We`re not just losing the wild world. We`re forgetting it. We`re no longer noticing it. We`ve lost the habit of looking & seeing & listening & hearing. But we can make hidden things visible, & this book features 23 spellbinding ways to bring the magic of nature much closer to home. Mammals you never knew existed will enter your world. Birds hidden in treetops will shed their cloak of anonymity. With a single movement of your hand you can make reptiles appear before you. Butterflies you never saw before will bring joy to every sunny day. Creatures of the darkness will enter your consciousness. & as you take on new techniques & a little new equipment, you will discover new creatures &, with them, new areas of yourself that had gone dormant. Once put to use, they wake up & start working again. You become wilder in your mind & in your heart. Once you know the tricks, the wild world begins to appear before you. For anyone who wants to get closer to the nature all around them & bring it back into focus, this is the perfect read. ...

” An ingenious & invigorating insight into the essential wildness within us all.” Chris Packham As our busy, technology-driven lives become more sedentary we have become less connected to our natural surroundings. In these challenging times, it is by rediscovering our links to the world around us that we can rekindle the natural, human connection we have to the wild. Nick Baker introduces rewilding as a concept that needs to be established at a personal level. Taking the reader back to their natural sensitivities, we rediscover the instinctive potential of our senses. From learning to observe the creatures & beasts within hands` reach & seeing & hearing the birds & trees of our forests, Baker`s expert advice offers the practical tools to experience the wilderness on your own doorstep, as well as in the wider, wilder world. Re Wild mixes memoir with practical advice, to delight, inform & inspire us all to discover the art of returning to nature. ...

Once upon 400 million years ago a terrifying tyrannosaurus roamed the earth. He spent his days raging through the jungle scaring every dinosaur he saw with his fierce roar. One night, while he is sleeping, an abandoned egg cracks open & out pops a teeny, tiny baby dinosaur who immediately thinks that the tyrannosaurus is his dad! & so begins the touching story of a little dinosaur & his search for a dad. ...

A hilarious picture-book caper, this is the adventure of Rex, a scruffy little dog who saves the Crown Jewels from a dastardly thief. Living on Tower Green, Rex likes nothing better than sniffing around in litter bins. But one day, the stinky bin he`s rummaging in turns out to be a time machine! It takes him back to the Tower of London of King Charles II, where Rex meets spoiled lapdog Cavalier, explores the old Tower & even gets to see the Crown Jewels. But while he`s admiring the crown, orb & sceptre, thieves burst in & steal them away. Can Rex save the day? Based on a real-life event in Royal history (although it wasn`t a dog that came to the rescue!), this riotous page-turner features time travel, sparkly gems & a very loveable canine hero! ...

The Vintage World Map Collection offers a variety of travel accessories, stationary, toys, home decorations, shopping & storage solutions for children & adults. Each item features extract or a whole vintage world map in bright colours & with varying degrees of geographical details. The style & practicality of these items make them great gift ideas as well as lovely items for anyone to use everyday, at home, at work or travelling. The products in this series are made from up to 90% recycled materials. ...

Reykjanes
- Þingvellir area of Iceland at 1:100, 000 in a series of detailed hiking & recreational topographic maps from Mál og
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Reykjanesskagi, map no. 1, in the topographic survey of Iceland at 1:100, 000 published by Mál og menning, with excellent, vivid presentation of the terrain, footpaths & bridleways, campsites, etc. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by bold relief shading plus colouring and/or graphics to show glaciers, lava fields, sands & mudflats, as well as to distinguish land with vegetation cover from the more sparsely covered terrain. The series provides a splendid presentation of the country’s topography, with large amount of detail & over 43, 000 place names. Road network indicates gravel roads &

Includes:: country tracks. Also marked are local footpaths, clear to see with their distinctive colouring, & bridleways. Symbols shows campsites, tourist huts or shelters, emergency shelters, summer houses, river fords, golf courses & swimming pools, hydro-electric or thermal power stations, local airports, etc, & detail such as individual farms, abandoned farms or ruins, sheepfolds, etc. Each map covers an area of 84 x 67km (53 x 42 miles approx.) & has latitude & longitude lines drawn at intervals of 2’ & 5’ respectively. Map legend

Includes:: English, German & French. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Reykjavik, including Kópavogur & Garðabær, on an indexed street plan from Mál og menning with an enlargement for the city’s central area. Also provided are street plans of the nearby towns of Hafnarfjörður, Mosfellsbær & Grundarhverfi. The plans highlight various places of interest, facilities & services, including tourist information centres, campsites, museums, petrol stations, sport & recreational sites, etc. Footpaths & cycle routes are marked. Also shown are postal district with their codes & exit routes from the city towards popular tourist destinations. Map legend

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Founded by Viking adventurers around AD 870, Reykjavik, the most northerly capital city in the world, is paradoxically a young city. Though it is home to the Althing, one of the oldest existing democratic institutions in the world, it was not until the eighteenth century that it developed from an isolated fishing village into a small town. It survived natural disasters & famine, a harsh climate & foreign meddling. Impoverished & marginalized under Danish rule, it was only with the Second World War, occupation by Allied forces & independence that Reykjavik grew into an important commercial & cultural centre. More recently Reykjavik has witnessed a dramatic cycle of boom & bust as its short- lived financial industry collapsed, creating unprecedented social friction in this most consensual of cities. As the city & country recover from the crash of 2008, Iceland has reassessed its role in the world economy & embraced new forms of tourism. Reykjavik`s rapid growth & modernization stand in contrast to the resilience & permanence of its traditions. In art, literature & many forms of popular culture the city`s people look back to a not-so-distant past of farming & fishing villages. Despite the advent of modernity, the city retains the feel of a small town, where family & community remain important. The modern & the traditional intersect in a city which is famous for its nightlife yet which is still strongly attuned to medieval sagas. Long-time resident & journalist Gerard Lemarquis plots the history of Reykjavik, its episodes of foreign domination & its trajectory towards independence. He explores Iceland`s distant past & myths & legends as well as its often troubled relationship with Britain. Looking at the capital`s major landmarks, he traces the changing phases of Icelandic architecture & its distinctive districts. He surveys the country`s literary & artistic heritage, the idiosyncrasies of its social conventions & the importance of religion in everyday life. Not forgotten are the `dark side` of Reykjavik & the spectacular surrounding natural scenery, which is easily accessible. Written by an outsider with deep roots in Reykjavik, this is both a clear- sighted & affectionate portrait of a unique city. ...

Iceland at 1:425, 000 on a double-sided indexed road map from ITMB, printed on light waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, with a large street plan of central Reykjavik. The map divides the country east/west with a very small overlap between the sides. Altitude colouring with spot heights & plenty of names of various geographical features shows Iceland’s topography. Glaciers & national parks or other protected areas are clearly marked. Road network distinguishes between paved, unpaved & gravel road. Locations of petrol stations are marked & intermediate distances are given on main routes & selected secondary or local roads. Symbols highlight local airfields, tourist lodges & emergency huts, campsites, hot springs & geysers, golf courses, fishing & skiing areas, viewpoints, etc. The map is indexed & has a latitude & longitude grid at intervals of 30’. A large panel provides a street plan of central Reykjavik annotated with selected accommodation & various places of interest. Also included are photos with brief descriptions of interesting sites. ...