Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairy tales... Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals these lively stories will captivate readers with their delightful illustrations & fun lift-up flaps which really add to the action. The 'flip-up' flaps encourage prediction & discussion & well-known stories will give young readers confidence. ...

A popular title from the bestselling Usborne Reading Programme repackaged to offer extra support for English Language learners & teachers. Comes with a CD which contains full readings of the text & sample phrases by native speakers in both British English & American English as well as downloadable teachers notes & worksheets. ...

This Ladybird retelling of The Three Little Pigs" is a wonderful introduction to classic fairy tales for toddlers & preschool children. Enjoy reading the simple text together looking at the bright pictures & feeling the different touch-&-feels on every page." ...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Trixy Tammy & Trig are three little girl pirates who live aboard The Lucky Lobster with their pets Mullet the dog Kipper the cat & a seagull called Gulliver. When the nasty pirate Vanilla Cringe kidnaps mermaid princess Mo & her friends its up to the little pirates to save the day. But can they outwit Vanilla? A delightful splash of ocean fun & adventure. Perfect for reading aloud or for children to enjoy alone with lots of bright funny pictures maps to follow clues to find & puzzles to solve. ...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Meet the three little princesses! Phoebe Pruella & Pip are looking forward to their father the Kings birthday celebration
- but when the key to the all-important time machine is stolen the palace is thrown into chaos! The princesses must journey deep into the Enchanted Forest to find the culprit & restore order before the kingdom disappears for ever... Brimming with humour intrigue & suspense & with delightful illustrations from Emily Bolam this is a book children will return to time & time again.
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The classic fight between pigs & wolves as you've never seen it. The three little wolves erect first a solid brick house. The big bad pig comes along & when huffing & puffing fails to work he uses a sledgehammer to bring the house down. Next they build a home of concrete: The pig demolishes it with his pneumatic drill. The three little wolves choose an even stronger design next time round: They erect a house made from steel barbed wire armor plates & video entry system but the pig finds a way to demolish it too. It is only when the wolves construct a rather fragile house made from cherry blossoms daffodils pink roses & marigolds that the pig has a change of heart... Witty subversive & a brilliant read aloud picture book. Eugene Trivizas' text for The Three Little Wolves & the Big Bad Pig is perfectly complemented by Helen Oxenbury's watercolour illustrations. ...

In the backstreets of Liverpool best mates Molly Bennett & Nellie Mc Donough are up to their usual tricks. & as always theyre keeping an eye on their children & grandchildren who mean the world to them. But theyre never too busy to help out a friend so when Claire Thompson attracts a mysterious admirer its clear to Molly & Nellie that their detective skills are required... ...

Edited Introduced & Annotated by Cedric Watts M.A. Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of English University of Sussex. Three Men in a Boat is a comic classic. When it first appeared in 1889 it became a best seller & has remained popular ever since. This motley novel has not only been translated into many languages but has also been staged filmed televised & imitated. The adventures & misfortunes on the Thames of the three English friends & their pugnacious dog Montmorency provide rich humour shrewd observations lyrical reflections & predominantly genially ironic perceptions of human fallibility. The sequel Three Men on the Bummel reunites the three friends for their Bummel (roaming or wandering) through Germany. The results vary from the seductively titillating to the outrageously farcical; & subsequent history has laden the narrative with ironies. COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED ...

Martyrs to hypochondria & general seediness J. & his friends George & Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a 'T'. But when they set off they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes unreliable weather-forecasts & tins of pineapple chunks
- not to mention the devastation left in the wake of J.'s small fox-terrier Montmorency. Three Men in a Boat" was an instant success when it appeared in 1889 & proved so popular that Jerome reunited his now older
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- heroes in " Three Men on the Bummel" for a picaresque bicycle tour of Germany. With their benign escapism authorial discursions & wonderful evocation of the late-Victorian 'clerking classes' both novels hilariously capture the spirit of their age."


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