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- Mr. Grinling & his adventures in these seven exciting stories read by Jean Waggoner. The stories
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Hamish the lighthouse keepers cat has been neglecting his duties & the mice are running wild all over the lighthouse. With the lighthouse inspector due any day now Mr & Mrs Grinling decide to put Hamish on a diet until he catches the mice... So Hamish sets off to find someone who will appreciate him better. Soon though Hamish realizes theres no place like home. ...

When Mr Grinling locks himself out of the lighthouse he tries everything to get back inside. Not only is Hamish the cat trapped inside he also needs to switch on the light to warn the ships that theyre near the rocks on the coast. Luckily Mrs Grinling has an ingenious plan to get back in...but will it work? ...

This is a new title from the best-selling Read & Respond" series. It offers differentiation advice & assessment guidance. It features plot character & setting speaking & listening activities. It

Includes:: guided reading notes & texts for shared reading. It also features extended writing projects."

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Hamish the lighthouse cat is stuck up a tree far away from his cosy lighthouse home. & Mr Grinling & his great-nephew George are stuck in the lighthouse on Christmas Eve. Find out if they all get home safely in these two delightful Lighthouse Keeper" stories now in one handy B-format bind-up." ...

Ronda & David Armitage take us back to the charming warm-hearted world of the lighthouse keeper in this br&-new visit to the lighthouse
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An exciting new edition of Bella Bathursts epic story of Robert Louis Stevensons ancestors & the building of the Scottish coastal lighthouses against impossible odds. Whenever I smell salt water I know that I am not far from one of the works of my ancestors wrote Robert Louis Stevenson in 1880. When the lights come out at sundown along the shores of Scotland I am proud to think they burn more brightly for the genius of my father! Robert Louis Stevenson was the most famous of the Stevensons but not by any means the most productive. The Lighthouse Stevensons all four generations of them built every lighthouse round Scotland were responsible for a slew of inventions in both construction & optics & achieved feats of engineering in conditions that would be forbidding even today. The same driven energy which Robert Louis Stevenson put into writing his ancestors put into lighting the darkness of the seas. The Lighthouse Stevensons is a story of high endeavour beautifully told; indeed this is one of the most celebrated works of historical biography in recent memory. ...

From one of Britain's best-loved literary novelists comes a magical lyrical tale of the young orphan Silver taken in by the ancient lighthousekeeper Mr. Pew who reveals to her a world of myth & mystery through the art of storytelling. Motherless & anchorless Silver is taken in by the timeless Mr. Pew keeper of the Cape Wrath lighthouse. Pew tells Silver ancient tales of longing & rootlessness of the slippages that occur throughout every life. One life Babel Dark's a nineteenth-century clergyman opens like a map that Silver must follow & the intertwining of myth & reality of storytelling & experience lead her through her own particular darkness. A story of mutability talking birds & stolen books of Darwin & Stevenson & of the Jekyll & Hyde in all of us Lighthousekeeping is a way into the most secret recesses of our own hearts & minds. Jeanette Winterson is one of the most extraordinary & original writers of her generation & this shows her at her lyrical best. ...

A simple introduction to the Hindu festival of Divali. Follow a family as they make rangoli patterns light divas & watch a brilliant fireworks display to celebrate their amazing festival of light. This pre-school series introduces young children to world religions & focuses on the way the festival is celebrated today. There is detailed historical & cultural information at the end for parents & teachers. ...

How do you know what lighting to use to make the most of your interior? Should you use downlighting uplighting spots on the floor or the wall or light the whole space? What light source should you choose where should you put it & how can you control it? With more than 200 ideas for home decorators & interior designers this practical guide shows how lighting can transform your home increase the sense of space provide practical lighting for working areas & bring warmth ambience highlights & drama. The book

Includes:: information on the technical aspects
- lighting sources strength direction angle colour control & so on
- as well as on the design & look of lamp fittings from desk lamps to chandeliers. A room-by-room directory looks at every kind of lighting requirement throughout a typical house
- & the best solutions to use.




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