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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Arthur C. Clarke's classic in which he ponders humanity's future and possible evolution When the silent spacecraft arrived and took the light from the world, no one knew what to expect. But, although the Overlords kept themselves hidden from man, they had come to unite a warring world and to offer an end to poverty and crime. When they finally showed themselves it was a shock, but one that humankind could now cope with, and an era of peace, prosperity and endless leisure began. But the children of this utopia dream strange dreams of distant suns and alien planets, and begin to evolve into something incomprehensible to their parents, and soon they will be ready to join the Overmind...and, in a grand and thrilling metaphysical climax, leave the Earth behind. Features Summary Arthur C. Clarke's classic in which he ponders humanity's future and possible evolution. Now a major TV series from SKY! Author Arthur C. Clarke Publisher Gollancz Release date 20100617 Pages 242 ISBN 0-575-08235-6 ISBN 13 978-0-575-08235-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Sometimes popular music registers our concerns and anxieties more lucidly than we realise. This is evident in the case of an ideal of childhood innocence in rapid decay in recent decades.So claims Down with Childhood, as it takes in psychedelia's preoccupation with rebirth and inner-children, the fascination with juvenilia amidst an ebbing UK rave scene and dozens of nursery rhyme hip-hop choruses spawned by a hit Jay-Z tune.As it examines the often complex sets of meanings to which the occasional presence of children in pop songs attests, the book pauses at Musical Youth's 'Pass the Dutchie' and other one-hit teen wonders, the career paths of child stars including Michael Jackson and Britney Spears, radical experiments in free jazz, and Black Panther influenced children's soul groups.In the process, a novel argument begins to emerge relating the often remarked crisis of childhood to changing experiences of work and play and ultimately, to an ongoing capitalist crisis that underlies them. Features Summary A study of the ways in which childhood, and societal anxieties about children, are reflected in popular music and culture Author Paul Rekret Publisher Repeater Books Release date 20170815 Pages 320 ISBN 1-910924-49-0 ISBN 13 978-1-910924-49-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Focusing on the early philosophies of learning and key behavioural, cognitive, and social theorists, including Locke, Rousseau, Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bandura, Bronfenbrenner & Bruner, this popular book provides a comprehensive overview of children's learning. The authors highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each theoretical perspective, and encourage reflection on how different approaches impact on the learning environment. The discussion finishes with an exploration of the new sociology of childhood. New to this Second Edition are: * a new chapter on 'What is theory and what is learning? * a new chapter on `The Changing nature of learning' There is also a new companion website which features: * journal articles to read alongside each chapter * podcasts from the authors explaining the key points on each topic * links to video material discussing key theories and methods. You can access the books online materials at study.sagepub.com/grayandmacblain2e Accessibly written, with key questions and recommended reading included, this book is essential for all those studying on child development, early childhood and childhood studies courses, and for anyone interested in understanding more about how children learn and think. Colette Gray is Head of Research Development and Principal Lecturer in Childhood Studies at Stanmillis University College, Belfast, and Sean MacBlain is Reader in Child Development and Disability at the University of St. Mark & St. John, Plymouth. For access to the website Features Summary This text presents the key learning theories and theoriests in children's learning with a balanced but critical review of each perspective. Author Colette Gray (Author), Sean MacBlain (Author) Publisher Sage Publications Ltd Release date 20150922 Pages 224 ISBN 1-4739-0646-6 ISBN 13 978-1-4739-0646-4

Paul Johnson's "The Vanished Landscape"; A 1930's Childhood in the Potteries; Paul Johnson, celebrated historian, recalls in his own words and pictures, his childhood in Tunstall, near Stoke-on-Trent, one of the towns that made up "the Potteries". Hardcover; 200 pages; includes many of Johnson's sketches of the area Condition:  Excellent except for book exchange stamp inside front page; dust cover intact Will post or postnet to postnet. A real gem for Paul Johnson afficionados.    

