Celebrate the beauty and diversity of life in the Arab diaspora throughout the year. Wrapping grape leaves, playing doumbek, drawing henna tattoos,weâ¿re Arab, Arab, Arab, the whole year through!Yallah! From January to December, join some busy kids as they partake in traditions old and new. Thereâ¿s so much to do, whether itâ¿s learning to write Arabic or looking at hijab fashion sites while planning costumes for a local comic convention. With details as vivid as the scent of jasmine and honeysuckle perfume (made to remind Mum of Morocco), children bond with friends, honour tradition, and spend loving time with family. Accompanied by buoyant and charming illustrations, this portrait of Arab life and childhood zeal is sure to bring joy all year round. Back matter includes an extensive glossary and notes to enrich the experience for readers of any culture.
What goes around comes around in this farmyard tale about the contagiousness of kindness. Hen gives Pig an unexpected present. "How kind!" says Pig. Pig is so touched, in fact, that he decides to do something kind too. So Pig gives Rabbit a gift. "How kind!" says Rabbit, who does something kind for Cow, who is kind to Cat, who wants to be kind in turn. Where will all of this kindness lead?
New in the hilarious JOHNNY BALL series, shortlisted for the Childrenâ¿s Sports Book Award. Johnny Ball, 9-year-old football manager, has a new challenge: to take the Tissbury Tigers all the way, and win the WORLDIES! But superstar striker Daniel is injured and the squad is FOUR players short. So Johnny is switching his football brain into travel mode â¿ here comes Johnny Ball, INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL GENIUS!
Discover the incredible true stories of 50 game-changing cricket superstars. From Matt Oldfield, the author of Ultimate Football Heroes, and sports journalist, Tanya Aldred, comes an exciting new book for young cricket stars in the making. In this incredible collection of true stories, discover the secrets of 50 cricket superstars, from sporting legends to modern heroes. Uncover the most exciting and inspiring accounts of success, failure, injury and bravery. Learn the ins and outs of the game, with fascinating facts, player profiles and top tips to improve your own performance. An ideal book for any young sports fan who enjoys reading about their favourite heroes, such as âFreddieâ? Flintoff, Ellyse Perry, Don Bradman, Stafanie Taylor, Virat Kohli and Harmanpreet Kaur.
Join Maisy for a very busy day learning about all sorts of different jobs. A book of first words focusing on vocabulary used in ten popular workplaces including a building site, a school, a fire station and even outer space!What do you want to be when you grow up? Explore different workplaces with Maisy and learn all the important first words for different workplaces including a sports stadium, a hospital, a garage, a space station and more! With bright, colourful, clearly labelled pictures to help broaden vocabulary and understanding and bold, easy-to-use tabs which are perfect for helping little ones to locate their favourite pages again and again. Early learning is so much fun!
A bright and adorable tabbed board book featuring first words all to do with a day in town, from a trip to the library, to shopping, to the park, to lunch at a café and more!Join Maisy for a day trip to her local town. Each spread is themed around different shops and locations: the library, the post office, the garden centre, the supermarket, a café and more! With bright, colourful, clearly labelled pictures to help broaden vocabulary and understanding, and bold, easy-to-use tabs which are perfect for helping little ones to locate their favourite pages again and again. Early learning is so much fun!
A heartwarming, tenderly witty debut about belief â¿ in friendship, in yourself and, maybe, in just a little magic. âI donâ¿t know exactly how wishes work. But I knew a man that did.â? Phyll is having a difficult summer. Her family has moved to the seaside, but itâ¿s a long way from perfect. Her mum is sick, she has an enemy called Hilda, and someone is stealing dogs. Then Phyll meets Mr Djinn â¿ a wise old man who insists heâ¿s a genie. Itâ¿s a tough claim to believe, until Phyll starts wishing for changeâ¿
Dance yourself happy with the second, samba spectacular picture book by dancing superstar, Oti Mabuse. Itâ¿s time for Otiâ¿s dance class! Join Oti and her class for their first dance show, and learn âThe Lion Sambaâ? in ten easy steps. The children are excited to return to dance class with Mrs Oti and waste no time preparing for their animal-themed dance show. Mrs Oti teaches them all about animal movements and how they can be used in their dance. From stomping like an elephant, stretching up high like a giraffe or even shaking your mane like a lion, thereâ¿s so much fun to be had. But when disaster strikes on the day of the show, it seems like all of their hard work has been for nothing. Luckily for the children, Mrs Oti is on hand, and soon they realize that a little bit of courage can go a long way. Written by Strictly Come Dancing superstar, Oti Mabuse, this heartwarming picture book will dance into the hands of families who have loved watching Oti on-screen.
