books by MacMillan UK     books:       The Gruffalo Colouring Book99 reviews Julia Donaldson MacMillan UK, 2008 Great book for (almost) all ages This book kept my husband's and my interest when our twin boys were 0-12 months - most other board books are pretty boring for an adult reader; this one is not. And when the boys were 0-12 months, if they got fussy while we were out of the house, the boys would love it when I would recite it from memory. Now that the boys are 18 months, they don't quite have the attention span to sit through the ...             Stealing Light8 reviews Gary Gibson Macmillan UK, 2007 An enjoyable space opera with huge ideas It is the 25th century and the Consortium spreads out over an area of space in the orion arm. Although humanity do not have the capability to use ftl travel, a species called the Shoal do, and are the only species in the galaxy with that know-how. They happily transport humans within the area they have been designated, but they also put strict limits within the agreement they have with humans, ...             Kissed by an Angel86 reviews Elizabeth Chandler MacMillan UK, 2009 Awesome Book! Great book, i couldn't put it down until my eyes got so tired the words became blurry.             Tyrannosaurus Drip7 reviews Julia Donaldson MacMillan UK, 2008 Fabulous rhyming Great book and adored by my 5 year old. The rhyming is really fun to read!             Odinn's Child: The Heroes of the North Live On (Viking Trilogy) (No. 1)13 reviews Tim Severin Macmillan UK, 2005 Well done historical fiction The author's writing style is excellent. The character's are vivid and fit well within the historical period. I am looking forward to finding out what happens in the next novels. I think the mythological references really add to the novel and are well done.             viking: king's man7 reviews Tim Severin Pan Macmillan UK, 2006 Astounding Grand Finale to Viking Trilogy King's Man is the last series of the Viking trilogy, which told the story of Thorgils Leifsson. Viking series was Mr. Severin's first foray into the fiction realm. He used to write exclusively non-fiction history books, which I learned from the list of books he had written (not less than ten books, excluding this novel). The first and second (previous) of the trilogy: Odinn's Child and Sworn ...             The Third World War: A Terrifying Novel of Global Conflict15 reviews Humphrey Hawksley Macmillan UK, 2003 Terrifying but hard to put down A very interesting read with a great deal of action and intrigue throughout. When it hits the middle it can get kind of slow, not to mention the author doesn't seem to know if he's trying to re-create a tom clancy novel with a jack ryan character or if he's writing more from the view of the world leaders. The world leaders though and their immediate family and advisers are very well written and ...             Sworn Brother: The Heroes of the North Live On (Viking Trilogy)9 reviews Tim Severin Macmillan UK, 2005 Even Better than the First Book This is the second book in the thrilling Viking trilogy and although I enjoyed the first book very much, the author seems to have really got his teeth into the adventure now and I found that I read the book in no time at all. The year is 1020 AD the place, London. It is a few weeks since Thorgils has escaped the clutches of the Irish Church, but he now finds himself driven even further into ...             A History of Modern Britain2 reviews Andrew Marr Macmillan UK, 2009 Wonderful Read An astonishing accomplishment and an intriguing read. Andrew Marr is a political journalist with a respected career. He currently has his own television show in which he discusses the top stories of the week from the political world and this is definitely his main hook for the book in which he tackles over 60 years of British history. Focusing mainly on the politics since world war two, Marr ...             The Making of Modern Britain Andrew Marr Macmillan UK, 2009 In The Making of Modern Britain, Andrew Marr paints a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century as the country recovered from the grand wreckage of the British Empire. Between the death of Queen Victoria and the end of the Second World War, the nation was shaken by war and peace. The two wars were the worst we had ever known and the episodes of peace among the most turbulent and surprising. As ...             Cosmic1 review Frank Cottrell Boyce MacMillan UK, 2009 A book full of laughs and delight for adults too Cosmic is on my list of top books that will inspire delight, wonder and laughter in adults at least as much as young adults or kids. Like the best of the Muppets, Cosmic is written with plenty of in-jokes for the older crowd while still maintaining an innocence and wonder about something as thrilling as going into space. Read it and feel like a kid again!             