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A love story that will break your heart. Perfect for fans of Karen Swann • Some bonds can never be broken • One terrible moment changes everything for teenagers Kate and David. Brought together during the darkest of times of the Troubles, a spark of hope is ignited between them – a hand held in the darkness, a promise whispered. Neither of them will ever forget those moments • It’s another ten years before they meet once more, and their lives are now so different. The promise they made to each other on that fateful day still binds them, but now they have so much more to lose • Have they missed their one chance at happiness? They only way they will ever know is to risk everything to be together. Is that too high a price to pay for love…?

В оккупированной нацистами Дании десятилетнюю Аннемари Йохансен призывают к самоотверженному акту храбрости, чтобы помочь спасти ее лучшую подругу от ужасной участи • Обладатель медали Ньюбери, недавно переизданной в линейке Essential Modern Classics • “Они планируют арестовать всех датских евреев. Они планируют забрать их с собой. И нам сказали, что они могут прийти сегодня вечером” • На дворе 1943 год, и жизнь Аннемари в Копенгагене становится все сложнее. Здесь нехватка продовольствия, комендантский час и солдаты на каждом углу • Но еще хуже приходится ее лучшей подруге-еврейке Эллен, поскольку нацисты продолжают свою жестокую кампанию. Поскольку жизнь Эллен в опасности, Аннемари должна собрать все свое мужество, чтобы помочь организовать дерзкий побег

Мастер-рассказчик Майкл Морпурго, проиллюстрированный удостоенной наград Эммой Чичестер Кларк, представляет удивительный, очаровательный и вдохновляющий поворот в "Волшебнике страны Оз", рассказанный совершенно особенным и незабываемым персонажем: любимой собакой Дороти, Тотошкой. Идеальный коллекционный подарок для всех детей (и для детей в глубине души) • Книга на английском языке • From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, and illustrated by the award-winning Emma Chichester Clark, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy's pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart)

The record-holding two-time NBA champion and recently inducted hall-of-famer reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, the great teams he's played for, and what it takes to have a long and successful career in this thoughtful, in-depth memoir • Playing in the NBA for eighteen years, Ray Allen won championships with the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat and entered the record books as the original king of the three-point shot. Known as one of the hardest-working and highest-achieving players in NBA history, this most dedicated competitor was legendary for his sharp shooting. From the Outside, complete with a foreword by Spike Lee, is his story in his words: a no-holds-barred look at his life and career, filled with behind-the-scenes stories and surprising revelations about the game he has always cherished

The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest in this profound and free-flowing memoir—an intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earth’s highest peak to the soul’s deepest reaches • What drives a person to the edge of one of the most difficult and revered mountains in the world? How much is one willing to sacrifice and suffer to pursue an authentic and bold life? The most accomplished mountain runner of all time, Kilian Jornet ponders these questions as he contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest, exploring the mountain’s changing nature over four seasons and his own existence • As he recounts a life spent studying, tending, and ascending the greatest peaks on earth, Jornet ruminates on what he has found in nature—simplicity, freedom, and spiritual joy—and offers a poetic yet clearheaded assessment of his relationship to the mountain

The classic story of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington • Now available in board book format - perfect for tiny paws! Paddington Bear first met the Brown family at a railway station - Paddington Station, in fact • He had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru with only a jar of marmalade, a suitcase and a label reading `Please look after this bear' • Without further ado, Mr and Mrs Brown welcomed the adventurous bear into their family, and in honour of their meeting place they named him Paddington. The Browns soon discover that Paddington is a most unusual bear, for ordinary things - like having a bath - become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around!

The moving, funny, thrilling and adventured-filled new novel for readers of 10 and up from bestselling author Ross Welford • When twelve-year-olds Willa and Manny hear of a mysterious animal prowling their town, they are determined to prove it is real. Following the creature into a cave one full moon, they are swept into an alternate, ideal, world – one where pollution and conflict have been conquered decades ago and even their own families seem happier • But when they return, no one believes them. So, with a global war looming in their own world, their quest for proof of the Sideways World becomes ever-more urgent, in a nail-biting race against time • And Willa and Manny will have to make an impossible decision: because once you find a perfect world, can you ever leave it behind . . .?

