Vanessa Henman, a plucky but accident-prone white writer, flies out to Uganda for an African writers` conference. She also means to visit her former cleaner, Ugandan Mary Tendo, now the successful Executive Housekeeper of Kampala`s Sheraton Hotel. But Mary has her own agenda: her son Jamil is missing, & she has secretly summoned Vanessa`s beloved ex-husband Trevor, a plumber, to her village to help build a new well. Vanessa sets off alone on safari to distant Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to see the mountain gorillas. But then Vanessa quarrels with her driver & a bloody war closes in on Bwindi from Congo. Can anyone save her? Will Mary Tendo find her son? ...

Gilda O` Neill`s ” The East End” traces the East End of London
- cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub singalongs, dog racing,
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My Dad
- the King of Cringe! What`s a boy to do when his mum disappears, his dad moves him & his sister to the middle of nowhere,
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Silver Winner for the Best Children`s Book in the Junior Design Awards 2017. For little animal lovers who want to know everything. From birds & frogs to sharks & dogs, this book is perfect for the curious little animal lover in your life. Mixing photography & charming illustration, kids will discover important facts about the wonderful world of animals
- from what they eat & where they live, to why people are animals too. My Encyclopedia of Very Important Animals is a friendly book that gets children learning, reading, & laughing!
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A children`s book that takes you back in time to discover a prehistoric world of dinosaur facts. Practise your palaeontology, see dinosaur bones up-close, & learn facts about fossils. The latest title in the popular My Encyclopedia of Very Important... series, this visually stunning dinosaur book is something that every young fossil hunter & dinosaur enthusiast will want to own. Easily accessible to young readers through a balance of striking images & conversational, age-appropriate text, this dinosaur encyclopedia will tap into every child`s natural curiosity & answer all their biggest questions about this amazing lost world. Bursting with up-to-date facts & discoveries, My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs

Includes:: everything from an in-depth exploration of the triassic, jurassic, & cretaceous periods & how fossils are made, to detailed profiles of popular dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, & Stegosaurus, to more unfamiliar species such as Microraptor, Guanlong, & Spinosaurus.

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Covering popular topics such as zoo, high street, forest, classroom, supermarket, food, animals. Simple & colourful sticker scenes for young English language learners. Match the word to the illustration to make your own thematic sticker dictionary. Over 50 English words to find, match & practise. A complete word list at the back. ...

Karin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother`s funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist she was eager to learn more about herself, her family & the interconnectedness of society. After all, we`re all related. & in a sense, we are all family. My European Family tells the story of Europe & its people through its genetic legacy, from the first wave of immigration to the present day, weaving in the latest archaeological findings. Karin goes deep in search of her genealogy; by having her DNA sequenced she was able to trace the path of her ancestors back through the Viking & Bronze ages to the Neolithic & beyond into prehistory, even back to a time when Neanderthals ran the European show. Travelling to dozens of countries to follow the story, she learns about early farmers in the Middle East & flute-playing cavemen in Germany & France, & a whole host of other fascinating characters. This book looks at genetics from a uniquely pan-European perspective, with the author meeting dozens of geneticists, historians & archaeologists in the course of her research. The genes of this seemingly ordinary modern European woman have a truly fascinating story to tell, & in many ways it is the true story of Europe. At a time when politics is pushing nations apart, this book shows that, ultimately, our genes will always bind us together. ...

When Luke is confronted with Stellar, his superpowered twin from another dimension, he is highly suspicious. No one travels through time & space without a plan, & that plan is usually EVIL. So what does Stellar want? & why is he so UNBELIEVABLY IRRITATING? From his superhero hair to his rocket-powered shoes, Stellar is up to no good, & Luke must BRING HIM DOWN! ` My Evil Twin Is a Supervillain` is the third installment of Luke`s laugh-out-loud adventures. From the author of ` My Brother Is a Superhero`, winner of the Waterstones Children`s Book Prize & the British Book Industry Awards Children`s Book of the Year. ...

A brilliant, bruising depiction of the dark side of 1950s Hollywood, from the author of In Love. At a Hollywood party, a screenwriter rescues an aspiring actress from a drunken suicide attempt. He is married, disillusioned; she is young, seemingly wise to the world & its slights. They slide into a casual relationship together, but as they become ever more entangled, he realises that his actions may have more serious consequences than he could ever have suspected. Hayes` exquisite novella, written in his cool, inimitable style, holds a revealing light to the hollowness of the Hollywood dream & exposes the untruths we tell ourselves, even when we think we have left illusions behind.`A masterpiece.. . an insider`s manual for all those who would aspire to fame, the ghostly glamour of the movies` Nicholas Lezard, Guardian` Hayes is the poet of the things we think about while lying in bed, when sleep refuses to carry us off` David Thomson ...

The Snow Fairies are getting ready for their Christmas party
- & there's so much to do! Can you help them? Decorate the Christmas
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