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When Bea's dad accidentally enrols her at the local witch school, she has to get to grips with casting spells, like, NOW! But with the Halloween Ball on the horizon, will she be able to master her wand skills in time to WOW?

From the bestselling authors of Diary of a Brilliant Kid comes the much-anticipated follow-up, Brill Kid - The Big Number 2Brill Kid - The Big Number 2 takes Awesomeness to the next level!This book is rock solid 'personal development' with a difference. A BIG difference! It's aimed at 7 to 11s, the exact age when mental habits are created. The book picks up where Diary of a Brilliant Kid left off - raising the bar from mental health to mental wealth, enabling young people to flourish in a world that's hell bent on knocking them sideways.It's about happiness and wellbeing. It tells you how to shine when the world's a bit dull. It's about learning to be your best self and hanging in there when the world's doing its worst. It's got oodles of content about self-care, kindness and confidence. It's got facts, diagrams, stories, activities, quotes and lots of silliness!Brill Kids will learn the following:* Discover how life is actually all about crisps, sandwiches and milk and guess what - YOU are the magic ingredient!* How to upgrade your life from just 'okay' to 'BRILLIANT!'* Find out why LEGO and LIFE are actually the same thing (but spelt different obvs).* Why kindness really does matter* How to train your parents - yes, YOU!* A personal letter to all the little (& big) worriers out there (fyi - there are lots of us)Brill Kid - The Big Number 2 will inspire kids, make them laugh and learn and leave them bouncing with brilliance!

Choosing one hundred poems from what many consider to be the greatest era of poetry is no small feat. Michael Ferber's refreshing collection includes seminal Romantic poems alongside lesser-known gems. Embodying the urgent international contexts of the Romantic movement, this transatlantic anthology features poetry translated from six languages.

A lavishly illustrated grand tour on the Roman military machine.

A delightful gift to every Hiro Mashima fan! Discover HERO'S, the ultimate crossover, the new manga that brings together wizards, warriors, and spacefarers from every corner of the Hiro Mashima universe, including characters from FAIRY TAIL, RAVE MASTER, and EDENS ZERO. This is Mashima's victory lap! Don't miss it!The Fairy Tail guild are enjoying a well-deserved rest on True Island, an island known to contain the truth behind all the secrets of the world, when Natsu gets drawn into the jungle by the smell of delicious fruit. There he encounters Shiki, a young boy who's after the same fruit! Will our heroes become friends or rivals? And how many other classic characters will make an appearance? Find out as all your old faves from three manga classics come together for the first time in a brand-new adventure!

Capture the magic of winters past with this stunning gift for all the family by bestselling author Emma Carroll, and award-winning illustrator, Sam Usher.

Roger Priddy's Touch and Feel Colours introduces young children to their first colours.

A book detailing some of the documents found in Hitler's bunker in Berlin after his death.

The CIA's most valuable spy has been compromised. Only an unconventional secret Army unit has any chance of safely extracting him from East Berlin. The Cold War is about to turn hot.

A delightful gift book for the very young! Join in with a Christmas classic with this interactive sound book with a light-up surprise ending

Through photographs of both iconic and individual styles, this book decodes celebrity fashion secrets and demonstrates how to effortlessly reproduce the showstopping looks. What are Kate Moss' sartorial obsessions? How does Gigi Hadid create fashion buzz? Which tricks does Gwyneth Paltrow use to stay on top of new trends? What defines Kate Middleton's "princess" style? From her years as a fashion journalist for Elle and her front row seat at the runway shows, Sophie Gachet-a true fashion guru-has all the answers. Here, she breaks down celebrity looks and fashion trends into their essential elements, making them accessible to everyone. This book decrypts the style hacks and signature looks of fifty celebrities, along with the major, timeless street style trends, from denim to leather to the LBD. Celebrities including Angelina Jolie, Victoria Beckham, Lady Gaga, Kaia Gerber, Michelle Obama, Zendaya, Margot Robbie, Olivia Palermo, and Cate Blanchett provide wardrobe inspiration. Their singular outfits that range from chic to cool, sporty to quirky, and urban to classic are unpacked and dissected piece by piece. Iconic looks that have forged fashion history, such as Audrey Hepburn's capri pants and ballet flats, Sharon Stone's Gap button-down at the Oscars, or Jennifer Lopez's plunging Versace dresses take center stage. This generously illustrated book, written in the author's witty and incisive voice, is a must-have reference and indispensable style bible.

