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The Ultimate Guide To Women's Football

Dip into this fun, fact-packed book to discover the best of women's football, from the world's top leagues, players and competitions to awe-inspiring goals, dazzling skills and memorable celebrations.

Football is fast becoming the top participation sport for women in the UK, with almost three million active players. With the next Women's World Cup just around the corner in June 2019, The Ultimate Guide to Women's Football offers young readers a great way into the game and provides practical advice on how they can start playing the beautiful game themselves.

A perfect read for football fans aged 8 and up.

An Ocean of Minutes

'An Ocean of Minutes is that rare thing - a speculative novel that is as heartfelt as it is philosophical. An original and compelling novel unlike anything you'll read this year'

A heartbreaking and timely novel about courage, yearning, the cost of holding onto the past - and the price of letting it go.

Polly and Frank are young and in love, a lifetime together before them. But one evening in 1980, as the Texas sun sets over their shoulders, the world is suddenly pulled apart by a deadly virus. Within months, Frank is dying. Polly can save him, but only if she agrees to a radical plan: to time travel to 1993 for a corporation who can fund his life-saving treatment. She can only go forward, she cannot go back. And she must leave everything she loves behind, including Frank.

All they have is the promise of a future together: they will find each other again in twelve years' time, in Galveston, Texas, where the sea begins.

But when something goes wrong and Polly arrives late, Frank is nowhere to be found. Completely alone, Polly must navigate a terrifying new world to find him, and to discover if their love has endured.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GILLER PRIZE 2018

'The clear-eyed, evocative writing here is reminiscent of Margaret Atwood, and anyone familiar with The Handmaid's Tale will find resonance in these pages... a devastating debut'

'An Ocean Of Minutes absolutely swept me away'

'A profound meditation on the inhumanity of class and the limits of love... This is a story about the malleability of time, but at its core lives something timeless'

STEAM Through The Seasons: Winter

Discover science, technology, engineering, art and maths (STEAM) through original craft projects and recycle at the same time!

This brilliant series combines learning science with seasonal craft projects, scientific experiments and fun activities.

In Winter why not create some ice balloons, investigate crystals or design your own bottle bird feeder, plus many more fascinating ideas to try out.

Combining fun photos, illustrated step-by-step artwork and a dose of eco-friendly fun, STEAM through the seasons will ensure plenty to occupy any 6-8-year-old!

A Biker's Life: Misadventures On (And Off) Two Wheels

I can't think of anywhere I'd less like to be than in a car. When you're driving a car, you're not taking part, you're a spectator. You're in a can; if it's cold you turn up the heating, if you're hungry you have a wine gum. You might be looking at what's going on, but you're definitely not a part of it.

A BIKER'S LIFE is the dramatic, humorous and candid memoir of one of the most recognisable names in motorcycling.

Henry Cole's passion for motorbikes began when, at the age of eight, he was first introduced to a 'man cave'. His great-uncle Redbeard's corrugated iron shed was 'stuffed to the gills with old motorbikes' which Henry helped rebuild and ride. Since then, Henry's life can be charted through the bikes and journeys he has been on - from a stifling public-school education, via many years battling addiction, to the big-sky iconic routes Henry has ridden for over twenty series as presenter of numerous TV shows.

This book reminds millions of motorcyclists why their bike gives them the freedom to be exactly who they want to be: to say 'Fuck you, fuck the world, I'm doing my thing.' When you ride a motorbike you become part of a worldwide community of kindred spirits - those of us who will not be pacified by driving a car, but instead live for adventure, escape and the sheer thrill of the throttle.

Four

Two couples. One reckless night.

'Secrets and lies have a nasty habit of coming out at the least appropriate time . . . moving, thought-provoking and beautifully written' Daily Mail

'Engaging . . . an incredibly emotional story' The Book Bag

'We love this novel and didn't see the ending coming. . .' Closer

Sally, Al and Mike have known each other for twenty years. Now approaching their fortieth birthdays, life has proven more unpredictable than they could have imagined. But despite the disappointments, heartaches and regrets, their friendship has endured.

And now there is Faye, Mike's new girlfriend - still in her twenties, carefree and uninhibited. She reminds the friends of their younger selves, of old loves and missed chances.

Maybe Faye influenced what happened next? Why they did what they did. Whatever the reasons, one reckless night is about to change all of their lives for ever.

