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The Very British Problems Quiz Book
What does 'custard and jelly' mean in cockney rhyming slang?Which biscuit has half of its name on top of the cooker and the other half on the door?And 25 million...
Oh, To Be a Painter!
Virgina Woolf's collection of writings on visual arts offer a whole new perspective on the revolutionary author.Despite wide interest in Woolf's writings, her circle, and her relationship with the visual...
Reading Champion: A Spooky Surprise: Independent Reading Green 5
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute...
Reading Champion: The Orange Lamb: Independent Reading Orange 6
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute...
The Chambers Paperback Thesaurus
Containing alternatives for 9,000 common words, The Chambers Paperback Thesaurus is the ideal easy-to-use guide to finding the right alternative word every time.Cleary structured entries include numbered alternative meanings as...
John Keats
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their selection of verses and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their...
Dylan Thomas: The Collected Letters Volume 2: 1939-1953
Dylan Thomas's letters bring the fascinating and tempestuous poet and his times to life in a way that no biography can.The letters begin in the poet's schooldays and end just...
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS draws together myriad non-fiction writing by international phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman. From Make Good Art, the speech that went viral,...
A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi: Words We Pinched From Other Languages
English as we know it today is enriched with many borrowings and influences from other languages. Aficionado, chutzpah, pro bono, hoi polloi, ketchup, nous, zeitgeist - we use these foreign...
Reading Champion: Beetle Wants to Fly: Independent Reading Green 5
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute...
The Chosen: who pays the price of a writer's fame?
'A delicate novel, finely judged and full of insight' Hilary MantelSHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN AWARD 2023One Wednesday morning in...
Reading Champion: The Queen's New Crown: Independent Reading Orange 6
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute...
Reading Champion: The Bunk Bed: Independent Reading Green 5
In this story, Freddie and Billy are getting bunk beds. They are very excited but just cannot agree on which bunk each should have. Luckily, Mum has a plan.Reading Champion...
A Circle of Five
On a misty Monday-21st June 1948-the MV Empire Windrush sailed up the Thames and anchored at Tilbury Dock, London. There were a total of 1027 passengers on board with 802...
Jonathan Swift: The Irish Identity
Jonathan Swift was internationally acclaimed in his own time for "Gulliver's Travels" and other satires in verse and prose. In his native Ireland, however, he was most fervently admired as...
SCRABBLE (TM) Junior Spelling Activity book Age 5-6
Fun Scrabble word puzzles, games and activities for kids aged 5+Make learning to spell fun with the new series of activity books from Scrabble! Taking inspiration from the classic board...
A Mirror for Magistrates in Context: Literature, History and Politics in Early Modern England
This is the first essay collection on A Mirror for Magistrates, the most popular work of English literature in the age of Shakespeare. The Mirror is here analysed by major...
William Bradford's Books: Of Plimmoth Plantation and the Printed Word
Widely regarded as the most important narrative of 17th-century New England, William Bradford's "Of Plimmoth Plantation" is one of the founding documents of American literature and history. In this study,...
Children's Dictionary: Illustrated dictionary for ages 7+ (Collins Children's Dictionaries)
Gift a love of words with this beautifully designed children's dictionaryFor children aged 7 and over, this dictionary contains up-to-date coverage of a range of everyday and curriculum vocabulary. This...
Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses
A TOP BOOK FOR 2024 IN: THE OBSERVER, INDEPENDENT, SUNDAY TIMES AND BOOKSELLER'He understands only the women he invents - the others not at all' Thomas Hardy is one of...
German Gem Dictionary: The world's favourite mini dictionaries (Collins Gem)
The home of trusted German dictionaries for everyday language learning.With 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations packed into this Collins Gem German to English and English to German dictionary,...
Sanctity as Literature in Late Medieval Britain
This collection explores some of the many ways in which sanctity was closely intertwined with the development of literary strategies across a range of writings in late medieval Britain. Rather...
New Slaveries in Contemporary British Literature and Visual Arts: The Ghost and the Camp
The book is a study of the literature and visual arts concerned with the many and diverse forms of slaveries produced by globalisation in Britain since the early 1990s.Starting from...
To The City: Life and Death Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul
'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics...