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories? From his own life, of course As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury's? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don't yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed Features Summary Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school. Author Roald Dahl (Author), Quentin Blake (Illustrator) Publisher Penguin USA Release date 20090201 Pages 176 ISBN 0-14-241381-X ISBN 13 978-0-14-241381-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days With this singular book Natanil tells the story of a childhood in three small towns and one large suburb, in an era during which rules were seldom questioned and of a young boy's overwhelming fear of the ordinary. Look At Me is Natanil's first full-length memoir. Features Summary With this singular book Nataniël tells the story of a childhood in three small towns and one large suburb, in an era during which rules were seldom questioned and of a young boy's overwhelming fear of the ordinary... Author Nataniël Publisher Human & Rousseau Release date 20190906 Pages 288 ISBN 0-7981-7996-1 ISBN 13 978-0-7981-7996-6

YOU ARE BIDDING ON OR BUYING THIS ITEM Early Childhood Education Learn and Practice Workbook - Upper Case ABC's Includes: 1 x Learn & Practise Upper Case ABC's Workbook Features: Pre-writing skills Beginning writing Vocabulary building Ideal for: This is an exciting illustrated learning book with tracing dotted lines coloring tracing the correct method of the alphabet an interesting illustrative activity learning book for ages 3 - 5 years The Early Childhood Education series comprises of 8 workbooks and is formulated for pre-school children 3-5 years of age. The series provide children with their first experience in learning the important basic skills of either writing letters numbers phonics and reading counting additon and subtraction. The exercises are graded varied and interesting to assist children achieve early learning success. The series is suitable for class and home use Please note all images are for illustration purposes only and are the property of WRU YOU ARE BIDDING ON OR BUYING A SINGLE ITEM UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED (Please note color may vary depending on stock availability at time of purchase - should there be more than one color available) PLEASE INQUIRE RE: BULK LOTS VIEW MORE PRODUCTS I HAVE ON OFFER CLICK HERE

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development. Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kindergarten curriculum, and every bump and bruise, but the toys, classrooms, playgrounds, and neighborhoods little ones engage with are just as important. These objects and spaces encode decades, even centuries of changing ideas about what makes for good child-rearing--and what does not. Do you choose wooden toys, or plastic, or, increasingly, digital? What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can the built environment help children cultivate self-reliance? In these debates, parents, educators, and kids themselves are often caught in the middle. Now, prominent design critic Alexandra Lange reveals the surprising histories behind the human-made elements of our children's pint-size landscape. Her fascinating investigation shows how the seemingly innocuous universe of stuff affects kids' behavior, values, and health, often in subtle ways. And she reveals how years of decisions by toymakers, architects, and urban planners have helped--and hindered--American youngsters' journeys toward independence. Seen through Lange's eyes, everything from the sandbox to the street becomes vibrant with buried meaning. The Design of Childhood will change the way you view your children's world--and your own. Features Summary From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development. Author Alexandra Lange Publisher Bloomsbury Academic USA Release date 20180712 Pages 416 ISBN 1-63286-635-8 ISBN 13 978-1-63286-635-6

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Millions of readers throughout the world have grown up with the stories and verses of A. A. Milne; have envied Christopher Robin in his enchanted world; laughed at Pooh - a bear of very little brain - and worried about Piglet and his problems. But what was it like to be the small boy with the long hair, smock and wellington boots? At the age of fifty-four Christopher Milne recalled his early childhood, remembering 'the enchanted places' where he used to play in Sussex. The Hundred Acre Wood, Galleon's Lap and Poohsticks Bridge existed not only in the stories and poems but were part of the real world surrounding the Milne home at Cotchford Farm. With deftness and artistry Milne draws a memorable portrait of his father, and an evocative reconstruction of a happy childhood in London and Sussex. It is a story told with humour and modesty. Format:Paperback Pages:162

  Author(s): Gwen Raverat  Title:      Period Piece - A Cambridge Childhood  ISBN: 0 571 06742 5  Publisher: Faber and Faber  This Edition:  reissue 1987  Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published: 1952  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 282  Weight: 294g  Condition:   Cover has just a little scuffing, all else good  -has previous owner’s name written inside  

