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Octopus Publishing Group The Little Instruction Book for Seniors
Age is just a number, but it's also an excuse to have some good-natured fun; this hilarious survival guide for seniors will show you how to age disgracefully. Full of senior sagacity and elderly erudition, this hilarious survival guide is on hand to show you that it really is the life in your years that counts Now that you're a senior, you'll come to realize that there is nothing that can't be fixed by a quick trip to the garden center, that your 'bad back' will reliably get you out of any tricky situation and that it's now socially acceptable to call anyone younger than you 'Dear' rather than remember their actual name. In other words, now the real fun begins! Encouraging you to laugh, embrace life and enjoy the ride, the pearls of wisdom in this no-nonsense handbook will guide you through all the pleasures and pitfalls of your latter years. Filled with original illustrations and tongue-in-cheek advice on how to keep those g
£8.99
Octopus Publishing Group The Little Instruction Book for Cat Parents
This hilarious instruction book is here to help you accept that being a cat parent is not a choice, but a lifestyleYour cat rules your home and your heart. You bend over backwards to cater to their quirks. In fact, you would do anything for your pampered puss. So why is it that they sometimes choose to ignore you, push your most prized possessions off shelves, or use your furniture as a scratching post?Luckily, this no-nonsense survival guide is on hand to help you navigate feline parenthood. Whether you need to learn not to take the cold shoulder personally, how to accept those little gifts with due gratitude, or simply to understand that there is never an acceptable excuse for an empty food bowl, these pearls of wisdom are sure to make you an elite cat parent in no time.Filled with original illustrations and tongue-in-cheek advice, this sneak peek into the mind of the mundane moggy will make the perfect gift for any cat lover.
£8.99
Octopus Publishing Group The Little Instruction Book for Grandparents: Tongue-in-Cheek Advice for Surviving Grandparenthood
The perfect gift for new grandparents, packed with humorous tips and tongue-in-cheek advice on how to look after the newest additions to the familyJust when you thought your children were off your hands... along come the grandchildren! It's time to wave goodbye to that fleeting peace and quiet and say hello to a world you remember all too well.But wait - everything is different now! Who is going to teach you how to operate the over-complicated car seat, or help you solve the perennial problem of how to change a loaded nappy with just one wet wipe? Because, let's be honest, things aren't what they used to be.Packed with comical illustrations and amusing tips, this indispensable handbook is here to guide you through the pleasures and pitfalls of grandparenthood. Most importantly, though, it'll teach you how to keep the grandkids quiet while you catch up on your nap-time.
£11.33
Octopus Publishing Group The Little Instruction Book for Dog Parents
Embrace your pup's antics and affection with this uproarious survival guide, because when you're a dog parent, chaos is part of the package! This hilarious instruction book is here to help you accept that being a dog parent is not a choice, but a lifestyle Your dog rules your home and your heart. You bend over backwards to cater to their quirks. In fact, you would do anything for your pampered pup. So why is it that they treat your toilet like a cocktail bar, ruin your lawn with their antics, or scoot their butt across the floor when you have guests? Luckily, this no-nonsense survival guide is on hand to help you navigate canine parenthood. Whether you need to learn to never leave food unattended, that they will always choose puddle water over fresh, or simply to understand that there is never an acceptable excuse for showing affection to any other living creature, these pearls of wisdom are sure to make you an elite dog parent in no time. Fill
£8.99
Octopus Publishing Group Why Don't You Get Off Your Phone and Learn Something New Instead?: Fun, Quirky and Interesting Alternatives to Browsing Your Phone
Things you could be doing instead of being on your phone:- Learning some Cockney rhyming slang- Doing the tree pose- Bottling a whole pearThere's more to life than looking at your phone. Beyond that tiny screen there's a whole world of fun, cool and weird things you could be doing instead! Whether you want to fill five minutes or spend an entire afternoon, this handy book is bursting with fascinating trivia, amazing facts and suggestions to free you from your screen - from the useful, to the fun, to the downright bizarre. Become the most interesting person you know: put down your phone, pick up a book - this book - and learn something new!
