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Dee and Gus want to be the stars of the Dino Valley charity show. But will they give anyone else the chance to shine? Find out in this latest addition to the popular Dinosaur Tales series.

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On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me... Here are all twelve days of Christmas, from the festive rhyme, wonderfully illustrated by Violeta Dabija and full of extra details for little ones to spot. With online audio.

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This adaptation of the classic nursery rhyme has been specially extended to make it even more appealing to young readers. Join Mouse on her busy day as she cooks, cleans and dances to the chimes of the old grandfather clock. A QR code on the back cover provides a link to an audio recording of the rhyme.

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This friendly write-in book is packed full of engaging activities to prepare children for starting school. Lively illustrations and cute animal characters keep learning fun, with activities specifically designed to appeal to 3-5 year olds. Children can trace, draw and write as they discover all the things they need to know about school.

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Packed with pumpkins, bats, witches, wizards and monsters, this puzzle book includes mazes, dot-to-dot, spot the difference, simple logic puzzles and wordsearches that will keep children entertained while helping develop their skills in reading, counting and observation. It is ideal for journeys, holidays and dreary autumn days.

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"A spooky, funny, magical and atmospheric adventure with a compelling hero you will adore. " Jessica Townsend, New York Times bestselling author of NevermoorMaybe some ghosts enjoy walking through walls and being invisible - not me. I never asked to be a kid ghost. With no memory of the kid she was before she was taken by the Witches, Corpse is bound to haunt the rock-that-doesn't-exist for ever. Until she learns of a treasure, one that can reunite Corpse with her family and her name. She must set off for answers, on a journey across the stormy sea, battling magic, zombie-skeletons and monsters. But the Witches want the treasure too. And they'll do anything to get to it first. Welcome to Elston-Fright, a forgotten town where witches lurk, sea monsters roam and a girl is on the hunt for answers...

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Claire the polar bear is desperate to see Santa at the Christmas fair. But first one thing interrupts, then another... Will she ever get to meet Santa? A sweet rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, starring quirky characters and stunning illustrations. With free online audio.

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"All I want for Christmas is for everyone to read this book." A.F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief"A gorgeous, heartwarming story full of hope, humour and love. The perfect gift for Christmas." Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear When Oscar and Molly rush outside to investigate a crash in the night, they're not expecting to find a dazed Angel Gabriel wandering around their grandparents' back garden. And they're certainly not expecting to find themselves in a race to save Christmas. But if they don't track down a missing shepherd, wise man, donkey and the actual Mary and Joseph, who've all crash-landed in Chipping Bottom, not only will Christmas cease to exist, but they will too.Operation Nativity is on.Featuring fun festive activities to try with your family! Praise for Jenny Pearson:WINNER OF THE LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD, WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE and the BRANFORD BOASE AWARD."Breaks records for funny and touching storytelling." David Baddiel"As funny and tender as it could ever be." Frank Cottrell-Boyce"Heart-warming and genuinely funny." The Times

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This magically illustrated gamebook plunges you into a story with a difference - one where the hero is YOU.But as you stare out at the stars from your prison cell window, you're not feeling very heroic. You, a city guard, thrown in jail because someone whispered a word in your ear. Just a single word...Then your cell door creaks open, and you're let loose on an epic adventure where every choice is yours, and your survival depends upon the decisions you make. Who to fight? Who to trust? In a world that's unravelling before your eyes, the mystery goes deeper than you could possibly have dreamt.Bringing together a thrilling story, beautifully illustrated picture puzzles and an exciting combat system (with a link to an online dice-roller), this is an adventure that will have you gripped from beginning to end.

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With a host of friendly animals to guide them, children can learn how to subtract one number from another, and how to write a subtraction calculation. The activities in this book build confidence and provide lots of practice in taking away numbers under 20, including zero.

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The Greatest Showman Nevermoor, The Spectaculars is the enchanting new adventure series that combines magic, theatre and danger with a large pinch of starstuff...When three figures arrive at Harper's window in a flying canoe, informing her that she is due to start her apprenticeship, Harper discovers she is a Spectacular - a magical performer, gifted special powers from the stars.Harper is thrilled to be part of the Spectaculars' travelling theatre and boarding school, until everything is plunged into great danger. With her new friends Trick and Thief, Harper sets out to save her school... But while dreams come true at the Wondria, nightmares might just be lurking in the wings.'A story of magic, friendship and theatre that shines star-bright' Maria Kuzniar, author of The Ship of Shadows'Beautifully written, imaginative and witty, The Spectaculars immerses you in a thrilling magical world with characters you fall in love with right from the start' Hannah Durkan, author of Zeina Starborn and the Sky Whale

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"One good turn deserves another" is a moral lesson for the ages. But it doesn't have to be boring! This enchanting story of a down-on-their-luck cobblers, who stumble upon a hidden world of magical, mischievous elves. With beautiful illustrations and free online audio.

