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Headline Publishing Group Leo
Book SynopsisFrom ancient times, people have wanted to understand the rhythms of life and looked to the skies for answers. The Ancient Greeks and Romans turned to the celestial bodies for inspiration and devised narratives to which they referred to make decisions and choices. Maybe the options have changed, but we are still seeking wisdom and guidance in life today. Whether it's working out your ideal career, your perfect partner or to understand more about how you communicate, Liberty Phi has the answers.A student of astrology for over 20 years, in her Planet Zodiac series, Liberty will take you on a deep dive into your star sign and birth chart. Only by understanding the meaning, nature and power of each planet and how that's relevant to your birth chart – which is relevant only to you – can you really harness the power of the zodiac. You can then use this knowledge to work out how planetary patterns might influence you and how they will affect your life in a rather profound way. You will learn, for instance, what sort of impression you are likely to make when you enter a room, how you function in a group, or how spontaneous you are likely to be.Whatever your star sign, these books will help you to take an in-depth and tailored exploration of your star sign and will give you the tools to harness the zodiac and take control of your life.
£10.00
Headline Publishing Group Libra
Book SynopsisFrom ancient times, people have wanted to understand the rhythms of life and looked to the skies for answers. The Ancient Greeks and Romans turned to the celestial bodies for inspiration and devised narratives to which they referred to make decisions and choices. Maybe the options have changed, but we are still seeking wisdom and guidance in life today. Whether it's working out your ideal career, your perfect partner or to understand more about how you communicate, Liberty Phi has the answers.A student of astrology for over 20 years, in her Planet Zodiac series, Liberty will take you on a deep dive into your star sign and birth chart. Only by understanding the meaning, nature and power of each planet and how that's relevant to your birth chart – which is relevant only to you – can you really harness the power of the zodiac. You can then use this knowledge to work out how planetary patterns might influence you and how they will affect your life in a rather profound way. You will learn, for instance, what sort of impression you are likely to make when you enter a room, how you function in a group, or how spontaneous you are likely to be.Whatever your star sign, these books will help you to take an in-depth and tailored exploration of your star sign and will give you the tools to harness the zodiac and take control of your life.
£10.00
Editions Flammarion The Book of Chocolate
Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated book takes readers on a journey through the history and production of the world's most seductive confection: chocolate. Through the eyes of food critics, chefs, journalists, and historians, this book explores the rich history of chocolate, along with a modern-day investigation of its many flavors and forms. Learn how the cocoa bean, first enjoyed by the Aztecs, has traveled around the globe to produce innumerable variations of chocolate. In the sixteenth century, chocolate was consumed as a highly-spiced drink attributed with curative, even aphrodisiacal, powers. Entrepreneurs like the Cadbury brothers in Bournville, England, Dr. James Baker in Massachusetts, and Milton S. Hershey in Pennsylvania made it possible for modern chocoholics to indulge daily in this once unattainable luxury. This bestseller, first published in 1996, is brought up to date with a guide to the finest purveyors of chocolate worldwide. Illustrated with vintage advertising posters and chocolate packages, fine paintings, and lavish, specially-commissioned photographs, The Book of Chocolate is completed with ten sinfully good recipes.
£9.98
Verlag Herder Bleib Dem Gluck Auf Der Spur
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£8.00
Verlag Herder Du Gott Des Weges Segne Uns Gebete Und
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£11.40
Verlag Herder Der Kleine Drache Hab-Mich-Lieb
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£13.30
Verlag Herder Ich Mag Ganseblumchen
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£10.47
Verlag Herder Das Wunder Der Heiligen Nacht: Besinnliche
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£16.20
BIS Publishers B.V. Read Nothing in Here: 21 Things You Should Know
Book SynopsisIn this book, you will learn everything about nothing; this book is for the curious, the smart asses, and the conversation starters. And for everyone who needs more of nothing in daily life. Read Nothing in Here is an unscientific exploration of the meaning, function, history, and misuse of the word "nothing."
