Best Selling Books by Michael Foreman

Angel''s grandfather is a travelling showman. He has a magic box from which a goat appears in a puff of smoke and dances for the roadside audience. But the box hides another kind of magic, for when Angel looks through its keyhole she sees the goat dancing for her great grandfather and his father before him and his father before him, back back in time through all the places the family has come from. And what of the future? Will the goat one day dance for Angel? Exquisite illustrations in watercolour and pencil illuminate this moving story of Angel and the dancing goat.

Ben asks his parents for a baby for his next birthday and by the time it comes around he has a baby brother.

A Story of War, Friendship and Courage On 6th May 1915, Henry Friston, a 21-year-old seaman, rejoined his battleship after ten days in Hell. Hell was just 180 metres long and seven metres wide and was otherwise known only as ''X Beach'', Gallipoli. Henry, ferrying the wounded from the battlefield, had not eaten or slept for three days. Then, somehow, in the midst of the bombardments, he met an unlikely companion - a tortoise. AGES: 8+ AUTHOR: Michael Foreman is one of the UK''s pre-eminent children''s illustrators. A Kate Greenaway Medal-shortlisted author he has illustrated many best-selling books for children, including ''War Boy'' and ''War Game''. Michael is also the illustrator for many of Michael Morpurgo''s best-selling books, including ''Not Bad for a Bad Lad''. Colour illustrations

The classic children''s book about the First World war and the legendary Christmas Day cease-fire football match in no-mans-land.A special lavish new edition of a modern classic - winner of the Smarties Grand PrizeContains a special new introduction from Michael Foreman, additional new illustrations and 4 pages of extra background material on the Christmas Day in the trenches and football during the war.A heartfelt and informative story that takes the reader into the trenches.

A heart-warming and achingly relevant story about elephant conservation, from picture book legend, Michael Foreman. Noa loves to watch the elephants play in the water near his small village in East Africa. One day tragedy strikes and the baby is left all alone, his mother killed by poachers. When Noa and his village adopt the lonely orphan, a beautiful friendship is born. Until one stormy night when Noa may need his friend to save him too... In Association with Tusk, the African wildlife conservation charity, HarperCollins Children''s Books is proud to draw attention to the plight of the elephants through award-winning and bestselling Michael Foreman''s exquisite illustrations and gripping tale of survival and friendship. Perfect for children of all ages to share with their families and learn about the the environment and the importance of preserving remarkable world we live in.

His parents do not believe him when Norman tells them that the mess in his room was created by animal visitors in the night--even though he never tells a lie.

It seems such an ordinary cooking timer when Mum puts it on the fridge and tells Tom not to play with it, but pressing the buttons and twisting the knobs takes Tom back in time and dumps him straight into a dinosaur''s nest! Suggested level: junior, primary.

Kate Greenaway Medal winner Michael Foreman has created a new version of the well-loved story of the silly chicken who thinks the sky is falling on his head.

A newspaper boy confronts some bullies with the help of an origami girl superhero made from newspapers!

TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.This pack contains 36 books, six of each of the following titles: The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Fabulous Fables, Sleeping Beauty, Thumbelina, The Swallow and the Nightingale and Rip Van Winkle.

24 avril 1915. Henry Friston, jeune marin enrôlé sur L''Implacable, un navire de guerre, écrit dans son journal : " Nous sommes arrivés à Gallipoli, et nous chargeons le canon, nous tirons pour de bon. Les Turcs se cachent dans des tranchées sur les collines, sur le promontoire, et nous avons intérêt à prendre leurs canons avant qu''ils puissent s''en servir." Débarqué sur la plage de X-Beach, Henry, nommé brancardier, recherche les survivants sur le champ de bataille. Et c''est là, au milieu des bombardements, qu''il fait une rencontre improbable : une tortue !

Imaginez que vous vivez dans une sorte de décharge, entre la grande ville et les montagnes, dans la cordillère des Andes. C''est là que le narrateur de cette histoire a rencontré Mia. Elle vivait avec sa maman, son papa, leur cheval Sancho et son chien Poco, dans une maison faite de bric et de broc. Ils sont devenus amis au premier instant. Voici l''histoire de Mia. Partie à la recherche de son chien Poco qui a disparu, elle découvre un jour, dans les montagnes, de petites fleurs blanches qu''elle décide de cultiver et de vendre au marché. C''est un vrai succès et elle peut, à son tour, rêver avec son papa de pouvoir se construire un jour une maison en brique.

Nadat een mannetje de aarde volkomen vervuild heeft, reist hij naar een ster om daar zijn paradijs te zoeken.

C''est l''heure de se coucher mais Petit Singe n''est pas du tout prêt à aller au lit. " Tu ne peux pas m''attraper ! " crie-t-il en se lançant dans une joyeuse sarabande à travers la jungle et bien plus loin encore, avant de trouver finalement à qui parler ! Dors bien, Petit Singe...

A dog''s-eye view of a rescue by the local lifeboat, with his assistance to save the sinking boat''s dog.

Ben''s mother has a new toy, while Ben must make-do with the box it came in. Who has most fun?

Panda and his friend the winged lion journey to Australia, where they encounter a legendary bunyip and continue their adventures of exploration.

Precast, prestressed concrete panels (PCPs) are used in 85% of bridges in Texas. The goal of this thesis is to reduce collinear cracking (cracks propagating parallel to strands) in PCPs. One way to reduce collinear cracking would be to reduce the initial prestress force. In design, TxDOT conservatively assumes total prestress losses of 45 ksi. Based on eight panel specimens, instrumented and fabricated at two different precast plants in Texas, actual prestress losses were measured as at most 25 ksi. This difference (about 20 ksi) is consistent with a reduction in initial prestress force from 16.1 kips per strand to 14.4 kips per strand. Another way to reduce collinear cracking would be to provide additional transverse reinforcement in the end regions of the panels. By comparing crack spacings and crack widths in current and modified panel specimens, it was found that additional reinforcement consisting of one or two #3 bars placed transverse to strands at panel ends would effectively control collinear cracking in PCPs.

Jim Henson''s fantasy film The Dark Crystal, featuring the concept design of artist Brian Froud, has developed a big cult following over 25 years. This is a reissue of the work as a collector''s edition. It contains all of the art and text of the original volume - plus a new essay by Froud, illustrated with never-before-published paintings, drawings and sculptures from the film''s archives. This edition also features a facsimile of a 20-page booklet Froud and Henson created to present the film to backers, which gives an overview of the story.

Written to show parents how children learn to read and help them develop their child''s reading skills.