Googlies

From the leg glance to leg before, king pair to cover drive, and from the no-ball to the googly, this book is sure to entertain, inform and delight.

A first word board book about bedtime, for babies and toddlers to rattle, shake and read. Complete with googly eyes and bright, bold illustrations by Jo Lodge.Meet the Googlies! In Time for Bed, Panda, children will learn first words to do with their bedtime routine. Goggly eyes and a sliding mechanism bring this adorable panda to life while children share the simple story and point at the bold pictures.A perfect book for babies and toddlers, this title combines bright illustrations, a simple story and first words - a perfect introduction to bedtime routines.

A new edition of Rob Eastaway's classic guide to the rules of cricket. Cricket is one of the world's most popular sports, yet for the uninitiated, its peculiar laws and customs are a mystery. What is a 'silly mid off' and a 'long leg'? How can you be 'lbw'? And how can a match last for five days and still end up as a draw? In this fully updated edition of the classic guide, Rob Eastaway demystifies the jargon and answers the questions you've always wanted to ask. It's also a timely reminder that for the true cricket lover, the game can be absorbing and exciting even when the ball isn't being smashed for six.

Cricket Explained offers the sports enthusiast a user-friendly introduction to baseball's British cousin, a game that shares with America's national pastime the common ancestor "rounders." This is the definitive beginner's guide to the game of cricket, written by Robert Eastaway, a world authority on the sport, and co-inventor of the Coopers & Lybrand World Cricket Ratings System. Cricket Explained takes the reader from the game's fundamental --basic rules, terminology, equipment --to the finer points of strategy, individual playing styles, and cricket lore. The book includes a combined glossary/index for easy reference and is illustrated throughout with the lighthearted drawings of British cartoonist Mark Stevens. So even if you don't know "short leg" from "silly mid off" or a bowler from a batsman, you'll come away from Cricket Explained with an understanding for this truly international sport which, like baseball, is loved both for its elegant simplicity and its vexing complexity. Among the topics covered in Cricket Explained's concise, user-friendly entries are: -- Cricket's history -- Making sense of the action on the field -- Batsmen and the batting order -- Fielders and fielding positions -- Fielding and batting tactics -- Scoring and statistics -- Bowling strategy -- How many players are required -- How runs are scored, outs are made, and a game is won -- Umpires and the rules -- Bowlers and their individual styles -- Different types of cricket played throughout the world

Wacky Wild Animals is part of a series of fun board books that turns animals into cute and crazy characters with the help of googly eyes! The lively, rhyming text complements colorful, real-life photography, and children are invited to spot the surprise animal that turns up at the end of each book.

Meet The Googlies by Jo Lodge! In It's Lunchtime, Monkey! children will learn first words to do with meal times! Rattling, googly eyes and a sliding mechanism bring this adorable monkey to life while children share the simple story and point at the bold, vivid pictures. A perfect book for babies and toddlers, this title combines bright illustrations, a simple story and first words - perfect as an introduction to meal time routines for your little one! Rattle, shake and read more in the series: Let's Play, Cheetah; Time for Bed, Panda; Let's Go Out, Elephant

A Matter of Chatter is an eclectic mix of nursery rhymes, verse and nonsense for young children. Come, meet Mr Odds ‘n’ Ends Find out the benefits of wearing Odd Socks Hear the Hullabaloo Discover Royal Mayhem and much, much more. Drawing inspiration from the nursery rhymes of his childhood, Apollo Stark wrote and published this, his first ever book, in 1995. This revised and expanded second edition, unlike its predecessor, contains previously unpublished pieces and illustrations. Adding to and enriching the tradition of telling and reciting nursery rhymes, ‘A Matter of Chatter’ will make a delightful edition to any nursery school’s bookshelves or infant’s bedtime stories. My piece, ‘Hey Dum Dum Rook’ was inspired by ‘The Cat and the Fiddle’, the earliest printed version of this poem being written in 1765, and which is now better known as ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’. ‘Where The Peppers Went’, is my response to the tongue twisting, rhyming question posed by John Harris in 1813 when he asked in his book called, Peter Piper’s practical principals of plain and perfect pronunciation, “Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?” My rhyming verse, ‘Royal Mayhem’, like its predecessors, The Grand Old Duke of York and Humptey Dumptey, is a historical commentary. Two Muddle Some, and several other pieces in this book, were inspired by the nonsense works of Mr Edward Lear, whilst ‘Tom Cat Bert” was motivated by A A Milne’s verse, Buckingham Palace. I hope my humble offerings, like those nursery rhymes before them, endure the test of time, and in some little way help to keep the tradition of nursery rhyme writing and telling alive.

The extraordinary story of the first 'All India' national cricket tour of Great Britain and Ireland - and how the idea of India as a nation took shape on the cricket pitch.

A first word board book about playtime, for babies and toddlers to rattle, shake and read. Complete with googly eyes and bright, bold illustrations by Jo Lodge.In Let's Play, Cheetah, children will learn first words to do with playtime. Googly eyes and a sliding mechanism bring this adorable cheetah to life while children share the simple story and point at the bold pictures.A perfect book for babies and toddlers, this title combines bright illustrations, a simple story and first words - a perfect introduction to playtime for little ones.