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Off-Road Vehicles (Motormania #4)
by Penny WormsA look at the most exciting vehicles on the road today.
Racing Cars (Motormania #1)
by Penny WormsDesign and engineering skills are very important to the motor industry in helping to create vehicles that are both fit for purpose and exciting to look at and to drive. Motormania offers an overview of some of the most thrilling vehicles on modern roads and racing tracks. The books are packed with facts, stats and amazing full-colour photography.
Trucks (Motormania #6)
by Penny WormsDesign and engineering skills are very important to the motor industry in helping to create vehicles that are both fit for purpose and exciting to look at and to drive. Motormania offers an overview of some of the most thrilling vehicles on modern roads and racing tracks. The books are packed with facts, stats and amazing full-colour photography.
What Shall We Do Today?: 60 creative crafting projects for kids
by Catherine WoramEncourage your kids to get in touch with their creative side with What Shall We Do Today? For children, the experience of creating is every bit as important as the end result. Crafting will fire their imagination and offer an inspiring alternative to endless hours in front of the computer or TV screen. What Shall We Do Today? is packed with more than 60 colorful, fun, and imaginative projects designed for boys and girls aged between 3-12 years. The book is arranged by season, and each section is crammed full of vibrant, appealing ideas for fun crafting activities, great gifts and pretty decorations. Every project can be completed using readily available materials - just follow the step-by-step instructions and you can't go wrong.Catherine Woram studied fashion at St Martins School of Art in London, followed by a masters in fashion at the Royal College of Art. She writes for many publications, including the Telegraph magazine, Ideal Home and Prima. Her earlier books include Crafting with Kids, Gardening with Kids, Christmas Crafting with Kids and What Shall we Do Today? and Felt Button Bead, all published by Ryland Peters & Small.
What Shall We Do Today?: 60 creative crafting projects for kids
by Catherine WoramEncourage your kids to get in touch with their creative side with What Shall We Do Today? For children, the experience of creating is every bit as important as the end result. Crafting will fire their imagination and offer an inspiring alternative to endless hours in front of the computer or TV screen. What Shall We Do Today? is packed with more than 60 colorful, fun, and imaginative projects designed for boys and girls aged between 3-12 years. The book is arranged by season, and each section is crammed full of vibrant, appealing ideas for fun crafting activities, great gifts and pretty decorations. Every project can be completed using readily available materials - just follow the step-by-step instructions and you can't go wrong.Catherine Woram studied fashion at St Martins School of Art in London, followed by a masters in fashion at the Royal College of Art. She writes for many publications, including the Telegraph magazine, Ideal Home and Prima. Her earlier books include Crafting with Kids, Gardening with Kids, Christmas Crafting with Kids and What Shall we Do Today? and Felt Button Bead, all published by Ryland Peters & Small.
The Secret Pirate: A Pirate's Life (Swashbuckle Lil: The Secret Pirate #1)
by Elli WoollardLil is a pirate, a good sort of pirate, and when there is someone to save, she'll do what is right (if it takes her all night). Yes, she'll always be bold and be brave.When evil pirate Stinkbeard tries to kidnap Lil's teacher, it's up to schoolgirl and secret pirate, Lil, to come to the rescue. In story two it's sports day, but there's a very hungry croc on the loose. Can Lil and her trusty parrot, Carrot, scare Stinkbeard and his pet croc away?Swashbuckle Lil: The Secret Pirate, by author Elli Woollard and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson, is the first in an exciting series with two rip-roaringly rhyming, brilliantly illustrated stories in each book which make the perfect transition from parent-led to independent reading.
Woozy the Wizard: A Spell to Get Well (Woozy the Wizard #1)
by Elli Woollard'In the faraway village of Snottington SneezeLived a wizened old wizard with knocketty knees.'Woozy the Wizard is a well-meaning wizard who just wants to help his friends. But sometimes his spells (and he) get all mixed up! So then he has to get back on his broom with his pet pig and zoom around the village trying to put things right . . . 'Your spells sometimes flop but you see, we don't mind;We love you, dear wizard, because you are kind.'
Woozy the Wizard: A Broom to Go Zoom (Woozy the Wizard #2)
by Elli WoollardFriendship and fun abound in this full-colour early reader for ages 4+.In the faraway village of Snottington SneezeLived a wizened old wizard with knocketty knees.Woozy the Wizard loves his old broom - not too small, not too big - but it is a little rusty. So when he spies a Shiny New Shop with HOOVERS he can't believe his luck! If only he could make his new hoover go zoom . . . Magic and mishap ensue with Woozy and his pet pig.The second in a brilliant new series featuring charming rhyming text and lovely illustrations, with clear shapes and colours, this is a joy to read aloud, and just right for children moving from large-format picture books to young readers.
Hatchimals: (Book 1) (Hatchimals)
by Kay Woodward Lea WadeThe first fiction book from the must-have toy brand, Hatchimals™! Find out the Hatchimals' story, discover why they've come here, and step through into their world . . .
