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Generations of children have learnt from nursery rhymes how to count, tell the time, name different colours and shapes – all sorts of things. Here’s a clever new collection with lots of surprises. Traditional songs such as ‘Hickory Dickory Dock’, ‘Jack and Jill’ and ‘Mary had a Little Lamb’, new versions, and some original rhymes chosen or written by popular children’s book presenter and writer Mark Macleod, all set to music. The perfect audio collection for the whole family to enjoy!

Here’s a new collection of the classic nursery rhymes, chosen by Mark Macleod and set to music by Peter Sullivan, for you to share with your children. From the action rhymes that get young fingers and feet moving such as "If You’re Happy and You Know it" and "I’m a Little Teapot", to rhymes for older children who love to practise farmyard sounds and tongue-twisters like "Old Macdonald Had a Farm" and "She Sells Seashells", there’s fun for everyone.

"We need to talk." Those four little words have the power to strike fear into the heart of the most experienced business person. Well, not anymore. This practical, step-by-step guide will help you break the silence and open the lines of communication in a new, healthy, productive, and profitable way. It's packed with tested tools proven in real-life scenarios and designed to navigate a full range of difficult business conversations.

Ever wondered what it would be like to go shopping in a kangaroo’s pouch? Or what those birds lined up on the wires are thinking as you walk underneath? Most of the traditional nursery rhymes come from Europe or the United States, but here’s a wonderful collection of original Australian rhymes and poems written by Mark Macleod and set to music by Peter Sullivan.Funny, silly and thoughtful, with an understanding of the different ways young people see the world, these will become your children’s new favourites!

Anna Beiler is too wicked to be Amish. Or so she is told. Well into her Rumspringa (the time when Amish teenagers are free to experience the modern world before deciding which life to choose), Anna yearns for a life outside her order in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Anna convinces an amateur documentary crew to drive her to a party in the Pennsylvania mountains where she plans to make her escape. An accident leaves Anna stranded in Centralia, a town condemned for a coal mine fire that burns below the ground, a literal hell on earth.