In 1066 the most significant battle on English soil took place some 6 miles north-west of Hastings. A king would die on the battlefield and a new dynasty would be established. The fighting exemplified the superiority of an all-arms combined attack employing foot soldiers, cavalry and archers against massed infantry. To understand what happened and why- read Battle Story
Life is hard and dangerous for both people and animals in the frozen Canadian North. For a wolf like White Fang it is a continuous fight to find food - a fight in which many animals die. When White Fang meets the people of the North - first Indians and then White Men - he learns to live with them like a dog. But some men are cruel to their dogs and others are kind. Will White Fang's life be an…
Peek through the ingenious holes to spot all of the animals, then marvel at the fascinating facts, A forest safari is at your fingertips!
Who will win the colourful race? Featuring coloured, concentric finger holes for toddlers to select and turn the pages to their favourite coloured vehicle. With an exciting rhyming text to lead toddlers through learning their colours, this interactive book makes learning fun.
Today Little Hippo is playing firefighter. But as Firefighter Hippo pedals his fire truck through the jungle, he gets trapped in a mud hole, tangled in tall grass, and stuck on a hill. That’s nothing compared to the biggest surprise of alla real fire. It’s a good thing the little firefighter knows exactly what to do. Following Little Hippo’s popular debut, Here Comes Doctor Hippo offer …
How do bears survive in the winter and what are baby owls called? Find the answers to these questions and many more through the peek-through holes of the forest! Explore the forest and search for all your favourite woodland animals in this fact-packed bite-size animal safari!
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The Call of the Wild brought him international acclaim when it was published in 1903. His story of the dog Buck, who learns to survive in the bleak Yukon wilderness, is viewed by many as his symbolic autobiography. 'No other popular writer of his time did any better writing than you will find in The Call of the Wild, ' said H.L. Mencken. 'Here, indeed, are all the elements of sound fiction.' Wh…