'Grief is a tricky subject to explain to kids, but this book is a wonderful go-to expert toolkit!' Dr Ranj Singh The death of a parent, sibling or friend is one of the most traumatic experiences for a child or young person and it can be hard to know how to talk to them about it. In this honest,
Walk the Dog, Rock the Baby, and perform the Robin Hood, Sky Rocket, and Eiffel Tower This entertaining book features 50 of the most popular Yo-Yo tricks, along with an illustrated history of the toy and its variations. Helpful diagrams accompany the easy instructions, and you'll also find tips
The publications game can seem tricky: knowing where to start, how to plan and draft a paper, who to pitch it to and how to present it can appear difficult enough. With the advent of e-publishing and ever-tougher regulatory frameworks surrounding research, the picture can seem even more
Why is Art Full of Naked People? is an irreverent and informative primer that asks tricky questions about what makes art art. What is with all the fruit? Why is art so weird nowadays? There are questions about how art views the world, from cave paintings through to Cubism, from the Renaissance to
Why Don't Fish Drown? is an irreverent and informative introduction to tricky questions about natural history, getting to the heart of the fascinating world of the animal kingdom and its varied cast. Why don't humans have tails? Why can't my dog talk to me? Why does a shark need such big teeth?
Some differences between Catholicism and Protestantism can be tricky to grasp, but one of them just requires the ability to count: Catholic bibles have seventy-three books, whereas Protestant bibles have sixty-sis - plus an appendix with the strange title Apocrypha. | What's the story here?
Why Can't I Feel the Earth Spinning? is an irreverent and informative introduction to tricky questions about science. How do we know what dinosaurs looked like? Why does medicine taste so bad? Why don't airplanes fall down? Why Can't I Feel the Earth Spinning? encourages children to start asking
It's nearly Halloween, so Wendy the Witch is taking her spooky friends out trick-or-treating to all her favorite places Follow Wendy, Mumford the Mummy, Zoe the Zombie and the rest of the creepy crew as they visit a zoo, a desert, an ocean and loads of other fun locations. Just make sure they make
A fun-packed full colour Horrid Henry picture book with illustrated scenes, stuffed with tricky things to search for and
If you love Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? and its things-that-go companion books, now you can join the all the vehicles as they celebrate Halloween Perfect for the littlest truck lovers Candy, costumes, and jack-o-lanterns meet diggers, tractors, flat bed trucks, and--of course, monster trucks
After her father's death, Lizzy Brookstone, the star trick rider of the all-female Brookstone Wild West Extravaganza, loses interest in performing. What she longs for is a life with the Brookstone ranch foreman, Wesley DeShazer, the man who once broke her heart. Meanwhile, Jason Adler, son of the
Did you know that life is like an obstacle course? It's exciting and fun, but full of tricky spots to get through. If you're a kid who feels so frustrated by those tricky spots that it's hard to enjoy the good things in life, this book is for you.What to Do When You Grumble Too Much guides children
Was it a trick of the light that drew our Stone Age ancestors into caves to paint in charcoal and red hematite, to watch the heads of lions, likenesses of bison, horses, and aurochs in the reliefs of the walls, as they flickered by firelight? Or was it something deeper-a creative impulse, a
In this delightful twist on a popular folk song, three trick-or-treaters go on a spooky adventure to find a pumpkin We're going on a pumpkin hunt.We're going to find a big one.What a beautiful night We're not scared.Three trick-or-treaters are looking for the perfect pumpkin on a beautiful,
'Impressively navigates the tricky boundaries that separate art and life, the haunted present and the haunting historical past..' New York TimesA group of actors gather to tell the little-known story of the first genocide of the twentieth century. As the full force of a horrific past crashes into
A historical adventure with a magical twist featuring folklore, magical cabinets, illusions and a daring game of cat and mouse - perfect for fans of The House With Chicken Legs, Cogheart and A Pinch of
With his supernatural ability to conjure spectacular illusions, Spook Williams knows he is destined for greatness. So when a mysterious gentleman known only as 'The Collector' offers him the chance to take part in a daring heist, will Spook be able to resist this opportunity to flex his
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Something big is brewing in Trenton, N.J., and it could blow at any minute. Stephanie Plum might not be the world's greatest bounty hunter, but she knows when she's being played. Ken Globovic (aka Gobbles), hailed as the Supreme Exalted Zookeeper of the animal house
Tricky Twenty-Two is a laugh-out-loud Stephanie Plum adventure, packed full of Janet Evanovich's trademark wit, adventure and wacky
Katie is frustrated with her tricky loose tooth that won't fall out no matter how hard she
This illustrated punctuation workbook supports students with dyslexia, ADHD or other specific learning difficulties to develop their punctuation skills via inquiry-based learning.Using humour and fun cartoons to teach punctuation, the book encourages students to engage in active learning to make
