In Neo Verona, the Montagues attempt to overthrow the ruling Capulets and kill all of them in the process ...with the exception of the daughter of the Capulets, Juliet. Rescued by servants, the sole surviving Capulet randomly encounters Romeo, the son of the Montagues, fourteen years later and falls[...]
This book provides a lovely, funny and highly visual introduction to everyday words for very young children, with carefully selected vocabulary and bright, appealing illustrations. It includes over 450 words and colourful pictures. It also includes 19 busy scenes to explore: my room, in the garden, [...]
This title features pictorial coverage of the very colourful schemes and markings applied to the USAAF's 8th & 9th Air forces aircraft during Operation Overlord June to September 1944 including both US Air Forces fighters, bombers tactical bombers and heavy bombers, squadrons and units included. It [...]
Yi Er San takes children on an exciting journey in Mandarin Chinese. There are more than 25 traditional Chinese songs and nursery rhymes to learn and love, with key words labelled and illustrated on every page. The guide at the back of the book includes information about how the rhymes are used and [...]
This delightful book and its accompanying CD feature four fun and soothing songs, including the ever-popular 'There Were Ten in the Bed' and 'Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear'. The lullabies range from the short and sweet 'Sleep, Baby, Sleep' to the longer and more elaborate 'Wynken, Blynken and Nod'. The rep[...]
The men and women in Invisible Hands reveal the human rights abuses occurring behind the scenes of the global economy. These narrators -- including phone manufacturers in China, copper miners in Zambia, garment workers in Bangladesh, and farmers around the world -- reveal the secret history of the t[...]
'A murder of crows', 'a charm of goldfinches', 'an ostentation of peacocks': collective nouns for British birds have existed since at least the mid fifteenth century. They are thought to originate in texts about hunting, but have since evolved into evocative, witty and literary expressions, each str[...]