When workmen converting former girls boarding school Chadleigh Hall into a luxury hotel discover a skeleton in a sealed room ...

When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness Michael's world seems suddenly lonely & uncertain. Then one Sunday afternoon he stumbles into the old ramshackle garage of his new home & finds something magical. A strange creature
- part owl part angel a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina Michael nourishes Skellig back to health while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears & as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister Michael's world changes for ever.. . Skellig won the Carnegie Medal & the Whitbread Children's Book Award & is now a major Sky 1 feature film starring Tim Roth & John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.
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When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness Michael's world seems suddenly lonely & uncertain. Then one Sunday afternoon he stumbles into the old ramshackle garage of his new home & finds something magical. A strange creature
- part owl part angel a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina Michael nourishes Skellig back to health while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears & as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister Michael's world changes forever.. . Skellig won the Carnegie Medal & the Whitbread Children's Book Award & is now a major Sky 1 feature film starring Tim Roth & John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.
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This not-too-serious guide takes the reader through the major conspiracy theories that abound in todays world
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The Sketching by Numbers system is the ideal way for the inexperienced artist to learn pencil drawing techniques with out having to design the original composition. The outline is already created as is the step by step guide with its professional tips on various aspects of sketching such as tone line & texture. The Sketching by Numbers kit

Includes:: 6 pencils of varying hardness a sharpener & a pre printed board.

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During the Second World War British artists produced over 6 000 works of war art but this is not a book about art rather the stories of nine courageous war artists who ventured closer to the front line than any others in their profession. Edward Ardizzone Edward Bawden Barnett Freedman Anthony Gross Thomas Hennell Eric Ravilious Albert Richards Richard Seddon & John Worsley all travelled abroad into the dangers of war to chronicle events by painting them. They formed a close bond yet two were torpedoed two were taken prisoner & three died two in 1945 when the war was nearly over. Men who had previously made a comfortable living painting in studios were transformed by military uniforms & experiences that were to shape the rest of their lives & their work significantly influenced the way in which we view war today. Portraying how war & art came together in a moving & dramatic way & incorporating vivid examples of their paintings this is the true story behind the war artists who fought lived & died for their art on the front line of the Second World War. RICHARD KNOTT is a historian & English teacher. He has written several books on the Second World War & articles for the Independent & The Times Educational Supplement. He has long been fascinated by how our view of warfare is shaped by art. ...

Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz" foreshadows his novels in its profusion of characters its glimpses of surreal modernity & its limitless fund of pathos & comic invention. This " Penguin Classics" edition is edited with notes & an introduction by Dennis Walder. Published under the pen-name Boz Charles Dickens first book " Sketches by Boz" (1836) heralded an exciting new voice in English literature. This richly varied collection of observation fancy & fiction shows the London he knew so intimately at its best & worst
- its streets theatres inns pawnshops law courts prisons omnibuses & the river Thames
- in honest & visionary descriptions of everyday life & people. Through pen portraits that often anticipate characters from his great novels we see the condemned man in his prison cell garrulous matrons vulgar young clerks & Scrooge-like bachelors while Dickens powers for social critique are never far from the surface in unflinching depictions of the vast metropolis forgotten citizens from child workers to prostitutes. A startling mixture of humour & pathos these Sketches reveal London as wonderful terrain for an extraordinary young writer. In his introduction Dennis Walder discusses Dickens social commentary his view of London & his imaginative mixing of genres & places the Sketches in the tradition of eighteenth & nineteenth-century reportage. This edition also

Includes:: the original illustrations by George Cruickshank a chronology further reading appendices & notes. Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books including " Oliver Twist" " Great Expectations" "A Tale of Two Cities" " David Copperfield" & " The Pickwick Papers" have been adapted for stage & screen & read by millions. If you enjoyed " Sketches by Boz" you might like Dickens " The Pickwick Papers" also available in " Penguin Classics"."



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An essential little book
- perfect for the pocket or art bag
- covering all practical aspects of sketching & drawing. Sketching

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This is the third title in the Collins 30-Minute series of practical & inspirational guides in a handy sketchbook format. Aimed at the practised beginner it will show how to achieve successful sketches using pencil & watercolour in just 30 minutes
- ideal for the busy amateur artist. Many people think they dont have enough time to sketch but in this attractive guide Alwyn Crawshaw encourages quick & simple learning. By working with just a few materials including both pencil & watercolour & focusing on just the key techniques it is possible to make successful sketches in no more than half an hour. & for those artists who already have a little sketching experience learning to work more quickly enables them to free up their style & sketch more spontaneously. With clear easy-to-follow advice & ideas presented in a simple approachable way this book provides a perfect introduction to sketching quickly & easily. Key features include quick tips handy checklists practical projects step-by-step exercises & half-hour demonstrations.
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Shouted at by teachers nagged by his Mum & ignored by his Dad Bradleys life is on the slide. He is given a last chance by his gymnastics teacher the one person who seems to get him & despite his behaviour is allowed to go on the school ski trip. The only trouble is Bradley has unwittingly stumbled upon a terrorist plot. He doesnt know it but the terrorists are after him. Bradley & all his friends are about to find out just how far some people are prepared to go in the name of havoc! ...