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Dressed as the Hungry Little Caterpillar for World Book Day 2019. Photo: Carrie Parker (Image: Carrie Parker) A childhood dream leading to a journey of a lifetime. It all began after a rainy-day visit with his family to an exhibition of artefacts from Papua New Guinea. From that moment on the seven-year-old boy was captivated: he knew this was somewhere he needed to go, this was a place he needed to explore. But how could a boy from the suburbs go about becoming an explorer? Emilie-Rose Pamment as the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. Photo: Victoria Pamment (Image: Victoria Pamment) Thurlton Primary School celebrate World Book Day 2019. Photo: Thurlton Primary School (Image: Thurlton Primary School) From 1st July 2021, VAT will be applicable to those EU countries where VAT is applied to books - this additional charge will be collected by Fed Ex (or the Royal Mail) at the time of delivery. Shipments to the USA & Canada:

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Emilio, 10 years old, dressed as Monkey Magic from The Monkey King. Photo: Baz Bettski (Image: Baz Bettski)

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Ellis, aged 6, dressed as Mr Toad from the Wind in The Willows. Photo: Paula Matthews (Image: Paula Matthews) In ‘Lost Land of the Volcano’, Steve was the first outsider to enter the Volcano Mount Bosavi – where the team discovered as many as 40 new species, including the largest rat in the world! Steve also took part in a brutal caving expedition opening up new passage in Mageni Cave in New Britain. Imogen, Noah and Lila, aged 9, 8 and 14 months, dressed as a Dementor and Hermione Granger from Harry Potter and the baby from That’s Not My Baby. Photo: Charlotte Ashe (Image: Charlotte Ashe) If you're coming to Coles by car, why not take advantage of the 2 hours free parking at Sainsbury's Pioneer Square - just follow the signs for Pioneer Square as you drive into Bicester and park in the multi-storey car park above the supermarket. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. You don't need to shop in Sainsbury's to get the free parking! Where to Find Us

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Niamh Raines on World Book Day 2019. Harleston Primary School pupils have dressed vegetables as their favourite book character. Photo: Meryl Raines (Image: Meryl Raines) Sacred Heart School students celebrate World Book Day 2019. Photo: Sacred Heart School (Image: Sacred Heart School) Hemsby Primary School celebrate World Book Day 2019. Photo: Hemsby Primary School (Image: Hemsby Primary School) Rhys Edmonds dressed up as Wheres Wally? on World Book Day 2019. Photo: Ellie Brown (Image: Ellie Brown)Staff and students and Beccles Free School celebrate World Book Day 2019. Photo: Beccles Free School (Image: Beccles Free School)

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Children at Charles Darwin Primary in Norwich dress up for World Book Day 2019. Photo: Charles Darwin Primary (Image: Charles Darwin Primary) Jonah as a warrior from The Wizards of Once and Rupie as a crayon from The Day the Crayons Quit. Photo: Emma White (Image: Emma White) In 2003, Steve moved to the BBC’s Natural History Unit, where he took his place on the long running children’s wildlife programme ‘The Really Wild Show’. The following three years were awash with wildlife highlights; sharing a beach with 75,000 nesting olive ridley turtles, having a baby mountain gorilla take him by the hand and having a red-eyed tree frog leap into his face.

Poppy as Willy Wonka and her best friend Emily as one of the Oompa Loompas. Photo: Rebecca Nutbourne (Image: Rebecca Nutbourne) Stanley as Peter Pan and Archie as Mario on World Book Day 2019. Photo: Jacqui Brown (Image: Jacqui Brown) Jayden, 5 years old, dressed as the Gingerbread Man on World Book Day 2019. Photo: Coral Gibbs (Image: Coral Gibbs) In the last few years parents everywhere have realised how crucial the freedom of the outside world is, not only for their kids' wellbeing, but the whole family's. They've also realised, however, that it's not always that easy. He wouldn’t try filming “on the fly” like this in the Arctic: “If you don’t find the polar bear or the narwhal you’re stuffed. But if you go to a rainforest and don’t find the harpy eagle, you know you’ll find the poison dart frog.”

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Lingwood Primary School celebrate World Book Day 2019. Photo: Lingwood Primary School (Image: Lingwood Primary School) Steve has been passionate about the wild world ever since he could crawl. Growing up, he counted the animals that lived around him as his best pals – from the asthmatic donkey to the grass snakes in the manure heap! Mulbarton Primary School children celebrate World Book Day 2019. Photo: Mulbarton Primary School (Image: Mulbarton Primary School) He meets fifteen year old Sinter, a spoiled rich girl, who is running away from an arranged marriage and their uneasy friendship will eventually form an unshakeable bond, as together they face adventure and danger as two young eco-warriors in a truly threatening world. Next, Steve joined the Natural History Unit’s fledgling expedition team, making the first ascent of a jungle peak and dropping into a vast sinkhole in the Mulu mountains in ‘Expedition Borneo’. In ‘Lost Land of the Jaguar’he made the first ascent of Mount Upuigma in Venezuela, slept on the vertical cliff face and found unknown species of animals on the summit. He also abseiled to the bottom of the Kaiteur Falls in Guyana to the soaked wonderland below.Staff and children at Old Catton Junior School celebrate World Book Day 2019. Photo: Old Catton Junior School (Image: Old Catton Junior School) Alburgh with Denton Primary School celebrate World Book Day 2019. Photo: Alburgh with Denton Primary School (Image: Alburgh with Denton Primary School) Isabella Murrell, aged 4, with her first World Book Day dressed as Mary Poppins with the umbrella she handmade with her mum. Photo: Abbie Wright (Image: Abbie Wright) Steve is one of the busiest presenters on television, mainly working for the BBC’s Natural History Unit. He has had his own season of programmes on Eden television channel alongside legends David Attenborough and Bruce Parry. Before that, he was ‘Adventurer in Residence’ at the National Geographic Channel.