£12.34
BIS Publishers B.V. The Social Climber’s Handbook: A Shameless Guide
Book SynopsisSome people are obsessively invested in climbing the social ladder. Author Nimrod Kamer (Vice, GQ) undermines this from within as he inserts himself in numerous political or celebrity events. His resumé lists Uber trolling, penetrating members clubs and having Kanye West ask for his information after presenting himself as the editor of his Wikipedia page. The book is full of humorous tips and tricks based on the experiences of the author (the self-proclaimed most ambitious social climber alive). With a witty and provocative pen he shows how to penetrate a world that’s obsessed with status. Highly skilled jobs are being given to machines, no one will help you get ahead in life if you don’t grow some guts mixed with disesteem and disrepute. Forget your dignity, let yourself be thrown out once in a while or blacklisted, wear their loathing with pride. Some say social climbing is crass and rude, actually it’s just an appropriate form of class warfare. The world’s obsessed with status not skill, and attempting to change it from outside is futile. The only way to throw some shade of your own is to shamelessly undermine high society from within.
£9.49
BIS Publishers B.V. Favors: An I-owe-you card game for fun couples
Book Synopsis* SPICE THINGS UP instead of an argument if you've been neglecting the dishes or forgot about date-night, offer up a Favor card and redeem yourself* I OWE YOU the 36 cards in this deck will become the best present you can give when you've found yourself in the doghouse * SHARE THE LOVE couples and friends can use this card deck to make someone's day a bit more special * PERFECT GIFT IDEA this is the perfect present for many occasions - Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, birthdays and more!
£14.78
BIS Publishers B.V. Twins Memory Game: Match the Twins
Book Synopsis* TEST YOUR MEMORY with this unique cast of internationally identical twins to match up* THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT each of the 30 sets of twins has a different photography style and background but don't think it will be easy to pair them!* BESTSELLING SERIES the 60 cards are designed to help stimulate your brain * EYE-CATCHING DESIGN the box utilizes the Pantone Color of the Year to make the design POP!* FOR ALL AGES can be played with children, friends or family
£14.60
SPCK Publishing My Baptism Album
Book SynopsisA keepsake book for baby with prayers, space for photographs and messages from loved ones.
£9.49
SPCK Publishing Colour in Peace
Book SynopsisAn adult colouring book which focusses on peace and relaxation.
£9.49
Getty Trust Publications Sophocles Antigone
Book SynopsisA retelling of Sophocles' tragedy of the fate of Antigone, who defies her uncle and buries her brother. The text is printed on handmade paper and the volume is slip-cased. The original silk-screened illustrations have a classical Greek flavour.
£18.04
GMC Publications Cats in Hats
Book SynopsisWhether it's 'I Can Haz Cheezburger', 'Cats That Look Like Hitler' or 'Chairman Meow', when it comes to the Internet, cats rule. 'Grumpy Cat', with her permanently disgruntled expression, has become an Internet celebrity, with 2.4 million followers on Instagram. CNN estimated there could be 6.5 billion photos of cats on the Internet in 2015. People love cats. People love taking pictures of cats. And people particularly love taking pictures of cats behaving like humans. Cats in Hats, is a book that does exactly what it says on the cover. We provide the hats, you provide the cats. Featuring a sturdy framework of 16 board-book backgrounds, each with a delightfully illustrated item of headwear and a cut-out shape handily designed to fit a cat's head, it offers a wealth of feline photo-opportunities. The instructions are simplicity itself. Choose your frame. Position your cat. Take your photograph or video. And then, if you choose, post your images on whichever website takes your fancy: but ideally the Cats in Hats one we have set up for your convenience. SALES POINTS: . 16 cut-out backgrounds to frame your cat in a variety of illustrated hats . The feline equivalent of the end-of-the-pier photo-booth . An irresistible gift for every cat-lover Full colour throughout with 16 illustrations
£7.59
GMC Publications Exercise Your Demons: A Mindful Journal