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Praise for Andy Jones:

'What happens the morning after the night before, when the night before was when you did the most reckless thing of your life? I loved Andy Jones's stylish portrayal of four people who make way too much history in one night, and just couldn't put it down until I found out the fate of each of them' Catherine Isaac

'I'm always wary about comparing books but, just this once, I'm going to make an exception because for me this is one of those few novels that deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as One Day. It has everything you could want from a romcom and then some' - Sun on The Trouble With Henry and Zoe

The Unofficial Guide To The Olympic Games: Events

Get inside the events of the biggest sporting occasion in the world!

The Olympic Games feature a dazzling variety of sporting events, from sprinting to fencing, and from powerlifting to rhythmic gymnastics. Together, they make for an amazing spectacle. Explore them for yourself in The Ultimate Guide to Olympic Events.

Great reading for children aged 8 and up.

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Jewish Synagogue (We Worship Here)

What is a synagogue for? What is the Torah? What are the Ten Commandments? All these questions and more are explored in this first introduction to the religion of Judaism.

The We Worship Here series introduces children aged 6+ to the main religions of the world. Each book features information about beliefs, values and the ways people worship. The books are clearly and sensitively written and the text is supported with beautiful illustrations.

Your Emotions (Your Mind Matters)

This book will help you to understand your feelings and develop good mental health.

How are you feeling today? Positive emotions can make us feel that the world is a wonderful place, but feeling sad, angry and hopeless can make us think the opposite is true. As we get older we learn how different experiences affect us and become more skilled in managing negative emotions and expressing our feelings. This book will help you to understand your emotions so that you can make good decisions that will shape your behaviour and allow you to build strong relationships with the people around you. There are hints and tips on quick ways to improve your emotional health that you can try every day or whenever you need to.

The Your Mind Matters series helps children aged 9 plus to develop and maintain good mental health. Titles in the 4-book series are: Beating Stress and Anxiety, Social Media and You, Your Brain and Body and Your Emotions.

Social Media and You (Your Mind Matters)

This book will help you navigate the potential pitfalls of activity on social media and develop good mental health.

How has being on social media made you feel today? Our experiences on social media have a big effect on how we think, feel and behave. Social media can be brilliant, but it can also cause all sorts of problems. This book will help you to get the most out of social media by making sure you stay in control and use it in a fun and safe way, rather than letting it control you and make you feel anxious and unhappy. There are hints and tips on quick ways to improve your mental health that you can try every day or whenever you need to.

The Your Mind Matters series helps children aged 9 plus to develop and maintain good mental health. Titles in the 4-book series are: Beating Stress and Anxiety, Social Media and You, Your Brain and Body and Your Emotions.

Dogs (Pet Expert)

Go dotty for Dogs! Discover amazing facts about your favourite animals and become a pet expert!

Do you know your Pugs from your Poodles? Are you potty about pooches? Whether you own a dog or you simply love them, this book will tell you everything you could possibly want to know about these adorable animals.

It is packed with tips on grooming, exercise and the personality traits of different breeds, and of course has lots and lots of very cute pictures of our canine friends. Discover a huge variety of breeds, how dogs have helped humans for thousands of years, and work out what your dog is trying to say with a sniff of its nose and a wag of its tail.

The Pet Expert series explores the world of some of children's favourite animals. It is packed with fascinating facts about record-breaking animals, rare breeds, pet history and stories of famous pets from real life and fiction. Filled with super-cute photos and a bright, engaging design, Pet Expert is a must-have for all pet owners and animal lovers.

For readers aged 7+

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Volcanoes and Avalanches (Natural Disaster Zone)

Look inside natural disasters and discover how they work!

Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all about volcanoes and avalanches. Find out how they form, where they are most likely to happen and how scientists study them through diagrams and case studies.

Explore how natural disasters work by cracking them open and looking at them from the inside. How do they happen? How are they destructive? What happens on the inside of each phenomena? And where in the world are the danger zones? This series explore each of these questions in detail.

This series uses detailed artwork, cutaways and images from real-life to give a rounded view of each event. Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.

Awesome Engineering

This bumper book is packed full with the world's most amazing feats of engineering.

From space stations to underground tunnels, superstructures to jet engines; marvel at the landmark achievements in engineering from across history and around the world.

Stunning artwork recreates each engineering wonder, with stylish diagrams, engaging text and photos adding to the fascination and understanding of these awe-inspiring achievements.