Martin Morgan grew up in Denver, and his world changed abruptly when, at the age of twelve, a church-camp counsellor seduced him. This memoir presents a thoughtful account of how he suffered, and how it affected his
It's only logical--boost your brainpower with more than 130 logic puzzles for adults. It's time to give your mental muscles a real workout! Stuffed full of clever and cunning challenges, this collection of logic puzzles for adults is perfect for puzzlers looking to prove (and improve) their skill
Tricky Design responds to the burgeoning of scholarly interest in the cultural meanings of objects, by addressing the moral complexity of certain designed objects and systems. The volume brings together leading international designers, scholars and critics to explore some of the ways in which the
Bringing together cases written by experienced leadership and executive coaches from all over the world, this project explores the most demanding and challenging situations they have faced in their professional practices. By analysing and reflecting on the real life case studies the authors show
Yes, You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks!'With Tricks in the City, you will use positive training methods to build a joyful relationship with your dog....The trust and cooperative spirit developed through this process will last a lifetime.' --Kyra Sundance, author of NY Times best-seller 101 Dog
A weary man faces the ghosts of his past while caring for his grandson in Naples in this National Book Award finalist novel by the acclaimed author of Ties. In Tricks, Domenico Starnone presents an unusual duel between two formidable minds. One is Daniele Mallarico, a once-successful illustrator
Analyzes the evidence for and against alternative therapies. This book presents an examination and judgment of more than thirty of the most popular treatments, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic and herbal
Tow Truck Joe and friends are on a roll to Halloween fun in this rhyming lift-the-flap book by beloved author June Sobel (The Goodnight Train). A companion to Tow Truck Joe.The cars and trucks of Motor City are dressed up to trick-or-treat in this holiday adventure from the world of Tow Truck
It's Halloween and Parakeet is busy carving pumpkins and icing spooky treats. But when her friends come to call, they get a shock. Is that a GHOST who answers the door? A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with lively illustrations by David
Raymond McNally is enjoying his new promotion at a major pharmaceutical company. He's been enlisted to oversee the company's newest product Erexat - a competitor of viagra - the world's first and most successful treatment for male impotence. Raymond's hopes are high for a successful and profitable
Even the grumpiest kiddos will cheerfully gobble up this the delicious follow-up to Crankenstein and A Crankenstein Valentine! This year, Crankenstein's favorite day of all--Halloween--has gone rotten! Creepy-cool costumes, super-scary jack-o'-lanterns, and loads of candy have been RUINED by
Halloween has spread around the world, yet its associations with death and the supernatural as well as its inevitable commercialization have made it one of our most puzzling holidays. How did it become what it is today?Trick or Treat is the first book both to examine the origins and history of
'A cracking storyteller' ANN CLEEVESThere is more to solving a crime than following the clues.Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.In the green depths of spring, morning breaks on a woman splayed in a bed of flowers - her eyes wide, her neck broken.Her death is a
Now available in a new edition, this colorful, lively, and endlessly entertaining book for children looks at artistic illusion, showing that art history is rife with
A fascinatingly rich and complex mystery lies at the heart of this novel - McDermid's most ambitious and best
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE'S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY AND HARVARD CRIMSON AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Time • Chicago Tribune • The
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 'From The New Yorker's beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television.'--Esquire Book Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times - 'A
Knife throwing (chief of the impalement arts) is a popular exhibition at carnivals, western shows, and sideshows. The two classic booklets reprinted here cover knife styles, grip and throwing techniques, and a variety of trick throws sure to amaze an audience. How to Throw Knives, by Elmer Putts,
From the corner of a darkened room Joy Stone watches herself. As memories of the deaths of her lover and mother surface unbidden, life for Joy narrows - to negotiating each day, each encounter, each second; to finding the trick to keep living. Told with shattering clarity and wry wit, this is a
A reissue of the cult classic; the perfect partner to
Packed with over 100 puzzling pictures to explore, little ones will be enthralled for hours Every scene includes unique look-alike picture challenges and puzzles to solve from jumbled jungles to super cool skate parks Designed to entertain while helping strengthen hand-eye coordination, fine
Toby is a Big Boy now, but sometimes even when you're big the tricky things are still a bit tricky
It was the age when heavy-footed, humorless dinosaurs roamed the hard-rock landscape. But that all changed when into these dazed and confused mid-'70s strut-ted four flamboyant bands that reveled in revved-up anthems and flaunted a novel theatricality. In They Just Seem a Little Weird, veteran
