![]() |
![]() |
Your cart is empty |
||
Books > Children's & Educational > Language & literature > English (including English as a school subject) > English literature texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
Everyone has a mental health. So we asked: What does yours mean to you? THE RESULT IS EXTRAORDINARY. Over 60 people have shared their stories. Powerful, funny, moving, this book is here to tell you: It's OK. With writing from: Adam Kay - Alastair Campbell - Alexis Caught - Ben Platt - Bryony Gordon - Candice Carty-Williams - Charlie Mackesy - Charly Cox - Chidera Eggerue - Claire Stancliffe - Davina McCall - Dawn O'Porter - Elizabeth Day - Elizabeth Uviebinené - Ella Purnell - Emilia Clarke - Emma Thompson - Eve Delaney - Fearne Cotton - Gabby Edlin - Gemma Styles - GIRLI (Milly Toomey) - Grace Beverley - Hannah Witton - Honey Ross - Hussain Manawer - Jack Rooke - James Blake - Jamie Flook - Jamie Windust - Jessie Cave - Jo Irwin - Jonah Freud - Jonny Benjamin - Jordan Stephens - Kai-Isaiah Jamal - Kate Weinberg - Kelechi Okafor - Khalil Aldabbas - KUCHENGA - Lauren Mahon - Lena Dunham - Maggie Matic - Martha Lane Fox - Mathew Kollamkulam - Matt Haig - Megan Crabbe - Michael Kitching - Michelle Elman - Miranda Hart - Mitch Price - Mona Chalabi - Montana Brown - Nadia Craddock - Naomi Campbell - Poorna Bell - Poppy Jamie - Reggie Yates - Ripley Parker - Robert Kazandjian - Rosa Mercuriadis - Saba Asif - Sam Smith - Scarlett Curtis - Scarlett Moffatt - Scottee - Sharon Chalkin Feldstein - Shonagh Marie - Simon Amstell - Steve Ali - Tanya Byron - Travon Free - Yomi Adegoke - Yusuf Al Majarhi
These are stories of courage, love, betrayal, greed, stupidity, magic and miracles. Leprechaun gold has always been a great draw fo people with hardly any money, but, of course, the humans are taken for fools and the leprechauns win the day - every time! These stories will delight children of all ages -as they have for generations.
Who would have thought Lucy Cousins's favourite animal is ... a leopard? NOT a mouse! And Eric Carle? He loves CATS! Find out what award-winning author/illustrators' favourite animals are in this stunning new collection from Eric Carle and friends. Bringing together some of the finest modern children's-book illustrators of our time - Jon Klassen, Eric Carle, Lucy Cousins, Nick Bruel, Susan Jeffers, Steven Kellogg, Tom Litchtenheld, Peter McCarty, Chris Raschka, Peter Sis, Lane Smith, Erin Stead, Rosemary Wells, Mo Willems - Eric Carle asks, "What's your favourite animal?" and the result is an astonishingly colourful parade of animals, from giraffes with their heads in the clouds to fuzzy dogs and squishy snails. Some artists reveal their choices with a personal story, others with a comic turn; all will undoubtedly inspire children to draw and tell a story about their own favourite animal!
Explore the wondrous worlds of cute and fuzzy animals with this
delightful keepsake filled with fun stories and rhymes! Little ones
will love snuggling up for story time and picking one (or three!) of
the 365 animal-themed stories and rhymes to read aloud featuring
otters, foxes, dinosaurs, elephants, goats, owls, and more. Sweet
illustrations and stories of adorable animals create a treasured story
time bond both kiddos and their grown-ups will enjoy. A must for your
little animal lover!
Published to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this beautiful anthology collects favourite extracts, poems and images from some of the UK's leading cultural, political and literary figures. Poems, short stories, personal letters, newspaper articles, scripts, photographs and paintings are just some of the elements of this astonishing collection, with cover and artwork by renowned illustrator, Ian Beck. Among the many contributors are Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall, Sir Andrew Motion, Miranda Hart, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Anthony Horowitz, Eoin Colfer, Antony Beevor, Emma Thompson, David Almond, Dr Rowan Williams, Richard Curtis, Joanna Lumley, Raymond Briggs, Shami Chakrabarti and Sir Tony Robinson. Royalties from the publication will be spilt between the Royal British Legion and projects for soldiers' children and families at SSAFA.
