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When Aliens overtake Earth, one thirteen-year-old must fight to save
the planet!
As the youngest of four brothers, Chip was always the first to get
caught in a headlock and the last to get a slice of pizza. All that
changed the night the aliens arrived.
Now he’s been chosen to square off against monstrous intergalactic
opponents on behalf of Earth, armed with nothing but his love of pro
wrestling. But he’ll need a lot more than that on this adventure that
takes him beyond the stars and into fans’ homes across the universe.
Perfect for wrestling fans, lovers of space adventure, or any reader
who wants to follow a kid on a quest far from home fighting against
impossible odds.
This book is about educating young children to see themselves as
unique and that being different is great. My Hair, My Choice is a
book that represents black and brown children as the hero. Through
exploring natural hair and hairstyles, children are empowered to
have self-confidence through making decisions about how they want
to show up in the world.
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Hedgehoggery
(Paperback)
Michael Barrie Mcgeever; Illustrated by Supriya Mankad
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R758
Discovery Miles 7 580
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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A book of five self-contained, (yet connected) stories featuring an
adventurous group of mostly young hedgehogs and other woodland
animals who live together in High Brooms woods near Hedgebridge
Wells. Led by a core group of hedgehogs, these anthropomorphic
creatures combine talents to put on a "Gala Ballet Night". In the
"Voyage of the Jersey Royal" they build and sail a boat to a
mysterious island in a pond, where, after a number of scary
adventures, they rescue two marooned dormice. With the arrival of
the hedgehogs' French cousin Herve, three of the young hedgehogs
later decide to visit France. In the story "Shaky Prickle Night",
the hedgehog gang share forgotten children's customs which used to
be practised through Hallowe'en and Mischief Night. The final
story, "A Summer in France", puts the three young hedgehogs in
contact with their own little counterpart society in a woodland in
Northern France. They quickly adapt to the new environment and help
to bring about a Grand Village Sports Day, inventing a completely
new and exciting event - the Medley Relay (le Relais Mixte) which
allows all the woodland communities to compete together for the
first time. The stories were originally shared with grandchildren
and a grandfather's voice can still be heard throughout the book. A
book to treasure - filled with lavishly illustrated, exciting
stories of woodland adventures in England and France, where you
can't help but warm to these animal characters and all their
achievements.
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