In her remarkable new book Alison Weir recounts one of the greatest & most remarkable love stories of medieval Engl&. It is the extraordinary tale of an exceptional woman Katherine Swynford who became first the mistress & later the wife of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster. But Katherine Swynford was much more than that. She was the mother of the Beauforts & through them the ancestress of the Yorkist Kings the Tudors the Stuarts & every other sovereign since
- a prodigious legacy which has shaped the history of Britain. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the authors work & as low as 30 per cent with characters & plotlines removed.
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Katie's Cupcake Club friends all have other activities besides making cupcakes. Mia & Alexis are on the football team & Emma plays the flute. Katie sets out to find her extracurricular niche & soon she's dribbling passing & catching in an effort to find the right sport for her. Sure Katie can whip up a great cupcake but can she cook on the field too? When Katie tries out & makes the softball team it's batter up...but instead of swinging away she gets nervous during games. What if she makes a mistake? What if they lose? Is this the kind of batter Katie really wants to be dealing with? Katie starts to figure out that doing what you love always makes the batter sweeter. ...

Join Katie as five famous Pointillist paintings come alive for her! On a hot sunny day a painting of some bathers in a cool river proves too tempting for Katie & so she dives straight into the picture! But Katie doesn't just cause a splash
- she causes a flood! Paddling with new friends might be fun but how will Katie stop the water pouring into the gallery? A wonderful introduction & explanation of the Pointillist art style featuring five masterpieces from three famous artists: Bathers at Asnieres by Georges Seurat Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat Port of Honfleur by Georges Seurat Woman Hanging up the Washing by Camille Pissarro Portrait of Felix Feneon by Paul Signac
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Katie just cant decide what she wants to be when she grows up. Perhaps a trip to the gallery to see five famous paintings by world-renowned British artists might give her some ideas? & can she help the shepherd boy from Constables The Cornfield to round up all those pesky sheep? For over two decades the Katie series has been bringing art to life for young children. This ninth adventure focuses on much-loved paintings from Turner Gainsborough Constable & Stubbs. ...

The leader of the Popular Girls Club Sydney Whitman has moved away! Does that mean Callie will try to be friends with Katie again? Just when Katie thinks things might get back to normal Callie announces that the Popular Girls Club is baking cupcakes for this year's school fundraiser. Let the Cupcake Wars begin! ...

Five famous Italian Renaissance paintings come alive for Katie when she steps into the picture frames. What makes the Mona Lisa smile? Katie wants to find out so she climbs into the Leonardo Da Vinci painting. But the Mona Lisa is not really feeling very happy so Katie tries to cheer her up.. .with disastrous results!

Includes:: five masterpieces from five Italian Renaissance artists: Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci An Angel in Red with a Lute by an associate of Leonardo St George & the Dragon by Raphael Primavera by Sandro Botticelli The Lion of St Mark by Vittore Carpaccio

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Katie meets a real princess & discovers the incredible Spanish artists including Velazquez! Katies very excited
- her birthday
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The stars in Vincent van Goghs painting are so beautiful that Katie cant resist reaching in & taking one. But what will she do when all the other stars come tumbling out of the painting too? Will Katie be able to catch the stars before the gallery guard notices theyve floated away? Features five Van Gogh masterpieces: The Starry Night; Noon; Vincents Chair; Fishing Boats on the Beach; The Olive Grove. James Mayhew created Katie as a way to make art accessible to all children. He has been bringing art to life for over twenty years & is a much-loved author/illustrator with a broad & loyal fanbase. ...

Katie visits five paintings by Van Gogh Gauguin & C?zanne! Katie tries to pick the sunflower seeds from the Vincent Van Gogh painting but when the vase tips over the flowers go everywhere. Mimi a little girl from a painting nearby comes to help Katie but when Mimi's dog Zazou comes too disaster follows! This imaginative fantasy about a mischievous character is an original & fun way to introduce children to art. A page of notes at the end gives background information on the artists.

Includes:: reproductions of five famous post-Impressionist masterpieces: Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh Breton Girls Dancing by Paul Gauguin Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh Still Life with Apples & Oranges by Paul Cezanne Tahitian Pastorals by Paul Gauguin

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Katie has the best tour of London in town when a friendly lion shows her the sights! When Katie & her cousin Jack visit London with Grandma they don't think there's much to see & do. At Trafalgar Square they meet a talking stone lion & he takes them on a wonderful tour of the city taking in such sights as The Tower of London Buckingham Palace & the London Eye! ...