Khumbu Himal & Rolwaling Himal area, including the Sagarmatha National Park, at 1:125, 000 in the Nepa Maps series which provides extensive coverage of trekking areas of Nepal on detailed contoured maps with trekking routes & hiking trails, huts & camp sites, local places of interest & other tourist information. The map covers the Khumbu Himal & Rolwaling Himal area of north-eastern Nepal, with the whole of the Jiri to Mt. Everest trek, but also extending westwards to Dholaka, Charikot & Barhabise to include the trek to Tso Rolpa. Contours are at 80m intervals, with relief shading & vegetation colouring. Margin ticks show latitude & longitude at intervals of 5 ...

Khumbu Himal & Rolwaling Himal area, including the Sagarmatha National Park, at 1:125, 000 in the Nepa Maps series which provides extensive coverage of trekking areas of Nepal on detailed contoured maps with trekking routes & hiking trails, huts & camp sites, local places of interest & other tourist information. The map covers the Khumbu Himal & Rolwaling Himal area of north-eastern Nepal, with the whole of the Jiri to Mt. Everest trek, but also extending westwards to Dholaka, Charikot & Barhabise to include the trek to Tso Rolpa. Contours are at 80m intervals, with relief shading & vegetation colouring. Margin ticks show latitude & longitude at intervals of 5’. Index lists places, peaks, lakes & passes. Additional information

Includes:: a profile of the old route from Juri to Lukla & tables showing various trekking routes in stages with altitudes in metres & feet & trekking times. Titles in this series have cartography is based on the country’s topographic survey, with contours usually at 40m or 50m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, colouring & graphics to show various features of the terrain, including glaciers, forested or cultivated areas, etc. Numerous peaks, with additional spot heights, plus names of glaciers & mountain ranges are prominently shown. The network of rivers, streams & lakes is shown in great detail, with many smaller rivers & lakes named. Overprint highlights main trekking routes & numerous local trails, with symbols indicating various places of interest & tourist facilities. Most maps are indexed & include additional information such as route profiles, glossaries, etc. All the information is in English & heights are given in metres.

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Khumbu area at 1:125, 000 approx. on indexed, light, waterproof & tear-resistant hiking map, with a plan of the Kathmandu/ Patan area including an enlargement of the Thamel district, plus an overview map of the whole country. The map is part of a series covering Nepal’s four most popular trekking areas. The maps were prepared by the NGS/ Trails Illustrated team responsible for the highly acclaimed hiking maps of national parks in the USA, in cooperation with the Nepa Maps (Himalayan Maphouse), publishers of a wide range of trekking maps of Nepal. Contours (see below) with additional spot heights, relief shading & colouring for glaciers & forested areas present the topography of each area. The maps show settlements, roads & trekking routes, as well as extensive information for tourists: local airports, lodgings & campsites, numerous places of interest including temples, monasteries, caves, waterfalls, etc. Map ticks at intervals of 1` indicate latitude & longitude. An index of localities

Includes:: a list of peaks, passes & lakes. Sherpa spellings are used within the Khumbu area & Nepali spellings elsewhere in the country. On the reverse of each title, a general road map of the whole of Nepal highlights the country’s national parks & nature reserves. Also included is a street plan of Kathmandu with Patan, plus an enlargement for the central Thamel area of the city. The two plans highlight hotels & guesthouses, restaurants, banks, embassies & consulates, places of interest, etc.* In this title:* the map covers the whole of the main Everest track, extending westwards well beyond Jiri & Charikot. Contours are at 100m intervals & all heights are in metres. Latitude & longitude margin ticks are at 5` intervals. The Tibetan side of the border is blank.

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Khumbu Himal area at 1:50, 000 on a waterproof & tear-resistant map in the famous Schneider series, revised in 2013 to include extensive tourist information for trekking routes to the Mount Everest Base Camp, Gokyo Lakes, Island Peak, Makalu Base Camp, etc. Coverage extends north from Namche Bazaar & along the Tibetan border from the Lunag Glacier & the Nangpa La (Khumbu La) pass to the peak of Makalu. Topography is very vividly presented by contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by excellent relief shading & numerous spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of the terrain (glaciers, crevasses, moraine, scree, etc) & vegetation. Highlighting for trekking trails distinguishes between main & secondary routes, & other local routes are marked. A very wide range of symbols indicate various accommodation options, locations with markets or food shops, banks, medical facilities, monasteries & other places of interest, access by air transport, etc. The map has a 2-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 5’ intervals. Map legend is in German & English. To see other titles in the Schenider series, now sponsored by the German Scientific Association of Comparative High-Mountain Research (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für vergleichende Hochgebirgsforschung), please click on the series link. ...

Khuzestan Province of Iran at 1:450, 000 on a map from Gitashansi showing its road & rail network plus locations of various places of interest. Map legend

Includes:: English. Names of larger & selected smaller towns are also shown in Latin alphabet; most small towns & villages & topographic features are in Farsi only. Also provided is a distance table.

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The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever
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The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever
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For anyone who can`t see a ball without wanting to kick it, head it, shoot it, or boot it! ` Not eating an ice-cream Or riding a bike No
- kicking a ball Is what I like.` ` What I like best, yes, most of all in my whole life is.. .kicking a ball. A wonderful rhyming story to read aloud, Kicking A Ball will not disappoint fans of Allan Ahlberg. First written as a poem, the little boy in the story has been brought to life perfectly by artist Sebastien Braun. Every parent will be able to immediately relate to the simple joy felt by a boy simply kicking a ball, & how there is nothing else quite like it. The incomparable Allan Ahlberg takes us on a journey from childhood to fatherhood full of humour, warmth, friendship.. .and football.
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With the best elements of KID PRESIDENTS, KID ATHLETES & KID ARTISTS colourful illustrations, kid-relatable subjects, & real stories of childhood conflict, comedy, & triumph KID AUTHORS tells true tales from the childhoods of a wide range of the world s most beloved authors before they were famous. Did you know: Sam Clemens (AKA Mark Twain) loved to hold watermelon-seed-spitting contests, play hooky, & borrow boats to go fishing & digging for turtle eggs with his best friend Tom, of course! Zora Neale Hurston first learned to walk when a hungry wild hog wandered into her house for some of her mother s cornbread & young Zora had to toddle her way to safety. ...

The first book in a laugh-out-loud funny adventure series for 8+ readers from popular radio personalities Greg James & Chris Smith. When Murph Cooper rocks up to his new school several weeks into the beginning of term, he can`t help but feel a bit out of his depth. & it`s not because he`s worried about where to sit, & making friends, & fitting in, or not knowing where the loos are. It`s because his mum has enrolled him at a school for superheroes by mistake. & unlike his fellow students, who can all control the weather or fly or conjure tiny horses from thin air, Murph has no special abilities whatsoever. But just because you don`t have superpowers, it doesn`t mean you can`t save the day. Let`s hope Murph realises that, & quick
- because not far away is a great big bad guy who is half man & half wasp, & his mind is abuzz with evil plans.. . It`s time for Kid Normal to become a hero! Perfect for fans of David Solomons, David Baddiel & Danny Wallace. Featuring brilliant illustrations by Erica Salcedo throughout.
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