This gorgeous gift set features six Hairy Maclary paperbacks and a lovely bag to help you carry your books wherever you go. Join the inimitable little dog as he and his not-so-brave doggy friends head out for a walk until, with a sudden yowl, a wail and a howl, they all run off. What sort of nasty surprise could have caused such a scatter of paws?
Collins Language Clubs are the ideal way to ensure that young learners not only excel in Spanish and French at school, but also have great fun doing it. Using puzzles, stories and songs to explore grammar and vocabulary concepts in an entirely undaunting way, each pack comes with two books and two accompanying CDs.
Ian Whybrow has targeted all the subjest matters that boys relish and that really interest them - from go karting and aliens to football superstars and legendary heroes of old - in this high action, high adventure and very funny collection of fiction. Specifically aimed at young boys who are jsut learning to read to themselves, these books are absolutely perfect for ensuring that the reader will properly engage with the story, allowing them plenty of confidence-building reading practice.
Sapphire Rose doesn’t believe in relationships anymore - not since she caught her husband in bed with another woman. Now Sapphire only sees men on her terms which is why her current lover is younger than her. Sapphire puts all her passion into running her own business. She is doing well until she meets a charming businessman.
The author was the first celebrity chef, the swashbuckling cook who crossed the high seas, on a BBC budget, communicating his love of food to millions of viewers. This memoir focuses on the ups and downs of his career, and the fortunes won and lost. It also presents an analysis of fame and how it can destroy.
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading ’soul’ who has been given Melanie’s body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn’t expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Melanie fills Wanderer’s thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves - Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body’s desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she’s never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.
This book will revolutionise the notoriously restrictive gluten-free diet, with a delicious variety of recipes. Inside you’ll find over 120 ideas suitable for those with coeliac disease as well as for the many people who are trying a wheat-free diet to manage weight and tackle intolerances. From breakfast and picnics to snacks and ideas for entertaining, this book offers a feast of inspirational recipes.
Prepare to feel shivers running down your spine as you read this spooky tale… One day an old woman finds a hairy toe and takes it home with her. But something has lost its hairy toe and won’t stop searching until it finds it. This thrilling picture book, illustrated by the brilliant Daniel Postgate, is sure to be read again and again.
Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he’s an astrosaur! On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gypsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass! Join the intrepid spaceman as he faces a band of greedy carniverous raptors, transports some very rare and precious eggs across the galaxy and visits a watery planet to deal with a scary monster… Eight fun adventures for children who are growing in reading confidence!
Books for young children don’t get much better than these! Beautifully lyrical rhyming couplets, exquisite illustrations and plenty of adult appeal to ensure that volunteers will be queuing up to read them out loud again and again. It’s never too soon to introduce your baby to the talents of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler and here, four of their best books are re-issued in a sturdy board book format that is ideal for little hands and - unusually for board books - each one boasts the complete text of the original. Babies will love to listen to the stories and these editions will withstand plenty of enthusiastic interaction.