Map No. 81, Alnwick & Morpeth, in the waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Blyth, Bedlington, Whalton, Kirkwhelpington, Hartburn, Ashington, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Ulgham, Netherwitton, Longhorsley, Widdrington Station, Longframlington, Broomhill, Amble, Swarl&, Rothbury, Hepple, Sharperton, Netherton, Edlingham, Warkworth, Alnmouth, Whittingham, Prendwick, Powburn, Eglingham, Rennington & Craster, with the Northumberland National Park, Fontburn Reservoir, Coquet Island & Druridge Bay. Edition B4; Publication date March 2014 About Ordnance Survey ...

Map No. 81, Alnwick & Morpeth, in a waterproof & tear-resistant version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Blyth, Bedlington, Whalton, Kirkwhelpington, Hartburn, Ashington, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Ulgham, Netherwitton, Longhorsley, Widdrington Station, Longframlington, Broomhill, Amble, Swarl&, Rothbury, Hepple, Sharperton, Netherton, Edlingham, Warkworth, Alnmouth, Whittingham, Prendwick, Powburn, Eglingham, Rennington & Craster, with the Northumberland National Park, Fontburn Reservoir, Coquet Island & Druridge Bay. Edition B2; Revised for selected changes 2004; Reprinted with minor change 2005; Copyright date 2005 This title is also available on our website in a paper version. Maps in this series are only published folded. Stanfords can also print flat versions of Ordnance Survey maps through the OS Select system, centring the map on a location of your choice & with a picture provided by you on the cover. For more information please click on the link at the bottom of this description. About Ordnance Survey ...

Waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of map No. 81 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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Paper version of map No. 81 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 25m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of vegetation (vineyards, olive groves, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals & UTM coordinates for the map corners – each sheet also shows conversion details from BBLx (Bessel-Bonnie system, Datum Lisbon) to UTM. Map legend is in Portuguese only.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series have now been updated in the 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

The trip of a lifetime
- that`s what it was supposed to be, paid for with money Gran left thirteen-year old Sam in her will,
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What would it feel like to be out there alone in that empty vastness? Just before midnight on 24 November 2011, Felicity is left completely alone on the coast of Antarctica. The isolation is instant & devastating. Only three people in the world have crossed Antarctica alone. The first two were men & both Norwegian. At the age of 34, British woman Felicity Aston became the third. Unlike her predecessors, she didn`t use kites or parasails to assist her. Within days, frozen into her facemask & reflecting on what had drawn her to such a place, she was battling desperate weather as she towed her heavy sledges. Every morning she wakes believing she cannot face another day as the expedition becomes a race against time to reach the coast before the last flight out. This gripping & inspirational account of personal endurance shows what you can achieve when you grit your teeth & decide just to get through today in one piece. ...

Hans Fallada’s “ Alone in Berlin” is the latest from the author of “ Little Man, What Now?” & “ The Drinker”, again set against the backdrop of the Second World War. It begins in Berlin, 1940, & the city is filled with fear. At the house on 55 Jablonski Strasse, its various occupants try to live under Nazi rule in their different ways: the bullying Hitler loyalists the Persickes, the retired judge Fromm & the unassuming couple Otto & Anna Quangel. Then the Quangels receive the news that their beloved son has been killed fighting in France. Shocked out of their quiet existence, they begin a silent campaign of defiance, & a deadly game of cat & mouse develops between the Quangels & the ambitious Gestapo inspector Escherich. When petty criminals Kluge & Borkhausen also become involved, deception, betrayal & murder ensue, tightening the noose around the Quangels` necks… ...

” The terrifying experience of being alone in the woods is rendered through the eyes of a young Indian boy... A familiar story arc conveyed through traditional art captivates with its freshness & originality.” Starred Review, ” Kirkus Reviews”
” To be read aloud... Evolving slowly from darkness into light, the color scheme matches Musa`s transition from terror into peace.”
- ” Fore Word Reviews”
One day Musa sets off from his village to collect firewood. It is the first time he has ventured out alone. Suddenly he hears a loud noise & becomes very afraid. Was the sound a wild boar? A whole herd of wild boars? Or something even worse?
What happens to Musa & how he learns to deal with his fear is explored in this powerful yet sensitive visual story of the psychology of fear. Typography, book design, contemporary tribal artwork, & narrative combine in this new children`s title from Tara Books. Artwork by the talented Bhajju Shyam, the celebrated Gond folk artist from India, whose previous books include ” The Night Life of Trees” & ” That`s How I See Things.”
US Grade Level Equivalent: 1, US Guided Reading Level: I




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How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming new novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful There were dozens of us on the ship, all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling & crying over our heads, calling good-bye... That is all I remember of Engl&. When six-year-old orphan Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia after WWII he loses his sister, his country & everything he knows. Overcoming enormous hardships with fellow orphan Marty, Arthur is finally saved by the extraordinary people he meets & by his talent for boat-design & sailing. Now he has built a special boat for his daughter Allie
- a solo yacht designed to carry her to England in search of his long-lost sister. Will the threads of Arthur`s life finally come together? I was there on the quayside to see Allie take her out for the first time, saw her dancing through the waves, & I knew I`d never built a finer boat.
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