When Norbert sees his reflection in the water trough he makes a horrible discovery – his teeth are GREEN!Terrified that this will ruin his chances of romance with Delilah, the pretty pony who lives in the next field, he turns to his only friend, a wise old cuckoo by the name of Colin, for help. Together, they devise a cunning plan to steal a toothbrush from Norbert’s grumpy owner, Farmer Finbar…Will Norbert and Colin succeed in their daring mission?

"The Scot James Sutherland... reputedly shot 1,200 elephant bulls...the stuff of legends." - Film and the American Moral Vision of Nature (2011)"James Sutherland...is remembered as one of the greats of Africa's professional elephant hunters." - Great Tuskers of Africa (2006)"Heavy tusks were secured by the elephant hunter James Sutherland...the heavier of the tusks weighed 152 pounds."-Ivory and the Elephant in Art (1916)"The memoirs ...

"James Sutherland...the world's mightiest elephant hunter." -Kingston Whig-Standard, Dec. 30, 1913"James Sutherland, the ivory hunter, who has a record bag of over 480 elephants...has more right than anybody else to be described as 'the Allan Quartermain of real life.'" -Birmingham Post Herald, Sept. 21, 1913"Thirteen years in the African jungle with a bag of 600 elephants to his credit, James Sutherland, the big g...

Originally published 1912. A detailed and exciting record of sixteen years spent hunting African elephants and other big game. During ten of these years the author shot 447 bull elephants - a world record. Many of the earliest hunting books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The story of a young man named John Kerle Tipaho Haberfield from the very south of New Zealand. In World War Two he enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve and after training as a pilot in England and Canada he joined the Fleet Air Arm. Late in 1943 he was posted to a fighter squadron and joined to the Far East completing further training in India and Ceylon. He was then posted to the aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable and was shot down during a bombing raid on two oil refi...

Norbert the horse is back with festive fun and frolics!Poor old Norbert has never, ever received a gift from Santa and simply cannot understand why this is so!When his wise friend, Colin the cuckoo, explains that he must somehow get a message to Father Christmas, a wild and wacky adventure is sure to follow…Will Colin succeed in his daring mission to send a note up Farmer Finbar’s chimney?Will Norbert receive his first ever Chri...

Join Norbert the horse and friends in a crazy comic caper for young readers!When Norbert learns that his only friend, Colin the cuckoo, is trapped in the darkest depths of Farmer Finbar’s, house, he knows that only he can save the day!Aided by Delilah the pony, not to mention an extremely annoying budgerigar named George, the dopey old horse sets out on a desperate rescue mission…Will they find Colin before Farmer Finbar does?Th...

Join Norbert the horse and friends in a special summertime adventure!Stuck in his field in the English countryside, it seems like poor old Norbert and his farmyard friends have no hope of getting to the beach for their summer holidays. Unless, that is, they can make their very own holiday resort, right there in the field!But what will Norbert’s grumpy owner, Farmer Finbar, do if he discovers their cunning plan?A fun comic caper for young re...

Norbert the horse is back with a special spooktacular adventure for Halloween!As the skies begin to darken, poor old Norbert is well and truly spooked at the thought of spending Halloween night out in the open. Convinced that, come nightfall, his field will be crawling with ghosts, ghouls, witches and vampires, he sets out with his friends, Colin the cuckoo and Delilah, the pretty pony from the next field, to find somewhere safe to spend the night - Little do they ...

Join Ernie the dog and his trusty sidekick, Montgomery the mouse, in the first of a fun series of comic adventures for young readers!“But Dad,” Martha protested, tears welling in her eyes “Ernie didn’t mean to poop in your slipper!”Confined to his basket in the porch following the unfortunate incident with Dad’s slipper, Ernie is, quite literally, in the dog house. And when his owner, a girl named Martha, accidentally throws his favourite toy bone ...

The Ten-Year Century is a book for people have never known a time when blogs, iPods, and the war on terror didn’t exist, putting history in context and explaining how the world is smaller, faster, and more connected than it’s ever been.It’s hard to believe it, but it’s been ten years since we said goodbye to the twentieth century. And with the ending of the first decade of the new millennium, it’s only natural to take stock of all that has happened since N...

Discover the incredible life and enduring legacy of Ronald Regan in this captivating Up Close biography series about twentieth-century America.The child of an alcoholic, Ronald Reagan was a Hollywood actor turned Republican politician known for his sunny optimism and gifted salesmanship. He entered the White House in 1981, a time when many Americans were wondering if their country’s best days were behind them. But things had changed by the time he left office—the e...