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Ladybird history books are social history at it's best, from; I would estimate ages 8 to 14 for school use of simply to enjoy. They bring history alive for children, and are filled with fascinating information. As well as bringing alive an animated, exciting past, they also show how events of the past, are with us today, in so many fascinating ways.

The reigns of the Kings and Queens in this book cover over 500 years, from the reign of King Henry VII of the House of Tudor, to the present Queen Elizabeth II.

It would certainly require a large history book, to seriously document all of the important events that happened in Britain during the last 500 years. But this book gives young readers a nice but brief overview of how England changed during the reign of these monarchs and a little about each one of them, whetting their appetite for more information.

During these 500 years there have been wars and revolutions, attempted invasions of Britain by Spain, Napoleonic France and Nazi Germany, and the rise and fall of the powerful British Empire.

There have been great changes in industry and communication. This book was first published in 1968, and written by L Du Garde Peach with fabulous illustrations by John Kenny.

Ladybird history books are social history at itýs best, from; I would estimate ages 8 to 14 for school use of simply to enjoy. They bring history alive for children, and are filled with fascinating information. As well as bringing alive an animated, exciting past, they also show how events of the past, are with us today, in so many fascinating ways.

The reigns of the Kings and Queens in this book cover over 500 years, from the reign of King Henry VII of the House of Tudor, to the present Queen Elizabeth II.

It would certainly require a large history book, to seriously document all of the important events that happened in Britain during the last 500 years. But this book gives young readers a nice but brief overview of how England changed during the reign of these monarchs and a little about each one of them, whetting their appetite for more information.

During these 500 years there have been wars and revolutions, attempted invasions of Britain by Spain, Napoleonic France and Nazi Germany, and the rise and fall of the powerful British Empire.

There have been great changes in industry and communication. This book was first published in 1968, and written by L Du Garde Peach with fabulous illustrations by John Kenny.

Ladybird history books are social history at it's best, from; I would estimate ages 8 to 14 for school use of simply to enjoy. They bring history alive for children, and are filled with fascinating information. As well as bringing alive an animated, exciting past, they also show how events of the past, are with us today, in so many fascinating ways.

The reigns of the Kings and Queens in this book cover over 500 years, from the reign of King Henry VII of the House of Tudor, to the present Queen Elizabeth II.

It would certainly require a large history book, to seriously document all of the important events that happened in Britain during the last 500 years. But this book gives young readers a nice but brief overview of how England changed during the reign of these monarchs and a little about each one of them, whetting their appetite for more information.

During these 500 years there have been wars and revolutions, attempted invasions of Britain by Spain, Napoleonic France and Nazi Germany, and the rise and fall of the powerful British Empire.

There have been great changes in industry and communication. This book was first published in 1968, and written by L Du Garde Peach with fabulous illustrations by John Kenny.

My son loves this book. He likes to spend a lot of time on the page where Roly does his 'super-trick' and practices going through tubes and jumping using his toys. Its nicely drawn and just the right length for a bed-time story.

We borrowed this one from the library. My 3 year old loved it! One of his favourite parts is where Kipper builds an adventure contraption for Roly to climb on/slide down/etc. We had fun following each sequential picture to find out what Roly was going to go on next. Definitely a fun book.

If you are at all familiar with Kipper and his adventures, you will adore this book. My husband and I shared this book with our 2 and 1/2 year old, and it is one of her all time favorites.
Mr. Inkpen's soft, charming illustrations along with his witty and sweet style of story telling make this book so appealing, that you will be happy to read it "over and over" again to your child. Pick it up and fall in love.

Here's the outline: Kipper's friend Pig sends out a wish list for his birthday party, so Kipper visits a pet store to buy him the perfect gift. After carefully considering the many creatures in the shop, ("The stick insect... too much like a stick.") he finds a hamster and brings it home to give to Pig the next day. He names the hamster Roly, after dicovering the "tricks" he can do. Kipper adores Roly and wishes he didn't have to give him up the next day as a present to Pig. After he arrives at Pig's house, he discovers that Pig has received many pets as presents, so many in fact, that Pig, asks Kipper if he wouldn't mind "keeping Roly for him" - much to Kipper's delight.

my grandchildren love Kipper....my only question is what kind of dog do the readers think he is?? I can't seem to even find the answer on the internet.

my son loves kipper's show and his books, we read every day.

btw, kipper is an english corgie.

Okay, so a book that shows the numbers one through ten is nothing to get really excited about. Still, I really loved this one. Kipper is very cute and he gets to count neat things. Most books count fire engines or dots. Boring. Kipper plays with snails, hedgehogs, and moles! Great illustrations. Fun!