Are you truly in danger or has your brain simply 'tricked' you into thinking you are? In The Worry Trick, psychologist and anxiety expert David Carbonell shows how anxiety hijacks the brain and offers effective techniques to help you break the cycle of worry, once and for all.Anxiety is a powerful
During a performance of their new play, A Trick to Catch a Chaste Lady, Westfield's Men are sabotaged, and they find themselves in the throngs of an audience-player melee. In the midst of the rotten-vegetable battlefield, one of the audience members is found stabbed, and their masterful clown,
Skip the crowded bar, coffee shop, and restaurant and bring the magic of Disney's drinks right your home with over 100 easy, delicious drink recipes inspired by the Disney Parks. Raise a glass to bringing the magic of Disney straight to your home with The Unofficial Disney Parks Drink Recipe Book
Tracey West's magical adventure series is filled with tricky fairies -- and it's perfect for fans of her New York Times bestselling Dragon Masters series Pick a book. Grow a Reader This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With
The world-champion freestyle skateboarder and the man who brought the ollie - the trick that revolutionised the sport by taking it from the ground to the air - to street skating shares the history of skateboarding, as he tells the dramatic story of his life. At the age of 13, Rodney took the
Meet Louis... Every little thing he does is MAGIC! Louis is a young street magician. He is setting up for his show but he can't find his rabbit anywhere. He looks inside his hat but finds only a bouquet of flowers, which is caught by a passing woman as he throws it away in disgust. He looks under
All guests are welcome at the Grand Hotel of Feelings, no matter how tricky they might be! Welcome to the Grand Hotel of Feelings, where all kinds of feelings come and stay. Every guest has unique needs. Anger, for example, is very loud and needs plenty of space to scream and shout. Sadness speaks
The dastardly Dr. Zorb has a new trick up his sleeve... he is sending out his army of negatoids to bring misery to people all over the earth. Captain Zepto and the Light Brigade are the only ones who stand in the way of the imminent destruction of kids and families across the globe! Using their
Watch out, Flash...this time, the trick's on you! No one can pull a trick like James Jesse, the original Trickster. As a member of Flash's Rogues Gallery, Jesse was disrespectful, disregarded, adn finally supplanted by a new, flashier Trickster. But you cna't beat the original...and for his next
Are you still the person who lived fifteen, ten or five years ago? Fifteen, ten or five minutes ago? Can you plan for your retirement if the you of thirty years hence is in some sense a different person? What and who is the real you? Does it remain constant over time and place, or is it something
Dragons plus Halloween equal mayhem in the seventh book of the hilarious, high-flying Dragonsitter series!Halloween night is full of strange creatures: witches, vampires, ghosts -- and dragons! Eddie and Emily take their uncle's pet dragons trick-or-treating. But the dragons have quite the sweet
More than forty-five years after the fall of Saigon, John Boyko brings to light the little-known story of Canada's involvement in the American War in Vietnam. Through the lens of six remarkable people, some well-known, others obscure, bestselling historian John Boyko recounts Canada's
The devil's neatest trick is to persuade us that he doesn't exist. Giovanni Papini It is a maxim that both rings true in our contemporary world and pervades this tragicomic novel of anxiety and evil set amid the horrors of World War II. As a gay man living in a totalitarian, patriarchal society,
The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day The Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate Halloween!The Crayons want to go trick-or-treating, but they're not sure what to say! In this humorous, small hardcover Halloween story, Purple Crayon teaches the rest of the crayon box the
A shepherd boy decides to play a trick on the people in his village by telling them that there is a wolf nearby. But will the villagers believe him when a wolf really does turn up? This witty retelling of the traditional story was written by Saffy Jenkins. - A shepherd boy decides to play a trick
Carve out family time for this special deluxe edition of the classic Halloween-themed story with the Berenstain Bears--full of treats including stickers, temporary tattoos, and a memory card game Come for a visit in Bear Country in Stan and Jan Berenstain's beloved classic. It's Halloween and
'Braverman spins images that pull that perfect trick of making the familiar feel fresh... It's a thrill to see that language can still be made to help us feel the rush of life anew.' ---Lynn Steger Strong, New York Times Book Review The woman lives on a cul-de-sac with her lover and her dog. She is
Perfect for beginning artists, The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions will help you create mind-bending optical illusions to fool your brain and tease your senses. *Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority* Optical illusions are like magic tricks of the art
'Mr. de Camp has the trick of being able to show technology engaging in feats as full of derring-do as those of Hannibal's army. History as it should be told.'--Isaac Asimov, The New York Times Book Review The Pyramids of Giza, the Parthenon of Greece, the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum of
Forget the idea that financial management is complicated. This book will show you how to make financially sound business decisions using just four numbers - and
