New Releases by HarperCollins UK

Big and small fans get busy with the Big and Busy Bumper Book of Fun

Show someone how much you care about them with this collection of ''Me to You'' gift titles, featuring the little grey bear with the blue nose - Tatty Teddy. Show your wife how much you love and appreciate her all year round with this Tatty Teddy gift book.

Big and Small are two best friends that couldn''t be more different. They live in a chaotic house in the countryside with two front doors - one big and one small. Now here''s your chance to sing along with Big and Small This gift book contains all the words to 12 great songs from the TV series plus a wowzarama CD

Level: A Level Subject: Biology Revise for AS & A2 Biology with confidence! Providing complete study support throughout the two A Level years, this Biology study guide matches the curriculum content and provides in-depth course coverage, plus invaluable advice on how to get the best results in the exams. Providing plenty of exam practice and frequent progress checks and questions to consolidate learning, this AS & A2 Biology study guide contains invaluable advice and preparation for the exam. Included in this book: * examiner''s tips that reveal how to achieve higher marks * information presented in a clear and easy-to-use format * exam board labels that allow students to identify content relevant to their course * highlighted key points and examiner''s hints to offer guidance * progress check questions to test recall and understanding * sample questions and model answers that reveal what examiners are looking for * exam-style questions and answers that provide crucial exam practice eal what examiners are looking for * exam-style questions and answers that provide crucial exam practiceeal what examiners are looking for * exam-style questions and answers that provide crucial exam practiceeal what examiners are looking for * exam-style questions and answers that provide crucial exam practice

Divided into seven manageable ''day'' sections, this timed revision programme covers essential GCSE topics in double page spreads. These spreads indicate how much time should be spent on each section and combine clear and concise explanations, flow charts, spidergrams and illustrations with progress check questions and answers.

A gentle introduction to 29 of the 44 sounds in the English language. Working through the book a child will start to realise that words are made up of small separate sounds.

Helps develop counting skills. Helps to develop: * Counting * Comparing and ordering * Rounding and estimating * Addition * Subtraction * Solving number problems

A gentle introduction to written numbers.

Collins Easy Learning ABC Age 3-5 helps children learn the alphabet and develop their early years literacy skills, through lots of fun activities.

This edition of the ''Collins German Dictionary'' has been revised and updated to include the vocabulary of current issues, plus all the changes of recent spelling reforms.

With run-downs on the world''s top teams, and a history of the World Cup finals providing essential background information, this is a great guide book for any young fan. All past match results can be found, and for every match, a match-report. All players have been given their own page, where their World Cup stats are listed. "Player Profiles" and "Teams to Watch" sections are also included, with overall and tournament centred stats. In addition there''s information about stadiums, cities and much, much more.

The ''Discovery Reference Library'' contains ''Collins Discovery Dictionary'', Collins Discovery Thesaurus'' and ''Collins Discovery Encyclopedia'' to give help with language and research.

Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games. The fifth annual compilation of 60 concise crosswords from The Sunday Times. Do you find cryptic crosswords too much of a chore? Do you want your general knowledge to be tested but not put through the mill? Are you on the lookout for something to pass the time on a long train or aeroplane journey? The Sunday Times Concise Crossword Book 5 could be just what you are looking for. It includes 60 crosswords, set out in a clear, easy-to-use double-page spread to view layout, plus all the solutions at the back of the book. So, if you reckon you can solve ''ecclesiastical residence'' (5) - answer ''manse'' - or ''barrow-boys'' (6-7) - answer ''coster-mongers'', this is the brainteasing book for you.

Collins Easy Learning German Verbs First Edition Designed to accompany the widely acclaimed Collins Easy Learning German Dictionary and to complement the new Collins Easy Learning German Grammar, this brand new edition, the Collins Easy Learning German Verbs offers beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide to German verbs. The main section of the book consists of 200 fully conjugated verbs, regular and irregular, weak and strong. Each is self-contained in a full-page spread showing all the major tenses, clearly set out with pronouns. The tables also tell you if the verb is weak or strong and if it takes the auxiliary haben or sein. There is a special section on modal and auxiliary verbs, as well as an extensive introduction on the formation and use of tenses in German. A full alphabetical index of all the most widely used German verbs, cross-refers the user to its basic model in the verb tables.

This year''s Tolkien desk diary continues in a popular tradition yet this is a very special year, for 2005 is the 50th anniversary since the first publication of The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien Diary 2005 features 13 paintings and illustrations by J. R. R. Tolkien himself, some of these not appearing in print for many years. The paintings are based on Tolkien''s classic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, and provide a fascinating insight into how Tolkien himself imagined the world of Middle-earth would look. The images are accompanied by informative text which explains how they relate to the story and offers information on their content and history.

The practical Key Stage 3 Maths Dictionary that helps your students use the right word in the right place. It brings the Key Stage 3 Mathematics Framework vocabulary checklist to life in an accessible, attractive student resource.

This bite size collection is the perfect pocket size companion for those with an ''old-fashioned'' sense of humour. These dirty riddles are collected for the first time in ''Tiny'' format and they are sure to have you clutching your sides and rhyming for hours. Lots of clever limericks are gathered here - old favourites which will bring a tear to your eye. They are not for the faint-hearted, but will tickle those with a wicked wit and quick tongue.

Presents a dictionary of Mandarin Chinese that encompasses more than forty thousand references and seventy thousand translations, with tips on translating vocabulary and entries on Chinese life and culture.