Much beloved broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray recounts her great love affair with Butch the Chihuahua. There was always a dog. If not real then imagined. As a lonely only child Dame Jenni Murray longed to have a dog. She had only Timmy her imaginary pooch for company until her fifth birthday when her parents bought her a beautiful little puppy
- Taffy the Corgi. This was to be the start of a life-long passion for mans best friend. Having been a small dog owner all her adult life in her fifties the arrival of Butch the Chihuahua coincided with the devastating discovery that she had breast cancer. Butch proved to be a devoted source of comfort love & hilarity at the most difficult time in her life. Making her smile when she wanted to cry & laugh when she needed to the most Butch was an invaluable source of support & the reassuring presence of this special little dog helped Jenni to make a full recovery. Heartwarming moving & hilarious at turns My Boy Butch is a tribute to this oft maligned breed & to a little dog who made life worth living again.
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Republished to coincide with the new ITV film My Boy Jack? starring Daniel Radcliffe this is the full account of the tragic life of John Jack Kipling. On 27th September 1915 John Kipling the only son of Britains best loved poet disappeared during the Battle of Loos. The body lay undiscovered for 77 years. Then in a most unusual move the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)re-marked the grave of an unknown Lieutenant of the Irish Guards as that of John Kipling. There is considerable evidence that Johns grave has been wrongly identified & for the first time in this book the authors name the soldier they believe is buried in Johns grave. This is the first biography of Johns short life analysing the devastating effect it had on his famous fathers work." ...

Covering the key body systems this series provides an essential introduction to how the human body works. Packed with photographs artwork & clear concise text these titles make complex ideas easy to underst&. This title

Features: labelled diagrams of key body parts; activities to aid understanding; & fascinating facts written & checked by experts.

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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. ...

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. ...

Carlo is finding it difficult to adjust to having a new step-brother around the house. Then he discovers that he may just have something in common with him after all
- football. When Carlo's team needs a replacement goal keeper for the Cup final Justin comes to mind. But has Carlo done the right thing? More than just goals are at stake in the big match against Harden Celtic.
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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. ...