Coppo dell' Orso
- Vallelonga area on the north-eastern edge of the Abruzzo
- Lazio
- Molise National Park on a contoured


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This is Janet & Allan Ahlberg`s hilarious picture book, ” Cops & Robbers”. ” Cops & Robbers” is an entertaining picture book by the iconic British husband & wife picture book team Janet & Allan Ahlberg, creators of ” Peepo!” Perfect as a bedtime story & for children learning to read! The robbers of London town plan a desperate crime one Christmas Eve
- to steal all the toys they can lay their hands on! Fortunately, the robbers meet their match in brave Officer Pugh who leaps into action & arrests the villains
- all except Grandma Swagg who manages to get away. Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children`s books & with his late wife Janet, created many award-winning children`s picture books. The Ahlbergs` books are nursery bookshelf standards & have been the recipient of worldwide acclaim & awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal. Look out for these other classics by Allan Ahlberg: ” Burglar Bill”; ” Cops & Robbers”; ” Each Peach Pear Plum”; ” The One & Only Two Heads”; ” Son of a Gun”; ” The Little Worm Book”; ” Two Wheels Two Heads”; ” Funny Bones”; ”A Pair of Sinners”; ” Happy Families”; ” Peepo!”; ” The Ha Ha Bonk Book”; ” Help Your Child to Read”; ” Ten in a Bed”; ” Please mrs Butler”; ” Daisy Chains”; ” Yum Yum”; ” Playmates”; ” Foldaways”; ” Woof”; ” The Cinderella Show”; ” The Jolly Postman”; ” The Jolly Christmas Postman”; ” The Jolly Pocket Postman”; ” The Clothes Horse & Other Stories”; ” The Mighty Slide”; ” Starting School”; ” Heard it in the Playground”; ” The Bear Nobody Wanted”; ” It was a Dark & Stormy Night”; ” The Giant Baby”; ” Baby Sleeps”; ” Blue Buggy”; ” Doll & Teddy”; ” See the Rabbit”; ” Please Mrs Butler”; ” The Better Brown Stories”; ” The Boyhood of Burglar Bill”.

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Egypt has been home since the time of Christ to an ancient sect of Christians called the Copts. According to legend, Mark the Evangelist founded their first church in Alexandria in the 1st century ad, when Egypt was under Roman rule & practised polytheistic religions. Though Egypt long ago became a Muslim nation, the Copts maintained their traditions & practised their rites at monasteries & villages throughout the Nile Valley, the river delta & the Mediterranean coast, & still do today. Beautiful antique textiles, mosaics, illuminated manuscripts, frescos, bookbindings & monuments attest to their rich & venerable culture, which drew inspiration from Hellenistic, Egyptian & Near Eastern art. Modern Copts are the living descendants of the ancient Egyptians, heirs to a splendid & unique patrimony. ...

Bella loves Anna. In fact, Bella loves Anna SO MUCH that she wants to be just like her, & copies every single thing she does. But like all little kittens, Bella & Anna get into a bit of a tangle.. . Between Bella`s wobbly efforts with a hula-hoop, her disastrous ballerina twirls & her catastrophic fancy dress attempts, Bella never quite gets the hang of things. & then Anna suddenly snaps
- she`s had enough of Bella being SUCH a copycat! What is Bella going to do? With an adorable troupe of colourful kittens & vibrant illustrations, this author-illustrator debut from rising star Ali Pye is a light-hearted look at playground friendships & finding your own way.
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While writing this book, Steve Jones had beside him the coral brooch that his sea captain grandfather brought back across the Indian Ocean as a gift for his wife. This simple object is a starting point for a dazzling narrative that touches on a number of the most important issues facing us today. Following in the footsteps of Darwin & Captain Cook, Jones reveals what coral has to tell us about the human genome project, cloning, & the possibility of a cure for cancer & genetic diseases; what insights it can offer us into the future of trade in oil & other forms of carbon; how it is linked to the fluctuations in weather patterns that have lead to destruction along the coasts of the Americas & the Far East. Finally, Jones considers what coral
- exploited & destroyed in many ways & under siege from climate change
- tells us about the likely future of the planet & humankind: it is a warning that both may be close to the point of no return. CORAL: A PESSIMIST IN PARADISE is an inspired, eclectic book that links science with history, literature, politics & myth. It belongs to a vivid tradition of thinking & writing about humankind & its place in nature.

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The warm shallow waters of the Caribbean, The Bahamas & the neighbouring continental shelf are blessed with an abundance of coral reefs. These beautiful but fragile living organisms are ancient geological ecosystems which evolved in conditions of extreme stability & as a result large numbers of species have established close inter-relationships. This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the extraordinary marine symbiosis & wonderful diversity of life forms which are sustained by the reefs. It also highlights the dire environmental consequences which damage to the reefs can bring. An authoritative & easy to use guide to this natural underwater splendour, illustrated throughout with meticulously accurate colour artwork. ...

While writing this book, Steve Jones had beside him the coral brooch that his sea captain grandfather brought back across the Indian Ocean as a gift for his wife. This simple object is a starting point for a dazzling narrative that touches on a number of the most important issues facing us today. Following in the footsteps of Darwin & Captain Cook, Jones reveals what coral has to tell us about the human genome project, cloning, & the possibility of a cure for cancer & genetic diseases; what insights it can offer us into the future of trade in oil & other forms of carbon; how it is linked to the fluctuations in weather patterns that have lead to destruction along the coasts of the Americas & the Far East. Finally, Jones considers what coral
- exploited & destroyed in many ways & under siege from climate change
- tells us about the likely future of the planet & humankind: it is a warning that both may be close to the point of no return. CORAL: A PESSIMIST IN PARADISE is an inspired, eclectic book that links science with history, literature, politics & myth. It belongs to a vivid tradition of thinking & writing about humankind & its place in nature.

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There is something strange about Coraline`s new home. It`s not the mist, or the cat that always seems to be watching her, nor the signs of danger that Miss Spink & Miss Forcible, her new neighbours, read in the tea leaves. It`s the other house
- the one behind the old door in the drawing room. Another mother & father with black-button eyes & papery skin are waiting for Coraline to join them there. & they want her to stay with them. For ever. She knows that if she ventures through that door, she may never come back.
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A vivd, compelling & harrowing tale from Whitbread award winning Jamila Gavin. The Coram man takes babies & money from desperate mothers, promising to deliver them safely to a Foundling Hospital in London. Instead, he murders them & buries them by the roadside, to the helpless horror of his mentally ill son, Mish. Mish saves one, Aaron, who grows up happily unaware of his history, proving himself a promising musician. As Aaron`s new life takes him closer to his real family, the watchful Mish makes a terrible mistake, delivering Aaron & his best friend Toby back into the hands of the Coram man. ...

One of the maps in the topographic survey of Peru from the country’s national survey organization, Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Contours are at 25m intervals & colouring/symbols indicate different types of terrain & vegetation. Some of the maps may contain small blank spaces representing as yet unmapped areas. Each sheet covers 30’ latitude by 30’ longitude. The maps have a 1km UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1’. Publication dates vary; most maps were published in 1960s to 1990s, with some sheets revised more recently. Map legend is in Spanish only, except in the more recent editions which also include English. ...