A fast-paced fantasy adventure set in a broken, future England, following the further exploits of the outlaws Scarlett and Browne.Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have outwitted their pursuers and escaped into the wilderness once more, and it¿s not long before they become famous for their audacious heists across the Seven Kingdoms. Yet neither is fully able to escape the shackles of the past ¿ as they discover when a dangerous job turns sour. Soon old enemies and sinister new threats are pressing in on every side, and Scarlett and Browne must pull off an impossible mission and strike out against The Faith Houses and the Brothers of the Hand if they are to save the people they hold most dear.Praise for The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne:¿You won't be able to put this down. A classic in the making.¿ ¿ Eoin Colfer¿Perfectly paced, beautifully written and bursting with black humour and bold ideas.¿ ¿ Philip Reeve¿¿Imaginative, original, taut and with multi-layered protagonists... A wild ride.¿ ¿ Jo Cotterill¿Scarlett and Browne is phenomenal, unputdownable storytelling of the highest order.¿ ¿ Piers Torday
A magical adventure rooted in Muslim culture and tradition, Nura and the Immortal Palace follows a young girl¿s journey from modern-day Pakistan into the world of the jinn.Nura has worked all her life in the mica mines, earning just enough to keep her family afloat ¿ and enjoy the odd delicious gulab jamun from the market. Some day she¿s going to find the Demon¿s Tongue, a legendary treasure buried deep in the mines, and her family will never have to worry about money again.But when a terrible accident buries her best friend below ground, Nura goes in search of him and passes over into the magical and terrible world of the jinn. Across a pink sea and under a purple sky, she finds her way to a palace, where great riches and a whole new life are on offer.But it¿s not long before Nura discovers this world to be as unfair as the real one, and that trickster jinns will always live up to their reputation¿
The Antarctica awaits in this fast-paced adventure starring a plucky new heroine. Pearly must face her fears to save her parents, her pet pig, and the day!Pearly Woe is a worrier. She worries about everything, especially that she¿ll never be brave enough to become a member of the top-secret group of stealth adventurers ¿ The Adventurologists¿ Guild. Pearly also has a special talent ¿ she can talk to animals. Her favourite animal to talk to is her pet pig, called Pig. But with her parents missing, Pig pig-napped and Pearly a stowaway on an icebreaker heading for Antarctica, Pearly¿s worries just got REAL.
From the bestselling author of Wonderscape and The Uncommoners, comes this fast-paced gaming adventure through the universe's greatest legends.PLAY THE GAME. BRAVE THE LEGEND.Arthur, Ren and Cecily are stuck in Legendarium in the year 2493, where the secretive villain Deadlock has discovered dangerous time-travel technology.To save the universe, the friends must enter the deadly Irontide Tournament, where legends are real and one wrong move could cost them their lives...PRAISE FOR LEGENDARIUM"A wonder of an adventure - Jennifer's storytelling has everything I want; excitement, power and heart." Jasbinder Bilan"Sharp, fast-paced and full of heart ... Arthur, Ren and Cecily are adventuring once more in this warm and witty pageturner of a sequel. I love it!" Elle McNicoll"Legendarium does not disappoint. In fact, it grabs you from page one. With a furious pace and mind-boggling concepts, it's the very definition of a BLOCKBUSTER." Phil Earle"Legendarium is clever, fast-paced, action-packed, and lots of fun - grab your time-key and jump right in!" Sinéad O'Hart"A fantastic, futuristic adventure! With courageous characters and historical legends galore, it's more immersive than any video game!" Ellie Irving"A thrilling, exciting, jam-packed adventure, full of friendship, danger and heart-stopping moments. I am in awe of Jennifer Bell's writing." Mel Taylor-Bessent"A fantastically imaginative and exciting adventure, starring three young heroes who deserve to become legends and the best robot dog ever." Stephanie BurgisPRAISE FOR WONDERSCAPE"An expertly crafted, breakneck speed adventure." BookTrust"A whirlwind of fun and mystery across space and time." Thomas Taylor, author of Malamander"Eight-plus readers with a taste for adventure and science will immerse themselves in the Uncommoners author Jennifer Bell's exciting new Wonderscape" - "Books of the Month", Guardian"A breakneck sci-fi romp that's perfect for gamers, puzzle fiends and fact-fans." Ross Montgomery, author of The Midnight Guardians"Bell puts a clever and highly inventive spin on the middle-grade fantasy adventure." The Bookseller"A fun-filled, character-driven, fast-paced, vibrant story ... together with its thought-provoking, science-embracing and hero-referencing narrative, it will almost certainly win both hearts and minds." 'Children's Book of the Week', Press Association"A wonderful mash up of video game and history." Angels & UrchinsFeatured in The Week Junior's '5 books for fans of gaming'
A glittering celebration of queer families puts Pride gently in perspective ¿ honouring those in the LBGTQ+ community who fought against injustice and inequality.Pride¿s a day that means ¿Together, we are strong!¿This joyful picture-book homage to a day of community and inclusion ¿ and to the joys of anticipation ¿ is also a comprehensive history. With bright, buoyant illustrations and lyrical, age-appropriate rhyme modeled on ¿¿Twas the Night Before Christmas,¿ it tackles difficult content such as the Stonewall Riots and the AIDS marches. On the night before Pride, families everywhere are preparing to partake. As one family packs snacks and makes signs, an older sibling shares the importance of the parade with the newest member of the family. Reflecting on the day, the siblings agree that the best thing about Pride is getting to be yourself. Debut author Joanna McClintic and Pura Belpré Award¿winning author-illustrator Juana Medina create a new classic that pays homage to the beauty of families of all compositions ¿ and of all-inclusive love.