Book SynopsisExercise Your Demons: A Mindful Journal offers a devilishly creative solution. It does not demand that you kill your demons, but instead suggests you get to know them. It does not show you how to exorcise your demons, but instead demonstrates how to exercise them: visualising them, understanding them, accepting them, and ultimately perhaps changing them into more manageable creatures that roll over, show you their bellies and purr. Filled with creative exercises and projects, along with positive meditations and metaphors, this is the most fun guide to tapping into your creativity and bringing mindfulness into your everyday existence. Personalize it with your own thoughts and stories, lists and scribbles, doodles and drawings, and you will discover how to name and tame those inner demons and put a new spin on your world. AUTHOR: Lucy Irving is an artist and illustrator living and working in Brighton, England, who is best known for her bold and graphic work in digital and sculptural form. She has a playful and mindful interest in the world around her especially the juxtaposition of nature and technology that encourages her artistic pursuits. Her previous books include the Creative Space Journal (Ammonite). SALES POINTS: . Encourages the reader to visualise, understand and tame their demons . Filled with creative projects and exercises . With space to personalise with your own thoughts, scribbles, doodles Full colour throughout with illustrations
£12.35
GMC Publications Astrology: Aries
Book SynopsisAre you a typical Aries? Are you fiery and outspoken, a natural-born leader? What if we told you that your star sign is only the beginning. Astrology has been around for thousands of years, and there's so much more to it than your daily horoscope. Did you know that your rising sign can give you an insight into the way other people see you? Or that your Moon sign reveals the secrets of your innermost emotions? Astrology can't predict your future, but it can highlight your potential. This book shines a light on your strengths, your weaknesses, what you can achieve and the opportunities not to be missed. Use it to gain a better understanding of who you are and who you might become.
£8.99
Rydon Publishing Weeds on Trial
Book SynopsisThis ingenious and informative new illustrated book reveals the inside stories of more than 50 common and successful weeds, including cultivated `thugs' which gardeners plant at their peril, and presents its findings as evidence for the prosecution and defence. It then explores the ways in which the weeds are so successful, whether annual, biennial or perennial, and suggests effective ways of removing or controlling them, and for using them wisely. Where important, as with weeds such as Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam, it includes your legal obligations as a gardener to stop these most pernicious weeds from spreading. A useful reference section tells you all you need to know about weeding tools, weedkillers, composting weeds and using mulches to stop them spreading, plus specific details on weeds in lawns and ponds and weeds and the law. So whether you're worried by groundsel or ground elder, nettles or knotweed, bamboo or brambles, or would like to encourage dandelions or clovers to grow exactly where you want them, then these are the verdicts you need.Table of ContentsWEEDS ON TRIAL Introduction SECTION 1: ANNUALS and BIENNIALS Introduction Charlock - Sinapis arvensis Chickweed - Stellaria media Common groundsel - Senecio vulgaris Fat hen - Chenopodium album Field pennycress - Thlaspi arvense Goosegrass - Galium aparine Hairy bittercress - Cardamine hirsuta Hedge mustard - Sisymbrium (formerly Erysimum) officinale Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum Himalayan balsam - Impatiens glandulifera Knotgrass - Polygonum aviculare Prickly sow thistle - Sonchus asper Red deadnettle - Lamium purpureum Scarlet pimpernel - Anagallis arvensis Shepherd's purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris Smooth sow thistle - Sonchus oleraceus Spear thistle - Cirsium vulgare SECTION 2: PERENNIALS Introduction Bramble - Rubus fruticosus Broad-leaved dock - Rumex obtusifolius Couch grass - Elymus repens Creeping buttercup - Ranunculus repens Creeping thistle - Cirsium arvense Curled dock - Rumex crispus Daisy - Bellis perennis Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale Enchanter's nightshade - Circaea leutetiana Field bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis Greater bindweed - Calystegia sepium Greater plantain - Plantago major Ground elder - Aegopodium podagraria Horsetail - Equisetum arvense Japanese knotweed - Fallopia japonica Lesser celandine - Ranunculus ficaria Lesser hairy willowherb - Epilobium parviflorum Lords and ladies - Arum maculatum Ragwort - Senecio jacobaea Red clover - Trifolium pratense Slender speedwell - Veronica filiformis Stinging nettle - Urtica dioica White clover - Trifolium repens White deadnettle - Lamium maculatum SECTION 3: GARDEN `THUGS' Introduction Bamboo - Arundinaria, Phyllostachys and other types Borage - Borago officinalis Buddleia - Buddleja davidii Crocosmia - Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Grape hyacinth - Muscari armenaicum Horseradish - Armoracia rusticana Ivy - Hedera helix Japanese anemone - Anemone hupehensis, Anemone hupehensis var. japonica and many named varieties Jerusalem artichoke - Helianthus tuberosus Lemon balm - Melissa officinalis Leyland cypress - Cuprocyparis leylandii Mint - Mentha x piperita Stag's horn sumach - Rhus typhinia SECTION 4: DEALING WITH WEEDS (reference) Introduction Tools for weeding Composting weeds Mulching Weed killers Lawns Weeds and the law The weed vocabulary Index
