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"Find Out About Series" books are the ideal introduction to information in a variety of different ways and at a number of different levels. They have wonderfully clear and well-labelled full-color photographs and illustrations. The text and language level are carefully designed for very young children.
When special education teacher Torey Hayden wrote her first book One Child thirty-five years ago, she created an international bestseller. Her intensely moving true story of Sheila, a silent, profoundly disturbed little six-year-old girl, touched millions. From every corner of the world came letters from readers wanting to know more about the troubled child who had come into Torey Hayden's clas…
From Nelson Mandela to Bob Geldof - inspiring answers on life's most important questions.
In a world that is so often challenging, with events that cause us all to wonder what is going on, Tim Costello takes us on a journey through the notion of faith and how we all need to believe in something greater than ourselves, no matter what religious background we are from. In this thoughtful and provocative book Tim explores some of the world's most challenging issues, including refugees…
Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quickly deteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, the four backpackers split up into two groups. When a terrible rafting accident separates him from his partner, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone against one of th…
Samar Yazbek was well-known in her native Syria as a writer and a journalist but, in 2011, she fell foul of the Assad regime and was forced to flee. Since then, determined to bear witness to the suffering of her people, she revisited her homeland by squeezing through a hole in the fence on the Turkish border. Here she testifies to the appalling reality that is Syria today. From the first innoce…
At the age of thirteen, I knew that I was destined to marry John Travolta. One day he would arrive on my North London doorstep, fall madly in love with me and ask me to marry him. Then he would convert to Islam and become a devoted Muslim.' Shelina is keeping a very surprising secret under her headscarf--she wants to fall in love and find her faith. Torn between the Buxom Aunties, romantic come…
A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past."--Fidel Castro From revolutionary and symbol of strength to Cold War adversary, Fidel Castro was one of the world's most controversial leaders, and perhaps its most enduring. As Cuba's towering and charismatic president for nearly fifty years, Castro's influential leadership captivated allies and enemies alike. By virtue of passionate …
Einstein the class hamster is from a long line of class hamsters. He knows lots of cool facts about science, art, and history―maybe even more than their sleepy teacher, Ms. Moreno. The class has a chance to compete in a trivia game show contest. But how can they get ready for the contest if Ms. Moreno keeps taking naps instead of teaching? More important, how can Einstein help the class prepa…
Sam loves building things, especially robots. His robots are all very good at helping out, but when they start going wrong it's clear that Sam needs to take his robots on holiday for a rest! 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 and improve their reading skills. Each…
Introduces readers to the tricks that animals use to hide from predators, from changing their skin colour to blend into the background to pretending to be dead. Ages 4-8+.
On our own we're special, And we can chase our dream. But when we join up, hand in hand, Together we're a team. Celebrate the power of love and friendship in this beautiful book by award-winning illustrator and author Britta Teckentrup. With vibrant artwork and peek-through pages, this is a picture book to treasure.
A selection of fine art paintings featuring a variety of modes of transport, from horse to hot-air balloon. Each of the colour plates provides a new canvas for children to explore as they look at the various ways to travel. There is a selection of artists from around the world.
This beautiful hardback Ladybird edition of Sleeping Beauty is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers from 3+. The tale is sensitively retold, retaining all the key parts of the story beginning with Sleeping Beauty's birth through to the day she pricks her finger on her 15th birthday and falls asleep for one hundred years. Other exciting titles …
Will Lucky ever escape the slimy stuff and hairy horrors that lurk in the plumbing? When it's Jim's turn to clean out the goldfish bowl, Lucky the goldfish isn't happy. Dad puts Lucky into the sink and tells Jim not to pull the plug out. And everything would be fine if only everyone remembered that! Oh, Dad, why did you pull the plug? Jim is upset and Lucky's down the plughole, twisting and …
Deskripsi Singkat Mengajak anak mengenal dan mencintai Alkitab dengan cara menarik, dalam bentuk permainan yang bersuasana gembira. Tersedia dalam 9 pak, yang terdiri dari 6 pak Perjanjian Lama dan 3 Pak Perjanjian Baru. Kesemuanya mencakup 38 kisah dari Perjanjian Lama dan Perjanjian Baru. Setiap pak berisi sebuah frame Logico I Love Bible, 3 s.d. 5 buku lembar kerja Logi…
Alice is the most rootin’, tootin’ cowgirl in all of Dallas . . . Pennsylvania. Each day she puts on her favorite boots and hat and sets off on her stick pony for school with a “Yippee ki-yay!” Alice is used to being the only cowgirl around, until Lexis from Texas arrives at school one day. Lexis seems to be a real cowgirl, with her fancy hat, jingling spurs, and lasso tricks. Alice dec…
Since his boyhood in a poor village in Central Anatolia, Mevlut Karataş has fantasized about what his life would become. Not getting as far in school as he'd hoped, at the age of twelve he comes to Istanbul--'the center of the world'--and is immediately enthralled by both the old city that is disappearing and the new one that is fast being built. He follows his father's trade, selling boza (a…
Based on a remarkable true story, an unforgettable Somali girl risks her life on the migrant journey to Europe to run in the Olympic Games At eight years of age, Samia lives to run. She shares her dream with her best friend and neighbor, Ali, who appoints himself her "professional coach." Eight-year-old Ali trains her, times her, and pushes her to achieve her goals. For both children, Samia's r…
Even after escaping from the Southerly Kingdom, Lottie Fiske has returned to the magical Albion Isle, despite the fact that she is a wanted criminal there, because she is seeking answers about her abilities, and her parents--but war is threatening Limn, and the answers she needs seem to lie in the Northerly Kingdom, along a road full of dangers.
The Munrungs cross the Carpet to find a new home after their village is destroyed by the powerful and mysterious natural force Fray.