Archive for December, 2008

The New Secret Language of Dreams - David Fontana

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

The New Secret Language of Dreams by David Fontana takes a fresh approach to dreaming, with a wealth of real-life examples and illuminating guidance on how to tease out the underlying symbolism and logic of dreams. With a description of the main dream archetypes and helpful techniques for remembering and recording dreams, this is a valuable contribution to a subject that continues to fascinate and intrigue so many of us.

The Ultimate Book of Famous People

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

The Ultimate Book of Famous People introduces you to everyone from statesmen to scientists… With its fascinating biographies of the people who have influenced the course of history over the last 2000 years, this is a great title to have in your family reference library. Children will find it useful for all sorts of projects and homework, and it’s a completely riveting read if you just want to brush up your general knowledge.

Horowitz Horror Collection - 6 Books

Friday, December 19th, 2008

 

Anthony Horowitz has written a series - for confident readers - that focuses on a strange and twisted world. Full of suspense and good old fashioned spine tingles, young adults will really enjoy these sinister and creepy tales from the award-winning author!

Read at Home: Sets 1 & 2 - 26 Books

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Read at Home: Set 1 - 13 Books

Read at Home: Set 2 - 13 Books

 
Read at Home is a fun, innovative reading scheme designed for beginners. Starring Floppy, Biff, Chip and all the popular Oxford Reading Tree characters. This series has been specially written to help parents support their children’s reading at home. Carefully graded across 4 levels, the books are all satisfying stories in their own right and feature activities and puzzles that further extend reading skills. This essential reading scheme features stories together with a guide to help you teach your child to read and a Read at home First Dictionary with over 300 words and definitions that children will encounter as they set out on their reading journey.

Captain Underpants Collection - 10 Books

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

This bumper collection of Captain Underpants paperbacks features some of the all-time favourite stories starring George and Harold in some really very sticky adventures… There’s the Bionic Booger Boy, the Wicked Wedgie Woman - not to mention Professor Pippy P. Poopypants, the dastardly new science teacher. Hugely popular, the irreverent jokes, flip-o-rama animation and lashings of gross stuff have a very particular humour that will appeal - almost without exception - to every boy aged seven years and over!

Season of Secrets

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008


The incredibly brilliant young author of Ways to Live Forever is back with an extraordinary tale that weaves legends of pagan gods and a family coping with tragedy into a haunting story of love and loss that is sure to touch your heart. Sally Nicholls is an amazing new writer, a name you’ll be hearing plenty more of in the future.

Brilliant Beads and Bracelets: (Creative Studio S.)

Monday, December 15th, 2008

 

An easy-to-follow, step-by-step activity book packed with projects to make friendship bracelets and beaded jewellery using components provided in the kit.

Essential Recipe Collection - 12 Books

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

From a relaxed brunch to a frantic midweek supper, a special afternoon tea party with nibbles to enjoy with a cup of coffee, the Essential Recipe Collection offers a range of mouth-watering recipes to help you find exactly the right choice for any occasion. Every recipe is accompanied by a glorious full colour illustration and throughout the collection you’ll find an imaginative mix of all your favourites plus plenty of brand new ideas. Together these twelve books will make a great addition to any cook’s library, individually they will make great gifts!

Where’s Wally? The Solid Gold Collection - 6 Books

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Down the road, around the globe, over thousands of years, past thousands of people Wally and his friends - Woof, Wenda, Wizard Whitebeard and Odlaw - are fiendishly hidden in every scene! Experienced Wally-watchers and those new to this satisfying - although at times frustrating - phenomenon will love this collection which comes with a sticker book so that you can create your very own Wally scene with the 250 stickers provided!

Paper Bead Crafts: (No Boredom Allowed!)

Friday, December 12th, 2008

When children are bored stiff, it’s time to find an entertaining way to fill up those (seemingly) never-ending spare moments. Luckily this great volume in the new No Boredom Allowed! series has tons of activities to end their boredom and soothe parent’s ringing ears. It offers over 100 actual templates that can be coloured, cut out and made into funky and original beads. An introductory section offers complete directions, advice on finishing techniques and inspiring project ideas to keep creative little minds crafting. And the best part of all: because the book features all of the triangle templates needed to make colourful beads, it is one of the few tools that they need to get started. With so much imaginative fun packed into such an affordable package, kids will be wishing for rainy days!