28 EARLY LEARNING


If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.


- Albert Einstein 76058 AMAZING MAGIC


TRICKS: 12 Piece Magic Kit by Parragon Books


Inside this awesome pack is a 12" long magician’s wand, black with white tips, three ropes for a three- rope trick, a set of playing cards, a disappearing coin trick, dice and magic cups. The magical book contains over 100 incredible tricks


and tips to amaze and astound. Clear and simple instructions which make becoming a magician unbelievably easy. Suit ages seven - to adult! £9.99 NOW £5


77235 USBORNE SHELLS


STICKER BOOK by Graham Saunders Sea shells are the hard, protective coverings of soft-bodied sea animals - gastropods, bivalves, chitons, tusk shells and cephalopods which have tentacles and shells inside their bodies. How to use this book - there are over 150 shells in this book with descriptions and


pictures. Match each sticker with the right shell. There is a helpful list at the back to tell you which page each description is on. You can also use the book as a spotter’s handbook or for a multitude of crafts and decorative projects. Big colour close up photos, 150 stickers. Large softback. £4.99 NOW £3.50


76495 HOW IT WORKS: Car


by Nicholas Harris


With a child-friendly, easy-to-read text and extremely detailed illustrations, this exquisitely presented volume is an I-wish-I had-it tool for both children and adults. Many people would love to know how a car’s engine functions, what makes its wheels go round and how the brakes the suspension


and the steering work, but have always thought that this would be too complicated for them. Here is a perfect guide that initiates anyone, however non- engineering oriented, into the very first cars that were made, the different types of automobile, the parts of a car, the excitement of racing cars, and what actually happens when you, the driver, are at the wheel. Many pages have several flaps within flaps, so that readers can see, for instance, what is happening inside the engine. We liked page 7, where you can lift off the roof to see inside, and then lift the inside to see what is underneath. 15 tough pages 30cm x 21.5cm in brilliant colour with more than 30 flaps to open and explore. $12.99 NOW £4.50


76496 HOW IT WORKS:


Plane by Nicholas Harris How does an aeroplane lift off and then stay in the air? What does the pilot have to do to control its speed and direction? How does a jet engine work, and in what ways is it different from, say, a car engine? If you have ever wanted to know the answers to these questions, or been irritated because you could not satisfy your children’s insistent


pestering, then this - and its companion volume about cars (code 76495), is the perfect book for you. It tells you in clear and concise language about the first planes that ever flew (for just 12 seconds), the different types of aircraft that exist today, how the various parts of the engine work together and how it actually flies, as well as what it feels like to be at the controls. The last pages describe a large airliner, which is designed to travel long distances without refuelling. 15 strong pages 30 cm x 21.5cm, dazzling colour illus and more than 20 flaps to open and explore. $12.99 NOW £4.50


76954 FIVE IN THE BED: A Hand-Puppet Board Book


by Scholastic Children’s Books Slip your hand inside this adult sized colourful glove made of a soft, completely washable fabric to make each of the five little characters on your fingertips (and thumb) come alive. Pop open the Velcro to read the book Five in the Bed. There were five in the bed and Little Roo said ‘Roll over! Roll over!’ So they all rolled over and Koala fell out. There were four in the bed… and Cockatoo fell out… and Emu fell out, and Wombat fell out. Until Roo said he was lonely, so they all climbed in and went to sleep. Make bedtime extra special with these very touchy, feely finger puppets all built into a book. Babies can touch the textures and point to the images and ages one to two years look at the pictures and text, listen and repeat. £9.99 NOW £5


75616 EXOTIC ANIMALS WIPE CLEAN ACTIVITY BOOK


In the crossword, identify each different bird and then write its name in the boxes. The list is given at the


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bottom of the big colourful wipe clean page. Two birds look exactly the same as each other. Can you spot the differences and circle them? With join-the-dots, matching exercises, odd-one-out, jumble words, word search and crosswords, each exotic animal like the Naeyh, Cajlak, Kocceap, the Low, and the Rtcihso (unjumble those!) will keep the child busy and make learning enjoyable. Colour photos, suit ages 6-9, big softback. ONLY £1.50


74779 USBORNE


CHILDREN’S SONGBOOK illustrated by Stephen Cartwright


17 well known songs such as This Old Man, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, Michael Finnegan, Home on the Range, Cockles and Mussels and The Big Ship Sailed on the Illy Ally- o with music specially arranged for


young children’s voices. All the songs have easy accompaniments for piano or keyboard and indications for simple guitar chords. Older children could play the tunes on the recorder, flute or violin. Charming colour illus. All tunes available to listen to on the Internet. Extra large softback. £4.99 NOW £3.50


