Stuck in the traditional community of Badfish Creek, Elwyn longs for change. When his uncle offers him the chance to leave his rural roots behind, he …
A culture of bacteria, a flock of lice, a colony of ants: these are some of the insect collective nouns you may already know. But have you heard of a …
A school of whales, a pod of dolphins: these are some of the aquatic collective nouns you may already know. But have you heard of a congregation of cr…
Why are geese in a gaggle? Are crows really murderous? And what makes lions so proud? Collective nouns are one of the most charming oddities of the En…
In 1984 Ted Hughes was made Poet Laureate. Since then, he has fulfilled his duties by writing a number of poems celebrating important royal occasions.…
A Change is Gonna Come chronicles more than forty years of black music: from the hopeful, angry refrains of the Freedom movement to the slick pop of M…
Home, heart and family. Sherryl Woods knows what truly matters. After years apart, Mick and Megan O'Brien are finally ready to make it official...agai…
New York in the Roaring Twenties - a time for love, secrets and scandal...As the freedom of the Jazz Age transforms New York City, the iridescent Mrs …
Featuring top Young Adult authors and introducing a host of exciting new voices, this anthology of stories and poetry from BAME writers on the theme o…
The Queen's Commission empowers an Ambassador to promote relationships of friendship, good understanding and harmonious intercourse. Richard Faber…
History books often focus on adults, but what was the past like for children? From early civilisations through to the modern era, A Child Through Time…
In Hala El Badry's prize-winning and controversial novel, A Certain Woman, Nahid is a woman searching for liberation, not from a repressive society or…
From the double Man Booker prize-winning author of 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies', this is an epic yet subtle family saga about broken trusts a…
From nowhere to the winner's podium: the story of Jenson Button's astonishing domination of the F1 world championship. On 4 December 2008, just a few…
Dylan Thomas's classic account of his childhood Christmases, newly illustrated in full colour by Peter Bailey in a special gift edition. All the Chr…
