Hares don't talk. Everyone knows that. But the hare Harriet meets one morning in a corn circle in her father's wheatfield is a very unusual hare: a visitor from the far-off planet Pars, come to spend his holidays on Earth in the form of a talking hare. Wiz, as Harriet names her magical new friend, can speak any language, transform himself into any shape
- &, as the summer draws to its close, he has one last, lovely surprise in store for Harriet...
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Harris was a very small hare with very big feet. Why do I have such enormous feet, Grandad? Harris sighed. So Grandad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of the mountains, & to run very fast. Harris not only learns about the world around him but also the importance of finding his own feet. ...

Harris was a very small hare with very big feet. " Why do I have such enormous feet, Grandad?" Harris sighed. So Grandad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of the mountains, & to run very fast. Harris not only learns about the world around him but also the importance of finding his own feet... ...

Winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2009 Harris was a very small hare with very big feet. " Why do I have such enormous feet, Grandad?" Harris sighed. So Grandad shows Harris how to hop high into the sky, to climb to the tops of the mountains, & to run very fast. Harris not only learns about the world around him but also the importance of finding his own feet... A beautiful & remarkable story of a child's journey to independence. ...

Occupying the southernmost part of the largest of the Western Isles, Harris boasts some of the most ruggedly beautiful & unspoilt landscape in Scotl&. It is also extremely rich in archaeological remains, from the Neolithic Clach Mhic Leoid (Mac Leods Stone), on the wild headland of Aird Nisabost, to the exquisite sixteenth-century St Clements Church at Rodel. In this book, Bill Lawson, who has lived on Harris for many years, not only introduces the reader to the events that have shaped the islands history, but also dips into the local legends, traditions & tales, as well as his own personal reminiscences. ...

Harris the puffin is lonely & at a loose end. He sets out travelling, looking for adventure & meets a lost baby seal. Harris bravely helps his new young companion, but they run into trouble. Then a happy crowd of Scottish sea life pitches in: an eiderduck, a dolphin, otters & some fish. & there are more new friends to come... Lynne Rickards' rollicking rhymes are matched by the verve & character in Gabby Grant's loveable illustrations. Set in Scotland on the Isle of May. From the team who brought you Lewis Clowns Around. ...

Harris Tweed is a unique woollen textile that has been h&-woven by islanders off the west coast of Scotland for generations. Worn worldwide, it is cherished both for the clothing made from it & as a fascinating traditional craft. Lara Platman spent a year with the farmers, mill workers, weavers, tailors & designers who are carrying this tradition forward into the twenty-first century & in Harris Tweed: From Land to Street she follows the chain of craftsmen, from the islanders in the Hebrides to the tailors of Savile Row. With an eye for character, colour & light, & an ear for a good story, she has created extraordinary portraits of these living national treasures, complemented by evocative images of the landscapes of Harris, the tweed patterns whose textures & colours seem to emerge from the l&, & the use of Harris tweed in the work of fashion designers including Vivienne Westwood, Margaret Howell & Paul Smith. Offering insights into a lifestyle whose continued existence may surprise many, this group portrait is a heartfelt celebration of craftsmanship & a way of life. ...

Harris Tweed is a unique woollen textile that has been h&-woven by islanders off the west coast of Scotland for generations. Worn worldwide, it is cherished both for the clothing made from it & as a fascinating traditional craft. Lara Platman spent a year with the farmers, mill workers, weavers, tailors & designers who are carrying this tradition forward into the twenty-first century & in Harris Tweed: From Land to Street she follows the chain of craftsmen, from the islanders in the Hebrides to the tailors of Savile Row. With an eye for character, colour & light, & an ear for a good story, she has created extraordinary portraits of these living national treasures, complemented by evocative images of the landscapes of Harris, the tweed patterns whose textures & colours seem to emerge from the l&, & the use of Harris tweed in the work of fashion designers including Vivienne Westwood, Margaret Howell & Paul Smith. Offering insights into a lifestyle whose continued existence may surprise many, this group portrait is a heartfelt celebration of craftsmanship & a way of life. ...

Harris Tweed is a unique woollen textile that has been h&-woven by islanders off the west coast of Scotland for generations. Worn worldwide, it is cherished both for the clothing made from it & as a fascinating traditional craft. Lara Platman spent a year with the farmers, mill workers, weavers, tailors & designers who are carrying this tradition forward into the twenty-first century & in Harris Tweed: From Land to Street she follows the chain of craftsmen, from the islanders in the Hebrides to the tailors of Savile Row. With an eye for character, colour & light, & an ear for a good story, she has created extraordinary portraits of these living national treasures, complemented by evocative images of the landscapes of Harris, the tweed patterns whose textures & colours seem to emerge from the l&, & the use of Harris tweed in the work of fashion designers including Vivienne Westwood, Margaret Howell & Paul Smith. Offering insights into a lifestyle whose continued existence may surprise many, this group portrait is a heartfelt celebration of craftsmanship & a way of life. ...

If you ever wondered what Jane Austen's Mr Darcy & his fellows got up to on their numerous trips to London, here is the book they would certainly have carried around.. .HARRIS'S LIST OF COVENT GARDEN LADIES was a bestseller in the Eighteenth Century, shifting 250, 000 copoies in an age before mass consumerism. A 'guide book' published annually at Christmas, it detailed the names, attributes & 'specialities' of the capital's prostitutes. During its heyday (1759 -95) HARRIS'S LIST was the essential accessory for any serious gentleman of pleasure. Hallie Rubenhold has collected the funniest, rudest & most bizarre entries penned by Jack Harris, Pimp-General-of-all-Engl&, into this fascinating & mischievous collection. ...