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Brand: Walker Books Ltd
EAN: 9781529502886
MPN: 9781529502886
Category: Books & Magazines

Titles in this set: Curious George's First Day of School Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory Curious George Visits a Toy Shop Curious George and the Birthday Surprise Curious George Catches a Train Curious George and the Fire-fighters Curious George Goes to the Zoo Curious George Goes to a Movie Curious George and the Dinosaur Curious George Visits the Library Curious George's First Day of School When Curious George attends the first day of school as a special helper in Mr. Apple's class, he winds up getting into his usual mischief and creating a big mess. Simultaneous. Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory When George and the man with the yellow hat stop to shop at a chocolate factory store, George becomes curious about how chocolates are made. Though he begins to follow the factory tour, George is soon off on his own to investigate... Curious George Visits a Toy Shop George and the man with the yellow hat go to the opening of a brand new toy shop, but George is so impatient that he sneaks in early. He finds a wonderland filled with hula hoops, balls and puppets! And George just cannot keep his paws to himself... Curious George stars in his own movie, featuring the vocal talents of Will Ferrell and Drew Barrymore. Curious George and the Birthday Surprise When the man with the yellow hat tells George that he is planning a surprise, of course George is curious. Before long George finds a hat, noisemakers, decorations and games. It must be a birthday! But whose birthday is it? That's the surprise! Curious George stars in his own movie, featuring the vocal talents of Will Ferrell and Drew Barrymore. Curious George Catches a Train George, the man with the yellow hat and Mrs Needleman are at the train station to catch a train to the country. George becomes curious when he sees the station-master moving numbers and letters on a big sign and thinks he can be a big help. In the chaos that follows, a boy nearly falls on the train tracks chasing his toy engine, but George saves the day and gets to ride right up front! Curious George and the Fire-fighters Escorted by a friendly man in a yellow hat, George has the time of his life at a local firehouse where he gets the chance to explore all its wonderful machinery and accessories before going out on a great adventure with the courageous firefighters themselves! Simultaneous. Curious George Goes to the Zoo George is going to visit a new kind of zoo where the animals all roam free. Some of those animals look like a lot of fun--so much fun that a curious monkey can't resist joining them. Giraffes and flamingos are close enough to touch, but George befriends a baby rhino who seems a little sad. Who better to lure her from her hiding place than George? And just in time for her special birthday party! Curious George Goes to a Movie The movie that George and the man with the yellow hat have been waiting to see is now playing! But once they're inside the darkened theater, the film doesn't hold George's...
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Brand: Scholastic
EAN: 9789354716850
MPN: 9789354716850
Category: Books & Magazines

Titles in this set: Tag Will it Fit Pat Me Got It Flip's Box In the Bag Go, Ball, Go! Mit and Sid The Nap In the Well Ted's Pen Let's Go Plus Parent Guide Description: Children who have read Bob Books Set 1 Beginning Readers love these basic phonics stories. Perfect for kids that need additional practice at this level. Twelve humorous stories feature the beloved classic Bob Books characters and introduce some new friends, too! Short vowels and three-letter words in simple sentences make Bob Books More Beginning Readers a fun confidence builder. Katie Kath's simple but silly illustrations add a tickle to the words, keeping kids smiling as they read. Inside the box you'll find: 12 easy-to-read, humorous books, 12 pages each Suitable for the very beginning reader, with mostly two and three letter words Phonics based - words can be sounded out A parent card with tips for helping your child learn to read About Bob Books Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to make helping children learn to read simple and straightforward. The clean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to read a fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companion workbooks extend children's reading journey by allowing them to practice the skills learned in the books. Bob Books is designed to give young children the tools to cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winning beginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from books with three letter words, to books with more than one sentence per page. By meeting children at the right level, parents are often amazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words when reading their first Bob Book . Bob Books covers four reading stages... Reading Readiness (Pre-Readings): Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and other pre-reading skills Stage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet to sounding out your first words Stage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer and sight words are introduced Stage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences become longer, and new rules are introduced
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Scholastic in Books & Magazines

Brand: PI Kids
EAN: 9781503752580
MPN: 9781503752580
Category: Books & Magazines

Read, learn, sing, and play with your Baby Einstein friends! Eight illustrated board books featuring beloved Baby Einstein animals come packaged with a Me Reader Jr module that reads each book aloud. Choose a book, press the matching book and page buttons on the module, and hear the whole story, along with fun and surprising sounds! Following along in the book while listening to the narration is an important first step toward independent reading. This Electronic Reader Library is special because: Hands on interaction engages young readers Connecting words with pictures builds vocabulary Multisensory reading experiences stimulate the imaginations of young readers
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Brand: Little Tiger Press Group
EAN: 9781847157300
MPN: 9781847157300
Category: Books & Magazines