Mystery & Mayhem: Twelve Deliciously Intriguing Mysteries
by Katherine Woodfine Julia Golding Robin Stevens Frances Hardinge Clementine Beauvais Elen Caldecott Susie Day Caroline Lawrence Helen Moss Sally Nicholls Kate Pankhurst Harriet WhitehornEnthralling children's fiction for everyone who loves Robin Steven's Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries and Frances Hardinge's The Lie Tree. Twelve mysteries. Twelve authors. One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before the heroes of the stories?
Primary History - Ancient Greece
by Priscilla WoodPrimary History: Ancient Greece encourages the study of archaeological evidence, artefacts, written sources and maps to understand how the Ancient Greeks have influenced today’s society. Stimulating activities cover everyday life and leisure, the city state, Greek religion, relations with other societies, language writing and the Philosophers.
The Porridge Pincher: Band 11/lime (Collins Big Cat)
by David WoodWhen the Three Bears leave their house for a walk, a young girl named Goldilocks appears and is drawn in to the house by the smell of hot porridge. But what happens when the bears return and find their porridge is gone? This fun rhyming play by the ‘national children’s dramatist’ David Wood is wonderfully illustrated by Tom Percival.
Claude Monet (Great Artists of the World #2)
by Alix WoodLearn all about the life of Claude Monet, the founder of Impressionism? Discover who inspired him, what his most famous paintings are and how he invented a new style of painting.Great Artists introduces young readers to some of the world's great artists. The books feature easy-to-read text and some of the most famous examples of each artist's work, as well as photographs of places and people of importance.
Vincent van Gogh (Great Artists of the World #3)
by Alix WoodGreat Artists introduces young readers to some of the world's great artists. The books feature easy-to-read text and some of the most famous examples of each artist's work, as well as photographs of places and people of importance.
Flying Through Water
by Mamle Wolo"A searingly honest story of adventure, resilience, and survival. A must-read!"—Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee ★ &“A powerful look at...the will to survive.&” ―Kirkus, starred review For fans of A Long Walk to Water and Hatchet, this boy&’s gripping journey from poverty to empowerment transports readers to modern-day Ghana, into the throes of an extraordinary survival story. Sena treasures his life in rural Ghana—playing soccer, working the family farm, striving to do his best at school—but he is increasingly aware of his family's precarious security in the face of poverty. When an alluring gentleman comes to town to befriend local teenagers, offering promises of a better future, it only takes one more unsettling turn of events to send Sena into the clutches of human traffickers. Sena's ordeal, escape, and remarkable survival makes for a page-turning adventure of self-discovery and empowerment. &“Engaging.&”―Booklist
The Kaya Girl
by Mamle WoloAn extraordinary tale of two teenagers from vastly different walks of life, this page-turner transports readers to a bustling market in Ghana&’s capital city where one friendship transforms two lives. Writing with effortlessly engaging prose, Wolo showcases the interweaving layers of Ghanaian culture to create a prismatic, multifaceted world in which two young girls, against all odds, are able to find each other. When Faiza, a Muslim migrant girl from northern Ghana, and Abena, a wealthy doctor&’s daughter from the south, meet by chance in Accra&’s largest market, where Faiza works as a porter or kaya girl, they strike up an unlikely and powerful friendship that transcends their social inequities and opens up new worlds to them both. Set against a backdrop of class disparity in Ghana, The Kaya Girl has shades of The Kite Runner in its unlikely friendship, and of Slumdog Millionaire as Faiza&’s life takes unlikely turns that propel her thrillingly forward. As, over the course of the novel, Abena awakens to the world outside her sheltered, privileged life, the novel explores a multitude of awakenings and the opportunities that lie beyond the breaking down of barriers. This is a gorgeously transporting work, offering vivid insight into two strikingly diverse young lives in Ghana.
How Come?: Every Kid's Science Questions Explained
by Kathy WollardFact-filled, fun-filled, as interesting to parents as it is to kids, the How Come? series is the trusted source for lively, clear answers to kids’ science queries. Now the best questions and answers from all three books—How Come?; How Come? Planet Earth; and How Come? In the Neighborhood—have been revised, updated, freshly illustrated in full color, supplemented with twenty completely new questions, and combined into one bigger, better volume. How Come? explains, in fascinating detail, more than 200 mysteries and phenomena in the world around us. These are the questions that pique kids’ curiosity—and stump parents.When it rains, does running (rather than walking) to the nearest shelter really keep you any drier? How can a stone skip across a pond (instead of sink)? If the Earth is spinning, why can’t we feel it? Why don’t we fly off? Why do elephants have trunks? And the all-time classic, Why is the sky blue? (Sunlight has a hidden rainbow of colors, and air molecules scatter blues the most—sending bright blue light down to Earth.) The text is clearly written, engaging, and accessible. It’s for every kid who wants to know—and every grown-up who simply doesn’t know.
Quest for Justice: Quest For Justice; The New Order; The Dusk Of Hope; Herobrine's Message (The Elementia Chronicles #1)
by Sean Fay WolfeThe first title in an exciting, unofficial MINECRAFT-fan adventure series inspired by the bestselling game.
