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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz weaves together the stories of four Jewish girls during the Holocaust, strangers whose...

It's play time in the bush! Join Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and their friends for some fun and games.

You never know where curiosity will take you... Join Alice as she tumbles down a rabbit hole and into a strange and magical Wonderland, where Cheshire Cats can speak, queens...

Here are step by step instructions for recreating twelve illuminated alphabets, including Celtic, Saxon, Gothic and more.

Ever wondered what bugs a bug, if polar bears get cold or if crabs have feet on all their legs? Find out about all the incredible inhabitants of our animal...

From recipes for plague amulets to aphrodisiacs and formulas for everything from lip balm to paint pigments, this book takes you into the secret world of Renaissance trades and explains...

After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old. At first, she's no...

A fairy is a supernatural creature, described in the 17th century as "of a middle nature between man and angels". In folklore they come in many forms: ethereal queens, beautiful...

Rabbit borrows a book about wolves from the library. He can't put it down! But soon a sinister figure with sharp claws and a bushy tail starts to creep right...

Many artists first learn to paint in watercolour. But this flexible, dynamic medium has an immediacy that is perfect for experimentation. Discover textures, applications, techniques, combinations of materials, and new...

There is no game on earth quite like rugby: steeped in tradition and supported with fervour, at its best it is a heady mix of brutal physical confrontation, terrifying tackles,...

The true story of a 6-year-old boy with a dreadful secret. Oskar's school teacher raises the alarm. Oskar's mother is abroad and he has been left in the care of...

LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF PEACE is the moving diary kept by a 27-year-old Vietnamese doctor who was killed by the Americans during the Vietnam War, while trying to defend...

Under the Olive Tree is a story of family life and food in Lugano, an elegant city clinging to the edges of a Swiss lake near the northern Italian border,...

New edition of Van Gogh in the popular Masterpieces of Art series. Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Van Gogh Masterpieces of Art features all of...

'The exploration of family and identity is filled with vivid characters and an enthralling plot, making it absorbing and emotional' The People's Friend? ? 'A lovely, heartwarming read about belonging'...

The Oxford School Shakespeare is a well-established series which helps students understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. As well as the complete and unabridged text, each play in this series has...

You've seen them cover the election, you've watched their prime-time TV show, you may even have chanced a ticket to their hugely successful all-singing, all-dancing variety show which recently toured...

This edition contains the original play plus lots of 'extras' and a unique, contemporary approach which appeals to students and teachers alike. It offers a wealth of material to facilitate...

The Oxford School Shakespeare is a well-established series which helps students understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. As well as the complete and unabridged text, each play in this series has...

Internationally renowned jewelry designer, teacher, and author Mary Hettmansperger demonstrates easy, effective ways to embellish common metal jewelry in Heat, Color, Set & Fire , a how-to book on the...

'A page-turner... you'll get your money's worth out of this one' Stephen King 'Riveting' Sunday Times 'Linwood Barclay is a flat-out master of the modern thriller, and I Will Ruin...

The Very Cranky Bear is back, and this time he's facing Boris Buffalo in a battle of bravery! But will something surprising send them both fleeing through the forest? Vibrant...

In this edition, a cheeky wombat bus driver drives his animal passengers around Australia. Come snorkelling with the emu at the Great Barrier Reef. Get rescued by a surf-lifesaving koala...

""The authority and completeness of the work, the dozens of pertinent plates and textual drawings, add immeasurably to its worth."" - Magazine of ArtBefore the publication of this book there...

Everyone wants to know: How does Dominique do it? Dominique Ansel is the creator of the Cronut pastry, the croissant-doughnut hybrid that has taken the world by storm. But he's...

Count along with the TEN LITTLE MONSTERS in this action-packed, counting rhyme adventure! In a sturdy board book, perfect for little hands to hold. Ten Little Monsters are going trick-or-treating...

From the time he was old enough to focus on an object, Tim Faulkner has had his eyes glued on things that slither, climb, claw, wrap, shake, hop and burrow....

**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'He had the dream again last night... He taps the gloves of his unbeaten Polish opponent. There are rumours that the loser will be sent to...

Luxury resorts on stilts, a bar that looks like a UFO on the streets of Bangkok, and an underground museum. What do these places have in common? They are establishing...

In this companion volume to a previous publication, "Handbook of Jewellery techniques", Carles Codina takes his readers further along the jewellery-making process. He discusses such topics as how to go...

This collection of "The Far Side" cartoons is taken from "Hound of the Far Side", "The Far Side Observer" and "Night of the Crash-Test Dummies". Yet again, the author's odd...

The Gothic period is one of the first epochs in art history from which artworks of all kinds have been preserved: from cathedrals, castles, and palaces to masterful paintings and...

How can a man who achieved so much be so little remembered? Explorer, pioneer aviator, war photographer, naturalist, meteorologist, author, student of the paranormal, and secret agent; loyal lieutenant to...

Two hundred and fifty million years from now, all the landmasses on Earth will come together in a single supercontinent - not the first to form on the planet, nor...