Looking Closely through the ForestLook closely. Look very closely. Is it flakes of oatmeal? A moldy orange? Give up? Just turn the page and lo and behold it's a spotted toadstool! See what looks like gummy candy revealed as a millipede a woolly scarf as frost on leaves and many more surprises when you look closely through the forest. The Looking Closely series takes children on a journey of discovery through four environments the forest the shore the desert and the garden. Frank

Maxwell provides a roadmap for winning by examining the eleven elements that constitute the "DNA" of people who succeed in the face of problems

Available for the first time in a UK edition

There is no better record of history than the archives of The New York Times

'Beautiful animated illustrations

"Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls

Pilgrims and pirates - Fidelma has trouble finding the truth'

A date with

a bandit and his mother

The perfect Christmas gift for the unicorn in your life

beautifully written essays

to shine new light onto today's everyday problems

Alessa hires Dante