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on death row, for David it still feels as if more than one life ended that night. Then an image of Elizabeth appears on his computer screen. Is it a practical joke or evidence that somehow Elizabeth is still alive? 346pp in paperback.


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71218 A MARKET FOR MURDER by Rebecca Tope


The peace of a small West Country village is rudely shattered when a bomb explodes in the local supermarket. Karen Slocombe, a member of the Food Chain Group and staunch supporter of local produce, would normally not care for the loss of a supermarket, but she does take offence to such violence in which she and her daughter were very nearly caught up. A few days later Karen witnesses the horrifying murder of an adjacent stallholder. 444pp, paperback. £7.99 NOW £3


71835 DARK UNDERTAKINGS: A Cotswold Mystery by Rebecca Tope


55 year old Jim Lapsford makes an unusually healthy- looking corpse. A life long devotee of vitamin pills and herbal remedies, it seems almost ironic that he has succumbed to a heart attack. His GP is convinced that this is the case, but trainee undertaker Drew Slocombe is not so sure. Then there’s Jim’s personal life - in addition to his long suffering wife, two sons and a grieving terrier, he appears to have left behind a series of scorned mistresses. Can Drew turn his back on murder? 510pp, paperback.


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71839 STING OF DEATH: A Cotswold Mystery by Rebecca Tope


One glorious summer’s afternoon, Karen Slocombe is visited by her cousin Penn, who unexpectedly asks for husband Drew’s help in tracking down a missing relative. But why has Penn come to him and why is she reluctant to get the police involved? The missing girl’s mother, Roma, an avid beekeeper, is not interested in the whereabouts of her daughter, but husband Laurie senses a troubled history between mother and daughter. Then it is discovered that a small child is also missing. 445pp, paperback.


£7.99 NOW £2.75 EARLY LEARNING


If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?


- Thomas Henry Huxley


73530 SCRATCH ATTACK! Calligraphy by Top That Kids Choose your favourite style of lettering from the 16 page book and write your text onto the specially coated card with the wooden stylus provided in this pack. Be dazzled by a rainbow of colours! Even the most


inexperienced artist can achieve impressive results by copying the different alphabets and trying the projects inside the 16 page instruction book. With eight sheets of Scratch Attack! Card. £3.99 NOW £2.50


73450 OH DEAR! A Lift-the-


Flap Book by Rod Campbell A sturdy white plastic egg cup with a yellow chicken and the book’s title printed on is presented in a pack alongside a sturdy board book


version of Oh Dear! Buster went to stay with Grandma on the farm. Grandma asked Buster to fetch the eggs. So he went to the barn and asked the… no eggs here! Oh dear! Open the farmyard doors by using the two flaps on the board book, peep behind to see… Moo! Cow. The horse go neigh! And so on as Buster travels around the farmyard. Little fingers aged 2-4 will love peeling back the flaps to see the little pig go oink! The sheep go baa! By the bestselling author of Dear Zoo. Published by MacMillan. £8.99 NOW £4.50


73451 OLLY AND ME 1.2.3 by Shirley Hughes


Learning to count is fun and really easy with Katie and her little brother Olly. Whether they are at the seaside, on the bus, or just at home with Mum - in fact, anytime, anywhere - there is always a chance to practise numbers. They count each other, their cat, their friend Norah’s cat and her four


kittens, their dog Buster, the little girls who do ballet, Grandma and Grandpa, their hats and their bricks. On the way, they discover that having five fingers on each hand is very useful, but that, when there are a large number of things, it is impossible to count them. However many there are, it is fun. 24 pages 27cm by 22cm in bright colours with FREE counting wall frieze. £10.99 NOW £4.50


73413 MY AMAZING YEAR:


My Record of the Year by Heather Morris


This book belongs to... stick your own photo here and use the book’s headings and spaces to write a diary entry, a poem, a list, a message, a description of something, stick in interesting cuttings or pictures, do your own drawings, include your own photos, record funny events or


jokes or write or draw a cartoon and describe something interesting or strange or puzzling that has happened. When you have completed the book at the end of the year, keep it in a safe place until 2050 when you can


show it to your own grandchildren! Big bright colour illus, nicely organised with space for holidays, sporting achievements, best and worst moments and much more. 64 page large softback. £4.99 NOW £2.50


72577 NOAH’S ARK: The


Story of the Flood and After by E. Boyd Smith The finest work of the noted children’s book illustrator of the early 20th century E. Boyd Smith recounts the timeless tale of Noah’s Ark and the aftermath of the Great


