Do you know how our Moon affects the Earth's tides? Or that the best time of year to spot Orion is in January? Prepare yourself for an amazing journey across the night sky & be the one who discovers the next Halley's comet. Navigating the universe is simple & fun with six acetate overlays that peel-back to reveal Perseus & other constellations in vivid detail. ...

Get ready to explore the magical night sky. Find out everything there is to know about what you can spot in the sky, such as how explorers used constellations as a form of navigation. Also discover when is the best time to spot comets & why the Moon`s appearance has changed over time. Night Sky Watcher

Includes:: everything from the Sun to the Moon, to the stars & planets. Symbols are used within the book to show what can be seen in the northern & southern hemispheres. This allows the reader to view exactly what they can see in the sky, regardless of their location.

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Covering both the Northern & Southern Hemispheres, Bob lays out a series of activities that are fun & educational while teaching you how to track & see the international space station as well as find a meteor shower & traditional night sky activities like identifying constellations. In Face to Face with the Planets, there`s an introduction to the best way to see the planets & follow the phases of the moons. Along the way, Bob shows readers how to use the Internet, iPads & other resources to enhance & help our experience, making this a truly modern & updated night sky book. ...

Night Sky: Stars of the Northern Hemisphere poster published by Roger Lascelles under the Daily Telegraph imprint. The central circle, surrounded by a ring showing the days & months of the year, presents the stars which in favourable conditions may be seen with the unaided eye. The stars are graded according to their magnitude & grouped into constellations. Surrounding the map of the sky are instructions on how to use it, plus drawings & notes on the related topics including the phases of the moon, the earth’s orbit, the Milky Way, etc. ...

This is an exciting title in this informative series of books, containing over 100 full-colour stickers that children can match to the illustrations. These beautifully illustrated sticker books double as spotters` guides, with accurate & simple descriptions that allow children to seek out constellations, planets, comets & other features of the night sky. Small size allows the books to fit neatly into a pocket so children can spot on the go. ...

North East India, 1923. On the broiling Night Mail from Calcutta to Jamalpur, a man is shot dead in a first class compartment. Detective Inspector Jim Stringer was sleeping in the next compartment along. Was he the intended target? Jim should have known that his secondment to the East Indian Railway, with a roving brief to inspect security arrangements, would not be the working holiday he had hoped for. The country seethes with political & racial tension. Aside from the Jamalpur shooting, someone is placing venomous snakes
- including giant king cobras
- in the first class compartments of the railway. Jim also has worries on the home front: his daughter has formed a connection with a Maharajah`s son, who may in turn have a connection to Jim`s incredibly rude colleague, the bristling Major Fisher. Jim must do everything he can to keep his family safe from harm, as he unravels the intrigues that surround him...

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North East India, 1923. On the broiling Night Mail from Calcutta to Jamalpur, a man is shot dead in a first class compartment. Detective Inspector Jim Stringer was sleeping in the next compartment along. Was he the intended target? Jim should have known that his secondment to the East Indian Railway, with a roving brief to inspect security arrangements, would not be the working holiday he had hoped for. The country seethes with political & racial tension. Aside from the Jamalpur shooting, someone is placing venomous snakes
- including giant king cobras
- in the first class compartments of the railway. Jim also has worries on the home front: his daughter has formed a connection with a Maharajah`s son, who may in turn have a connection to Jim`s incredibly rude colleague, the bristling Major Fisher. Jim must do everything he can to keep his family safe from harm, as he unravels the intrigues that surround him...

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Raimund Gregorius is a mild-mannered, middle-aged professor of ancient languages. One morning, as he is teaching, he is seized by a restlessness that drives him to abandon his classroom then & there
- shocking his students, & surprising even himself. His unusual impulsiveness is driven by two chance encounters
- with a mysterious Portuguese woman in a red coat; & with a book he finds hidden in a dusty corner of a second-hand bookshop, the journal of an enigmatic Portuguese aristocrat, Amadeu de Prado. With the book as his talisman, Raimund boards the night train to Lisbon on a journey to find out more about Prado, whose words haunt & compel him. Gradually, a picture of an extraordinary man emerges: a difficult, brilliant, charismatic figure, a doctor & a poet, & a rebel against Salazar`s dictatorship. & as Prado`s story comes to light so, too, Gregorius himself begins his life anew. Hurtling through the dark, ” Night Train to Lisbon” is a rich tale, wonderfully told, propelled by the mystery at its heart.

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Night trains have long fascinated us with the possibilities of their private sleeping compartments, gilded dining cars, champagne bars & wealthy travellers. Authors from Agatha Christie to Graham Greene have used night trains to tell tales of romance, intrigue & decadence against a rolling background of dramatic landscapes. The reality could often be as thrilling: early British travellers on the Orient Express were advised to carry a revolver (as well as a teapot). In Night Trains, Andrew Martin attempts to relive the golden age of the great European sleeper trains by using their modern-day equivalents. This is no simple matter. The night trains have fallen on hard times, & the services are disappearing one by one. But if the Orient Express experience can only be recreated by taking three separate sleepers, the intriguing characters & exotic atmospheres have survived. Whether the backdrop is 3am at a Turkish customs post, the sun rising over the Riviera, or the constant twilight of a Norwegian summer night, Martin rediscovers the pleasures of a continent connected by rail. By tracing the history of the sleeper trains, he reveals much of the recent history of Europe itself. The original sleepers helped break down national barriers & unify the continent. Martin uncovers modern instances of European unity
- & otherwise
- as he traverses the continent during `interesting times`, with Brexit looming. Against this tumultuous backdrop, he experiences his own smaller dramas, as he fails to find crucial connecting stations, ponders the mystery of the compartment dog, & becomes embroiled in his very own night train whodunit.

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Night trains have long fascinated us with the possibilities of their private sleeping compartments, gilded dining cars, champagne bars & wealthy travellers. Authors from Agatha Christie to Graham Greene have used night trains to tell tales of romance, intrigue & decadence against a rolling background of dramatic landscapes. The reality could often be as thrilling: early British travellers on the Orient Express were advised to carry a revolver (as well as a teapot). In Night Trains, Andrew Martin attempts to relive the golden age of the great European sleeper trains by using their modern-day equivalents. This is no simple matter. The night trains have fallen on hard times, & the services are disappearing one by one. But if the Orient Express experience can only be recreated by taking three separate sleepers, the intriguing characters & exotic atmospheres have survived. Whether the backdrop is 3am at a Turkish customs post, the sun rising over the Riviera, or the constant twilight of a Norwegian summer night, Martin rediscovers the pleasures of a continent connected by rail. By tracing the history of the sleeper trains, he reveals much of the recent history of Europe itself. The original sleepers helped break down national barriers & unify the continent. Martin uncovers modern instances of European unity
- & otherwise
- as he traverses the continent during `interesting times`, with Brexit looming. Against this tumultuous backdrop, he experiences his own smaller dramas, as he fails to find crucial connecting stations, ponders the mystery of the compartment dog, & becomes embroiled in his very own night train whodunit.

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