Jeunesse

This book explores what the Ancient Greeks gave us: philosophy, democracy, and more.

Oprah Winfrey has inspired millions of people around the world. This illustrated biography about the fantastic life of the Queen of Media, shows a new generation that they can do anything they put their minds to. This new series of illustrated biographies highlights contemporary innovators, leaders and visionaries in order to motivate and inspire the leaders of tomorrow.

Katy Carr is untidy, tall and gangling and lives with her brothers and sisters planning for the day when she will be "beautiful and beloved, and amiable as an angel". An accidental fall from a swing seems to threaten her hopes for the future, but Katy struggles to overcome her difficulties with pluck, vitality and good humour.

Clarice Bean needs a science project or she's in BIG trouble. Her brother Kurt just wants to save the planet. Now they're both up a tree. Clarice Bean is learning about planet Earth at school. She needs to think of a project on the environment, but her mind is a blank. Then she discovers that a big neighborhood tree is about to be chopped to pieces, so she decides to become an eco-warrior. Clarice joins her quirky family in the tree and saves the day - and ends up saving her science project too! The inimitable Clarice Bean stars in this hilarious picture book about the environment, showing us how little things can make a big difference.

Dorothy Edwards' classic story about one naughty but very entertaining little sister. Sometimes my naughty little sister can be good . . . when she helps Grannie to make a Christmas Pudding and even teaches Bad Harry a lesson or two. Has my little sister given up her naughty ways?When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good has charmed generations of adults and children alike thanks to Dorothy Edwards' playful stories and Shirley Hughes' beautiful illustrations. The best-selling books in this series are perfect for little girls with siblings of their own. Praise for My Naughty Little Sister:`Edwards was one of the best children's writers of the 20th century and her collaboration with illustrator Shirley Hughes was pure magic: the stories are cheeky, touching and funny' - Sunday Express. `Naughtiness is naughtiness, whatever the generation, and these stories are a delight' - The ScotsmanDorothy Edwards dreamt up My Naughty Little Sister whilst on a family holiday in 1950. Dorothy based the character on her younger sister, Phyllis, and went on to write five books about her naughty little sister with wide acclaim. Dorothy became a household name and her stories were read and loved across the globe. Have you collected all of the My Naughty Little Sister series?My Naughty Little SisterMy Naughty Little Sister and Bad HarryMy Naughty Little Sister's FriendsMore My Naughty Little Sister Stories

They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace - Christopher Robin went down with Alice.' Curl up with A.A.Milne's classic book of poetry for children, When We Were Very Young. This is the first volume of rhymes written especially for children by Milne - as popular now as when they were first written. Featuring E.H.Shepard's original decorations, this collection is a heart-warming and funny introduction to children's poetry, offering the same sense of humour, imagination and whimsy that we've come to expect from Milne's favourite books about Winnie-the-Pooh, that Bear of Very Little Brain. Do you own all the classic Pooh titles? Winnie-the-PoohThe House at Pooh CornerWhen We Were Very YoungNow We Are SixReturn to the Hundred Acre WoodThe Best Bear in All the World The nation's favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for 95 years. Pooh ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether you're 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages.

when's my birthday? where's my birthday? how many days until my birthday? i'd like a big cake on my birthday with lots of chocolate on my birthday and lots of candles on my birthday1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6!In this joyous celebration of all things BIRTHDAY, acclaimed author Julie Fogliano and award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson bring you the perfect birthday book! Join our excited narrator in breathless anticipation as she lists all the things that will make her birthday the BEST birthday.

This fun and familiar tale of cat chase invites you to spot Cat in every scene as he hides from Suzy, from award-winning author and illustrator, Eva Eland. Suzy is visiting Auntie today, and she wants to play with Cat. But where is he? Always just out of her reach, Suzy calls for him – all she wants to do is play dressing up, or dance together, or pretend they’re mummy and baby . . . but Cat doesn’t like the sound of that one bit. Will he change his mind at nap time, when Suzy is quiet and curled up in bed?From award-winning author and illustrator, Eva Eland who brought us When Sadness Comes to Call:'Packs an emotional punch' Sunday Independent, Best Books of 2019'Outstanding, don't miss it' Irish Independent

"Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture was destroyed, three hundred people died, and the site fell into ruin. Today, visitors continue to flock to this world famous landmark, which has become a symbol for Ancient Greece, democracy, and modern civilization"--