The Sign on Rosie's Door

Maurice Sendak

This is the humorous story of how Rosie and the neighbourhood children find fun and wonderful ways to fill their days: One day there is a sign on Rosie's door that reads, 'If you want to know a secret, knock three times.' Rosie's secret is that today she is not Rosie, today she is Alinda, the lovely lad...

The Bee Book

Dorling Kindersley

Bees are a marvel of nature and vital to human existence. The Bee Book is a great introduction to bees and beekeeping and celebrates the wonder of bees in nature, in our gardens and in the hive. A honey bee visits up to 1,000 flowers a day yet produces only 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime....

Swing Time

Zadie Smith

How do we become who we are?Can we ever truly escape our origins?Must we dance to the music of our time?Set in London, New York and West Africa, Swing Timeis about two brown girls from Willesden who dream of being dancers. Only one - Tracey - has the talent. But the other has ideas which take her furthe...

Complete Pottery Techniques: Design, Form, Throw, Decorate and More, with Workshops from Professional Makers

DK

Discover how to develop your pottery design skills and bring your ideas to life from start to finish.Covering every technique from throwing pottery to firing, glazing to sgraffito, this pottery book is perfect for both handbuilding beginners and potting pros.Step-by-step photographs - some from the pott...