Now as well as singing the song you can knit the characters. The Twelve Knits of Christmas brings together 12 charming knitting patterns for making all of the objects birds & people mentioned in the song & a beautifully illustrated book containing the words for each verse. Children will love to play with your knitted creations as you sing along together. & the projects can double up as Christmas decorations around your home centering on the colourful & easy-to-assemble cardboard pear tree tucked into the back of the book
- a ready made roosting spot fit for the finest partridge to enjoy.
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Penelope Tredwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old orphan heiress of the bestselling magazine The Penny Dreadful. Her masterly tales of the macabre are gripping Victorian Britain even if no one knows she's the real author. One day a letter she receives from the governor of the notorious Bedlam madhouse plunges her into an adventure more terrifying than anything she ever imagined
- A thriller with a fast-paced cinematic style Twelve Minutes to Midnight is an electrifying story from an exciting new author.
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For each Sunday of the year there is a brief commentary & reflection taken from Tom Wrights weekly Church Times column on the Common Worship lectionary readings. Each section gives the lectionary references & gives a starting-point for thinking about the readings drawing out points of connection between them. The book can be used for regular Bible study throughout the year or for sermon preparation. It covers all Sundays in the year using track 1 (Daily Eucharistic Lectionary) for the Sundays after Trinity. ...

TOM WRIGHT offers reflections on the Sunday readings in the Revised Common Lectionary for Years A B & C. This volume which brings together his widely read columns in the Church Times & also contains new material covers all the Sundays & major festivals. Scholarship history & insights into the world & language of the Bible are woven together to give a deeper understanding of the Word of the Lord. Twelve Months of Sundays will be invaluable to anyone who wants to gather their thoughts in preparation for Sunday worship or for regular Bible study throughout the year. ...

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive.. .A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle.. .A young artist gets the biggest break of her career.. .A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration.. . An escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland.. . How will they react? How would you? Twelve Red Herrings is the third collection of irresistible short stories from a master storyteller. Cleverly styled with richly drawn characters & ingeniously plotted story lines each of the twelve tales ends with a delightfully unexpected turn of events. ' Outstanding.. .white-knuckle suspense & witty denouements' DAILY EXPRESS ' Archer hits the bull's eye with an exemplary collection of short stories' DAILY MAIL ...

Mystery & adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times.. . Flavia is suspicious of the new woman in her father's life Cartilia Poplica. She's certain that Cartilia has an ulterior motive but to find out the truth Flavia must perform twelve tasks
- like the Greek hero Hercules. So begins a thrilling journey but what will Flavia learn at the end of her quest?
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The opening pages of Ayana's debut took my breath away. I can't remember when I read anything that moved me quite this way besides the work of Toni Morrison". (Oprah Winfrey). Fifteen years old & blazing with the hope of a better life Hattie Shepherd fled the horror of the American South on a dawn train bound for Philadelphia. Hattie's is a tale of strength of resilience & heartbreak that spans six decades. Her American dream is shattered time & again: a husband who lies & cheats & nine children raised in a cramped little house that was only ever supposed to be temporary. She keeps the children alive with sheer will & not an ounce of the affection they crave. She knows they don't think her a kind woman
- but how could they understand that all the love she had was used up in feeding them & clothing them. How do you prepare your children for a world you know is cruel? The lives of this unforgettable family form a searing portrait of twentieth century America. From the revivalist tents of Alabama to Vietnam to the black middle-class enclave in the heart of the city to a filthy bar in the ghetto " The Twelve Tribes of Hattie" is an extraordinary distinctive novel about the guilt sacrifice responsibility & heartbreak that are an intrinsic part of ferocious love."
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Lara has always had an overactive imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her mind. Normal twenty-something girls just dont get visited by ghosts! But inexplicably the spirit of Laras great aunt Sadie
- in the form of a bold demanding Charleston-dancing girl
- has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track down a missing necklace Sadie simply cant rest without. Laras got enough problems of her own. Her start-up company is floundering her best friend & business partner has run off to Goa & shes just been dumped by the love of her life. But as Lara spends time with Sadie life becomes more glamorous & their treasure hunt turns into something intriguing & romantic. Could Sadies ghost be the answer to Laras problems & can two girls from different times end up learning something special from each other?

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Demolition of Second World War defences commenced before the end of the war when the risk of Nazi invasion had diminished & until recent years the study & recording of buildings & structures associated with twentieth-century defences has received relatively little attention. Despite the extent of the demolition work many examples of defence installations & structures survive throughout Great Britain. As Warwickshire was not as heavily defended as counties with coastal regions & those on the eastern side of Great Britain there are inevitably fewer examples of defence structures than in these kinds of areas. However within Warwickshire a wide variety of defence buildings & structures still survive. This guide

Includes:: pill boxes bombing decoy sites anti-aircraft defences air-raid shelters army buildings & Cold War defences. Complementing his study with photographs & maps including suggested walks Steve Carvell has compiled a detailed & important record of these often overlooked structures & defences across Warwickshire.

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Cambridge IGCSE Twentieth Century History covers the Cambridge IGCSE History syllabus & relates to the Twentieth Century core content. The theme of the book is International Relations from 1919 to the end of the 20th century. Lively & accessible text is based around lead questions matching those in the Cambridge IGCSE syllabus. Essential knowledge is provided through background briefings analysis of issues through investigations & review sections to provide opportunities for revision. ...