Recyclo-gami: 40 Crafts to Make your Friends GREEN with Envy!
by Laurie Goldrich WolfWhat can you make out of your old bits of paper, leftover pieces of yarn, or not-so-brand-new cartons and containers? Craft your own purse out of playing cards, whip up a scrapbook made of cereal boxes, or a dollhouse from an empty juice carton! Tweens and teens can start crafting using the easy to follow instructions and photographic directions the smart way. All crafts are made out of materials that many of us find just lying around the house or sitting on the curb waiting to be tossed in a landfill. Overpriced décor, fashion, and gifts are out, and recyclable crafts are in!
Dad's First Day
by Mike WohnoutkaAll summer Oliver and his dad played together, laughed together, sang together, and read together.Now it's time for Oliver to start school!On the first day, Oliver's dad isn't quite ready. . . . Suddenly he feels nervous. His tummy hurts, and he would rather stay home.But Oliver isn't convinced. What if the first day is really fun? What if it's the start of an exciting year? In this charming story of first-day jitters, acclaimed author and illustrator Mike Wohnoutka perfectly captures the mixed emotions felt by kids and their parents when big changes are afoot.
Dad's First Day
by Mike WohnoutkaAll summer Oliver and his dad played together, laughed together, sang together, and read together.Now it's time for Oliver to start school!On the first day, Oliver's dad isn't quite ready. . . . Suddenly he feels nervous. His tummy hurts, and he would rather stay home.But Oliver isn't convinced. What if the first day is really fun? What if it's the start of an exciting year? In this charming story of first-day jitters, acclaimed author and illustrator Mike Wohnoutka perfectly captures the mixed emotions felt by kids and their parents when big changes are afoot.
Good Day, Good Night: Good Day, Good Night (spanish Edition)
by Margaret Wise BrownA never-before-published picture book from Margaret Wise Brown, the bestselling author of Goodnight Moon, brought to life by Loren Long, #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator.
Frightlopedia: An Encyclopedia of Everything Scary, Creepy, and Spine-Chilling, from Arachnids to Zombies
by Julie WinterbottomA deliciously creepy book for kids who love ghost stories, monsters, spiders, and more! Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the world&’s most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined. Discover Borneo&’s Gomantong Cave, where literally millions of bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats coexist—in pitch darkness. Learn about mythical creatures like the Mongolian Death Worm—and scarily real ones like killer bees, which were accidentally created by scientists in the 1950s. Visit New Orleans&’s Beauregard-Keyes house, where Civil War soldiers are said to still clash in the front hall. Plus ghost stories from around the world, a cross-cultural study of vampires, and how to transform into a zombie with makeup. Each entry includes a &“Fright Meter&” measurement from 1 to 3, because while being scared is fun, everyone has their limit. A 2017 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.
Pranklopedia: The Funniest, Grossest, Craziest, Not-Mean Pranks on the Planet!
by Julie WinterbottomPranklopedia is the young practical joker&’s secret weapon, a boisterous collection of over 70 guaranteed-to-amuse (or annoy) pranks to be pulled on friends, siblings, and parents. Discover the Homework Hoax, the Squirting Blister, the Movie Popcorn That Grabs You Back. Pull classic pranks on your siblings, like short-sheeting the bed. Freak out your friends with food pranks: a self-peeling banana, &“misfortune&” cookies, or ice cream that will make them scream (here&’s a hint—it involves instant mashed potatoes). And there are perfect pranks to pull on your parents, including a scheme to &“freeze&” the family computer. The book includes recipes for fake bird poop, fake dog poop, fake vomit, and fake snot (regular, nosebleed, and wormy varieties). Plus you&’ll find 40 pages of cutout pranks: fake labels (mmm…Cream of Sparrow Soup!), a &“winning&” lottery ticket, bogus bathroom signs, and letters from school that will make your parents cringe. A complete prankster&’s guide, Pranklopedia also provides a four-part lesson on how to pull the perfect prank and tells you what to do when pranks go bad: 1. Disappear for a while . . .
Aesop's Favorite Fables: More Than 130 Classic Fables for Children!
by Milo WinterRacehorse Publishing’s Children’s Classic Collections is a new series that offers readers timeless compilations of children’s literature. Handsomely packaged and affordable, this new series aims to revitalize these enchanting works and continue the tradition of sharing them with the next generation.Passed down for thousands of years, Aesop’s Fables is a collection of moral stories by the famed storyteller from ancient Greece. Reprinted and translated thousands of times over the past two millennia, this collection represents some of the most widely known and famous children’s literature. Many of these fables bestow human traits upon animal characters and place them in human situations to highlight desirable and less desirable traits. Their intent, through the telling of these tales, is to teach readers important moral lessons such as "Self-help is the best help” or "Do not attempt too much all at once.”Accompanied by beautiful color illustrations by renowned illustrator Milo Winter, this premiere collection of Aesop’s Favorite Fables is sure to ignite young imaginations and educate readers about virtue, kindness, integrity, problem-solving, happiness, and what it means to be human.