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When Simon goes to play with James and Harriet he doesn't feel at all like the big boy everyone tells him to be. He looks around him at the big house, the big lawn and the great big trees, and he feels quite, quite small.
Kate Greenaway Medal winner 1977.
The story focuses on Rex, a small boy who is struggling with growing up and waiting to be noticed and liked by others.
At the end of a winter-long journey into manhood, Little Hawk returns to find his village decimated by a white man's plague and soon, despite a fresh start, Little Hawk dies violently but his spirit remains trapped, seeing how his world changes.
Raven is a deeply disturbed teenager, who, after witnessing the death of his mother, is placed in foster care. The Russells do their best to earn his trust, but only little Ella manages to get through to him. Meanwhile, at school, bullies are making his life a living hell. An unexpected companion comes in the form of Lotte, a classmate bored by her 'ordinary' friends. Together, they track down Raven's mum's killer, with the goal of exposing him to the police. But their carefully crafted plan goes dangerously wrong and suddenly nothing is as it seems. Everything is falling apart and, ultimately, there is only one, final way out.
Alick is fascinated by Luke Ferris - the Conjuror! Where does he get his strange powers of healing? Why has he got six fingers? What is his connection with the sinister goings-on at the Mere in Halcombe Great Wood? Then Alick follows the Conjuror to the secret chamber under the hillside. There he discovers the ancient game of Fidchell and accidentally removes a key piece in the game - unleashing dark and terrifying forces on to the world.
Newly updated, The Empty Nest is an uplifting, practical and inspiring guide to adjusting to life after your children leave home. More than half a million parents confront the empty nest for the first time each year. It is one of the most challenging phases of parenting, often creating feelings of loss, lack of purpose and crisis of identity which can lead to depression. Yet it receives little recognition. And contrary to popular opinion it doesn't only affect women who've put their careers on hold: working mothers and fathers suffer too. Equally, it can be a period of liberation and discovery of new challenges, when marriages long overstressed by childcare can be rejuvenated. The Empty Nest includes case studies documenting a wide range of experiences of parents living through an empty nest; expert comment and advice; plenty of practical ideas, inspiration and tips. This encouraging, empowering books helps you to focus on the positive as well as how to handle the changing relationship with your children to ensure a fulfilling and good relationship going forward, an area of parenting often ignored.
Two bears count to ten, then begin again. Wiggling, tickling, jumping, giggling...Baby Bear and Grandbear are playing a delightfully tickly counting game that will have little one hopping to count along.
A fun and original magic book for 7–9 year olds. With simple step-by-step instructions on how to make and perform twenty-four magic tricks, this fun book is sure to thrill and guide aspiring young magicians. Top performance tips, the rules of magic and secret words are all explained, and each trick is accompanied by colour photographs, making it easy to follow. Simply Magic is all young magicians need to put on a stunning show to amaze family and friends.