The utter simplicity of this beautiful picture book is breathtaking. By rearranging just four words Emily Gravett creates a series of playful images which are a sheer joy -- & intensely satisfying. The loose energy of the pencil & watercolour pictures will be irresistible to adults & children alike. ...

This is a collection of the most well-known & best-loved nursery rhymes along with some that may be less familiar. Oranges & Lemons: Rhymes from Past Times" plugs into the memories & knowledge of our earliest years recalling those rhymes & stories we always seem to have known yet struggle to remember clearly. The book examines the history of the rhymes how they have evolved through the centuries & the controversies surrounding their origins. Looking at classic favourites such as " Humpty Dumpty" " Ring O' Roses" & " Georgie Porgie" " Oranges & Lemons" will put you back in touch with a time lost in hazy nostalgia just on the edge of memory." ...

Also published as Empty Cradles. In 1986 Margaret Humphreys a Nottingham social worker investigated a woman's claim that aged four she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. At first incredulous Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg. Up to 150 000 children some as young as three years old had been deported from children's homes in Britain & shipped off to a 'new life' in distant parts of the Empire right up until as recently as 1970. Many were told that their parents were dead & parents often believed that their children had been adopted in Britain. In fact for many children it was to be a life of horrendous physical & sexual abuse far away from everything they knew. Margaret reveals how she unravelled this shocking secret & how it became her mission to reunite these innocent & unwilling exiles with their families in Britain before it was too late. ...

This is the story of Jeanette adopted & brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous & passionate she seems destined for life as a missionary but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen Jeanette decides to leave the church her home & her family for the young woman she loves. Innovative punchy & tender Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit" is a few days ride into the bizarre outposts of religious excess & human obsession." ...

Instead of growing up to become a missionary as her mother has planned for her Jess Debden falls in love with another girl rejects the strident evangelism of her family & walks out of her small Lancashire home town to go to Oxford. Other work by the author of this title

Includes:: Sexing the Cherry"."

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The tumult of great powers colliding has passed & the city of Darujhistan & its citizens can at last get on with what matters: trading bickering politicking & enjoying all the good things in life. However not all are ready to leave the past behind. A treasure hunter digging amongst the burial grounds that surround the city is about to uncover a hidden crypt. He will open the last of a series of sealed vaults
- the one that no other dared touch
- & in so doing set free something so terrifying that the knowledge of its internment may have been systematically wiped from all history. Fortune hunters are also at work far to the south. When a fragment of Moon's Spawn once the home of Anomander Rake Son of Darkness crashed into the Rivan Sea it created a chain of small islands. Legends & rumours already surround them. The most potent of these is that here is hidden the Throne of Night claimed by some to be the seat of Mother Dark herself. Either way all who seek this ancient artefact
- renegade mages hardened mercenaries even a Malazan army deserter
- believe it will bestow unlimited power upon the eventual possessor. The stakes are high greed is rife betrayal inevitable & murder & chaos lie in wait...



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A timeless collection of over twenty of Aesops best-loved fables including favourites such as The Hare & the Tortoise Town Mouse & Country Mouse Dog in the Manger & The Lion & the Mouse. The tales are retold with warmth & humour by former Childrens Laureate Michael Morpurgo & brought to life by Emma Chichester Clarks exquisitely playful & distinctive artwork. ...

Here are ten of the greatest & best-loved Greek legends retold with warmth & humour for young children & illustrated with bright friendly artwork. Meet Theseus & the Minotaur Odysseus Pandora King Midas & a whole cast of larger-than-life characters in a series of extraordinary adventures. The perfect introduction to Greek Myths. ...

A wonderfully rich & varied collection of fifteen stories from Greek mythology retold for todays young readers. Meet all the best-known gods & goddesses & learn how Paris judged who was the fairest goddess of all how the city of Athens was named & how dolphins were created. The magic & drama of Geraldine Mc Caughreans retellings are perfectly matched by Emma Chichester Clarks lively illustrations. ...

This wonderful collection of sixteen favourite Greek myths captures all the magic of these timeless stories. These well-known tales including the adventures of Jason Theseus & Odysseus & the stories of Icarus & King Midas are retold for todays children by talented storyteller Geraldine Mc Caughrean with glorious illustrations by Emma Chichester Clark. ...