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The Mr Men and Little Miss are celebrating Diwali!
The five-day festival of lights is celebrated by millions of people across the world and the Mr Men and Little Miss can't wait to join in. They're busy cleaning their homes, creating Rangolis, lighting lamps and enjoying all the festivities, including large feasts that Mr Greedy is particularly looking forward to. It’s going to be a busy five days of light and laughter!
Mr Men and Little Miss Celebrations introduce children to all the exciting occasions that people celebrate including birthdays, Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Chinese New Year and now Diwali.
From Adventures on Trains author and British Book Award 2021 winner
Sam Sedgman comes a beautiful and fact-filled book encapsulating
the excitement and wonder of adventure and travel - all seen
through the world's most epic train journeys. So climb on board and
travel across six continents, 34 countries and numerous cities via
twelve of the world's most awe-inspiring railways. Bestselling
author Sam Sedgman brings to life these astonishing feats of
railway engineering, including the Eurostar (London to Amsterdam),
Orient Express (Paris to Istanbul), the first Transcontinental
Railroad (Chicago to San Francisco) and the Rejuvenation Express
(Beijing to Hong Kong). Each locomotive adventure reveals some of
the rich history, culture, landscape and wildlife of the countries
travelled. Take in the safari sights of Southern Africa, wrap up
warm in the Arctic Circle, cross scorching deserts on the
California Zephyr, and taste tea in India whilst on a toy train -
there's a whole world to discover when travelling by train!
Detailed, colourful illustrations by Sam Brewster bring the facts
and journeys to life. Epic Adventures will appeal to culture-,
travel-, locomotive-fans of all ages.
An anthology of essays, letters, and creative work reflecting on
the experience of Black girlhood, by an inspiring group of teenage
girls. The voices of young Black girls are too often left out of
conversations on the Black girl experience; in this collection, the
founder of South London-based organisation Milk Honey Bees seeks to
bring their voices to the front. Girlhood Unfiltered will reach
those readers who relate, those who want to learn and those who
care deeply about their community.
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