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When Jessica gets roped into the school musical she finds herself strangely allied with arch-enemy Amelia when her best friend Natalie becomes crazed with stardom. Meanwhile, Jessica’s dad is concerned at plans to build a new road through nearby parkland and is now up a tree. So far, so normal!
Ezeani is no ordinary child. He sees things others don’t. Despite the burden of these visions, his precocious nature blossoms into genius and Ezeani grows up to be a gifted mathematician and physicist. When he leaves Nigeria and his adoring family behind to study at Cornell in the US, he remains haunted by his most persistent vision, Anyanwu, the Sun God. While Ezeani is adjusting to his new life in America, Anyanwu’s presence takes on an increasingly sinister and malevolent form – and chaos reigns. It’s enough to make anyone lose their grip on reality. ‘The Comfort of Distant Stars’ is a bold coming-of-age tale blending physics, philosophy and Igbo cosmology, examining how we understand our place in the universe. It ponders the big questions we all ask ourselves about the nature of time and of being – ultimately revealing the startling vulnerability of the human mind.
Talented defender Eboni navigates balancing new friendships with her passion for football in this sensitively told tale from acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth.
An exploration of the many ways in which green spaces can be the solution to some of our most pressing problems, from loneliness to climate change. Gardens and green spaces are at the vanguard of positive change. They are modern-day crucibles for ideas and innovation that are providing solutions to some of our most persistent problems, whether loneliness or illness, flooding or drought. Around the world, green-fingered thinkers and pioneering plants-people are harnessing the power of the wild to quietly find small-scale strategies to reverse these ills. It’s no longer just about aesthetics, but about what the great outdoors can do – save water, transform mental health, bridge social divides, educate vulnerable children, reimagine polluting industries and provide much reason for optimism in a rapidly changing world. Celebrating both the garden and gardener as integral players in a healthier future this book presents a series of strateg
The story follows Mouse, who first ventures out in wintry January to visit his friend Squirrel. Mouse moves on to wake up Hedgehog for the arrival of spring and as he continues along the path in the wood, Mouse’s journey from friend to friend maps out the changes in seasons from January through to December, from picnicking among the bluebells with Mole in May and picking berries with Dormouse in June, to taking refuge in Fox’s cozy caravan as winter draws in.
Fintastic Bingo plunges the family-favourite game into the deep sea, featuring forty-eight shimmery and surprising sea creatures by Yuval Zommer. Discover the fintastic creatures of the ocean as you excitedly wait to shout ‘Bingo!’ You may be familiar with the turtle, seal and clownfish, but can you spot the mandarin dragonet, narwhal and gulper eel? Open the box to reveal a game board, six doublesided player cards, forty-eight sea creature tokens, 120 shell counters and a booklet filled with claw-some facts. Do you know why a seahorse has two skeletons? Or why a female anglerfish has a light bulb hanging from her head? Or exactly how big a blue whale is? Learn the answers to these questions and much more while you play. Fintastic Bingo is the follow-up to Bugtastic Bingo, and features Yuval Zommer’s much-loved sea illustrations.
Do you worry about what other people think of you? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? For too long, our value and self-worth has been tied to pleasing others. We’ve dimmed our true selves to fit in – no matter the cost. But there’s always a cost. People-pleasing and staying likeable means suppressing our feelings, words, actions, and desires, and there’s only so much we can conceal before it all unravels. In ‘Likeable’, broadcaster and mental health advocate Fearne Cotton provides an empowering and raw personal account of how to break free and find happiness.
Continuing the acclaimed GOATs series, Adrian Newey: An Illustrated Biography of F1’s Greatest Designer spotlights the undisputed master of F1 car design through original interviews and stunning visuals.
Discover over 150 extraordinary destinations-from ice caves and haunted houses to glowing lakes-in this fully updated and revised guide to the world's most secret places. Packed with facts and trivia to wow your friends, plus incredible photos throughout, this is the ultimate guide to unusual and amazing sites you've (probably) never heard of…
A little chick is abandoned by her mother and left for dead after a terrible accident. Jasmine rescues the tiny bird and nurses her back to health, but she is again rejected by her family. An old cockerel takes the little chick under his wing, saving her from a buzzard attack and showing that friendship can be found in the most unlikely of places.
It’s time to play hide and seek! Can Bluey find everyone without getting distracted? Join the search and see who Bluey meets along the way. Squawk! Now everybody, hide! ‘Ready or not, here I come!’.
We live in an age of extremes: populist leaders are setting the agenda, autocracies are on the march, and the liberal establishment is a bewildered blob, devoid of new ideas or fresh solutions. Having once powered progress in the form of democracy, mass welfare and defeating totalitarianism, liberals have the power to save the world again – but only if they rediscover the lost genius of their creed. Guiding us skilfully and entertainingly through the intellectual, cultural and political histories of liberalism, this book lays out a centrist agenda for today’s problems. It reminds us of the dynamism and fixed principles that have shaped the successes of liberalism and warns us against splitting into sub-groups that fail to grapple with the common good.
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