DAVID FICKLING BOOKS

(P/B) LA BELLE SAUVAGE
Philip Pullman's magnificent bestseller is now in paperback, with new additional illustrations. A coming of age story like no other... Malcolm Polstead's Oxford life has been one of routine, ordinary even. He is happiest playing with his daemon, Asta, in their canoe, La Belle Sauvage. But now as the rain builds, the world around Malcolm and Asta is, it seems, set to become increasingly far from ordinary. Finding himself linked to a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua, Malcolm is forced to undertake the challenge of his life and to make a d...
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(H/B) WHAT IS LIFE?
Life is all around us, abundant and diverse, it is extraordinary. But what does it actually mean to be alive? Nobel prize-winner Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In this book, he takes up the challenge of defining life in a way that every reader can understand. It is a shared journey of discovery; step by step he illuminates five great ideas that underpin biology. He traces the roots of his own curiosity and knowledge to reveal how science works, both now and in the past. Using his personal experiences, in a...
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(H/B) OWL OR PUSSYCAT?
A beautiful, heart-warming story about first love and first-night nerves, based on Michael Morpurgo's real childhood memories! When Michael is given the starring role in his school's production of The Owl and the Pussycat, he is over the moon. TOO-WIT-TOO-WOO! And he can't believe his luck when his best friend, Belinda, is cast as Cat. MIAOW! But will Michael's nerves take over - or will it all be all right on the night? Find out in this gorgeous picture book, with exquisite illustrations by Polly Dunbar. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) THIRTEEN CHAIRS
Jack stands in the dark on the landing of the sinister old house. He peers through a crack in the door... A high-ceilinged room lit only by candles. Thirteen chairs, one empty. Twelve mysterious storytellers, waiting to begin. Will he dare to listen to their stories? Will he dare to tell his own? Jack is a curious boy. Are you curious too? (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) LA BELLE SAUVAGE
Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his daemon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them; a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua... (From the publisher)...
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