Woooooo! Woooooo! The vehicles are the stars in this fresh look at emergency vehicles - from their speed and size, to hearing them roar past with sirens wailing and lights blazing!
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*
Follow up to the best-selling Not-For-Parents Travel Book, Extreme Planet is a whirlwind tour of the globe, seeking out the highest, deepest, widest, narrowest, coolest, hottest, scariest, smelliest... things on the planet. What's the longest place name? The oldest fossil? Most treacherous road in the world? Most dangerous food to eat? Scariest place to stand because you're most likely to be struck by lightning? It's all here!
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, children's books, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel.
TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category
'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times
'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
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Every child loves to think about what they'll be when they grow up and these fun and exciting stories feature a popular profession set in Story Town. Children can learn all about Doris and her job as a doctor, in this lovely book from Ladybird.
Features photographs that give your child an eyewitness view of the homes and characteristics of bugs, birds and other living creatures. This title helps your child to learn about behaviour, evolution and human relationships related to the animal kingdom.
An illustrated selection of simple prayers for pre-schoolers and a companion volume to ""The Lion First Bible"". The collection includes some ""action"" prayers, a number of prayers by children, and simple retellings of a number of Bible verses expressing thanks and praise.
Discover more about the LEGO universe and their cult mini-figures with this unique slipcased set
Explore and celebrate the fascinating story of LEGO and its much-loved toys and games and find out all about their cult mini-figures with this fantastic slipcase containing two extraordinary books.
From manufacturing wooden toys to blockbuster video games, go behind the scenes and discover fascinating facts and trivia about LEGO, one of the nation's best-loved companies. A fascinating timeline highlights key moments in LEGO history and special features spotlight groundbreaking achievements.
Plus, celebrate each of LEGO's mini-figures with Standing Small, a unique look at these cult LEGO pieces. A treasure trove for LEGO fans of all ages.
Robert Burns And All That is a real-life adventure packed with historical facts about Scotland's national bard. Meet the lassies who stole Burns's heart and the creatures that inspired his poetry. Join his quest to rescue a lost musical treasure - and get chased by ghouls as he explores the dark side of life.
Two girls divided by time, united by their love for some very special horses – an epic Caribbean adventure!
On a remote tropical island, twelve year-old Beatriz is about to embark on an epic journey, through hurricanes and across the high seas and back to the time of Christopher Columbus…
When Beatriz stumbles across a wild mare with strange markings in the jungle she can’t believe it is real. Yet from that moment on the strongest connection grows between them, and she begins to uncover an incredible history. For centuries ago, Felipa and her horse, Cara Blanca, were running for their lives.
As the fates of Beatriz, Felipa and their horses become entwined, Beatriz realises that the future of the world’s rarest horses depends on her.
Based on the extraordinary true story of the Abaco Barb, a real-life mystery that has remained unsolved for over five hundred years.
