Books with author Alan Parks

The story behind the beloved film, Bugsy Malone, leaps off the page in this full colour original comic-strip graphic novel.(This ebook is optimised for Kindle tablets and the Kindle App. It is not suitable for e-Ink kindle devices, such as the PaperWhite. We recommend you download a sample to your device before purchase if in doubt.)In Prohibition-era New York City, Fat Sam runs one of the most popular speakeasies in town – but his rival Dandy Dan is trying to shut him down. It’s up to the baby-faced Bugsy Malone to save the day…Packed with thrills and spills (and more than a few custard pies and splurge), this is a mobster story with a twist – the stars are kids!Original graphic novel format with full colour illustrations now available.

Get your students to be gansters in this great play which has been specially adapted for schools from the popular film and it even includes still photographs. So join all the characters: Bugsy, Fat Sam, Tallulah and Dandy Dan for great fun with the whole class.Students will relish this opportunity to play a cast of Prohibition-era mobsters.Fat Sam, who runs one of the most popular speakeasies in town, is in danger of being closed down by his ‘business rival’ Dandy Dan. Enter baby-faced Bugsy Malone, a killer with the ladies and a definite asset to Fat Sam. Unfortunately, Bugsy has also caught the eye of Sam’s girlfriend Tallulah – though he’s set his designs on the showgirl Blousey Brown.This play lends itself perfectly to school performance with its large mixed cast and consistent humour.The book contains a stimulating playscript suitable for classwork and school production, accompanied by resources including background material and lively activities.

This two-volume boxed set is a must-have for every child's first home library. Alan Marks has put together two collections of Mother Goose rhymes -- all thoughtfully selected, cleverly grouped, and splendidly illustrated.In Ring-a-Ring O' Roses & a Ding, Dong Bell and Over the Hills and Far Away children are presented with a comprehensive sampling of classic nursery rhymes. Thee critically-acclaimed, award-winning books are packaged in a handsome slipcase, making this Nursery Rhyme Treasury one that will be treasured long after children have left the nursery.

Meet familiar friends and new neighbors in this playful collection of nursery rhymes. On a misty, moisty morning, we meet the snoring old man, and by evening we’re running through the town with Wee Willie Winkie in his nightgown. A day full of nursery rhyme enchants, delights, and enlightens young readers. Gorgeous illustrations paired with quintessential nursery rhymes introduce familiar friends like Little Bo Peep, Georgie Porgie and the Grand Old Duke of York, as well as meet new neighbors, including Little Polly Flinders, Honest John Boldero and Little Tommy Tucker. An attractive and easily giftable collection of tried and true favorites.