How does your opponent put that tricky spin on the ball? Why are some serves easier to return than others? The mysteries behind the winning strokes, equipment, and surfaces of the game of tennis are accessibly explained by Howard Brody through the laws of physics. And he gives practical pointers to
A brand new collection of tricky general knowledge puzzles from the
A brand new collection of tricky general knowledge puzzles from the
Teen troubles are tricky to solve but help is at hand with this fantastic guide written for just for
TJ is a new boy at Parkview School and he's never played in a proper football match before, but he soon makes friends with a bunch of football-mad kids.The trouble is, none of the teachers at Parkview are interested in football and the kids have nowhere to play - until Mr Wood
Following the success of his 2016 book Razama-Snaz! The Listener's Guide to Nazareth, Robert Lawson returns with this meticulous reviewing of every Cheap Trick album, song by song. In his book, Still Competition: The Listener's Guide to Cheap Trick, Lawson outlines the band's significant television
The killing part is the easy bit; the tricky part is finding the right people to kill.Rob was a Special Forces operator with some of the world finest regiments and served in four national armies over a career that has spanned forty years and continues today. In 1965 he earned the converted Green
For sheer unpredictable brilliance, Gogol may come to mind, but no author alive today takes a reader as far as Helen DeWitt into the funniest, most far-reaching dimensions of possibility. Her jumping-off points might be statistics, romance, the art world's piranha tank, games of chance and games of
Skateboarding Tricks: Step By Step Instructions & Videos To Help You Land Your Next Trick Do you like riding your skateboard? Have you tried doing some tricks, but no matter how hard you try, you always fail?If you want to learn dozens of incredible skateboard tricks, then this book will show you
'Great fun!' - The Miami Herald Named one of Time Magazine's top 10 graphic novels for 2013! Suzie's just a regular gal with an irregular gift: when she has sex, she stops time. One day she meets Jon and it turns out he has the same ability. And sooner or later they get around to using their gifts
What is a self-working card trick? A trick that does not depend upon legerdemain or special abilities on the part of the magician, but a trick that works automatically because of the mathematics inherent in the card deck itself. Long practice and supernormal dexterity are not needed to perform
What word looks the same backward and upside down?SWIMSForward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?a TON Does your child live for funny, challenging and difficult riddles and brain teasers?Then keep on reading....We know riddles and brain teasers are some of the best ways to pass time and
Ensure research is ethical with this Little Quick Fix, giving you a solid grasp of this tricky subject in an hour′s read. Within the visually engaging, straightforward and interactive Little Quick Fix format, Cheryl Poth helps the reader to identify the ethical considerations of their research,
Discover how optical illusions can trick our brains - by the end you won't believe your eyes! This book is part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole
Tricky French concepts are no problem with practice, practice, practice As you progress in your study of French, you may feel overwhelmed by unfamiliar areas, such as when to use the pass compos versus the imparfait tenses, determining the gender of a noun, avoiding false friends, or even
Learn to master the useful but tricky skill of how to choose the right article or determiner As a non-native speaker of English, you may have trouble with determiners because, unlike true adjectives, the choice of which article, demonstrative, or quantifier to use is dependent on both the meaning
In this lift-the-flaps book, join Pete the Cat from New York Times bestseller James Dean as he goes trick-or-treating.Pumpkins, candy, and costumes With flaps that reveal fun Halloween surprises, this Pete the Cat holiday story is sure to be a sweet treat for your little trick-or-treaters.Follow
What happens if you wake up thirsty in the middle of the night? How do you trick the most insufferable boy in the village? What would you do on your birthday if you were a lobster? Find out in this short story collection. Chucklers is a collection of books that make reading a pleasure. The series
While playing on the rooftops of Rome, Julia overhears a plot to trick her father Julius!Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imagination and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles
Can Drake play a trick to escape in The Snake and the Drake?Songbirds Phonics are stories written by Julia Donaldson. The rich, patterned language is decodable making them perfect for phonics teaching and practice. Level 4 Songbirds Phonics books focus on spelling patterns for the long vowel sounds
In Magic Tricks, find out if Wilf can fool a magician with his magic trick. Exciting phonics-based stories in new Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. Brand new adventures to engage, motivate and inspire
With nearly 200 puzzles, this is a tricky collection perfect for anyone who works too hard and likes to reset their mental faculties with a classic logic test.Continuing the popular Overworked & Underpuzzled series, Killer Sudoku is often seen as the most challenging Sudoku, and so this is the