£8.99
MT Theatre Guides & Journals My Shows Plays
£16.95
HarperCollins Focus The John Muir Signature Notebook: An Inspiring
Book SynopsisPut pen to paper alongside celebrated naturalist John Muir's inspirational quotes and musings in this beautifully designed notebook, and let your own creativity flow! John Muir was an avid journaler on his many adventures into the wilderness, often filling pages with drawings of nature scenes and details of his remarkable journeys. Now the budding naturalist can jot alongside Muir's inspirational quotes and observations, receiving encouragement from the Father of the National Parks as you record your latest hikes and findings.The John Muir Notebook is part of the Signature Notebook series, all of which are filled with inspirational quotes for dreamers, thinkers, and writers of all ages, alongside striking, rarely-seen images throughout. This beautiful, pocket-sized notebook features a moleskin-like binding, cream paper stock, and an elegant ribbon page marker, so you can always pick up where you left off...and Muir's removable portrait wraps around the foil-stamped front cover, which is debossed with his signature. The Signature Notebook series features some of the most prominent figures in our society, from William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, to JFK and Michelle Obama--and John Muir adds another inspirational personality to the mix.
£16.14
FROM YOU TO ME Querido Abuelo: Entre Tu y Yo
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£15.59
£11.30
150 Bares Imprescindibles
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£28.44
HarperCollins Publishers Coffee Break Su Doku book 1 200 puzzles Collins
Book SynopsisQuiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games. Stretch your powers of logical deduction with these 200 new Su Doku puzzles, in easy, medium and difficult categories.
£10.59
HarperCollins Publishers The Little Book of Alpaca Philosophy A calmer
Book Synopsis The secret to living a better, deeper, more fulfilling life. Or at least, the secret to chilling out just a tiny bit.
£10.93
HarperCollins Publishers The Sunday Times Jumbo General Knowledge
Book SynopsisChallenge your general knowledgeA jumbo crossword puzzle and general knowledge workout to test and stimulate the brain cells with 50 large grid puzzles from The Sunday Times.These puzzles use the 23 x 23 jumbo-size grid, and appeared in the pages of the Sunday Times, they offer an entertaining and stimulating challenge to all crossword lovers and anyone interested in quizzes, trivia and testing their all-round knowledge.Contains more general knowledge clues then the standard Times Jumbo crossword, for example names of famous people, titles of songs, books, films, plays, operas, musicals and TV shows; places and sights, quotations questions with one or more words in a quote to identify as the answer.
£13.71
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Luck The Essential Guide
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£18.69
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Heroes for My Son
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£16.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The World of PostSecret
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNew York Times Bestseller -- New York Times
£23.54
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Blanket Fort Growing Up Is Optional
Book SynopsisWhether snuggling up to your boo our throwing a backyard fête with a group of friends, Blanket Fort will have you getting cozy in style.At some point growing up, most of us threw a blanket over two chairs and declared it our club house.
£12.99
Ebury Publishing My Contented Babys Record Book
Book SynopsisGina Ford is Britain's bestselling childcare author whose first publication, The Contented Little Baby Book, has sold over a million copies and keeps going! With other thirty years of hands-on experience as a maternity nurse, her advice and methods have been a godsend to tired, stressed parents throughout the world and have helped a generation of children go to bed on time and sleep calmly through the night. She runs a hugely popular website: www.contentedbaby.com and has published over twenty parenting books.