Tola may be small, but she's very determined!Too Small Tola lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever, her brother, Dapo, who is very fast, and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. One day Tola discovers the secret of multiplication and division. She is so happy!But then there is news of a deadly virus, and news of lockdown too. Moji goes away to live and study with her teacher and Dapo goes off to live and work with his boss. Grandmummy cannot go out to work so Tola does instead.Tola goes to live with a wealthy couple, the Diamonds. She cleans and washes and scrubs, scrubs, scrubs. She befriends the other workers too. But she soon learns that even the wealthy Dimonds have problems of their own. And when it comes to solving them, Tola proves once again how kind and clever, mighty and resourceful she truly is.
Ten stunningly illustrated pop-ups bring the magnificent reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to life in this exquisite cut-paper souvenir. Find out more about Queen Elizabeth II's fascinating life, from her childhood to her wedding and ground-breaking coronation to both her family life and state duties.
Test your football knowledge with over 300 funny and fascinating questions about the beautiful game.How much do you know about football ¿ and the world? Test yourself and your friends with over 300 brain-busting questions from Football School. Discover questions on star strikers, crafty coaches, momentous matches and much, much more. Packed with hilarious cartoons and fascinating trivia, this spin-off from the bestselling series is the perfect way for fans to learn more about the beautiful game.
Get to know all your feelings and how to look after them in this positive and practical guide from beloved author-illustrator Marcia Williams.How do you feel today? Whether you're happy, sad or anything in-between, this book is the perfect guide to understanding and celebrating all your feelings! In colourful comic-strip stories, explore a whole range of emotions and discover ways to cope when any feeling becomes overwhelming. Packed with top tips for mental wellbeing and a first aid box for feelings, this is a helpful and engaging guide celebrating the importance of good mental health.
Where did life on Earth come from? Out of the blue! Discover the story of life on Earth, and how it evolved from tiny cells in vast oceans into the huge variety of creatures that covered our prehistoric planet. Find out why creatures first emerged from the sea and brought life onto land, in a lively and engaging journey through millions of years of fishes, giant reptiles and mammals. With illustrations from the award-winning Frann Preston-Gannon, this is a gorgeous introduction to the amazing story of prehistoric life.
A lively tale about a fun-loving cat learning to accept change, imaginatively illustrated by the award-winning Petr Horácek.Mischievous Mister Boo loves to give everyone he meets a surprise. He shocks the baby birds, the baby rabbits and the baby owls. BOO! But one day he wakes up without his usual energy and no one seems to take any notice of him. Will Mister Boo learn to accept change and find joy again? A buoyant second collaboration between the acclaimed writer Joyce Dunbar and world-renowned illustrator Petr Horácek.
A dazzling wordless picture book celebrates creative problem-solving, teamwork, and the sun-splashed wonder of a day at the beach.The creators of the acclaimed Over the Shop evoke a perfect summer beach day ¿ and themes of creativity, cooperation, flexibility, and persistence ¿ all without a word in this sun-warmed, salt-stained delight of a story. A busload of beachgoers spills out onto the sand for a day of fun and frolic. Three siblings begin work on a castle, patting and shaping the sand as the sun arcs over the sky. Time and again, their progress is halted: a windswept hat topples their creation; a toddler ambles through it; the tide creeps close, and then too close. Meeting each demolition with fresh determination, the builders outdo themselves time and again, until the moment arrives to pile back into the bus for home. An authentic portrait of sibling cooperation ¿ and glorious inspiration for creative people of all ages ¿ A Day for Sandcastles channels the thrill of surrendering expectations on the path to infinite possibility.
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