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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An extremely useful wipe-clean handwriting homework helper book from Ladybird BooksHelp your child to practise and improve their handwriting skills with this resuable wipe-clean handwriting activity book from Ladybird. The attached pen is perfect for drawing common letter shapes and practising writing first words on the colourful pages. Then simply wipe clean and start again! Letters that are formed in a similar way are grouped together so that your child can practise the correct handwriting movements over and over, and there is a comprehensive parent note to help you both get the most out of the book. Also included is advice on how to help left-handers write certain letters correctly.Also Available: Homework Helpers Times Tables Sticker BookLadybird publishes the very best books for babies and toddlers - colourful and engaging, they encourage early interaction with books and the wider world. Watch your little one have fun and learn with Ladybird from their very first book until they start school.Look out for the classic Ladybird series - there is a Ladybird book for every age and every stage.Baby Touch; Toddler Touch; Busy; First Favourite Tales; Read It Yourself; Topsy and Tim; Key Words With Peter and Jane.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How do Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, and all the Disney princesses celebrate Halloween Princess fans will love finding out in this original Step 2 reader. Full color. Legramandi, Francesco (illustrator).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Make story time a little spookier with the #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time! Every visit to the magic tree house leads to a time-travel adventure! Jack and Annie are summoned once again to the fantasy realm of Camelot. There, Merlin the Magician tells them that the Stone of Destiny has been stolen. The answer to its disappearance lies within a haunted castle. With a young magician named Teddy, Jack and Annie take on the challenge in an adventure that takes them to new heights and places they couldn't even imagine! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #30, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #2: Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve. Did you know that the Magic Tree House series has two levels MAGIC TREE HOUSE: Perfect for readers 6-9 who are just beginning to read chapter booksincludes this boxed set! MERLIN MISSIONS: More challenging adventures for experienced readers ages 7-10 The Magic Tree House series has been a classroom favorite for over 25 years and is sure to inspire a love of readingand adventurein every child who joins Jack and Annie. Murdocca, Sal (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hairy Maclary, Shoo is a hilarious rhyming story by Lynley Dodd.'Stop this shemozzle, this hullabaloo! Scarper, skedaddle, be off with you - shoo!' When Hairy Maclary decides to snoop inside a parked delivery van, he's in for a madcap adventure. After a rattling, roaring ride, and finding himself far from home, he desperately tries to get back to the Dairy - creating havoc and incurring the wrath of shopkeepers, schoolteachers and passers-by along the way. Has Hairy ever caused such mayhem Thank goodness for Miss Plum, who once again steps in to save the day!Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in New Zealand. She is enormously popular for her rhyming stories of the unforgettable HAIRY MACLARY and his friends. She worked as a teacher before beginning to write her own books in 1974.Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd!Hairy Maclary's Bone; Hairy Maclary Scattercat; Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper; Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet; Slinky Malinki; Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness; Slinky Malinki, Open the Door; Sniff-Snuff-Snap!; Schnitzel Von Krumm Forget-Me-Not; Slinky Malinki Catflaps; Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers; Hairy Maclary's Hat Tricks; Scarface Claw; Schnitzel Von Krumm, Dog's Never Climb Tress; Hairy Maclary, Sit; Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack; Magnet Fun with Hairy Maclary; Hairy Maclary, Shoo; Hairy Maclary and Friends Little Library; Slinky Malinki, Open the Door; Slinky Malinki Early Bird; Where is Hairy Maclary ; Sticker Fun with Hairy Maclary; My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Three dazzling stories of magic, fantasy, and romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author together in one volume for the first time.Dragonswan Only one man can decipher the symbolism of Channon s legendary Dragon Tapestry: Sebastian, a battle-scarred shapeshifting dragon trapped between two worlds. And Channon has no choice but to follow him into a realm of magic, danger, and adventure. Fire and Ice By running from her past, Livia meets her future Adron, an ex-assassin brutally scarred by a mission gone wrong. And only Livia has the courage to heal his emotional scars and change both their lives forever. Knightly Dreams Betrayed by her boyfriend, Taryn no longer believes in being swept away until an unlikely hero literally steps out of her paperback novel and into her heart. Is her mind playing beautiful tricks Or has her fantasy become a reality.