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An exciting biography about the man who changed Florida's east
coast with his hotels and his Florida East Coast Railway.Henry
Morrison Flagler was already a millionaire when he first visited
Florida in 1878. He liked what he saw. He came back and built
railroads along the east coast so that others could more easily
come. And he built grand hotels so that those who came had a
beautiful place to stay. By the end of his long and productive
life, he had built a railroad all the way to the very end of the
Keys. It arrived in Key West in 1912. Henry Flagler was very
determined and practical. He met all the great challenges he set
for himself.Ages 9-12
This engagingly illustrated book tells in thrilling detail the
story of the Carpathia, the small vessel which saved hundreds of
people from drowing during the sinking of the Titanic. Written and
illustrated by debut Northern Irish artist Flora Delargy, whose
grandfather and great grandfather both worked in the Belfast
Shipyards where the Titanic was built, this exquisitely illustrated
story of quiet bravery tells in rich detail how the little ship
Carpathia saved 705 passengers of the Titanic from the icy waters
of the North Atlantic. 'A visual feast [...] Exquisite artwork
[...] A triumphant debut'- The Observer, Best Picture Books 'A tour
de force - a gripping account [..] spare, well-judged text and
delicate but powerful illustrations'- The Guardian 'I don't often
cry while reading non-fiction, but this powerful story, beautifully
told, brought me to tears [...] one of my books of the year'- Irish
Examiner With the approaching 110-year anniversary of the ship's
sinking, Rescuing Titanic and its story of the Carpathia offers a
fresh perspective on the incident from an author-illustrator
uniquely connected to the story. In the middle of the night, the
Carpathia received a distress call from the sinking Titanic. The
intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight
into the frozen sea to help save as many people as it could. Follow
the Carpathia as it risks everything to navigate remote,
treacherous ice fields in the dark and come to the rescue of
passengers on the world-famous ocean liner. Along the journey, you
will learn all about Morse code, navigation tools, the different
roles of the crew, how the ships found each other, and
by-the-minute details of exactly what happened on this cold and
fateful night. The illustrations set the scene and take the reader
into the frozen eerie night in the North Atlantic. Beautiful
full-bleed illustration and vignettes give great detail about how
everyone on the ship made their own contribution and showed true
bravery. Rescuing Titanic shows that a glimmer of hope can be found
even in great tragedy and that heroes are not always big and
mighty, but can also be small and unassuming. This is the debut
book in the Hidden Histories series, which explores with beautiful
illustrations and vivid details the untold parts of stories we
thought we knew.
In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed
Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Amelia
Earhart, the American aviation pioneer. When Amelia was young, she
liked to imagine she could stretch her wings and fly away like a
bird. As a grown woman, she set a new female world record for
flying up to 14,000 feet. She also flew across the Atlantic and the
Pacific oceans, and eventually undertook the most dangerous mission
of all: to fly all the way around the world. This moving book
features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the
back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and
a detailed profile of the aviator's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS
is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore
the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to
scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things,
yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series
offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of
formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for
reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present
expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you
to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning
cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even
more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to
children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who
will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
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We Catch the Bus
(Paperback)
Katie Abey; Illustrated by Katie Abey
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Discovery Miles 2 130
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Choose your favourite vehicle and LET'S GO! Join all the busy animals as they zoom around in every kind of vehicle you can imagine, vibrantly illustrated by the talented Katie Abey. Is that a cheeky monkey flying a plane? And did I see a llama riding a scooter? And there's a whole pack of animals catching that bus. All the animals are on the move in their favourite vehicles, zipping by in their own hilarious way. Travel across airports, race through city streets in fire engines and drive around building sites. Wherever you're going today ... tell us how it should be done! We Catch the Bus invites children to choose their favourite vehicles and how they like to travel over 12 spreads, packed with animals driving cars, buses, diggers, spacecraft, bikes, ships, scooters and more. With interactive speech bubbles and hilarious shout outs, this hilarious follow-up to We Wear Pants and We Eat Bananas is perfect for fans of You Choose and Just Imagine and kids who love to be on the move.
A railway adventure on the farm. The children are riding on the
little railway when they get caught in a rainstorm. While drying by
the fire, Grandpa tells them two stories from the old days on the
railways - both stories are true. Drive Bill Hoole offers two girls
a ride in the cab of his steam locomotive: They have been caught in
a storm and the heat of the cab will dry them out. They end up
stealing the train!
A fantastic selection of facts and as stunning selection of
stickers to keep children entertained for hours! Did you know there
are trucks that can go in the water, trucks big enough to transport
space shuttles, and even jet-powered trucks? Well, now you do! In
this exciting, fact-filled and interactive encyclopedia, children
will learn all about these extreme machines around the world, as
well as the trucks they see everyday on the road or at construction
sites. From bulldozers and diggers to monster trucks and driverless
vehicles, children will love discovering the details of what these
vehicles do, finding the right truck stickers to complete every
page, and even creating their own adventurous stories with the
scenery pages in the back of the book. Get stuck into this savvy
sticker book to discover: -Features over 90 trucks, from popular
rescue vehicles and building site machines, to tough terrain
vehicles and monster trucks -More than 600 reusable stickers
throughout the book -Text provides facts about a range of trucks
and their special features and uses -Every page is designed for
children to add stickers to the page -Fun feature spreads allow
children to create their own scenes using stickers The highly
interactive sticker book format of Sticker Encyclopedia Trucks
promotes learning through play, and the "Sticker fun" pages
encourage children to revisit their learning about trucks. With
more than 600 reusable stickers that can be used to decorate
children's belongings, and 90 amazing trucks, this is the perfect
sticker book for children aged 5-7, who love trucks and vehicles,
doubling up as the ideal gift for parents, carers and relative who
want to encourage learning through play in youngsters!
