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Through the Looking-Glass: Webster's Spanish Thesaurus Edition (The Macmillan Alice Series)

by Lewis Carroll

In the sequel to Alice in Wonderland, young Alice is once again transported to strange world after she steps through a mirror to see what's on the other side. There she finds that things are quite different with tiny, living chess pieces, talking flowers and time that runs backwards. Encountering some characters from her previous adventure she also meets new ones, like Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Jabberwock and the Red Queen. A wonderful entertaining exercise in literary nonsense, Through the Looking Glass is just as memorable and enjoyable as its predecessor.

Through the Looking-Glass: Webster's Spanish Thesaurus Edition (Macmillan Children's Classics #2)

by Lewis Carroll

Alice's second adventure takes her through the looking-glass to a place even curiouser than Wonderland. She finds herself caught up in the great looking-glass chess game and sets off to become a queen. It isn't as easy as she expects: at every step she is hindered by nonsense characters who crop up and insist on reciting poems. Some of these poems, such as 'The Walrus and the Carpenter' and 'Jabberwocky', are as famous as the Alice stories themselves.Gloriously illustrated with the original line drawings by John Tenniel, plates coloured by John Macfarlane, a ribbon marker and a foreword by Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winner Philip Ardagh, this beautiful hardback Macmillan Classics edition of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, which was first published by Macmillan in 1871, is a truly special gift to treasure.

Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There

by Lewis Carroll

Chris Riddell's brilliant full-colour illustrated Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There is a gorgeous edition of this much-loved and favourite classic. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans.First published by Macmillan more than 150 years ago, Lewis Carroll’s iconic stories about Alice have been loved and enjoyed by generations of children the world over.Curious Alice's second story takes her through the looking-glass to a place even stranger than the Wonderland of her first adventure. Caught up in the great looking-glass chess game she sets off across the chequerboard landscape to become a queen on the final square. It isn't as easy as she expects: at every step she is hindered by unusual, funny and nonsense characters who crop up, such as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, and Humpty Dumpty. Some of them insist on reciting poems to her and these poems, such as The Walrus and The Carpenter and Jabberwocky, are now as famous as the Alice stories themselves. This edition presents Lewis Carroll's complete text, with illustrations from Costa Award- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Chris Riddell. Published 200 years after the birth of Alice’s first illustrator, Sir John Tenniel, also an eminent political cartoonist of his time, Chris Riddell's illustrations set a new bar in terms of excellence, with his unique, rich and evocative interpretation of Carroll's world.

Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There: Webster's Spanish Thesaurus Edition

by Lewis Carroll Chris Riddell

When Alice steps through the looking-glass, she enters a very strange world of chess pieces and nursery rhyme characters such as Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledee and Tweedledum and the angry Red Queen. Nothing is what it seems and, in fact, through the looking-glass, everything is distorted.

Through the Looking Glass Little Folks Edition

by Lewis Carroll

Based on the original edition of Through the Looking-Glass Little Folks' Edition, a highlight of the Macmillan archive, this charming small format hardback is a companion to The Little Folks' Edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.With red cloth binding, foil on the front cover and spine, and gold-sprayed edges to the pages, this is a really delightful gift, and specially abridged for younger readers to around one sixth the length of the original, it's a perfect introduction to the second of Carroll's classic Alice titles.This beautiful book is reproduced in full colour with over thirty original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel.

Through the Water Curtain and other Tales from Around the World

by Cornelia Funke

A delightful, diverse selection of fairy tales from around the world by one of our most beloved children's writersInternational bestselling children's author Cornelia Funke has always been fascinated by fairy tales; they have often crept into her own storytelling. In this enchanting anthology, Funke presents lesser-known stories that challenge the traditional 'happily-ever-after' alongside more familiar tales. From her native Germany, to snowy Siberia, from Japan to Vietnam, this collection includes wondrous tales from around the world, 'The Girl Who Gave a Knight a Kiss out of Necessity', 'The Frog Princess' 'The Boy Who Drew Cats' and many more besides to delight readers of all ages.Cornelia Funke (editor) is one of the bestselling children's writers in the world. Her books have sold tens of millions of copies, and they include the Inkheart trilogy, Dragon Rider, The Thief Lord and the Reckless series, which is published by Pushkin. Cornelia has long been inspired by fairy tales from around the world.

