I Am a Cat. Volume OneOnce a stray kitten, the narrator finds himself adopted by a local scholar and thrown headfirst into the absurd upper middle class world of Meiji era Japan. Now a noble but somewhat world weary observer, he has ample opportunity to dissect the strange ways and convoluted conversations of the human race.

through the fascinating lives of twelve remarkable coins

musicians and scientists from the Romantic movement

and more - from Shakespeare to Dr Seuss and from Oliver Jeffers to Rosa Parks

Roy Grace is about to discover just how dangerous can a dead man be

This is veg with main character energy

Henry Tudor has become a man

Believing that the UK was extremely vulnerable to nuclear attack

Like a hive of bees

Some sustain themselves on the nostalgia circuit

She's making friends

Rural communities were isolated without ready access to the main lines and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction

Collins Wild Flower Guide - the ultimate reference book for wild flower enthusiasts - now enters its second edition