Another perceptive novel about a boy on the edge of adult responsibilities. It is the story of Shellie a Trinidadian boy who moves to a new village & there meets two girls. He is charmed by Rosalie but he is attracted to the more cheerful & accessible Joan. Introduction by Gareth Griffiths. ...

When Sam-I-am persits in pestering a grumpy grouch to eat a plate of green eggs & ham perseverance wins the day teaching us all that we cannot know what we like until we have tried it! With his unique combination of hilarious stories zany pictures & riotous rhymes Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children & helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat & ranked among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As the first step in a major rebrand programme Harper Collins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss's best-selling books including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat Green Eggs & Ham & Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands
- Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own & Yellow Back Books for older more fluent readers to enjoy. Green Eggs & Ham belongs to the Green Back Book range.
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Dr. Seusss much-loved classic Green Eggs & Ham is now available for the first time in picture book format. When Sam-I-am persists in pestering a grumpy grouch to eat a plate of green eggs & ham perseverance wins the day teaching us all that we cannot know what we like until we have tried it! This is a wonderful addition to the Dr. Seuss shelves. ...

Dr. Seuss's much-loved classic Green Eggs & Ham is combined with an audio CD performed by Adrian Edmondson with added music & special effects. Will Sam-I-am convert you to green eggs & ham? Would you eat them in a box? Would you eat them with a fox? When Sam-I-am persists in pestering a grumpy grouch to eat a plate of green eggs & ham perseverance wins the day teaching us all that we cannot know what we like until we have tried it! Adrian Edmondson reads a crazy classic with wild music & mad sound effects! This is a wonderful addition to the Dr. Seuss shelves. ...

Step into the world of Great Uncle Zef & enjoy the wonderful stories he recounts to the children of the village. Tales of the wicked Drylon & Henrietta & their evil deeds along with his own daring adventures The Green Emerald in the Book of Dreams will captivate you. ...

1942-1964 Paul & Claire Craddock have grown older in years
- but not in spirit. The turbulence of war is followed by a penurious
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The joy for me is that this is my anthology & I love every single poem in this book. Jacqueline Wilson This is a gorgeous stunningly produced collection of classic & modern poems that girls will turn to again & again throughout their lives. Jacqueline has taken great delight in selecting & arranging her favourite poems for this book & you can hear her voice in the beautiful poems she has chosen making it a truly personal collection. There are poems that will make you smile laugh frown & cry & poems that will stay with you for the rest of your life. ...

Packed with pampering recipes to create your own beauty essentials for face body & hair. Most of us use a huge variety of beauty products on our skin & hair every day
- from shower gel & shampoo to moisturiser & hand cream
- but the majority of these products contain a variety of chemicals. In A Green Guide to Natural Beauty natural skincare & fragrance expert Karen Gilbert shows you how to make your own lotions & potions at home using easy-to-obtain natural ingredients & easy-to-follow methods. For the face there are moisturizers face masks & cleansers; for the body choose from scrubs & shower gels soaps & body lotions. & when you need some extra-special pampering try the recipes for lip balms massage bars bath oils & eye gels. So try your hand at making a neroli hydrating spritz or a jojoba & aloe vera moisturizer a mango & lime body butter or lemon & tea tree foot balm bergamot & grapefruit wake-up wash or cocoa butter lip balm
- the hardest part is choosing which of the pampering projects to try first! Each recipe has clear step-by-step photographs to guide you & there are numerous variations to try.


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Aimed at both the general reader & amateur naturalist this Green Guide offers a wealth of information on observing & identifying 150 of the most commonly encountered tree species in Britain & Europe. Each tree is described in detail with information on height shape & important features such as foliage & fruit & is illustrated with beautifully detailed full color painting. The introduction contains information on characteristics to help distinguish one family group of trees from another & there are also keys which provide step-by-step clues to aid identification. Informative & compact this book is ideal for both home reference & as a pocket companion in the field. ...

Aimed at both the general reader & amateur naturalist this Green Guide offers a wealth of information on observing & identifying 150 of the most commonly encountered species of wild flower in Britain & Europe. Flowers with similar characteristics are grouped together to make comparisons easy & each species is illustrated with a superb color painting. There is a comprehensive section on how to identify wild flowers & there are useful notes on the features that make one family of flowers different from another. The botanical keys provided are simple to use & are indispensable on a field trip. Informative & compact this book is ideal for both home reference & as a pocket companion in the field. ...