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A joyful celebration of grandmothers around the world, to be enjoyed by readers young and old alike!  There is no one quite like a gran. They can be funny, wise, warm – and they come with a variety of hairstyles!  How to Greet a Gran is a tribute to all grannies, everywhere. Each page introduces a different global grandma, phonetically describes how to pronounce her name, and explains a little about traditions in her country. Readers can discover what foods, hobbies, and fashions each gran might enjoy, learn what wisdoms they might share, and find out how to greet each one with love.   This book encourages readers to celebrate and appreciate these special family figureheads and is the perfect gift for grannies and grandkids to share and enjoy together.   

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From starsigns and the Chinese zodiac to birth stones and personality traits, this book is the complete guide to what the date of your birthday means for you. Have you ever wondered about the astrological significance of your birthday? Where the stars and planets align in the sky when we are born helps shape our personality and strengths. What does your star sign mean? What are your birth crystals, flowers and lucky talismans? Find out about the folk rituals associated with the month of your birth and their significance. There is also a day-by-day guide to what happened on your birth date in history, plus fun ideas of creative birthday gifts and activities suited to each sign. This book will uncover the details of your place in the cosmos by looking to the stars and help you celebrate yours and friends birthday in harmony with your astrological calendar.  

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Friendship is one of life’s greatest gifts – and one of its most important skills! As Little Brown Bear knows, having a friend to rely on makes all the difference in the world. But in order to have good friends, it’s important to be a good friend. Unlock the power of empathy and kindness with these universal words of wisdom, from popular instagram artist AnneliesDraws. Simple, poignant messages about how we can be better friends are illustrated with AnneliesDraws’ adorable, on-trend vintage-style artwork. The inspirational words remind young ones and the young at heart important truths about understanding one another's needs. ·       Charming illustrated scenes by AnneliesDraws prompt readers to reflect their emotions and others’.·       Beautiful vintage-style artworks feature a cast of cute characters making th

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Meet 50 trailblazers who made the United States what it is today in this gorgeously illustrated biography book.With one trailblazer from every state, you'll discover how Rosa Parks from Alabama fought for civil rights, how Barack Obama from Hawaii proved an African-American could be President, how Joe Biden from Delaware protected women from domestic violence and how Betty Ford from Michigan improved treatment for drug addiction.Each spread features a timeline of the trailblazer's life, key facts about their achievements and how their trailblazing continues today. By honouring people who strove in the areas of equal rights, feminism and environmentalism/conservation, this fact-packed book celebrates what makes America great, then and now.Alabama: Rosa Parks; Alaska: Margaret Murie; Arizona: Cesar Chavez; Arkansas: All-American Redheads (women

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Find out the real story about the bugs all around us. Creepy crawlies do so much for us! They make honey, eat waste, help make chocolate and more. And in this wacky book, these helpful critters are taking you on a grand tour of their homes! They just can’t wait to tell you about all the good they do. They’ll show you the special skills and features they have, explain why they’re so important to the ecosystem, and generally make their case for why they deserve a little more credit. You’ll meet: the flesh-eating beetles who may sound creepy but are just misunderstood. In fact, they help museum staff clean up old specimens, and out in the wild, they make sure the world’s forest floors aren’t littered with dead creatures, saving us from very gruesome woodland walksthe midges who are one of the only

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Based in Paris, Virginie Morgand's background is in animation but, having learnt how to screen print at L'atelier Dupont, she has developed her own visual language as an illustrator working to brief for a growing number of clients. Recent projects include campaigns for L'Occitane, Champs Élysées Film Festival, Le Meridien, London Transport Museum, Barneys in New York, Mairie de Paris, Martigues music and dance festival, children's books for Wide Eyed Editions and MeMo, illustrations for Le Bon Marché, Little White Lies, Elle, Les Inrocks and The Sunday Times. Virginie has recently exhibited solo shows in Paris, Portugal and the UK.

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