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Изабель любила животных, но особенно ее воображение поразили величественные духи гор – снежные барсы. Перед сном она помечтала хоть одним глазком увидеть этих прекрасных существ не в зоопарке, а там, где они живут в природе, и… все сбылось. Изабель проснулась в горах в компании девочки Одвал. Одвал как раз пыталась уберечь от охотников семью снежных барсов – маму и двух котят. Разумеется, Изабель …
Сара любила слушать рассказы дедушки про Арктику и эскимосов. Девочка мечтала там побывать и увидеть все эти чудеса собственными глазами. Они с дедушкой даже построили маленькое иглу – эскимосский дом из снега. Но Сара и не думала, что, спрятавшись в это иглу под Рождество, она выберется из него прямо в Арктику! Здесь невероятно холодно и еще есть совсем маленький медвежонок, потерявший маму. Не с…
Use your senses to learn the most important words and phrases in Arabic! With colourful images this attractive and practical guide to Arabic language and culture helps you find what you need quickly and easily. Also contains an Arabic-English and English-Arabic Index.Everyday words are arranged by theme with attractive, up-to-date images to guide you.Each topic presents the most practical phrases …
Must-have short story collection by Garth Nix, containing thirteen stories all introduced by the author himself.ACROSS THE WALL brings together an eclectic mix of Garth Nix’s writing spanning several years.The opening story is the 2005 World Book Day novella and Old Kingdom story NICHOLAS SAYRE AND THE CREATURE IN THE CASE, winner of two prestigious Aurealis Awards.The rest of the collection inclu…
Three short zany stories, all featuring weird and wonderful animals with illustrations by Tony Ross.The Gargling Gorilla, The Runaway Reptiles and The Dog Magician – three hilarious stories in one volume from an award-winning author with a wicked sense of humour.The Gargling Gorilla is a perfext text for confident young readers, with its accumulative storyline, use of repetition and alliteration a…
On the surface, Aunt Maria seems like a cuddly old lady, all chit-chat and lace doilies and unadulterated NICEness!When Mig and her family go for a short visit, they soon learn that Aunt Maria rules the place with a rod of sweetness that’s tougher than iron and deadlier than poison. Life revolves around tea parties, while the men are all grey-suited zombies who fade into the background, and the ot…
A funny, magical, colourful story collection for young children.The stories are:• Serena and the Sea Serpent – in which a small girl discovers that being a Penguinmaid is too much fun!• Bill the Inventor – in which a young orphan discovers that finding ideal parents is very tricky indeed!• Blackbread the Pirate – in which Peter discovers that the world beneath his feet is fraught with rude rats!• …
See the smash hit family movie – relive the magic in this storybook retelling.Every page of this enchanting picture book features high-quality photography from the star-studded Paddington 2 movie, and is perfectly pitched for a younger audience so all the family can enjoy the story time and time again.
The heart-warming new story about family and friendships from Newbery Medal-winner Katherine Applegate.Life is tough for ten-year-old Jackson. The landlord is often at the door, there’s not much food in the fridge and he’s worried that any day now the family will have to move out of their home. Again.Crenshaw is a cat. He’s large, he’s outspoken and he’s imaginary. He’s come back into Jackson’s li…
Disconnected, is a gripping study of teenage pressure and identity. Catherine isn’t sure who she is. The hardworking student? The dutiful daughter? Or someone else entirely? Catherine, Cat, Cath – which is the real person?Catherine is a typical A-grade student from a middle class, high-achieving family, who suddenly, on entering the sixth form, loses her way. She stumbles from one situation to ano…
A story of dark emotions and strange friendship, Doll is the eagerly awaited new title from Nicky Singer, following the triumph of her first children’s book, Feather Boy.Tilly's biker mother gave Tilly a doll when she was on her deathbed. There is something strange about the doll, something dangerous – something which brings Tilly into the path of Jan, a South American boy with his own problems. B…
A stranded spirit, and a love story that crosses the divide between the living and the dead…Despite everything she's lost in the last few months, Amelia's new half-life feels something like a victory. That is, until the demons of High Bridge make their ultimate move: rising from Hell and killing Wilburton's residents, one by one, to get to Amelia.When the death toll reaches too close to home, Amel…
Having a sister who is blonde and pretty and popular can be tricky if you’re like Meg – serious, hardworking, and, well, plain.But when Molly becomes seriously ill, Meg, no longer jealous, has to face up to something quite different: that Molly is not going to come home from the hospital, that Molly is going to die. Difficult to accept at the best of times, and when Meg has to cope with all the pr…
When Vivian is evacuated from London in 1939, she expects to be staying in the countryside. Instead, she is whisked away to Time City – a place that exists outside time and space.It is a strange and remarkable place, where technology rules – yet important events of both past and future are marked by the appearance of mysterious Time Ghosts.Here, a Time Patrol works to preserve historical events – …
Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storyteller.How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming new novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful“There were dozens of us on the ship, all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye…That is all I remember o…