Colourful action-packed illustrations and a dynamite rhyming text reveal the many ways superheroes (and ordinary children, too) can resist the super-temptation to cause a scene when they're sad, angry, frustrated, lonely, or afraid.
Bridget Vanderpuff sets sail for Paris on another action-packed adventure, cracking codes in the museums and the secret bakers' network. Someone has stolen Mr Vanderpuffs golden whisk! If Bridget and her new friend Stacy dont find it by midnight, the worlds best baker will never mix again. And as the girls chase a chain of impossible puzzles through the secrets and shadows of Paris Tom and Pascal find skulduggery afoot in Belle-on-Sea... Can Bridget and her friends crack the case and save the bake shop in time?
Just in time for the centennial of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, this volume of studies dedicated to the leading expert on the "boy king" brings together scholars from all over the world to celebrate the career of C. Nicholas Reeves. It includes a biography and bibliography of Reeves along with cutting-edge discussions of a wide variety of topics concentrating on New Kingdom Egypt and Tutankhamun. Autorid: Peter Lacovara
When a ghost train is seen rattling into Belle-on-Sea, Bridget Vanderpuff must use her incredible powers of invention and detection to solve the mystery on her second spooky adventure Belle-on-Sea is getting ready for the Night of the Hungry Ghosts, the spookiest time of the year. Mr Vanderpuff's bake will be the centrepiece of the whole parade, but he needs a new creation and hes totally stumped. To make matters worse, salty old seadog, Captain Lufty, and his Hat Rat, Barry, have warned that something is coming to Belle-on-Sea. Something terrible When a ghost train is seen rattling into town, and people start to go missing first the librarian, then the Mayor Bridget and Tom begin tracking the trains tracks, delighted to be in the thick of another mystery. Then the unthinkable happens: the ghost train takes Mr Vanderpuff! Someone or something is out to destroy Belle-on-Sea. But theyve forgotten one important detail This is Bridgets town. Bridget must save the missing people from their perilous prisons, rescue the parade, and come up with an idea for Mr Vanderpuffs Hungry Ghosts bake, before its too late.
Bridget Vanderpuff is the Best Worst Baker in the World. A recipe for fun with villainy, cake and sprinkles of silliness, heart and hope. Bridget and Tom travel to Butterälp to stay with Vivienne Velvete the worlds finest chocolatier. But a horrifying monster is terrorising the villagers and the chocolate festival has been shut down. What's more, Le Choc - the world's most perfect bar of chocolate, kept in an alarmed, triple-locked room has been chomped! Bridget and Tom must trace a track of confuddling clues and unravel their most fiendish plot yet.
One of the families that dominated the thirteenth century were the de Montforts. They arose in France, in a hamlet close to Paris, and grew to prominence under the crusading fervor of that time, taking them from leadership in the Albigensian wars to lordships around the Mediterranean. They marry into the English aristocracy, join the crusade to the Holy Land, then another crusade in the south of France against the Cathars.The controversial stewardship of Simon de Montfort (V) in that conflict is explored in depth. It is his son Simon de Montfort (VI) who is perhaps best known. His rebellion against Henry III of England ultimately establishes the first parliamentary state in Europe.The decline of the family begins with Simons defeat and death at Evesham in 1265. Initially they revive their fortunes under the new king of Sicily, but they scandalize Europe with a vengeful political murder. By this time it is the twilight of the crusades era and the remaining de Montforts either perish or are expelled. Eleanor de Montfort, the last Princess of Wales, dies in childbirth and her daughter is raised as a nun. One of the families that dominated the thirteenth century were the de Montforts. They arose in France, in a hamlet close to Paris, and grew to prominence under the crusading fervor of that time, taking them from leadership in the Albigensian wars to lordships around the Mediterranean. Autorid: Darren Baker
It’s Bear vs. Ranger in the funniest food fight ever. Mac and cheese, Carrot cake, Meatball stew: Bear loves when campers leave him grub. The park ranger does not. Smackity smack, Ranger pounds a sign into the ground: DON’T FEED THE BEAR! Upset—no more chewy cookies? No more juicy burgers?—Bear quickly crosses out the “don’t.” Now, it’s war in the park! But when both Bear and Ranger end up losing out, will the two antagonists finally call a truce? With its delightfully cartoonlike pictures and clever wordplay, this picture book will keep kids laughing for hours. Bear loves when campers leave him grub. The park ranger does not. Smackity smack, Ranger pounds a sign into the ground: DON’T FEED THE BEAR! Upset, Bear crosses out the “don’t.” Now, it’s war! But when both Bear and Ranger lose out, will they finally make peace? With its cartoonlike pictures and clever wordplay, this book will keep kids laughing for hours. Autorid: Kathleen Doherty
Tove Jansson's first book for adults drew on her childhood memories to capture afresh the enchantments and fears of growing up in Helsinki in the nineteen tens and twenties. Described as both a memoir and 'a book of superb stories' by Ali Smith, her startlingly evocative prose offers a glimpse of the mysteries of winter ice, the bonhomie of balalaika parties, and the vastness of Christmas viewed from beneath the tree. With rare images from the Jansson family archive, it makes a perfect gift. Autorid: Tove Jansson
