Kai the koala is going on holiday with his family. It`s a very long way so they`re going to fly in a plane. Kai has a wonderful time discovering all the exciting features of the airport, from using his passport, to pushing trolleys & the x-ray machine. The family just have to be careful not to miss their flight! The brand new picture book in Sharon Rentta`s internationally award-winning A DAY WITH THE ANIMAL.. .series is guaranteed to enchant any child who is fascinated by planes & airports. ...

Step through the doors of this mysterious museum...and discover everything you wanted to know about dinosaurs! Open drawers, peek inside cabinets & explore behind the scenes with this fantastically interactive museum-inside-a-book. Each page has a door that leads to the next room...but what will you find there? ...

Step through the doors of this mysterious museum... & discover everything you wanted to know about space! Explore behind the scenes with this fantastically interactive museum-inside-a-book. Each page has a door that leads to the next room... but what will you find there? With pop-up elements on every spread, this book brings the magic of space in to the palm of your h&. ...

The world`s most iconic chateau has welcomed tourists the world over, yet this handsome slipcased volume offers up the charm of a thousand & one hidden places in the chateau, its gardens, & pavilions. All were designed to surprise & delight the eye & all the senses at every turn, their exquisite decoration forming an integral part of the elite lifestyle of the eighteenth-century. This comprehensive volume captures the exquisite setting & inimitable ambiance of Versailles & its gardens, from its intimate private spaces usually closed to the general public to the charming Petit Trianon & dairy farm created for the pure pleasure of Marie-Antoinette. Concise, informative, & evocative texts describe the practical, social, & aesthetic considerations that informed the creation of the home to three kings, while newly commissioned photography features the chateau`s architecture, gardens, paintings, drawings, & decorative arts that bring to life the beauty & the daily routines of this golden age of French culture. This jewel of a volume is a rich homage to Versailles & the perfect souvenir for visitors & armchair travelers alike who, while turning these pages, will embark on a private tour of the lavish chateau & grounds. ...

The island of the Great Blasket lies three miles off the Kerry coast of Irel&, at the westernmost tip of Europe. Virtually unknown before this century, it was to produce a rich & extraordinary flowering of literature that has made it famous throughout the world. The newest in the series of native chronicles on the Blaskets, A Day in the Life is something of an epilogue, telling how, in the island's dying days, the islanders settled on the nearby mainl&. O' Crohan provides vivid sketches of West Kerry after World War II, surveying the mainland scene with the ironical eye of the islander, & a robust humor & immediacy that derives from the oral tradition out of which he came. ...

On the night of 10-11 May 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest's history. Following the tragedy, numerous accounts were published, with Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air becoming an international bestseller. But has the whole story been told? A Day to Die For reveals for the first time the full, startling facts that led to the tragedy. Graham Ratcliffe, the first British climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest twice, was a first-hand witness, having spent the night on Everest's South Col at 26, 000 ft, sheltering from the deadly storm. For years, he has shouldered a burden of guilt, feeling that he & his teammates could have saved lives that fateful night. His quest for answers has led to discoveries so important to an understanding of the disaster that he now questions why these facts were not made public sooner. History is dotted with highprofile disasters that both horrify & capture the attention of the public, but very rarely is our view of them revised to such devastating effect. ...

On the night of 10-11 May 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest`s history. Following the tragedy, numerous accounts were published, with Jon Krakauer`s ” Into Thin Air” becoming an international bestseller. But has the whole story been told? ”A Day to Die For” reveals the full, startling facts that led to the tragedy. Graham Ratcliffe, the first British climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest twice, was a first-hand witness, having spent the night on Everest`s South Col at 26, 000 ft, sheltering from the deadly storm. For years, he has shouldered a burden of guilt, feeling that he & his teammates could have saved lives that fateful night. His quest for answers has led to discoveries so important to an understanding of the disaster that he now questions why these facts were not made public sooner. History is dotted with high-profile disasters that both horrify & capture the attention of the public, but very rarely is our view of them revised to such devastating effect. ...

Dexter the kitten & his grandpa both love trains. Join them as they travel on every kind of train imaginable, from steam trains & sleepers to the Zebra Express, & learn all about how the railway works along the way. Dexter even gets to help Grandpa drive the Seaside Special! With so many witty, humorous details to explore, children will love this br&-new addition to Sharon Rentta`s internationally award-winning A DAY WITH THE ANIMAL...series. ...

Jerry Delfont is a travel writer with writer`s block. When he receives a letter from an American philanthropist with news of a scandal involving an Indian friend of her son`s, he is intrigued. Who is the dead boy found on the floor of a cheap hotel room? How did he die? & why? As Delfont becomes more & more drawn into these mysteries, he simultaneously becomes increasingly entangled with the seductive philanthropist & her tantric massages. But she is also hiding something & it becomes swiftly apparent that all is not what it seems. ...

Barcelona, 1912. A city still recovering from the dramatic incidents of the so-called ` Tragic Week` when Catalonian conscripts bound for the unpopular war in Spanish Morocco had rebelled at the city`s dockside against the royalist forces. In the fighting, many were killed, & afterwards, even more put in prison. Including an Englishman, who was later found dead in his cell. The dead man had been a prominent businessman in Gibraltar, so what had he been doing in Barcelona? What part did he play in the illicit three-way trade between Gibraltar, Spanish Morocco & Barcelona? & just how did he really meet his end
- murdered, in a prison cell? The case, in Gibraltar`s view, crys out for investigation
- & by someone independent of the Spanish authorities. So Scotland Yard are summoned to send out one of their men
- but who? Seymour ticks all the right boxes
- he has experience of the tangled diplomatic world of that part of the Mediterranean. He speaks foreign languages. & possibly most importantly of all
- he grew up near the docks of London`s East End so with any luck, knows how to swim if pushed in the water...PRAISE FOR MICHAEL PEARCE`S A DEAD MAN IN...SERIES ` His sympathetic portrayal of an unfamiliar culture, impeccable historical detail & entertaining dialogue make enjoyable reading.` Sunday Telegraph ` The steady pace, atmospheric design, & detailed description re-create a complicated city. A recommended historical series.` Library Journal ` Sheer fun.` The Times




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