The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
10 best books like The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (Mary Gribbin): The Tiger in the Well, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, The Firework-Maker's Daughter, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, The Tin Princess, Lyra's Oxford, Exploring Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, Platform Seven, Once Upon a Time in the North
| Author | Philip Pullman |
| ISBN | 0679826718 |
Pullman is fast becoming a modern-day Dickens for young adults. The setting is the same, the strong eye for characters is there, as are the brooding atmosphere, the social conscience, and the ability to spin plot within plot.
Sally Lockhart is now a young woman, left alone with a toddler. Nothing...
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
| Author | Michael Rosen |
| ISBN | 0689853491 |
A Scathing Review of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, aka "The Children's Guide to Passive Suicide"
Before we go any further, a little context:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWpzxz...
There are plenty of children's books about self destructive impulses. In The Cat in the...
The Firework-Maker's Daughter
| Author | Philip Pullman |
| ISBN | 0439856248 |
A thousand miles ago, in a country east of the jungle and south of the mountains, there lived a firework-maker named Lalchand and his daughter, Lila. Lila's learned from her father almost all there is to know about making fireworks. But he's held back the final secret, the most dangerous one, saying Lila's...
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
| Author | Judith Kerr |
| ISBN | 0006640613 |
I learnt important life lessons from this book:
*Don't try to drink all the water from the tap
*Drinking tea from the pot via the spout gets you a mouth full of tea leaves
*A single tin of tiger food will fill you up as much as an entire household full of food
The story is a simple one - what...
| Author | Philip Pullman |
| ISBN | 0439977797 |
Sally Lockhart's friend and partner-in-adventure Jim Taylor has just solved a mystery. For years he's been searching for Adelaide, the little girl enslaved by toothless crone Mrs Holland in The Ruby in the Smoke. And now he's found her - just as she's about to become a princess. Crown Princess of Razkavia,...
| Author | Philip Pullman |
| ISBN | 0375828192 |
"Everything means something," Lyra said severely. "We just have to find out how to read it."
I finished His Dark Materials (maybe better known as The Golden Compass trilogy) this summer for the second time and finally turned to this short story sequel, set in Lyra’s home after her travels,...
His Dark Materials is one of the most popular, award-winning fantasies of all time, a bestselling trilogy hailed as "a modern classic" by The New York Times.
Now, for the first time ever, Lois H. Gresh helps young readers examine Pullman's intricate universe with Exploring His...
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
This is a story. In this ingenious and spell-binding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman revisits the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and enormous power, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ throws fresh light on who Jesus was and asks the reader...
| Author | Louise Doughty |
| ISBN | 0571321941 |
Platform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway Station is deserted. The man crossing the covered walkway on this freezing November morning is confident he's alone. As he sits on the metal bench at the far end of the platform it is clear his choice is strategic - he's as far away from the night staff as he can...
Once Upon a Time in the North
| Author | Philip Pullman |
| ISBN | 0375845100 |
In this prequel episode from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe, Lee Scoresby -- Texan aeronaut and future friend to Lyra Belacqua -- is 24 years old. The story reveals the origins of Scoresby's friendship with Iorek Byrnison as well as Scoresby's aeronautical career.
After winning...
World of Warcraft Chronicle: Volume 1
| Author | Blizzard Entertainment |
| ISBN | 1616558458 |
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 is a journey through an age of myth and legend, a time long before the Horde and the Alliance came to be. This definitive tome of Warcraft history reveals untold stories about the birth of the cosmos, the rise of ancient empires, and the forces that shaped the...
Stardust: Supernovae and Life -- The Cosmic Connection
| Author | John Gribbin |
| ISBN | 0300090978 |
We are made of stardust--and so is all life as we know it. All the chemical elements on earth except hydrogen--including the ones in our bodies--have been processed inside stars, scattered across the universe in great stellar explosions, and recycled to become new stars, planets, and parts of us.
In...
| Author | Ken Bruen |
| ISBN | 0802147933 |
Jack Taylor has never quite been able get his life together, but now he has truly hit rock bottom. Still reeling from a violent family tragedy, Taylor is busy drowning his grief in Jameson and uppers, as usual, when a high-profile officer in the local Garda is murdered. After another Guard is found dead,...
The Secret Life of Books: Why They Mean More Than Words
| Author | Tom Mole |
| ISBN | 1783964588 |
We love books. We take them to bed with us. They weigh down our suitcases when we go on holiday. We display them on our bookshelves or store them in our attics. We give them as gifts. We write our names in them. We take them for granted. And all the time, our books are leading a double life.
The Secret...
| Author | William Nicholson |
| ISBN | 0786814179 |
Oh my goodness! I read this book when I was about eleven years old and I've been searching for it every since. No, really. You know those books you read as a kid that kind of stayed with you, but you can't remember the title? That was this book. I searched for it in the library, rooting through the orange coloured...
‘She shivered, though the kitchen was warm. Icicles of foreboding trickled down her spine. With trembling hands she whipped back her hair at the nape of her neck. As she turned away from the window, she missed the shadow passing by.’
One dark winter’s morning, bride-to-be Cara Dunne...
Hello New Me: A Daily Food and Exercise Journal to Help You Become the Best Version of Yourself, (90 Days Meal and Activity Tracker)
| Author | Happy Books Hub |
| ISBN | 1985865181 |
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| Author | Kelly Holmes |
| ISBN | 0857835351 |
Book Description:
Running Life is an inspirational and attainable guide to how mindset, fitness and nutrition - the 'Big Three' as Dame Kelly terms them - interlink to transform your overall wellbeing.
About the Author:
Colonel Dame Kelly Holmes is one of Britain's most recognisable...