75511 A BUSY DAY WITH REGGIE THE RACE


CAR: Book and Toys by Century Books Vroom vroom! Reggie the race car and driver Danny are racing to the finish line and you can come with them without getting any oil on your hands. There are eight coloured toy cars and a giant colourful race track play mat which folds out of the box and can be enjoyed time and time again. The storybook itself is a few board pages in colour. 8" x 10" ages 3-93. ONLY £5


75514 MICKEY’S PARTY COOKBOOK by Disney Mickey Mouse Club House Roll up your sleeves and get stuck in to the big mixing bowl with your wooden spoon and get mummy or your grandparents to help you with the blender as you make Goofy’s Berry Big Mess with strawberries, icing sugar and cream, vanilla extract and four slices of chocolate sponge or brownies. There are even meatballs, spaghetti, fajitas, and a checklist of music, decorations, party games, napkins etc. in a little finger lickin’ fill-in-the- gaps interactive cook book with stories and even create your own recipes. Disney colour, 64pp spiral bound. £8.99 NOW £2.50


75517 ROAR! PLAY FELT FUN by Jonathan Lambert


Open the pages of the board colour story book and add the characters on the coloured felt on the five fun felt play areas on the right hand side. In the jungle monkey loves to steal the toucan’s fruit! Yikes! Watch out, there’s a shark about and he has the sharpest teeth... add your own pictures to this fun animal story. Box set, ages 3+. £9.99 NOW £4


75856 YOU CAN MAKE THE MOST OF


READING FOR AGES 4-11 by Kate Ruttle Create and explore imaginary worlds, find out about other countries, have a summer reading challenge, enjoy songs, rhymes and poetry, develop confident readers and children’s self-esteem, support reading with parents, use reading to answer questions, put nursery rhymes in the news, read aloud together, promote reading at home and the culture of reading aloud, enjoy National Schools Film Week, compare books and films, and finally write better sentences, stories and become a writer. We at Bibliophile continue our campaign for child literacy. 64pp in large softback. £20 NOW £3


75857 YOU CAN MOTIVATE RELUCTANT


READERS FOR AGES 7-11 by Kate Ruttle For ages 7 to 11 here are 50 practical activities to encourage adults to get involved, teach reading strategies, set targets and allow children in this age range to read a wide range of materials including books, puzzles, poetry and to develop language and retention of information. Does the order in which the information is given make an impact? Should it be presented in colour or black and white, handwritten or computer generated? Full of tips, thinking points about the joys of reading, summaries and deductions. With photocopiable booklet ‘Your Child Is Gaining Confidence in Reading’. 64 page outsize softback. £20 NOW £3.50


75572 DR SEUSS 123 BUILDING


BLOCKS by Silver Dolphin Books Little ones aged two and up will take great delight in learning their numbers one to ten with the Cat in the Hat family of characters with all the original artworks. The ten building blocks nestle inside one another inside the colourful box provided and can be stacked higher and higher, teetering like a big Jenga! Sturdy, reusable great fun way to introduce children to learn to count. Colour. Size 15.2cm cube. $17.95 NOW £6


! 75564 CHALKBOARD ACTIVITY BOOK -


COUNTING by North Parade Publishing Use these chalk boards and wipe clean with a damp cloth to start all over again! There are four coloured chalks enclosed at the top of this hardboard very colourful counting book. Begin by tracing the numbers and counting the bees, flowers, buttons, before going on to a double page spread counting game where you will need a die and coins or counters to play. When you land on a square follow the instructions and use the chalk board to draw pictures where instructed. Join the dots to draw a teddy bear. Ages 2-4. ONLY £2.50


76185 HORSES by Fran Hodgkins See a Lipizzaner perform a levade and the courbette, mane facts, African steeds and tough breeds, horses of the conquistadors, western tack which looks very different from English tack, the Canadian horse, a breed that has produced trotters and pacers making them good carriage horses, flexible enough for farm work and riding


and earning themselves the nickname the Little Iron Horse. Easy to read colour map, colourful clear fact boxes, diagrams and exciting photos. 72 page large softback. Ages 7+. $13.99 NOW £2.75


