Author: Kim Hillyard Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0241559081 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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*** WINNER of the Best Illustrated Book in the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2023 *** One peaceful Tuesday morning, a loud CRACK could be heard as the last mammoth on earth broke free from her icy shell - here comes Gretel the Wonder Mammoth! Everyone is so excited to meet her but as she settles into her new life, Gretel starts to feel a little overwhelmed and even a bit lonely... This positive, encouraging picture book teaches young readers that perhaps the bravest act a person (or mammoth!) can do is ask for help. Gretel the Wonder Mammoth is a perfect bedtime read for fans of Rob Biddulph, Rachel Bright and Jim Field. Also available from Kim Hillyard: Mabel and the Mountain: a story about believing in yourself Ned and the Great Garden Hamster Race: a story about kindness
Author: Kim Hillyard Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 059375137X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 19
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Meet Mabel, a small fly with Big Plans! Mabel is determined to do the following: 1. Climb a mountain 2. Host a dinner party 3. Make friends with a shark Mabel's friends aren't being very helpful, but Mabel knows the truth about Big Plans: Don't listen to those who say you cannot. Listen to those who say you can! So, even though a mountain is very, very high and Mabel is very, very small, she knows she shouldn't give up. And even though it might have been easier to fly up a tree, Mabel knows that she needs to keep going and climb. Mabel is the best little fly to show readers big and small that there is nothing more important than the power of confidence and believing in yourself! WINNER of the 2020 Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards!
Author: Kim Hillyard Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0241413427 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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The perfect story to remind children about the importance of kindness. 3, 2, 1, go! Ned the hamster has been in training for the Great Garden Hamster Race but when race day arrives, the route is cluttered with critters in need of help. Will he realise that a few small acts of kindness are more important than winning at any cost? This positive picture book from author/illustrator Kim Hillyard will inspire all readers big and small to look up and offer help to those who might need it. Also available from Kim Hillyard: Mabel and the Mountain: a story about believing in yourself
Author: Sally J. Morgan Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0593124545 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 194
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Bring history home with you and meet some of the world's greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of the most award-winning American gymnast. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level. In August 2016, American gymnast Simone Biles won four Olympic gold medals! Her irresistible smile, fierce determination, and unbeatable strength have made her a favorite around the world. Find out how the girl who taught herself to flip on her backyard trampoline blazed a trail in gymnastics. Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. Get inspired by more Trailblazers: Neil Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Jane Goodall, Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, Beyoncé, and Simone Biles. What kind of trail will you blaze?
Author: Jeanne Willis Publisher: Andersen Press USA ISBN: 1467795461 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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When it begins to bug Slug that his mom doesn't hug him, he leaves home to find out why. Kitten suggests he should be furrier, so he puts on a woolly hat while Bird suggests he needs a beak. Soon, Slug has a new look. Will his mom hug him now?
Author: Alexis Deacon Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1446432408 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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Beegu is not supposed to be on Earth. She is lost. She is a friendly little creature, but the Earth People don't seem very welcoming at all. However, so far she has only met the BIG ones. The little ones are a different matter . . .
Author: Mike Ashley Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 1472114930 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 390
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A new and truly awesome collection of comic fantasy masterpieces! It isn't often you find a posse of Greek goddesses putting down insurrection among unruly classical mortals, stranded aliens escaping earth in a church converted into a rocket, or a light-fingered time-traveller attempting to steal the universe - but here they all are, in another selection of bizarre comic fantasies.
Author: Cristina Bacchilega Publisher: Wayne State University Press ISBN: 0814347010 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 311
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As we make our way deeper into the twenty-first century, wonder tales—and their critical analyses—will continue to interest and enchant general audiences, students, and scholars.
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