Кот в шляпе развлекается, прыгая по цифрам! Вокруг него – удивительные существа, непонятные предметы и… наклейки! С этой книгой читатель быстро увидит, как же легко на самом деле считать от 1 до 10, и дальше! • Серия «Learn With Dr. Seuss» издательства HarperCollins включает издания, которые в лучших традициях Доктора Сьюза объединяют познание с развлечениями. Яркие персонажи и забористая рифма знакомят юного читателя со счётом и языком, помогая развить в нём навыки, необходимые для обучения в школе • Книжка-активити «Oh, the Things You Can Count From 1-10» культового американского писателя Доктора Сьюза станет отличным подарком для детей • Книга на английском языке • Learn how to count with The Cat in the Hat in this fun-filled learning activity book, complete with stickers! • Come and join the Cat in the Hat and have lots of fun with counting! With numbers to draw and easy-to-follow counting - and loads of stickers - you'll soon be on your way to counting to 10, and beyond! • The Learn With Dr

A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho • In this riveting collection of thoughts and stories, Paulo Coelho, the author of ‘The Alchemist’, offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery and music to elegance, traveling and the nature of good and evil • An old woman explains to her grandson how a mere pencil can show him the path to happiness…instructions on how to climb a mountain reveal the secret to making your dreams a reality…the story of Ghengis Khan and the Falcon that teaches about the folly of anger – and the art of friendship…a pianist who performs an example in fulfilling your destiny…the author learns three important lessons when he goes to the rescue of a man in the street – Paulo shows us how life has lessons for us in the greatest, smallest and most unusual of experiences

An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures that have survived from earlier times • In this groundbreaking book, prize-winning science writer Richard Fortey chronicles life’s history not through the fossil record, but through the stories of organisms that have survived, almost unchanged, through geological time • Fortey takes us on a journey to ancient worlds: on a moonlit beach in Delaware where the horseshoe crab shuffles its way through a violent romance, we catch a glimpse of life 450 million years ago. Along a stretch of Australian coastline, we bear witness to the sights and sounds that would have greeted a Precambrian dawn. And, in the dense rainforests of New Zealand, where the secretive velvet worm burrows into the rotting timber of the jungle floor, we marvel at a living fossil which has survived unchanged since before the break-up of Gondwana, the ancient supercontinent, over 150 million years ago

A timely and vivid look at Scotland’s long and difficult road to nationhood, re-exploring some cherished myths and unearthing a wealth of fascinating new detail • Magnus Magnusson’s starting point is Sir Walter Scott’s classic version of Scotland’s history, ‘Tales of a Grandfather’ (1827-29), which has moulded the views of generations of Scottish schoolchildren. Like Scott, Magnus Magnusson is a master story teller. In investigating the many questions raised by the nation’s turbulent and often poignant past, he gives full weight to the living treasure of local legends and tradition which he believes has as much resonance as academic analysis • Where did the ‘Scots’ come from? What is the truth about such historical figures as Macbeth, William Wallace and Robert Bruce? What was the significance of the tragic reign of Mary Queen of Scots? What was the impact of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his brutal defeat at Culloden? • Incorporating the findings of many leading modern historians, ‘Scotland: The Story of a Nation’ casts the nation’s history in a fascinating new light

A virologist's insight into how viruses evolve and why global epidemics are inevitable In 1993 a previously healthy young man was drowning in the middle of a desert, in fluids produced by his own lungs. This was the beginning of the terrifying Sin Nombre hantavirus epidemic and the start of a scientific journey that would forever change our understanding of what it means to be human • After witnessing the Sin Nombre outbreak, Dr Frank Ryan began researching viral evolution and was astonished to discover that it's inextricable from the evolution of all life on Earth. From AIDS and Ebola to the common cold, Ryan explores the role of the virus within every ecosystem on the planet. His gripping conclusions shed new light on the natural world, proving that what doesn't kill you really does make you (and your species) stronger