This title features unexpected tales from the master of short fiction. The Shielding of Mrs Forbes". Graham Forbes is a disappointment to his mother who thinks that if he must have a wife he should have done better. Though her own husband isnt all that satisfactory either. Still this is Alan Bennett so what is happening in the bedroom (and in lots of other places too) is altogether more startling perhaps shocking & ultimately more true to peoples predilections. " The Greening of Mrs Donaldson". Mrs. Donaldson is a conventional middle-class woman beached on the shores of widowhood after a marriage that had been much like many others: happy to begin with then satisfactory & finally dull. But when she decides to take in two lodgers her mundane life becomes much more stimulating..." ...

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Never has Inspector Montalbano's character -- a unique blend of humor cynicism compassion earthiness & love of good food -- been more compelling than in The Snack Thief. When an elderly man is stabbed to death in an elevator & a crewman on an Italian fishing trawler is machine-gunned by a Tunisian patrol boat off Sicily's coast only Inspector Montalbano suspects a link between the two incidents. His investigation leads to the beautiful Karima an impoverished house cleaner & sometime prostitute whose young son steals other school children's mid-morning snacks. But Karima disappears & the young snack thief's life -- as well as Montalbano's -- is endangered when the inspector exposes a viper's nest of government corruption & international intrigue. ...

One tiny snail longs to see the world & hitches a lift on the tail of a whale. Together they go on an amazing journey past icebergs & volcanoes sharks & penguins & the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes & the whale is beached in a bay it's the tiny snail who saves the day. ...

One tiny snail longs to see the world & hitches a lift on the tail of a whale. Together they go on an amazing journey past icebergs & volcanoes sharks & penguins & the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes & the whale is beached in a bay it's the tiny snail who saves the day. ...

Join the dots spot the differences colour in & have fun recreating the adventures of the snail who hitched a lift on the tail of an enormous whale! This brilliant activity book is packed with exciting puzzles & games featuring characters & scenes from this bestselling story. There are even over 40 reusable stickers & a sticker scene -- hours of fun! ...

This snail may be small but shes determined to see the world -- so she hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. Its an unlikely partnership but when the whale gets into difficulties he discovers just how good a friend a snail can be.. . Perfect for classroom use this whale-sized edition

Includes:: activity ideas & words & music for the Snail & the Whale Song.

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Join a tiny snail & a big grey-blue humpback whale as they set off on a world tour with a difference. Featuring all the characters & settings from the much-loved story this great-value book is packed with scenes to color in as well as imaginative drawing activities. ...

Explore the deep sea & the wide world in this great magnetic book! Contains over 80 Snail & the Whale magnets a special mini edition of the bestselling story plus play scenes & fun activities including Mixed-up Beasts Match the Shadows & a Snail & the Whale quiz. With a neat clasp & sturdy carry handle you can take the fun with you wherever you go! A perfect gift from the creators of the nations favourite bedtime story THE GRUFFALO! ...

A colourful snail asks you to help him look for his favourite painting. Follow his silver trail through a selection of famous modern paintings by an exciting range of modern artists including Pollock Rothko Mondrian Dali Picasso & Matisse in search of a piece of art that represents him. Paintings reproduced in the book: Pablo Picasso Maya in a Sailor Suit 1938. MOMA Barnett Newman Abraham 1949. MOMA Jackson Pollock Number 20 1949. Private Collection/ James Goodman Gallery New York Mark Rothko White Centre 1950. Private Collection Salvador Dali The Persistence of Memory 1931. MOMA Ben Nicholson 1940-42 (two forms). Southampton City Art Gallery Hampshire. Henri Matisse The Snail 1953 Tate Modern Henri Matisse Goldfish (Red Fish) 1911 Pushkin Museum of Fine Art Moscow ...