Bella Sara: Bella's Gift

Title: Bella's Gift
Author: Felicity Brown
Illustrations: Heather Theurer
About: Bella, the magical horse, gathers her horse companions to rescue a girl from since-birth imprisonment, in Styginmoor Castle...

Redwall

Title: Redwall
Author: Brian Jacques
Number of pages: 416
About: Cluny the Scourge, an evil rat, has plans to take over the Abbey Redwall. Will he? Or does Matthias the mouse have enough faith and willpower to stop him...

The Family From One End Street

Book Title: The Family From One End Street
Author: Eve Garnett
Illustrations: Eve Garnett
Sequel: The Further Adventures Of The Family From One End Street
About: This classic book contains many stories about a family called the Ruggles.

Racso And The Rats Of NIMH

Book Title: Racso and the Rats of NIMH
Author: Jane Leslie Conly
Illustrations: Leonard B. Lubin
About: Racso, a young city rat, arrives at Thorn Valley, the new home of the NIMH rats. He helps in the plan to destroy a dam which threatens the rats' life in the valley...

Personal rating: 4-and-a-half out of five; really intriguing and creative book :)

A Dog For Life

Book Title: A Dog For Life

Author: L.S Mathews

No. of pages: 200-208
About: A story about a boy, who, when his brother becomes very ill, travels far from home in order to save their dog from being given away to the pound...

Personal rating: 5 stars; a very interesting book with a thrilling plot.

The Steps Up The Chimney

Book Title: The Steps up the Chimney
Author: William Corlett
No. of pages: 233
About: This book is about three children, staying with their uncle and his wife on the far-out Welsh borders, who uncover a few of the mysterious secrets of Golden House.

Personal rating: Four 3/4 stars; this is a great and exiting book!

The Homeschool Den: Math--Division

The Homeschool Den: Math--Division:

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All for the Boys - All for the Boys - TODDLER ACTIVITIES

All for the Boys - All for the Boys - TODDLER ACTIVITIES:

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You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!

Title: You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!

Author: Andy Stanton

Illustrator: David Tazzyman

Number of pages: 108

About: A little girl called Polly and her friend Friday O'Leary are on a mission to save Jake the dog from a bad man, the loather of all good things, Mr Gum.

Olga Follows Her Nose

Book Title: Olga Follows Her Nose
Author: Michael Bond (author of Paddington Bear books)
Illustrations by:  Hans Helweg
Number of pages: 124
About: Stories about a small, tale-telling guinea pig called Olga. This book features eight of Olga's adventures.

The Outlaw Varjak Paw

Title: The Outlaw Varjak Paw

Author: SF Said

Illustrated by: Dave McKean
Number of pages: 263

About: The Outlaw Varjak Paw is the wonderful sequel to Varjak Paw. The hero Varjak must face an evil enemy who is stronger and more powerful than himself - Sally Bones, the thin white cat who wishes to take over the city in which Varjak and his friends live...

Varjak Paw

Book title: Varjak Paw

Author: SF Said

Illustrated by: Dave McKean

Number of pages: 254

About: Varjak is a young Mesopotamian Blue kitten. He and his family live in a house on the top of a hill. He finds his life dull and tiresome. But then his grandfather, Elder Paw tells him about the Way - a secret martial

art for cats.

Hoofed Animals (How to Draw and Paint)

Hoofed Animals (How to Draw and Paint  Series) by Walter J. Wilwerding

A great, useful book.
It is full of lovely example sketches and drawing advice. Ideal for those wishing to learn how to draw deer, cows and the like.

Published by Walter Foster, 1987
30 pages