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Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tan (Audiobook) Title: Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir A Writer's Memoir Author: Amy Tan Narrator: Daniel Halpern Publisher: Harper Audio Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines - Composition & Creative Writing Type: Audiobook Delivery method: Please refer to "Shipping & Payment" Description: In Where the Past Begins, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan reveals herself in a way she never has before, delving into her childhood, adolescence, family history, beginnings as a writer and professional life to explore the answers to questions of purpose and meaning that we all ask ourselves as we get older. Moving from her childhood in Oakland and growing up with her Chinese parents through her success as a novelist, Amy Tan delves into her creative interests in music, the paralysis of beginning a new project, journal-writing and travelling. Where the Past Begins chronicles the making of a writer. With characteristic humor and poignant observation, Tan weaves a nontraditional introspective narrative that is as complex and vibrant as this beloved American novelistﾒs fiction. Interspersed with direct correspondence between the author and her editor, this audiobook will give fans and critics unparalleled insight into the authorﾒs process, her thoughts on the literary enterprise, and her singularly warm, intelligent mind.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 10 working days Jeremy Hall's childhood in the white-ruled apartheid South Africa of the 1950s and '60s was ostensibly idyllic: growing up in the farming areas of Natal, he had free rein to pander to his keen exploratory mind, yet niggling away was entrenched racism and interracial hatred. Closeted in the hallowed halls of an English-speaking high school, the revelation of the real world that followed - a world of township unrest, Afrikaner politicians issuing dire warnings of the red and black hordes massing on the borders - exploded into Hall's psyche with his national-service call-up into the South African Defence Force (SADF), where he encountered the institutionalized hatred of the Afrikaner hierarchy for the English-speaking recruits, the rowe, or 'scabs'. Disillusioned and unsettled, following his SADF conscription, Hall found himself in 1976 signing on for three years with 2 Commando The Rhodesian Light Infantry as the bush war in that country erupted from a simmering, lowkey insurgency into full-blown war. As a paratrooper with this crack airborne unit, he was to see continual combat on Fireforce operations and cross-border raids into Zambia and Mozambique, such as Operation Dingo, the 1977 Rhodesian attack on ZANLA's Chimoio base. Features Summary Jeremy Hall's childhood in the white-ruled apartheid South Africa of the 1950s and '60s was ostensibly idyllic: growing up in the farming areas of Natal... Author Jeremy Hall Publisher 30 Degrees South Publishers Release date 20140611 Pages 357 ISBN 1-920143-93-9 ISBN 13 978-1-920143-93-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Many children are naturally shy but extreme shyness and social anxiety can become a major childhood problem, leading to avoidance of school, difficulty in making friends and even developing into social anxiety in adulthood. In Overcoming Your Child's Shyness and Social Anxiety, child psychologists Lucy Willetts and Cathy Creswell explain how parents can help a shy child learn to challenge their thoughts and behaviour patterns and learn to participate confidently in every aspect of their lives. Based on clinically proven cognitive behavioural principles, the book explains what causes shyness, how to identify social anxiety in your child (sometimes masked by anger or stubbornness) and how to gradually help your child face their anxieties and develop problem-solving strategies. This book is a must for parents, teachers and anyone working with children. Features Summary Many children are naturally shy but extreme shyness and social anxiety can become a major childhood problem. This book explains how parents can help a shy child learn to challenge their thoughts and behaviour patterns and learn to participate confidently in various aspects of their lives.. Author Cathy Creswell (Author), Lucy Willetts (Author) Publisher Robinson Publishing Release date 20070830 Pages 336 ISBN 1-84529-087-9 ISBN 13 978-1-84529-087-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Born in 1946, Maureen Harvey was brought up in a poor working-class household in Birmingham at a time when the city was still a major manufacturing centre. Despite her family's poor circumstances, the author recalls a childhood filled with family pride and neighbourliness; of making do with whatever came to hand; of being thankful for small mercies. This was an age where the deserving poor could write to the Daily Mail and receive a pair of serviceable boots free of charge; when as a small child Maureen would forage for coal and wood for fuel. The industrial working classes really were 'poor, but proud and honest'. The perfect book for readers of nostalgic historical non-fiction, about life in Britain as the country emerged from the grim years of the Second World War. Features Summary Born in 1948, Maureen Harvey was brought up in a poor working-class household in Birmingham at a time when the city was still a major manufacturing centre... Author Maureen Harvey Publisher John Blake Publishing Ltd Release date 20180227 Pages 274 ISBN 1-78606-867-2 ISBN 13 978-1-78606-867-5

