Alan Durant

Language plays an essential role both in creating law and in governing its implementation. Providing an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this subject, Language and Law: Describes the different registers and genres that make up spoken and written legal language and how they develop over time; Analyses real-life examples drawn from court cases from different parts of the world, illustrating...

Language plays an essential role both in creating law and in governing its implementation. Providing an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this subject, Language and Law: describes the different registers and genres that make up spoken and written legal language and how they develop over time; analyses real-life examples drawn from court cases from different parts of the world, illustrating...

Celebrate the magic of Christmas with this delightful book full of lift-the-flap letters from Father Christmas and a special surprise gift. When Liam finds a reindeer in his garden, he’s pretty sure that it must be one of Father Christmas's sleigh team. He gives it a carrot and a warm blanket, and writes a letter to Santa to ask, Dear...

Quill Soup is a prestigious White Raven 2020. Shortlisted for The English Association Picture Book Awards 2020! Noko the porcupine is very hungry. On arriving at a village, he asks the other animals for some food and shelter. But, despite their full bellies, all the animals say they have nothing to spare. Never mind: he'll just have to make do...

The queen has given birth to her baby and all animals are going to visit them with their gift. But the kind rabbit can't find a gift that suits the queen's baby. It's getting late for the party, so rabbit lights up a lamp and goes to the party without a gift. She's not aware that she's taking the perfect...

Human Town by Alan Durant explores the adventure of Junior and his elephant family as they eagerly embark on a trip to Human Town. Here, they have the unique opportunity to observe humans in their natural environment. What begins as an exciting novelty quickly turns sour as the elephants witness the significant issues humans have created, leading to their own...