Olly, her brother Matt & Hero are the star cast of this story which neatly & sensitively draws childrens attention to the war victims of Africa & the on-going problem of landmines.
Well written & easy to read. Provides a good platform for developing readers to expand from.
3 stars probably not enough ... just not enough options to choose.
Philip Pullman's trilogy is a spectacular achievement, and you only have to look at the hundreds of reviews around the Internet to get a flavour of the positive feeling towards these stories. From my point of view, they are probably the best stories I have ever read, and fill your mind with the most amazing pictures, the most intense emotions and the most spectacular twists and turns you are ever likely to come across.
This edition is a three-in-one hard back, which could easily sit on your shelf alongside Lord of the Rings. It's a re-issue of the edition I own (which has a black cover, not the blue one shown in this picture), and I must admit that my romanticism leaves me really liking big, hard back books. This volume wouldn't ... Read More:
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When my children were little this was their favourite book. I bought a tape to go with it and when my eldest son went to school aged 4 and the teacher read it to the class she had to ask him to keep quiet as he knew it word for word! My son is now 23 and has recently taken the book back to his own home. My daughter now aged 21 also wanted it - so all these years later i'm buying another copy for her. We all think it's a wonderful book, read it aloud to children using silly voices and they'll love it. My kids still remember my impression of the roly poly bird. Great fun.
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Felix is a young Jewish boy that has been living in a poor orphanage within WWII, hoping for the day that his bookseller parents come to save him. One day, floating in the mush of the daily soup, he receives a whole carrot and strongly feels that this is a sign from his parents that they are alive and awaiting his return. So, once a gang of strange German men come to the orphanage and burn a pile of books in the front courtyard, Felix's initial thoughts are solidified, and he takes this as a further sign that his parents need his help and he must venture off in search of them.
In terms of children's books, `Once' is the darkest, most upsetting read I have ever read. Due to the constant train of life-shattering events mixed with the ... Read More:
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I've been trying to learn to draw (as an adult) and this book is a great way to be able to draw simple cartoons quickly. It's really helpful to get some successful pictures that can inspire you onto bigger and better things.
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I've been trying to learn to draw (as an adult) and this book is a great way to be able to draw simple cartoons quickly. It's really helpful to get some successful pictures that can inspire you onto bigger and better things.
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I have recently re-read this fantastic book after acquiring this Reader's Digest Printing to replace the copy my Mother bought me for Christmas 1957
and what memories - the Fear of 'Blind Pew',the bravery of Jim Hawkins -forever one of my favourite stories that has lost nothing through the passage of time
While not as mind-crushingly dull as his work on the Blood Angel's, I have struggled to give this book two stars.
The first three books in the Horus Hearsy series are hugely polished and very entretaining. The characters are well fleshed and you grow to like them immediately. In fact, I loved Nathaniel Garro, the main character of this book, even though you only see glimpses of him in the previous books. I was looking forwards to reading a whole book about him, and continuing the story developed in the previous three books. Boy, was I in for a surprise...
Halfway through the book, I realized I was loathing every page. Swallow's trademark dullness had infected it like Nurgle's Rot, and I swear I know more about the motivations and ... Read More:
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Maybe I'm a little too obsessed, I've read and reread and read some more, Ive read all the "theory of.." and "behind..."s, I've read all the quiz books and have found them very easy, I've even been on every rumor page i can find and spread any as many theories that my little brain can come up with.
.....any way i think the point i was going to make was that for die hard potter fans who've brought all the books and everything else they can get there hands on, a book like quidditch through the ages is bliss. It's as clever as the HP books and just gives the story's more history and realism.
for less obsessed fans these comic relief books are just refreshingly clever an innovative and make you want to e-read the book. Any one ... Read More:
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