These are the four new editions in the popular ” Discovery” series, which currently contains over 13 titles. Visually exciting & highly informative each book presents its subject in a fun & accessible way. Internet links offer a fascinating selection of recommended web sites
- with sound, animation or video clips which provide additional information for projects & homework.
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In April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new & exotic title. A tribe of North American Indians had made her their weroanza
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Around the World: Cities contains a great range of beautifully illustrated activities for children. From San Francisco to Sydney, every city has a variety of activities to complete including a city sudoku, a compass game & a flag to colour in (with dot colour references to make it accessible) & iconic stickers to finish the map. Each city sticker page has a world map reference to keep the young globetrotter up to speed on their current location. Once each page is completed, there is a penguin sticker that can be claimed to fill in the high-quality cut-out passport flap at the end of the book. With over 120 stickers included to get stuck into, the world is your oyster in this entertaining activity sticker book. Cities included: San Francisco, Mexico City, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Washington DC, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Dublin, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, Rome, Madrid, Cairo, Istanbul, Cape Town, Dubai, Mumbai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney & Auckl&. ...

This large analogue time zone clock has four independent mechanisms, a large one to view the current time of place & three smaller below that are marked as New York, London & Tokyo. The contrasting monochrome face & hands make it stylish as well as easy to read from a distance. This clock would be useful for travellers or those who liaise with overseas offices. Requires four AA batteries, not included. ...

BIG DEAL is the mesmerising story of a year spent by bestselling biographer Anthony Holden in the tough world of the professional poker player. He spent days & nights in the poker paradise of Las Vegas, in Malta & Morocco, even shipboard, mingling with the legendary greats, sharpening his game, perfecting his repartee, & learning a great deal about himself in the process. Poker, Holden would insist, is not gambling. Like chess it is a paradigm of life at its most intense, a gladiatorial contest that brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Its heroes, its eccentrics & is comedians stalk the pages of this remarkable book, along with all the hair-raising, nail-biting excitement of the games themselves. A classic of the genre, BIG DEAL is here reissued with a new introduction by the author. ...

This A3 format atlas provides giant scale mapping (2.5 miles to 1 inch) & type throughout. Given away with the atlas is a free magnetic tax disc holder & 10 money saving vouchers for products & services from the AA. Each page has been titled with its geographical location so you can turn to the page you need more easily. Static speed camera locations with speed limits are pinpointed. Wide minor roads, National Trust, English & World Heritage, crematorium locations & other hard-to-find places are also shown. There are 74 city, town & port plans including central London & a full-colour admin map showing all the latest unitary authority areas. Plus, scenic routes & tourist sites with satnav friendly postcodes. The paper in this atlas is produced from environmentally sustainable resources. ...

Britain A3 spiral bound 2012 road atlas from AA, with road maps of Engl&, Wales & Scotland at 2.52 miles to 1 inch (1:160, 000), Channel Islands at 1:113, 000, Isle of Man at 1:200, 000 & the Scottish Islands at 1:696, 000 & 1:725, 000. There are also urban area maps at larger scales, & 55 detailed town centre street plans. Cartography shows all motorways & major roads, with clear indication of carriageway type, minor roads & road distances are shown in miles. Fixed speed camera sites with roads covered by average-speed cameras are clearly highlighted. Railway lines & stops are marked, as are airports. Points of interest such as historical landmarks, tourist sites, sports facilities & camp sites are clearly indicated; administrative boundaries are marked. Spot heights show topography. The atlas offers plenty of information to the motorist & the tourist. The route planning section provides a route planner map with a handy distance calculator chart, an index of tourist sites with satnav friendly postcodes & caravan & camping sites listing. Reference maps show ferry connections to France in the English Channel & ferries to Ireland & the Isle of Man with enlargements of the various ferry terminals & contacts information. The M25 & M6 are shown in greater details naming & numbering the different junctions, other motorway information on restricted junctions & service stations are supplied. ...

From painter & popular naturalist Richard Ellis, America`s foremost illustrator & chronicler of undersea life, comes ” Big Fish”, a unique guide to the natural history of swordfish, tuna, marlins, sharks & all other marine life larger than the average adult human. For eons, these fascinating animals have captivated our collective imagination & for good reason: they form an essential part of our global food supply, they remain the largest known animals in the sea (with the exception of mammals), & they dominate central touchstones in mythology, religion, literature, & popular culture
- from Jonah to Jaws. Blending natural history, art & science with historical, cultural & personal lore, Ellis describes the evolution & behaviour of these giants of the sea, weaving in anecdotes, archival images & photos related to legendary catches & discoveries. Along the way we meet big-game fisherman like Ernest Hemingway & Zane Grey. We also meet all manner of tuna
- from bluefin & yellowfin to albacore & bigeye; marlins
- from black, blue & stripped, to spearfish; &, sharks
- from the long-extinct Megamouth to the tiger shark to the frightful & fascinating Great White. Perfect for all those enchanted by the mysteries of the deep, ” Big Fish” illuminates natural history with wit, charm, artistry & humor.



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** A MAJOR TIM BURTON FILM starring Ewan Mcgregor & Jessica Lange ** ** COMING SOON AS A MUSICAL starring Kelsey Grammer ** Do you ever really know your father? Like many sons, William Bloom never really knew his father. Edward told him stories too incredible to believe about his exploits as a younger man, but any attempt to find out serious truths have been met with laughter & brush-offs. & that never mattered. But now Edward is dying, suddenly it matters a great deal. So William sets out to tell his father`s story, as he imagines it. He tames a giant, is dragged by an enormous fish through a lake & escapes a purgatory of lost dreams. Through legends & myths, William makes Edward into a true Big Fish. The much beloved book by Daniel Wallace is soon to be a Christmas musical at The Other Palace in London. Praise for Big Fish: ` Daniel Wallace has created a jewel in Big Fish` Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump ` Both comic & poignant` New York Times ` An audacious, highly original debut novel... An imaginative, & moving, record of a son`s love for a charming, unknowable father` Kirkus Reviews ` Refreshing, original... Wallace mixes the mundane & the mythical. His chapters have the transformative quality of fable & fairy tale` Publishers Weekly, starred review ...

In an acclaimed account of the terrifying figure said to haunt the desolate passes & summit of Britain`s second highest mountain, this book takes on one of Scotland`s most chilling unsolved mysteries. Throughout the years, countless climbers have either seen or sensed the presence of some extraordinary being in the misty wilderness of Ben Mac Dhui. This book explores the evidence & also looks at similar stories from around the world to try & make sense of this bizarre phenomenon. ...