This is the classic fairy tale. Rapunzel is stolen from her parents by a witch & forced to live in a tower. Every day the witch climbs up Rapunzel's hair into the tower. Then one day a prince rides by... Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird's best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read develop & improve their reading skills. Each Read it yourself book is very carefully written to include many key high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced & practised throughout. Simple sentences & frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers & the four different levels of books support children all the way from very first reading practice through to independent fluent reading. The wide range of classic fairy tales favourite characters & exciting modern stories in the Read it yourself series appeal to all children whatever their interests & have bright detailed pictures to help support the text. Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants & can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content

Includes:: comprehension puzzles helpful notes for parents carers & teachers & book band information for use in schools. Rapunzel is a Level 3 Read it yourself title suitable for children who are developing reading confidence & stamina & are eager to start reading longer stories with a wider vocabulary.

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A true original: this lavishly photographed book captures the style of American fashion maverick Iris Apfel who over the past forty years has cultivated a personal chic that is exuberantly idiosyncratic. Combining genres colours textures & patterns without regard to period provenance or ultimately aesthetic convention she is one of the few style icons of our time. Here in over ninety sumptuous colour plates Eric Boman shows off a selection of her extraordinary outfits on wittily posed mannequins. ...

What determines whether complex life will arise on a planet or even any life at all? Questions such as these are investigated in this groundbreaking book. In doing so the authors synthesize information from astronomy biology & paleontology & apply it to what we know about the rise of life on Earth & to what could possibly happen elsewhere in the universe. Everyone who has been thrilled by the recent discoveries of extrasolar planets & the indications of life on Mars & the Jovian moon Europa will be fascinated by Rare Earth & its implications for those who look to the heavens for companionship. ...

This guide provides concise interesting & practical details on uncommon gems that are now being used by designers to create distinctive jewelry. It not only lists the identification properties of the gems but tells you where they are found how they are used why they are unique how they are priced & how to care for them. High quality photos show the different colors cutting styles & varieties of each gem & give you ideas on how each can be used creatively in jewelry. Written in a succinct user-friendly style this is a companion book to Newmans Gemstone Buying Guide" & an ideal reference for jewelers sales associates appraisers gem collectors gemology students gem dealers & consumers. The following gems are discussed & illustrated in Rare Gemstones: amblygonite andalusite apatite aragonite axinite azurite benitoite bixbite brazilianite bronzite calcite cobaltocalcite charoite chrysocolla cuprite danburite diaspore diopside dumortierite enstatite epidote fluorite gaspeite hauyne hematite hemimorphite howlite idocrase jeremejevite kornerupine kyanite larimar lepidolite magnesite marcasite maw-sit-sit moldavite obsidian pectolite phenakite phosphosiderite prehnite psilomelane pyrite red beryl rhodochrosite rhodonite scapolite scheelite seraphinite serpentine sodalite sillimanite smithsonite sphalerite sphene sugilite taaffeite titanite tugtupite unakite variscite vesuvianite & zultanite." ...

It is 1864 when Lizzie Martin takes up the post of companion to a wealthy widow who is also a slum landlord. Lizzie is intrigued to learn that her predecessor as companion had disappeared supposedly having run off with an unknown man. But when the girls body is found in the rubble of one of the recently demolished slums around the prestigious new railway station at St Pancras Lizzie begins to wonder exactly what has been going on. She has re-made the acquaintance of a childhood friend now Inspector Benjamin Ross & with his help starts to investigate risking her life to unearth the truth about the death of a girl whose fate seems interlinked with her own. ...

Welcome to Toonie Terrace home of the fun-loving Toonies & their jealous bitter rivals the Meanies. For all their shenanigans no Meanie has ever murdered a Toonie...until now! After thousands of painful failed attempts Rascal Raccoon has finally killed his arch-nemesis the charming & adorable Jumpin Jackalope. Rascal is overjoyed but theres one problem: what does he do now? With nothing left to obsess over Rascals life falls apart. Fortunately he soon finds a new target for his anger: the animator who created him. ...

When Ellie names her puppy Rascal she doesn't realize how right she is! Ellie's friend Lucy has been picked to appear in a TV commercial. The only problem is that it's for dog food & Lucy is frightened of dogs. So that she can keep her part Ellie & Rascal the puppy team together to help Lucy get over her fear with a de-scaring course". But when the TV people need a replacement dog it's time for Rascal to play a starring role too! From best-selling author Holly Webb comes the latest book in her hugely successful My Naughty Little Puppy series." ...

The ghastly Mr Skumskins OParsleys favorite dishes include worm cast butties squashed tadpoles on toast & bogey burgers. OParsley decides one day to bake an extra special cake with more revolting ingredients than you can possibly imagine. However when the cake decides to eat him he realizes it is time to mend his ways. The rollicking rhymes by Jeanne Willis are accompanied by Korky Pauls exuberant illustrations. ...

Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japans foremost stylists
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Lurking in the Dead Peaks is Rashouk the Cave Troll. The Ghost Beast smells out his victims' fear
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