Celebrating the extraordinary popularity of the Year in Art series this book presents masterpieces of art from the ancient world to the modern day in a beautifully designed gift book Featuring an attractive new format & a selection of the best of the first two volumes in the A Year in Art series this book

Includes:: 365 works of art from Renaissance paintings to modern art masterpieces from Medieval art to Picasso & from Russian icons to Chagall Imagine 365 masterpieces of art from around the world at your fingertips That's what readers will find as they turn the pages day after day to discover a full-page exquisitely reproduced artwork from a variety of eras genres & media Further enhancing these pages are"ations to ponder surprise & delight This book also serves as a perpetual calendar & opposite the color illustrations there is plenty of space to record birthdays anniversaries & other important dates as well as personal notes & reflections As functional as it is beautiful this book's global & historical collection of images makes the perfect gift for lovers of art & will offer inspiration every day of the year

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The mice of Brambly Hedge have been delighting adults & children alike for more than thirty years This delightful omnibus CD contains the first four classic picture books The mice of Brambly Hedge have many adventures but they always have time for fun too All through the year they mark the seasons with feasts & festivities & of course the mice never miss an opportunity to meet & celebrate This beautifully designed omnibus CD contains four classic stories following their adventures throughout the year In Winter Story a heavy snowfall means the mice can hold a Snow Ball for the first time in years In Autumn Story Primrose makes friends with the harvest mice before losing her way in the chestnut woods Wilfred gets a birthday surprise in Spring Story when all the mice club together to organise a fantastic picnic for him; & in Summer Story Poppy Eyebright & Dusty Dogwood get engaged & a wonderful wedding is planned by all the mice of Brambly Hedge Contains Spring Story Summer Story Autumn Story Winter Story ...

A Year in Crafts is packed full of innovative projects that you'll really want to make Be inspired with 52 beautifully simple step-by-step ideas to get you crafting throughout the year Whatever the time of year whether you begin in January with a handmade diary so you can start the year fresh & organised or in March when you can revamp your home for the annual spring clean with a colourful rag rug or a vintage handkerchief throw you'll find plenty of inspiration in A Year in Crafts In April get creative with your Easter table & in May try some basic printing techniques for the pretty paper butterflies & moths Get outdoors in July with the Mexican keep-it-cool bags & if you're going on holiday why not make some retro luggage labels to stand out from the crowd? September has pretty paper folders & a painted pencil case to keep those back-to-school blues at bay In October it's time for Halloween & you can celebrate with some glowing skull paper lanterns for your porch November is the best time to start preparing for Christmas so start making your presents now & you won't have to be in a rush at the last moment Don't forget to make the tiny clog advent calendar which will make the holiday season really special Make a beautiful festive stag in the first week of December & as it gets closer to the big day take some time out to create some delicate silver-leaf pinecones for your dinner table You'll be truly inspired with Clare Youngs' lovely projects so whether you want to make each project in turn as the year progresses or dip in & out of the book you'll never be bored with A Year in Crafts ...

Having learned to appreciate Muslim life while living in Pakistan Peter Mayne settled down to live in the back streets of Marrakesh in the 1950s Rather than watch from the shelter of a hotel terrace he rented rooms learned the language made friends & became embroiled in conspiratorial picnics hashish-laced dinners & in the enchantments & misunderstandings of the street with its festivals love affairs potions & gossip By turns used abused & cherished by his neighbours Mayne wrote their letters for them & captured the essence of their lives in this affectionate & hilarious account ...

Anna & Benjamin's family has just moved into their new house & even though it's in the middle of a busy town it has a beautiful big garden for them all to enjoy Soon the family has made plans for their perfect garden -- Mum wants a lawn & a terrace Dad wants to help the birds & insects Benjamin wants to plant beautiful flowers & Anna wants to fill the garden with tasty vegetables Join Anna & Benjamin as with a little help from their neighbour they spend a year learning about all the wonderful things you can do in a garden planting harvesting playing enjoying picnics & spotting wildlife Alongside the charming story A Year in Our New Garden also gives real gardening tips & provides recipes for tasty home-grown snacks to inspire children to get outdoors be active & learn how nature changes around them throughout the year This beautifully detailed seasonal story is a perfect companion to Gerda Muller's A Year Around the Great Oak & How Does My Garden Grow? ...

' Amanda Owen is like a breath of fresh air Amanda's life is one of old-fashioned values hard graft & plenty of love She like her life is extraordinary'
- Ben Fogle From bestselling author Amanda Owen come more tales of life at Ravenseat the remote Yorkshire hill farm she shares with husband Clive eight children & 1000 sheep In A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess she describes the age-old cycles of a farming year & the constant challenges the family faces from being cut off in winter to tending their flock on some of Yorkshire's highest bleakest moors
- land so inaccessible that in places it can only be reached on foot Writing with her trademark warmth & humour Amanda takes us into her life as nine-year-old Miles gets his first flock Reuben takes up the flugelhorn & she gives birth to a new baby girl She is touched by the epic two-day journey of a mother sheep determined to find her lamb & gives a new home to an ageing & neglected horse Meanwhile Clive is almost arrested on a midnight stakeout to catch a sheep-worrying dog & becomes the object of affection for a randy young bull Funny poignant & charming A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess is a must for anyone interested in the countryside & those who farm it

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In A Year Of Beautiful Eating bestselling nutritional health coach Madeleine Shaw shows you how to eat your way to health & beauty all year round With over 100 nutritious & wholesome recipes packed with flavour & medicinal benefits Madeleine focuses on the importance of eating in tune with nature & supercharging your plate with what your body needs to look & feel beautiful season by season Toast the longer days of spring with Lamb Chops with Parsnip Mash & Asparagus; cool off with a Papaya & Peanut Salad in summer; embrace the autumn with a Pumpkin & Red Cabbage Salad with Miso Dressing & indulge in winter with Coconut Chocolate Chunk Cookies No matter your mood this is good wholesome eating every day of the year ...

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans embarks on an exercise in scriptural exploration & spiritual contemplation when she vows to take all of the Bible's instructions for women as literally as possible for a year 352 pages Evans Rachel Held ...

More games crafts & skills Forest School style building on the success of Play the Forest School Way This book is organized by season to encourage kids to get outdoors come rain shine or snow! 168 pages Worroll Jane ...

A Richard & Judy Bookclub Pick Spring 2016A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS is the unforgettable & completely captivating new novel from Sarah Winman author of the international bestseller WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT & a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller Marvellous Ways is eighty-nine years old & has lived alone in a remote Cornish creek for nearly all her life Lately she's taken to spending her days sitting on a mooring stone by the river with a telescope She's waiting for something
- she's not sure what but she'll know it when she sees it Drake is a young soldier left reeling by the Second World War When his promise to fulfil a dying man's last wish sees him wash up in Marvellous' creek broken in body & spirit the old woman comes to his aid A Year of Marvellous Ways is a glorious life-affirming story about the magic in everyday life & the pull of the sea the healing powers of storytelling & sloe gin love & death & how we carry on when grief comes snapping at our heels
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