A lively introduction to Latin for children aged 7 & over. Join in the fun with Minimus
- a mix of myths stories grammar support
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Developing Latin skills for ages 10-13. Join in the fun with Minimus Secundus
- a mix of myths stories grammar support & historical
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Developing Latin skills for ages 10-13. Join in the fun with Minimus Secundus
- a mix of myths stories grammar support & historical
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When Ben Harvester meets the mysterious Mr October in Highgate Cemetery nothing could have prepared him for the strange & dramatic turn his life is about to take. Soon Mr October is leading him towards his true calling
- his work at the Ministry of Pandemonium helping to guide the dead to the afterlife. But Ben quickly discovers that there are terrifying forces keen to thwart the work of the Ministry & lead the newly-dead astray. & when Ben's mum suddenly becomes seriously ill he questions whether he can continue with the important job he has been given. This spine-tingling magical book is an exciting return for author Chris Westwood & a thrilling read from start to finish. Follow all Ben Harvester & Mr October's adventures at www.ministryofpandemonium.co.uk
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Losing weight has become the modern woman's holy grail.. .everything will be better when we're thin. We're obsessed with weight we dislike our bodies we worry about the food we eat we feel guilty we diet... Too many of us are locked into a war with our own bodies which we'll never win & which will never make us happy. The Ministry of Thin takes a controversial unflinching look at how the modern obsession with weight loss youth beauty & perfection got out of control. Emma Woolf author of An Apple a Day explores how we might all be able to stop hating & start liking our own bodies again. & she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer what is the question? ...

Mr Impey is teaching us about hieroglyphics which are artistically brilliant ancient letters & a bit like a secret code. & as puzzles are my absolute speciality I cant wait to start unscrambling them. & thats not all
- if we keep our marbles Class Chickenpox will soon be nibbling their way around a chocolate factory with a chance to win a years supply of Chocolate Gold Pyramids. & theres more good news...me & Frankie are spending half-term making pizzas at Minellis Deli!
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This is the 50th Beast Quest book! Great for boys with a huge collectability factor bolstered by the collectors' cards in the back of the books & links to an excellent interactive website. Tom & his companions are searching for Malvel in the strange land of Seraph. The fate of all Avantia is at stake & if Tom fails to overcome Minos the Demon Bull all the world will fall under Malvel's evil thrall! ...

When Abwehr Captain Eberhard Mock is called from his New Years Eve revelries to attend a particularly grisly crime scene his notoriously robust stomach is turned. A young girl
- & suspected spy
- who arrived by train from France just days before has been found dead in her hotel room the flesh torn from her cheek by her assailants teeth. Ill at ease with the increasingly open integration of S.S. Gestapo & police Mock is partially relieved to be assigned to liaise with officers in Lvov Poland where a series of similar crimes
- as yet unsolved
- cast a long shadow over the town. In Lvov he joins the ongoing investigation conducted by Commissioner Popielksi a fellow classicist who relies on a highly unorthodox method of deduction. Meanwhile Popielski is worried by the behaviour of his only daughter Rita. Her head has been turned by her charismatic drama teacher & now unbeknownst to her father she has started receiving letters from an ardent secret admirer. Eberhard Mock
- older a little wiser but still a libertine at heart & equally at home in the underworld as in the ranks of authority
- once again confirms his position as the most outrageous & unpredictable detective in crime fiction.





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The Minpins" is a beautiful picture book story from the wonderful Roald Dahl. Little Billy doesn't really believe there are monsters in the wood but the red-hot smoke-belching gruncher is real enough & so are the tiny minpins whose minature world is in danger. "A true genius.. . Roald Dahl is my hero". (David Walliams). Phizz-whizzing new branding for the world's No.1 storyteller Roald Dahl! Exciting bold & instantly recognisable with Quentin Blake's inimitable artwork. Roald Dahl the best-loved of children's writers was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers after his death in 1990 & total sales are now over 100 million worldwide! Look out for the whole collection of wondercrump Roald Dahl books! It
Includes:: " The Enormous Crocodile"; " Fantastic Mr Fox"; " The Giraffe & the Pelly & Me"; " The Magic finger"; " The Twits"; " The BFP"; " Boy: Tales of Childhood"; " Charlie & the Chocolate Factory"; " Charlie & the Great Glass Elevator"; " The Complete Adventures of Charlie & Mr Willy Wonka"; " Danny the Champion of the World"; " George's Marvellous Medicine"; " Going Solo"; " James & the Giant Peach"; " Matilda"; " The Witches"; " Dirty Beasts"; " The Minpins"; " Revolting Rhymes For Teens: The Great Automatic Grammatizator & Other Stories"; " Rhyme Stew; Skin & Other Stories"; " The Vicar of Nibbleswicke"; & " The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar & Six More"."
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Do you browse through vintage clothes at flea markets & wish you had the knack to breathe new life into dated smocks flares & kaftans? Kelly Dousts Minxy Vintage" is the book that will help you transform those items & in fact anything that has been sitting in the back of your wardrobe waiting for a reinvention. In " Minxy Vintage" Kelly combines her love for fashion with creativity & her enthusiasm for craft & transforms stained musty dated clothes into modern & unique pieces. You can feel inspired with over 50 projects ranging from customised frocks wedding dresses & trench coats to cardigans & accessories. This is not just a book about loving vintage fashion
- its about seeing the possibilities for reinventing all old clothes & how to look fabulous doing so no matter what your age location or budget. Key points: features practical & innovative ways to transform practically any item in the wardrobe; engaging text supported by beautiful & inspiring before & after photography; this will be a stunning gift for any fashion lover & desired by everyone captivated by the vintage look."
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