Battersea Dogs & Cats Home: Chester's Story


Book Description

Jessica is over the moon when her parents take her to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to choose a new puppy - the moment she sets eyes on Chester the lovable lurcher, she just knows he's the perfect pet for her! Chester has a special talent for opening doors, especially when he's on the hunt for a midnight snack! When Jessica accidentally shuts herself into a dark, scary basement, can her clever puppy use his skills to save the day? Contains LOADS of information about Battersea Dogs & Cats Home - including how to adopt your very own dog or cat, dos and don'ts of looking after them, and fun pet-themed puzzles! Featuring a photo and fact-file of a real-life dog from Battersea!




Petal's Story


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The latest title in this perfectly pitched and packaged series for young readers -- resistance is futile! Gemma is the youngest of a big family -- what with her parents plus SIX older brothers and sisters, there isn't room for anyone else. But then they meet Petal, the adorable dachshund puppy from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, who quickly makes herself at home! Mum and Dad decide to take everyone to the funfair one day -- but Gemma and Petal end up losing their way and getting separated from the rest of the family. Can Gemma's plucky puppy lead the way back home?




Rusty's Story


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Holly's parents promised that she could have a puppy when her new brother is born--and Holly can't decide which is more exciting: baby Adam or Rusty the terrier arriving in her home! Rusty takes to his new life like a duck to water. Literally, he loves jumping in the garden pond and even the bathtub. The family decide to go on holiday to the Isle of Wight, and Rusty is coming too. The first few days are full of sunbathing, playing on the beach, and lots of ice cream, but when Holly gets caught in a strong sea current, Rusty has to perform his best doggie paddle to rescue her!




Battersea Dogs & Cats Home: Daisy's Story


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Sophie is so excited when her parents agree that they can choose a new puppy from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home as a friend for their Labrador, Morris! Cute Border Collie puppy Daisy is terrified of Morris at first, but soon follows him around like his shadow, fetching his favourite toy and letting him eat the food in her bowl at dinner-time! When Morris goes missing after hurting himself in the woods, can loyal little Daisy lead the family to him? Contains LOADS of information about Battersea Dogs & Cats Home - including how to adopt your very own dog or cat, dos and don'ts of looking after them, and fun pet-themed puzzles! Featuring a photo and fact-file of a real-life dog from Battersea!




Battersea Dogs & Cats Home: Buddy and Holly's Story


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Best friends Jo and Helen are alike in every way - apart from their choice in pets! But Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is making both of their Christmas wishes come true this year . . . in the form of a cuddly golden Labrador puppy for Jo, and an adorable tabby kitten for Helen. With all the excitement of Christmas just around the corner, and two new pets in tow, Jo and Helen's school holidays look set to be extra special. But puppies and kittens don't always get along . . . Will Buddy and Holly prove to be best friends too? Contains LOADS of information about Battersea Dogs & Cats Home - including how to adopt your very own dog or cat, dos and don'ts of looking after them, and fun pet-themed puzzles! Featuring a photo and fact-file of a real-life dog from Battersea!




Rocky's Story


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Ellie is fed up. Her Dad is never at home, and now he's going on tour to Germany without her. He's in a band called The Day Trippers and is always travelling. Ellie and her big sister, Rachel, know the perfect thing to stop them from feeling lonely and to tempt Dad home to them -- they'll get a family dog from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. Rocky the Rottweiler is quite a handful, and he just won't stop chewing everything in sight. But when Ellie gets lost on Rachel's birthday trip, Rocky proves he's more than just a naughty puppy.




Battersea Dogs & Cats Home: Max's Story


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Olivia falls in love with a retriever puppy at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home but the family soon realize that he is very clumsy - in fact, he's a doggy disaster! Mum and Dad begin to lose their patience, but Olivia knows that her puppy doesn't mean to make such a mess. When a magpie steals Mum's wedding ring from a window ledge and hides it in a nest on a high-up branch, can Max convince them that he's barking up the right tree and the ring can be rescued? Contains LOADS of information about Battersea Dogs & Cats Home - including how to adopt your very own dog or cat, dos and don'ts of looking after them, and fun pet-themed puzzles! Featuring a photo and fact-file of a real-life dog from Battersea!




Evenings with Led Zeppelin


Book Description

"Evenings With Led Zeppelin chronicles the 500-plus appearances Led Zeppelin made throughout their career. From their earliest gig in a Denmark school gymnasium on September 7, 1968, through to the last gig that Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones ever performed with John Bonham, in Berlin on July 7, 1980, this is the Led Zeppelin story told from where their legend was forged live on stage. Deploying impeccable research spread over many years, Dave Lewis and Mike Tremaglio brings clarity, authority and perspective to a show-by-show narrative of every known Led Zeppelin performance. With pinpoint accuracy they trace the group's rapid ascent from playing to a few hundred at London's Marquee Club to selling out the 20,000 capacity Madison Square Garden in New York--all in a mere 18 months. Supplemented by historical reviews, facts and figures and expert commentary that capture the spirit of the times, Evenings with Led Zeppelin is illustrated throughout with rarely seen concert adverts, posters, venue images, ticket stubs and photos, all of which offer matchless insight into their concert appearences."--Back cover




Corcoran Gallery of Art


Book Description

This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic American art in the world. Composed of more than 600 objects dating from 1740 to 1945.




The Oxford Book of Local Verses


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This delightful anthology celebrates the largely anonymous but often inventive and gifted authors of local verse. An inmate at Millbank who scratched a few lines about English prisons on the bottom of his dinner-can, or a Kent gunner who petitioned for his discharge in verse. There are verses found on village crosses, fountains, sundials, bells, and caves. The book includes epitaphs and also verses inscribed on moveable objects such as clocks and pottery, silverware and books. Country charms and weather rhymes, children's games and farming songs add to the variety of tone and style.