Irish Times: “The kind of books that adults will covet and collect as well… The language and structure is simple enough for young readers, while a biographical timeline at the end of each book offers greater historical complexity” In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began

Do you have some crazy inventions up your sleeve? This book is jam-packed with Andrew Rae\'s amazing drawings showing all sorts of real inventions that seem too weird to work. How about a dog umbrella? A submarine that looks like a plane...or even a shark. A swimming machine where you don\'t get wet? A car wash for people? Someone has even made a device to charge your phone using a hamster! There is

Relive the thrilling story of Cars 3 in this storybook-and-CD set featuring character voices and action-packed sound effects!

The history of the world is outlined in this remarkable reference book, from the earliest settlements of around 9000BC right up to the turn of the millenium. Wars and revolutions, inventions and discoveries are presented chronologically to give the readers a full global overview of what was taking place at any given time. Over 3,500 dates make this title an ideal homework companion. Includes colourful

The essential introduction to the world of Harry Potter: three magical adventures in one beautiful box set. Every great story has a great beginning. From the moment Harry Potter is deposited on the doorstep of number four, Privet Drive, with a swish of Albus Dumbledore\'s cloak and the words \'Good luck, Harry\', J.K. Rowling\'s irresistible storytelling pulls readers into an unforgettable, magical

WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard Young children should be fascinated by the engaging detail in this bright and lively word book, which features everyday scenes of miniature characters and objects, as well as six pages of stickers. Individual pictures of characters and objects from each scene appear around the edge of each page, and are labelled

Enter a magical world where unicorns sleep under starry skies, graze in sunny meadows, fly around a majestic rainbow and roam the garden of an ice castle. With over 250 stickers of unicorns, flowers and other adorable creatures, including 80 extra-special sparkly stickers to decorate the pages.

Maisie Mae and her best friend Bethany-next-door like pink, unicorns and heart-shaped cushions. Maisie Mae\'s five stinky brothers like worms, football and CHAOS! Join eight-year-old Maisie as she holds her own in a boisterous family where practical jokes are the order of the day. She might like girly things, but that doesn\'t mean she\'s above a prank or three - especially when it comes to twins Harry

For fifty years, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been a part of every family\'s bookshelf. Now in its golden anniversary year, you can celebrate the caterpillar\'s birthday with him! In this brand new board book, join the Very Hungry Caterpillar as he gets ready for a very exciting birthday party. Along the way, meet new animal friends and discover a special fold-out surprise at the end! This chunky

Hope dreams of working backstage in a theatre, and she\'s determined to make it without the help of her famous costume-designer mum. So when she lands an internship on a major production, she tells no one. But with a stroppy Hollywood star and his hot young understudy upstaging Hope\'s focus, she\'s soon struggling to keep her cool...and her secret.

Harry Potter in glorious colour - a gorgeous hardback box set of the Illustrated Editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher\'s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. These three irresistible complete novels contain over 800 pages of classic storytelling from J.K. Rowling and more than 300 extraordinary illustrations from Kate Greenaway Medal winner

Nicky Roth has always been a lonely kid. But that all changes when he and his family move to Raven Brooks and meet their eccentric neighbours, the Petersons. Nicky befriends the Petersons\' son, Aaron, bonding over their talents for tinkering. Soon the boys are inseparable and using their skills to pull pranks on the townspeople. But something about Aaron bothers Nicky-people seem almost afraid of

Odhodlali jste se ke studiu němčiny, ale tradiční metody vás nebaví? Anebo chcete oprášit školní znalosti, ale nevíte, čím začít? Co třeba čtením kouzelných pohádek bratří Grimmů? Znáte je z dětství, ale tentokrát vám pomohou se studiem cizího jazyka. Procvičíte si porozumění německému textu, obohatíte si slovní zásobu a zdokonalíte se ve výslovnosti. V knize najdete celkem 6 pohádek, které byly zpracovány

\'Look here! Here\'s a jolly life! What\'s the odds where it comes from?\' Meet the Artful Dodger, as roistering and swaggering a young gentleman as ever stood four foot six. With him, you\'ll run down the dirty backstreets of London to be entertained by the Respectable Old Gentleman and his brood of thieves and pickpockets. Fagin will bring you to \'the trade\', and make something of you, something

Takes readers bang up-to-date with the terrible \'Twentieth Century\'. In this title, readers will love to find out all the most rotten recent history, from the last days of the vile Victorian queen right up to the nostalgic Nineties, and all the amazi ng changes and incredible inventions that happened in between.

SCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES - a brand-new range of full-colour sticker-activity books for ages 3+, 5+ and 7+. Collect them all! A fun-filled colour sticker activity book full of stickering, doodling and colouring pages, perfect for children aged 5+. Travel Sticker Activity Book is perfect to keep any child entertained on their travels. Filled with brilliant sticker activities, from colouring in the countryside

This fun My Little Pony activity book has shiny, wipe-clean pages and a special pen to make practising first handwriting and alphabet skills as easy as A, B, C!Each page covers both upper-case capital letters and lower-case letter shapes in alphabetical order, with a colourful My Little Pony image alongside each one - from A for Applejack to R for Rainbow Dash. The book teaches children to write letters

Elsa wants to show Anna how much she appreicates her. But can she find the perfect gift before the Winter Ball begins? Find out in this charming, oversized board book. Plus, download the Frozen Storybook Deluxe App!

There is nothing to be found in the pages of these books but misery and despair. You still have time to choose something else to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on...\"The End\". This book is the last in \"A Series of Unfortunate Events\", and even if you braved the previous twelve volumes, you probably can\'t stand such unpleasantries

The second book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today- Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer like you\'ve never seen it before, now with new cover art! Our cyborg heroine teams up with two new characters, Scarlet and Wolf, to defend Earth against a wicked space queen. An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars.--Entertainment