Kipper's Book of Opposites features illustrations of Kipper, a puppy who has been featured in other books by Mick Inkpen. Each spread shows Kipper with a different object on each page that is opposite to the object on the other side of the spread. For example, in one spread Kipper is shown on the left page peeking around a clothes hamper with the text, "Out." On the right page he is shown inside the hamper with the text, "In." The simple drawings and minimal text make this book appropriate for toddlers. The focus on opposites is ideal for teaching toddlers the concept of what opposites are. I would recommend using this book in the library for a lapsit. The children could participate by identifying what the objects pictured are and what "opposite" they represent. The watercolor drawings represent the text in a simple way with a plain white background. The images of the cute puppy would be appealing to toddlers.

I teach English as a foreign language in Korea. I checked out a Korean translation of this book and read it in English to my students. I noticed that each word in the book had a sign language equivalent, so I taught them to say all the words in sign language. Then we made up a song from the book. Then we made up an action song using antonyms such as strong/weak and mean/nice.

I was recently introduced to Kipper by my three year nephew who loves Kipper. I was so impressed with the videos that I immediately went to look for the books for a new baby in my family. I love the way the author puts a new spin on an old concept. I've also purchased Kipper's Book of Color, Numbers and Weather and can't wait to read them all to my new niece or nephew!

This is the story of Kipper, a quite sweetly painted watercolour dog by Mick Inkpen. Gorgeously simply, but beautifully coloured drawings. Kipper is out in the snow on Christmas Eve choosing a tree. He can't get it out but finally figures out how to do it. At the same time he dislodges a mouse. The only thing to notice this is Arnold who is a young pig (who doesn't talk yet) and his brother Pig. Pig helps Kipper get the tree back home, Arnold watches the mouse.

There are two parallel but intersecting stories in this and it is actually quite conceptually complex for children to understand. Firstly there is Arnold, who doesn't speak and his pursuit of the mouse - quietly - which none of the others notice or realise is there - so Kipper and Pig are decorating thinking the things Arnold is doing are decorating too. There is the strange appearance of Tiger one of Kipper's other dog friends who drops round iwth a present and a snowball to throw at Kipper. And Pig who goes to wrap up Kipper's present and comes back with it badly wrapped.

It is all the small things of life in a children's book - and all based around Kipper wondering if he likes Christmas day with its presents, or Christmas Eve with its anticipation of Christmas day the best. The really lovely thing about this book is that on the last page is a small flashing light which is the reindeer hat which Kipper has given Arnold. Arnold is wearing standing in the window waiting for Santa. The bulb takes quite a bit of hard wear from little fingers which have endlessly picked away at it since we got this book 3 years ago - it still works, so full marks for reliability!

My three year old daughter has had this book for two weeks (we got it after Christmas!) and asks me to read it to her at least several times a day - without giving too much away the surprise on the last page has her fascinated! The story is a really lovely one, Mum's and Dad's will enjoy it as much as the littlies!

Kipper's Christmas Eve is a delightful holiday book that will be a hit with all young children. Mick Inkpen's Kipper characters are darling as ever as they prepare for Christmas by finding and decorating a Christmas tree, exchanging gifts and waiting for Santa. There is a cute little stowaway mouse that children will enjoy looking for on each page and the lighted surprise at the end will be fun for all. This will be a great holiday book to read and reread.

Compact. well made and print is not too tiny to read. Great little testament when you are on the go.

This is a finely crafted Bible made old world style. Real Quality Leather and a stitched binding. I have purchased this time and again for myself as well as for gifts. The KJV is the best and most faithful overall translation (literal to the original text).

I am extremely saddened to see it disappear from shelves out of print. I am instead seeing it replaced by NIV versions which have a number of difficulties. It is my prayer that the publisher does not discontinue this age old classic in such a perfect format for the modern day.

Of course - there is no book like The Book of books - the Bible,
but Cambridge puts out a quality of print, paper and leather covers that defies comparison. This little gem is supple, portable, elegant and durable. The addition of the Psalms to the New Testament makes it very special for daily use.

Excellent read. Brings a new appreciation for the job that our firefighters do everyday. Definitely reccommend this book and hope that Brian decides to write a few more.

This book, "Knights of the Red Cross", ia a good book about firefighters. It shows how firefighters live. It tells the story of a young firefighter, George Adams, that messes up just like anyone else would and another guy, Don French, that follows his dream to be a full-time firefighter.

George Adams, the rookie, goes into a basement fire and chokes when the smoke cuts his air supply. Later a fire gets worse and worse by the second and George must stop it.

Knights of the Red Cross is an exciting look into the fire service. The book starts with a 17-year-old boy with a dream of becoming a firefighter, and takes you through his career. You get to look inside the life of a volunteer firefighter both on the job and his family life. Although this is a fiction book fire call accounts, graphically and emotionally are real and at the beginning of each chapter you are taken through the growth that a fire goes through as seen by "the Fire". If you ever thought of becoming a fire fighter this is for you, if you are a firefighter, you will find yourself throughout this book

This sounds like a fascinating series about different Irish goddesses being sent to earth one by one to help save their once-powerful father, the Dagda, from extinction. I loved the first in the series about the goddess of sexuality who has only fourteen days to find a mortal to fall in love with her and begin the adventures that will restore the Dagda's powers stolen by his arch-enemy. This author skillfully brings characters to life with wit and charm. Thoroughly delightful. I'm looking forward to reading about the next goddess in the series.

