Young children will identify with the little mouse who uses the pages of this book to document his fears -- from loud noises & the dark to being sucked down the plughole. Packed with details & novelty elements including flaps die-cuts & even a hilarious fold-out map this is an extraordinary picture book. Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal 2008. ...

This combined dictionary & thesaurus is the smallest hardback in the Oxford range. The Little Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus is a convenient compact & portable reference book to help with studies or to solve everyday language problems & puzzles wherever you are. This second edition features a brand new layout. The thesaurus entry for a word sits directly alongside the dictionary entry so that you do not have to hunt around the page to find the word you are looking for. A new centre section gives encyclopedic information such as lists of countries & capitals rivers & lakes kings queens & prime ministers as well as collective nouns helping you to broaden your knowledge. Packed with help & information the Little Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus is the ideal small reference book for home school or work. ...

Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features 2 000 proverbs & sayings from around the world & across 250 subjects
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This updated edition is the perfect gift for every occasion. From Shakespeare & Mark Twain to Albert Einstein & Kate Moss this dictionary features 4 000 of the best & most popular"ations of past & present. Packed with"able"es on over 300 themes from Parties to Punctuality this is the ideal tool for finding exactly the right words to express yourself in any situation. There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates loot on Treasure Island said Walt Disney & in this book a crowd of voices offer ideas: Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing The fool wonders the wise man asks Comedy is tragedy plus time Friends are the sunshine of life. ...

This is a major new edition of the Little Oxford English Dictionary offering the most accurate & up-to-date coverage of essential everyday vocabulary. Based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus a unique databank with hundreds of millions of words of English it provides a fresh selection of 90 000 words phrases & definitions. Definitions are given in a clear simple style avoiding technical language & are easier to understand than ever before & there are hundreds of notes on spelling & grammar to help you get it right. A br&-new Factfinder centre section gives easy access to information on topics such as countries & their capitals kings & queens & weights & measures as well as help with spelling & punctuation. A new clear design makes the Little Oxford English Dictionary easy to use & ideal to be used at school at home & in the office. The dictionary

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Theyre Not Pets Susan says a stern father who has just shot a bumblebee its wings sparkling in the evening sunlight; a lone office worker less than an inch high looks out over the river in his lunch break Dreaming of Packing it all In; & a tiny couple share a Last Kiss against the soft neon lights of the city at midnight. Mixing sharp humour with a delicious edge of melancholy Little People in the City" brings together the collected photographs of Slinkachu a street-artist who for several years has been leaving little h&-painted people in the bustling city to fend for themselves waiting to be discovered... Oddly enough even when you know they are just h&-painted figurines you cant help but feel that their plights convey something of our own fears about being lost & vulnerable in a big bad city.
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12-year-old Karim Aboudi & his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. Israeli tanks control the city in response to a Palestinian suicide bombing. Karim longs to play football with his mates -- being stuck inside with his teenage brother & fearful parents is driving him crazy. When the curfew ends he & his friend discover an unused patch of ground thats the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby an old car hidden intact under bulldozed buildings makes a brilliant den. But in this city theres constant danger even for schoolboys. & when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew it seems impossible that he will survive.. .A LITTLE PIECE OF GROUND is an exciting enlightening & important story that brings to life the reality of events reported daily in the news & will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts affecting our world today. A fine book & a daring book Michael Morpurgo This book must go down as a brave serious & successful attempt to reach out & have this story heard Michael Rosen Books for Keeps A Little Piece of Ground has the same rights as any other book to be on the shelves of shops & libraries. I also think that by reading books like this & acknowledging other points of view it will be easier for both sides to understand each other Jewish Chronicle (14-year-old reader.) ...

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see standing before him the most extraordinary little fellow. Please " asks the stranger "draw me a sheep." & the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil & paper... & thus begins this wise & enchanting fable that in teaching the secret of what is really important in life has changed the world forever." ...

The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children & adults. On one level it is the story of an airman's discovery in the desert of a small boy from another planet
- the Little Prince of the title
- & his stories of intergalactic travel while on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition. First published in 1943 the year before the author's death in action this translation contains Saint-Exupery's delightful illustrations.

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' All grown-ups were once children
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