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The Pointless Leopard: What Good are Kids Anyway? by Colas Gutman
Category: Early Reader | Series: Pushkin Children's Collection
A walk in the woods turns into a funny, philosophical and irresistibly charming mini-adventure.In this witty tale of insistent parents and talking animals, a child questions his purpose.In the country, there's nothing to do, except: admire. It's the same as being bored, but with your eyes wide open.The ...Show more
The Pollinator Journal: A Gardener's Journal for Cultivating Pollinator Gardens by Insights
Category: Notebooks | Series: Pollinator Collection
Discover, celebrate, and support the pollinators in your garden with this guided gardening journal. Specially formatted for creating a pollinator paradise, this journal provides the space the writer needs to record anything and everything about their pollinator garden, with journal pages for writing, sp ...Show more
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Category: Fiction | Series: African Collection
First with your head and then with your heart.... So says Hoppie Groenewald, boxing champion, to a seven-year-old boy who dreams of being the welterweight champion of the world. For the young Peekay, it is a piece of advice he will carry with him throughout his life. Born in a South Africa divided by ra ...Show more
The Power of One: Popular Penguins by Bryce Courtenay
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: African Collection
First with your head and then with your heart' is advice Peekay, a seven-year-old boy who dreams of being the welterweight champion of the world, will carry throughout his life. Born in a South Africa divided by racism and hatred, this one small boy will come to lead all the tribes of Africa. And in a f ...Show more
The Power of Sound by Edmund Gurney
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music
Edmund Gurney (1847-88) is today best known for his work on psychical research, but from a young age he harboured the ambition to be a composer and performer. Frustrated in this aim, he began writing on the philosophy and psychology of music. This work of 1880 was an attempt to apply a strictly scientif ...Show more
The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: Classic Fairy Tale Collection
One of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories gets a breathtaking showcase, with lavish art and an elegant retelling by acclaimed writer John Cech. Bernhard Oberdieck's stunning images, with their soft colour and unusual perspectives, capture all the fantasy and romance of Andersen's appealing t ...Show more
The Princess and the Pea (Classic Fairy Tale Collection) by John Cech
Category: Picture Books | Series: Classic Fairy Tale Collection
One of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories gets a breathtaking showcase, with lavish art and an elegant retelling by acclaimed writer, professor, and radio host John Cech. Although the handsome prince meets ladies blessed with beauty, wealth, and brains, he knows in his heart that none is the ...Show more
The Princess and the Pea (Sterling Classic Fairy Tale Collection) by John Cech
Category: Children's Classics | Series: (Sterling Classic Fairy Tale Collection)
This is an elegant retelling of one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories. It features stunning illustrations that capture the fantasy and romance of this appealing tale. It is suitable for children aged 4 to 7 years old. One of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories gets a breathtak ...Show more
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
Category: Psychology | Series: Picador Collection
The Sunday Times bestseller - now with a new introdution and part of the Picador Collection'The belly laughs come thick and fast' - The Observer_____What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly compelling adventure into the worl ...Show more
The Queen and Her Family by Halima Sadat
Category: History | Series: Pitkin Royal Collection
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the longest serving monarch in the world. With Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh by her side she has dealt with the complexities of life as a head of state, her duty to her country always her paramount concern. However, she is also a wife, mother, grandmother and gre ...Show more
The Queen's Hat by Steve Antony
Category: Picture Books | Series: The\Queen Collection
From Steve Antony, the author and illustrator of PLEASE, MR. PANDA and BETTY GOES BANANAS! A sudden gust of wind sets off a marvelous adventure for the Queen, lots of Queen's men, and one very special hat. Just where will that hat land? Following a hysterical, epic hat chase, the Queen is reunited wi ...Show more
The Queen's Lift-Off by Steve Antony
Category: Picture Books | Series: The\Queen Collection
From the award-winning creator of The Queen's Hat, The Queen's Handbag and The Queen's Present comes a fourth hilarious tale taking the reader on a whirlwind royal tour of space! The Queen has been round the UK, and the world - twice! - and now she's off to space! Perfectly ties in with the 50th annive ...Show more