Twelve humorous, easy-to-read poems that celebrate the spirit of Christmas. The poems cover subjects of interest to children - making a Christmas list, performing in the school assembly, cutting a Christmas tree. Children enjoy Prelutsky`s poetry, and this book should prove no exception.
ISBN: 978-0-688-14393-0
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Thirteen poems to spice up the holiday that ghouls and ghosts love most. Prelutsky`s Nightmares tamed for beginning readers. They`re catchy at the most rudimentary level.
ISBN: 978-0-688-14733-4
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Can it ever be too late to chase your dreams? The witty, clever and heartbreaking new novel from the bestselling author. When twins Annie and Lauren attend their sister Chelsea`s fortieth birthday party at the Dorchester Hotel, they wonder why their lives are so totally different from their gorgeous, glamorous sister. Why is it that Chelsea`s handsome husband is twirling her round the dance floor, with an expression of utter devotion on his face, while Annie`s husband is away on a fishing trip and Lauren`s boyfriend is at home with his wife and kids. Surely, they are doing something wrong here. The question is, is it too late for them to
ISBN: 978-0-7553-5422-1
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Dan and Sally Oliver and their friend Chloe Hennessey are lucky to be alive. Three years on, after surviving one of the world`s biggest natural disasters - the Boxing Day tsunami - their lives have changed dramatically. Dan and Sally are now parents. Dan is enjoying being a stay-at-home father taking care of their young son, and Sally is the bread winner and loves her job as a partner in a Manchester law firm. The arrangement has so far worked well, but when Dan starts to question whether Sally has got her priorities right, the cracks in their marriage begin to appear. Dan and Sally have everything Chloe wishes for in life - a happy marriage and a beautiful child. Dumped by her long term boyfriend just weeks after the tsunami, she`s been...
ISBN: 978-0-7528-8433-2
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
All aboard the wardrobe! Them Monkey Pirates are back - and this time they`ve promised to find Emily Jane`s uncle. But they end up in the future instead. Can a robot called Julian and a very large banana help? Or will it all end in monkey mayhem and mischief? Aargh! Bananas and barnacles! This is another funny book starring many monkeys, a time-travelling wardrobe and a very rude book fairy - you have been warned!
ISBN: 978-1-4052-4394-0
Издательство:
Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: август 2011
It`s time for turkey The parade is about to start. The pumpkin pie is in the oven. The whole family is gathered around the table. And everybody wants to pull the wishbone From Children`s Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky comes a scrumptious helping of twelve Thanksgiving poems to enjoy every day of the year.
ISBN: 978-0-06-053711-1
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
It`s Not How Good You Are, It`s How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world: a pocket bible for the talented and timid alike to help make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world`s top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes, and creativity - all endeavours that can be applied to aspects of modern life. This uplifting and humorous little book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom - all packed into easy-to-digest, bite-sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or...
ISBN: 9780714843377
Издательство:
Phaidon
Дата выхода: июнь 2003
Christmas is coming! And from choosing the perfect tree, to receiving a gift of underwear from a relative, to seeing Santas everywhere you look, these twelve easy-to-read poems treat readers to a funny and festive look at favorite holiday traditions. This merry collection of Christmas verse by Children`s Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky and acclaimed illustrator Marylin Hafner is sure to put anyone in the holiday spirit!
This book takes over two dozen of our most beloved Christmas carols and shreds them limb from limb, rewriting them from a zombie`s point-of-view. Tiny tots` eyes are no longer aglow - they`re in a bowl. And Mommy`s not kissing Santa under the mistletoe - she`s chewing his face. Nobody - not Rudolph, Old Saint Nick, or even those three Wise Guys who traveled afar - is spared when the undead come knocking.
This is a very funny new story from one of our best-loved authors. It`s Ivan`s first day at his new school, and Boris is told to look after him, and translate for him, because Ivan can only speak Russian. After all, St Edmund`s is a civilized school. Only problem is, Ivan isn`t civilized. So when Ivan starts greeting people as `lowly shivering worms`, and asking for words in English like `crush` and `mutilate`, Boris realises that he`s going to have his work cut out for him. And that`s just the start of the Little does he know that Ivan will leave a lasting influence, and that he himself will never enjoy listening to nursery rhymes ever This is a classic Anne Fine story - very funny and very real.
ISBN: 978-1-4052-3325-5
Издательство:
Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: январь 2013
