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ABC Book of Machines, The by Helen Martin; Judith Simpson
Category: Picture Books | Series: The ABC Book Of ...
Tip trucks and toasters! Clocks and cranes! Machines are all around us, helping us every day. Come and explore the fascinating world of machines.
Ask a Policeman (The Detection Club) by Detection Club Staff; Agatha Christie; Dorothy L. Sayers; Anthony Berkeley; Gladys Mitchell; Helen Simpson
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Collins Crime Club Ser.
This classic crime novel by six different authors is introduced by Martin Edwards, archivist of the Detection Club, and includes a never-before-published Preface by Agatha Christie, 'Detective Writers in England', in which she discusses her approach to writing and her fellow writers in the Detection Clu ...Show more
Cockfosters by Helen Simpson
Category: Fiction
Cockfosters is a funny, frank and forceful story collection dealing with ageing, ambition and the patterns of repetition and renewal found in long friendships and marriages. It opens irresistible new windows onto the world from Arizona to Dubai and from Moscow to Berlin. Turning both a panoramic and a z ...Show more
Emily Rides the Rails by Margaret Simpson and Helen Whitty
Category: Education
This beautifully illustrated hardcover book tells the story of NSW railways for children aged 610, as seen through the eyes of Emily, an inquisitive eight-year old with a vivid imagination. In conversation with her Grandpa, Emily explores many aspects of rail heritage. Emily travels back in time and get ...Show more
Food (The ABC Book of...) by Helen Martin; Judith Simpson
Category: Food & Wine | Series: The ABC Book Of ...
From the bestselling creators for THE ABC BOOK OF CARS, TRAINS, BOATS AND PLANES and THE ABC BOOK OF SEASONS comes a delightful introduction to the world of food. A gloriously illustrated non-fiction title, taking children on a journey from the paddock, the orchard, the garden to their own kitchen. Ag ...Show more
Motherhood: Vintage Minis by Helen Simpson
Category: Fiction | Series: Vintage Minis Ser.
Welcome to motherhood - a land of aching fatigue, constant self-sacrifice and thankless servitude, a land of bottomless devotion, small hands and feet like warm pink roses, and velvet kisses. Here is a land where men and women, once carefree and engrossed in work and sex, now try to solve age-old argume ...Show more
The ABC Book of Animals (PB) by Helen Martin & Judith Simpson
Category: Education | Series: The\ABC Book Of ... Ser.
'WILL DELIGHT AND ENGAGE YOUNG CHILDREN' -- EssentialBaby.com.au on The ABC Book of ... series Animals make noises ... roaring, squawking, squeaking, growling ... This beautifully illustrated book uses simple, engaging text and rhythmic language to introduce children to a range of animals from aroun ...Show more
The ABC Book of Cars, Trains, Boats and Planes by Helen Martin, Judith Simpson, Cheryl Orsini
Category: Education | Series: The ABC Book Of ...
'WILL DELIGHT AND ENGAGE YOUNG CHILDREN' -- EssentialBaby.com.au on The ABC Book of ... series Travelling here, travelling there, Down the road - along the track - This beautifully illustrated bookinvites young children to look and listen to the traffic of highways, railways, waterways and airways. ...Show more
The ABC Book of Dinosaurs (PB) by Helen Martin Judith Simpson
Category: Education | Series: The\ABC Book Of ... Ser.
'WILL DELIGHT AND ENGAGE YOUNG CHILDREN' -- EssentialBaby.com.au on The ABC Book of ... series Dinosaurs lived on earth long ago. Dinosaurs hatch, dinosaurs grow, dinosaurs roar and dinosaurs munch! This simple and evocative picture book uses rhythmic language and beautiful colour illustrations to ...Show more
The ABC Book of Feelings by Helen Martin, Judith Simpson
Category: Children's Books | Series: The ABC Book Of
Everyone has feelings. This richly detailed picture book celebrates feelings - emotional and physical, joyful and challenging. It invites young children to share their experiences with family, friends and carers. The sensitive, engaging text offers gentle ideas for managing fear, anger, sadness and jeal ...Show more
The ABC Book of Food by Helen Martin, Judith Simpson
Category: Picture Books | Series: The\ABC Book Of ... Ser.
From the bestselling creators for THE ABC BOOK OF CARS, TRAINS, BOATS AND PLANES and THE ABC BOOK OF SEASONS comes a delightful introduction to the world of food. A gloriously illustrated non-fiction title, taking children on a journey from the paddock, the orchard, the garden to their own kitchen. Ages ...Show more
The ABC Book of Machines by Helen Martin, Judith Simpson
Category: Picture Books | Series: The\ABC Book Of ... Ser.
'WILL DELIGHT AND ENGAGE YOUNG CHILDREN' -- EssentialBaby.com.au on The ABC Book of ... series Machines save time throughout the day. They help us work. They help us play. Machinesare always on the go! From dump trucks and diggers to vacuums and toasters, this bright and engaging picture book pick ...Show more