A children's book with illustrations.
Penguin presents the audio CD edition of Ladybird Fairy Tale Treasury read by Gemma Whelan and Nigel Pilkington. This gorgeous Ladybird treasury of eight classic, traditional tales is guaranteed to delight and entertain young children. Each favourite fairy tale or story has been sensitively retold for modern readers. The stories included are: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, The Magic Porridge Pot, Little Red Hen and The Ugly Duckling.
A knight in glass armour, the basilisk of Saffron Walden, Old King Cole of Colchester - Essex is a place full of fantastical characters and mysterious tales. Storyteller Jan Williams is a familiar sight around the county, entrancing locals with her tales of ghostly Romans and vicious Vikings. These stories - specially chosen to be enjoyed by 7- to 11-year-old readers - will unlock the colourful world of Essex and help children to engage with their surroundings.
'I'm going to eat you up UNLESS you take me to school with you.' A growling lion spends a morning at school and frightens the school bully; a little boy saves a mouse's life; and the magic Great Sharp Scissors cause havoc! These are just some of the surprises in store in this charming collection of nine lively tales, which are perfect for reading aloud to young children.
The beautifully illustrated '365 Jataka Tales' impart ancient Buddhist wisdom and moral guidance in an easy and entertaining manner. These stories of the Bodhisattva, or Buddha-to-be, are tales from the previous lives of Buddha, where born as animal or human, he had to experience many a moral and ethical dilemma before attaining enlightenment. This book is the ideal gift for children, encouraging a more wholesome, positive and responsible outlook to life.
Verse vir tieners deur tieners
Award-winning anthologists Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
have combed through a year's worth of books and magazines and
websites to find the most outstanding fantasy and science fiction
stories of 2004--and collected them into a single volume aimed
specifically at teens and young adults.
Here is a collection of eighteen fun, fast-paced stories for Christmas from one of the UK's most popular storytellers. Bob Hartman is renowned for his retellings of traditional stories from around the world. This Christmas collection contains eleven episodes that link directly to the Nativity story, with a further seven folktales that provide memorable insights into the real meaning of Christmas. A very readable black and white text with line drawings throughout.
Over forty stories in one book-all of them very, very short! None of the stories are more than two pages long, but each of them is special and thought-provoking to inspire short story writers. Drawn from a range of sources, including folk tales, urban myths, and narrative jokes, as well as original stories, the stories are ideal for use in the classroom as well as for sleepovers and just for dipping into. Short and Spooky! includes stories of ghosts of all kinds - some funny, some scary, some shocking-but all guaranteed to give a fright!
A volume of seven magical and spinechilling stories from a professional storyteller with black-and-white and colour illustrations by an award- winning illustrator.
This enchanting collection of six stories and fairy tales is perfect for sharing with your little one. Including classics such as 'Rapunzel', 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and 'The Little Mermaid', each tale is beautifully illustrated, making this an ideal gift.
Ages 7 to 10 years. Stories are something that never fails to attract a child. And if the stories are full of adventure, fun and a little moral message embedded in them, what more could one ask for! This Series is tailored in the right manner so that young readers are encouraged to read for pleasure.
Ages 7 to 10 years. Stories are something that never fails to attract a child. And if the stories are full of adventure, fun and a little moral message embedded in them, what more could one ask for! This Series is tailored in the right manner so that young readers are encouraged to read for pleasure.
Ages 7 to 10 years. Stories are something that never fails to attract a child. And if the stories are full of adventure, fun and a little moral message embedded in them, what more could one ask for! This Series is tailored in the right manner so that young readers are encouraged to read for pleasure.
The first Series of Unfortunate Events gift/box-set of this New York Times best-selling series. The set includes The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window. |
![]() ![]() You may like...
Electricity Markets - New Players and…
Sayyad Nojavan, Kazem Zare
Hardcover
R2,900
Discovery Miles 29 000
Technology, Users and Uses - Ethics and…
Joan Casas-Roma
Hardcover
Computational Intelligence Paradigms…
Mika Sato-Ilic, Maria Virvou, …
Hardcover
R3,038
Discovery Miles 30 380
Global Business Leadership Development…
Peter Smith, Tom Cockburn
Hardcover
R5,822
Discovery Miles 58 220
|