An international history of trains, from early steam locomotives to Japan's bullet train, presented in spectacular layered pop-up scenes.

The Archbishop of York's behaviour was 'never that expected of a cleric, rarely that expected of a pirate'...

In mid-century America, the worldΓÇÖs greatestsuperheroes face epic threats in public while battling private scandals behindclosed doors. Now adapted into a big-budget Netflix Original series, get in onthe ground floor with one of the most critically acclaimed superhero series ofthe past 10 years.Collects JUPITER''S CIRCLE #1-6

The 1970 World Cup is widely regarded as the greatest ever staged, with more goals per game than any World Cup since. Using brand new interviews alongside painstaking archival research, Andrew Downie charts each stage of the tournament, from the preparations to the final, telling a host of remarkable stories in the players' own words.

"Originally only available on PanelSyndicate.com, this oversized hardcover features a story firmly set in THE WALKING DEAD comic book continuity by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN (SAGA, PAPER GIRLS) and MARCOS MARTIN (THE PRIVATE EYE, BARRIER)."--provided by publisher.

Intended for all readers of Shakespeare, this beautiful and ground-breaking book arranges Shakespeare's sonnets printed in 1609 in chronological order and intersperses the sonnets from the plays among them. A lively introduction provides essential background, while explanatory notes and modern English paraphrases illuminate the sonnets' meanings.

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!

128 pages, paperback. Some b/w illustrations. Pippi Longstocking is one of the most popular children's characters of all time and is still much loved by millions of children today. This anniversary edition of Pippi Longstocking Goes Aboard will introduce Pippi and her adventurous spirit to a whole new generation of readers. Nine year old Pippi is an unusual and unpredictable character, she lives alone with a monkey, a horse, and no rules whatsoever! Every day is a crazy adventure with Pippi, but what else would you expect from the daughter of a swashbuckling pirate captain?! In this story Pippi and her friends, Tommy and Annika, have the best time together - going to the circus, buying ALL the sweets in the sweet shop and getting shipwrecked for the weekend. But when Pippi's long-lost father comes to visit, will Pippi sail away to sea with him and leave Tommy and Annika behind?

Book two in the much-loved Witches of Woodville trilogy and a coming-of-age novel like no other - full of life, love, war and magic, this is Maisie Dobbs meets The Magicians (with a helping of Terry Pratchett!).

A Christmas special in the magical Sticker Dolly fiction series.Perfect for fans of Rainbow Magic, the book also comes with a sheet of colourful stickers to dress the Dolls. It's Christmas Eve, and the Christmas Dolls get a call from Mission Control - all the presents have been stolen from Santa's workshop, and even worse, one of the elves is missing! Santa is away fetching the reindeer, and the elves don't know what to do. It's now up to the Christmas Dolls, Star, Robin and Clara, to save Christmas.

Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by two other tales: The Chimes and The Haunted Man.

A material culture book that celebrates the way the Tudors experienced the world through their five senses, the first book of its kind

Mina Mistry Investigates is a fun detective series packed with comic-style illustrations and mystery-solving throughout.

A humorous book that poses and answers twenty questions about our feline friends and what makes them so unique

From the gardens of Pemberley to the spooky halls of Northanger Abbey, join some of literature's most iconic heroines on their path to self-discovery and true love.An adaptation of Jane Austen's famous stories, illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to the classics.