  The Bookman's Promise. a Cliff Janeway Novel Dunning, J. ISBN 10: 0743249925 ISBN 13: 9780743249928 Book Description: Scribner, New York, 2004. First Edition. Octavo. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, with an insription to the bookseller on the page following the front free end paper. Includes number "1" in the printing number line. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Blue Boards. Jacket: Near Fine. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Bookseller Inventory # 00026   Synopsis: Cliff Janeway is back! The Bookman's Promise marks the eagerly awaited return of Denver bookman-author John Dunning and the award-winning crime novel series that helped to turn the nation on to first-edition book collecting. First, it was Booked to Die, then The Bookman's Wake. Now John Dunning fans, old and new, will rejoice in The Bookman's Promise, a richly nuanced new Janeway novel that juxtaposes past and present as Denver ex-cop and bookman Cliff Janeway searches for a book and a killer. The quest begins when an old woman, Josephine Gallant, learns that Janeway has recently bought at auction a signed first edition by the legendary nineteenth-century explorer Richard Francis Burton. The book is a true classic, telling of Burton's journey (disguised as a Muslim) to the forbidden holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The Boston auction house was a distinguished and trustworthy firm, but provenance is sometimes murky and Josephine says the book is rightfully hers. She believes that her grandfather, who was living in Baltimore more than eighty years ago, had a fabulous collection of Burton material, including a handwritten journal allegedly detailing Burton's undercover trip deep into the troubled American South in 1860. Josephine remembers the books from her childhood, but everything mysteriously disappeared shortly after her grandfather's death. With little time left in her own life, Josephine begs for Janeway's promise: he must find her grandfather's collection. It's a virtually impossible task, Janeway suspects, as the books will no doubt have been sold and separated over the years, but how can he say no to a dying woman? It seems that her grandfather, Charlie Warren, traveled south with Burton in the spring of 1860, just before the Civil War began. Was Burton a spy for Britain? What happened during the three months in Burton's travels for which there are no records? How did Charlie acquire his unique collection of Burton books? What will the journal, if it exists, reveal? When a friend is murdered, possibly because of a Burton book, Janeway knows he must find the answers. Someone today is willing to kill to keep the secrets of the past, and Janeway's search will lead him east: To Baltimore, to a Pulitzer Prize-winning author with a very stuffed shirt, and to a pair of unorthodox booksellers. It reaches a fiery conclusion at Fort Sumter off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. What's more, a young lawyer, Erin d'Angelo, and ex-librarian Koko Bujak, have their own reasons for wanting to find the journal. But can Janeway trust them? Tall  Stories  Price: R 350.00 Ordinary  post  within  South  Africa: R 50.00

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book. Until, that is, Madame Mao's cultural delegates came in search of young peasants to study ballet at the academy in Beijing and he was thrust into a completely unfamiliar world. When a trip to Texas as part of a rare cultural exchange opened his eyes to life and love beyond China's borders, he defected to the United States in an extraordinary and dramatic tale of Cold War intrigue. Told in his own distinctive voice, this is Li's inspirational story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer, and one of the world's greatest ballet dancers. Features Summary Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer.. Author Li Cunxin Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20090402 Pages 412 ISBN 0-14-104022-X ISBN 13 978-0-14-104022-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool's Dr Barnardo's Home cannot give up hope. An Orphan's War is a gripping saga about love and loss on the Home Front. LIVERPOOL, 1940 When her childhood sweetheart Johnny is killed in action, Maxine Grey loses more than her husband - she loses her best friend. Desperate to make a difference in this awful war, Maxine takes a nursing job at London's St Thomas's hospital. A BROKEN HEART She takes comfort in the attentions of a handsome surgeon, but Edwin Blake isn't all he seems. And as the Blitz descends on the capital, Maxine faces more heartache. When she returns to Liverpool, she harbours a secret. A BRAVE SPIRIT When Maxine is offered a job at a Dr Barnardo's orphanage, she hopes this is the second chance she has been looking for. Do the orphans know that she needs them as much as they need her? A gripping story of love, friendship and hope in the darkest of places. Molly Green is an exciting new voice in saga fiction, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn. Features Summary War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool's Dr Barnardo's Home cannot give up hope. An Orphan's War is a gripping saga about love and loss on the Home Front. Author Molly Green Publisher AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Release date 20180423 Pages 432 ISBN 0-00-823897-9 ISBN 13 978-0-00-823897-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone Microsoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation, while tracing his own journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant changes of the digital era. LONGLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD Satya Nadella grew up in India, studied in the US and went on to become Microsoft's third CEO after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. In Hit Refresh he offers a unique view of the transformation happening inside one of the world's most iconic tech companies, and the arrival of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced - including artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing. Nadella examines how people, organisations and societies can and must transform - `hit refresh' - in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Yet at its core, this book is about humans, and how one of our essential qualities - empathy - will become ever more valuable in a world where technological advancement will alter the status quo as never before. Features Summary The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone Microsoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation... Author Satya Nadella Publisher William Collins Publishing Release date 20180823 Pages 288 ISBN 0-00-824769-2 ISBN 13 978-0-00-824769-0

