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Nicholas Allan studied Fine Art at the Slade and has completed an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. His highly original picture books have won him several awards including the Sheffield Children's Book Award for The Queen's Knickers and the Federation of Children's Books Best Picture Book Award for Demon Teddy. He is also the author of Hilltop Hospital, a book that has been adapted into a BAFTA-winning television series....

This volume unites two classic Civil War campaign studies by the foremost southern historian of the immediate postwar era--History of the Campaign of General T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and The Army of Northern Virginia in 1862. Together they compromise a brilliant chronicle of the high tide of the Confederacy in 1862. 16 maps.

Alone now in his little house on the island the old man imagines the five white birds that fly by daily as his family who have also flown from the nest. Things are seldom what they seem and he is convinced that what, in his mind should be, is. It is well that he does not know, that murder, baby trading, adultery and many of the sins condemned in the Good Book walk with his children as they journey through life.

This series examines the causes and effects of the most important events in the last century. Each title provides in-depth background information using primary source material and detailed descriptions of an event, while also considering the issues at stake, the people involved, the aftermath, and the consequences.

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Mother tells Little Bear to stay right outside the door, but the lively bear cub thinks he needs a big adventure. Off ha goes with his two friends, Rudie Coon and Spunky Skunk. Adventure is just around the corner -- and Little Bear learns a lesson about courage.

This book outlines the development of the Medea myth before Euripides and explores his uniquely powerful version from various angles.

After their long winter sleep, Little Bear's family plans a Valentine's Day party and Little Bear is determined to prepare a special surprise.

Reporting War" explores the social responsibilities of the journalist during times of military conflict. News media treatments of international crises, especially the one underway in Iraq, are increasingly becoming the subject of public controversy, and discussion is urgently needed. Each of this book's contributors challenges familiar assumptions about war reporting from a distinctive perspective. An array of pressing issues associated with c...

Originally published in 1994, this pioneering study looks empirically at the way allusion works in specific fictions and affects the reading process. Clear, concise definitions and distinctions are illustrated by close readings of Flaubert, Stendhal, Balzac, Zola, Proust, and Robbe-Grillet.

Delightfully naughty picture book from the acclaimed author of "The Queen's Knickers". Whilst brilliantly funny, the book also tackles the ever more important issue of body image. Full colour throughout. Readership level: 5-7yrs. "Nicholas Allan seems to have another surefire success in the offing" "The Bookseller

When he runs in a race, Little Bear learns the importance of following the rules.

When Little Bear is uncertain about going to day camp alone, Mother Bear tells him a secret about making friends.

Little Bear becomes discouraged during his first days at school and decides that learning to read, write, and count is not important. But when he can't count out his pennies for candy and then later sits down in wet paint, he discovers that he wants to learn after all. His reward comes when he is able to read an invitation from Eddie Squirrel and can count the flags in order to find the party.

Little Bear has time for no one but his best friend, Spunky, and he ignores his other friends until one day he finds himself sitting alone at the lunch table. With Mother Bear's help he realizes the importance of being kind to all his other friends, and he passes out his own homemade cookies to show how much he cares for them. Includes Little Bear's original recipe for Crunch-a-Roo Cookies.

This book is an exciting history of the personal computer revolution. Early personal computing, the first personal computer, invention of the micrprocessor at Intel and the first microcomputer are detailed. It also traces the evolution of the personal computer from the software hacker, to its use as a consumer appliance on the Internet. This is the only book that provides such comprehensive coverage. It not only describes the hardware and soft...

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