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What marks out a real princess? Why, the ability not to be fooled by fine trappings and the seeming comforts of a lush-looking bed. A gorgeous and funny retelling of a timeless tale, with free online audio.

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From Santa to snowmen, little children will love the magical illustrations in this festive early years colouring book. Bold, simple outlines and large areas to colour in make this book ideal for developing pencil control skills.

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The ideal stocking-filler for young puzzle-lovers, this book contains 100 festive crosswords to keep little elves and angels full of cheer for the 12 days of Christmas and beyond. Their themes range from Santa and his reindeer, decorations and jolly snowmen to gifts, nativity, carols, songs and holiday food - with a feast of general knowledge besides. The grids grow gradually more challenging as the book progresses and are perfect for quiet times alone or playing with friends and family. Ideal screen-free fun, and great for children's spelling and vocabulary, too. All the answers are at the back of the book.

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"A non-stop adventure, full of spellbinding, sorcerers and selkies. Cat Gray's storytelling proves that magic really does exist." Helena Duggan, author of A Place Called Perfect"Spellstoppers is a charming page-turner and I lapped up every moment of this magical tale." Clare Povey, author of The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bon LivreWelcome to Yowling - a secretive seaside village where magic is just one step away...Max has spent years thinking he is cursed, because whenever he touches anything electrical it explodes. But then he is sent to Yowling and discovers he is a Spellstopper, someone with the rare ability to drain dangerous build-ups of magic and fix misbehaving enchanted items.When Max's Grandad is kidnapped by the cruel Keeper of the malfunctioning magical castle that floats in the bay, only Max's gift can save him. Together with his new friend Kit, Max throws himself into an adventure filled with villainous owls, psychic ice cream and man-eating goldfish. But can he really pull off the biggest spellstop ever?The perfect summer-holiday magical adventure for fans of Diana Wynne Jones, Catherine Doyle and Thomas Taylor.

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The sea creatures are having a rough ride at the moment, navigating plastic litter, chemical spills, warming oceans and fishing supertrawlers. They share their predicament with some sparky, beach-loving kids - and together they make an exciting plan to save the world's seas and oceans.

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Children will adore this magical activity book, filled with fantastical unicorns and delightfully diverse mermaids. Scenes include rainbows in the sky, diving under the sea to gather pearls, meeting a mermaid queen, finding a treasure chest and lots more. With hundreds of stickers of clothes, accessories, decorations, flowers and sea creatures to add to the scenes, this appealing activity book can be enjoyed time and time again.

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Daisy the dinosaur is off on a camping trip with the rest of the Dino Valley Explorer Club. But she's so lazy, she can't see the point of all the activities. It's up to Sid and Daisy's fellow club members to help her change her ways. This addition to the Dinosaur Tales series illustrates to children the benefits of joining in and helping others.

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Helped by a group of friendly animals, children can begin to explore dividing. The activities in this book build confidence in understanding division, including by equal sharing, equal grouping and using related multiplication facts.

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With the help of Beaky the toucan and his jungle friends, children can explore the rules of written English. The activities in this book build confidence in using punctuation, understanding tenses, and identifying nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives.

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Helped by a group of friendly jungle animals, children can develop their multiplying skills. The activities in this book build confidence in understanding multiplication, including by repeated addition, counting and identifying multiples.

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Crammed full of puzzles and games that will keep children occupied for hours, this book contains 17 solo games and 13 to play with a friend, including classics such as 0s and Xs, word searches, matching games and Sudoku.

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Add the stickers to create a magical world where pixies have picnics, fairies live in a toadstool town, woodland folk play hide-and-seek and live in lantern-lit treehouses.

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Discover the mysterious selkies of the Scottish seas and the haunting Philippine tale of the curse of Sirena. Meet the merman from China whose tears turn to pearls and Hans Christian Anderson's brave little mermaid, pursuing her dream. These nine stories, beautifully illustrated and full of wonder, will whisk you from the bottom of the Arabian sea to rivers, deep in the Trinidadian rainforest.

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Babies and toddlers will love making the vehicles in this brightly coloured board book move by sliding the panels. Bright, bold, colourful illustrations are attractive to very young children, and the sliders, cut-outs and fingertrails in this book are brilliant for developing essential motor skills and hand-eye coordination. A joy to share with a baby or toddler.

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Themed activities give young children plenty of practice in pen-control - an essential skill they must learn before starting to form letters and numbers. Children will enjoy joining the dots, spotting differences, solving mazes and tracing over the dotted lines, then wiping the pages clean and doing it all again.