The Thrush Nest: Band 03/yellow (Collins Big Cat Phonics For Letters And Sounds Ser.)

by Catherine Baker Fabiana Faiallo Collins Big Cat

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.When Brent's gran is in hospital, she can't see the thrush nest in their garden. But Brent finds a way to bring it to her!Yellow/Band 3 offers varied sentence structure and natural language.This book focuses on adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes.Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Thumbelina Thinks Big (Hopscotch: Twisty Tales #21)

by Katie Dale

Hopscotch Twisty Tales combine carefully controlled text levels and word counts with highly entertaining and original stories, perfect for children starting to read independently.

Thumped (Bumped Ser. #2)

by Megan McCafferty

The world has been gripped by a catastrophic virus, and everyone over the age of eighteen is infertile. Society now values teenagers above all others, and 'conception contracts' with the most attractive, intelligent girls are eagerly snapped up by would-be-parents, desperate to pay for a healthy baby.Eight-and-a-half months ago, Melody scored an amazing contract with a rich couple, and was matched with the hottest 'bumping' partner in the world: the gorgeous Jondoe. Her future looked set - until her identical twin Harmony opened the door to Jondoe. A case of mistaken identity and a moment of madness followed - and the wrong sister fell pregnant. Now Harmony has disappeared, determined to raise her babies herself - and for the last eight-and-a-half months, Melody has been faking the most high-profile pregnancy in the world. And both sisters know time is running out . . .

Thumper: Band 03/Yellow (Collins Big Cat Phonics)

by Liz Miles

Thunder And Lightnings (A Puffin Book #14)

by Jan Mark

When Andrew's family moves house, he strikes up an unexpected friendship with his neighbour Victor. There isn't a thing Victor doesn't know about the RAF planes flying overhead and the two boys are soon busy tracking their movements.Then Andrew discovers that Victor's beloved Lightnings are due to be scrapped...Thunder and Lightnings won the Carnegie Medal in 1976.

The Thunder Omen: Book 3 (The Roman Mystery Scrolls #3)

by Caroline Lawrence

Threptus the former beggar boy has teamed up with Floridius, a soothsayer and seller of sacred chickens. Together they earn a living helping people solve problems and mysteries. In this third book of the series, it is the time of Saturnalia - when all the rules are turned upside down and chaos ensues. Threptus is enjoying the mayhem but the thunder omens are disturbing. Can Threptus help his friend matchmake and avoid the disaster threatened by the thunder omen?

Thunder Raker (Agent Alfie #1)

by Justin Richards

A hilarious new series for younger readers, following the misadventures of an ordinary boy at an extraordinary school for young spies…

Thunderbolt: Book 2 (Outcasts)

by David Grimstone

Self-named The Outcasts; Jake (Dealmo) and his friends Kellogg, Lemon and Fatyak like to spend their spare time playing role playing games. But things are about to get a little more interesting ...Armed with new superpowers, the friends are on a mission to stop a ruthless organisation from ruining the world. This time, it's God of the Sky, Zeus's Thunderbolt they must save. But will their superpowers be enough to win the battle ... and tame the storm...

The Thunderbolt Pony

by Stacy Gregg

A dramatic and emotional story about one girl’s determination to stand by her beloved animals – and her refusal to give up, even in the face of impossible odds.

Thunderbot's Day of Doom (Superhero School Ser.)

by Alan MacDonald Nigel Baines

Welcome back to Mighty High – the school for superheroes. Our heroes, Stan, Minnie, Miles and, of course, Pudding the Wonder Dog, face their toughest challenge yet – a weatherman gone bad! Thunderbot is determined to hold the country to ransom by controlling the weather – he even threatens to put the Queen in danger!With gadgets a-plenty, our young superheroes must battle through ice, snow, tornadoes and lightning strikes – but can they save the day?With fully integrated black and white illustrations throughout, this laugh-out-loud series is perfect for young readers.

The Thunk

by Michelle Robinson

A hilarious, flawlessly rhyming adventure from award-winning Michelle Robinson, author of She Rex and The World Made a Rainbow Meet Hector Voltaire: a young explorer who can't wait to discover all the wonders of the wide world. First up: a magical, mythical creature called the THUNK. The Thunk has a trunk and its fur's blue-ish pink, and it's ever so slightly, completely . . . EXTINCT. Or at least, that's what everyone else thinks. Hector is determined to prove them wrong, and sets out with all his exploring equipment on a grand journey of discovery. With stunning illustrations by bestselling Deborah Allwright, illustrator of There Is No Dragon in This Story, a world of adventure awaits - perfect for fans of The Gruffalo and Where the Wild Things Are.

