Living with a ghost can have its difficulties I discovered even if he is your friend. Remember Sir Walter Raleigh who laid his cloak in a puddle so that Queen Elizabeth I could walk across? Well Bess meets his ghost & finds out he's an ancestor! How will Bess explain Sir Walter to her family? Especially when he breaks her brother's fishing rod steals a horse & smokes cigars in her room! A charming & hilarious story of friendship between different eras. ...

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Mattie is nine years old & she worries about everything. Which isn't surprising. Because when you have a family as big & crazy as hers there's always something to worry about. Will the seeds she's planted in the garden with her brothers & sisters grow into fruit & veg like everyone promised? Why does it seem as if Grandma doesn't like them sometimes? & what's wrong with Mum? Fortunately reassurance is always close to hand in this first winning story about the lovable Butterfield clan. ...

It's the summer holidays & the Butterfield family is going away to Cornwall. As usual Mattie has plenty to worry about. What if she loses the luggage she's been put in charge of? What if someone falls over a cliff? & worst of all.. .what if they've forgotten someone? ...

For ages 6-10. Here are what the Valentines kids would really like to send. No icky love stuff here! The Valentines ogre is in my homeroom. He hates mushy stuff. He prefers gloom & doom. He doesnt give cards. He only gives spiders. He loves giving them -- the ones that are biters. Meredith Johnsons clever & humorous illustrations are perfect for 6 to 10 year olds. Best of all there are 12 punch-out valentines included at the back of the book for kids to give to their funny valentines. ...

This book charts over one year her first steps with plants & the discoveries she makes along the way as she tussles with garden pests watches falcons from the top of a skyscraper & beachcombs along the strand by the River Thames. As she draws a portrait of her secret green world high up above the urban sprawl we become aware of the unique ecology of London & the immense web of life that its green spaces support. ...

After the best part of forty years spent either living under his parents' roof in the tropical rainforests of three continents a vast array of student digs or most recently a one-bedroom flat The One Show's Mike Dilger has at last bought a house
- & with it a (potentially) glorious garden...' Potential' was definitely the word that sprang to mind the very first time Mike & his partner Christina viewed their new 'house-&-garden-to-be' in a small rural village some eight miles south of Bristol. & so begins their year-long journey to create their very own wildlife sanctuary. From otters to badgers chickens to hedgehogs an orchard a pond & compost bins to the best birdlife imaginable what began as a straightforward mission soon became the adventure of a lifetime. Illustrated throughout with beautiful black-&-white line drawings by Christina Holvey Mike Dilger's partner-in-crime this light-hearted nature tale with a twist will appeal to wildlife enthusiasts & keen gardeners alike.
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Kids can read about Noah & the noisiest boat David & the giant warrior Daniel & the lions Jonah & the big fish & the night Jesus was born. Add to the drama with giant flaps that open up down right & left to create giant panoramic scenes. ...

My Google Chromebook brings together all the expert advice & easy step-by-step know-how youll need to make the most of your new Google Chromebook -in no time! Chromebooks are laptop computers that are entirely based on Google Chrome OS cloud-based OS that is a radical departure from traditional Windows & Mac OSes. Because of its web-based nature using a Chromebook & the Chrome OS is quite a bit different from using a traditional notebook PC & Microsoft Windows. To get the most use out of your new Chromebook you need to become familiar with how cloud computing works
- as well as all the ins & outs of your new Chromebook. Youll find all that & more here! This full-color fully-illustrated book simplifies even the trickiest of tasks. Youll find step-by-step instructions with callouts to photos that show you exactly what to do. Coverage

Includes:: quickly setting up your Chromebook logging in & getting productive. Youll master Googles web-centric Chrome OS & youll learn to reliably connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi 3G or even Ethernet. Youll also learn how to: * Monitor 3G usage to avoid costly overages * Manage files stored on the web or your own flash drives * Play & edit online media * Browse & search the Web * Discover great new Chrome extensions & Apps for fun family & social networking * Safely share your Chromebook with other users * Work with free or low-cost web-based productivity tools * Configure Chromebook for more security privacy performance & battery life * Save time with built-in shortcuts * Troubleshoot & recover from problems


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Step-by-step instructions with callouts to new Google Chromebook photos that show you exactly what to do Help when you run into Chromebook problems or limitations Tips & Notes to help you get the most from your br&-new Chromebook Full-color step-by-step tasks walk you through getting & keeping your Chromebook or Chromebox TM working just the way you want. Learn how to: * Quickly set up your Chromebook or Chromebox log in & get productive * Get comfortable with Google's intuitive new Chrome Desktop interface * Reliably connect to Wi-Fi or Ethernet networks * Use Google Drive to access files from your Chromebook or any other computer * Securely share files with Facebook Twitter & Google+ followers or friends * Play & edit photos music & video online * Browse & search the Web with the Google Chrome browser * Safely share your Chromebook with other users * Get started with free or low-cost web-based office productivity software * Build shared calendars schedule meetings & manage email * Find great new apps for business education entertainment gaming & more * Print to your printer across the Internet with Google Cloud Print * Configure your Chromebook for maximum security & privacy * Optimize your Chromebook's performance & battery life * Work & play faster with Chromebook's built-in keyboard shortcuts * Evaluate the new top-of-the-line Google Chromebook Pixel * Troubleshoot & recover from frozen apps & other problems CATEGORY: PC Hardware COVERS: Google Chromebook USER LEVEL: Beginning-Intermediate ...