Issac plays in his favourite pool on the mountainside. As rain starts to fall, he empties his little jar of water into the pool & races the sparkling streams as they tumble over waterfalls, rush through swollen rivers & burst out into the vast open sea. Where will my little jar of water go now? Issac wonders. On the other side of the world, Cassi welcomesthe rain to her parched village... From tiniest raindrop to deepest ocean, this breathtaking celebration of the water cycle captures the remarkable movement of water across the earth in all its majesty. A stunning new non-fiction picture book from Greenaway medal-winner, Grahame Baker-Smith. ...

Today`s Marrakech is a thriving & trendy destination. Tourists are pouring into the city
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The Ribble Way is Dennis & Jan Kelsall’s Cicerone guide to exploring the trail that leads through the Ribble Valley & leads walkers though some of the finest scenery in north-west Engl&. The 71 mile Ribble Way traces the whole length of the valley & the guide traces the route from the Lancashire village of Longton, near the estuary mouth, to the source of the Ribble, high on Cam Fell in the Yorkshire Dales. The guide is organized into seven convenient stages detailing the route from Longton over Penwortham Bridge & through Ribchester, across Brungerley & Gisburn Bridges through to Settle & Horton & the Ribble’s source. Each chapter begins with a general description of the day’s walking & an information box giving details of total distance, height gain, a general route assessment, the relevant map & also practical information on parking, refreshments & toilets en route. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by Ordnance Survey extracts mapping the route in addition to colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of this picturesque north western countryside. ...

` Fearlessness has got nothing to do with being unafraid. It`s about doing things anyway, getting on with it, living, whether you`re afraid or not... Courage is about being who you are with your whole heart.` Fuzzy-haired, neurotic, cello-playing Catrina is devastated when lover, Jack, leaves her to go surfing on the other side of the world. Trapped in a dead-end job & torn by his departure, Catrina dreams of running away. But how do you run away when you`re flat broke? Luckily, her friend Andrew comes up with a plan: they`ll get an old van, turn it into a camper & busk their way from Norway to Portugal, via the midnight sun. When Andrew is killed in a tragic accident Catrina decides to go it alone, with disastrous consequences. Until her experiences on the road gradually teach her the real meaning of love, courage & above all else, the importance of following her dreams. ...

In 1322 Sir John Mandeville left England on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Thirty-four years later, he returned, claiming to have visited not only Jerusalem, but India, China, Java, Sumatra & Borneo as well. His book about that voyage, THE TRAVELS, was heralded as the most important book of the Middle Ages as Mandeville claimed his voyage proved it was possible to circumnavigate the globe. In the nineteenth century sceptics questioned his voyage, & even doubted he had left Engl&. THE RIDDLE & THE KNIGHT sets out to discover whether Mandeville really could have made his voyage or whether, as is claimed, THE TRAVELS was a work of imaginative fiction. Bestselling historian Giles Milton unearths clues about the journey & reveals that THE TRAVELS is built upon a series of riddles which have, until now, remained unsolved. ...

Up on their brooms the Witches stream, Crooked & black in the crescent`s gleam It`s Halloween & a family is preparing to go trick-or-treating. Little do they know that up above them a coven of witches flies unseen through the starry sky... Carolina`s stunning illustrations beautifully illuminate Walter de la Mare`s thrilling, magical poem, published as a picture book for the first time. ...

At the start of the 137-kilometre Tour de Mont Aigoual, Tim Krabbe glances up from his bike to assess the crowd of spectators. ` Non-racers, ` he writes. ` The emptiness of those lives shocks me.` Immediate & gripping from the first page, we race with the author as he struggles up the hills & clings on during descents in the unforgiving French mountains. Originally published in 1978, The Rider is a modern-day classic that is recognised as one of the best books ever written about the sport. Brilliantly conceived & best read at a break-neck pace, it is a loving, imaginative & passionate tribute to the art of cycle racing. ...

Fred Scully is determined to carve a new life for himself & his young family in Irel&. For months he has laboured alone to make their dilapidated cottage habitable, & now his wife & child are coming to meet him: this will be their fresh start. But when he arrives at the airport to collect them, only his small daughter steps off the plane... So begins Tim Winton`s The Riders. This is Scully`s desperate journey across Europe, trying to track down the wife he comes to realize he didn`t know. ...

Running for nearly 90 miles across southern Engl&, the Ridgeway National Trail is one of our most ancient cross-county routes. Following the crest of a sequence of well-defined chalk escarpments
- the Marlborough Downs, the Berkshire or White Horse Downs & the Chilterns
- the Ridgeway leads from Overton Hill near the Neolithic stone circle at Avebury to imposing Ivinghoe Beacon close to Dunstable, at its half-way point crossing the River Thames at Streatley. Used for centuries as a trade route, a pathway for the armies of Saxon & Dane, a cattle drove & a local cart track, the Ridgeway is today an official National Trail, designated in 1973 by the Countryside Commission. West of the Thames the route is a continuous green road, while the eastern, typically-wooded Chiltern section is mostly footpaths. In its entirety the Ridgeway is a notable backpacking expedition. This book follows the route as it traverses the ever-changing downl&, shares the frequent spectacular views to capture the atmosphere of this special cross section of Engl&. It should fascinate & enthuse all those who use the Ridgeway be they Sunday afternoon strollers, cross-country cyclists, equestrians or hardy backpackers.

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The Ridgeway follows one of the oldest `green roads` in Europe. It runs for 87 miles (140 km) from Overton Hill in the west, across the Marlborough Downs & the Vale of the White Horse, to Ivinghoe Beacon on the northern edge of the Chilterns. This is the complete, official guide for the long-distance walker or the weekend stroller. All you need is this one book. Anthony Burton`s official guide has been fully revised & updated for 2013, & this new edition has been completely redesigned with more & bigger photographs & much new background history & information. National Trail Guides are the official guidebooks to the fifteen National Trails in England & Wales & are published in association with Natural Engl&, the official body charged with developing & maintaining the Trails. ...