Thursday’s Child: Thursday's Child And Far To Go

by Noel Streatfeild

A thrilling, classic children’s adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes.

Thursday's Children: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics #454)

by Rumer Godden

Doone Penny is a child with a gift - he was born to dance. But though others recognise his talent, there is little encouragement from his family. His mother preens over his pretty sister, Crystal, also a dancer, but fiercely competitive and vain. Doone's father would never allow a son of his to have ballet lessons, and his brothers think he's a sissy.But Doone has passion and ambition beyond his years, and knows he can succeed, if only he is given the chance. If he can make it into Queen's Chase, Her Majesty's Junior Ballet School, he'll show them all . ..

Thursdays with the Crown (Tuesdays At The Castle Ser. #3)

by Jessica Day George

Castle Glower's towers have transported Princess Celie, her siblings and her pet griffin, Rufus, to an unknown land – a world of wild griffins, shadowy forests and castle ruins. As they set out on a dangerous adventure to discover their whereabouts, they find an entire lost people, divided by the wishes of two wizards in a centuries-old quarrel over their beloved home – Castle Glower! Why has the castle sent Celie and her siblings here, and will they ever get back home?

Thursdays with the Crown (Tuesdays at the Castle #3)

by Jessica Day George

Thursday brings even more adventure in the third book of this delightful New York Times bestselling series from Jessica Day George.Castle Glower has been acting weird, so it's no surprise when two towers transport Celie and her siblings to an unknown land. When they realize that no one from home is coming to get them, the kids--along with Celie's pet griffin Rufus--set out through the forest to figure out where they are and what's happened to their beloved Castle. Instead, they discover two wizards and an entire lost people, the oldest inhabitants of Castle Glower. And it seems they may know more of the Castle's secrets than Celie. But do they know how to get her back home?Don't miss these other stories from New York Times bestselling author Jessica Day George:The Rose Legacy seriesThe Rose LegacyTuesdays at the Castle seriesTuesdays at the CastleWednesdays in the TowerThursdays with the CrownFridays with the WizardsSaturdays at SeaDragon Slippers seriesDragon SlippersDragon FlightDragon SpearThe Twelve Dancing Princesses seriesPrincess of the Midnight BallPrincess of GlassPrincess of the Silver WoodsSun and Moon, Ice and SnowSilver in the Blood

Thylacine (Extinct the Story of Life on Earth #7)

by Ben Garrod

TV scientist Ben Garrod presents the biggest extinction events ever, told from the point of view of evolution's superstars, the most incredible animals ever to swim, stalk, slither or walk our planet. Whether you're 9 or 90, his unique exploration of the most destructive, yet most creative, force in nature makes top level science fun.Here are the superstars of the story of life, from the super-weird to the super-ferocious. Usually a species has 10 million years or so of evolving, eating, chasing, playing, maybe doing homework, or even going to the moon before it goes extinct.Thylacine was super-hunted. Wiped out by humans. The last wild thylacine was shot in 1930, and the last captive one died in 1936. We humans are the only species with the power to eliminate other species from the story of life. But who are the winners and losers?Collect all eight books about animals we have lost in mass extinctions caused by asteroids or mega-volcanoes, clashing continents and climate change.Also includes:* Past brought to full-colour life by palaeoartist Gabriel Ugueto* Ask an Expert contributions from leading scientists* Glossary and pronunciation guide

Ti a dy Rygbi (Cyfres Lolipop)

by Sioned Lleinau Helen Flook

Wrth chwarae rygbi yn yr ardd, mae Rhys yn chwalu ffenestr yr hen dŷ drws nesaf yn ddamweiniol. Wrth fentro yno i ofyn i'w gymydog rhyfedd am gael ei bêl yn ôl, mae Rhys yn cael croeso annisgwyl ac yn cael cyfle i wella'i sgiliau rygbi! [A novel for young readers. When Rhys accidentally breaks next door's window, and ventures to ask for his ball from his strange neighbour, he has an unexpected welcome and an opportunity to improve his rugby skills.]

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