If the World Were 100 People by Jackie McCann

If the World Were 100 People by Jackie McCannA thought provoking introduction for children to the people who live on our planet. There are almost 8 billion humans living on Earth, but it's tricky to picture so many people! So instead, let's imagine the whole planet is a village where 100 people live each person representing around 80 million people in the real world. So what does our global village of 100 people look like? Are they all grown ups? Are there more males or females? How many have

These poems explore the sense of powerlessness a young woman feels growing from childhood to adulthood in a predominantly Irish Catholic society

we need to learn the hidden laws that govern them

the animals all assume he has come about the vacancy and he is swiftly taken through a rigorous interview process

John le Carre asks what you owe to your country when you no longer recognise it

which insists that everything

' - Christopher Ricks

drugs and conformity

and he needs her help

She might be a witch

The Penguin English Library Edition of Dracula by Bram Stoker

And what do people who think they've got nothing in common have in common

and then tried to cover up