This is an excellent book for those interested in solid paranormal romance books. Lynch is a writer unlike any other. For those new to these types of books this would be a good entrance for you. And I hear more will be written in this series...

This is the first book in the series and I'm anxious to read the rest. It has everything needed for a good paranormal romance series. It has Irish magic and goddesses with powers, interesting heros, exotic settings, believable characters, evil fairies, and above all, love that can conquer all thru time and space. This is the first of many more to come by an imaginative author.

This is a fun read--difficult to put down. It's a book in reverse in that the writing team of Rob Grant & Doug Naylor wrote the award-winning BBC TV series, Red Dwarf, before they began composing books based on it. The books include most of the major activities in the show but also more. The 1st two books (of the 4) they wrote together under the name Grant Naylor (a composite of their last names). These were: "Red Dwarf--Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers" & "Better Than Life" (which are available in one book called "Red Dwarf Omnibus"). Then the two authors split up. This is the 3rd book (Doug Naylor's). The 4th book is Rob Grant's "Backwards" which I just bought. Enjoy the ride!!!

A tad more serious, in some ways, than the other two novels, this is still a great adition to the Red Dwarf universe. Many of the parts are based on the TV series, but there is a lot of new material and a lot of wiggle-room for Doug Naylor to play with. With over 300 pages, there is a lot of humor and ideas packed into each chapter. Being published in 1995, I am a tad sad to see there are not more books out there!

"Last Human" is the third instalment in the Red Dwarf saga, picking up from where "Better Than Life" left off. While the first two books were collaborative efforts, this novel is a "solo" work by the Naylor half of that writing gestalt known as "Grant Naylor".

When the book begins Dave Lister, or rather "a version" of Dave Lister, has been sentenced to eighteen years Hard Thought in the penal colony Cyberia: eighteen years imprisoned in his own virtual hell. Hard Thought is a punishment where the prisoner's most dreaded fantasies are made real. In Lister's case, being trapped in a world where neighbours play Neil Diamond records full blast. That, and a whole lot of other nasty tortures.

Meanwhile the Lister we know, along with Rimmer, Kryten, Cat and a recently resurrected Kristine Kochanski, are flying in Starbug towards the Omni-zone, the point in space where all the different realities converge. They are diverted from their course back to Red Dwarf when they come across a derelict craft: another Starbug. One where the crew have been slaughtered and Lister is missing.

A dying version of Kochanski tells the others that someone took Lister. They take it upon themselves to find this other Lister and rescue him. This marks the beginning of a series of hilarious misadventures, wrong turnings and bad, bad choices, as we travel across a galaxy populated by genitically engineered lifeforms, broken down 'droids and homicidal villains.

"Last Human" makes you think about what it would be like to meet another version of yourself. Decisions are made that could produce a personality completely different from your own. This is by no means a new idea, but in this case the writer treats it with great wit and humour. Certain ideas and scenes in the novel are based on things that happened in the TV series, but it has all been rearranged and augmented. This is where print can achieve what a limited TV budget can't.

This is science fiction writing at its most humorous. Irreverent, zany and wild.

Investigative reporter and award-winning playwright Jason Berry presents Last of the Red Hot Poppas, a mystery novel following the consequences when the Governor of Louisiana is suddenly found dead. In search of the murder motive, a young attorney must navigate the tangled skein of local politics, following a trail that leads to diverse and dangerous locales ranging from a brothel in the swamps to Angola Prison to an isolated mortuary and amidst a dramatic capitol funeral. At the center of the intrigue are a cabal of ruthless oil brokers who heedlessly poison the land with their toxins, in this modern-day parable of greed and ruthlessness. Utterly absorbing from cover to cover.

You can smell the sweet rot of political corruption in Berry's novel like the stench of a bad oyster or a flooded New Orleans cemetery. This novel revolves around a dead man, but it couldn't be more alive if it got up and danced. Take a writer with a history of great political nonfiction and turn him loose on a novel and you have a gritty, spicy gumbo of a book, full of enough politics to satisfy a jonesing junkie along with all the suspense, sex, and colorful characters any lover of a good read could want. Underneath it all runs a dark current of moral and spiritual questioning that will leave you haunted.

In the wake of all the books about Katrina's devastation, this new novel about Louisiana is better than a breath of fresh air. It's pure oxygen. No, it's laughing gas. The dialogue of the state's spectacularly corrupt politicians is so perfect, I think the author is channelling them. And the depictions of the hard-hustling music promoters, the back-woods evangelists, and the poor folk victimized by the government's environmental racism make you feel like you've been zapped smack into the bayou state. Couldn't stop turning the pages or put the book down. A great, rollicking read.