Bird playing with friends. What makes your boo-boos feel better?
Lucy King has extra special powers. She can fly through the air like a streak of lightning! She always seems to end up in the spotlight but as her fame grows she begins to wonder if it might be better to be a little more ordinary. Judy Bennett is best known for her role in "The Archers".
For everyone who loves the movies, "Behind the Scenes: A Young Person's Guide to Film History, Vol. 1" reveals an exciting glimpse behind the screen and introduces filmmakers, screen icons and their most memorable movies. This book focuses on Charlie Chaplin. As an impoverished youth in London, Charlie transformed into the most recognizable movie star in the world. With oversized shoes, a too-t…
Not so long ago, writes Jeremy Paxman, the English were "polite, unexcitable, reserved, and had hot-water bottles instead of a sex-life". Today the end of empire has killed off the Bulldog Breed - "fearless and philistine, safe in taxis and invaluable in shipwrecks" - and transformed the great public schools. Princess Diana was mourned with the effusive emotionalism of an Italian saint.
Some dads bring home rabbits. Or dogs.Or parrots. Not Nicholas's dad. The latest member of their family is Crunchbag- the Alligator! Soon he's running riot in the bathroom and on the roof terrace and even in the park! But he wouldn't eat poor defenceless Granny... would he?
Tim and Zoe can't believe it when a guest at the Viking Hotel Discovers an Actual, real-life Viking in her bed! And things get even more exciting when he decides to stay for not one, but Three adventures!
He's as tall as four houses and everyone runs around in their pyjamas trying not to get squashed! But Giant Jim isn't dangerous; he's just so big he can't help but cause trouble. The children all love him but the grown-ups want him to leave. Until a hurricane strikes and only Giant Jim can save them.