Flood with delicately coloured full page illustrations. It is an unabridged facsimile republication of the 1918 original. The polar bear’s distressed face, the quacking duck, the disconcerted monkey, Noah and his crew look on helplessly as the storm-tossed ship caused discomfort and grievous trouble. Noah’s heart was heavy... ‘but the mammoth and the mastodon, and the dinotherium, and Palaeotherium, and the anoptherium, and the pterodactyl, and the Archaeopteryx - and a host of other strange beasts and birds with long Latin names - refused to go in at all, in spite of Noah’s warnings. All of these of course were doomed to be lost, and become fossils, to be put in museums with stones and labels. Children love animals, the environment and nature, and this historic publication has all of this and more for a modern audience. A classic tale of survival, hardships but ultimately peace and plenty. For readers aged 9 to adult. Very large landscape format softback, 100pp. $15 NOW £5


72846 ANCIENT EGYPT: Pop-Up Game by Claire Bampton and David Hawcock


Play the Pyramid Game by unfolding the huge, 3D pop- up at the back of the book to make a real board game with spinning arrow in the corner and enjoy a fact packed book to give you the knowledge to play the game and find the hidden mummy. Describes making mummies, weighing the heart, the after life, the figurines called Shabtis, an Egyptian word search to find you specialist words like hieroglyphs and scarab and learn about the temples and gods, kings and queens of Ancient Egypt along the way. With a special document wallet to store the beautifully made playing-style cards with multiple choice questions and stand up figurines to play the board game. A real treat for the family to suit ages 7 to adult. New publication, slightly discounted. £12.99 NOW £10


73233 MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL: Travel Activity Kit


by Virginia Lee Burton This smashing US import caught our eye. The original colour illus. are an absolute delight, and along with the


60pp softback story book the kit also offers a 24pp activity booklet with puzzles, colouring, quizzes and much more, four Mary Anne postcards, two sheets of stickers, three double-ended non-toxic wax crayons (six colours) and a one hour audio CD with three stories: Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel (two versions, one with page-turn signals and one without), Katy and the Big Snow, about a lovable snowplough, and Maybelle the Cable Car from San Francisco. In case you were unaware, in 1939, when the book was first written, a “steam shovel” was the popular name given to a digger, like our JCBs. The story centres on Mike and his digger “Mary Anne”, the hardest working machine in all the land. But along came the new diesel diggers and poor Mary Anne was looking at a one-way trip to the scrapyard. “No way!” said Mulligan, so they travelled, scouring the nation for work. They get the job of digging out the cellar for the new town hall in Popperville, which goes brilliantly except for one small detail - Mary Anne cannot get out of the beautiful cellar she has dug! What will happen? Lovely stories and plenty to do in this travel bargain.


$12.99 NOW £4.50


73411 ONE FLUFFY BAA- LAMB, TEN HAIRY


CATERPILLARS by Nick Sharratt


With dedication page, this sturdy card page book has the cutest big- eyed long-lashed baa lambs you ever did see and fun colour illustrations on every page. Lift the


flaps to reveal a brilliantly bonkers parade. Play with the zany hairy caterpillars behind the tree, alongside the racing cars, watching TV, in the wardrobe, inside the drawer, and being acrobatterpillars behind the six baa lambs on stage. A super counting book which ends with a rock guitar concert! For lovers of paper engineering and ages 2-3. All in colour. £6.99 NOW £3.50


73412 HOW TO DRAW


HORRIBLE SCIENCE by Tony de Saulles Anybody familiar with the “Horrible” books from Scholastic Publishing knows that they do not do “pretty”, “nice”, “cuddly” or even “hygienic”, so if you want piles of steaming dung, diseased or severed body parts, gruesome


creatures and flatulence galore then you know where to look. The reason people say “I’m useless at drawing” is because they have not practised, and the reason for that, says Mr de Saulles, is because nobody can get excited about practising by drawing a bowl of fruit. But a pile of elephant dung, an exploding chicken, an evil scientist and his monster, an alien with advanced gastroenteritis - now you’re talking! Here is how to become a Horrible artist, a step-by-step guide to drawing faces, body bits, creatures, sound effects, colour, light and shade, speech and lettering, perspective, cropping, humour, cartoon strips, stories, animation, greetings cards and much more. Full-colour, spiral-bound and utterly hilarious. 96pp, 9½”×11". £12.99 NOW £6