£16.47
Penguin Books Ltd Miss Bindergarten Stays Home From Kindergarten
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£8.54
Vintage Publishing The Redstone Book of the Eye A Compendium of
Book SynopsisAs we look at the world the eye seeks meaning, searches for the familiar. It will excite the eye: make you look again, see things anew, tease the mind and make you smile.Julian Rothenstein is the brilliant editor and designer of Redstone Press.Trade ReviewJulian Rothenstein's books are extraordinary - their range of reference seems to be universal and yet they have a flavour distinctively of their own. This Book of the Eye is no exception - vintage Redstone -- Quentin BlakeHis whole mission has been to make beautiful things and the results have almost never been equalled -- Will SelfVisual confusion and asymmetrical beauty are celebrated in this stimulating series of images and photos * The Times *Rothenstein uses an array of striking images to deconstruct everything about eyes, from the eye itself to optical illusions. Not simply a book for the art crowd * Big Issue *An eccentric compendium of images celebrating the world of the visual in delightfully oblique ways...the most moving section is perhaps The Unseeing Eye, where most of the pictures reproduced were taken by blind photographers and beguilingly demonstrate their sharpened sensual engagement with the world they are capturing * Metro *
£31.77
Zondervan Youre the Best Dad
Book SynopsisA fantastic gift for Father’s Day, You’re the Best Dad! is a great keepsake with fun activities for kids to enjoy and Dad to treasure at any point in the year.
£8.54
Zondervan Youre the Best Mom
Book SynopsisA fantastic gift for Mother’s Day, You’re the Best Mom! is a great keepsake with fun activities for kids to enjoy and Mom to treasure at any point in the year.
£8.54
Random House USA Inc Something about Hensleys
Book SynopsisThere''s something about Hensley''s! No matter what you need, that general store is sure to have it. It''s almost magical the way the manager, Old John, seems to know what the townsfolk need before they do! But then a new family moves to town. The youngest child, Molly, has asthma—but her mother doesn''t have money to treat her, or for anything else. But leave it to Old John to find a way to use Hensley''s to give the family exactly what it needs, even if it can''t be boxed or bagged.A true—and truly moving—story about an unforgettable general store and about the extraordinary power one person''s acts of kindness can have on another.
£17.09
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Scary Scary Halloween Gift Edition
Book SynopsisI peer outside, there's something there That makes me shiver, spikes my hair. It must be Halloween. Green eyes watch from the dark as skeletons dance, goblins skip, and ghosts float by. Come along to find a scary, scary surprise!
£11.02
Random House USA Inc Besties
Book SynopsisA fully illustrated celebration of female friendship that is a gift, a thank-you note, and a love letter all in one. Besties smartly captures all the reasons why best friends are . . . well, the best: they help you make decisions, are there through rough patches, and will always be your +1 for awkward parties. Even more than that, best friends are the people with whom dearest memories are shared, whether trivial or meaningful. In a style that is at turns both sweet and quirky, celebrated indie artist Leah Goren illustrates the many ways in which close friendships withstand the test of time, cross-country moves, failed romantic relationships, and silly arguments. Featuring whimsical artwork and a sincere message, this is the book friends both young and mature will want to give each other to show their appreciation.
£12.34
Random House USA Inc Color Me Queer
Book SynopsisA coloring and activity book for adults, Color Me Queer is both a look at LGBTQIA+ history and a tongue-in-cheek love letter to the queer community.Filled with art by award-winning illustrator Anshika Khullar, the pages of this book capture historic moments as well as the dailiness of modern queer life. Color in a timeline of LGBTQIA+ history to learn about early activists, underground gay culture, and queer icons like Lorraine Hansberry, Sylvia Rivera, and Harvey Milk. Complete a fill-in-the-blank dating profile, cut out and dress up two queer cuties in paper doll form, match prominent LGBTQIA+ authors to their seminal works of literature, decorate a gay wedding cake, color and tear out your own protest signs, and celebrate queer community, art, music, and humor with every inch of this book!
£15.95
Gill The Pocket Irish Potato Cookbook
Book SynopsisThis wonderful book gathers together a collection of delicious recipes featuring Ireland’s favourite food.