The Island of Adventure (Adventure Series)1 review Enid Blyton Macmillan UK, 2006 the island of adventure One of the best books i have ever read. A crazy adventure with fantasy,mystery and action all in one. Nothing that i've read before can top this. i rate it 6 stars. Gian Chansrichawla             The Travels of Ibn Battutah4 reviews Ibn Battutah Macmillan UK, 2003 as close as most of us can get to ibn Battutah If you want to read ibn Battutah in his own words, this is the best source currently available. But know what you are getting. 300 pages of small print, no pictures, no maps, no chronology, just the voice of ibn Battutah, echoing down through the ages. 25 pages of footnotes at the back help with the clarification of time, place, and bits of history. But for context, you need to read this book ...             The Princess and the Wizard1 review Julia Donaldson MacMillan UK, 2007 Another engaging book by Donaldson, with Glitter on every page Princess Eliza is having her 7th birthday party when a wicked wizard comes flying through the window, he turns everyone into stone and says he is taking her away to his castle to work for him. A fairy godmother flutters in just in time to give her 7 chances to escape before the fairy godmother is turned to stone to. Over the next seven days Princess Eliza 'changes her colour and changes her ...             Verdigris Deep4 reviews Frances Hardinge MacMillan UK, 2008 "Verdigris n. a blue-green rust .... ...that tarnishes ageing and forgotten copper coins, altering them entirely...." Throwing coins in a wishing well And making a wish It seems so simple But have you ever spared a thought For the coins? Lying for eternity under the water Among the slime and leaves Forgotten by all but the verdigris And of course the Well Witch `Cos she's real Three children find out the hard way ...             Eric Cantona3 reviews Philippe Auclair Macmillan UK, 2009 Fair and Balanced Portrait of the Second King of the Stretford End 'The Rebel Who Would Be King' chronicles the life of Eric Cantona from his days as a child in Marseilles, to his 'death' -- Cantona's retirement from football in 1997. Though he has taken an admitted liking to Cantona, Philippe Auclair's (an Arsenal fan himself) work stays away from the territory of shallow footballer biographies with their one sided celebration of achievements, instead opting to ...             Dragon Dawn (Dragonkeeper Prequel) Carole Wilkinson MacMillan UK, 2010 In a distant time, dragons roam the mountains and forests of China and the whisper of war hangs in the air. The dragon Danzi is not yet one thousand years old. He has no Dragonkeeper and wanders alone, horrified at how bloodthirsty and violent humans have become. As the Emperor's murderous armies gather, Danzi meets the travelling trickster Bingwen - a cunning and greedy man who can hear the dragon's thoughts and does not run from him as he ...             Funny Stories for 8 Year Olds (Funny Stories For...)2 reviews Macmillan UK, 1998 book for 8 year old Purchased as congratulations gift for our 8 year old grand daughter....great delivery and she thoroughly enjoyed it!             The Immortals: Blue Moon Alyson Noel MacMillan UK, 2010 Things have changed for Ever since she met her beloved Damen - not least because she's got a whole new set of powers, courtesy of her new Immortal status. Just as she's getting stronger, though, Damen seems to be weakening. Panicked at the thought of losing him, Ever finds a path to the in-between world known as Summerland, where she learns the secrets of Damen's tortured past. But in searching for a cure for him, Ever accidentally discovers a ...             Miss Happiness and Miss Flower17 reviews Rumer Godden MacMillan UK, 2008 Absolutely Enchanting! This book is still one of my favorites. I read it when I was 10 years old and in 5th grade. I fell in love with the idea of creating a home for my dolls, so I begged my dad to build me the same dollhouse, which he did. I spent many weeks searching for items to put in it, but I had some trouble finding things that looked Japanese. This book inspired me to learn more about other cultures and ...              search for books adventure, battutah, britain, brother, cantona, colouring, conflict, cosmic, dragon, dragonkeeper, flower, gruffalo, happiness, history, immortals, island, kissed, making, modern, prequel, princess, series, stealing, stories, terrifying, travels, trilogy, tyrannosaurus, verdigris, wizard books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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