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ellie has a boyfriend! And he's really, truly interested in her - not in her best friends, Magda and Nadine! She and oh-so-gorgeous Russell have so much in common - Ellie knows they're made for each other. If only Dad thought so too . . .While Ellie tries her best to cope with Dad's totally unreasonable curfew, Magda's dealing with her crush on a teacher - and Nadine's falling for slimy Liam again. What they need is a girls' night out - but they might get a little more than they bargained for . . .Perfect for 12+ readers. Front cover may vary.Follow the rest of Ellie, Nadine and Magda's adventures through the series:1. Girls in Love2. Girls Under Pressure3. Girls Out Late4. Girls in TearsLook out for THINK AGAIN, Jacqueline Wilson's brand-new adult novel that follows Ellie and the girls into adulthood.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Harry finds some old dinosaurs in his Grandma's attic. He cleans them up and makes them his own, carefully (and accurately) naming each one. Harry and his dinosaurs go everywhere together. But one day, after an exciting train ride, Harry accidentally leaves the dinosaurs on the train. Silly, charming illustrations accompany this whimsical text of a child being a child. Reynolds, Adrian (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*\*ROBERT HARRIS RETURNS TO ANCIENT ROME IN AGRIPPA -- OUT NOW\*\*'A pure thriller . . . wry, clever, thoughtful' OBSERVER'No one delivers thrilling yet timeless games of power, sex, fame and Rome like Robert Harris' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHRome, 63 BC. Seven men are struggling for power: Cicero the consul, Caesar his ruthless rival, Pompey the republic's greatest general, Crassus its richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath and Clodius an ambitious playboy.These real historical figures - their alliances and betrayals, their cruelties and seductions - are all interleaved in Lustrum, through its narrator Tiro, a confidential secretary to Cicero. He knows all his master's secrets - a dangerous position to be in.'Thoroughly engaging . . . The allure of power and the perils that attend it have seldom been so brilliantly anatomised in a thriller' Sunday Times.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, it's game over for the criminals who cross Lieutenant Eve Dallas as she investigates the murder of a virtual reality wunderkind.Bart Minnock, founder of the computer gaming giant U-Play, is found in his locked private playroom, in a pool of blood, his head separated from his body. Despite his violent end, Eve can t find anyone girlfriend and business partners included who seemed to have a problem with the enthusiastic, high-spirited millionaire. Of course gaming, like any business, has its fierce rivalries and dirty tricks as Eve s husband, Roarke, one of U-Play s competitors, knows well. But Minnock was not naïve, and he knew how to fight back in the real world as well as the virtual one.Eve and her team are about to enter the next level of police work, in a world where fantasy is the ultimate seduction and the price of defeat is death.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Sweet, charming and skillful . . . an enjoyable journey, a helluva ride. January magazine Ben Holiday, mere mortal turned monarch of the magic kingdom of Landover, has grappled with numerous contenders for his throne, but nothing could have prepared him for the most daunting of challengers: his headstrong teenage daughter, Mistaya. After getting suspended from an exclusive private school in our world, Mistaya is determined to resume her real education learning sorcery from court wizard Questor Thews whether her parents like it or not. Then, horrified that a repulsive Landover nobleman seeks to marry her, Mistaya decides that the only way to run her own life is to run away from home. So begins an eventful odyssey peppered with a formidable dragon, recalcitrant Gnomes, an inscrutable magic cat, a handsome librarian, a sinister sorcerer, and more than a few narrow escapes as fate draws Landover s intrepid princess into the thick of a mystery that will put her mettle to the test and possibly bring the kingdom to its knees. Fans of Brooks s magic kingdom of Landover will welcome this title. . . . There are plenty of treats. Publishers Weekly Fun and engaging. Kirkus Reviews.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Boone Daniels, a laid-back private investigator, gathers with his surfing buddies on Pacific beach. There's no surf, but the Dawn Patrol are out in force regardless.it's what they do. Having no work to do, and no real reason to go to the office, Boone stays for the second shift on the daily surfing clock - the Gentleman's Hour; and ends up taking on a hated matrimonial case. But that soon becomes the least of his worries.When The Sundowner, a symbolic icon of the San Diego surf scene, sees a murderous dispute between a young surfer and a member of the territorial Rockpile Crew, the painful truth that violence is seeping into the surf community can no longer be ignored. So when asked to help on the defence by current love interest Petra Hall, Boone knows there will be outrage from both the community, and the rest of Dawn Patrol.As the two cases overlap in unexpected ways, an isolated Boone finds himself struggling to stay afloat as the water gets deeper.and more deadly.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes ared, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season!In thetwelfth book of the Capital Mysteriesan early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.a legend says that on a dead president's birthday, his ghost haunts the famous retreat, Camp David. KC and Marshall are going there on October 14, President Eisenhower's birthday. They aren't worried, until strange things start happening. How did a bat get trapped in their cabin Why is there blood-red dirt in the trunk by the couch And what is making the weird thumping noise It's not Eisenhower's ghost.is it Each book highlights one of the famous museums, buildings, or monuments from the Washington area and includes a map and a two-page fun fact spread with photographs. Parents, teachers, and librarians agree that these highly collectible chapter books are perfect for emerging readers and any kid who love mysteries. Bush, Timothy (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Slocumtakes a hard ride with the prettiest teamster he's ever seen. John Slocum has known plenty of wild women. But tough-as-nails teamster Willa Malloy is a different breed of beauty. And she's out for blood after a pack of renegade Apaches killed her driving partner. Lucky for her, Slocum has his own job to dofind the insane renegade leader and put him down like the mad dog he is. But protecting Willa at the same time might prove to be too mucheven for Slocum.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Humanity has reached the stars, joining the vast galactic community of alien species. But beyond the fringes of explored space lurk the Reapers, a race of sentient starships bent on "harvesting" the galaxy's organic species for their own dark purpose.The Illusive Man, leader of the pro-human black ops group Cerberus, is one of the few who know the truth about the Reapers. To ensure humanity's survival, he launches a desperate plan to uncover the enemy's strengthsand weaknessesby studying someone implanted with modified Reaper technology. He knows the perfect subject for his horrific experiments: former Cerberus operative Paul Grayson, who wrested his daughter from the cabal's control with the help of Ascension project director Kahlee Sanders.But when Kahlee learns that Grayson is missing, she turns to the only person she can trust: Alliance war hero Captain David Anderson. Together they set out to find the secret Cerberus facility where Grayson is being held. But they aren't the only ones after him. And time is running out.As the experiments continue, the sinister Reaper technology twists Grayson's mind. The insidious whispers grow ever stronger in his head, threatening to take over his very identity and unleash the Reapers on an unsuspecting galaxy.This novel is based on a Mature-rated video game.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Grace Hall is a society beauty-but her fortune has made her the target of a madman killing off Manhattan's most influential women. Her new live-in bodyguard is uncompromising, hard-hearted John Smith. Moving into Grace's penthouse is the last thing he wants, but saying no isn't an option. As he lays down the rules for his new client, angry sparks ignite between them-as does an incendiary desire. As the warm nights grow hot, and the killer closes in, Grace and Smith face a crucial choice: follow the rules or follow their hearts.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Alexis Peterson is delighted when her friend, ex-Playboy Playmate Shana Stern, invites her to Hugh Hefner's infamous Halloween party. But the fun ends when, after a few drinks, Shana is found dead. Alex's investigation leads ger to a soap opera convention in Las Vegas, and bodies continue to pile up on the strip. She must catch this killer who is more vicious than any television critic.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Once you fall in, you never come outWhen he's hired to find a pack of pioneers who seemingly vanished on their way West, Fargo comes across a vile encampment that may be the clue he needs. Ruled with a blood-soaked fist by the imperious Philly Denton and his crew of killers, the Trailsman knows that if they're the snakes that did the travelers in, he'll have to take them out.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At age forty-five, Dr. Neil Taylor is an eligible bachelor, living a seemingly satisfied existence as a deacon of his church and director of Kingdom Builder's Academy. But despite outward appearances, Neil harbors secret pains that have caused him to erect a well-constructed wall of defense around his heart. Everything changes, however, when Shaylynn Ford, a beautiful young mother, strolls through the doors of his office. There's a marked difference in their ages, but the years that Separate them are the least of Neil's worries. Shaylynn is his God-given soul mate. Neil is certain of it. But even with all the prayers in the world, how can he get her to love him when she's already wearing a wedding ring.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - You may know me best as Meredith Nic Essus, princess of faerie. Or perhaps as Merry Gentry, Los Angeles private eye. To protect my unborn children, I have turned my back on the crown, choosing exile in the human world with my beloved Frost and Darkness. Yet I cannot abandon my people. Someone is killing the fey, which has left the LAPD baffled and my guardsmen and me deeply disturbed. I thought I d left the blood and politics behind in my own turbulent realm. But now I realize that evil knows no borders, and that nobody lives forever even if they re magical.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - TWELVE-YEAR-OLD GRACIE IS always flying under the radar of her overworked parents and outspoken siblings. But when she buys an old journal at a yard sale, Gracie is stunned to realize that everything she writes in the journal comes truethough sometimes in unexpected ways.At first Gracie uses the journal selfishly, controlling her mother's BlackBerry and eliminating the dress code at school. But then she starts to think about bigger issues: what about world hunger Global warming World peace Unfortunately, before she can make headway on any of those issues, the journal falls into the wrong handsand soon Gracie and her best friend/crush Dylan are rushing around town trying to undo the damage! This fun, warm, emotionally honest novel is both a fantastic adventure and a testament to the power of writing to change the world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From acclaimed author ofA Wolf Called Wander, Rosanne Parry welcomes readers into the Heartland in this tender coming-of-age story.When Brother's dad is shipped off to Iraq, along with the rest of his reserve unit, Brother must help his grandparents keep the ranch going. He's determined to maintain it just as his father left it, in the hope that doing so will ensure his father's safe return. The hardships Brother faces will not only change the ranch, but also reveal his true calling.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The stunning companion to the National Book Award finalist--from a four-time Newbery Honor winning authorTwelve-year-old Lonnie is finally feeling at home with his foster family. But because he's living apart from his little sister, Lili, he decides it's his job to be the "rememberer"and write down everything that happens while they're growing up. Lonnie's musings are bittersweet; he's happy that he and Lili have new families, but though his new family brings him joy, it also brings new worries. With a foster brother in the army, concepts like Peace have new meaning for Lonnie.Told through letters from Lonnie to Lili, this thought-provoking companion to Jacqueline Woodson's National Book Award finalist Locomotion tackles important issues in captivating, lyrical language. Lonnie's reflections on family, loss, love and peace will strike a note with readers of all ages.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the New York Times bestselling Grand Master of Crime Fiction comes a high-stakes mystery.Fabulously wealthy gold trader Malcolm Pembroke has in his possession something the whole world wantsand anyone could kill for. In fact, even Malcolm's closest kin are moving in a little too close. As Malcolm's family becomes increasingly entangled in his dangerous world, tensions rise to a fever pitch. Secrets are uncovered, loyalties are tested, and greed threatens to tear everything apart.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Longarm trades lead with hired guns who kill hard for the moneyLongarm's bound for Santiago to retrieve a prisonera young killer by the name of Wesley Wadewhen his stagecoach is attacked. The bushwhackers work for Wade's father, a powerful rancher who aims to stop Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long from carrying out his appointed duty. Leaving a trail of dead men along the stagecoach line, Longarm gets to Santiago and finds his prisoner's been liberated. And the only badge-toter fit to help him track down the desperado is the sheriff's beautiful daughtera little firecracker named Jessie Peckinpah. Longarm's going to need all the help he can getas they come up against a small army of Wade's hired killers.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE BESTSELLER THAT DEFINED AN AGE, NOW WITH A NEW FOREWORDFrom two award-winning business journalists comes the rollicking tale of one of the largest corporate takeovers in American history'The most bizarre financial mock-epic of our age. Read it open-mouthed; wonder and shudder' Independent'One of the best business books of all time' EconomistThe fight to control food and tobacco giant RJR Nabisco during October and November of 1988 was more than just the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Marked by brazen displays of ego not seen in American business for decades, it became the high point of a new gilded age, and its repercussions are still being felt. The ultimate story of greed and glory, Barbarians at the Gate is the gripping account of these two frenzied months, of deal makers and publicity flaks, of an old-line industrial powerhouse that became the victim of the ruthless and rapacious style of finance in the 1980s.Written with the bravado of a novel and researched with the diligence of a sweeping cultural history, here is the unforgettable story of the takeover in all its brutality.'A soap opera of greed and clashing egos' New York Times. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sister Alex Carter is seemingly a pillar of spiritual strength, working diligently in the ministry, trying to help everyone. But she has a secret, and as a result, she is unable to help herself. In fact, she is really a ticking time bomb. Although the one thing she wants more than anything else is to marry Deacon Joshua Bennings, a Bishop's son and the church's most eligible bachelor, she can't seem to escape the mistake from her past. So instead, she distracts herself with drama, striking a moral indictment against the church, competing with a flirtatious church sister for the man she loves, holding onto a job that's pulling her further away from the will of God, and trying to block an old lover's selfish attempt to expose her. As Alex wrestles to hang on to her spotless reputation, her pre-packaged life begins to unravel, bringing her to the brink of losing everything she has worked so hard for. Alex is forced to face not only her past, but her future, as well. Will she ever learn that through Christ, no matter how dark it gets, joy comes in the morning.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Major David Valentine and his fugitive battalion are the remnants of an expeditionary force shattered in its long retreat from disaster in the Appalachians. And Valentine is losing allies fast. Some of the clans in the region have declared themselves in favor of the vampiric Kurians, throwing Kentucky into civil war. But instead of retaking the region, the Kurian overlords have ordered the extermination of every human living there.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Reeling from a difficult divorce, an actress returns to her hometown and reunites with an old flame who shows her that there's more to life than money and prestige in this heartfelt contemporary romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Coming Home.Fame has a price. Pleasure has its limits. But love has endless possibilities.Dallas MacGregor is living the Hollywood dream. At thirtysomething, she's an award-winning actress bound for even bigger success. But when her soon-to-be-ex-husband, producer Emilio Baird, is caught in a sex scandal, Dallas's charmed life turns tabloid nightmare. Determined to shield her young son, Cody, from the ugly uproar, Dallas seeks refuge in sleepy St. Dennis, Marylandthe Chesapeake Bay town where her happiest childhood days were spent. Reunited with her boisterous great-aunt, Dallas wants nothing more than to leave her Hollywood days behind. And when she crosses paths with local veterinarian Grant Wyler, her high school summer love, the spark is still there. But Dallas's promising new life takes a troubling turn when she finds herself living a mother's worst nightmareand Emilio storms into St. Dennis amid much fanfare, determined to play the hero. But in the end only Grant is willing to risk it all to save Dallas's son and win her heart.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ex-covert cop Michael Westen owes favours to Barry, the local money launderer. Now Barry wants to call those favours in. Barry has a friend, Bruce, who is a legendary ex-gentleman thief. But with an ailing mother to support, Bruce has returned to his illegal vocation. Unfortunately, his most recent job involved stealing from the notorious Ghouls motorcycle gang - and they're looking for some serious payback. Unless Michael can convince them otherwise.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys From Conn Iggulden, #1 bestselling author of six historical epics and coauthor of the international sensation The Dangerous Book for Boys, comes a magnificent new work of fiction. Here, the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan, stalked by enemies seen and unseen and plagued by a divided family, leads a sprawling force of horsemen beyond the realm of their known world. He will bring a storm to Arab lands and face the armies of the shah in all their strength. From the fierce cold plains of Mongolia to the Korean Peninsula, Genghis's brothers, sons, and commanders have made emperors bow, slaughtering vast armies of fighting men. But as Genghis enters a strange new land of towering mountains and arid desert, he stirs an enemy greater than any he has met before. Under his command, Shah Ala-ud-Din Mohammed has thousands of fierce Arab warriors, teeming cavalry, and terrifying armored elephants. When Genghis strikes, the Arabs prove their mettle. On the verge of defeat, Genghis is forced to leave his own vast encampment, and the women and children in it, in the path of an enraged, savage enemy. While the Mongols--men, women, and children--fight back, as secret assassins are sent into the night, another battle is taking shape. Two of Genghis's sons, Jochi and Chagatai, are steeped in enmity. Warriors choose between them, and a murderer commits an unspeakable crime. Soon the most powerful man in the world, who has brought devastation to this land, must choose a successor. And when he does, it will touch off the most bitter conflict of all. In a novel that ranges from the fertile lands of the Chin to the dust and rock of Afghanistan, Conn Iggulden weaves the epic story of history's most enigmatic conqueror --those who feared him, those who defied him, and those whose bones he left behind.…