The search-and-find books of a generation, Where's Wally? books have been entertaining children (and adults too!) for over 25 years and with our Book People exclusive Where's Wally? Collection, readers (or seekers) can search for Wally through the scenes of Martin Handford's first five Where's Wally? titles. With each book containing 12 busy, double-page scenes, this fun-filled collection makes the perfect gift for all ages - from young children who are yet to be introduced to the wonderful world of Wally, to adults who wish to revisit best-loved characters of their childhood. From the ski slopes to the sports stadium and outer space - and neatly packed in a handy folder so the books can be kept safe wherever you choose to take them - our Where's Wally? Collection makes for an amazing keepsake for all Where's Wally? fans! Format:Paperback Pages:0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Craig Claiborne, world traveler, iconic "New York Times" food writer, and author of more than twenty cookbooks, was always a southerner at heart. This is the only one of Claiborne's cookbooks to focus exclusively on the South. It was, he readily admitted, his most personal book. As John T. Edge and Georgeanna Milam note in their foreword, Claiborne, a native of the Mississippi Delta, had a love of southern food that ran deep and wide, spanning Cajun, Creole, Tex-Mex, and other regional cuisines. Included are more than three hundred favorite recipes--from Claiborne's own kitchen, from his mother's Mississippi boardinghouse, and from some of the South's best cooks, including Bill Neal, Edna Lewis, and Paul Prudhomme. He introduces many of the dishes with comments and notes on their history, their evolution over the years, and his favorite versions; he also includes instructions on preparation and serving. Throughout, Claiborne remembers the many southern classics of his childhood, such as fried catfish and beaten biscuits and Smithfield ham. "Nothing rekindles my spirits, gives comfort to my heart and mind, more than a visit to Mississippi and environs," wrote Claiborne, "and to] be regaled, as I often have been, with a platter of fried chicken, field peas, collard greens, fresh corn on the cob, sliced tomatoes with French dressing (that's what we call vinaigrette sauce), and to top it all off with a wedge of freshly baked pecan pie." Features Summary Craig Claiborne, world traveler, iconic New York Times food writer, and author of more than twenty cookbooks, was always a southerner at heart. This is the only one of Claiborne's cookbooks to focus exclusively on the South... Author Craig Claiborne (Author), Georgeanna Milam Chapman (Foreword by), John T Edge (Foreword by) Publisher University of Georgia Press Release date 20120313 Pages 392 ISBN 0-8203-4334-X ISBN 13 978-0-8203-4334-1

Paperback. English. Publisher: Phoenix. 2009. In good condition. In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man - David Martin - makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city's underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house are letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Then David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, perhaps more. But soon David realises that there is a connection between this haunting book and the shadows that surround his home. Set in the turbulent 1920s, The Angel's Game takes us back to the gothic universe of the Cemetery of the Forgotten Books, the Sempere and Son bookshop, and the winding streets of Barcelona's old quarter, in a masterful tale about the magic of books and the darkest corners of the human soul.

