Category Archives: Travel Guides
The South in Winter
Matthew Baxter was almost there. Almost a writer, almost a lover, almost a traveller. He wrote for the Tread Lightly range of travel guides, he loved his boss and he was about to catch a plane to the south. His job was to give an out-of-season slant to the Italian guide, and he was ready.
We`re Riding on a Caravan: An Adventure on the Silk Road
Explore a world of stunning silk, delicious spices and exotic trade locations in this rhyming tale about a Chinese family`s journey along the Silk Road, the trade route that ran thousands of miles through Asia. This book includes fascinating facts on the Silk Road and its history.
Call Me Zebra
“After the death of her father, an exiled Iranian man of letters, the bookish twenty-two-year-old Zebra finds herself alone in New York and decides to retrace the steps of her traumatic flight with her family from their homeland in the 1990s, hoping that in the process she will be inspired to write a major manifesto
Off We Go to Mexico
Swim in turquoise seas, admire grey whales and monarch butterflies, trek to native villages and sing and dance to the music of Mariachi bands. Along the way, you can learn Spanish words and phrases and discover Mexican culture. Enjoy your journey!
Bursting Bubbles: A Secret History of Champagne and the Rise of the Great Growers
Based on a series of articles published in The World of Fine Wine, Bursting Bubbles is a ground-breaking new book that offers the reader an alternate history of Champagne and its greatest growers. Often controversial, it is a no-holds barred look at the world`s most famous wine region and the sparkling wine that it produces.
I Took The Moon For A Walk
`”I Took the Moon for a Walk” is ideal for shared reading, or sampling the pleasures of verse and imaginative language in the classroom, at key stage 1` – “Times Educational Supplement”. This work is illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Alison Jay, also the illustrator of partner book “Listen, Listen!” available in the same format.
Listen, Listen
In this work, Phillis Gershator`s rhythmic verse and Alison Jay`s intricate images come together beautifully to celebrate the sounds of the seasons, from summer to autumn, and winter to spring.
The Adventures of Odysseus
As Odysseus fights to find his way back home after the long and brutal Trojan War, he has to endure harrowing ordeals and adventures, and come to terms with devastating losses. Storytellers Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden`s graphic retelling breathes new life into this great classic.
Little Leap Forward
A sensitively written, real-life story about a boy called Little Leap Forward, growing up in the hutongs of Beijing in the 1960s, at the time of the Cultural Revolution. Little Leap Forward offers children an intimate and immediate account of a child`s experiences as Mao Tse Tung`s Great Leap Forward policy tightens its grips on
Up, Up, Up
This airborne adventure takes readers ballooning over lands near and far, all the way to the stars. The singalong song on the accompanying CD keeps spirits high, while the rhyming and playful text introduces all sorts of settings and vocabulary-building words.
Good To Be God
Using the credit card and identity of a handcuffs salesman, professional failure Tyndale Corbett arrives in Miami for a law enforcement conference to discover the joys of luxury hotels and above all the delight of being someone else, someone successful. Feeling his previous lack of success might be due to insufficient ambition, Tyndale decides on
Blooms Of Darkness
The ghetto in which the Jews have been confined is being liquidated by the Nazis, and eleven-year-old Hugo is brought by his mother to the local brothel, where one of the prostitutes has agreed to hide him. Mariana is a bitterly unhappy woman who hates what she has done to her life, and night after
Angela Merkel: The Authorized Biography
With the Eurozone engulfed in an unprecedented crisis, one political figure looms largest of all, Angela Merkel, the leader of its most powerful economy. While foreign affairs have become the central issues of her chancellorship in this crucial election year, the entire world is anxiously looking to Germany to play its part in Europe`s rescue.
The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Hundred-foot Journey is the story of Hassan Haji, a boy from Mumbai who embarks, along with his boisterous family, on a picaresque journey first to London and then across Europe, before they ultimately open a restaurant opposite a famous chef, Madame Mallory, in the remote French village of Lumiere. A culinary war ensues, pitting
In Search of Mary: The Mother of All Journeys
Toddler in tow, Bee Rowlatt embarks on an extraordinary journey in search of the life and legacy of the first celebrity feminist: Mary Wollstonecraft. From the wild coasts of Norway to a naked re-birthing in California, via the blood-soaked streets of revolutionary Paris, Bee learns what drove her hero on and what`s been won and
The Emergency Zoo
It is late August 1939: Britain is on the brink of war, and preparations are under way to evacuate London`s children to the countryside. When twelve-year-old Tilly and her best friend Rosy find out that they will not be able to take their beloved dog and cat with them – and that, even worse, their
The House in the Tree
All children dream of having a secret house where they can live on their own, far from any rules and regulations. But not all of them are as lucky as Aglaia, who lives at the top of a magical tree together with her friend Bianca and an incredible host of flying dogs, talking cats, carnivorous
The Surrey Hills A Dog Walker`s Guide (20 Dog Walks)
This collection of 20 tried-and-tested circular walks has been written specifically for dogs and their owners, allowing for maximum off-lead time. These routes, covering every corner of the Surrey Hills, will allow you to explore somewhere new, safe in the knowledge that the surroundings will be suitable for your dog.The hills stretch from the county
Counting Cockatoos
Tumbling tigers, happy hippos, rumbling rhinos and more! These lively animals and other creatures will help youngsters to count from one to twelve with the clever cockatoos. A delightful companion to Stephanie Bauer`s “Alligator Alphabet”, “Counting Cockatoos” also includes a colorful counting frieze. This work: teaches numbers up to twelve; introduces different animals; encourages reader
Peak District Year Round Walks
There just isn`t a bad time to walk in the Peak District, each season offers something new. The twenty circular walks in this book vary in length from 2 to 8 miles and are enjoyable all year round. The author has divided the routes into seasons to show each at its very best. In spring,
