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When Millie first started ballet classes she found it quite hard-until she made friends with the ballet bunnies! In this second story Millie’s getting ready to perform for the first time, in the gala show! Paws crossed that the ballet bunnies can help her find the confidence to go on stage in front of an audience.
Millie is just starting ballet classes and she’s finding it quite hard-she’s never really done ballet properly before. But then when she’s waiting to be picked up at the end of the lesson, she discovers the ballet bunnies! Can Millie keep the ballet bunnies’ secret? And can the ballet bunnies help Millie to find her confidence?
A quirky, touching fully illustrated picture book that will open up important conversations about worries and anxiety from Blue Peter prize winning author, Pamela Butchart. Jeremy is a worrier. He worries about odd socks, spotty bananas, evil squirrels, burnt toast, dinosaurs and, most of all the wind! His friend Maggie isn’t worried about anything – after all, what’s the worst that could happen? But when Maggie decides to go outside and play in the wind, Jeremy must act fast to keep her out of danger, and he is soon to discover that a bit of courage leads to the most exciting adventures.
Here, historian William Dalrymple tells the timely and cautionary tale of the rise of the East India Company and one of the most supreme acts of corporate violence in world history.
When the van door slammed on Offred’s future at the end of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ readers had no way of telling what lay ahead. With ‘The Testaments,’ the wait is over. Margaret Atwood’s sequel picks up the story 15 years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.
Priddy Books’ Let’s Pretend: Football is packed with play pieces and lots of football-themed fun for little sports fans.
What does baby raccoon like to eat? When does baby raccoon go to sleep? Follow along with this cute baby animal as it experiences its world, from playtime to bedtime. With an adorable finger puppet and warm illustrations about the rhythms of a baby raccoon’s day, this board book is perfect for the very youngest readers.
El nuevo libro de Daniela ya está aquì. ¡Vivan las chicas pirata!—The new book of Daniela the Pirate is here! And yes… girls can be pirates.
Join in the fun with Smelly Louie, the smelliest dog you’ll ever meet, with this action-packed adventure from the award-winning creator of Solomon Crocodile.
Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. The only bright light on the team is young Florence, who has her eye on Russia Department and a Ukrainian oligarch with a finger in the Russia pie. Nat is not only a spy, he is a passionate badminton player. His regular Monday evening opponent is half his age: the introspective and solitary Ed. Ed hates Brexit, hates Trump and hates his job at some soulless media agency. And it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Prue, Florence and Nat himself down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all.
Starting with a simple question – ‘Which way am I looking?’ – Tristan Gooley blends natural science, myth, folklore and the history of travel to introduce you to the forgotten art of finding your way using nature’s clues, from the feel of a rock to the look of the moon. Using Tristan’s expert insight and anecdotes, you’ll develop a unique insight into the world around you. ‘The Natural Navigator is user-friendly, practical and packed with beautiful illustrations to help natural navigators on their instrument-free journey. Beautifully repackaged, this edition includes a preface from the author, celebrating ten years of this seminal guide to nature.
Explore the world’s most thrilling waves with Epic Surf Breaks of the World. Whatever your surfing ability, you’re sure to find the perfect break in this quintessential guide that features first-person stories from surf writers all across the globe accompanied by a series of stunning photographs, maps and beautiful illustrations.
Explore Europe’s most thrilling cycling routes with the latest installment in the Epic series from Lonely Planet. From dreamy getaways on sun-dappled Mediterranean Islands to challenging alpine crossings, bike enthusiasts share stories from the best road, mountain, dirt and trail routes across the spiritual home of cycling.
A collection of 20 clever mysteries where the clues are in the details and crafty twists put readers’ wits to the test. These mind-bending mini-mysteries transpire across eras and civilizations, from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance to the French Revolution and beyond. ‘Sleuth & Solve’ encourages readers of all ages to practice deduction, inference, and logical reasoning to crack each case-and develop critical thinking skills at the same time.
Luc O’Donnell is tangentially – and reluctantly – famous. His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he’s never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad’s making a comeback, Luc’s back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything. To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice, normal relationship – and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come. So they strike a deal to be publicity-friendly (fake) boyfriends until the dust has settled. Then they can go their separate ways and pretend it never happened. But the thing about fake-dating is that it can feel a lot like real-dating. And that’s when you get used to someone. Start falling for them. Don’t ever want to let them go.