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Big Cars
(Paperback)
Gail Saunders-Smith; Melissa Abramovitz; Edited by (consulting) Leslie Kendall
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Discovery Miles 2 550
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Room for nine people? Space for a swimming pool? Make way for some
seriously big cars
It's Easter at the construction site! As sunshine melts the snow
away, the trucks discover all around them the signs of spring. Lift
the flaps on each sturdy page to reveal blooming flowers, baby
ducks, and gentle lambs - and a special Easter egg hunt surprise!
With bestselling author Sherri Duskey Rinker's lovable rhyming text
and heartwarming illustrations by AG Ford, this interactive Easter
tale will bring smiles to truck lovers and their families while
celebrating the beauty of spring.
The Ultimate series is a worldwide success because it offers
readers an intriguing close-up view of their subject with lots of
opportunity for hands-on interaction with flaps, tabs, pop-ups, and
more! What better subject than airplanes and airports, endlessly
fascinating to children of all ages-from the detailed instruments
of a Boeing 747 cockpit to the mysterious innards of a baggage
carousel, The Ultimate Book of Airports delivers absorbing
information and hours of fun. It's the perfect book to prepare
young readers for a first flight!
Crash and LEARN with this LEGO version of a block car race! Build
and rebuild 8+ race cars, then race them along the track, as you
find out about Newton's laws, aerodynamics and crash-test safety.
Creative prompts encourage tons of personalization. This set
includes: Chipboard custom racetrack with levers to race two cars
at the same time Includes all 124 bricks you need to build 10
different race cars, with variations in different colors and
opportunity to mix-and-match pieces. papercraft extras 64-page book
of step-by-step instructions for building the 10 LEGO race cars and
a custom track Offers the unique combination of STEM learning and
playful creativity in line with Klutz's bestselling LEGO Chain
Reactions, LEGO Gadgets, and LEGO Gear Bots. What is Klutz? Klutz
is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire
creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear
instructions, custom tools and materials and hearty helpings of
humour is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear
instructions Open-ended creativity Rewarding reading Skills to
build on Everything you need
The original, award-winning Felt Flap series - perfect for babies
and toddlers! Each title in this stylish series has five spreads
with friendly characters to find behind colourful felt flaps. In
Where's Mr Digger?, you're on the look out for Mrs Bulldozer, Mr
Mixer, Mrs Tipper and Mr Digger himself! Lift the final flap and
there's a surprise mirror - always a hit with the little ones.
Parents adore these books because they are beautiful but tough
enough to withstand even the most enthusiastic of young readers.
And children love them because they are just so much fun. Other
titles in the series include, Felt Flaps Where's Mr Lion?, Felt
Flaps Where's Mr Unicorn? and Felt Flaps Where's Mrs Ladybird? Felt
Flaps Where's Mr Lion? won Sainsbury's Children's Book of the Year
2017 The felt flaps in this sturdy board book are perfect for
little ones to turn and tug, which means you can get even the
tiniest tot into books and finding the activity fun. Ingela
Arrhenius' illustrations are a real bonus. They are bright and
retro and sure to capture your baby's attention. A perfect book to
share with very little ones. BookTrust
From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons and My Friend the
Octopus comes an exciting historical adventure - with a touch of
magic - set aboard the Titanic ... Young cabin steward, Sid, is
proud to be working on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built.
Clara dreams of adventure too, but she's a stowaway in the hold of
a much smaller boat, Carpathia. Here she meets the biggest, best
dog she's ever known: Rigel, who is on his way to be reunited with
his owner. None of them could have imagined how they would need
each other one ice-cold terrible night - or that an extraordinary
sea creature might also answer their call ... The third
middle-grade historical adventure from the author of Darwin's
Dragons and My Friend the Octopus A new spin on the sinking of the
Titanic, offering an uplifting alternate history of real-life
survivor, Sid Daniels A touching animal friendship lies at the
heart of the story, as well as hints of mythology Showcases Lindsay
Galvin's trademark combination of exciting adventure, rip-roaring
history and non-fiction elements PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS: 'A
striking and original adventure ... just the sort of story I love.'
EMMA CARROLL 'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything you
hope it will be ...' LUCY STRANGE '[A] beautifully fictionalised
story' THE TELEGRAPH
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I Love Trains
(Hardcover)
Joann a Quitmeyer; Photographs by Wallace D Quitmeyer
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R657
Discovery Miles 6 570
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In this book on the history of flight in Scotland you can: find out
about the man who tried to fly off the wall at Stirling Castle and
about Percy Pilcher and his fragile 'Bat' glider; be amazed at the
story of Vincenzo Lunardi, and his balloon flight in 1785 from
Edinburgh to Fife; see how aircraft are used in war, from the
airships, and planes with open cock-pits, in World War I, to the
Cold War V-bombers; read about UFOs in the 'Falkirk Triangle', the
short-lived Rocket Post and much more; and check out how you can
visit Concorde Alpha Alpha at the National Museum of Flight in East
Lothian, and the other flying machines there.
THE MIGHTY MECHANICS' GUIDE TO SPEED We are the mighty mechanics
and we look after all kinds of speedy machines. Join us in this
four-book series as we take you on an exhilarating tour of the
fastest transport on wheels, tracks, water and in the air. THE
MIGHTY MECHANICS' GUIDE TO SPEED ON FOUR WHEELS Join the mechanics
on a tour of some of the world's speediest machines on four wheels.
Test the speed of shockwave trucks, F1 cars, and many more!
Discover... * The truck that can overtake a jet plane * A car that
can break the sound barrier * The vehicles that need parachutes to
stop ...and much, much more!
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