Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Little Prince: Puffin Clothbound Classics
A beautiful clothbound hardback gift edition of one of the world`s most beloved stories.The timeless, enchanting story of the little prince who lives on a tiny planet with three volcanoes and a haughty flower, which he must protect from the baobabs, the bad seeds. The rulers of the other planets he visits all suffer from
The Lost Spells
Signed by the authorDazzlingly beautiful and wonderfully inventive, discover the magical new book from the creators of bestselling, critically acclaimed literary phenomenon, `The Lost Words`…Kindred in spirit to `The Lost Words` but fresh in its form, `The Lost Spells` is a pocket-sized treasure that introduces a beautiful new set of natural spell-poems and artwork by
Helgoland
One idea, more than any other, has transformed our understanding of the fabric of the universe: the quantum.Now Carlo Rovelli illuminates its mysteries.In June 1925, twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg, suffering from hay fever, retreated to a treeless, wind-battered island in the North Sea called Helgoland. It was there that he came up with the key insight
How to Attract Birds to Your Garden: Make your garden a haven for birds
Help your local wild birds by providing them with a safe garden environmentMake a difference to your local birdlife. Help reverse the decline in bird numbers by creating a haven in which they will thrive. It`s a win-win. Provide the best shelter, feeding and nesting opportunities for them and then you can reap the rewards
Climate Rebels
On the outskirts of the Milky Way, floating slowly through space, there hangs a planet unlike any other. It has oceans, deserts, jungles and mountains. It has life that swims, life that soars and life that swings through the trees. It is a place of dazzling variety and infinite wonder – and it`s the only
My First Vegetarian Cookbook
Cook up a storm with this first vegetarian cookbook for children!Get kids busy in the kitchen and making delicious veggie dishes including quesadillas, smoothies, soups, and stir-fries as well as treats such as muffins and cheesecakes.25 fresh, tasty vegetarian recipes sit alongside important information about food and nutrition. You`ll learn about vitamins, minerals and all
Stargazing for Beginners: Explore the Wonders of the Night Sky
Discover the wonders of the Universe with this complete introduction to observing and understanding the night sky. This practical guide explains and demystifies stargazing, teaching you to recognize different kinds of objects and showing you how they move through the sky over the course of the night and the year. It shows you how to
The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales
Dive into the world of The Secret Explorers and learn about ocean life in this action-packed first instalment in a brand-new fiction series.Meet The Secret Explorers! This group of brilliant kids come together from all four corners of the globe to fix problems, solve mysteries and gather knowledge all over the planet – and beyond.
The Wind in the Willows: Green Puffin Classics
One of 4 special Puffin Classics designed to raise awareness of world environmental issues.Spring is in the air and Mole has found a wonderful new world. There`s boating with Ratty, a feast with kindly Badger and rumbustious fun with that reckless ruffian, Mr Toad of Toad Hall. But deep in the Wild Wood the villainous
The Adventures of Robin Hood: Green Puffin Classics
A collection of four special Puffin Classics designed to raise awareness of world environmental issues.This is the classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin Hood, the legendary outlaw hero, steals from the rich to save the poor with his band of Merry Men in the vast Sherwood forest. He regularly outwits his evil
Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild
“Beautifully written, movingly told and meticulously researched … a convincing plea for a wilder, richer world” Isabella Tree, author of `Wilding`Today many of us live indoor lives, disconnected from the natural world as never before. And yet nature remains deeply ingrained in our language, culture and consciousness. For centuries, we have acted on an intuitive
Sanditon
A new Penguin English Library edition of Jane Austen`s tantalizing final work – set to be a major Andrew Davies ITV adaptation this autumnWritten in the last months of Austen`s life, Sanditon features a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and speculators in a newly established seaside resort, and shows the author contemplating a changing society with
The Jungle Book: Green Puffin Classics
A collection of four Puffin Classics, designed to raise awareness of world environmental issues.The classic story of friendship between man and beast. Young Mowgli escapes the vicious jaws of the growling tiger Shere Khan, and is adopted by Father Wolf. As he grows up, Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Panther teach Mowgli the Law
Airline Maps: A Century of Art and Design
Shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Dorling Kindersley Illustrated Travel Book of the YearA celebratory look back at one hundred years of passenger flight, featuring full-colour reproductions of route maps and posters from the world`s most iconic airlinesFrom the first faltering flights over plains, water, and mountains to the vast networks of
The Call of the Wild: Green Puffin Classics
A collection of 4 Puffin Classics, designed to raise awareness of world environmental issues.Life is good for house-dog Buck where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine of Santa Clara Valley. But when he is stolen and forced to work as a sledge dog in the harsh conditions of the frozen
The Island of Missing Trees – Shortlisted for the 2021 Costa Novel of the Year Award – Signed by the Author
Shortlisted for the 2021 Costa Novel of the Year AwardSigned by the authorA rich, magical new novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of `10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World`It is 1974 on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided land, meet at a tavern in the city they both
Ferdinand, the Man with the Kind Heart
Newly translated by Michael Hofmann, the touching final novel from the author of `Child of All Nations`”I don`t think I`m that unusual, and I don`t think I`m crazy either”Bombed-out Cologne after the war is a strange place to be. The black market in jam and corsets is booming, half-destroyed houses offer opportunities for stealing doors
Fakeaway: Healthy Home-cooked Takeaway Meals
Chris Bavin`s `Fakeaway` promises some healthy fun for home cooks looking to lose weight or who are feeding family or friends with special dietary requirements. Put curries, stir-fries, burgers and chips back on the menu with 100 simple recipes for takeaway-inspired meals that needn`t feel like junk food! Popular BBC TV chef and presenter Chris
Metamorphosis and Other Stories
A reissue of the Penguin Modern Classics edition, this collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka`s works that he himself thought worthy of publication. It includes `Metamorphosis`, his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; `Meditation`, a collection of his earlier studies; `The Judgement`, written in a single
Peppa Pig: Peppa Loves Our Planet
Learn simple ways to help the planet with Peppa and George in this brand new story!It is Love Our Planet Week at playgroup, and Madame Gazelle asks the children to make a scrapbook of all the things they can do to help look after our planet.Peppa and George recycle, grow their own vegetables, turn off