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Each page is split into two parts - a head and a body - with animals dressed for different jobs in the emergency services. Children can mix and match the pages to create their own funny combinations. With over 150 job and animal combinations to entertain young children over and over again.

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Meet Spring, Skydart and their superhero friends in this action-packed activity book. There are dots to join, differences to circle, mazes to solve and dotted lines to trace over, as well as plenty of objects to find, count and draw around. Young children will enjoy doing the activities using the special pen, then wiping the shiny pages clean and doing them all again.

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Packed with activities to help children learn their times tables. There's a sheet for each table up to x12 with drawing, spotting, dot-to-dot and matching puzzles, plus a quest game to practise all the tables.

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From bats and cats to wizards' hats, this book is full of all kinds of Halloween-themed pictures to colour. The bold outlines are a perfect way to develop pen control and colouring skills, while simple text on each page for parents to read encourages young children to be curious about the world.

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Break secret codes and decipher vital messages in this mini book of puzzles. From collecting launch codes to reading spy watches, it's packed with activities that will keep budding secret agents busy on journeys or whilst out and about.

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This bright and inviting book contains all sorts of pictures and patterns to colour and get lost in. Aimed primarily at children, it has a cheerful approach and reassuring messages that encourage mindfulness and help calm anxieties. It includes links to music to listen to online, chosen to complement the illustrations to colour, and help the reader focus and unwind.

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This simple book is full of starter doodles and lots of space, to help children feel calmer and leave their worries on the page. It includes mindfulness tips and reassurance.

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Join Poppy and Sam as they follow their new kitten around Apple Tree Farm in this adorable finger puppet book. Push your finger through the hole to bring the kitten to life as it meets the different farm animals before curling up in its basket at the end. The charming illustrations are full of fun details to spot and talk about - including, of course, the little yellow duck to spot on every page.

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We see dinosaurs on TV and in books, but where have all the REAL ones gone? How BIG were they? Did they have feathers? What did they eat? And how do we know so much about them? This charming book allows young children to find out for themselves.

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With this beautifully illustrated little guide, children can identify all kinds of butterflies when they're out and about. There's a spotting chart and stickers at the back, so they can keep track of the ones they've seen.

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Toad has moved in to a new house on a hill. But how will her friends visit her when there’s no road? She’ll just have to build one herself!

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Ted is on the lookout for a new bed. Luckily, Penguin’s bed store has just what he needs. In fact, the bed is so comfy, Ted soon dozes off into a dreamy sleep. The only problem is, he’s still in the shop!

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Hungry Fox has found a cardboard box - just what he needs to reach a series of tasty treats. But every time his cunning plan goes wrong. Perhaps the answer to his problem is nearer than he realizes? This charming tale with delightful illustrations by Stephen Cartwright makes learning phonics fun.

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Princess Greta says she loves her father as much as salt. “Salt is for cooks,” he roars and sends her away. Now she must take care of herself…and teach the old king a lesson about love, too. A beautifully illustrated version of the forgotten fairy tale, specially written for young readers who have just started to read alone.

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This charming collection of ballet stories has been specially selected and retold for younger children. A delightful way to discover five classic ballets: Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Coppelia, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker.

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Young football fans will love this exciting sticker book, with scenes to complete including a training ground, match day and penalty shootout. With over 200 stickers of footballers, officials and faithful fans, plus trophies and accessories.

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Explore careers in science as you meet a multitude of scientists doing a huge variety of jobs in everything from astronomy to zoology. See what they do at work and marvel at their ground-breaking discoveries, then find out how YOU could become a scientist yourself.

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Explore different careers as you blast off into space with a crew of astronauts. Find out about their incredible jobs and the work of the huge teams who support them, from medics to technicians. Discover how astronauts are chosen and trained for space missions, what it's like in space, and what they do once they return to Earth - as well as the work of Mission Control and those on the ground. With missions planned to the Moon, Mars and beyond, this is a timely and fascinating read.

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Peep inside a bird's nest to see her precious eggs nestled there. Lift a flap to see them hatch, and find out how a bird takes care of its young. Discover all kinds of different nests and chicks, from teeny-tiny humming birds nests to great big muddy flamingo nests, and even learn how penguins take care of their eggs in the snow without a nest at all.

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Look through the trees, see under leaves and discover what's lurking behind the bushes in this beautifully illustrated flap-book. Young readers will enjoy opening the flaps to discover hidden animals and amazing facts. Look out for birds, squirrels, foxes and bears and find out how trees and woods help make our planet a better place to live.

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Writing capital letters is made simple with this entertaining activity book. The letters are grouped by shape, and images are linked to each letter sound to reinforce the link between handwriting and phonics. Durable, wipe-clean pages mean children can practise again and again, and there are helpful notes and tips for grown-ups at the back too plus links to recommended websites with online activities.

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