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Once upon a time... in a far, far away land.... Nine-year-old Beatrice has a dream – she wants to be a bus driver. But it's not easy when your Mum is a dream-flusher and kills all your dreams. When Beatrice sees a model of a Routemaster Bus in a shop, she's determined to have it and to turn it into a big talking London Bus that she can drive. And one day, guess what? Beatrice meets a talking Bus in the streets of London, only special people can hear. She's one of them. Did she make her wish come true? Has she suddenly turned into a wizard, even though her dream was to be a bus driver? No - she is not tall enough to be a wizard - Beatrice thinks. Was it just a DREAM, then?

Start colouring London and its TALKING buildings, tourist attractions and parks featured in this special LONDON MAP inspired by the most fun book series about dreamers and dreams, BEATRICE AND THE LONDON BUS. And here there is the talking Telephone Box, Big Ben ... Westminster Palace, Buckingham Palace, London Eye, the London Transport Museum, Tate Gallery the British Museum, South Bank, the Museum of London, The Imperial War Museum, the London Bus, the Queen of England, the Mayor of London .....and many more....there are all in this book, they all talk, have dreams and problems just like you and I: ready to be coloured by you. Let your imagination fly with all the colours you like while learning about London.

Nine-year-old Beatrice is bullied at school because she dreams of becoming a bus driver instead of a ballerina, a football player, a pop star or a film star. But she has a special skill that helps her cope with all that; a huge imagination and of course, a lot dreams. One of them is to turn a little model bus into a real talking London Bus. And guess what? One day, very unexpectedly, she meets a real Bus by Caramba Cafè - he can talk but only people with big imagination can hear him. She's one of them. As the two strike a friendship and meet every Sunday, he introduces her to a secret London where famous tourist attractions and local buildings not only can talk but also have dreams and problems - many problems. There's also the Queen of England who's best friend with her own Palace - she too has an unfulfilled dream; a city's Mayor who has two big secrets and local newspapers that can't stop making stories hugely sensational and a bit too "confusing". As Beatrice embarks on her discovery-journey about town, which she duly reports to her BFF Mark the next day at school, she learns about the power of friendship and dreaming, about the "complicated" world of the grown-ups and mostly, about self-acceptance and being proud of herself. ALWAYS.

Sicily's culinary landscape is as eclectic as the island's complex history. Written by Sicilians in Sicily, this book introduces Sicilian cuisine, explaining what it is and where to find it. Presenting descriptions, background, a glossary and a dozen classic (and simple) recipes, it is a reliable reference for anybody captivated by Sicily's food, wine and timeless culture. This is a book to consult. The chapters on festivals, wines and olive oils transcend the superficial treatments of those topics by most cookbook authors and chefs. Rarely does a book about Sicilian food present much information about wine, or vice versa. There are several useful maps indicating such details as wine and olive oil appellations. Here the authors have included a few things overlooked by most of the others. Unlike many such books, this one is not personality driven. It does not promote specific chefs, wineries or restaurants, nor does it focus on the authors' psyches. Such sober objectivity is refreshing in a field where blatant commercialism is the order of the day, and where every food writer wants to reveal the intimate details of her culinary catharsis. Whether your visit to Sicily is physical or virtual, this is a reliable place to chart your course.

Beatrice has a secret ... Many secrets, actually, and she keeps them all to herself, apart from sharing a few with her BFF Mark. Every Sunday Beatrice embarks on a crazy adventure with her other bestie, who happens to be the talking London Bus RM 168 via Waterloo. London is not the city everyone thinks it is! The Bus introduces her to a city full of secrets, illusions and traps but also fun adventure and secrets stories. Its inhabitants - famous grumpy talking buildings, parks and tourists attractions who all complain for some one or another to the Mayor of London - a man known for his fiery temper - all have hopes, unfulfilled dreams and problems, just like Beatrice. She's captured by the sloppy MI6's spies, helps a whimpering Red Telephone Box resolve the mysterious disappearance of her phone - then she meets the Mayor of London, who has two big secrets of his own. And he's planning to get rid of the old London Bus ....