Quietly elegant flowers dressed in simple white & green snowdrops look too fragile to cope with wintery weather They are however very resilient & are treasured by gardeners for their ability to flower early in the horticultural year In Snowdrop Gail Harland explores how they have been used by non-gardeners too as symbols of purity & of hope & consolation In Victorian Britain snowdrop bands encouraged chastity among young women; today snowdrops are used as the symbols of several charities Snowdrops are commonly found in flower paintings from the sixteenth century onwards & frequently appear in poetry & prose Medicinally they are a source of galanthamine used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease The gentle beauty of the snowdrop may have attracted the attention of poets & artists for centuries but today snowdrops are more popular than ever before with record-breaking sums being reached for individual bulbs The rise of snowdrop enthusiasts known as galanthophiles has been much commented on & an expanding number of snowdrop events draw enthusiasts from around the world to discuss admire & buy specimens of these enchanting plants Snowdrop is the ideal companion for galanthophiles or indeed any plant lovers who are interested in the emotional & cultural aspects of these much-loved plants ...

Writer JOE HARRIS (The X-Files) & artist MART& Iacute;N MORAZZO (Vertigo Quarterly) creators of GREAT PACIFIC reunite for a brand new ongoing science-fiction series In the year 2045 it no longer snows following a crash that left the climate ravaged society splintered & the newly-christened“ Cooperative States of America” propped up & administered by the powerful Hazeltyne Corporation Only one man wages an all-out weather war against the system wielding the forces of nature themselves as weapons He’s the White Wizard The Ghost in the Night Genius Terrorist Outlaw Hero? Collects Issues 1 through 9 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Children&s animated adventure about a rare white gorilla who just wants to be like the others at the zoo Ever since he was brought to Barcelona Zoo from his homeland in Guinea Snowflake (voice of Ariana Grande)&s snow-white fur has made him a huge attraction The other gorillas
- Petunia (Janette Mc Curdy) Elvis (Nathan Kress) & Anvil (Keith David)
- however don&t see it that way they just think he&s odd So with the help of a slightly nutty red panda named Zenga (David Spade) Snowflake sneaks out of the zoo on a quest to track down the witch of the north (Elsa Pataky) the only one who can return his coat to normal Snowflake soon discovers however that life outside the zoo walls can be a dangerous place

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A charming set of wooden clips decorated with cut out snowflake decals Perfect for clipping up your Christmas Cards around the home Priced per pack of 4 clips ...

Snowflake Cut LED Bauble 9cm A charmingly simple white ceramic bauble with a snowflake cut decal & warm glowing LED centre Sure to place perfectly on any Christmas Tree Size is 9cm x 8cm ...

Once upon a winter in a faraway place lived a very wise bear & a very small squirrel From highly acclaimed picture book maker Rachel Bright comes a visually stunning feel-good picture book filled with Yu Rong's distinctive awe-inspiring papercut artwork The snow is coming
- Bear can smell it! Squirrel is so excited
- he's never seen snow before! But when the snow arrives Bear suddenly falls sick Can Squirrel still bring some silvery sparkly magical whiteness to his best friend? Featuring a cut-out window in Squirrel's oak tree home giving readers a sneak-peek to the wintry world outside this delicately-crafted book captures the cosy cuddly feeling of sharing a snowy night with a loved one & is the perfect read for parents & children to treasure together
- at Christmas & all year round


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A mix of 2 Christmas reindeer ornaments with festive painted details The assortment

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Mia has come to live with her Grandma in a land of forests & snow It isn't at all like her old life in the city & at first she feels very different from the new children she sees But when she watches the snow falling around her one night Mia realises that she is just like one of the snowflakes
- unique & perfect in her own way A beautiful story about new beginnings & making friends by CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell
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Each glass is unique as it is painted by hand
- like a fine sculpture or timeless painting It is almost too beautiful to use but
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A spellbinding story discovering the power of magic from Amy Wilson critically acclaimed author of A Girl Called Owl & A Far Away Magic 288 pages Wilson Amy ...