Outdoor recreation map, topographic shaded relief printed on waterproof plastic paper.

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Bearwood in 1903 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the Bearwood & Rotton areas, west of Birmingham & south of Smethwick. Coverage stretches from Warley Road & Abbey Road eastward to Rotton Park Road, & from Edith Road southward to Hagley Road. Features include Thimblemill Pool, Lightwoods, Old King`s Head pub, St Mary`s church, Bell House, stretch of LNWR Harborne Branch with Rotton Park Road & Hagley Road stations, Upper Edgbaston Reservoir, canal feeder, etc. On the reverse are street directory extracts for Bearwood Road, Gillott Road, Lightwood`s Road, Poplar Avenue & Poplar Road. The map

Includes:: parts of Warwickshire sheet 13.07 & Worcestershire sheet 5.07. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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Rabbit loves adventure stories, Hedgehog adores happy endings, & Mouse & Fox enjoy reading together. So when the friends discover a mysterious house full of books, it`s a dream come true! But
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- these books belong to a very grumpy bear! Bear`s House of Books is a new book with a classic feel
- perfect for bookworms big & small! Featuring beautiful & heart-warming illustrations from Alison Edgson (Waiting for Santa & Me & My Dad), this picture book is perfect for teaching little ones about the joys & rewards of sharing with others.


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Bear likes to keep his house clean & tidy. In fact, the only thing Bear loves more than cleaning is taking care of his small stuffed friend, Henry. Then Bear sees a sticky spiderweb.. . & where there`s a web, a spider can`t be far behind! But when Bear & Henry go looking for their messy guest, what they discover might just be an unlikely friend. Opposites attract in this charming, stunningly illustrated story about kindness & acceptance, where new friends come in all shapes & sizes. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:25, 000 published by the Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: our grid for the whole of Spain is in preparation
- in the meantime, for areas other than those shown on the attached grid please use CNIG’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000 by searching for ‘SI00000832’. Each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 50K map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter & IV = SE quarter. CNIG maps in the Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 survey & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K or 25K title in more detail. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series grid
- for map numbers not yet listed on our website please contact us by email.

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David Attenborough, Dion Leonard (Finding Gobi), Dervla Murphy & Brian Jackman are just four of the authors whose work features in this new anthology from Bradt focusing on true stories about travelling with animals. In Beastly Journeys, there are 46 tales of extraordinary animal travel experiences, from hilarious holidays with pets to journeys on which wild animals somehow came along for the ride, including: David Attenborough tries to get an armadillo through Paraguayan customs; adventurer Ash Dykes takes a white cockerel to Maromokotro to ward off evil spirits; Mike Gerrard shares a car journey from Belsize Park to Canvey Island with a python; Brian Jackman rides, walks & swims with Abu the elephant; Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year Dom Tulett rows with a kingfisher; & John Rendall travels to Africa with Christian, the lion he bought at Harrods & raised in west London. Also included is a brand new piece of writing from ultramarathon runner Dion Leonard about his experience with Gobi, the stray dog who accompanied him for 80 miles over the treacherous Tian Shian mountains. A mix of new, previously unpublished writers & old favourites are included, with extracts from writers such as Mark Shand (Travels on my Elephant), Dervla Murphy (Eight Feet in the Andes) & Robert Louis Stevenson (Travels with a Donkey), not to mention Gerald Durrell, 19th-century explorer Isabella Bird & renowned publisher Michael Joseph. Compelling, engaging, surprising, humorous & entertaining. if this book proves one thing it`s that travel with animals is every bit as unpredictable as you would expect it to be. ...

When a body is found floating in a canal, strangely disfigured & with multiple stab wounds, Commissario Brunetti is called to investigate & is convinced he recognises the man from somewhere. However, with no identification except for the distinctive shoes the man was wearing, & no reports of people missing from the Venice area, the case cannot progress. Brunetti soon realises why he remembers the dead man, & asks Signorina Elettra if she can help him find footage of a farmers` protest the previous autumn. But what was his involvement with the protest, & what does it have to do with his murder? Acting on the fragile lead, Brunetti & Ispettore Vianello set out to uncover the man`s identity. Their investigation eventually takes them to a slaughterhouse on the mainl&, where they discover the origin of the crime, & the world of blackmail & corruption that surrounds it. Both a gripping case & a harrowing exploration of the dark side of Italy`s meat industry, Donna Leon`s latest novel is a compelling addition to the Brunetti series. ...

Here are India`s best-known beasts -- tiger, elephant, deer, snake... rendered by a variety of folk & tribal artists. Each of their artistic traditions conceives of the beast in distinctive ways, as original in the imagining as it is in the rendering. This handmade book is a new updated version of our classic Beasts of India, long out of print. Individually screenprinted on handmade paper, this wonderful introduction to Indian painting styles is an art & book lover`s dream. ...

Agu is just a boy when war arrives at his village. His mother & sister are rescued by the UN, while he & his father remain to fight the rebels. ` Run!` shouts his father when the rebels arrive. & Agu does run. Straight into the rebels` path. In a vivid, sparkling voice, Agu tells the story of what happens to him next. His story is shocking & painful, & completely unforgettable. Beasts of No Nation gives us an extraordinary portrait of the chaos & violence of war. It is a gripping & remarkable debut. ...

Seventh book in the fun & funny Greek mythology BEASTS OF OLYMPUS series. The Greek gods & goddesses meet the Norse gods in this beastly mythical mash-up. Demon must travel to Asgard, to help save Odin`s boar, Goldbristle
- without his shining light, nothing can grow & all of Asgard will wither & die. But nothing Demon does has any effect, & Asgard is a strange place
- he must contend with Fafnir the ice dragon, ravenous & dangerous Fenrir the wolf &, worst of all, the treacherous trickster god Loki, who is determined to cause mischief. With the help of Ratatosk, a giant squirrel, & Thrud, the daughter of Thor, Demon tries his best to fulfil his quest before Odin decides to freeze him into an icicle & use him for spear practice...

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