We belong together because... You needed a home I had one to share Now we are a family Bestselling author/illustrator Todd Parr has received hundreds of requests to write a book about adoption. & as he did with his beloved books It's Okay to be Different & The Peace Book he has found a way to approach this challenging matter with humour & sensitivity through his bold & colourful illustrations & unique reassuring messages. ...

A film tie-in edition to 20th Century Fox's film adaptation of the heart-warming international bestseller starring Scarlett Johansson & Matt Damon & directed by Oscar-winning director Cameron Crowe. An amazing true story that has inspired the major Hollywood motion picture this Christmas to be repackaged for release alongside the film. We Bought a Zoo is about one young family a broken down zoo & the wild animals that changed their lives forever. When Ben [played by Damon] & his wife Katherine [played by Johansson] sold their small flat in Primrose Hill upped sticks with their children & invested their savings into a dilapidated zoo on the edge of Dartmoor they were prepared for a challenge & a momentous change in all their lives. With over 200 exotic animals to care for
- including an African lion a wolf pack a Brazilian tapir & a jaguar
- Ben's hands & those of his wife children & tiny team of keepers were full. What they weren't prepared for was Katherine's devastating second brain cancer diagnosis. Ben found himself juggling the daunting responsibilities of managing the park's staff & finances while holding the bailiffs at bay & caring for his wife. A moving & entertaining story of courage & a family's attempts to rebuild a zoo & carry on after Katherine's tragic death.

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In the early 1980s when a small group of misfits began acting out their nocturnal fantasies London nightlife blossomed & fashion music & clubbing would never be the same again. Against the backdrop of recession-hit Britain this was the birth of club fashion style magazines futuristic synth pop & blue-eyed funk. Energised by punks do-it-yourself attitude & David Bowies ceaseless image shifting a new generation of pop stars designers journalists artists & filmmakers emerged adopting wild theatrical attire & an ethos of continual change. Led by the enigmatic Steve Strange & the ever dapper Chris Sullivan their scene flourished in a succession of legendary clubs: from Billys & the Blitz via Le Beat Route & the Mud Club to the Wag & the Dirt Box. It gave us stars including Boy George Sade & Spandau Ballet as well as the faces who would shape London nightlife up to the rave era. The press dubbed these nightbirds the New Romantics; in truth this was just one stage of their endless reinvention. Together with his schoolmate future broadcaster Robert Elms & art-school buddy Chris Sullivan Graham Smith was at the centre of this creative cult. He designed its record sleeves cultivated its graphics & captured its characters taking extraordinary pictures throughout the period most of which have never been reproduced before. There are interviews with all the major players incendiary & hilarious text by Chris Sullivan an introduction by Robert Elms & forewords by Boy George Steve Strange & Spandau Ballets Gary Kemp. This beautiful book is the first insider account of this uniquely creative time. ...

Encourage the aspiring young cooks in your home to take the lead role in the kitchen & they will soon be whipping up tasty treats time & time again. This bumper book of recipes is the perfect introduction to cooking for children aged 5-12. Brimming with 100 fabulous recipes chapters cover snacks & light bites quick-&-easy lunches & suppers main meals desserts & drinks so there really is something for every occasion. ...

The fifth & final part of the complete collected stories shows Philip K. Dick at the very height of his outstanding powers. The twenty-five tales were written between 1963 & 1981 just a few months before he died & include two stories which have been turned into box office smashes: the title story filmed as Total Recall & The Little Black Box" which grew into his masterpiece Blade Runner." ...

' Now Susan ' Mother said ' And you too John. No night sailing... No going outside the harbour... And back the day after tomorrow... Promise.' But promises can't always be kept. Within twenty-four hours John Susan Titty & Roger find themselves fighting a night gale in the treacherous waters of the North Sea adrift & in the main shipping lanes. Suddenly it's real adventure & only their sailing skills can help them now... ...

In March 1943 a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from the Shetland Islands
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Secular assumptions are being introduced piecemeal into our way of life. From the Millennium Dome (what exactly was it celebrating?) to the restrictions on the wearing of crosses & abolition of nativity plays Christianity is being marginalised. Christian social initiatives at local levels are now so severely restricted that several Christian bodies issue guidelines on handling local council prejudice. There is a widespread if ill-defined sense that a valuable heritage is slipping away. Yet the Bible & Prayer Book are seminal for our language & literature; Christian social action predated the modern welfare state; our laws are based on Christian ethical systems. Christians should push back re-engaging with politicians & opinion formers. Christians must be salt & light. Introverted Christianity must give way to engagement with the world not defensively but with complete confidence & hope. It is time for a proper debate about the place of faith in modern Britain. ...

Born to hardworking immigrant parents in sunny suburban Los Angeles Stephen Newman never imagined that he would spend his adult life under the grey skies of north London would marry Andrea for convenience & stay married & would watch his children grow into people he cannot fathom. Over forty years he & his friends have built lives of comfort & success until the events of late middle age & the new century force them to realise that they have always existed in a fools paradise. ...

Mr Tanner the farmer pollutes his farm & mistreats his animals leading them to stage a rebellion. They build an intergalactic space rocket to take them up into the clean clear skies far away from those who are polluting the planet. First a chicken then a clever rabbit & lastly a calm sheep are chosen for test flights. But each time something goes wrong & the rocket returns to Earth. The animals don't know what to do. But then Farmer Tanner discovers the rocket & determined to take it for his own he zooms off into space & is never seen again. Created in consultation with literacy specialist Prue Goodwin this edition contains the complete story re-designed to help support children who are gaining confidence in reading. ...