75588 KATE GREENAWAY BOOK OF GAMES written and illustrated by Kate Greenaway


Tops, teapot, hunt the ring, twenty questions, see-saw, marbles, up Jenkins, touch wood, battledore and shuttlecock, hunt the slipper, earth, air, fire and water, mulberry bush, the story game, proverbs, the hat game, hopscotch, musical chairs, hoops, blind man’s bluff and we are only half way through this delightful compendium of traditional games. With gorgeous original colour pictures by the acclaimed children’s book illustrator Kate Greenaway and diagrams for some of the games. Very large pages, padded cover gift edition. ONLY £3.50


76105 LET’S DECORATE WIZARD STICKER


ACTIVITY BOOK by Priddy Books Fold origami style your own wizard wand, make a very special wizard hat to decorate with all these colourful stickers provided of frogs, newts, black cats, bats, wizards male and female, owls, a witch on a broomstick, stars, magic books, potions and more. Make a magical cover for your spell book and an explosive potion with baking soda or start your own secret wizard club. Ages 3+, large softback. £3.99 NOW £1


76163 YOUNG READERS SHAKESPEARE: A


Midsummer Night’s Dream retold by Adam McKeown


Give a child a head start on Shakespeare with this bold new retelling that captures the drama, adventure and wonder of the original play. Includes frequently asked questions and list of characters to help a child fully understand the plot and is handsomely illustrated with beautiful appealing full page artwork. Remarkable spirits dwell in a forest outside Athens, where pixies and fairies and woodland spirits are ruled by a quarrelsome king and queen and a mischievous hobgoblin with goat feet prowls about. The stage is set for magical spells, confusion and fantastical enchantments. 80 large pages, colour illus. £9.99 NOW £3.25


76183 PRINCESSES by Nancy Hajeski Here are princesses of the imagination like Cinderella, Cindy, damsels in distress, princesses from Asia, Persia, the Americas, African and Northern Europe. Cinderella around the world had different names. On stage and screen, in morality tales, Princess Fiona from Shrek, Xena the Warrior Princess was a powerful female heroine and classical princesses have included Penelope the weaving princess, Aethra the princess with a secret, and Danae the locked-up princess. Beautifully illus, large softback, 72pp. Ages 6+. $13.99 NOW £2.50


76186 ROBOTINATOR: Book and Robot


Maker by Michael Teitelbaum A Disney and Reader’s Digest co-publication which comes with a real wind-up base to make the robot that you build actually walk! From the hit Disney series Phineas and Ferb. Why has Dr Doofenshmirtz made 57 phone calls in the past hour? Back in the garage, the boys are ready to test out their Phinedroids and Ferbots. Read along the story book of 43 colourful large pages on a spiral binding and then use the last few pages to learn how to build your four robots and carefully punch put the colourful press-out pieces which are perforated and easily removed at the end of the book. Colour backdrop. $12.99 NOW £3.50


76741 TOP 20 OF EVERYTHING by Igloo Books


To suit ages ten to adult and all quizzers, the book is grouped by The Arts, History and Warfare, Language and Literature, Money, People, Sport, Unbelievable Facts, Transport, Internet and the Telephone, Energy, Earth and Space, Music, Pets and Animals, Film, TV and Entertainment, Wildlife, Manmade Disasters, Places, Buildings and Structures. With largest and smallest populations by country, fastest train journeys, biggest film flops, premature obituaries in the last 20 years, longest running stage shows, hottest countries on the planet, facts about military air fleets worldwide, Olympic gold medal winners, tallest buildings and masses more. For all stattos. 224 very large pages, colour illus. £12.99 NOW £4.50


GARDENING


Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself.


- Henry David Thoreau 77191 WILDLIFE GARDEN


by John Lewis-Stempel Make your garden a haven for wildlife with this essential guide. With the erosion of native wildlife habitats, gardens increasing provide a valuable source of food and shelter for Britain’s fauna and flora. Discover how to attract bees to your borders, birds to your bushes, butterflies to your buddleia, how to make refuges for insects, homes for bats and a pool for frogs, all while


adding scent and colour to your surroundings, and getting children involved. Here are ten wildlife garden commandments, a step-by-step plan, creating a nectar- rich garden in a pot, and even to make a green roof for your shed or garage. 166pp in paperback. Illus. £8.99 NOW £3.50


