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Bursting with energy and exuberance, FINTAN FEDORA is a delightfully silly page-turner. In the deepest, darkest jungle grows something of such immense value that men will do ANYTHING to get their hands on it: the elusive and delicious chocoplum! Can Fintan Fedora, the world's worst explorer
A brand new series from the home of humour for children! Bonkers Books: Rubbish! is packed full of the lies that grown-ups tell, debunking all those cherished 'facts' grown-ups believe, such as camels carrying water in their humps, goldfish have a three-second memory, pirates were made to walk the plank. By Tracey Turner, author of Comic Strip History of the World (Bloomsbury). with hilarious illustrations by Clive Goddard.
TRIZ is a brilliant toolkit for nurturing engineering creativity and innovation. This accessible, colourful and practical guide has been developed from problem-solving workshops run by Oxford Creativity, one of the world's top TRIZ training organizations started by Gadd in 1998. Gadd has successfully introduced TRIZ to many major organisations such as Airbus, Sellafield Sites, Saint-Gobain, DCA, Doosan Babcock, Kraft, Qinetiq, Trelleborg, Rolls Royce and BAE Systems, working on diverse major projects including next generation submarines, chocolate packaging, nuclear clean-up, sustainability and cost reduction. Engineering companies are increasingly recognising and acting upon the need to enc...
He's dead famous for writing loads of brilliant books for children, telling terrifying tales of the unexpected and creating a fantastic chocolate factory. But have you heard that Roald was a fighter pilot and a spy in World War II? In this book, you can discover the real Roald Dahl.
Just what is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite, a germ and a virus, or rugby league and rugby union? This mad miscellany is for anyone who has found themselves pondering the exact qualities that make a stoat a stoat, and not a weasel, or what makes a bear grizzly. By Tracey Turner, author of WEE ON A JELLYFISH STING and HOW TO BUILD STONEHENGE OUT OF BISCUITS.
Fintan Fedora is the world's worst explorer. He's so rubbish, he can't even find a lost sock! But that's not going to stop him. Now he's off to China to find the legendary lost treasures of Yin. Can Fintan dodge the panda poo and kung foo fighters and bring back the treasure?
Everybody knows that Boudica went galloping to battle in a big chariot, and became very angry with her Roman rulers. But in this book readers will find out all the things they didn't know, such as how she burned London to the ground and chopped off the Emperor Claudius's head (well, sort of). Everything you ever wanted to know about the queen with the barmy army.
Everybody knows Victoria married a chap called Albert and wore black clothes - all the time. But did you know that Victoria went on her holidays in disguise, and was best pals with her rude Scottish servant? This title discusses everything you ever wanted to know about the woman with the enormous empire.
Readers might already be aware that Sir Frances Drake is horribly famous for defeating the Spanish Armada, sailing all the way rond the world and being a fearless explorer. But this book will tell them the facts no other biography is likely to - that Drake was once shot and didn't even realize it and was actually a bit of a pirate.
First ancient Greek guys put on masks and acted out top tales. Next Shakespeare and his pals had some huge hits. Now the world's a stage to all sorts - from plays with no words to actors with no clothes!