Holly Webb Series 3 Animal Stories great for ages 7-9 who are puppy and kitten lovers! Titles In This Set: 1. THE SECRET KITTEN 2. LUCY THE POORLY PUPPY 3. ELLIE THE HOMESICK PUPPY 4. THE KIDNAPPED KITTEN 5. THE SCRUFFY PUPPY 6. THE FORGOTTEN PUPPY 7. LOST IN THE SNOW 8. ALFIE ALL ALONE 9. OSCAR'S LONELY CHRISTMAS 10. THE BRAVE KITTEN Description: THE SECRET KITTEN Lucy can't help but feel lonely when she and her brother move in with their gran, leaving behind their old friends. Lucy wishes she could have a pet, but Gran isn't keen on animals. A stray kitten catches Lucy's attention, and she instantly falls in love with it. Where will the kitten go if she can't find anyone to take her in? A heart-warming read from best-selling author Holly Webb, perfect for fans of Magic Animal Friends and Animal Ark. LUCY THE POORLY PUPPY Lauren's dog Bella is about to have puppies and she can't wait - even though Lauren knows that she mustn't get too attached because she won't be able to keep them. But when the puppies are born, one is so tiny Mum and Dad aren't sure it will pull through. Lauren helps her mum to hand-rear the littlest puppy, who she calls Lucy, to great success. But what will happen when the time comes for Lauren to give Lucy up? ELLIE THE HOMESICK PUPPY Megan is really excited about moving. She can't wait to take her lively Golden Labrador puppy, Ellie, for walks in the countryside near their new house. But Mum and Dad are worried that Ellie is getting in the way, so Gran offers to have her to stay during the move. Megan and Ellie have never been separated before. Megan misses her puppy so much - and Ellie will do anything to get home to Megan... THE KIDNAPPED KITTEN Tia is thrilled when she gets a beautiful pedigree Bengal kitten, who she names Milly. Bengal kittens are cute and clever, but can be naughty and Milly is soon in all sorts of trouble - getting shut in cupboards, climbing shelves and even falling into the neighbour's pond. When Tia hears that someone is stealing pedigree cats in the neighbourhood she is very worried and decides to keep her adventurous pet kitten indoors. THE SCRUFFY PUPPY Bella instantly falls in love with her scruffy puppy Sid when she sees him at the animal shelter. She gets her family to agree that he's the perfect pet for them and she cannot wait to bring him home! But one person is not too impressed with Sid - Bella's friend Megan, who is getting her own pedigree pup. Megan is pretty snooty about Bella's beloved mongrel pet, and she begins to wonder if she's that good a friend after all. THE FORGOTTEN PUPPY Emi looks forward to her weekend visits to her dad's, but she's sad that her Shiba Inu puppy, Rina, can't come too. During the school holidays, Emi visits her dad for four whole days, and Rina is restless - what if Emi doesn't come back? Determined to find her owner, Rina escapes and heads to the last place she saw Emi - the railway station...A heart-warming read, perfect for fans of Magic Animal Friends...
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Brand: Sweet Cherry Publishing
EAN: 9781782268918
MPN: 9781782268918
Category: Books & Magazines

This wonderful collection of 20 hardback books + free audiobooks via QR code brings together forbidden love, guilt and greed into adapted and illustrated stories from Shakespeare's plays. These adapted and illustrated editions are a great way to introduce children and students to the famous plays before approaching the original texts. Each book includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook - listen along as you read! Titles in this set: The Winter's Tale All's Well That Ends Well Antony & Cleopatra As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Cymbeline, King of Britain Julius Caesar King Lear A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado about Nothing Othello Romeo & Juliet Richard III Macbeth The Two Gentlemen of Verona Timon of Athens Twelfth Night Hamlet The Tempest The Taming of the Shrew 1. A Winter's Tale The Winter's Tale is one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. This story was first published in 1623, and has since been performed worldwide with great success. It is set in Sicily, and revolves around the main character, King Leontes, who is consumed by doubts about his wife's loyalty. Jealousy drives him to plot his best friend's murder, imprison his wife and disown their unborn child. The play stretches over a period of sixteen long years during which Leontes realises his mistakes, and he is finally reunited with his estranged wife and daughter. 2. All's Well That Ends Well All's Well That Ends Well is one of the most popular comedies of the master playwright, William Shakespeare. The play is woven around Helena, the orphaned daughter of a famous physician, and Bertram, the son of her guardian, the Countess of Rousillon. Helena is in love with Bertram, but he does not return her feelings. Nevertheless, Helena uses her intelligence to win Bertram as her husband. 3. Antony & Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra is a brilliant drama of love and war by William Shakespeare. Hailed as one of the master playwright's greatest tragedies, the play is set in ancient Rome and Egypt, and portrays actual events from Roman history. It revolves around its two main characters, Antony, a Roman General, and Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt. Antony falls in love with Cleopatra, and throughout the play remains torn between his duty and his love for her. 4. As You Like It "All the world's a stage..." One of the most quoted lines of Shakespeare was first heard in this play. As You Like It is set in the enchanted Forest of Arden, where Rosalind, the daughter of an exiled duke, and Orlando, the son of one of her father's courtiers, become entangled in a game of love and mistaken identity. 5. The Comedy of Errors "The Comedy of Errors is one of the earliest plays of the great playwright, William Shakespeare. It revolves around two sets of identical twins who were separated at birth. Years later, fate brings them to the same city, and this unleashes the drama caused by mistaken identities. 6. Cymbeline, King of Britain Cymbeline, King of Britain is one of the best-known works of William...
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Sweet Cherry Publishing in Books & Magazines

