Swallows And Amazons by Arthur Ransome

Swallows And Amazons by Arthur RansomeThe ultimate children's classic long summer days filled with adventure. John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Exploring and playing sailors is an adventure in itself but the island holds more excitement in store. Two fierce Amazon pirates, Nancy and Peggy, challenge them to war and a summer of battles and alliances ensues.'My childhood simply would not have been the same without this

Explore the work of world-famous artists in this bumper activity book that encourages children to develop their own art skills and techniques

Leonardo da Vinci

But gradually a cunning

Companion to the bestselling special hardback edition of The Song of AchillesShortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction

Juliette doesn't know if the rebels

Your function is to go in

Salgado’s painterly notes are perfectly tuned to these sublime scenes

with deep undercurrents: of embodied and disembodied spiritualities

from popular pets to wild creatures

By the time the first sherries have been drunk a person will be dead

Clear step-by-step instructions

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