Ravi is fascinated by his grandfather's stories of India & descriptions of a sun like a ferocious tiger, wind like a wild horse, & monsoon rains which cascade like waterfalls from the sky. Ravi also loves to hear the story of Divaali, where the parading elephants play a key role, & dreams of having an elephant dance to the sound of his flute. This is a beautifully written exploration of India through the conversation between a grandparent & grandchild, & also has informative endnotes on Indian culture, animals & peoples. ...

The Sheep Foldable Shopping Bag, comes as a compact & colourful pouch in the shape of a fox & unfolds into a tote bag with delicate decorative print. Very lightweight, the little sheep can fit into any handbag & be ready to use as an alternative to a plastic bag. The Sheep Foldable Shopping Bag is ideal for when you pop out to get your lunch or a few items from the shops. ...

Someone has smashed Father Giant`s favourite elephant. It wasn`t Olive & her brother Grub. Nor was it the naughty newt, the laughing lady or the yucky yak. So WHO is the culprit? A magnificently madcap mystery that will keep readers guessing until the very end. ...

The rangers closed in, firing steadily. Within minutes all the adult animals were down. Only the calves still raced in bewildered circles, stumbling over the bodies of the dead & dying. Six minutes after the first shot, a silence fell over the killing ground on Long Vlei.. . In the blinding light of Zimbabwe`s Chiwewe National Park, Dr Daniel Armstrong, world-famous TV naturalist, films the slaughter of a herd of elephant. In London, anthropologist Kelly Kinnear is forced into violent confrontation with the shareholders of the most powerful conglomerate in the City of London, warning them of the destruction of an African country. Now the time has come to act. Together, Armstrong & Kinnear forge a passionate alliance
- & begin the fight against the forces of greed, evil & corruption attacking a land they would both give their lives to save.. . Combining breathtaking realism & thrilling suspense, the world`s master storyteller takes us on a journey deep into the heart of a wild, magnificent continent, threatened forever by the destructive hand of man.
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For five hundred years, the Forbidden City was the seat of power of China's emperors. It is a vast & beautiful complex that housed the ruler & his thous&-person court. This rare look inside the walled city brings its colourful history to life for young readers. Twenty-four emperors made their home there, including K'ang Hsi, who road to his coronation with a procession of elephants & Empress Dowager Cixi, who felt the loss of a fingernail would symbolize the loss of power, so wore golden nail guards. These stories, coupled with new photographs, make this an unforgettable tour of a fascinating place. ...

Hercule Poirot is determined to solve an old husband & wife double murder that is still an open verdict... Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. Here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies
- a husband & wife
- shot dead. But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves back into the past & discovers that `old sin leave long shadows`.

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Because elephants are pachyderms, a combination of two Greek roots meaning ”thick skin, ” one might think that nothing bothers them & that they lead quiet, safe lives. Nothing could be further from the truth: elephants have been hunted & killed for their ivory tusks since antiquity. & people often ignore the calves left behind, who must now live out their lives as traumatized & fearful orphans. Wildlife photographer Joachim Schmeisser made it his mission to document the story of these abandoned baby elephants. Through his sponsorship of elephants, he came into contact with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the world`s largest & most successful rescue & rehabilitation operation for orphaned elephants, headquartered in Nairobi. Professional veterinary technicians bottle feed the elephant calves until they are old enough to locate their own food. By living together with older elephant calves, they also learn the social rules governing elephant herds. After this phase is complete, the elephants are taken to one of the Trust`s rehabilitation stockades before they are released back into the wild. Joachim Schmeisser followed numerous elephants through the entire process & captured fascinating pictures from their arrival at the nursery all the way to their release back into the wild. Elephants in Heaven provides a visual record of how these traumatized elephants are raised in a place that is truly heavenly for them, offering a compelling behind-the-scenes look inside an elephant nursery. The touching animal portraits also convey the devastating consequences of poaching, because for Joachim Schmeisser, it`s about ”beauty, fragility, transience, mindfulness, & about dignity & the equal standing of each individual.” ...

A baby elephant is lost & alone in the forest, when a herd of buffalo comes along & takes him into their fold...so what is he now
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Join the elephants on an exciting around-the-world adventure! From the skyscrapers of New York & Tokyo to the jungles of Peru & Madagascar, the elephants are off to see some of the most amazing places in the world
- discovering famous buildings, food, transport & activities in each destination along the way. Each scene is packed with hundreds of things to find & discover
- spot each of the elephants, their lost possessions, & the sights & friends they see along the way. Follow the elephants` journey & get spotting!

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Jill Dudley writes about the abduction of the goddess Demeter`s daughter Persephone (otherwise known as Kore) by Hades, god of the underworld. She describes how Demeter came to Eleusis in search of her daughter, & why she chose it as the site for her Eleusian Mysteries, outlining some of the ancient rituals which took place there. It is as it says on the back cover: All you need to know about this sacred site, its myths, legends & its gods. ...