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Beautiful atmospheric artwork by artist living in South Africa.
New in paperback. Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child. The story is told in verse inspired by the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, but in this version by the author Catherine House the gifts are: 1 stork in a baobab tree, 2 thatched huts, 3 woven baskets, 4 market traders, 5 bright khangas, 6 women pounding, 7 children playing, 8 wooden carvings, 9 grazing goats, 10 drummers drumming, 11 dancers dancing and 12 storytellers. This is a christmas steeped in the atmosphere of African village life, including descriptions of the objects and activities mentioned in the text.
About the Author
Catherine House,is an established educational writer who specialises in writing for African and Caribbean schools, and who has worked with leading educational publishers, including Macmillan Education. She has lived and worked in Kenya, Sudan, Eritrea and Zimbabwe. She now lives in Oxford where she works part-time for a charity helping homeless people. This is her first book for Frances Lincoln.
About the Illustrator
Polly Alakija is a British artist living and working in South Africa. Before that, she lived for fifteen years in Nigeria. Her paintings have been widely exhibited in Africa and Europe, and her previous books include Catch That Goat for Barefoot Books. This is her first book for Frances Lincoln. She lives in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
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A beautiful Christmas-themed, touch-and-feel board book!
Little ones will love this Christmas-themed, touch-and-feel book that they can touch and pet, in which a Christmas tree is brought from the cold woods into the home to decorate and wait for Santa. Kids can touch and feel fluffy snow, a squishy ornament, a shiny star, a rough Christmas tree, and a soft present. Filled with repetitive text and bright, friendly art, this book is perfect for the youngest of readers.
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It was just a sprig of holly, with scarlet berries showing against the green, stuck in, by one of the office boys probably, behind the sign that pointed the way up to the editorial rooms. There was no reason why it should have made me start when I came suddenly upon it at the turn of the stairs; but it did. Perhaps it was because that dingy hall, given over to dust and drafts all the days of the year, was the last place in which I expected to meet with any sign of Christmas; perhaps it was because I myself had nearly forgotten the holiday. Whatever the cause, it gave me quite a turn. I stood, and stared at it. It looked dry, almost withered. Probably it had come a long way. Not much holly grows about Printing-House Square, except in the colored supplements, and that is scarcely of a kind to stir tender memories. Withered and dry, this did. I thought, with a twinge of conscience, of secret little conclaves of my children, of private views of things hidden from mama at the bottom of drawers, of wild flights when papa appeared unbidden in the door, which I had allowed for once to pass unheeded. Absorbed in the business of the office, I had hardly thought of Christmas coming on, until now it was here. And this sprig of holly on the wall that had come to remind me, -come nobody knew how far, -did it grow yet in the beech-wood clearings, as it did when I gathered it as a boy, tracking through the snow? "Christ-thorn" we called it in our Danish tongue. The red berries, to our simple faith, were the drops of blood that fell from the Saviour's brow as it drooped under its cruel crown upon the cross.
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In Christmas Extravaganza, Book 2 Robert Vandall takes familiar songs and carols to a new level of pianism and creativity. The arrangements combine both fresh and familiar harmonies, unique melodic treatments, and interesting rhythms. Each piece is arranged with pianistic freedom appropriate to the song, yet stays comfortable in the hands while sounding impressive. Titles: Away in a Manger * Deck the Halls * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Theme and Variations) * Joy to the World (Improvisation) * O Come, Little Children * Ukrainian Bell Carol * We Three Kings of Orient Are.
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Ewan, Zane, and Ganix--three half-brothers take sibling rivalry to new lengths as they race each other across their homeland.
Magic isn't the only legacy Mr. Ian Johns wants for his bickering sons. The Postmaster hoped the boys would bond during a family trip, but they twist his vacation plans into a race. Ewan, Zane, and Ganix soon find themselves far from home, facing choices that are far from easy. Three routes stretch from coast to coast. The rules: each brother--and his two companions--must check in at post offices along their route. At these waypoints, they stamp in with their personal seal and report their progress by postcard.
Ewan is no longer alone, but his expenses have tripled. He finds work in a flour mill, and every evening, he and his girls count the coins he's earned. While Ewan saves for train fare, they board with Charter's school teacher, Nathan Saybrook. He's a man with a quirky house, a knack for storytelling, and a reason to smile. Tamaqua and Juniata learn why the day they discover that the big, old tree in the village green is being used as a mailbox.
Welcome to Liberty: Big cities and hill-country outposts thrive on busy byways, but people are scarce in the Wilds, where mythical creatures are alive and well. Folks commonly use lanterns to light their homes, and peace is kept by rangers on horseback. In the Byways books, readers will encounter dragons, griffins, river monsters, and rogue magicians.
Magic is a rare trait that runs in families. Some magical gifts are quite useful; others are downright quirky. Like the talent inherited by members of the Johns family. They're Changers who can take the form of an animal. Not that magic will make winning the race any easier for Ewan, Zane, and Ganix.
Educational Twist: Each of the Byways books is tied to one of the fifty states and borrows from its history and geography--icons, mottos, landmarks, people, places, and famous firsts. They're hidden throughout the story, turning the series into one long game of hide-and-seek. At the end of each Byways book, there's a master list that covers everything from the state tree to the state insect. Nicknames, sports teams, state heroes, and national parks also find their way into the story. States are covered in order of ratification. Inside the Tree takes its cues from "The Nutmeg State," Connecticut.
Chart your course to CJMilbrandt.com, where readers can stamp into the Waypoint Log and take part in a very special Hometown Challenge.
Excerpt:
By the time they left, it was dark. A thin moon gave enough light to see by, so Ewan wasn't worried. Until a low growl made the hair on the back of his neck stand up.
"What was that, Mister Ewan?"
"That was a wolf," he said, tightening his grip on her hand.
"Are you sure?" Tamaqua asked.
"Yes," Ewan said. "I know a lot about wolves from my brother."
"Scary," whimpered Juniata.
Though he didn't say so, Ewan was frightened, too. Nathan had talked about a wolf pack coming out of the mountains and bothering the Granbys' animals. That meant the wolves were hungry. And they weren't even halfway home.
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