What if anxiety and worry are just tricks our mind plays on us? Drawing on the huge success of author David Carbonell's The Worry Trick, this irreverent, on-the-go guide offers the ten most powerful strategies to put worry in its place- anytime,
Presents an acerbic response to the phenomenon of Richard M Nixon. In the character of Trick E Dixon, the author portrays an American president who outdoes the severest cynic; a peace-loving Quaker and believer in the sanctity of human life who doesn't have a problem with killing unarmed women and
In a West End synagogue, three septuagenarians, Sophie, Hetty and Magda meet every Tuesday to play the card game Kaluki. But all this is about to change when their synagogue is to be sold to a strip club owner. These intrepid ladies decide to take direct action. Can they succeed or will their
From Jane Stanton Hitchcock, New York Times bestselling author of sophisticated thrillers Trick of the Eye and Social Crimes, comes One Dangerous Lady, a gripping mystery about a socialite's daring investigation into the disappearance of a wealthy art collector. While in Barbados for a lavish
What is ethics? Ethics is not merely about tricky situations or hot topics. Instead, ethics asks questions about what sort of people we are, how we think, what sort of things we do and don't do, and how we ought to live our everyday lives. How might we learn ethics from the Old Testament? Instead
If you can speak and read English, you can write poetry.The trick is knowing where to start. Stephen Fry, who has long written poems, and indeed has written long poems, for his own private pleasure, invites you to discover the incomparable delights of metre, rhyme and verse forms.Whether you want
This unique book shows parents how to break free from nappies and tricky toilet training. By recognising and responding to their baby's natural reflexes, parents can help them to stay clean and dry from birth, while reducing the cost to the family budget and the environment. Baby-led potty training
Join Mouse on a spooky fall night. He hears bats flying, leaves falling, and children singing, 'Trick or Treat ' What can it mean? Find the answer in this sturdy board book edition of the best-selling picture
He loads his head full of coal and diamonds shoot out of his finger tips. What a trick. The mole genius has left us with another digest. It's a full house--read 'em and weep.--Tom Waits After toiling in obscurity for years, Charles Bukowski suddenly found fame in 1967 with his autobiographical
Having a moon for a head at high school is a pretty tricky situation. But when the school talent contest is announced, Joey Moonhead spots an opportunity to impress his classmates with a music machine. An imaginative and visually poetic take on the stock American high school drama, this is one
Take the fear out of tricky piecing with simple, step-by-step
Played around the world - according to one famous player, if you play bridge, you will make friends wherever you go. If you want to bid accurately and achieve greatly improved results at the bridge table, you have to master the Losing Trick Count. It is a tried and tested method of hand evaluation
Real estate is a tricky business. Some agents dominate the market, while others can barely keep their heads above water. There are secrets the top producers possess that every agent needs to know. This invaluable guidebook from #1 New York Times best-selling author Tom Ferry explores the systems
This book consists of 200 difficult puzzles of a variety of different types focussing on geometric shapes and
'Mike White hits a heartwarming hat trick with this cute, funny, and action-packed adventure. Mellybean will bounce off the page and into your heart.' --Mo O'Hara, New York Times bestselling author of the My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish series and Agent Moose The Secret Life of Pets meets The Wizard of
A series that helps young children navigate the tricky world of relationships at home, school and
A series that helps young children navigate the tricky world of relationships at home, school and
A series that helps young children navigate the tricky world of relationships at home, school and
With its arrival in the United States in 1990, the Mazda Miata inspired the return of the open roadster. Though other makes and models followed, the Miata remains the convertible sports car of choice for budget-conscious enthusiasts, as popular in autocross and amateur racing circles as it is among
Lustre is a very tricky technique which gives stunning results, but can be quite difficult toachieve successfully. This handbook aims to explain and simplify the process, with thorough coverage of all the
Iceberg Slim, bestselling author of Pimp and Trick Baby, brings us yet another riveting classic about the most incredible con man ever to have risen. Picking up where Trick Baby left off, we dive into the world of Johnny O'Brien, better known as White Folks. After learning to use his fair skin to
Who wrote Cinderella? It may sound like a trick question but few would immediately think of a French author writing to entertain the court of Louis XIV of France. Although not as famous as other children's storytellers, Charles Perrault is responsible for writing some of the best-known fairy tales
This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading
Three friends do some tricky construction work using a
The Watergate scandal was a horror show. What better way to satirize it than with a horror movie? Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre premiered in October 1974, mere weeks after the resignation and pardon of Richard Nixon brought an uncertain end to the most corrupt and criminal presidency