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* A flap book of astronomical proportions, packed with facts and information about the stars, planets and the universe. * Fabulous double-page topics show our solar system, the Milky Way, how scientists think the universe was created and the latest space travel technology. * Over 50 flaps reveal fascinating facts about the universe and there's a little book of star maps tucked in a pocket at the back of the book. * Includes internet links to websites with the latest space information, games and photos. Age 6+ 12 pages 276 x 216mm Author/Editor: Katie Daynes Illustrator: Peter Allen

* A fabulous flap book with over 50 flaps to lift, offering a glimpse into the prehistoric world of the dinosaurs. * Stunning illustrations show how dinosaurs lived, hunted and how they died out. * Flaps reveal extra facts, information and surprises. Age 6+ 16 pages 276 x 216mm Author/Editor: Alex Frith Illustrator: Peter Scott

First single-volume publication of Pulitzer Prize-winning Spiegelman's two Holocaust cartoons, "Maus I" and "Maus II". Combined here are "Maus I: A Survivor's Tale" and "Maus II" - the complete story of Vladek Spiegelman and his wife, living and surviving in Hitler's Europe. By addressing the Holocaust through cartoons the author captures the everyday reality of fear and the sensation of survival. It is the story of Vladek Speigelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his father's story. Maus approaches the unspeakable through the diminutive. Its form, the cartoon (the Nazis are cats, the Jews mice), shocks us out of any lingering sense of familiarity. Maus is a haunting tale within a tale. Vladek's harrowing story of survival is woven

Annie Proulx's highly acclaimed, international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Quoyle is a hapless, hopeless hack journalist living and working in New York. When his no-good wife is killed in a spectacular road accident, Quoyle heads for the land of his forefathers -- the remotest corner of far-flung Newfoundland. With 'the aunt' and his delinquent daughters -- Bunny and Sunshine -- in tow, Quoyle finds himself part of an unfolding, exhilarating Atlantic drama. 'The Shipping News' is an irresistible comedy of human life and possibility. Pages: 368

The popular paperback edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic masterpiece, illustrated for the first time with Tolkien's own painting originally created by him for the first edition, and featuring brand new reproductions of all his drawings and maps. The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar. Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of Five Armies are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo. Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks o

Man Booker Prize Winner 2009 England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor, charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of distrust and need comes Thomas Cromwell, first as Wolsey's clerk, and later his successor. Cromwell is a wholly original man: the son of a brutal blacksmith, a political genius, a briber, a charmer, a bully, a man with a delicate and deadly expertise in manipulating people and events. Ruthless in pursuit of his own interests, he is as ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament and a king who fluctuates between romantic passions and murderous rages. From one of our finest living writ

Dr. John Dee and Niccolo Machiavelli are after Nicholas Flamel and the secret to eternal life - Josh and Sophie Newman are the world's only hope. pages 455 California:In the hands of Dr. John Dee, the book of Abraham the Mage could mean the destruction of the world as we know it . . . and Dee is two pages away from the knowledge that would bring the Dark Elders into ultimate power. His only obstacle? Josh and Sophie Newman, 8,000 miles away. Paris: After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris. Only Nicholas's homecoming is anything but sweet. Perenelle is still locked up in Alcatraz, Paris is burning, and Niccolo Machiavelli is after them. Time is running out for Nicholas and Perenelle, because every day spent without the book they age one year. For Flamel, th

Four months into the siege of Leningrad, the city is starving. Seventeen-year-old Lev fears for his life when he is arrested for looting the body of a dead German paratrooper, while his charismatic cellmate, Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested for desertion, seems bizarrely unafraid. Dawn brings, instead of an execution squad, an impossible challenge. Lev and Kolya can find a dozen eggs for an NKVD colonel to use for his daughter

* A classic fairytale, retold as a storybook, sticker book and puzzle all in one. * With over 50 colourful picture stickers. * Story contains gaps for key words, which children can fill with sticker pictures to help build their vocabulary and reading skills. * Gorgeously illustrated by Stephen Cartwright. Age: 3+ Pages: 16 pages + 2 pages stickers Dimensions: 276 x 216mm

* Apple Tree Farm is bought to life with a variety of stickers and illustrations from Stephen Cartwright. * Young children will love following the simple stories and finding stickers to replace the missing words. * Each story features over 50 colourful stickers, including “I found the duck!” reward stickers.