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A brisk narrative of battles and plagues, monastic orders, heroic women, and knights-errant, barbaric tortures and tender romance, intrigue, scandals, and conquest, The Middle Ages: An Illustrated History mixes a spirited and entertaining writing style with exquisite,...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1999-03-04
ePub
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Ever eaten Poodle Strudel? Slain a Jabberwock? Bathed in Irish Stew? Quentin Blake is one of the best loved of children’s illustrators. In this brilliant book he has selected and illustrated his favourite comic verse, making it pure entertainment for nonsense-lovers of...
Editeur :
Puffin
Parution :
1996-10-03
ePub
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In 1665, when an epidemic of the plague forced Cambridge University to close, Isaac Newton, then a young, undistinguished scholar, returned to his childhood home in rural England. Away from his colleagues and professors, Newton embarked on one of the greatest...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1996-09-19
ePub
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Alexander Graham Bell forever changed the world. The telephone and his many other landmark inventions rank among the most transforming and enduring of the modern era. But it was his work with the deaf, teaching as well as inventing tools to ease communication, that he...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1996-08-29
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Marie Curie discovered radium and went on to lead the scientific community in studying the theory behind and the uses of radioactivity. She left a vast legacy to future scientists through her research, her teaching, and her contributions to the welfare of humankind. She...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1996-08-01
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A reissue of TALKING TURKEYS by street poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Talking Turkeys is an unconventional collection of straight-talking poems about heroes, revolutions, racism, love and animal rights, among other subjects, that will entice many new readers to poetry. It is...
Editeur :
Puffin
Parution :
1995-08-03
ePub
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Zlata Filipovic was given a diary shortly before her tenth birthday and began to write in it regularly. She was an ordinary, if unusuallyintelligent and articulate little girl, and her preoccupations include whether or not to join the Madonna fan club, her piano...
Editeur :
Puffin
Parution :
1995-01-05
ePub
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An award-winning collection from Gerard Benson, creator of Poems on the Underground.James Berry and Wendy Cope appear alongside Milton and Shakespeare amongst others to make a wonderfully diverse, fun and exciting collection of verse that shows that poetry doesn't have...
Editeur :
Puffin
Parution :
1994-01-27
ePub
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Here is an illustrated history of the civil rights movement, written and designed for ages 10 to adult, that clearly and effectively brings the turbulent years of struggle to life, and gives a vivid and powerful experience of what it was like not so very long ago....
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1993-05-20
ePub
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Laughter is an eggwith a crick-crack facethat can hide in the heartof the human race.Crack up with John Agard’s hilarious and heartfelt poems about laughter. From scrambled jokes on toast to a crocodile's smile, this joyous collection of poems celebrates the laughter...
Editeur :
Puffin
Parution :
1991-03-18
ePub
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Compiled by the award-winning poet and author of children's books, Donald Hall, this delightful anthology follows in the tradition of Iona and Peter Opie's classic Oxford Book of Children's Verse. Hall brings together poems written specifically for children and also...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1990-12-13
ePub
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Compiled by the award-winning poet and author of children's books, Donald Hall, this delightful anthology follows in the tradition of Iona and Peter Opie's classic Oxford Book of Children's Verse. Hall brings together poems written specifically for children and also...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1990-12-13
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‘This is the storyOf Alison Hubble,Who went to bed single,And woke up double.’Here, in verse, are the hilariously original stories of a mighty slide, a man who fought crocodiles, a girl who doubled, a couple of baby skinners and a thing that lived under a school. A...
Editeur :
Puffin
Parution :
1989-11-23
ePub
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A brilliantly funny collection of poems involving everyone's favourite anti-hero Dave Dirt, the extraordinary afternoon of a prawn and the mysterious tale of Zoe's earrings.Witty, touching and clever - this is a classic collection from the irreverent Kit Wright.
Editeur :
Puffin
Parution :
1989-05-25
ePub
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Laughter guaranteed with The Ha Ha Bonk Book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg - jam-packed with brilliant jokes to tell your dad, your mum, your baby brother, your teacher and anybody else you can think of, such as: What goes ha ha bonk? A man laughing his head off.andWhat...
Editeur :
Puffin
Parution :
1982-03-25
ePub
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Shirley is only five years old when she is taken away by the Indian agent to live at a residential school.
She loves learning, but she is not there by choice. From the first day walking up the long, lonely stone steps of the school building, life is hard and full of...
Editeur :
Second Story Press
Parution :
2026-02-10
ePub
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Classic Christmas carols are perfect for reflecting on the true meaning of the season.Discover how the angels proclaimed Jesus’ birth to the frightened shepherds, and then follow the shepherds as they are guided by the star shining in the east to the stable where Jesus...
Editeur :
Twin Sisters® Digital Media™
Parution :
2025-12-19
epub sans DRM
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“If You Know The Sound Of” is an entertaining story/song combination perfect to teach young learners initial consonant sounds for letters B, C, D, F, and G. Bright photographs and adorable art will engage young children as they sing and follow along with each page. It’s...
Editeur :
Twin Sisters® Digital Media™
Parution :
2025-12-10
epub sans DRM
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“Sing Through The Year” is an entertaining story/song combination perfect to teach young learners the months of the year. From January through December, each month is adorably illustrated with favorite holidays and cute objects that represent each month. This...
Editeur :
Twin Sisters® Digital Media™
Parution :
2025-12-10
epub sans DRM
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“I Can Add” is an entertaining story/song combination perfect to teach young children beginning addition with silly lyrics and rhyming text. Adorable illustrations, coupled with an easy to follow “word-for-word” story, will entertain pre-readers and reinforce early...
Editeur :
Twin Sisters® Digital Media™
Parution :
2025-12-10
epub sans DRM
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