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A delightful rhyming picture book perfect for any little dragon getting ready to celebrate Christmas!This festive addition to the When a Dragon . . .series by award-winning creators Caryl Hart and Rosalind Beardshaw is full of recognisable pre-school behaviour. When it's time to celebrate Christmas, does a dragon tangle up the lights or grab the presents? Of course not! She joins in with the carol singing, helps to decorate the tree and hands round all the gifts. And if you hear her little cars whizzing about in the night, well .. . she is a dragon after all!Caryl Hart is the author of books and series including The Princess and the .. . and How to Grow a Dinosaur.She has won many awards including a Magnola Book Award, the Geoffrey Trease Prize for Children's Writing, the Oldham Brilliant Books Award and the Stockport Brilliant Books Award. Rosalind Beardshaw is the illustrator of My Pet Star by Corrinne Averiss, which won the Sainsbury's Book Award. She also won the Sheffield Baby Boo

From Epic! Originals comes an even spookier, sillier, slimier collection of illustrated stories guaranteed to make you laugh so loud you'll wake the monster under the bleachers!The Cafetorium is open for lunch—and play rehearsal, gym class, and unintentional interdimensional travel! Join comic book fan Dee Dee, master gamer Jackie, and the rest of the crew (including everyone’s favorite goat) in this brand-new set of wonderfully weird tales. These charming stories present kids' everyday school and friendship challenges in unexpected ways, letting kids laugh while they build empathy, resilience, social skills, and more.

Lights! Sirens! Make way for these rescue vehicles in this new Sticker by Letter book!Features 10 images to sticker, including a police helicopter, ambulance, air tanker, coastguard board, police car, tow truck, and fire truck!Each image contains a fact about a type of vehicle or rescue equipment. Spiral binding and perforated pages make the book easy to use. Includes 10 sticker sheets. Similar to color or paint by number, this sticker activity book features designs that are divided into spaces, each with a letter that corresponds to a sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Watch as a full colored image emerges from the original unfinished illustration.

Bursting with over 50 winter activities, including look-and-find, drawing and colouring-in, number puzzles, and much more, this wintry activity book is perfect for keeping fans of the bestselling Isadora Moon and Mirabelle series busy over the holiday season. With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout by author/illustrator Harriet Muncaster and a totally unique heroine with an out-of-this-world family, Isadora Moon is the ideal choice for readers who want their magic and sparkle with a bit of bite!

This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Geraldine McCaughrean, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .After her parents' death, Mary Lennox travels to England to live at her uncle's house in Yorkshire. Sour-tempered and selfish, she is unimpressed at what she finds there. Yet she can't help being intrigued by stories of a secret garden-once full of beauty, now hidden in a tangle of neglect.

Filled with simple, black-and white pictures including a unicorn, a rocket and a rainbow and many more. Just use the brush provided to sweep water over the designs and vibrant colours magically appear! Great for keeping little ones busy and helping them learn brush control skills at the same time. Simply tuck the waterproof back flap under each page as it's painted, to stop water from seeping through to the rest of the book.

This book, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, offers insights from experts in healthcare and higher education both locally and further afield. Key learnings and recommendations are presented in three sections: disaster management and reconstruction, including what we can learn from past earthquakes; the importance of healthcare and emergency medicine in disasters and community events; and the way forward, in particular how technology and systems thinking can be used for disaster mitigation.

STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! Here comes Bernardo ... and he's one HUNGRY dragon! This dragon is on the hunt for his lunch - is there anything that he won't try to gobble up? A hilarious counting tale featuring lots of favourite fairy tale characters, including magical mermaids, fairy godmothers, funny frogs . .. and one very big BURP! A laugh-out-loud romp written by Alastair Chisholm, winner of Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year, The Queen's Knickers Award and Scottish Book Trust's Bookbug Prize. Illustrated by Alex Willmore, winner of Oscar's Book Prize.

Celebrate the enduring legacy of Marvel Comics and more than 80 years of history in this collection of vintage stickers. Revel in classic comics artwork with stickers of all your favorite characters, including iconic heroes such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Black Widow and Captain America and villains such as Red Skull and Vulture. Page after page of this book is packed with beautiful vintage artwork of characters that entertains, delights, and brings back precious memories. Get creative! Adorn your personal items with more than 600 stickers, create gorgeous artwork and stationery, and enjoy this exquisite anniversary antiquarian book as a celebratory Marvel Comics keepsake. (c) 2023 MARVEL

Get summer-ready with Bluey and friends in this jam-packed activity book!Bluey and Bingo love the beach!Join in the fun and get busy with this jam-packed book of summer activities. Cut out and design your own sunnies, play dot-to-dot and get colouring with the help of all your favourite Bluey characters! With activities to keep little paws busy on ever page.Packed with puzzles and games including:- Dot to dot- Games- Puzzles- Recipes for your own Bluey iceblocks- ColouringWant more Bluey? Also available:Bluey: Fun and Games Colouring BookBluey: Meet Bluey! Sticker Activity BookBluey: Bluey and Friends Sticker Activity Book

Search for fortune on the high seas with this abridged retelling ofTreasure Island, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies!After Jim Hawkins finds the map to a mysterious treasure, he sets sail in search of the fortune. Little does he realize he’s boarded a pirate ship, and that surprises and danger await him . . . including a meeting with the unforgettable Long John Silver!This abridged retelling is the perfect way to introduce young readers to the swashbuckling adventure that has captivated readers for centuries!

The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.

This beautiful colouring book is a lovely way to discover paintings by famous artists, including van Gogh, Gauguin, Klimt, Matisse and more. With 15 different pictures and styles to choose from, it has something for everyone and every mood. Produced in association with The National Gallery, London, each painting is shown in full colour alongside a line drawing to colour in.Short texts give key information and intriguing facts about each painting, while internet links lead to more information online.

An official illustrated adventure in the Galar Region, for young, struggling or reluctant readers and kids who love new Pokémon – new for 2023!Join Ash and Pikachu on an adventure in Galar, the newest Pokémon region!The new Pokémon are here, and you’ve gotta catch 'em all! Start by joining legendary Pokémon trainer Ash and his Pikachu on an awesome adventure. They'll meet and catch some amazing new Pokémon in this reader, including Galar First Partners Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble!Enjoy exploring in Galar, the new region from the blockbuster games, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.

The book documents Hong Kong’s neon signs whilst taking on a historical, socio-cultural, and contextual study of visual culture around the city. It explores the inter-related components of neon signs, including each sign’s unique visual aesthetic and design, the history of craftsmanship and training, and how the streetscape relates to Hong Kong’s consumer culture.

A two-headed chicken races across the multiverse to escape a hungry moose in this full-colour illustrated adventure, ideal for fans of Dogman and Bunny Vs Monkey.Anything is possible in the multiverse, including a madcap adventure starring a plucky, two-headed chicken. But look out - there’s a chicken-hungry moose in pursuit! In this hilarious, interactive adventure, our double-headed hero is chased through dozens of bizarre universes, from an ocean planet with a disturbing mermoose to a land covered with pizza sauce. With each BZOOP of Two-Headed Chicken's universe-hopping Astrocap, the only thing to expect is the unexpected...Packed with jokes, quizzes, and games; a lightning-fast caper with a wacky sci-fi spin

The official souvenir collector’s guide to Marvel Studios’ LokiA behind-the-scenes look at Marvel Studios’ Loki, this deluxe book is a must-have for all fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Featuring interviews with the cast and crew including Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston, and co-stars Owen Wilson (Mobius), Sophia Di Martino (Sylvie), this collector’s edition explores the making of the dazzling special effects, action packed fights and stunts, and the stunning costume departments with stunning photos and art.The book also delves into the complexities of the timeline with infographics, fun facts, and even a quiz.

Preschoolers are introduced to core science concepts with this playful format featuring 20 hands-on activities that use everyday household materials, including a vinegar volcano, a hula hoop count, and a kitchen sink or swim experiment. In this fourth book in the Busy Little Hands series, preschoolers get ready for a science adventure! Preschoolers wonder and explore with 20 hands-on experiments using everyday household objects and making daily activities such as snack time and play time into learning opportunities. Each play activity demonstrates a simple principle of physics, earth science, chemistry, or biology, including the Kitchen Sink or Float (demonstrating density), the Vinegar Volcano (pressure) and Blooming Colors (chromatography). Featuring bright, easy-to-follow photos specially designed for pre-readers, this book is packed with learning fun, plus it sets the groundwork for science success in kindergarten and beyond.

Celebrate friendship with your favorite Pixar pals―including Woody and Buzz Lightyear―in the next book in the bestselling Abrams Block Book seriesFeaturing characters from every Pixar franchise―such as Woody and Buzz in Toy Story, Mike and Sully in Monsters, Inc., and Mei and her besties in Turning Red―Pixar Buddy Block shines a light on all the things that make friendship so special! Each spread showcases favorite Pixar moments alongside a bouncy, rhyming text, making this book perfect for the youngest fans as well as seasoned collectors. As with previous Block Book titles, this book will include die-cut pages, gatefolds, and the stylish art of Peski Studio.

Treehouse is getting festive! With lots of laughs at every level in The 156-Storey Treehouse, from the worldwide bestselling Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.Andy and Terry are celebrating Christmas in our 156-storey Treehouse.They've added 13 new levels, including a wishing well, a world-record breaking level, a super-stinky stuff level and a TV quiz show level (hosted by no other than Quizzy the quizzical quizbot).But it's the night before Christmas, and they've got carols to sing, lists to write, a new book to finish, and the real Santa to uncover . . .Will they get it all done in time?Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!

本書兼具兩項特質，精簡以及績效。在實質上，避免任何繁瑣的理論，一切回歸到基本而直覺的數學思考。心理上，現在許多學生很畏懼數學，現今國內引進之國外微積分教材難度較高且內容甚為廣泛，造成不少學生排斥微積分，因此本書不論在例題或習題設計上，仿美國Brief Calculus編法，讓同學在最小壓力下學會微積分基本計算技巧，為了確保同學學習績效，在適當處有隨堂演練，教師得指派數名學生上台演練，隨時糾正學生錯誤處，同時也可激起學生上課專心與興趣。習題有略解，可供同學課後驗收學習成果。 本書打破微積分難學的心理迷思，是一本完全針對微積分初學者所設計的入門寶典，亦適合教師在課堂上教學使用。

Focusing on Albert Sanguinetti from his early life to his retirement from the legal sector, including his tenures in Gibraltar, Kenya, and Hong Kong, this biography provides an in-depth view of the life of a prominent figure in the legal field in the late twentieth century. It is written from an objective, external viewpoint and paints a colourful and lively picture of Sanguinetti in a voice that could almost be his own. Using Sanguinetti’s life experiences, the biographer touches on various historical events, including the Mau Mau revolution in Kenya and the 1957 riots in Hong Kong, and details the social and political problems of the times, such as lingering colonialism, class structure issues, and human rights violations, among others. These glimpses of history through Sanguinetti’s eyes are accessible, thought-provoking, and truly representative of the man himself.Offering a well-rounded image of the eccentric subject, this book fulfils Sanguinetti’s common response to questions ab

Relive iconic moments from Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson, Simone Biles, Team USA Hockey, and more through illustrated replays of 25 of the greatest moments in sportsThis richly illustrated book highlights the achievements and stories of notable athletes―male, female, able-bodied and Paralympians―from the 1800s to today, including trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breakers in more than 20 sports, making it a treasure trove for all the family to share. So sit back and enjoy sport’s greatest moments as a read-aloud story from the comfort of your armchair.

Princes and prisoners, sailors and criminals, showgirls and soldiers – all have submitted to the tattooist's art. Vintage Tattoos features over 500 retro designs of every style and subject matter, including nautical, patriotic, hearts and banners, circus, girls, animals, roses, daggers and symbols. Legendary rock journalist Carol Clerk's curation of the most iconic traditional ink designs also includes profiles of history's illustrious tattoo artists, as well as interviews with contemporary practitioners.

Now in paperback for the first time, featuring all new covers, the Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians middle-grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. Alcatraz Smedry has made it to the Free Kingdoms at last. Unfortunately, so have the evil Librarians--including his mother! Now Alcatraz has to find a traitor among the Knights of Crystallia, make up with his estranged father, and save one of the last bastions of the Free Kingdoms from the Evil Librarians. The Knights of Crystallia is the third book in this action-packed fantasy series for young readers.

The stunning white box set collection of the Twilight Saga including Midnight Sun and The Short Second Life of Bree TannerThis prime gift set includes paperback editions of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, Midnight Sun, and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, with exclusive covers, making it the perfect gift for fans of the bestselling series.Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, The Twilight Saga captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires.

Filled with simple, stylish images of popular zoo animals including a monkey, giraffe and penguin. Just brush water over the bold black and white designs to watch them burst into vibrant colour.

Studies in Colloquial Chinese and Its History: Dialect and Text presents cutting-edge research into issues regarding prestige colloquial languages in China in their spoken forms and as well as their relationship to written forms and the colloquial literary language. These include the standard regional languages and prestige dialects of the past, the influence of historical forms of spoken Chinese on written Chinese, the history of guānhuà and the history of báihuà, proto-dialects and supra-regional common languages (koines), and their relationship to spoken dialects. The various studies in this collection focus on the dialect groups with the most substantial written tradition, including Mandarin, Wu, Min, and Cantonese, in north, central and eastern coastal, and southern China respectively. The contributors explore the histories of these dialects in their written and spoken forms, presenting a variegated view of the history and development of the regional forms, including their evoluti

Father Mouse and Mother MOuse always want the best for their daughter, including the best possible husband... but Father Mouse has some rather grand and impractical ideas. Will Molly Mouse end up with the husband she really wants?With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: low A1. 300 headwords, 598 words.

Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2021The second book in a magical new series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! Ray is getting used to life as Rainbow Grey - she now has ALL the magical weather powers at her fingertips, although she hasn't quite mastered them yet! When all of the cloud creatures start disappearing - including Ray's own beloved cloud cat, Nim - Ray and her friends have a mystery to solve. Ray is sure that a dark magic is behind the disappearances. Can she work out what is going on before cloud magic is lost forever and Earth is destroyed by the ultimate storm .. .?

My First Tackle Box has everything young anglers need for fishing fun. This interactive book features lift-the-flap panels and removable cardboard cut-outs, including a fishing rod, fish, lures, a hook, a fillet knife, and more. Catch fish with the fishing rod, organize your gear, measure your catch with a ruler, and more! This uniquely designed board book will encourage creativity and hours of fun as kids learn about all of the tools in the tackle box. Children and adults alike will love interacting with this fun book.

Celebrate Easter with Paint by Sticker Kids! Peel the sticker, place the sticker, and make 10 bright and lively sticker paintings, including Easter bunnies, baskets, and spring flowers. All fun, no me

There are all sorts of early years activities shown in this delightfully illustrated sticker book, including going to a birthday party, visiting a farm and playing in the playground. There's plenty of

用這本超級彈跳翻翻書，讓家中的小寶貝跟著友善的蜘蛛俠一起學習幫助他人吧！ 幫助蜘蛛俠保護紐約市，逐一找到他的朋友，包括最受歡迎的角色：彌爾斯、幽靈蜘蛛、鋼鐵人、黑豹和奇異博士。翻動大的翻翻板，看到五個從書頁中彈出的突如其來的驚喜場景，並探索友誼、團隊合作和勇氣的主題。 生動的韻文鼓勵語言和早期學習，而驚喜的彈出場景，會讓學齡前兒童眼睛一亮。在父母的幫助下，孩子翻動堅固的硬紙板書頁，猜測每個翻翻板下藏著什麼，然後揭開翻翻板，揭示蜘蛛俠和他的朋友，一起玩“躲貓貓”！ 這本《彈出翻翻書！漫威蜘蛛俠和他的驚奇朋友》是互動的學齡前遊戲理想之選，既適合父母和孩子，也肯定能一次又一次地讓小寶貝開心娛樂！ Teach your little one the power of helping others with your Friendly Neighborhood Spidey in this lift-the-flap pop-up bookHelp Spidey keep New York City safe and find his friends one by one, including your little one’s favorite characters: Miles, Ghost Spider, Iron Man, Black Panther, and Ms Marvel. Little hands can lift big flaps and see five peekaboo surprises pop up from the pages, and explore themes of friendship, teamwork, and bravery.The lively, read-aloud rhymes encourage literacy and early learning, while the surprise pop-up scenes will delight curious preschoolers. With the help of parents and caregivers, children will have fun turning the sturdy board book pages

Christmastime is here! Get ready for the festive season with Sylvanian Families in this official sticker dress-up book, packed with over 300 stickers and all your favourite characters. The perfect gift to enjoy this Christmas!Join Freya the Chocolate Rabbit and her friends as they get ready for Christmas in Sylvanian Village. Sticker woolly hats and scarves for them to wear in the snow, decorate the Red Roof Country Home with lights and baubles, and then sticker costumes for the babies to wear in their Christmas parade! At the back of the book, find beautiful templates and detailed instructions to make a Christmas card to give to friends and family.With over 300 stickers to bring the world of Sylvania to life, Sylvanian Families: Sticker Dress-Up Christmas has everything you need to create the perfect Christmas!Look out for more Sylvanian Families books from Macmillan Children's Books, including The World of Sylvanian Families.

The magic and mastery of anime springs to life in this gorgeous celebration of the genre that features more than one hundred and fifty full-color frames. A uniquely powerful form of artistic expression, anime has embraced complex and provocative ideas since its inception in the mid twentieth century. This dynamic and wide-ranging book explores eighty key themes of the genre, from wars to natural disasters, nature to ecology, childhood to magic, dystopias to fables. It looks at more than one hundred masterpieces of Japanese animation, including Akira, Ghost in the Shell, One Piece, Princess Mononoke, Grave of the Fireflies and Howl's Moving Castle, to show how practitioners consistently balance tradition with modernity and how anime's distinct style has influenced other forms of media such as video games, comic books and live-action films. Covering an enormous range of talent--from Isao Takahata, Katsuhiro Ôtomo, and Makoto Shinkai to Studio Ghibli and Mamoru Oshii--it demonstrates how

A beautiful gift edition of Grimms'' Fairy Tales featuring five classic stories, charmingly retold in rhyming verse with stunning illustrations.Follow Little Red through the woods, where she encounters a wolf! Find out what happens when Hansel and Gretel meet a witch, and see who secretly stitches the poor shoemakers shoes. Who are the mysterious musicians of Bremen . . . and will Cinderella go to the ball, after all?Bringing together the incredible talents of award-winning illustrator and Booktrust Time to Read favourite, Marta Altés and author and poet, Elli Woollard, this unique collection of Grimms'' Fairy Tales is a fresh and funny take on the iconic original tales by the brothers Grimm. Richly illustrated by the author of Little Monkey and New in Town, this is perfect for new and younger readers and will delight children and adults alike.A timeless gift with sumptuous details including textured foil cover and full colour illustrations throughout. A book to treasure, to share and

This third book in Caldecott medalist Matthew Cordell's bestselling early reader series tells a story of precious artifacts and priceless friendships.Cornbread LOVES spending time inside. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES in-depth research. Poppy does not. Cornbread is THRILLED to visit The Moonville Museum. Poppy…is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Cornbread is invited to attend the Founders Gala to see the unveiling of a surprise new exhibit, Poppy agrees to be his guest. Their evening is full of spectacular treasures, including hand-carved hairbrushes, diamond-encrusted perfume sprayers, and a solid gold ice cream scoop. What other wonders will these mice discover? Celebrating both partnership and the value of what makes us individuals, young readers will find this classic odd couple irresistible as they encounter relatable issues with humor and heart. Publishing simultaneously in hardcover and paperback.Don't miss the other books in the series:Cornbread

In this young adult adaptation of the Oprah Book Club selection andNew York Timesbestselling nonfiction work, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson explores the unspoken hierarchies that divide us across lines of race and class. Revealing and timely, this work will speak to young people who are engaged more than ever with the world around them, or to anyone who believes in a more just existence for all.Readers will be fascinated by this young adult adaptation of theNew York Timesbestselling nonfiction work as they follow masterful narratives about real people that reveal an insidious phenomenon in the United States: a hidden caste system. Caste is not only about race or class; it is about power—which groups have it and which do not. Isabel Wilkerson explores historical social hierarchies, including those in India and Nazi Germany, and explains how perpetuating these rankings dehumanizes vast sections of society. Once we learn the reasons behind caste and see the often heartbre

Peanut, Butter and Crackers are back and off to doggy school in the third hilarious graphic novel for pet lovers and fans of The Secret Life of Pets. Crackers and floppy-eared puppy Peanut are off tPeanut, Butter and Crackers are back and off to doggy school in the third hilarious graphic novel for pet lovers and fans of The Secret Life of Pets. Crackers and floppy-eared puppy Peanut are off to doggy school! But when the two dogs are separated, Peanut is left to fend for himself against canine bullies. Determined to help him, Butter sneaks in and sets off a cat commotion! Can Peanut, Butter and Crackers find a way to make doggy school cool again?A sweet and hilarious story about life seen through the eyes of pets, perfect for newly independent readers, visual readers and pet owners.This edition contains lots of fun bonus extras, including how to draw, behind the scenes and a short story!"Animal-loving children cannot help but fall for Braddock's exciting and heartwarming visual storyte