New Releases by Helen Cooper

The great story motifs of romance - quests and magic, rudderless boats and passionate heroines, missing heirs and fairy mistresses - were transmitted directly through from the Middle Ages to the age of print in an abundance of editions, to form a corpus of secular literature that was universally known in the sixteenth century, by the educated and the illiterate alike. Spenser and Shakespeare assumed a familiarity with them, and so did the various monarchs andrebels who exploited them for their own purposes. Helen Cooper sets out to recover that lost cultural literacy of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Every day, Cat, Squirrel and Duck make pumpkin soup - the best you''ve ever tasted. But one day, disaster strikes - there''s not a single ripe pumpkin to be found! So, they make fish soup, mushroom soup and beetroot soup, but will the new soups be as delicious as their favourite? Duck doesn''t think so - in fact he won''t even try them! Poor Duck gets hungrier and hungrier and grumpier and grumpier, until at last Cat comes up with a soup that might just be . . . delicious!

Mêmes les canards doivent apprendre à diversifier leur alimentation, c''est la morale de cette histoire aussi hilarant qu''édifiante...

Synopsis For any musician, the most daunting part of the craft can be learning the language of musical notation. But even if you don''t know a time signature from a tenor clef, understanding music is easy with the right tools. In three easy-to-follow lessons, How to Read Music gives you everything you need to take your musical ability to the next level on any instrument, whether you want to play classic tunes on your guitar, understand how to better hit the right pitches while singing, or write your own musical scores. Lesson 1: Pitch Find out the names of the notes and how to remember them, learn the different kinds of clefs and when to use them, and see how a melody is formed. Lesson 2: Rhythm Learn how to count the beats in a measure and visually identify how long each note should be played, from the humble quarter note to more complex notations like slurred dotted sixteenth notes. Begin reading music, and follow along with the CD to match what you see with what you hear. Lesson 3: Chords and Scales Heighten your musical understanding by exploring the musical relationships of notes, including how to transpose music for instruments in different keys. Listen to the CD to become skilled at recognizing everything from a major 7th interval to a D melodic minor scale, and pop in the DVD to see the piano keyboard used to illustrate these musical concepts. --Amazon

Helen Cooper''s inaugural lecture traces the influence of medieval literature on the Renaissance, particularly in Shakespeare''s work.

Helping your child to practice the essential English techniques and skills needed to progress through the formative primary years, this title includes step-by-step activities which promote confidence at school and provide a sound educational foundation.

The Cat and the Squirrel come to blows with the Duck in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their pumpkin soup. Included at the end is a delicious recipe for pumpkin soup. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

El gat, l’esquirol i l’ànec fan la millor sopa de carbassa del món, però se’ls ha acabat la sal i han d’anar a la ciutat a comprar-ne. L’ànec vol acompanyar a l’esquirol i el gat, però malgrat els advertiments perquè no se’n separi, l’ànec, que no ha esta

This is a beautiful gift pack including a mini edition of the highly praised and bestselling picture bookPUMPKIN SOUP plus an adorable toddler''s plastic bowl and spoon decorated with artwork from the book. All contained in a see-through bag with handles that can be kept and used again.

This is a home study series designed to teach children core skills that will build confidence at school. Each book supports the literacy or numeracy framework for the relevant school year. The English titles cover a wide range of topics ranging from comprehension to story writing, and the maths titles cover topics ranging from algebra to fractions. The books magical wizard theme should entertain as well as educate. Motivation is encouraged by giving gold stars, which can be added to a certificate of excellence at the back of each book. Parental guidance on how to make the best use of the book is included.

Extraordinary English covers essential topics from the National Curriculum and is based around the popular theme of magic. Wizard Whimstaff''s blend of fun with curriculum-based activities enchants and educates young learners. Children work towards attaining a Wizard''s Trophy of Excellence at the end of the book.

Winner of the Young Judges'' Award for Smarties Prize 1993. Only William knows about the big great bear living under the stairs. He''s sure he saw one lurking there. This beautifully illustrated book dealing with childhood fears is wonderfully poetic and reassuring.

El conejito Tatty Ratty se ha perdido. Elena no consigue recordar dónde lo vio por última vez. Con la ayuda de sus padres, imaginan dónde puede estar y las aventuras que puede estar corriendo con Cenicienta, los Tres Osos, los piratas. Finalmente lo encue

The Cat and the Squirrel come to blows with the Duck in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their pumpkin soup, and they almost lose the Duck''s friendship when he decides to leave them.

Ce jour-là, Polly fait un vœu : que le cheval qu''elle a dessiné sur le sable prenne vie pour de vrai. Le soleil, la mer et la plage entendent le vœu de la fillette. Ils accordent une nuit, une seule nuit, au cheval des dunes, pour s''enfuir de sa prison de sable. Une nuit magique durant laquelle le cheval part à la poursuite de la liberté...

Arranged for guitar and voice, this songbook contains acoustic classics from the late 20th century, including songs by David Gray, Travis, Eels, Crowded House, Oasis, The Verve, Belle and Sebastian, Supergrass, Nirvana, The Smiths, Coldplay, Gomez, Stereophonics and Tracy Chapman.

A boy who does not want to go to bed has a series of imaginary encounters with a tiger, soldiers, the moon, and others, all of whom convince him to change his mind.

En medio de un bosque, en una bonita cabaña viven un Gato, una Ardilla y un Pato. Cada día hacen sopa de calabaza para cenar: el Gato trocea la calabaza, la Ardilla remueve la sopa y el Pato le pone la sal. Viven los tres muy felices, teniendo cada uno su tarea diaria. Pero un día el Pato decide cambiar los papeles, y se arma un gran lío entre los tres amigos. Este cuento nos enseña lo difícil que es cambiar la organización de una casa y los problemas que puede suponer, y lo que puede sufrir la gente que te quiere cuando te cree perdido. También muestra lo bonito que es el no reprocharse unos a otros por algo que ya ha pasado. Pero lo que prevalece en Sopa de Calabaza es la amistad entre los tres personajes. El tema de la convivencia y la amistad de los amigos, frente al rechazo del grupo, florece en este álbum ilustrado por la gran artista que es Helen Cooper. Su formación como profesora de música y ceramista se reflejan en la cadencia armónica y estética de este cuento dedicado a niños de 4 a 6 años. Otros libros con los mismos protagonistas son: Una pizca de pimenta y ¡Deliciosa!

A house cat struggles to return to his home after one of the families in the house take him away.