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Pigeon Finds A Hotdog!
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A second hilarious picture book featuring the pigeon by the author of Dont Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" & " Time to Pee!" The pigeons back! When the pigeon discovers a delicious hot dog he can hardly wait to shove the entire thing in his beak. But then a hungry clever little duckling enters the scene & wants a bite. Will he manage to outsmart the pigeon & get his share of the hot dog? Oh yes." ...
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Pigeon German
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The quick & simple way of communicating in a foreign language on the move. Phrasebooks can be bulky difficult & slow to use with a phonetic system that is rarely understood. What makes these cards unique is the way you use them. Instead of looking up complete phrases you tailor-make your own using the words on the cards. Pigeon cards are discreet & they look like postcards. Three tough 110x 165mm laminated cards with a wraparound cover. They come as a single strip perforated & consortia folded into a resealable polypropylene bag. ...
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Pigeon Guided Missiles
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During the Second World War an American behavioural psychologist working with pigeons discovered that the birds could be trained to recognise an object & to peck at an image of it; when loaded into the nose-cone of a missile these pecks could be translated into adjustments to the guidance fins steering the projectile to its target. Pigeon-Guided Missiles reveals this & other fascinating tales of daring plans from history destined to change the world we live in yet which ended in failure or even disaster. Some became the victims of the eccentric figures behind them others succumbed to financial & political misfortune & a few were just too far ahead of their time. Discover why the great groundnut scheme cost British taxpayers GBP49 million why the bid to build Minerva a whole new country in the Pacific Ocean sank & why the first Channel Tunnel (started in 1881 over a century before the one we know today) hit a dead end. ...
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Pigeon Post
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Reunited for the summer the Swallows & Amazons with Dick & Dorothea launch a prospecting expedition to find the lost gold mine of the high hills above the lake. But the mining camp runs into all sorts of trouble: not only the danger of fire in the drought ridden countryside but also scary encounters with unsafe tunnels. Worst of all is the sinister Squashy Hat who appears to be a rival prospector & whos certainly a spy
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Pigeon Post
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A timeless classic beautifully rejacketed. BACKSTORY: Test your knowledge of the book & its characters & learn more about water dowsing! Reunited for the summer the Swallows & Amazons with Dick & Dorothea launch a prospecting expedition to find the lost gold mine of the high hills above the lake. But the mining camp runs into all sorts of trouble: not only the danger of fire in the drought ridden countryside but also scary encounters with unsafe tunnels. Worst of all is the sinister Squashy Hat who appears to be a rival prospector & who's certainly a spy -- how can they keep working without him discovering what they've found? ...
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Pigeon Shooter
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In recent years changes in farming practices have meant that pigeons have increased in enormous numbers. As a result of this pigeon shooting has grown hugely in popularity & necessity & this completely updated edition of THE PIGEON SHOOTER contains all the latest information on decoys hides & the new pigeon magnets. John Batley is a leading authority on the subject of woodpigeon & this book also contains details on how to obtain sport the guns & equipment required the current legal position the use of dogs & invaluable hands-on instruction. ...
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Pigeon Shooting
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This comprehensive book is essential reading for all those interested in pigeon shooting whether for pest control or for sport. It examines the use of decoy pigeons the control of feral pigeons shooting around buildings where birds are roosting & the use of shotguns. It also covers in depth pigeon shooting with air rifles & live fire rifles. Attention is also paid to building hides gun safety gun care & the practicalities of shooting. This is the definitive modern guide to pigeon shooting. ...
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Piggybook
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Simplified Chinese edition of Piggybook by Anthony Browne. Browne's illustration won him the biannual 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Award. Every mom will appreciate this timeless book. While the boys in the house demanded too much of mom mom decides to walk out & the 3 males became pigs living in a pigsty. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books Inc. ...
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Pigs Have Wings
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This is a Blandings novel. Can the Empress of Blandings win the Fat Pigs class at the Shropshire Show for the third year running? Galahad Threepwood Beach the butler & others have put their shirt on this & for Lord Emsworth it will be paradise on earth. But a substantial obstacle lurks in the way: Queen of Matchingham the new sow of Sir Gregory Parsloe Bart. Galahad knows this pretender to the crown must be pignapped. But can the Empress in turn avoid a similar fate? In this classic Blandings novel pigs rise above their bulk to vanish & reappear in the most unlikely places while young lovers are crossed & recrossed in every room in Blandings Castle. ...
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'Barbecued billygoats!' Can you imagine finding gold? That's just what the Swallows and Amazons and Dick and Dorothea decide to hunt for in the hills high above the lake. But it's a hot and dry summer and water is in scarce supply. Worse still for the troubled campers they have competition: Squashy Hat. Anybody can see he is a prospector. And talk about squashy hats! The children have never seen squashier. Just who is he and what sort of traps is he laying? Using pigeons to carry messages braving dangerous mines and fires the Swallows Amazons and D's Mining Company must stake their claim before their dreaded rival...Includes exclusive material: In 'The Backstory' you can test your knowledge of the book and learn all about homing pigeons! Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first
century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
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' Barbecued billygoats!' Can you imagine finding gold? That's just what the Swallows & Amazons & Dick & Dorothea decide to hunt for in the hills high above the lake. But it's a hot & dry summer & water is in scarce supply. Worse still for the troubled campers they have competition: Squashy Hat. Anybody can see he is a prospector. & talk about squashy hats! The children have never seen squashier. Just who is he & what sort of traps is he laying? Using pigeons to carry messages braving dangerous mines & fires the Swallows Amazons & D's Mining Company must stake their claim before their dreaded rival...
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Material: In ' The Backstory' you can test your knowledge of the book & learn all about homing pigeons! Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds & the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book & Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas & The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

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