First published in 1901 this Australian classic recounts the live of 16-year-old Sybylla Melvyn. Trapped on her parents outback farm she simultaneously loves bush life & hates the physical burdens it imposes. For Sybylla longs for a more refined aesthetic lifestyle -- to read to think to sing -- but most of all to do great things. Suddenly her life is transformed. Whisked away to live on her grandmothers gracious property she falls under the eye of the rich & handsome Harry Beecham. & soon she finds herself choosing between everything a conventional life offers & her own plans for a brilliant career. ...

Medical experts are just beginning to understand varying degrees of autism & its impact on both the autistic child & his family. This book describes an autistic child from his brothers point of view. It talks about ways autistic kids can be helped & how they can better relate to their family & surroundings. These sensitively written stories encourage preschool-age & early-grades children to explore their feelings deal with problems that trouble them & understand others who have problems of their own. Each title speaks to a particular concern that children might encounter in the course of growing up. All books in this series have appealing color illustrations on every page & are available in both English & Spanish language editions. A short section at the back of each book offers related advice to parents. ...

Ho-Ho-How can Nicholas save Christmas? Nicholas dad has lost his job just before Christmas! This means no money for yucky cake (hurray) or for presents (boooooo). But then the ding dong merrily doorbell rings & an old friend has the answer... Can a certain someones famous bottom come to the rescue? Wham Bam Mega Bega! Bloop-Bloop-Bloop! Whizzing! ...

Thats the one! she cried. Thats the bottom Im after. Darling you have the most gorgeous bottom! Nicholas dad has a plan to make some fast cash. Nappies! Some disposable-nappy people are looking for a beautiful botty for their new advert
- & all Nicholas baby brother has to do is pass the audition. What could possibly go wrong?
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Frances Foggarty now in her fifties remembers her childhood. When she was nine her ten-year-old brother Tom was hit by a milk-float & killed. He returns after the funeral & Frances story is of her new relationship with Tom the ghost & guardian angel. Frances wears a caliper as a result of polio & she & her young brother live with a rather tyrannical aunt. In this touching tale of loss hardship & endurance Frances comes to terms with Toms death & moves on in her life. ...

Nicholas' baby brother Cheese is famous. Well his bottom is because he advertises Dumper disposable nappies. Now the whole family is being whisked off on a nationwide tour starring Cheese. Little do they know the chaos waiting for them including giant babies & goats on motorbikes! Rowan Clifford's black-&-white illustrations add to the comic mayhem in this sparkling new story. ...

Nicholas & his family are hatching eggs for his school's Easter Fair. But the eggs keep going missing & their new rabbits Saucepan & Nibblewibble are causing havoc in the garden. Perhaps Cilla their nosy new neighbor is even more trouble than she seems. ...

When Myleene Klass discovered she was pregnant her initial joy was quickly replaced by fear the moment she read her first pregnancy book. It was full of dont do this dont do that
- & Myleene was terrified that she had already endangered her babys life. Every book she read after wards was either too technical or too fluffy
- none of them described how she was really feeling & she felt very isolated. My Bump & Me" is about everything Myleene did wrong during her pregnancy how her hormones turned her into a woman she hardly recognized & how incredible it feels to be expecting a baby. From conception to birth
- via morning sickness raging hormones cravings baby names sex sleepless nights opinionated in-laws bump envy & the labor itself
- Myleene offers practical advice essential medical information & an honest account of whats in store for anyone with a baby on the way."



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Bella has to go to nursery
- but what about baby brother Bob? He gets to stay at home with Mummy & Bella can't help but imagine
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This festive book features a mixture of make-&-do crafts & on-the-page games with a page of colourful bound-in stickers to help complete the activities. Designed to be used during Advent the first page features a Christmas tree which can be decorated with 25 stickers in the countdown to Christmas day. A die-cut carry-along handle means that young craft-workers can take their activities with them wherever they go
- & with simple brightly illustrated activities to appeal to younger children & photo-illustrated step-by-step crafts to give older children something to get their teeth into this is a perfect solution for grown-ups looking for activities for families & groups of excitable children.
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