£10.19
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Mom Me Second Edition
Book SynopsisA journal that is really more of a conversation than anything else, the Mom & Me journal is for mother-child duos looking to get to know each other better. A stress-free way to communicate your odd quirks, the Mom & Me journal encourages a deeper sense of connection between mother and child. Every mom is terribly curious about what goes on in her kid’s head—what they like and dislike, what their dreams are, and how they want to reach those dreams. Kids want to know what their mom’s favorite things are, what parts of their life were most memorable, and what their mom was like at their age. Were they always the maternal figure they see now? Or have we all gotten a bit of wildness from our mothers? Find honesty, vulnerability, understanding, and maybe a little bit of humor with this fun journal for two. Some of the 200 prompts and exercises include: Are there way
£13.53
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Make Your Own Christmas Window Clings
Book SynopsisMake Your Own Christmas Window Clings provides everything you need to create these festive window decorations.
£22.67
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The War of the Worlds
Book Synopsis The next elegant edition in the Chartwell Classics series, The War of the Worlds is a well-known tale about extraterrestrial invasions.
£12.96
Abrams Books Heart Stones
Book Synopsis Photographer Josie Iselin, author of Abrams? very popular Beach Stones, has put together a magical collection of 100 heart stones, and each one expresses a universal feeling. A heart stone is one of nature?s gifts. Heart stones are not rare or precious in the typical sense?a good scour of a beach with any stones at all will usually turn up one or two heart-shaped stones. But heart stones, lifted from their obscurity, with all of their cracks and blemishes, lopsided and imperfect, are simply the best find on any beach. Beachcombers collect them, keep them as talismans, and give them to friends and lovers. Love, passion, admiration, obsession, reassurance, joy, intrigue, comfort, wonder, and many other human emotions seem to be portrayed in these homely but appealing objects. This little photography book can bring great pleasure to anyone who has ever sought inspiration and solace in nature.
£18.82
Chronicle Books New Parent Apology Cards
Book SynopsisOne of the only ironclad certainties of being a new parent is this: You will apologize, a lot, to everyone around you. Waitresses, neighbors, people on the plane. Be prepared with these handy apology cards!
£10.96
Holiday House Inc And Then Came Hope
Book SynopsisWhen the boats in the harbor are feeling unwell, all they need is Hope to get back in ship shape.From Geisel Honor Book author and artist Stephen Savage comes a new vehicle book for the very young, sure to provide comfort and reassurance, based on the true story of the S.S. Hope hospital ship!The boats around the harbor haven''t been feeling too well lately. First, Barge got bonked. Then Submarine started shivering. Ferry came down with a fever, little Dory''s nose wouldn''t stop running, and even mighty Aircraft Carrier had developed a terrible cough! They sent out an S.O.S. for help, and then a ship called Hope came to the rescue.With her team of tugboats at her side, Hope set about tending to the out of sorts boats. With her help, Barge gets a bandage, Submarine is soothed with a blanket, Aircraft Carrier is cured, and little Dory''s nose dries up. The boats are feeling fit again, but they know whenever they are feeling sick, Hope will always be there
£16.14
Holiday House Inc And Then Came Hope
Book SynopsisWhen the boats in the harbor are feeling unwell, all they need is Hope to get back in ship shape.From Geisel Honor Book author and artist Stephen Savage comes a new vehicle book for the very young, sure to provide comfort and reassurance, based on the true story of the S.S. Hope hospital ship!The boats around the harbor haven''t been feeling too well lately. First, Barge got bonked. Then Submarine started shivering. Ferry came down with a fever, little Dory''s nose wouldn''t stop running, and even mighty Aircraft Carrier had developed a terrible cough! They sent out an S.O.S. for help, and then a ship called Hope came to the rescue.With her team of tugboats at her side, Hope set about tending to the out of sorts boats. With her help, Barge gets a bandage, Submarine is soothed with a blanket, Aircraft Carrier is cured, and little Dory''s nose dries up. The boats are feeling fit again, but they know whenever they are feeling sick, Hope will always be there
£8.56
