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		Alice Through the Looking-Glass
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		Lewis CarrollIllus Helen Oxenbury
		Candlewick 2005 228 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0763628921 235x192mm
		Published Price $24.99		Sale Price £6.99
	One snowy winter afternoon Alice climbed through the mirror above the drawing-draw fireplce into a back-to-front, topsy-turvy world where flowers talk, chess pieces walk and the faster you run, the more you end up in the same place. In this edition, the much-loved characters of Lewis Carroll's Looking-Glass world - Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpy Dumpty, the Lion and the Unicorn, the Jabberwock, the Red Queen and the rest - are brought to life by one of today's foremost illustrators, Helen Oxenbury.
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		The Atlas of Islam
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		Neil Morris
		Barron's 2003 62 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0764156314 335x250mm
		Published Price $14.95		Sale Price £4.99
	A richly illustrated reference book for younger readers, the Atlas covers the history and geography of Islam, describing its beliefs and customs as they developed from the time of the Prophet to the present day, and tracing the spread of Islam across the world. The book begins with a look at life and religion in Arabia before Muhammad and other topics include the crusades, science and technology, art and architecture, women in Islam and the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca.
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		Miracles, Whales and Wonderful Tales
		Voices from the Bible		Miscellaneous
		Shirley Isherwood
		Hutchinson 2002 121 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0091768691 255x195mm
		Published Price £12.99		Sale Price £2.99
	'In the beginning there was nothing. But how can you imagine nothing?' Shirley Isherwood's illustrated retelling of biblical episodes brings alive the ancient world for young readers and stays true to the wonder and power of these stories. From the Old Testament there are the stories of the Creation, Noah, Moses, David and Goliath and Jonah; and from the New Testament, the birth of Christ, the miracle of loaves and fishes, the parable of the Good Samaritan, the last supper and Jesus' death and resurrection.
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		High in the Clouds
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		Paul McCartney; Geoff Dunbar; Philip Ardagh
		Faber 2006 88 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 0571225020
		Published Price £6.99		Sale Price £1.99
	When Wirral the Squirrel's woodland home is destroyed by the expansion plans of the evil Gretsch, he vows to find the fabled land of Animalia, where all animals are said to live in freedom and without fear. Illustrated by the award-winning animation director, Geoff Dunbar, McCartney and Ardagh's tale follows Wirral and his friends on their perilous quest to save their fellow animals.
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		The Love of Baha Ullah
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		Jacqueline Mehrabi
		Oneworld 1992 64 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1851680470
		Published Price £8.95		Sale Price £4.99
	These charming stories will introduce children to the timeless theme of love in the life and example of Baha'u'llah. Including both familiar and less well-known events, this delightful collection reveals through everyday occurrences the great love of Baha'u'llah for all.
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		The Turnip
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		Walter de la Mare; Illus. Kevin Hawkes
		Godine 2001 32 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1567921647 265x220mm
		Published Price £7.99		Sale Price £2.99
	What do you do with a turnip so big it is 'beyond all boiling, buttering, mashing, ingogitating and consummeration'? Walter de la Mare retells the Brothers Grimm story of the amazing root vegetable and how it triumphed over a priceless ruby and brought good fortune to a poor man. The story is illustrated here with vibrant paintings, as lush as turnip tops, by Kevin Hawkes.
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		How Noah Saved the Animals
		Scenes from the Old Testament		Miscellaneous
		Hildegard Kretschmer
		Prestel 2004 30 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 3791331671 280x240mm
		Published Price £9.99		Sale Price £2.99
	From Bertram von Minden's Creation of the Animals to Jan Breughel the Elder's painting of Jonah and the Whale, this book looks at how artists have depicted 14 scenes from the Old Testament and also tells the biblical stories in simple, modern English. Among the other featured paintings are Michelangelo's The Creation of Man in the Sistine Chapel, David Slaying Goliath by Guide Reni and Veronese's Judith with the Head of Holofernes.
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