At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing array of plants & animals
- over half a million
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This collection of activities for butterfly lovers features coloring, puzzles & more. Bite-size captions on the behavior & habitats of butterflies, as well as details of their amazing life cycle from chomping caterpillar to beautiful butterfly, run throughout the book. Based on images of actual butterflies from the unrivaled collections of the Museum, this colorful activity book is the ideal introduction for children to the wonderful world of butterflies. ...

With wry humour & a deft touch, Butterfly Fish, the outstanding first novel by a stunning new writer, is a work of elegant ...

An egg, a feast, a change.. . The fascinating life cycle of the monarch butterfly is brought to life in this special lift-the-flap book with illustrations from printmaker Laura Weston. Told in simple language with black-&-white illustrations, the book`s many flaps can be lifted to reveal flashes of exquisite colour. Watch the monarch butterfly change from egg to caterpillar to butterfly & then go on an incredible journey as it migrates for winter. ...

ILLUSTRATED BY CHRISTIAN BIRMINGHAM. A lyrical & moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, & his lifelong friendship with a white lion. ” All my life I`ll think you you, I promise I will. I won`t ever forget you.” Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld. They are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England & the lion is sold to a circus. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten. ...

A young boy is found in woods outside Amsterdam. Broken & bloody, he appears to be the victim of a brutal hit-&-run. When the police at the hospital ask what happened, the one word the boy repeats they don`t underst&. But journalist Farah Hafez does. She left Afghanistan as a child & she recognises her native tongue. As the boy is taken into surgery she finds herself visiting the scene of the crime, seeking to discover how a little Afghan boy came to be so far from home. Instead, she comes across a burnt-out car with two charred bodies inside
- a sinister clue to something much darker than a simple road accident. It is just the start of a journey that will lead her from one twist to another in an intricate web of crime & corruption that stretches from Amsterdam all the way to Moscow, Kabul & Johannesburg & deep into a past that Farah had sought to leave behind
- a past that nearly killed her.

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Fine Cell Work is a charity which makes beautiful handmade products in British prisons. Our unique products have been designed in collaboration with some of the country’s leading contemporary designers & are all h&-produced in limited editions. Teaching prisoners high-quality needlework boosts their self-worth, instils self-discipline, fosters hope & encourages them to lead independent, crime-free lives. They are trained by volunteers before carrying out their work in-cell & in prison workshops. We also provide post-prison support upon release. At our London-based community hub we provide work experience, formal training & employment to ex-prisoners, with the aim of getting them back into work. Fine Cell Work in numbers:• We work in 32 prisons• We work with 500 prisoners a year, we have 200 prisoners on a waiting list to join• We made 4872 products in 2017 in prisons across the UK• On average prisoners spend 24 hours a week stitching• The most difficult cushion takes 200 hours to stitch • 96% of stitchers are men• The reoffending rate amongst Fine Cell Work’s trainees is 7% compared to a national average of 46% ...

Match the upper sides & undersides of the wings of 25 species of butterfly from around the world in this beautifully illustrated matching game. With all kinds of stunning species--from the painted lady to the violet emperor--this fun & educational game is an ideal gift that will appeal to nature lovers everywhere.

Includes:: a mini dossier on each species. Can also be used as a memory game when you get to know the butterflies. Collect more pairs than your opponent to win!

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This is a definitive rock climbing guidebook to the diverse mountain crags Buttermere, Newlands & the sandstone sea cliffs of St Bees in the Lake District. It is published by the Fell & Rock Climbing Club & written by Colin Read & Paul Jennings. It is profusely illustrated with action climbing photos & Phil Rigby`s superb color photo diagrams & containing a wealth of interesting historical information. The book features 340 pages, plastic cover, & marker ribbon. ...

Buxton in 1897 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the centre of the spa town of Buxton, extending eastward to Fairfield & Fairfiel Farm. Southward coverage extends to Spencer Road, westward to Burlington Road. Features include the Midland & LNW stations, Higher Buxton station, Hogshaw area, Fairfield area, Buxton Gardens, Devonshire Hospital, Palace Hotel, The Pavilion, Cricket Ground, Corvar Hall, Wye House, Higher Buxton area, gas works, Sty Peter's church Fairfield, The Crescent, Hardwick Mount area, Trinity church, St John's church, Market Place, Old Hall Hotel, George Hotel, Spring Gardens, livery stables, Onward Cottages etc. On the reverse is a Buxton ' Private Residents' directory & a Fairfield directory for 1891. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...