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Oskar and Mo
ISBN: HB: 9783791373133, Prestel Publishing, August 2017
32 pp., 24.5x19 cm, 16 colour illus.
Britta Teckentrup delighted children around the world when she introduced them to Oskar, the charming raven who loves the ocean, snow, books, the sun, and the rain. Oskar Loves was named one of the best children's books of 2016 by School Library Jour...
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£10,99
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Release the Beast
ISBN: HB: 9780992264819, Prestel Publishing, Beatnik, August 2017
28 pp., 22.3x22.3 cm, illus.
"Release the Beast" is a fun and quirky picture book which allows a child to respond to his frustrations by unleashing his imaginary beast. Examining the emotion of anger in a positive and humorous way that children will relate to, "Release the Beast...
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£9,99
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Aesop's Fables Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Children's Classics
ISBN: HB: 9781435163829, GMC Group, Barnes & Noble, August 2017
240 pp., 21.6x15.3 cm, illus.
Aesop's ancient Greek fables, short tales with simple morals, often featuring talking animals, are deeply embedded in Western culture. This 1916 translation by V. S. Vernon Jones was furnished with beautiful illustrations by Arthur Rackham – reproduc...
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£18,00
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Children's Classics
ISBN: HB: 9781435144736, GMC Group, Barnes & Noble, August 2017
384 pp., 21.6x15.3 cm, illus.
First published in England by Griffith and Farran in 1871, this edition is not a translation at all but a complete re-write of the novel, with portions added and omitted, and names changed. A better translation is "A Journey into the Interior of the...
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£18,00
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Dr. Freud, Fish Whisperer
ISBN: HB: 9783035800074, University of Chicago Press, Diaphanes, July 2017
64 pp., 20.3x15.2 cm, fully illustrated in colour
At its most basic, philosophy is about learning how to think about the world around us. It should come as no surprise, then, that children make excellent philosophers! Naturally inquisitive, pint-size scholars need little prompting before being willi...
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£10,99
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Grace Hopper Queen of Computer Code
ISBN: HB: 9781454920007, GMC Group, Sterling, June 2017
48 pp., 28x21 cm, black&white illus.
Meet Grace Hopper: the woman who revolutionized computer coding. She coined the term 'computer bug' and taught computers to 'speak English'. An ace inventor and groundbreaker, Grace Hopper transformed the world of computer science. This book tells th...
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£12,99
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Creative Space Journal Journal Through 100 Art Projects
ISBN: PB: 9781781453070, GMC Group, Ammonite Press, June 2017
144 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, black&white illus.
We all need a creative space: a blank canvas where we can doodle our masterpieces; a white page where we can jot down our innermost thoughts; a secret place where we can unleash our wildest imaginings and let them roam free for a while. And what coul...
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£9,99
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Albert Einstein's Bright Ideas
ISBN: HB: 9783037349359, University of Chicago Press, Diaphanes, May 2017
64 pp., 20.3x15.2 cm, illustrated in colour thoughout
At its most basic, philosophy is about learning how to think about the world around us. It should come as no surprise, then, that children make excellent philosophers! Naturally inquisitive, pint-size scholars need little prompting before being willi...
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Diogenes the Dog-Man
ISBN: HB: 9783037349335, University of Chicago Press, Diaphanes, May 2017
64 pp., 20.3x15.2 cm, fully illustrated in colour
At its most basic, philosophy is about learning how to think about the world around us. It should come as no surprise, then, that children make excellent philosophers! Naturally inquisitive, pint-size scholars need little prompting before being willi...
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"Catarina the Wise" and Other Wondrous Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales
ISBN: PB: 9780226462790, University of Chicago Press, May 2017
304 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 10 halftones
Well, gentlemen, here's a tale that people have told time and again... So begins the title story in this collection of fifty Sicilian folk and fairy tales edited and translated by noted folklore scholar Jack Zipes. But while some of the stories may...
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