An art-inspired gift that makes learning to name & explore wildlife a family adventure. Larger-than-life black & white drawings are paired with poetic texts that reveal the ways in which endangered creatures
- including lions, elephants, giraffes, tigers, gorillas, penguins, Ethiopian wolves, macaws, turtles & zebras
- live on Earth. Artworks by wildlife artist Stephen Walton are rendered in charcoal & give little ones the chance to get up close & personal with nature`s wildest creatures. Virginia Mc Kenna
- actress & wildlife campaigner
- has written a foreword which urges us to look at the beauty of these animals & do all we can to save them. A 5% royalty will be donated to her Born Free foundation.



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Longlisted for the 2015 Thwaites Wainwright Prize
- Sheep are the thread that runs through the history of the English countryside.
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Let`s count with Tiny Cat
- the completely adorable feline from Viviane Schwarz`s Kate Greenaway shortlisted There Are Cats in
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Mc Laggan Smith bone china Countries Mug measuring 29cm diameter / 9cm depth. The mug is adorned with a table of colour-coded vital statistics for 15 countries of the world. Facts displayed on the mug for each country include its capital, time zone, area, population, currency, official language & highest mountain. The perfect desk accessory! ...

Every primary school needs this brightly coloured map of the world`s countries. Uncluttered with unnecessary detail, this is a great visual aid for kids to learn geography & advance their understanding of the world. The map is clearly labelled with country names & oceans making it ideal for teaching the location of places. Alongside the large political map there are inset maps of the polar regions & the continents. This wall chart is laminated on one side & supplied rolled into a clear polythene tube. It is ideal for mounting on a classroom wall or for home study. Makes learning fun. Published in association with the Geographical Association. ...

In Country, Jasper Conran uses his own experiences & the landscapes & homes that are familiar to him to portray a seductive way of life. The allure of the countryside has a universal aspiration. How do we achieve the dream? It is not about spending money, or prescribing to a certain style, it is about appreciation, self-expression & getting back to the root of what makes us tick. Moving from one season to the next, from interior to exterior, from detail to landscape, this is life as it is actually lived in the countryside today. It is one man`s vision that informs by captivating the senses & the imagination. Country is realistic, full of ideas & completely engrossing
- a book to spend time with. Beautifully conceived, beautifully photographed & beautifully written, Country is a new kind of lifestyle book
- it means that you can live the dream.

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In Country, Jasper Conran uses his own experiences & the landscapes & homes that are familiar to him to portray a seductive way of life. The allure of the countryside has a universal aspiration. How do we achieve the dream? It is not about spending money, or prescribing to a certain style, it is about appreciation, self-expression & getting back to the root of what makes us tick. Moving from one season to the next, from interior to exterior, from detail to landscape, this is life as it is actually lived in the countryside today. It is one man`s vision that informs by captivating the senses & the imagination. Country is realistic, full of ideas & completely engrossing
- a book to spend time with. Beautifully conceived, beautifully photographed & beautifully written, Country is a new kind of lifestyle book
- it means that you can live the dream.

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In Country
- A continent, a kangaroo, & a scientist, Tim Flannery writes a love letter to his homel&, drawing on three decades
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This text explores the world of country breweries & the variety of ales they produce, placing emphasis on quality ales brewed by master craftsmen. It stresses the rural roots of brewing, & highlights the survival of long-established breweries as well as the arrival of small microbreweries. The photographs illustrate the varied architecture & idyllic locations of the breweries. ...

This is a celebration of England's most glorious churches, from Norman masterpieces & Medieval treasures to Baroque splendour & Victorian high gothic. Simon Jenkins has travelled England from Cornwall to Cumbria to select its finest churches of all periods & styles, unearthing rich mosaics, precious stained glass, grand marbles & humble carvings of green men, dogs, rabbits & birds. In doing so he reveals not only an unparalleled collection of national art & architecture, but the history & spirit of a people. Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside
- but it has profoundly shaped us too. It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians & people who live & work on the land
- as well as those who are travelling through it. English Journeys celebrates this long tradition with a series of twenty books on all aspects of the countryside, from stargazey pie & country churches, to man's relationship with nature & songs celebrating the patterns of the countryside (as well as ghosts & love-struck soldiers).

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