In Up with the Larks, Tessa Hainsworth tells how she gave up a high-powered job & the lifestyle to match, to move to a remote part of rural Cornwall with her young family. Tessa Hainsworth had no idea how hard she would struggle; within months, she is almost ready to return to London, tail between her legs: her husband is still out of work, her children are struggling in a cold, damp, tumbledown house & the family is running out of money – fast. But a chance encounter in the local post office leads her to accept the unlikeliest of job offers. Up with the Larks charts Tessa’s turbulent first year with the Royal Mail, & her transformation from outsider to ‘ Posh Postie’, adopted Cornishwoman & much-loved member of her new community. ...

What does it take to build your very own planet? Orson is about to find out. He takes: A cup full of rocks A dash of water A sprinkling of metal A lot of nothingness A big bang.. . And before long, BOOM! He has it
- a tiny planet with rings around it, right there in his bedroom! But it seems that BUILDING a planet is the easy bit; taking care of it is a different thing altogether. Over time, Orson realises that his planet needs to be free & that sometimes you have to let go of the things that you love the most.. .A heart-warming story about life`s possibilities & disappointments with an uplifting ending that will resonate with fans of Oliver Jeffers, Jon Klassen & Chris Haughton.
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This airborne adventure takes readers ballooning over lands near & far, all the way to the stars. The singalong song on the accompanying CD keeps spirits high, while the rhyming & playful text introduces all sorts of settings & vocabulary-building words. ...

My eyes lifted to the horizon & the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest. Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs & films but never in real life. She looked angry. In April 2018, seasoned adventurer Ben Fogle & Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, along with mountaineer Kenton Cool, took on their most exhausting challenge yet climbing Everest for the British Red Cross to highlight the environmental challenges mountains face. It would be harrowing & exhilarating in equal measure as they walked the fine line between life & death 8, 000 metres above sea level. For Ben, the seven-week expedition into the death zone was to become the adventure of a lifetime, as well as a humbling & enlightening journey. For his wife Marina, holding the family together at home, it was an agonising wait for news. Together, they dedicated the experience to their son, Willem Fogle, stillborn at eight months. Cradling little Willem to say goodbye, Ben & Marina made a promise to live brightly. To embrace every day. To always smile. To be positive & to inspire. & from the depths of their grief & dedication, Ben’s Everest dream was born. Up, from here the only way was Up. Part memoir, part thrilling adventure, Ben & Marina’s account of his ascent to the roof of the world is told with their signature humour & warmth, as well as with profound compassion. ...

The story of the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq is here told by its musical director from its inception to its eventual end. The NYOI came through the most difficult & dangerous of times to produce fine music not only in Iraq but also in Britain, Germany, France & the United States. A beacon of hope & achievement the young musicians & their tutors made bridges across their own ethnic divisions, made great music in the most trying & tragic of circumstances, & became their country`s best ambassadors in 5000 years. ...

Topographic survey of Greenland at 1:250, 000 from Sagamaps in a series which along the western coast extends past Thule to the latitude of 78°, plus covers selected areas of the east coast including the Stauning Alps. Relief is shown by contours at 50m intervals, augmented by frequent spot heights. Main peaks are named, along with many other physical features, e.g. bays & islands. Glaciers, moraine & low-lying coastal plains are also indicated & contours continue for a limited extent into the icecap region. The maps show settlements, roads, airstrips & heliports, anchorages & selected other landmarks. Lines of longitude & latitude are drawn at 1° & 15` intervals respectively. Map legend which

Includes:: English is provided in a separate sheet. Saga’s topographic mapping of Greenland at 1:250, 000 is available either as 22 smaller sheets, sold separately or in sets of four maps, plus as three larger maps covering the western coast up to approx 65°. Selected titles are also published with a historical guide on the reverse illustrated with old photos, drawings & maps; all the text is in English. To see the full list of titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Topographic survey of Greenland at 1:250, 000 from Sagamaps in a series which along the western coast extends past Thule to the latitude of 78°, plus covers selected areas of the east coast including the Stauning Alps. Relief is shown by contours at 50m intervals, augmented by frequent spot heights. Main peaks are named, along with many other physical features, e.g. bays & islands. Glaciers, moraine & low-lying coastal plains are also indicated & contours continue for a limited extent into the icecap region. The maps show settlements, roads, airstrips & heliports, anchorages & selected other landmarks. Lines of longitude & latitude are drawn at 1° & 15` intervals respectively. Map legend which

Includes:: English is provided in a separate sheet. Saga’s topographic mapping of Greenland at 1:250, 000 is available either as 22 smaller sheets, sold separately or in sets of four maps, plus as three larger maps covering the western coast up to approx 65°. Selected titles are also published with a historical guide on the reverse illustrated with old photos, drawings & maps; all the text is in English. To see the full list of titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Paul Green`s photographic record of the Urban Paint Festival (UPFEST) in Bristol captures the event from its inception in 2008 to the present day. UPFEST takes place every summer around the Tobacco Factory in South Bristol & has transformed the area into a stunning canvas of street art & graffiti. The emphasis at UPFEST is to attract international artists as well as the best painters from Bristol`s thriving street art scene. Paul Green has been photographing UPFEST since the start & has produced a book of stunning book of images. ...

Upholland in 1907 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 village of Upholl&, originally part of Wigan parish but today in West Lancashire. Coverage stretches from the village centre around St Thomas church, northward to St Joseph's RC College at Walthew Park, & from the Abbey Lakes Hotel westward to the disused Windmill Colliery. This is largely a rural map but features include the village centre (now a Conservation area), Hall Green, Upholland Corn Mill, Holland House, Holland Windmill, Newgate etc. On the reverse is a 1918 directory of Upholland & Orrell. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Upholland in 1907 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. The map covers the village of Upholl&, originally part of Wigan parish but today in West Lancashire. Coverage stretches from the village centre around St Thomas church, northward to St Joseph`s RC College at Walthew Park, & from the Abbey Lakes Hotel westward to the disused Windmill Colliery. This is largely a rural map but features include the village centre (now a Conservation area), Hall Green, Upholland Corn Mill, Holland House, Holland Windmill, Newgate, etc. On the reverse is a 1918 directory of Upholland & Orrell. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: 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. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...