The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho Alex Frith

The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho Alex FrithThis text is a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life's path and, above all, following your dreams. The book tells the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a worldly treasure as fabulous as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers, and from there into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the

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The activities are accompanied by vibrant illustrations

Why Kids Will Love It: Large

Inside that peach are seven very unusual insects - all waiting to take James on a magical adventure

And who will believe him when he really does get captured in a net

now in a classic board book format with a fresh cover design

If you adopt the right lifestyle

This big activity book is packed with 101 colourful mazes that kids will love

setting a strong foundation for school readiness

Creative pattern activities that reinforce letter recognition

• design your environment to make success easier

but it's the sheer imaginative force of Donaldson's jaunty rhyming narrative and Scheffler's brilliantly funny illustrations that will have this book wriggling into your affections' Herald