This beautiful edition of the childrens classic Pippi Longstocking is illustrated throughout with wonderful collage pictures from the award-winning Lauren Child. The contemporary design imaginative layout of the text & stunning illustrations from Lauren Child all add up to a perfect gift purchase. When the book published in hardback it gathered many wonderful reviews including this one from Books for Keeps: Lauren Child is the perfect choice to illustrate this handsome large format edition of Pippi.. .her unmistakeable illustrative style helps to bring a modern feel to the book. Pippi lives in Villa Villekulla with a horse a monkey & a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in her village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should but Pippi has other ideas. She would much rather spend her days arranging wild exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbours Tommy & Annika or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories. Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman dancing a polka with burglars or tugging a bulls tail & her wildly unconventional lifestyle is matched by Laurens free-spirited illustrations. ...

Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse a monkey & a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should but Pippi has other ideas. She would much rather spend her days arranging wild exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbours Tommy & Annika or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories. Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman dancing a polka with burglars or tugging a bulls tail. Generations of children have fallen in love with Pippi Longstocking. Just like Tommy & Annika readers are instantly charmed by her warmth & sense of fun. Astrid Lindgrens childrens classic first appeared in 1945. Astrid once commented I write to amuse the child within me & can only hope that other children may have some fun that way too. When she was growing up Lauren Child loved Astrid Lindgrens books. She remembers: I discovered Pippi when I was about eight years old & found her completely inspiring. Known & loved as the creator of some equally feisty little girls
- notably Clarice Bean & Lola
- Lauren has brought her own inimitable style to this beautifully-illustrated edition of Pippi Longstocking.

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Follow this simple instruction text with clear photographs of each stage to learn how to plant your own pips. * Pink/1B
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Now fully revised & updated The Piranha Club is the first serious study of Formula Ones most fascinating & influential figures
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Simon Gray is the newly-appointed & much harassed Chief Executive of Aldertons a large company that has known better days. When his boss offers him the use of a chauffeur for one day each month he is as pleased as Punch
- until George Willis turns up as pristine as his Bentley immaculately mannered & full of philosophical advice that Simon just does not want to hear. But as Willis drives his boss to various meetings
- not to mention up the wall
- a tentative friendship forms between the two men & Simon is gradually forced to admit that some of the chauffeurs ideas from strategy & account management to leadership skills & fostering team spirit could be the saving of Aldertons
- & of Simon himself. But is George Willis really who he appears to be?



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Three original stories for children who have just started reading on their own. Young children can find out who will be Pirate of the Year the cabin boys secret & how Captain Spike escapes from the dungeons of Rotters Isle. Vividly illustrated by Christyan Fox. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. ...

It is the year 5012 & the Milky Way galaxy is under attack. After the Universal War a war that almost brought about the destruction of every known universe the planets in the Milky Way banded together to create the Intergalactic Force
- an elite fighting team sworn to protect & defend the galaxy. Only the brightest & most promising students are accepted into the Intergalactic Force Academy & only the very best cadets reach the highest of their ranks & become.. .STAR FIGHTERS! Having returned from their last mission unscathed Peri Diesel & the crew finally earn their STAR FIGHTER badges. Now as fully fledged pilots they are given their first real mission. When the Intergalactic Force Space Station was destroyed by the Xions a notorious space pirate Jaxx escaped. Their new mission is to capture & return Jaxx so that he can stand trial. But known space is vast & Peri & Diesel must use all their cunning to locate the wily pirate.
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Pirate Attack" brilliantly captures the swashbuckling world of the greatest buccaneers. Containing detailed biographies of legendary pirates plus features on their weapons codes of conduct & punishments the result is a compelling portrait of life at sea in a bygone age. Plus there are four spreads in the book that trigger an Augmented Reality experience. Watch two dastardly pirates leap from the pages of the book raise their cutlasses & engage in a breathtaking duel! Its simple to use. When you reach an Augmented Reality page just select the relevant trigger card from the wallet at the front of the book hold it up to your computers webcam & get set for an interactive pirate experience! Press keys on your keyboard to make the pirates battle climb the rigging & walk the plank!" ...

The North Atlantic 1726 Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas
- or so he says. But his captives Jed & Arthur
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An old pirate tells a tavern full of salty sea dogs about an island bursting with hidden treasure. Once theyve set sail for the mysterious island he tells them it is guarded by the terrible Pirate-Cruncher. Eventually their greed overcomes their fear & when they arrive on the island a hilarious fold-down flap shows that the island itself is the Pirate-Cruncher who promptly swallows the whole motley crew! Jonny Duddle worked as a concept artist on the Pirates of the Carribbean computer game which inspired him to create The Pirate Cruncher for Templar. Now available in paperback with an Audio CD A highly successful computer games illustrator Jonnys work is visually appealing. Hilarious surprise ending with fold-down flap to reveal the monster ...