Through charming verse & glowing illustrations, Judith Kerr takes us on a magical & moving journey that proves love really does conquer everything. A truly special picture book destined to be loved & treasured by children & adults alike for years to come. ” It`s things we`ve never tried before That are the greatest fun, Like riding on a dinosaur, Which I had never done.” Married couples are used to little trips together. Henry`s wife can see no reason why they should stop just because one of them is no longer around. In fact she can`t help going a little bit over the top, imagining all sorts of wonderful outings, including dinosaur rides & dolphin drawn water ski sessions. In the end however, even the most magical & exotic daydreams can never quite compare to their past everyday life together. Fom the bestselling author of The Tiger Who Came To Tea. ...

The ' World's greatest living explorer' as described in the Guinness Book of Records, writes about the people who have inspired him, 'from a London policeman hacked to death by a local mob to the bravest, boldest, parlour maid in the world'. Ranulph, or Ran as he likes to be called, gives lectures all over the world & the question he is asked more often than not is 'who are your heroes?' In this book he describes the extraordinary & often horrific events that led to twelve ordinary people becoming his personal heroes. They include the man who dared all to execute Hitler, the community who suffered the agonies of the Black Death to save others, the victor of the Murder Wall, the Genocide Protector & the journalist who defied Mugabe's Terror Police. These twelve highly descriptive chapters will make you both ashamed of human cruelty & proud of human courage. ...

The ` World`s greatest living explorer` as described in the Guinness Book of Records, writes about the people who have inspired him, `from a London policeman hacked to death by a local mob to the bravest, boldest, parlour maid in the world`. Ranulph, or Ran as he likes to be called, gives lectures all over the world & the question he is asked more often than not is `who are your heroes?` In this book he describes the extraordinary & often horrific events that led to twelve ordinary people becoming his personal heroes. They include the man who dared all to execute Hitler, the community who suffered the agonies of the Black Death to save others, the victor of the Murder Wall, the Genocide Protector & the journalist who defied Mugabe`s Terror Police. These twelve highly descriptive chapters will make you both ashamed of human cruelty & proud of human courage. ...

Pencils & colouring pens at the ready! In this fun & interactive book, kids can learn to sketch, illustrate & colour in. With sections on how to draw people & understanding perspective, plus step-by-step instructions & imaginative prompts & ideas, it`ll inspire any child to get creative on their next trip. My Holiday Drawing Book makes a great companion on any getaway. Designed to be carried & used almost anywhere, it`ll keep kids entertained whether they`re waiting at the airport, having a picnic in the park or playing on the beach. Highlights include: Drawing an object without looking Shading, circles & creating tones Still life Gesture drawing & capturing movement Basic perspective, horizon lines & the rule of thirds Landscapes Animals
- dogs, elephants, giraffes, bumblebees & more Animals
- closely observed & gesture drawings People
- faces, bodies, moving bodies People
- in the city, in nature, in restaurants



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Help kids bring their holidays back home! This colourful & fun scrapbook provides a place for children to collect & store mementoes from their travels. There`s plenty of space to stick in tickets, photos & other souvenirs collected from any trip.

Includes:: a page of stickers & a pouch to keep memories safe. My Holiday Scrapbook has lots of room for kids to get creative on their own, as well as providing ideas & suggestions to help younger children get started. & with lots of stickers to add, it`s easy to personalise each journal & make it stand out. Highlights include: Create a city skyline with ticket stubs Fill a pirate`s treasure chest with super-shiny scrap Make an icky sticky food diary Complete a mosaic masterpiece Go leaf collecting & create a miniature park Record the weather. How sunny has it been? Create a zoo with pictures of animals you`ve seen Collect teeny tiny shells & fossils Design a flag for your holiday destination Make a self-portrait out of sticks & twigs

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Since his rise to fame in 1967 when his work ” The Peregrine” was awarded the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize, J A Baker has captured the popular imagination with his vivid descriptions of British landscapes & native wildlife. Compelling, strange & at times both startlingly funny & cruel, Baker`s prose is at one with his image as a writer, which has, since the publication of his first work, been characterized as an obsessive recluse. Next to nothing was known about Baker, who died in 1987, until an archive of his materials & those related to him was gifted to the University of Essex in 2013. Only now has it been possible to piece together an accurate view of the life & unpublished work of the man whose writing has been described as ”the gold standard for all nature writing” (Mark Cocker), & whose work has influenced naturalists such as Richard Mabey & Simon King, as well as film-makers David Cobham & Werner Herzog. This new book showcases the most compelling parts of the Baker Archive, containing previously unknown elements of his life, many photographs & unpublished poems. It provides an invaluable new insight into both his sensitive & passionate character, & late twentieth century Britian, a country experiencing the throes of agricultural & environmental change. ...

My Ibiza & Formentera by Hjordis Fogelberg is a personal collection of recommendations gathered over the years through trial & error & offering an insight into the diverse isl&. Written in English with Spanish translations below, this guide is packed full of insider tips. The author’s parents arrived in Ibiza with the first wave of hippies in the 1960s so she grew up as the island has evolved into the much loved tourist destination it has become today. Her knowlege from the perspective of a local makes her the oracle on all things to do & see. It begins with a brief history of Ibiza & is followed by an agenda that shows a calendar of island events & parties at all the best clubs. Chapters are split into regions & then each chapter highlights where to eat, drink, shop & sleep. The chapters begin with a sketch of a street plan & end with a list of five things you should do. Information is arranged into columns so it is easy to flick through & find what interests you. Scattered throughout the book are useful pages that include helpful phrases, a list of important numbers & a number of columns with tips from the author on subjects ranging from parking, to food & cocktail recipes. As the co founder & art director of Pasha Magazine, Fogelberg has ensured this guide is suitably aesthetic with beautifully stylised sketched illustrations. This guide is an ideal discovery tool to help you get the best out of your holiday island experience. ...

My Nana loves to knit. She also loves to help... everybody & everything! Nana is never without her knitting needles & whenever she sees anything that needs a coat, hat, scarf or a blanket then out comes her bag of wool. The problem is... she never knows when to stop! After watching the news about the penguins in Antarctica, Nana worries that they are much too cold & knits them all woolly jumpers. This good intention soon escalates onto a global scale. But when it starts to rain, disaster strikes -everything begins to shrink & chaos descends! An entertaining story of how the best of intentions can sometimes have catastrophic consequences! ...

The life story of Isabel Allende
- one of the world`s favourite writers
- is as exotic, passionate & inspiring as one of her

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Wartime Italy is a place of sunshine & shadows. A country torn apart by the turbulent dictatorship of Mussolini & the horrors of Nazi occupation, struggling to repair itself during the Allied liberation. Yet, it is also the land of spaghetti & spumante, the shores of Lake Garda & the Dolomite mountains, & into this drops an English girl who is quickly enchanted by the Italian landscape & way of life. A woman`s memoir of wartime is very rare, but Lucy de Burgh writes a sparkling eyewitness account of her time in Italy serving with the Auxiliary Territorial Service
- Britain`s famous `girls in khaki`. Every day is a new adventure
- from receiving a landmine as a love token from a would-be admirer to midnight swimming in `a small black lake, reflecting in its passive waters the millions of twinkling stars, the blue-black sky like silk spotted with polka dots`. Although she sees the tragedy & cost of war first-h&, she also makes friends, finds beauty & civility wherever she goes & is moved by the love of life of those who have lost everything. My Italian Adventures is being published as a contribution to The Monte San Martino Trust, a charity dedicated to commemorating the bravery of those Italian who had sacrificed their lives for sheltering Allied soldiers escaping the Nazis.

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