73659 OUT OF THIS WORLD: All the Cool Bits


About Space by Clive Gifford If you have ever wondered what it would be like to walk on the surface of the moon or wanted to pinpoint your place in the Universe... if you have ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut or hoped that one day you might meet an alien... then look no further. This book will tell you


everything you have ever wanted to know about space, from the edge of Earth’s atmosphere to the edge of the Universe, if there is one. At your fingertips are numerous answers to puzzles that you thought never would be solved. Now, from the comfort of your armchair, you can see the sights of the Solar System, including stars and giant galaxies, take a trip around the Milky Way, explore Earth’s neighbourhood and the Universe from beginning to end and find out what it is really like to live in space. You can also find out how it all began, and how it might end. 128 pages packed with cartoons and diagrams. Ages 8+. £7.99 NOW £4


73414 ANNE BOLEYN AND ME: The Diary of Elinor


Valjean, London 1525-1536 by Alison Prince Here is a most unusual twist on the tale of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, recorded in the diary of the daughter of the court jester, starting when she is 11 and continuing until she is 22. Her mother came from a titled Spanish family and she and Queen Catherine were childhood


friends so she, her husband and children live as members of the royal court. As such, they are uniquely placed to learn all the intimate details of what actually goes on when the King falls in love with Anne. He wants her to be his mistress, but she is determined to be his wife and will settle for nothing less. He has found a passage in the Bible that says it is unlawful for a man to marry his brother’s wife, and Catherine - his present wife was married briefly to Henry’s elder brother, Arthur - so Henry hopes that he will be able to dissolve his first marriage. Little does he know the problems and tragedies that lie ahead - all presented here in vivid detail. 255 paperback pages with illustrations in b/w, timeline and historical note. For readers aged 10 to 14. £5.99 NOW £3


73436 GOOD SHEPHERD


AND THE LITTLE LOST LAMB by Allia Zobel-Nolan Little ones will love this


indestructible book and the gorgeous pictures. It tells the Bible story of the Parable of the Good Shepherd and follows a little lamb who leaves the flock, gets lost and is finally brought home by his loving master. As an adult, or maybe a four-to-five


year old who can read, recounts the story, the listener can interact by placing Little Lamb through the openings on every page so that the Good Shepherd cannot see him. He might be in some tall grass or behind a tree. When the reading is over, Little Lamb can be stored in the special holder inside the book. 12 very tough pages 27cm x 20.5cm illus in lovely bright colours. £6.99 NOW £4.25


73520 THE VIKING CODEX:


The Saga of Leif Eriksson by Fiona MacDonald With lift-up panels and simplified maps which make it easy for a child to identify places, it tells the tale of two great Viking explorers: Erik the Red and his son, Leif the Lucky. Like father, like son! Together they led sailors and settlers across the wild Atlantic Ocean to new homes


in faraway lands. Erik was born in Norway around AD 940, but his family had to leave quickly, in disgrace, ‘because of some killings’. They escaped to Iceland, where their bold, brave and bad behaviour was remembered by Icelandic storytellers long after they had died. Around AD 1200, their adventures were written down in sagas and so they have survived until today. One of the most admirable features of this volume is the glossary, which explains in simple terms words like: saga, distaff, hearth, runes, smithy, adze, and many more, that might not be in a child’s vocabulary. 33 pages 28cm x 20.5cm in gorgeous colour with beautiful padded cover and ‘list of useful words’. £12.99 NOW £5


73527 KINGS AND QUEENS OF THE BIBLE by Mary Hoffman


Kings and Queens take the spotlight in many of the Old Testament’s most memorable stories. Here, the colourful personalities behind the thrones of Israel and its surrounding kingdoms are revealed. Young


readers can meet, for the first time, the all-powerful Rameses II of Egypt, the Israelite kings David and Solomon, the fabulous, jewel-laden Queen of Sheba, the treacherous Phoenician Queen Jezebel, Belshazzar of Babylon and Queen Esther of Persia. As you will read, the Pharaoh of Egypt and King Belshazzar treated the Jews - often called the Israelites - like slaves but, in this exciting saga, after many generations of exile, the Israelites followed their leader, Moses, who led them through the desert for 40 years in search of their Promised Land. King David was one of the good kings, who was selected by God himself to be the ruler of the Jews. Their tales are retold in modern, easy-to-follow language. 37 pages 26cm x 25.5cm in dazzling colour with further biographical information about each king and queen.


