Childhoods changed at an incredible pace in twentieth-century England & in this memoir Donald Cook recalls a childhood without electricity or running water in the house a childhood with only a handful of cars on the road a childhood alien to those born only a few decades later. Catapults fishing breeding rabbits: Kids Tough as Old Boots paints a detailed picture of family life & growing up in the peaceful world of 1930s rural Sussex dark clouds of war gathering unseen on the horizon. ...

Remember the excitement of choosing your birthday cake as a child? Or even last week? Would it be the pirate ship? Or the train? How about the fairy princess & her castle? Kids Birthday Cakes has sold over 200 000 copies & makes birthdays fun
- for all ages. With over 100 inventive cakes ranging from a multi-tiered merry-go-round to a jungle full of cupcake butterflies there is the perfect cake for every occasion. The uniquely helpful pattern sheets will make sure that as always each recipe is simple & of high impact so that you can spend more time celebrating & less time in the kitchen. Make the next birthday you celebrate one to remember & treat yourself to the spectacular cake designs that have made Kids Birthday Cakes a worldwide bestseller.
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Includes: over 150 more puzzles
- ranging in difficulty from the satisfyingly simple to get puzzlers started (and addicted)

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This is a life-size guide to making fun things to eat. Kids First Cook Book" shows you step-by-step how to make & bake all sorts of delicious things to eat. The easy-to-follow recipes show you the ingredients you need what to do with them & what the finished food should look like
- life size! There are lots of great ideas too for creating fun & colourful decorations. A useful introduction

Includes:: the points to look for in each recipe & an important list of cooks rules to read before you start. A great simple first cook book to get you started in the kitchen."


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For ages 9-12. Using everyday items found in most homes aspiring young magicians can dazzle friends & family with this guide to performing magic tricks. In the activities detailed items disappear water refuses to leave a container & magicians make partners disappear (and reappear). Each activity

Includes:: step-by-step directions & illustrations followed by an explanation of how the trick works. The scientific principles & mathematical concepts behind these tricks are valuable teaching tools for elementary & special education instructors.

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In the Middle Ages the knight was the ultimate warrior. In his suit of armor on his spirited horse he could overcome any resistance-as in the eleventh century when it took only seventy knights to conquer the entire civilized kingdom of Sicily! Today the movements of medieval warriors are preserved in the moves of pieces on a chessboard; & by going back to the life & times of the Middle Ages Harvey Kidder is able to explain the game of chess in an uncommonly exciting way. ...

Addictive fun & conveniently compact this cool little book of crosswords will test word power & keep boredom at bay. With over 150 crosswords to complete this little book will provide hours of entertainment. For anyone struggling to get the final clue all the answers are in the back of the book! ...

This title contains more than 100 brilliant brain workouts puzzles & exercises to complete. Including memory tests with words shapes & numbers simple calculations word squares & jumbled sentences verbal-reasoning exercises & Sudoku or Kakuro problems. The fun puzzles test language skills visual & spatial awareness memory attention & reasoning. ...

This title is suitable for children aged 10 years & up. This comprehensive popular beginner's guide for kids is filled with the most up-to-date information & photos! Fun easy to follow & visually appealing it teaches young photographers how to create edit & share their digital images in imaginative ways from using basic features like the zoom & flash to changing colour removing red eye & using the finished photos in cool projects. Sidebars simplify concepts like megapixels & megabytes & the book

Includes:: a glossary.

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Kiefer Sutherland has not always led the pampered life of a son of celebrity parents. He has carved his own path made his own mistakes as well as some unusual & surprising life decisions along the way. Kiefer Sutherland: The Biography traces the actors life from his childhood through his parents divorce to his struggle to break into acting & the success he has achieved today. He has appeared in almost 60 films but his role as Jack Bauer in 24 has given him a new international audience. This biography explores his versatility as an actor his involvement with the Brat Pack when he became known as a hellraiser & the years when he turned his back on Hollywood to travel on the rodeo circuit. In this first biography of the notorious actor the author will explore the relationships in Kiefers life: the unique & enduring bond with his father Donald Sutherland & his chequered love life including the cancellation of his wedding to Julia Roberts. Bestselling writer Laura Jackson examines closely the many aspects of the actors life revealing his true story for the first time. ...