This is the the most thrilling, adventure book, ever! Written by a real-life adventurer, Simon Chapman, be prepared to live your dream & imagine you discovered the dinosaurs. It`s your chance to battle blizzards with swarms of vipers in the Gobi Desert with Roy Chapman Andrews, join the race across the the Wild West of America with bone-hunters Cope & Marsh. Along the trail of discovery you`ll unearth a time when monsters really did rule the world
- DINOSAURS. You will find them all in here: Triceratops, Pteradactyls, Iguanodon, Stegosaurus, Diplodocus & many more. It`s crammed full of stats, wild pictures, a brilliant pop-up (don`t get eaten!), realistic artworks, journals, flaps & even the insides of dinosaurs. You`ll discover what makes a dinosaur, when & where they lived, what they ate, why they fought & why they became extinct. Be a know-it-all. WOW! Tyrannosaurus Rex had huge bone crunching jaws with 50
- 60 teeth & could eat up to 500lbs of meat in one crunch. That`s like 3 whole cows! Or a Triceratops! Feathered Fiend! The size of a turkey, the velociraptor had feathers, but couldn`t fly. It could run like the wind, well a 40mph wind! Wipe Out! The rock that hit the earth 65 million years ago injured the earth with Tsunami waves, fireballs & acid rain. Hello, mass extinction.

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From early dinosaurs to creatures of the deep, land dinosaurs to wetland dinosaurs & prehistoric flying creatures, learn about how dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic era. Lift the flaps, layer by layer, to discover everything you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs
- & hear how the different dinosaurs sounded! Listen to the sounds of the prehistoric world as you lift the final flap on each page to activate the sound effect & bring each scene to vivid life! Learn fascinating facts about these jurassic creatures & their habitats including hunters, planteaters, marine & flying reptiles & insects & enjoy hours of interactive fun as you lift the flaps & listen to the sounds of each dinosaur habitat. With flaps to lift & sounds to listen to, this vibrant book introduces children to dinosaurs in the most fun way!
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In 1898, a 19-year-old girl marched into the Natural History Museum & demanded a job. At the time, no women were employed there as scientists, but for the determined Dorothea Bate this was the first step in an extraordinary career as a pioneering explorer & fossil-hunter & the beginning of an association with the Museum that was to last for more than 50 years. As a young woman she explored the islands of Cyprus, Crete & the little known Majorca & Menorca, braving parental opposition & considerable physical hardship & danger. In remote mountain caves & sea-battered cliffs, she discovered, against enormous odds, the fossil evidence of unique species of extinct fauna, previously unknown to science, including dwarf elephants & hippos, giant dormice & a strange small goat-like antelope. Internationally respected as an outstanding palaeontologist during her lifetime, Dorothea was largely forgotten after her death. Now, working from unpublished letters, papers & work diaries & re-tracing her steps, Karolyn Shindler has rediscovered Dorothea`s life. ...

Edinburgh, home to the Scottish Parliament, is on the itinerary of many visitors to Scotl&. This brand new edition retains the delightful water-colour mapping, with individual paintings of all the main sights & landmarks. Popular areas at larger scale, hundreds of shops, restaurants, cafes & bars, comprehensive travel information & index.
Includes:: Large-scale plans of the Castle, Royal Mile, Botanic Gardens, Leith & Newington. Shop-by-shop street maps of Princes Street, George Street, Victoria Street & the Grassmarket. Railway stations, bus routes, taxi ranks & car parks. Historical & contemporary anecdotes. Suggestions for day trips out of the city. Comprehensive index. AREA OF COVERAGE Covers the centre of Edinburgh from Inverleith Park in the north to The Meadows in the south, & from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in the west to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in the east. OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES Discovering Dublin Discovering London
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Edinburgh, home to the Scottish Parliament, is on the itinerary of many visitors to Scotl&. This brand new edition retains the delightful water-colour mapping, with individual paintings of all the main sights & landmarks. Popular areas at larger scale, hundreds of shops, restaurants, cafes & bars, comprehensive travel information & index.
Includes:: Large-scale plans of the Castle, Royal Mile, Botanic Gardens, Leith & Newington. Shop-by-shop street maps of Princes Street, George Street, Victoria Street & the Grassmarket. Railway stations, bus routes, taxi ranks & car parks. Historical & contemporary anecdotes. Suggestions for day trips out of the city. Comprehensive index. AREA OF COVERAGECovers the centre of Edinburgh from Inverleith Park in the north to The Meadows in the south, & from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in the west to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in the east.
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The quaint & curious traditions still carried out in the towns & shires of England are described in this book. It explains the origins of well-known customs like maypole dancing, well-dressing & rush-bearing, & it inidcates when & where these events may be witnessed. ...

As long ago as the 1720`s Daniel Defoe was pondering on the eccentricities of English dialects, & three hundred or so years before him John Trevisa had censured `all the language of the Northumbrians` as harsh & incomprehensible. Variety in English speech is thus of some antiquirty, & the old dialects used in areas like the Yorkshire Dales & rural East Anglia are as substantial a part of the Englishman`s living heritage as are his ancient buildings. This book describes the most significant features of English regional dialects, including in its scope the ancient vocabulary of the North, enriched by borrowings from medieval Norsemen, the important north/north midland dialect boundary, old forms of nouns like housen & childer & the remaining traces of extinct Cornish. The complex problems of the `mixed dialects` of towns also receive attention. A chapter on occupational & specialised vocabularies gives examples of regional terminology associated with such traditional industries as fishing & mining & also bird & plant names & children`s language. ...

The graves of the famous are of abiding interest both in the individuals who are buried & the location of their final resting places. This book details nearly 1000 graves of famous Britons at home & abroad. The text helps the reader to locate specific grages, & features a comprehensive & easy to use index, an introduction to the history of burial & cremation practices, & a glossary explaining obscure funeral terms. ...

Glasgow, the largest city in Scotl&, is on the itinerary of many visitors to the country. This updated map displays delightful watercolour mapping, with individual paintings of all the main sights & landmarks in the city. Covers the centre of Glasgow from the Botanic Gardens in the north & the new Riverside Museum to the west to the 12th century Cathedral & the gritty Barras Market to the east. Further mapping stretches southwest to Pollok Park & the Burrell Collection. The map

Features: * Historical & contemporary anecdotes.* Popular areas at larger scale, hundreds of shops, restaurants, cafes & bars.* Comprehensive travel information & index.* Shop by shop street maps of Buchanan Street & the Merchant City.* Railway stations, bus routes, taxi ranks & car parks.

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Kings Cross station is one of London`s iconic buildings. Its tough, functional exterior is a prototype of modern architecture in the 20th Century, & stands in stark opposition to the neo-Gothic extravagance of its neighbour St Pancras. After many decades of partial-neglect, Kings Cross has finally received the renovation it has always deserved by John Mc Aslan & Partners, the architects behind such notable projects as the Camden Roundhouse, the De La War Pavillion & Dalston Junction. With a fabulous new concourse & a painstaking restoration of original features hidden for far too long behind botched 1970s extensions, in March 2012, Kings Cross will be revealed in all its sparkling new (and old) glory. ” Discovering Kings Cross” pays tribute to this magnificent building. Aimed at older children & adults, it brings the history & context of the station to life with fantastic illustration & collage by Lucy Dalzell, bright & accessible text by Jay Merrick, interactive elements throughout & a single, spectacular pop-up of the station by one of the most established paper engineers in the country. ...