Metamorphoses

Ovid; Mary M. Innes (Translator)

Ovid drew on Greek mythology, Latin folklore and legend from ever further afield to create a series of narrative poems, ingeniously linked by the common theme of transformation. Here a chaotic universe is subdued into harmonious order: animals turn to stone; men and women become trees and stars. Ovid hi...

Stone's Fall

Iain Pears

In his most dazzling and brilliant novel since "An Instance of the Fingerpost", Iain Pears tells the story of John Stone, financier and armaments manufacturer, a man so wealthy that in the years before World War One he was able to manipulate markets, industries and indeed whole countries and continents....

My Dog Bigsy

Alison Lester

From Australia's favourite picture-book creator, Alison Lester, comes this energetic story about a little dog who causes a big commotion.Meet my dog Bigsy. He's only small, but everyone knows he's the boss. Each morning he visits the animals on the farm. Squawk, neigh, quack, moo, baa, oink, cluck, purr...

Dinosaurs: A Children's Encyclopedia

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Part of the series of award-winning, best-selling DK encyclopedias for children, this title has been completely revised to provide a comprehensive visual exploration of the entire range of prehistoric animal life. Dinosaurs- a children's encyclopediais not simply a catalogue of facts and photos - it is ...