This is a fabulous opportunity to own all seven Harry Potter titles - "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - in a fantastic boxed set.
Packed with all the zany humour and bizarre characters thatmake Dr.Seuss so popular with young readers, this wacky dictionarywill keep children laughing all the way from A to Z. Containingover 1000 everyday words arranged in alphabetical order, The Cat inthe Hat Dictionary takes a typically Seussian approach, with a hostof crazy animals and potty people doing some of the strangestthings -- from crocodiles nursing babies and goats playing horns todogs eating noodles and bears playing marbles. None the less, thebook has a serious purpose in that it teaches young children agedthree upwards fundamental dictionary skills, without them evenrealising it. While they laugh at the pictures and look at thewords, they are also learning about word and picture association,alphabetical order, word searching, word usage and alliteration,not to mention learning to read. All that from one book!
"Collins Very First Dictionary" is the ideal introduction to alphabetic dictionaries for children aged 4 and above. A colourful illustration accompanies every headword, and definitions use simple full sentences that reflect the child's experience of the world. With a clear page design and the alphabet on every page, it's easy to learn how to look words up, find out how to spell them and what they mean. Extra language support is given with theme pages, games and essential word lists, making this colourful dictionary an invaluable companion for any child starting school.
Drift of to sleep with Bambi,put up a tent with Donald Duck,and go to a sleepover with Mike and Sulley.All your favorite Disney and Disney·Pixar characters star in this delightful volume of bedtime stories.From a surprise party with Nemo to a day in the Pride Lande with Simba,these exciting adventures are the perfect end to the evening.
NARNIA... where Talking Beasts walk... where a witch waits... where a new world is about to be born. On a daring quest to save a life, two friends are hurled into another world, where an evil soreceress seeks to ensslave them. But then the lion Aslan's song weaxes itself into the fabric of a new land, a land that will be known as Narnia. And in Narnia, all things are possible...
The first three thrilling Alex Rider adventures, packaged together in a deluxe box set! Anthony Horowitz’s New York Times bestselling series is the gold standard for modern action-adventure novels, and these first three edge-of-your-seat novels— Stormbreaker, Point Blank, and Skeleton Key—are must-haves for every Alex Rider fan!
'His hand closed automatically around the fake Horcrux, but in spite of everything, in spite of the dark and twisting path he saw stretching ahead for himself, in spite of the final meeting with Voldemort he knew must come, whether in a month, in a year, or in ten, he felt his heart lift at the thought that there was still one last golden day of peace left to enjoy with Ron and Hermione.' With these words "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" draws to a close. And here, in this seventh and final book, Harry discovers what fate truly has in store for him as he inexorably makes his way to that final meeting with Voldemort. In this thrilling climax to the phenomenally bestselling series, J.K. Rowling reveals all to her eagerly waiting readers.
In Alagaeesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. Beautifully written and taut with suspense, Eragon is the first installment in an epic fantasy trilogy about a 15-year-old farm boy who discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The family of bunnies introduced in The Bunnies' Picnic are off to meet relatives in The Bunnies' Trip by Lezlie Evans, illus. by Kay Chorao. Evans's buoyant rhymes express the excitement of the bunnies' preparations, while Chorao's spot and full-bleed illustrations humorously depict the struggles (clothes flying through the air, overstuffed suitcases, bickering children) that will be familiar to readers and their families. (Hyperion, $16.99 32p ages 3-6 ISBN 9780-7868-1898-3; Jan.) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
When art historian Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a childhood holiday, he is both escaping from a recent toss and confronting a distant trauma. The Grace family appeared that!ongago summer as if from another world. Drawn to the Grace Chloe and Myles, Max soon found himself entangled in their were as seductive as they were unsettling. What ensued would haunt him the rest 'of his yearsand shaw everytheng that was to follow.
Charlie and Lola, first seen in I Will Not Ever NEVER Eat aTomato, are set to be stars of the screen and page. A majoranimation acquisition for the BBC and first airing on prime timechildren’s TV in October 2005, Charlie and Lola are set forsuperstardom! Lola loves dogs. So when Charlie takes Lola and herfriend Lotta to the park with his friend Marv and Marv’s dogSizzles, Lola is thrilled. Marv lets her and Lotta look afterSizzles on the promise that they don’t let him off the lead. ButLola and Lotta are so over-excited that, of course, they letSizzles go and then have a panicky search for him all round thepark. Imagine their relief when Sizzles appears – until he'sfollowed by an identical dog. They know that Sizzles is extremelyvery clever and so can tell which dog is the right Sizzles - he'sthe one that he sits down when they tell him. Yet another crisisaverted for Lola!
Get ready to blast off with Buzz Lightyear and rev your engines with race car Lightning McQueen.From the ocean depths of Nemo's world to the zany streets of Monstropolis,more than twenty action-packed stories featura all the excitement of the popular Disney·Pixar Films.Join Woody,Mike,Sulley,Mr.Incredible,Dory,and the rest of your favorites on one amazing abventure after another!
Young babies and toddlers will love recognising and naming the coluful objects in Ladybird's My First Words.
This full-color hardcover graphic novel tells eight intertwined stories of teens from one high school. The characters represent a typical assortment of students: popular, unpopular, rich, poor, fat and skinny, in love and not. But while they might seem like regular kids at first, they don’t stay that way, because every last one of them ends up dead—or more specifically undead—in this creepy, ironic graphic novel written and illustrated by some of the top comic-book talent in this country. Designed to look like a yearbook and packed with totally accessible art, this book is a scream!
If laughter is what you're after, you'll love this masterpiece of mirth. Garfield's tenth collection of hilarious Sunday comics showcases the feisty fat cat in all his glory-and gluttony!
From Publishers Weekly Samantha Sweeting, the 29-year-old heroine of Kinsella's latest confection (after Shopaholic Sister), is on the verge of partnership at the prestigious London law firm Carter Spink—the Holy Grail of her entire workaholic life. But when she finds she has made a terrible, costly mistake just before the partnership decision, she's terrified of being fired. In a fog, she stumbles out of the building and onto the nearest train, which drops her in the countryside, where she wanders to a stately home. The nouveau riche lady of the house mistakes her for the new housekeeper—and Samantha is too astonished to correct her. Numb and unable to face returning to London, Samantha tries to master the finer points of laundry, cooking and cleaning. She discovers that the slow life, her pompous but good-hearted employers and the attentions of the handsome gardener, Nathaniel, suit her just fine. But her past is hard to escape, and when she discovers a terrible secret about her firm—and when the medi
Enjoy Garfield in beautiful, colorful splendor in this fourth treasury of his Sunday comic antics. He eats, he teases, he sleeps. It's the life of Garfield, and you won't want to be without it.