Somerset, 1836, and baby Hope is cast out from a world of privilege as living proof of her mother`s away from the Harveys and Briargate House to a nearby village, Hope grows up in the arms of the warm and loving Renton family, unaware of her true identity. But fate has harsh plans for Hope and a chain of events sees her forced to lead a vagabond`s existence until she finds the courage to fight back and prove herself a fearless and able nurse, a vocation that takes her to the horrific battlefields of the Crimea. But the secrets of the past are not yet done with Hope Renton and she must return to England to face the legacy of her the storytelling magic that has won Lesley Pearse millions of fans, "Hope" is the portrait of a remarkable...
ISBN: 978-0-14-104610-5
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In this urgent new book, Noam Chomsky surveys the threats and prospects of our early twenty-first century. Exploring challenges such as the growing gap between North and South, American exceptionalism (even under Obama), the fiascos of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Israeli assault on Gaza and the recent financial bailouts, he also sees hope for the future and a way to move forward - in the so-called democratic wave in Latin America and in the global solidarity movements which suggest `real progress towards freedom and justice`. Hopes and Prospects is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the primary challenges still facing the human race and is wondering where to find a ray of hope.
ISBN: 978-0-14-104530-6
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Ignatius Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. He woke up the next morning with one hell of a hangover, a raging headache ...and a pair of horns growing from his temples. Once, Ig lived the life of the blessed: born into privilege, the second son of a renowned American musician, and the younger brother of a rising late-night TV star, Ig had security and wealth and a place in his community. Ig had it all, and more - he had the love of Merrin Williams, a love founded on shared daydreams, mutual daring, and unlikely midsummer magic. Then beautiful, vivacious Merrin was gone - raped and murdered, under inexplicable circumstances - with Ig the only suspect. He was never tried for the crime, but in the court of public...
ISBN: 978-0-575-09999-9
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
It`s a world where everything might seem pretty normal. But the weird, the surprising and the truly terrifying are lurking just out of sight. Like a hitchhiker who isn`t quite all he seems, a spooky cottage with a grisly secret and a mobile phone that lets you contact the dead! Each story has a shocking sting in the
Geography with the gritty bits left in! Inside you`ll find out what happens when a volcano turns nasty, whether you`d survive at the frozen poles, and how a frog can help you get a drink in the desert. Hold on tight as you embark on a whistle-stop trip around the globe taking in everything from the perishing poles to desperate deserts, stormy weather to earth-shattering earthquakes. Crammed full of far-out facts, it`s the ultimate "Horrible Geography" guide to the planet. Geography has never been so horrible!
ISBN: 978-1-4071-1734-8
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
This book features history with twice the nasty and in an incredible new edition! Readers can learn what life was really like in the Measly Middle Ages - in days of old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy hats, and the peasants truly were revolting. In Vicious Vikings, readers get all the frightening facts about these vile invaders and their savage Saxon enemies, from cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to their suffering slaves. With curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible History has never been so horrible!
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0993-0
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A wild and wind-lashed wall separates two terrifying tribes: the Picts and the Britons. Two Gaul soldiers are given the task of guarding the wall - on pain of death. But with catapults, feasts and football to distract them, will they be able to keep the peace and solve the mystery of the lost legion? Find out in this "Rotten Roman" adventure, it`s got all the gore and so much more!
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0333-4
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. A reading competition? No way is Henry taking part in a reading contest. That is, until he hears the prize is a family trip to a theme park. Henry is determined to win ...but how on earth is he going to read all those books?
ISBN: 978-1-4440-0106-8
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2012
Horrid Henry hates car journeys - especially when it means going to visit Prissy Polly and Pimply Paul, and missing Rude Ralph`s birthday party. Watch out, Mum and Dad, because Henry is prepared to do whatever it takes to get out of this trip.
ISBN: 978-1-4091-3199-1
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2012
It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know how to play gruesome games like Twisting the Cow? What the Scots used to do with burnt pigeon droppings? Whether you`re glaikit, douce or peelie-wally? Find out the truth about William Wallace, the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques, and how to terrify a tourist with gory Scottish ghost stories.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-1023-3
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Want to know: • Why Henry VIII thought he`d married a horse? • All about terrible Tudor torture? • Which shocking swear words the Tudors used? Discover all the foul facts about the Terrible Tudors - all the gore and more!
ISBN: 978-0-439-94405-2
Издательство:
Scholastic Inc
Дата выхода: август 2011
It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Whose pickled skin became a sought-after souvenir? Why it`s alright to spit on the High Street? How the pupils of Edinburgh High School got away with murder? Plot your path to the past with a frightful fll-colour map of the city`s horrible highlights - climb up the cursed castle for tales of reckless raids and hit the High Street for a whole host of historical horrors!
ISBN: 978-1-4071-1097-4
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Who shocked the world by showing her knickers? How two monkey`s and a dog became astronauts? Why a posh London restaurant served stewed cat? You can find out about last days of the vile Victorian Queen right up the nostalgic Nineties, with all the amazing changes and incredible inventions that happened in between!
It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What a liripoop is? Which potty professor liked to walk like a dinosaur? What`s buried beneath the botanical gardens? Plot your path to the past with the frightful fold-out map of the city - take a puntast corpse-ridden Christchurch and go skeleton-spotting at the cruel and crumbling castle. Comes complete with frightful full-colour map.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-1077-6
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Everybody knows that Roald Dahl wrote brilliant books for children and created a fantastic chocolate factory. But did you know that Roald was a fighter pilot, and a spy in the Second World War? Everything you ever wanted to know about the man with the chocolate factory.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0902-2
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
You`ve probably heard of Winston Churchill. He`s the one who raised his fingers in a V sign and smoked a massive cigar. Inside this work: get to know the man behind the cigar in Winston`s secret diary; re-live events of the century in The Winston Weekly ; and, read how Winston led Britain to victory in the Second World War. This work is horribly funny, horribly gripping and horribly famous.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0831-5
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Horrid Henry hates writing thank you letters. Why should he waste his precious time thanking people for terrible presents? In fact, why should anyone? Then he has a wonderful, spectacular one that`s guaranteed to make him rich, rich rich!
ISBN: 978-1-4440-0105-1
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Everybody knows that Horatio Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar and lost an arm and an eye. This book lets readers discover the facts, including how Napoleon nearly got killed by a polar bear, ate rats and maggots and was found pickled in a barrel of brandy.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-2407-0
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Readers might already know that Julius Caesar is horribly famous for conquering loads of countries, going out with Queen Cleopatra, and having some back-stabbing chums. But this book will tell them the facts no other biography is likely to tell them - that Caesar was once captured by pirates, had a month named after him and invaded his own home town.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-2414-8
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