£11.99 NOW £5


Early Learning 9


73638 CELEBRITY CAT by Meredith Hooper and Bee Willey


It was Cats’ Visiting Night in the art gallery and everyone was there - city cats, pretty cats, stray cats, alley cats… Friends, tonight we have a real treat. Felissima cat has painted some very special new pictures for us. How many famous


paintings have cats in them? Very few, but now, in this new quirky storybook, see the cat added to the front of the picture of Las Meninas (or the family of Philip IV from Spain), a nice napping cat added to Van Gogh’s famous Wicker Chair, to the courtyard of a house in Delft, to Rousseau’s Tiger in a Tropical Storm, to Brueghel’s The Harvesters (cat chasing a mouse up a tree) and perhaps best of all, a cat added into the arms of the Mona Lisa. Gorgeous illustrations, quirky story and facts at the back to arouse children’s interest in the paintings. Six great masterpieces from the museums of London, Madrid, New York and Paris. Very large slim softback, colour. £6.99 NOW £3


73529 OLD MACDONALD’S FARM illustrated by Stephen Holmes


A book and GIANT farm puzzle ideal for ages 2-5 years, ee-i-ee-i-o! Sing your way through the fields and farmyard to one of the most popular of all traditional nursery rhymes. The box contains a giant 25 piece floor jigsaw puzzle measuring 23" x 13". Have fun


and help colour-matching and coordination skills. Colourful board book plus puzzle in smart box with CE safety mark. Suit ages 18 months and up. £6.99 NOW £4.50


73656 MARCO POLO by Demí


Inspired by the Eastern culture of the 13th century, the author painted this indescribably lovely book with Chinese inks and gold overlays, and used a mixture of Chinese and Indian embroidery and Italian, Arabian and Persian designs of gold and ink on silk when


creating the beautiful borders and frames. Some people say that Marco Polo was the greatest explorer that ever lived. He did travel 33,000 miles by land and sea and his book The Travels of Marco Polo indicates that he was a man of extraordinary bravery, brilliance and strength. Here, Demí retells the tale for young readers, who cannot fail to enjoy these thrilling travellers’ tales as Marco - with his father and uncle - struggle across Turkey, Armenia, the Middle East, the rugged mountains of Afghanistan and the infernally hot Taklimakan Desert before finally reaching what is now known as Beijing in far-off China. 56 pages 26.5cm x 26cm with superbly coloured illustrations, covers, end pages and borders. £10.99 NOW £5


72928 THOMAS’ 123 by Reverend W. Awdry


Learn to count from one to ten with help from Thomas and his friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, Duck, Donald and Douglas. One kite in the sky, two birds flying past... nine sheep running around, ten stars shining in the sky. With one big happy train per huge colourful board page. For tiny tots. £7.99 NOW £4


72957 TIMMY TIME MAGNET BOOK by T. M. Aardman Animations and Jackie Cockle


Shaun the Sheep has a young relative Timmy who is having a birthday party on Friday. Use your magnets to show Timmy and his friends playing Musical Statues in the garden. Who will be out first? Baah! Sports day, Wednesday football match, follow the leader and a morning at nursery, use the eight magnets of Mittens, Otus, Yabba the Duck and friends in the various scenes on this fantastically reusable and colourful board book. Ages 3+.


£6.99 NOW £3 44604 PAINT WITH WATER


There are six colours (green, red, yellow, aubergine, blue and orange) on a pallet across the top of each page. All youngsters need do is wet the brush, choose a colour and begin to paint the black and white outline large drawing beneath. There are traditional scenes with children, food, flowers and animals, eight per book, beautifully designed so each is detachable and could be framed. Large softback. A Bibliophile perennial! ONLY £1.25


71204 MY BOB THE BUILDER MAGNET BOOK by Keith Chapman


It is a warm day in Sunflower Valley. Scrambler is going to take Bob to help Farmer Pickles today. Can you find Scrambler and add him to the picture? Choose from the assortment of magnetic figures the correct one to pop on the fun scenes as we turn the pages of this large board book. Colour. £6.99 NOW £3


71721 DK ONLINE WEB-LINKED ANIMAL


ENCYCLOPEDIA edited by Sarah Larter


!


Visit www.animal.dkonline.com to access the top websites for every topic. You can also download more than one hundred amazing FREE images and browse through the safe, age-appropriate and expertly selected links. The book itself is a joy to read, with delightful paintings and photos of every species of animal, special sections on animal characteristics, ecology, evolution, adaptation and conservation, how the animals’ bodies work and their habitat. From worms and sea spiders to tree shrews and mongooses. 320 paperback pages 21.5cm x 28cm, colour photos. £14.99 NOW £6


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