Living with teenagers can be more stressful and emotional than anything parents have previously experienced. While there are dozens of books on development in young children, books on adolescent development and how to cope are almost non-existent. Kate Figes redresses the balance. Based on the advic[...]

A delightful travelogue in the unique style of one of the greatest writers in the English language, the "Penguin Classics" edition of Charles Dickens' "Pictures from Italy" is edited with notes and an introduction by and notes by Kate Flint. In 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing t[...]

Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? What makes the Swedish thinner than the Greeks? The answer: inequality. This groundbreaking book, based on years of research, provides hard evidence to show: how almost ev[...]

'At night, among the reeds on the bayou, Chicot could still hear the woman's wail, mingled now with the croaking of the frogs...' From one of the most daring writers of fin-de-siecle America, five stories of awakening that range from Louisiana's plantations and poverty-stricken bayous to its gilded [...]

Kate was lissa's best friend. they've shared everything for four years. then one night at a drunken party, Kate leaned in to kiss lissa, and lissa kissed her back. And now Kate is pretending lissa doesn't exist. Confused and alone, lissa's left questioning everything she thought she knew about herse[...]

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A fascinating guided tour of the ways things work in a modern city
Have you ever wondered how the water in your faucet gets there? Where your garbage goes? What the pipes under city streets do? How bananas from Ecuador get to your local market? [...]

Accompanied by her devoted horse Cocoa, Cowgirl Kate tends to her many tasks during her busy day on the range and, despite a few arguments between the two, gets them done with time to spare, in a fun addition to a new easy-reader series. Jr Lib Guild. Reprint.[...]

This Level 1-2 Reading Skills Activity Book practises reading common words and sentences through fun activities, colouring, writing and sticker activities.[...]

This Level 4-5 Reading Skills Activity Book practises reading common words and sentences through fun activities, colouring, writing and sticker activities.[...]

The Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary is the first of its kind, a brand new illustrated alphabetical dictionary of all the words and meanings students of Shakespeare need to know. Every word has an example sentence selected from the twelve most studied plays, including Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo[...]

This Read with Biff, Chip & Kipper Collection contains 4 carefully levelled books for children who are getting ready to read. It includes two Level 1 Phonics books which introduce letter sounds and practise reading simple words and sentences; and two Level 1 First Stories introduce first words and d[...]

This Read with Biff, Chip & Kipper Collection contains 4 carefully levelled books for children who are getting ready to read. It includes two Level 2 Phonics books which practise sounds and letters; and two Level 2 First Stories introduce first words and develop early reading skills.[...]