Used book in good condition (2007) Meaningful and moving - the classic million-copy bestselling love story from Cecelia Ahern. Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts,no one could imagine them without each other. Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly. But Gerry has left her a bundle of notes, one for each of the months after his death, guiding Holly into her new life, each note signed 'PS, I Love You'. As the notes are gradually opened, the man who knows Holly better than anyone sets out to teach her that life goes on. With some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing - and being braver than ever before. Life is for living, she realises - but it always helps if there's an angel watching over you.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare's idea of the "seven ages" of a human life, this new anthology brings together the best-loved poems in English to inspire, comfort and delight readers for a lifetime. Beginning with babies, the book is divided into sections on childhood, growing up, making a living and making love, family life, getting older, and approaching death, ending with poems of mourning and commemoration. Ranging from Chaucer to Carol Ann Duffy, via Shakespeare, Keats, and Lemn Sissay, this book offers something for each of those moments in life - whether falling in love, finding your first grey hair or saying your final goodbyes - when only a poem will do. Features Summary Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare's idea of the 'seven ages' of a human life, this anthology brings together the poems in English. Beginning with babies... Author Laura Barber Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20080925 Pages 389 ISBN 0-14-042470-9 ISBN 13 978-0-14-042470-6

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) After Saffron Casson discovers that she's adopted, life is never quite the same again. Her artistic parents and doting siblings adore her, but Saffy wants a piece of her past. So when her grandfather bequests a stone angel to her, Saffy knows she has to find it. Realising that her childhood in Siena holds the key, she secretly stows away on a car trip to Italy, with her new friend, Sarah. Meanwhile, the rest of her family are engaged in their own wacky projects. Caddy, a hopeless student, is studying for her A Levels and desperately trying to pass her driving test. Indigo, the sole boy of the Casson family, is determined to rid himself of this fear of heights. And the youngest, Rose, a budding artist, has a knack for baiting her pompous dad, with entertaining results...Winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. Format:Paperback Pages:240

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days It's another busy day for Stanley and friends! > Stanley and Little Woo are planning a party. Help them count the items they need for their guests. Our favorite hamster is now starring in a board book series from author William Bee! Focused on early childhood learning, this board book will appeal to Stanley's youngest fans. Features Summary Stanley and Little Woo are learning about numbers in this gorgeous little board book. Join them as they count together from one to ten, counting everything they need for an extra special party! Author William Bee Publisher Jonathan Cape Release date 20170620 Pages 18 ISBN 0-85755-115-9 ISBN 13 978-0-85755-115-3

Soft cover book, 1st 2010. Very good condition. No inscription.390  pages. Biography of Arthur Ransome, who is best know as the author of SWALLOWS and AMAZONS. classic children,s serirs thet captures an idyllic version of childhood in England.

After Saffron Casson discovers that she's adopted, life is never quite the same again. Her artistic parents and doting siblings adore her, but Saffy wants a piece of her past. So when her grandfather bequests a stone angel to her, Saffy knows she has to find it. Realising that her childhood in Siena holds the key, she secretly stows away on a car trip to Italy, with her new friend, Sarah. Meanwhile, the rest of her family are engaged in their own wacky projects. Caddy, a hopeless student, is studying for her A Levels and desperately trying to pass her driving test. Indigo, the sole boy of the Casson family, is determined to rid himself of this fear of heights. And the youngest, Rose, a budding artist, has a knack for baiting her pompous dad, with entertaining results...Winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days There was a time before penicillin and polio shots, Xerox and X-box, contact lenses and credit cards. A time when there was no such thing as FM Radios, cell phones, MP3's or CDs. Those days, kids walked to schoolrain or shinebecause there was no bus. Sweet Freedoms is a delightful memoir of 50 unbelievable adventure stories intertwined with savvy life lessons based on childhood experiences of life in the 1950's. Features Summary There was a time before penicillin and polio shots, Xerox and X-box, contact lenses and credit cards. A time when there was no such thing as FM Radios... Author Ken Gaudi Publisher Higherlife Development Service Release date 20100701 Pages 127 ISBN 1-935245-19-8 ISBN 13 978-1-935245-19-3

A study of children's literature properly begins with reading the books. But how does one begin, when there are so many? For students who intend to share literature with children, knowing how to select, classify, and evaluate books is only the beginning of study... The book covers the many aspects of childhood, development, morality, and much more. First edition, published in 1979 by McGraw-Hill Book Co. SBN 0070233802 Book condition: VG to G. Hard cover copy binding tight and clean, no flaws. Previous owner name on blue front endpapers covered up. Otherwise no marks inside book. * Please add R67 to standard shipping charge, for shipping to outlying (not main) centres in SA, for courier delivery service. Please contact for revised courier fee if buying multiple books in a single order. Alternative: SAPO ordinary parcel service @ R55 for first item; thereafter R5.50 per additional item.