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76796 ORCHIDS: A Practical Guide to Care and Cultivation


by Michael Tibbs Orchids symbolise


perfection and their very fragility makes them even more precious. To cultivate them in your home, conservatory or greenhouse is to have a source of constant delight and also a challenge. You could buy this book simply for its sumptuous


photographs, but more importantly it is a fount of detailed advice on growing orchids, with a gazetteer of orchid varieties. A beginner should buy a mature plant with a few unopened buds, in order to judge its appearance and life cycle. Advice on the correct environment, light and ventilation is followed here by sections on maintenance and common pests. If you aim to show your orchids you need to master the all- important etiquette of labelling in the correct font - and language (Latin). In the gazetteer each variety is identified by its origins, minimum and maximum temperatures, flowering period and light and feeding requirements. Cool climate orchids include a spectacular red and yellow Dracula robledorum “Tapestry”, the equally lovely high-altitude Central American Odontoglossums which are more difficult to grow, and the highly collectible Masdevallia, from the same region, which are among the most retiring of plants, preferring deep shade. Phragmipedium is a tropical orchid, with the red-coloured variety only being discovered in the 1980s, leading to huge popularity and numerous hybrids. Asia is another prolific source of tropical varieties, including the beautiful December-flowering Calanthe. 160pp, glossary, lavishly illustrated in colour. £16.99 NOW £6


74657 WINDOW BOX ALLOTMENT by Penelope Bennett


Penelope Bennett has a 16-foot roof garden at her London flat, and the range of her produce is impressive. Even during January she is cultivating 11 species, with the prospect of strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce and aubergines later in the year. Almost everyone can have a miniature allotment, and window boxes and hanging baskets are ideal containers for herbs and small fruits. January is when the new potatoes are ready for harvesting, parsley and peas get going in February. Includes some mouthwatering recipes. 176pp, decorations, stockists, seed diary. £16.99 NOW £4


75130 GARDEN PROBLEM SOLVER by Rosemary Ward


Published in association with the RHS. By choosing the right plants for your garden means they are less likely to succumb to disease and be better equipped to fight it if it occurs, and the clever gardener will also make use of “garden friends” to keep down pest species. The book provides a wealth of remedies which include cultural, organic and chemical techniques and controls. Tackles problems with seed-raised plants, bulbs, lawns, herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, fruit and vegetables, it even deals with weeding! Colour drawings and photos, 192pp. $19.99 NOW £4


75554 WATER IN THE GARDEN by Andi Clevely


Throughout the Islamic Empire water was a precious commodity but was often ducted into shaded patios and courtyards, stored in pools or driven through fountains to cool the air. The book looks at using waste household water, creating a pond to swim in before looking at various styles and inspirations, designs, calculating size, oriental design, wildlife, maintenance, estimating quantities, ponds and containers, lighting, power and pumps and all manner of beautiful pebbles, adjusting speed, fountains, plants for a bamboo water feature and more. Glossy colour, 112pp. £9.99 NOW £3


75577 GARDENER’S FACT FILE by Noël Kingsbury


To guide you through all stages of garden planning, design, planting and maintenance. The project pages use step-by-step photos to demonstrate essential construction and planting techniques. Add to this the notebook pages, which are interactive, allowing you to fill in and build up your own personal fact file. Plus seating, wildlife, entertaining, using containers. 176 pages, ring file, elasticated bookmark. Colour. $25 NOW £2.25


75578 A GARDENER’S LIFE by Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury Lady Salisbury has been a gardener since she was a child in the 1930s. As Chatelaine first of Cranborne Manor and then of Hatfield House, she revived two of the great historic gardens of England. As a professional garden designer she has created gardens for clients ranging from the Prince of Wales at Highgrove to the New York Botanical Garden. Renowned for her scholarship and her design skill, she has led the way by gardening organically from 1948. She continues to tend her gardens in Provence and has also made a roof garden for her house in Chelsea and designs gardens for clients. We can enjoy each site including Castle Town Cox in County Kilkenny, Newbridge House in Dublin, the walled garden at Chateau de St Clou Provence, many photographs of Highgrove and the Manor House, and Cranborne Dorset where the earliest plans for these gardens were made by John Tradescant. Spectacular colour photos, 208pp. £35 NOW £6.50


! 76124 VEGETABLES, FRUIT AND HERB


GROWING IN SMALL SPACES by John Harrison


A packet of seeds in the post produces a whole field of cabbages! The book aims to help anyone who wants to provide as much of his or her own produce as is possible from a small space. Tells you how to grow fresh tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, strawberries, runner beans, culinary herbs and more to provide delicious food for your table. Make the most of grow bags, tips for gardeners with physical disabilities, dwarf fruit varieties and super healthy veg can be yours. 160 page paperback, line art. £6.99 NOW £3


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