Make them laugh & they`re yours forever... It`s the swinging 60s & the nation is mesmerized by Sophie Straw, a former Blackpool beauty queen turned prime-time sitcom star. Sophie is a comic genius & a bombshell to boot
- she might just have it all. Behind the scenes of her smash-hit show, Sophie is falling madly in love
- with comedy. Her cast & crew are eccentric, dysfunctional & utterly charming: foppish heartthrob Clive, Oxbridge-survivor Dennis, sarcastic scriptwriting duo Tony & Bill. Most importantly, every single one of her new friends is very, very funny. Together they will make TV history, find fame & fortune, & maybe even discover the secret of happiness. From the bestselling author of About a Boy comes a story about a girl. This is an exuberant, colourful snapshot of 1960s London, a city brimming with energy & optimism & possibility.

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The first ever ” Funnybones” book by the amazing Allan Ahlberg. In this, the first ever ” Funnybones” book of all, we are introduced to the wonderful humour & fun of the much-loved series. ” The Funnybones” books are a must for children just starting to learn to read
- these funny skeletons are definitely not the scary sort! 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”; ” The Baby`s Catalogue”; ”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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This is a collection of the perennially popular ” Funny Bones” books by Allan Ahlberg. Celebrate thirty years of ” Funnybones” with the spooky ”A Brilliant Bone-rattling Collection” which contains three stories from Allan Ahlberg`s, iconic children`s picture book series about skeletons: ” The Ghost Train”, ” Bumps in the Night” & ” Skeleton Crew”. This collection is perfect for early readers! In this big book with its bright colours there is a dark house & in that dark house in a dark cellar live some.. .skeletons! 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”; and” The Boyhood of Burglar Bill”. ...

Furness Abbey in 1931 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the northern part of Barrow around Furness Abbey, with coverage extending from Infield Convalescent Home & Croft Park northward to Breast Mill Beck, & westward to Hawcoat Quarry. Features include Furness Abbey, Furness Abbey Hotel, station, Vale of Nightshade, Manor Farm, Dane Ghyll, Abbot's Wood, Crosslands (convent), tramway with tram waiting room, Hawcoat. On the reverse is a list of Barrow's private residents from a 1918 directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Furness Abbey in 1931 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the northern part of Barrow around Furness Abbey, extending from Infield Convalescent Home & Croft Park northward to Breast Mill Beck, & westward to Hawcoat Quarry. Features include Furness Abbey Hotel, station, Vale of Nightshade, Manor Farm, Dane Ghyll, Abbot`s Wood, Crosslands (convent), tramway with tram waiting room, Hawcoat, etc. On the reverse is a list of Barrow`s private residents from a 1918 directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

The book features 25 step-by-step techniques such as painting, staining, stenciling, dip dyeing, simple upholstery & distressing that can be applied to all different types of furniture, plus 30 stunning before & afters. With more than 300 photographs, including helpful how-to photography & a foreword by Holly Becker of Decor 8 blog fame, this is a treasure trove of ideas & easy-to-follow instruction for DIY decorators. ...

A 500km cycle tour across the Lausitz & the Spreewald region, around the area of the International Building Exhibition (IBA) ” Prince Pückler Country”, presented by the Verlag Esterbauer in guide with maps at 1:75, 000 showing the route & its variants. Extensive information is conveyed by symbols, indicating road surface, campsites & other accommodation, repair workshops, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. A list of various types of accommodation facilities is included.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING
- ALL THE TEXT IN THIS TITLE IS GERMAN ONLY. MAP LEGEND

Includes:: ENGLISH (please see our sample image) & the information provided on the maps is sufficient to use this title without any knowledge of German.ABOUT THE BIKELINE SERIES: all the titles have been meticulously researched & are highly regarded in their native Germany. Most titles, as indicated in their individual descriptions, also include a separate section listing selected accommodation, from hotels to campsites, youth hostels & rooms in private houses, all with addresses, telephone numbers & price range. Information on towns along each route

Includes:: a list of places of interest, with opening hours, etc. Several of the guides also have street plans. To see the list of other titles in the Bikeline series please click on the series link.





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Fürstenfeldbruck in a series of GPS compatible recreational editions of the Bavarian topographic survey at 1:25, 000, with waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Coverage

Includes:: Olching, Schwabhausen, Puchheim, Mammendorf, Maisach, Odelzhausen. Contours used in this map vary between 5 to 20m according to the terrain, with 20m interval predominantly used for hilly areas. Varied colouring show different types of landscape: woods, vineyards, fields etc. Maps in this series feature extensive overprint highlighting local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes, including King Ludwig Way or different variants of the Way of St James, indicating their waymarking. Symbols highlight different types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, various places of interest, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & all the text are in German only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Milly-Molly-Mandy lives in a tiny village in the heart of the countryside. She is always busy doing things, & whether she is camping-out with Billy Blunt & little-friend-Susan, or looking after an orphaned hedgehog, you`re sure to have fun when Milly-Molly-Mandy`s around! The adventures of this lively little girl & her chums first appeared over eighty years ago & they have been delighting young children ever since. ...

Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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