My Family & Other Animals" is the bewitching account of a rare & magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range. What we all need said Larry is sunshine...a country where we can grow. Yes dear that would be nice agreed Mother not really listening. I had a letter from George this morning
- he says Corfus wonderful. Why dont we pack up & go to Greece? Very well dear if you like said Mother unguardedly. Escaping the ills of the British climate the Durrell family
- acne-ridden Margo gun-toting Leslie bookworm Lawrence & budding naturalist Gerry along with their long-suffering mother & Roger the dog
- take off for the island of Corfu. But the Durrells find that reluctantly they must share their various villas with a menagerie of local fauna
- among them scorpions geckos toads bats & butterflies. Recounted with immense humour & charm " My Family & Other Animals" is a wonderful account of a rare magical childhood. " Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities". (" Sunday Telegraph"). "A bewitching book". (" Sunday Times"). Gerald Durrell was born in Jamshedpur India in 1925. He returned to England in 1928 before settling on the island of Corfu with his family. In 1945 he joined the staff of Whipsnade Park as a student keeper & in 1947 he led his first animal-collecting expedition to the Cameroons. He later undertook numerous further expeditions visiting Paraguay Argentina Sierra Leone Mexico Mauritius Assam & Madagascar. His first television programme " Two in the Bush" which documented his travels to New Zealand Australia & Malaya was made in 1962; he went on to make seventy programmes about his trips around the world. In 1959 he founded the Jersey Zoological Park & in 1964 he founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. He was awarded the OBE in 1982. Encouraged to write about his lifes work by his brother Durrell published his first book " The Overloaded Ark" in 1953. It soon became a bestseller & he went on to write thirty-six other titles including " My Family & Other Animals" " The Bafut Beagles" " Encounters with Animals" " The Drunken Forest" "A Zoo in My Luggage" " The Whispering Land" " Menagerie Manor" " The Amateur Naturalist" & " The Aye-Aye & I". Gerald Durrell died in 1995."



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Danielle is doomed in love & has the parents from hell. Her mum & dad are embarrassingly scruffy & their car bonnet is a different colour to the rest of the car. Worst of all they're still in love which is totally gross considering how ancient they are. Her best friend is a (nice) nerd her love-rival is an airhead & her dog Simon is in love with an Ugg boot. Despite all this she hatches a plan
- indeed many plans
- to win the gorgeous Damien's affections. But when she brings Simon to the park to show him off in front of Damien a smelly little accident lands Danielle with the nickname ' Dench the Stench'. Could things get any worse? When Simon is accused of biting children in the neighbourhood & her Dad decides to have him taken away Danielle's life truly begins to unravel. & then her mother announces she's pregnant
- again
- which gives Danielle's schoolmates even more ammunition with which to make fun of her. Will Damian ever notice her? Can she save Simon? & will Danielle ever live her family down?



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When Jeremy Hardy decided to explore his ancestry it was in part to get to the bottom of his grandmother Rebecca's dubious claims that the family descended from a certain 17th-century architect & that more recently Jeremy's great-grandfather was a Royal bodyguard. Other legends ranged from the great aunt who ran illegal hooch during Prohibition to the wronged Victorian servant girl who bore an illegitimate Hardy not forgetting the family's rightful claim to a large country estate. Wild stories aside Jeremy sets out to such diverse locations as the Croydon one-way system & the hostile waters around Malta in order to find traces of recognisable family traits & a sense of how he came to be. With wry humour & a keen eye for the absurd & the frustrating Jeremy takes us on a by turns funny & moving journey into the world of family ancestry. My Family & Other Strangers" will be enjoyed by anyone who has tried to decipher the 1901 census records or simply wishes they too had asked their grandparents more about their lives." ...

Who's in your family? Use this family tree to learn all about one family how many brothers & sisters there are & what the grandparents look like & discover how families are connected. Beautiful illustrations accompany this non-fiction report providing lots of discussion opportunities. * Pink A/ Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations. * Text type: A simple non-fiction report. * A diagram of the family tree on pages 14-15 help children recap what they have read & provide a wealth of speaking & listening opportunities. * Curriculum links: Personal Social & Emotional Development ...

This is a hands-on write-in look-&-feel sketchbook. Children follow the process of a real fashion designer to create their own fashion collection. This

Includes:: finding inspiration making a mood board collecting & gathering research choosing colours & a defining silhouette experimenting with fabrics print & pattern building a capsule selection of garments into a collection & then creating a lookbook to show off the new range. There are also spreads about preparing for the runway show including hair & make-up. Finally theres the high-street launch to consider. The book is aimed at children aged eight & over but older children & younger teens should also find plenty to keep them inspired. Has the genuine feel of a real sketchbook: it has an elastic closure & the front cover is die-cut so that the child can sign the title page beneath to make their own fashion-label logo.

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An unknown place. This was what Michael Frayns children called the shadowy landscape of the past from which their family had emerged. In this book he sets out to rediscover that lost land before all trace of it finally disappears beyond recall. As he tries to see it through the eyes his parents & the others who shaped his life he comes to realise how little he ever knew or understood about them. This is above all the story of his father the quick-witted boy from a poor & struggling family who overcame so many disadvantages & shouldered so many burdens to make a go of his life; who found happiness had it snatched away from him in a single instant & in the end after many difficulties perhaps found it again. Father & son were in some odd ways ridiculously alike in others ridiculously different; & the journey back down the corridors of time is sometimes comic sometimes painful as Michael Frayn comes to see how much he has inherited from his father
- & makes one or two surprising discoveries about both of them along the way.. .
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My Fathers Wives" is the story of Laurentinas journey but this fiction also runs in parallel with Jose Eduardo Agualusas story of the novels genesis as writer & characters travel the southern African coast from Angola through Namibia & South Africa to Mozambique meeting extraordinary people & discovering Faustinos secret along the way. This novel heralds the rebirth of Africa a continent afflicted by terrible problems but blessed with a talent for music by the ever-renewed strength of its women & the secret power of ancient gods." ...

What makes a great match? For some fans it is drama & suspense & for others it is tables & chairs. In My Favorite Match the wrestlers themselves will settle the score taking readers through some of the most extreme unbelievable & memorable matches in sports entertainment history. My Favorite Match is based on exclusive interviews from huge names in the sports entertainment world including Shawn Michaels Dusty Rhodes Mark Henry Roddy Piper Rey Mysterio & many more. Fans will re-live the pain the emotion & the sheer athleticism through the eyes of the wrestlers who lived to tell about it. ...

This book

Includes:: a gorgeous collection of lullabies & rhymes with firm favourites such as Twinkle Twinkle

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This humorous & imaginative collection of classic fairy tales is ideal for reading aloud to young children. The collection consists of seven easy-to-read stories with fully intergrated full colour illustrations on every page & large type: Beauty & the Beast" " Fairy Gifts" " Prince Hyacinth" & " The Dear Little Princess" " Rumpelstiltskin" " Sweet Porridge" " The Hedley Kow" & " The Musicians of Bremen"." ...