wisdom. The spirit & focus of the Almanac is British but the wider picture is international as so much of our gardens originated from overseas. Dry or dull information has no place in the almanac & its presentation is as appealing as the content." ...

There are so many fun things for Curious George to do at the park: see his animal friends admire the trees & flowers fly a kite play soccer &-his favourite one of all-have a picnic! The varied touch-&-feel materials-which include soft bunny fur bumpy tree bark shiny kite material a rubbery soccer ball & patterned blanket fabric-help young readers experience & enjoy all that the park has to offer through the curious eyes of everyone's favourite little monkey. ...

This title features two favourite stories from the Emmy Award
- winning show Curious George Plants a Seed" & " Curious George:
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George is thrilled to get a thank-you card in the mail from his friend Betsy. It makes him want to send thank-you cards to everyone he knows. Who can he thank? George tries to remember all the people who have been nice to him but tracking them down to deliver his homemade cards soon becomes a challenge. Now published for the first time as a st&-alone title this light-hearted lesson in good manners

Includes:: two perforated Curious George thank-you cards for personalizing. For more monkey fun investigate website & discover all the latest on Curious George books promotions games activities & more!

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The inquisitive little monkey gets himself into trouble...again! George & the man with the yellow hat go to the opening of a brand new toy shop but George is so impatient that he sneaks in early. He finds a wonderland filled with hula hoops balls & puppets! & George just cant keep his paws to himself... Curious Georges adventures have been translated into over a dozen languages & have sold millions of copies around the world. With a film of Curious George starring comedian Will Ferrell coming up in 2006 the inquisitive monkey is bound to win a legion of new fans! ...

' Was rich Mrs Gertrude Hullett murdered at her luxurious 15-room home on Beachy Head? Detectives are tonight trying to establish ...

Have you ever wondered who first wore spectacles how soap & toothpaste were invented who created Coca- Cola or when the earliest newspaper appeared? The Curious History of Everyday Things is packed with the intriguing stories of how items like these first came to be. Whether deliberately designed or accidentally discovered these innovations have changed the way we live. From matches to stilettos cocoa to aeroplanes discover the entertaining intriguing & sometimes astonishing origins of over 500 everyday things. ...

Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year ' Outstanding...a stunningly good read' Observer ' Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement... Wise & bleakly funny' Ian Mc Ewan The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective & narrator is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen & has Asperger's Syndrome. He knows a very great deal about maths & very little about human beings. He loves lists patterns & the truth. He hates the colours yellow & brown & being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down. ...

' The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house. It looked as if it was running on its side the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a dream. But the dog was not running or asleep. The dog was dead. There was a garden fork sticking out of the dog.' The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective & narrator is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen & has Asperger's a form of autism. He knows a very great deal about maths & very little about human beings. He loves lists patterns & the truth. He hates the colours yellow & brown & being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down. Christopher is a brilliant creation & Mark Haddon's depiction of his world is deeply moving very funny & utterly convincing. The novel is being published simultaneously for adults by Jonathan Cape & for children by David Fickling publisher of Philip Pullman. We are convinced that both audiences will recognise it as one of those very rare books that change the way you see everything. ...