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Readers will meet Archie, an adorable Ankylosaurus. Like all Ankylosauruses, his tail ends in a kind of club. While Archie feels a bit clumsy, he finds out just how cool this unique adaptation actually is. This delightful tale featuring cheerful illustrations will entertain dinosaur lovers, teaching them about this armored species and how to appreciate their own unique qualities.

Acclaimed by critics and readers alike, Anna Karenina presents a poignant blend of realism and lyricism that makes it one of the most perfect, enduring novels of all time.

It’s been seven years since she married the love of her life and Anne of Green Gables is now Anne of Ingleside. As the mother of five, soon to be six, Anne’s life is never dull. Her children are every bit as dreamy and headstrong as she was and her own attempts at throwing a party and playing cupid prove that even she still has much to learn. When a past rival appears, Anne learns she’s not above old jealousy either. Book 6 of the Anne of Green Gables series by L. M. Montgomery. A tale of literature’s most famous redhead and her colourful imagination. An excellent introduction to classic literature and perfect for readers aged 9+.

It's been five years since Anne came to Green Gables and she's quite grown-uppish now. True she's more interested in writing about love than falling in it, and her nose still has seven freckles. But as the new teacher at her old school, she's left her days of breaking slates and walking ridgepoles behind. She's determined not to get into any more trouble. Then again, one can't get over the habit of being a little girl all at once ... Part of the Anne of Green Gables Complete Collection by L. M. Montgomery. A tale of literature's most famous redhead and her colourful imagination. An excellent introduction to classic literature and perfect for readers aged 9+.

Class projects and friendship troubles - school life is humorously captured in the seventh title in this bestselling series. Get in the mood for Judy Moody! Judy Moody has a double! Amy Namey is exactly like Judy - same-same - and she's a member of the "way-cool" My-Name-Is-A-Poem Club. Judy is meant to be doing an Around-the-World class project with Rocky and Frank Pearl. But with so much time spent thinking about Amy, Judy's old friends start to feel left out...

Twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce, much to her dismay, has been forced to attend Miss Bodycote’s Female Academy, the boarding school that her mother once attended, across the sea in Canada. But all is not lost: On Flavia’s first day in captivity, a charred and mummified body tumbles out of a fireplace chimney in her bedroom. Now, while making friends (and enemies) and assessing the school’s stern headmistress, Flavia is on the hunt for the victim’s identity and time of death, as well as suspects, motives, and means. When it comes to solving mysteries, Flavia is up to the task—but her true destiny has yet to be revealed.

A straightforward book telling you all a beginner needs to know about the planets, stars, moons, nebulae, galaxies asteroids and more, through easy-to-read text, full-colour photographs and step-by-step visual explanations. Recommended websites accessed via Usborne Quicklinks provide further online resources.

Body thought to be that of E.J. Drebber discovered last night in empty London house. No obvious cause of death. Address given as Cleveland Ohio. Any information would be appreciated.

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