Category Archives: Travel Guides
Matilda: Special Edition
A very special edition, celebrating everyone`s favourite young genius! Includes tips and activities for creating your very own story, and incredible pull-out illustrations of Matilda all grown-up”A true genius – Roald Dahl is my hero” David Walliams These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone.Matilda is a brilliant child with
Think Like a Mountain
In this lyrical meditation on America`s wildlands, Aldo Leopold considers the different ways humans shape the natural landscape, and describes for the first time the far-reaching phenomenon now known as `trophic cascades`.Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) was a forester and conservationist whose writings on wildlife ecology sowed the seeds of contemporary environmental thought.
Renegades: Born in the USA
Two long-time friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly-produced expansion of their ground-breaking Higher Ground podcast, featuring more than 350 photographs, exclusive bonus content, and never-before-seen archival material.`Renegades: Born in the USA` is a candid, revealing, and
The Science of our Changing Planet: From Global Warming to Sustainable Development
Understand the science that explains what pressure our planet is under and how to take action.Using powerful, easy-to-grasp graphics, this book cuts through the noise and gets straight to the most up-to-date facts on climate change, overpopulation, pollution, over-consumption, pandemics, and much more.Tony Juniper distills wide-ranging, heart-stopping research into one reliable and eye-opening book. He
RSPB Pocket Birds of Britain and Europe 5th Edition
This easy-to-use RSPB pocket companion to European and British birds is the ideal field guide for novice birdwatchers and experienced birders alike.From frequently seen garden birds to some of the more elusive birds of prey, discover over 300 species of bird found in the UK and Europe with RSPB Pocket Birds of Britain and Europe.
Simply Climate Change
Exploring the science behind climate change has never been easierCombining bold graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Climate Change is an essential introduction to the subject for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge. The book explains the science that underpins the study of climate change and clearly outlines the pressures humans are
Little Misunderstandings of No Importance: And Other Stories
The short story collection that launched Tabucchi to fame, reflecting on the uncertainties, memories, mistakes and mysteries of life Eleven short stories pivoting on life`s ambiguities and the central question they pose in Tabucchi`s fiction: is it choice, fate, accident, or even, occasionally, a kind of magic that plays a decisive role in the protagonists`
World War II The Definitive Visual Guide
World War II is captured in hundreds of compelling images, presenting the people, places, and politics involved in the epic conflict.Inside this complete visual guide is chronological coverage of the lead up to war, major military battles around the globe, and the aftermath that still influences and impacts our world today. You`ll meet the key
Forest
Join fisherman Finn and his dog, Skip, on their second adventure in this illustrated story book for young children, which teaches them about deforestation and what they can do to help.This book is the ideal introduction to the environmental concerns facing our forests, featuring colourful illustrations and an engaging, light-hearted storyline, drawn and written by
The Little Prince: And Letter to a Hostage
Antoine de Saint-Exupery`s timeless tale, reissued in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.Antoine de Saint-Exupery first published `The Little Prince` in 1943, only a year before his plane vanished over the Mediterranean during a reconnaissance mission. Nearly eighty years later, this fable of love and loneliness has lost none of its power.The narrator
The Black History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Which were the most powerful African empires? Who were the pioneers of jazz? What sparked the Black Lives Matter movement? This book answers these questions and many more, exploring the rich history of the peoples of Africa and the African diaspora, and the struggles and triumphs of Black communities around the world. The Black History
The Gardener
The new novel from Salley Vickers, Sunday Times bestselling author of `The Librarian`Artist, Hassie Days, and her sister, Margot, buy a run down Jacobean house in Hope Wenlock on the Welsh Marches. While Margot continues her London life in high finance, Hassie is left alone to work the large, long-neglected garden. She is befriended by
The Most Important Comic Book on Earth: Stories to Save the World
`The Most Important Comic Book On Earth` is a global collaboration for planetary change, bringing together a diverse team of 300 leading environmentalists, artists, authors, actors, filmmakers, musicians, and more to present over 120 stories to save the world. Whether it`s inspirational tales from celebrity names such as Cara Delevingne and Andy Serkis, hilarious webcomics
Kleinzeit
`An original … a delight to read` The TimesOn an ordinary day in a strangely unfamiliar London, Kleinzeit is fired from his advertising job and told he must go to hospital with a skewed hypotenuse. There on Ward A4, he falls in love with the divine, rosy-cheeked Sister and is sent spinning into a quest
A Warning from the Golden Toad
Taking us on an extraordinary journey into the past and around the globe, from coral reefs to the North Pole, deserts to rainforests, Tim Flannery`s `A Warning from the Golden Toad` tells the story of the earth`s climate, and how we have changed it.Tim Flannery (b. 1956) is one of Australia`s leading writers on climate
Turtle Diary
`Wonderful, life-saving … places Russell Hoban among the greatest, timeless novelists` The TimesBorn to swim thousands of miles in the ocean, the giant sea turtles are now trapped in a tank of golden-green water at London Zoo. But not for much longer. Two lonely people, a bookseller and a children`s illustrator, have begun thinking turtle
The Dragonfly Will Be the Messiah
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.In The Dragonfly Will Be the Messiah, the celebrated pioneer of the `do-nothing` farming method reflects on global ecological trauma and argues that we must radically transform our understanding of both nature and ourselves in order to have any chance of healing.Over the
Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day: My Autobiography – The Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller
Embark on an echanting journey into our country`s past hundred years through the remarkable life of Captain Sir Tom Moore*** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER ***`A wonderful life story with lessons for us all . . . beautifully written` DAILY TELEGRAPH`Gloriously enthralling` DAILY MAILFrom his humble Yorkshire childhood, via the battlefields of Burma and
Man`s War Against Nature
With the precision of a scientist and the simplicity of a fable, Rachel Carson reveals how man-made pesticides have destroyed wildlife, creating a world of polluted streams and silent songbirds.Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a marine biologist whose 1962 book `Silent Spring` brought ecology into public consciousness and spurred revolutionary changes to environmental law.
What`s Where on Earth? Dinosaur Atlas: The Prehistoric World as You`ve Never Seen it Before
Journey back in time and find out where dinosaurs roamed. This unique children`s atlas explores each continent, revealing fossil sites and stories on every map. Dinosaur Atlas is packed with maps of early Earth and more than 40 profiles of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Stare down a T Rex in North America. Watch out