Easy Learning Mandarin Chinese Dictionary: Trusted support for learning (Collins Easy Learning)
The home of trusted Mandarin dictionaries for everyday language learning.An easy-reference Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionary. The easiest way to learn Mandarin Chinese for students with the...
IELTS Vocabulary IELTS 5-6+ (B1+): With Answers and Audio (Collins English for IELTS)
Increase your knowledge of vocabulary with Collins Vocabulary for IELTS and get the score you need. IELTS is the world's leading test of English for higher education and migration and...
To The City: Life and Death Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul
'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics...
Edwina the Emu
The wonderful sequel to the bestselling and widely acclaimed Edward the Emu. Now, we all know what happened after Edward met his mate Edwina ... little emus of course! But...
Edward the Emu
A delightful Australian classic written by Sheena Knowles and illustrated by Rod Clement. Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change....
Skills for the TOEFL iBT (R) Test: Listening and Speaking (Collins English for the TOEFL Test)
If you feel overwhelmed by the complexity of TOEFL, Collins Skills for TOEFL iBT (R) Test can help.This book helps you handle the integrated aspect of the tasks in the...
MIDWINTER MURDER: Fireside Mysteries from the Queen of Crime
Author: Agatha ChristieFormat: Hardback, 141mm x 222mm, 330g, 256 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2020An all-new collection of winter-themed mysteries from the master of the genre, just in time for...
In the Blood: A Memoir of my Childhood
Author: Sir Andrew MotionFormat: Paperback, 128mm x 198mm, 269g, 336 pagesPublished: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom, 2007Written from a teenage child's point of view, Motion captures the pathos and puzzlement...
A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn's Plays
If you are an amateur or a professional and want to perform an Ayckbourn play, A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn's Plays will give you all the information you need...
The Good of the Novel
Author: Liam McIlvanneyFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 216mm, 264g, 240 pagesPublished: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom, 2011The Good of the Novel is a collection of specially commissioned essays - edited by...
Collins COBUILD Primary Learner's Dictionary: Age 7+ (Collins COBUILD Dictionaries for Learners)
Format: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 510g, 640 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023The Collins COBUILD Primary Learner's Dictionary is an engaging illustrated dictionary aimed at learners of English aged 7...
Later ... With Jools Holland: 30 Years of Music, Magic and Mayhem
Author: Mark CooperFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 400g, 448 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023'You never knew what you were going to be confronted with when you went on Later...'...
Reading Champion: The Visitor: Independent Reading Red 2
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute...
Reading Champion: Beetle Wants to Fly: Independent Reading Green 5
Beetle sees Ladybird flying and wants to try flying too. But once she accidentally becomes airborne, she realises life on the ground is much saferThis story is part of Reading...
Reading Champion: The Farmer and the Ogre: Independent Reading Turquoise 7
In this Scandinavian traditional tale, a greedy ogre demands the farmer's crops. Can the farmer think of a way to trick him?This story is part of Reading Champion, a series...
Reading Champion: The Bear in the Hut: Independent Reading Gold 9
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute...
Reading Champion: Billie's Boots: Independent Reading Green 5
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute...
Reading Champion: The Monster in the Night: Independent Reading Blue 4
Author: Sarah SnashallFormat: Paperback, 148mm x 206mm, 68g, 24 pagesPublished: Hachette Children's Group, United Kingdom, 2024This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to...
Reading Champion: Fun at the Fair: Independent Reading Yellow 3
Author: Damian HarveyFormat: Paperback, 146mm x 206mm, 67g, 24 pagesPublished: Hachette Children's Group, United Kingdom, 2023 This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands...
Reading Champion: Make a Rocket: Independent Reading Non-fiction Yellow 3
A non-fiction reader about following intructions to make a rocket from household objects. This text is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent...
Reading Champion: Moth: Independent Reading Non-Fiction Blue 4
This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Moth is a non-fiction text...
Reading Champion: All About Teeth: Independent Reading Green 5 Non-fiction
This non-fiction text is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL...
Reading Champion: Lizards: Independent Reading Green 5 Non-fiction
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute...
Reading Champion: My Family Tree: Independent Reading Green 5 Non-fiction
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute...