Nell and her family have just moved house - and she can't even unpack her belongings because there is so much work to be done in her room. But someone else seems to feel at home there. He's just a boy
When the Matheson family come downstairs to find that their living room is unnaturally - indeed frighteningly - tidy, they assume it's a break-in. But it turns out to be their own house spirit, Hairy
Roget's Thesaurus is the world's most famous and trusted word-finder. First published in 1852 it has now sold over 32 million copies worldwide and has become the indispensable desk companion for gener
The mid-seventies - and satin baggies and chunky platforms reigned supreme. Jethro Tull did battle with glam-rock for the airwaves. At an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne Timothy Conigrave fell w
What if the Allies had lost the Second World War ...? The Nazis have taken over New York - the Japanese control California. In a neutral buffer zone existing between the two states an underground auth
'My mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know.' Sandra Smith's new translation, based on close listening to a recording of Camus reading his work aloud on French radio in 1954, sensitively r
A culturally-influential and celebrated author, Kafka is generally considered to be one of the most accomplished writers of the twentieth century. The term 'Kafkaesque' takes its place in the English
A brand new series of five of Woolf's major works, in beautifully designed hardback editions. Tracing the lives of a group of friends, this novel follows their development from childhood to middle age
A brand new series of five of Woolf's major works, in beautifully designed hardback editions. A Room of One's Own, based on a lecture given at Girton College Cambridge, is one of the great feminist po
Why are we so often unwilling to accept that life is unpredictable? In this book, the author distils his idiosyncratic wisdom to demolish our illusions, contrasting the classical values of courage, el
Presents the history of the Blitz and bombing in the Second World War. This book examines not just the most well-known parts of the campaign, but the significance of bombing on many other fronts - the
Italo Calvino was due to deliver the Charles Eliot Norton lectures at Harvard in 1985-86, but they were left unfinished at his death. The surviving drafts explore of the concepts of lightness, quickne
One of three new additions to the popular non-fiction series. There are four books on the theme of food - all created to make information accessible to young readers. Large photographs draw readers in
Providing for different reading abilities, these books incorporate all the features of non-fiction texts that pupils are now required to study in their literacy lessons: a contents list, diagrams, cha
Providing for different reading abilities, these books incorporate all the features of non-fiction texts that pupils are now required to study in their literacy lessons: a contents list, diagrams, cha
Inncorporating all the features of non-fiction texts that pupils are required to study in their literacy lessons: a contents list, diagrams, charts, captions, informational text, a glossary, an index,
Inncorporating all the features of non-fiction texts that pupils are required to study in their literacy lessons: a contents list, diagrams, charts, captions, informational text, a glossary, an index,
It's Horrible Geography's turn to get a revamp. With a brand-new cover design, text updates and an added extra-horrible index, it's geography with even more gritty bits left in!
When Tara is sent to stay with her cousin in Willow Falls, she thinks it's a good time to start over; she'll be turning 13 after all, so she might as well make the best of it. What she doesn't know is
A great new way to learn to read...word by word!Smile.Tooth.Pillow.Bed.Perfect for the newest reader! Each page of this Word by Word First Reader has just one word. In this story, a little girl meets
A great new way to learn to read...word by word!Bunny.Paint.Brush.Perfect for the newest reader! Each page of this Word by Word First Reader has just one word. In this story, Bunny needs something to
Timmy would love to be a great ball player like his brother Ben, but he always gets distracted while playing in right field and it takes some encouragement from Ben to bring him back to the game. Orig
In a humorous retelling of a classic movie, Daniel Pinkwater presents CONE KONG, the story of an ice-cream cone of spectacular size.Captain Charles Handsome has captured an ice-cream cone of unusual s
Fur flies in this Level 2 Hello Reader about a brother and sister superhero team, who fight to save the planet from an out-of-this world villian.This is me.And that is my sister.And we are. . .THE SU
The Supertwins battle their toughest villains yet in this action-packed, Level 2, easy reader!On a class trip to the museum, Timmy and Tabby notice something strange about the dinosaur exhibit. Lurkin
Level 2 Hello Reader! adaptation of the original, classic fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast.Beauty must live with the Beast in order to save her father's life. Over time she begins to see beyond the B
When Ms. Day's class decides to clean up their class pet in order to prepare him for his surprise Valentine's date, Fluffy the guinea pig, not too interested at first, warms up to the idea when he thi
From simple questions like "Do snakes have bones in their bodies?" to complex ones like "How can you tell crocodiles from alligators?," this book delivers easy-to-understand info about reptiles.In thi
From simple questions like "What do bats eat?" to more complex ones like "Why do fireflies glow?", this book delivers the answers kids want in a conversational format that's easy to understand.Q: How
From simple questions like "Which insects live in your yard?" to more complex ones like "What happens during metamorphosis?" this book helps kids understand the world of insects.Th
Shojo - literally, girls - manga is the largest single genre in the medium, accounting for the significant majority of titles sold. It covers everything from sci-fi to high school romances and period
There are distinct qualities that make a movie a cult: a devoted and niche following, popularity based on word-of-mouth enthusiasm, and a tendency to remain in fans memories years after release, as we
A lavishly illustrated cookbook offers 151 innovative but practical recipes, culled from McCall's magazine, for one-dish soups, stews, casseroles, stir-fry dishes, pasta, and more, many of them low in
Understanding pupils' perspectives on their learning has been shown to be of significant help in planning and implementing an effective literacy teaching programme. This book offers a new viewpoint of
