English Books

I love the silly things you say, the funny things you do, our quiet times, our crazy times. In all ways - I love you.' A joyful and exuberant celebration of the unconditional love between parent and child. This touching story follows a mother and son from morning to bedtime. Little ones will recognise familiar activities such as dressing-up, reading, painting, having a bath and saying goodnight. I Love You Just the Way You Are's playful rhyming text is a pleasure to read aloud - perfect for…

The acclaimed author of City of the Sun returns with a relentlessly taut new novel featuring enigmatic private investigator Frank Behr and the American heartland setting that has won David Levien critical raves.

The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea...Join in the fun as your all-time favourite children's nursery rhymes are brought to life by Wendy Straw's charming illustrations. This fantastic collection will put the excitement into reading, as well as being an ideal way for children to learn the classics.

A re-telling of the classic E.Nesbit story for children growing in reading confidence. When their father is accused of spying, Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis' life is changed overnight by their move from London to the countryside. But will their father ever come back? Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University. The audio CD includes a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page…

The only daughter of a European banking dynasty, Raphaella had always been sheltered from the world. Married to a much older American, she was kept in the privacy of great luxury, tended to by servants, watched over by bodyguards. She was the beautiful dark-eyed woman the young lawyer

The Ladybird Learning at Home range has been specially devised to help children develop and practise at home the skills they will need at school. The Alphabet provides colourful and entertaining pre-reading exercises based on the letters of the alphabet. The alphabet has been treated phonetically so that the name of the object begins with the sound of the letter. All exercises can be repeated on extra paper and in practical ways.

The return of Sherlock holmes

The Pilgrimage recounts the spectacular trials of Paulo Coelho and his mysterious mentor, Petrus, as they journey across Spain in search of a miraculous sword.

A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?

It is history on an epic yet human scale. Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, A People's Tragedy is a profound account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation. Many consider the Russian Revolution to be the most significant event of the twentieth century. Distinguished scholar Orlando Figes presents a panorama of Russian society on the eve of that revolution, and then narrates the story of how these social