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| Sex manuals for children axed after protests by Ladybird |
| Health bosses have scrapped a controversial series of books about sex for under-16s following protests from a respected publisher of booksfor children.
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| Wingfield - Forgotten Derbyshire Artist |
| Although fresh artistic talent is constantly emerging from Derbyshire, the rediscovery of a pst master is more of a rarity. This article tells the story of John Henry Wingfield, the Denby-born illustrator whose work has enjoyed worldwide exposure ev
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| Ladybird, The Computer and the M.O.D. |
| The Computer from the Ladybird 'How it Works' series 654 is quite a common title in it's standard trade edition. But this edition is rumoured to have also been printed privately for the Ministry of Defence in 1972.
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| Henry Wills & William Hepworth |
| Henry (harry) Wills was born in Narborough in 1850. He was one of eleven children to a schoolmaster who ran the Auburn House School for boys.
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| The Wee Web contribute to Miller's Guide |
| The Wee Web were approached in Spirng 2006 by Miller's Collectables asking us to provide them with information regarding collectable Ladybird titles along with image samples.
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| Artist creates 'pagan' birdlife based on Ladybird book illustrations |
| An artist has created several new species of unsual birds after holidaying in the area which inspired the occult thriller The Wicker Man and looking at Ladybird books he found in the cottage he was staying in.
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| Old-style Ladybird books are word perfect |
| The Peter and Jane stories of the 1960s taught millions of children to read before falling victim to more progressive methods in schools.
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| Original Ladybird artwork for sale |
| There's to be an exhibition of Martin Aitchison's Ladybird artwork at the Charnwood Museum in Loughborough, starting 26th May 05, running for a couple of months.
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| Cinderella Is Favourite Children's Book |
| Cinderella was yesterday named as Britain’s favourite children’s book. The classic folktale of the kind but downtrodden housemaid who overcomes her ugly sisters and a wicked stepmother to find her prince was voted ahead of Winnie the Pooh
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| Ladybird artist Harry Wingfield exhibition |
| One of Ladybird Books top artists, Harry Wingfield, is to be part of an exhibition taking place at Walsall Museum throughout 2003.
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| Random
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The Tinker's Wig (series 478) is the only Ladybird book to have gilt lettering used on it's front board -it was also twice the size of a standard Ladybird book. |
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