Bold lively illustrations accompanied by simple first words will have youngsters chuckling with delight. Have fun with the toys Maisy likes to play with explore her favourite things to eat meet her favourite animal friends & enjoy her collection of colourful clothing. Utterly irresisitible. ...

Join Maisy & her friends as they hit the stage for music magic & dancing! Come into the theatre & step behind the scenes in the biggest brightest sparkliest pull-the-tabs Maisy book yet. In this classic interactive title Maisy & her friends put on their costumes to rehearse for
- & then put on
- a show-stopping performance. See Eddie the elephant tossing a ball! Watch Charley flip right over! & be prepared for a dazzling all-singing all-dancing surprise finale... This is a third brilliant pop-up-&-play book to follow the popular Maisy's House & Garden" play set & " Maisy's Farm" play set. It

Includes:: interactive pull tabs & fantastic sparkly foil-trimmed 3D pull-out stage scene. It is something truly special for children aged 3+."



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The Majesty of the Horse is a celebration of an animal that has shaped the fate of mankind. Written as a glorious celebration of this noblest of animals the book explores the sheer beauty & grandeur of horses revealing the central role they have played in human societies throughout the world & across the ages. The book showcases equine photographer Astrid Harrisson's amazing portraiture & stunning images of horses in motion with pictures that capture the essence of many different breeds. It pays homage not only to the physical splendour of the horse
- its grace strength & extraordinary adaptability
- but also to the animal's remarkable diversity. Equestrian specialist Tamsin Pickeral traces the evolution of the most significant & fascinating breeds among them the tiny fiery Caspian a native of the Caspian Sea's south shore; the proud Thoroughbred; the genetically pure Icelandic Pony; the heroic Shire horse; & many others. For millenia horses have enabled mankind to work the land effectively travel across vast territories go to war & ride for sport & pleasure. The Majesty of the Horse reveals the stories behind the breeds of horses that humans have bred to produce the most efficient horse to fight on to pull a plough to travel on pull a coach or work with. Equestrian expert Tamsin Pickeral & award-winning horse photographer Astrid Harrisson spent a year combing the world in search of the best horses for The Majesty of the Horse.

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Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme is without doubt one of the bestselling guide books to the battlefields of the Somme. This latest up-dated edition

Includes:: four recommended timed itineraries representing one day's travelling. Every stop on route has an accompanying description & often a tale of heroic or tragic action. Memorials private & official sites of memorable conflict the resting places of personalities of note are all drawn together with sympathetic & understanding commentary that gives the reader a sensitivity towards the events of 1916.NEW FULLY UPDATED EDITION WITH A FOREWORD FROM SIR MARTIN GILBERTPACKAGED WITH A FREE FULL COLOUR FOLD-OUT MAP WORTH GBP3.00

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MAJOR & MRS HOLTS Concise Illustrated BATTLEFIELD GUIDE TO THE WESTERN FRONT- SOUTH contains many fascinating but little-visited areas by travellers & is hoped that they will tempted further afield than the showcase & sophisticatedly presented battlefields like the Somme to discover some marvellous sites. Many of them have lain virtually dormant for many years (such as areas of the Meuse-Argonne & Champagne) but have recently been renovated & opened up by dedicated local enthusiasts. There are many gems in store in this book. Each battlefield starts with some pertinent"ations by participants has a succinct Summary of the Battle Opening Moves & What Happened sections then a Battlefield Tour which follows the same tried & tested formula as the rest of the series of a timed & measured itinerary with historic & anecdotal information at each stop. A detailed Sketch Map showing battle lines & each stop on the route accompanies every battle using the same colour code (of yellow for memorials violet for cemeteries blue for museums) as the larger Holts Battle Maps. Together the two books MAJOR & MRS HOLTS Concise Illustrated BATTLEFIELD GUIDE TO THE WESTERN FRONT- SOUTH & NORTH will form the most comprehensive & detailed English-language guides to the WW1 Western Front ever produced.NEW FULLY UPDATED EDITION ...

Major Ernest Pettigrew (Ret'd) is not interested in the frivolity of the modern world. Since his wife Nancy's death he has tried to avoid the constant bother of nosy village women his grasping ambitious son & the ever spreading suburbanization of the English countryside preferring to lead a quiet life upholding the values that people have lived by for generations -respectability duty & a properly brewed cup of tea (very much not served in a polystyrene cup with teabag left in). But when his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Ali the widowed village shopkeeper of Pakistani descent the Major is drawn out of his regimented world & forced to confront the realities of life in the twenty-first century. Drawn together by a shared love of Literature & the loss of their respective spouses the Major & Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship on the cusp of blossoming into something more. But although the Major was actually born in Lahore & Mrs. Ali was born in Cambridge village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local & her as a permanent foreigner. The Major has always taken special pride in the village but how will the chaotic recent events affect his relationship with the place he calls home? Written with sharp perception & a delightfully dry sense of humour Major Pettigrew's Last Stand is a heart warming love story with a cast of unforgettable characters that questions how much one should sacrifice personal happiness for the obligations of family & tradition. ...

2012 is the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of our greatest & most important novelists Charles Dickens. To celebrate were publishing six of his works in this exclusive & sumptuous boxed set of lavish clothbound editions designed by Penguins" own award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Part of " Penguins" beautiful hardback " Clothbound Classics" series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design." ...

This is a guide for all tastes & budgets with a choice of sites not to be missed. Fold-out maps give the reader instant orientation & help visitors to make the best of their stay. The guide also contains details of restaurants bars pubs theatres music venues shops markets hotels...and all the practical advice needed. This is a map & a guide all in one. ...

Murder loyalty & vengeance collide in Jessie Keane's gritty fourth novel. Life is good for Gracie Doyle
- running her Manchester
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This is a new series for the very young with large colourful stickers of wheels carriages engines drivers & passengers that can be put together on the page to create attractive scenes. It offers interchangeable stickers that provide a wealth of picture-making possibilities. Themes & scenes include a busy station a steam train freight train a monorail bullet trains underground trains & funiculars. ...