Winner of both the Guardian Award & the Carnegie Medal this is an all-time classic combining mystery adventure history & a complex set of human relationships. It all begins with the scratching in the ceiling. From the moment Alison discovers the dinner service in the attic with its curious pattern of floral owls a chain of events is set in progress that is to effect everybody's lives. Relentlessly Alison her step-brother Roger & Welsh boy Gwyn are drawn into the replay of a tragic Welsh legend
- a modern drama played out against a background of ancient jealousies. As the tension mounts it becomes apparent that only by accepting & facing the situation can it be resolved.
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The owl-tree is not like any tree Joe has ever seen. Its huge & leafy & shivers like a person; it even seems to speak. Granny Diamond once saw an owl perched among its branches & she has loved the tree ever since. It means the world to her. But her neighbour Mr Rock wants to cut it down. Why does he dislike the owl-tree so much? Does it have a secret to tell Joe? & how can he a boy too scared even to climb the tree be the one to save it? ...

Plop the Baby Barn Owl is like every Barn Owl there ever was except for one thing
- he is afraid of the dark. Dark is nasty" he
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Plop is a baby barn owl who lives with his mother & father at the top of a very tall tree. He has a small problem: no matter how hard his parents try to convince him otherwise Plop is afraid of the dark. Plop is persuaded to at least find out more about the dark so leaves the nest to ask people what they think about it. ...

The new Read & Respond" is back by popular demand & ready for the 21st Century. The completely new text provides teachers with everything they need to teach these classic childrens books. Notes & activities reflect the way that teachers teach now & include shared texts guided reading notes reading activities speaking & listening activities writing projects & assessment guidance. Over a third of each book is filled with invaluable photocopiables
- all illustrated by the original childrens book illustrators. This work: offers everything the teacher needs to teach a classic book; is based on best-selling childrens books;

Includes:: speaking & listening activities; offers assessment guidance; & contains photocopiable pages. " New Read & Respond: The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark" provides teachers with all the resources they need to teach this classic childrens story."


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These fun owls will brighten up your school or college day whilst organising & storing your pens & stationery. This multipocket pencil case features black zip & black inner lining material main compartment with zip rear pocket & front zipped pocket with Velcro fastening flap. ...

Having trouble separating your scops from your screech owls Tengmalm's from Tawny Owl or Collared & Spotted Owlets? Then this is the book for you. Owls of the World is the ultimate photographic resource dedicated to the identification of these charismatic largely nocturnal birds of prey. This book contains lavish & spectacular photography from dozens of the world's finest natural history photographers covering all of the world's 250 species of owls; particular attention is given to subspecific differences sexing & ageing. The photos are accompanied by concise text on the identification habitat food distribution & voice of these birds along with accurate range maps. The definitive work on owl identification no birder's bookshelf should be without it! ...

Meet Danny Harte. Football fan & crime detective. Danny loves supporting his local team City FC. So when everyone starts supporting the Italian team Forza FC Danny is angry. His club is in jeopardy & needs their support. Danny decides to investigate the sudden popularity of the new team
- starting with Forzas billionaire owner
- & thats when the danger really kicks off... Can Danny uncover the sinister reasons behind Forzas success
- & save City at the same time?


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The world faces social political & economic turmoil on an unprecedented scale--along with unsettling levels of turbulence & volatility. Market leadership today is less of a predictor of leadership tomorrow. Therefore senior executives today must strive to own the future. In Own the Future The Boston Consulting Group one of the world's most prestigious & innovative management consulting firms offers a roadmap. Drawing on the firm's experience advising organizations on how to achieve & sustain competitive advantage this book offers 50 ideas to help readers chart their organization's path to future leadership. The articles are organized along ten attributes critical to success in the current environment--adaptive global connected sustainable customer-first fit to win value-driven trusted bold & inspiring. The future may be unknowable but The Boston Consulting Group offers insights from its 50 years of practice on how readers can position their organization to win--to change the game & to own the future. ...

Poet Matthew Arnold christened Oxford the city of dreaming spires & Oxford Then & Now looks at the range of inspirational buildings that have made it one of the most visited towns in Europe. Using archive photography dating back to the early 1860s the book charts the evolution of the town through the Victorian & Edwardian eras two World Wars & touches on the social & industrial upheavals of the 1960s. Some 70 historic photographs of Oxfords past are paired with specially commissioned contemporary views taken from the same vantage point. You can see the same streets & buildings as they were then & as they are now. It

Includes:: the Oxford Town Hall opened in 1897 the Sheldonian Theatre the Ashmolean the Bodleian Library as well as the historic covered market the open spaces of Christ Church Meadow all rounded off with the changing face of the University celebrations on May Day when the tradition is to jump into the River Cherwell. Part of the bestselling Then & Now series this charming contrast of old & new photographs highlights the stunning changes -- & the equally amazing similarities -- of one of the most loved cities in Britain its well-known places but also some of its hidden gems.

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