All he wanted to do was to marry the woman he loved. But his country said 'No!' He was Edward VIII, King of Great Britain, King of India, King of Australia, and King of thirty-nine other countries. And he loved the wrong woman. She was beautiful and she loved him - but she was already married to another man. It was a love story that shook the world. The King had to choose: to be King, …
from the back cover: It is hay-making time on the Wookey farm. Two brothers are building the haystack, but thinking about other things - about young women, and love. There are angry words, and then a fight between the brothers. But the work goes on, visitors come and go, and the long hot summer day slowly turns to evening. Then the sun goes down, covering the world with a carpet of darkness…
from the back cover: On a quiet sea, the biggest ship in the world is waiting. There is no noise from the engines. Up in the night sky there are hundreds of stars. Behind the ship, an iceburg - a great mountain of ice - goes slowly away into the black night. In the beautiful first-class rooms, rich passengers eat and listen to music. Down in the third-class cabins, families sleep. An exciting…
Kristen's parents just can't seem to do anything right. First they have their baby at the zoo, not in a hospital. Then they accidentally bring home an alligator baby! After it bites everyone on the nose, they return to the zoo and come back with a seal baby! Kristen sees that she will have to solve this problem herself. She bikes to the zoo and finds their baby with ...
Get to know Daniel Tiger and Prince Wednesday in this sweet board book about friendship. Daniel Tiger and Prince Wednesday are best friends. What do best friends do? They love to play together! They also share their toys and help each other when things don’t go as planned. Learn what being a friend is all about in this shaped board book for fans of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood!