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Japan: In the Children's Own Words

Japan: In the Children's Own Words

Susie Brooks

Sidesplitters Fant. Funny Stories

Sidesplitters Fant. Funny Stories

Michael Rosen

Escape from Pompeii

Escape from Pompeii

Terry Collins

The Oxford Children's Book of Famous People

The Oxford Children's Book of Famous People

Oxford Staff

A World of Minibeasts

A World of Minibeasts

Charlotte Guillain

Night Sky Atlas: with CD-ROM

Night Sky Atlas: with CD-ROM

Health and Disease: Investigating a TB Outbreak

Health and Disease: Investigating a TB Outbreak

Richard Spilsbury, James Stayte

My First Nature Book

My First Nature Book

Angela Wilkes

1000 Facts on Dinosaurs

1000 Facts on Dinosaurs

Steve Parker, Nicola Jessop, Jim Flegg

What's it Like to be a Fashion Designer?

What's it Like to be a Fashion Designer?

Elizabeth Dowen, Elizabeth Pickard, Lisa Thompson

T'riffic Chocolate

T'riffic Chocolate

Alan MacDonald

The Little Gate

The Little Gate

Nick Butterworth, Mick Inkpen, Mick Inkpen

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