£7.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Words Together Supporting Early Language Development in Young Children
This set, comprised of a guidebook and four colourful picture books, has been designed for parents and practitioners supporting children to understand and use two-word sentences. Written in a friendly and reassuring tone, the guidebook untangles questions and concerns that many parents and practitioners share around language development, such as whether children are reaching important milestones, whether they benefit from screen-time and dummies, and what to do if there might be a problem. Bright and colourful illustrations in the storybooks provide rich opportunities for conversation and engagement, using a serve and return structure and based around pivot words. The simple stories and repetition provide an opportunity for the child to hear and experience the sentence structure in new ways. The set includes: Helping Children Find Their Voices: A guide for parents and practitioners, exploring questions and concerns that many parents and prac
£49.99
Octopus Publishing Group The Little Instruction Book for Retirement: Tongue-in-Cheek Advice for the Newly Retired
It's time to celebrate the end of an era - and the start of a whole new one! Ah, retirement - from here on out it's all lazy lie-ins, pleasant afternoons in the garden (or the garden centre), long lunches with friends and evenings spent in a comfy chair in front of the fire, right? Wrong! Welcome to a world where you're halfway to the office before you realize you don't work there any more, you somehow seem to have even less free time than before to do all the things you need to do, and suddenly daytime TV seems a whole lot more appealing than it ever used to... This indispensable handbook, packed with amusing illustrations, is here to guide you through the pleasures and pitfalls of being retired. Most importantly, though, it'll teach you how to how to make sure you always get a decent afternoon nap. This book is perfect gift for retirees, offering tongue-in-cheek advice on how to make the most of their new-found freedom.
£7.99
Racehorse Get Off Your iPhone Now
£12.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Helping Children Find Their Voices: A Guide for Parents and Early Years Practitioners
Designed to be used either independently or alongside the ‘Words Together’ storybooks, Helping Children Find Their Voices is a guide for parents and practitioners supporting children in the early stages of learning to talk, specifically to understand and use two-word sentences.Written in a friendly and reassuring tone, the book untangles questions and concerns that many parents and practitioners share around language development, such as whether children are reaching important milestones, whether they benefit from screen-time and dummies, and what to do if there might be a problem.Key features of this book include:• Chapters that can either be followed consecutively, offering tips on how to encourage first words and the combining of words into two-word sentences, or dipped in-and-out of according to the individual child’s level of development• Practical information and advice rooted in theory, giving parents and practitioners the confidence and background knowledge to support communication• Activities that can be integrated into everyday interactions, giving children the opportunity to hear simple sentence structures that they can progress towards in their own speech.Also available as part of a set, with four colourful picture books, this guide is an ideal resource for early years practitioners, parents, and those working with children who have delayed speech and language development.
£22.01
Taylor & Francis Ltd Down the Slide: A ‘Words Together’ Storybook to Help Children Find Their Voices
Down the Slide, part of the ‘Words Together’ series, has been created to support children to understand and use two-word sentences.Using the pivot word ‘down’, the simple story and repetitious structure provide an opportunity for the child to hear and experience the sentence structure in new ways. Bright and colourful illustrations provide rich opportunities for conversation and engagement.This storybook is an exciting resource for early years practitioners, parents, and those working with children at an early stage of speech and language development.
£13.55
Taylor & Francis Ltd Gone to the Park: A ‘Words Together’ Storybook to Help Children Find Their Voices
Gone to the Park, part of the ‘Words Together’ series, has been created to support children to understand and use two-word sentences.Using the pivot word ‘gone’, the simple story and repetitious structure provide an opportunity for the child to hear and experience the sentence structure in new ways. Bright and colourful illustrations provide rich opportunities for conversation and engagement.This storybook is an exciting resource for early years practitioners, parents, and those working with children at an early stage of speech and language development.
£12.82
Taylor & Francis Ltd Sleep Time: A 'Words Together' Storybook to Help Children Find Their Voices
Sleep Time, part of the ‘Words Together’ series, has been created to support children to understand and use two-word sentences.Using the pivot word ‘sleeping’, the simple story and repetitious structure provide an opportunity for the child to hear and experience the sentence structure in new ways. Bright and colourful illustrations provide rich opportunities for conversation and engagement.This storybook is an exciting resource for early years practitioners, parents, and those working with children at an early stage of speech and language development.
£13.18
Taylor & Francis Ltd Hello!: A 'Words Together' Storybook to Help Children Find Their Voices
Hello!, part of the ‘Words Together’ series, has been created to support children to understand and use two-word sentences.Using the pivot word ‘hello’, the simple story and repetitious structure provide an opportunity for the child to hear and experience the sentence structure in new ways. Bright and colourful illustrations provide rich opportunities for conversation and engagement.This storybook is an exciting resource for early years practitioners, parents, and those working with children at an early stage of speech and language development.
£13.18