Brand: Canelo
EAN: 9789124371814
MPN: 9789124371814
Category: Books & Magazines

Titles In This Set: 1. The Tanglewood Tea Shop 2. The Tanglewood Flower Shop 3. The Tanglewood Wedding Shop Description: The Tanglewood Tea Shop What happens after your dreams come true? Patisserie-Chef Stevie is stuck in a rut. Her beloved Great Aunt Peggy has passed away and she's lost both her job and the love of her life. Then she gets the call from the solicitor's office about Peggy's will, and everything changes. When Stevie sees a quirky tea shop up for sale in the beautiful village of Tanglewood, she decides to take Peggy's advice and turn her life around. But the village isn't as idyllic as it may at first have seemed, and when the gorgeous but grouchy local stable-owner, Nick, shows up he seems like just another fly in the pastry batter... The Tanglewood Flower Shop When Tanglewood flower shop owner Leanne enters Budding Stars - a floristry TV competition - she's shocked to make it through to the televised stages where the pressure grows to prove herself a success. Luckily for Leanne, new Tanglewood park ranger, Rex, is a rose among the thorns as he provides support and friendship that could blossom into something more... But Rex's ex-girlfriend appears with some shocking news, and between busy schedules and the occasional mountain rescue, Leanne can't see how romance could possibly bloom. And with a new job opportunity suddenly sprouting up, will she need to uproot her life and leave Tanglewood entirely? The Tanglewood Wedding Shop Edie has enough on her plate keeping her tyrannical boss happy at Moira's Wedding Shop. So when society bride Tia begs Edie to design her wedding dress and keep it a secret from the domineering mother-in-law to be Edie reluctantly says 'I will' to making Tia's dream come true. If her deception is found out, though, it would mean losing her job... Meanwhile best man James has his eye on Edie and he's proving ever harder for her to resist. James is upper-crust and Edie's one unexpected bill away from the breadline they're from completely different worlds and there's no way it can ever work between them... right?
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Brand: Simon & Schuster
EAN: 9784764288638
MPN: 9784764288638
Category: Books & Magazines

When you mix teenage angst with doodles, drama, and delightful dorkiness, what do you get? The answer is the Dork Diaries book series by Rachel Renee Russell. A fun, relatable, and heartwarming series for independent readers and young teens aged 9-12+, the Dork Diaries delves into the life of Nikki Maxwell as she navigates the tumultuous waters of middle school. Purchase all Five books in this amazing collection now available and in stock at Books2Door. Titles in this set: Dork Diaries: Frenemies Forever (Vol. 11) Dork Diaries: Crush Catastrophe (Vol. 12) Dork Diaries: Birthday Drama! (Vol. 13) Dork Diaries: Spectacular Superstar (Vol. 14) Dork Diaries: I Love Paris! (Vol. 15) Dork Diaries: Frenemies Forever Nikki is spending a week at North Hampton Hills as part of the school transfer programme. The good news is that NHH is super-cool and preppy. The bad news is that Nikki’s nemesis MacKenzie started there two weeks ago! But the NHH queen bee Tiffany takes meanness to a whole new level and Nikki might need to work WITH Mackenzie if she’s going to survive the week! Can Nikki and MacKenzie overcome their differences and become BFFs … Best Frenemies Forever?! Dork Diaries: Crush Catastrophe Nikki and her BFFs are all counting down to the end of the school year. Nikki thinks she has her summer all figured out, with lots of fun plans to hang out with her friends and her crush, Brandon. It's going to be perfect! Squeee! But then a new boy turns up at school and shows an interest in Nikki and things become confusing super-quickly! The last thing Nikki wants to do is hurt Brandon... What do you do when you accidentally crush your crush!? Dork Diaries: Birthday Drama! No birthday is complete without a sprinkle of drama, especially if you're Nikki Maxwell! Dork Diaries: Birthday Drama! is a whirlwind of unexpected surprises, with all the hilarity and heartwarming moments that fans of the series have come to adore. Nikki's birthday plans seem to spiral out of control when a new and potentially disastrous idea pops into her head. Parties, drama, friendship woes, and unexpected revelations keep readers on the edge of their seats. As with all Dork Diaries books, this one too paints a vivid picture of teenage life, complete with its ups, downs, and everything in between. Dork Diaries: Spectacular Superstar Continuing the legacy of dramatic escapades, Dork Diaries: Spectacular Superstar sees our beloved dork, Nikki, embroiled in an all-new set of challenges. As the spotlight falls on her in an unexpected way, Nikki is forced to grapple with jealousy, friendship troubles, and the overwhelming pressure to shine. The beautiful illustrations bring every emotion to life, making readers feel as if they're right beside Nikki in her latest adventure. As with every Dork Diaries instalment, beneath the layers of humour and drama, there lies a deep message about self-acceptance, resilience, and the importance of being true to oneself. Dork Diaries: I Love Paris! Oh la la!...
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