Mary Poppins returns to Cherry Tree Lane & adventures are sure to follow! The second book in the original Mary Poppins series. On sailed the curious figure, its feet neatly clearing the tops of the trees. They could see the face now, & the well-known features
- coal-black hair, bright blue eyes & nose turned upwards like the nose of a Dutch doll. The figure drifted down between the lime trees & alighted primly down upon the grass. ” Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins!” they cried, & flung themselves upon her.
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An exquisite flagship gift edition of an iconic classic, illustrated by the current Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child. When Mary Poppins arrives at their house on a gust of the East Wind & slides up the bannister, Jane & Michael Banks’s lives are turned magically upside down. Who better to reimagine this endearing children’s classic than today’s most instantly recognisable & best-loved artist-illustrator? Lauren Child brings the magic of Mary Poppins into the hearts & imagination of readers & fans new & old. First published in 1964, Mary Poppins has been delighting readers ever since, both in books & on film. This stunning deluxe edition is published ahead of the release of the hotly anticipated Disney film Mary Poppins Returns. ...

Mary Queen of Scots Way, a 172km / 107 miles trail across central Scotland from Arrochar to St Andrews, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:110, 000. The guide provides general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc, &

Includes:: notes on the queen, the region’s habitats & wildlife, etc. Detailed route descriptions, arranged in daily stages, are preceded by a summary of each section of the route giving distance, terrain, grade, & availability of food & drink. The guide is illustrated with numerous colour photos. The guide shows the route highlighted on fold-out flap of the cover at 1:110, 000. The map has altitude colouring to show the topography & also indicates various facilities & places of interest. No geographical coordinates for GPS users are provided. The publishers themselves recommend that their guide is used in conjunction with more detailed, contoured & GPS compatible Explorer (6 titles) or Landranger (4 titles) maps from the Ordnance Survey, although currently (mid-2014) neither series indicates the route. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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The definitive & richly woven biography of Mary Shelley, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein The creator of the world`s most famous outsider became one herself... There is no more dramatic scene in literary history than the stormy night by Lake Geneva when Byron, Claire Clairmont, Polidori & the Shelleys met to talk of horror & the unexplained. From that emerged Frankenstein, a monster who has haunted imaginations for two hundred years. Miranda Seymour illustrates the rich & unexplored life of Mary Shelley. Everything from her childhood to her tempestuous relationship with Percy Shelley; Seymour brings to life the brilliant mind that created Frankenstein through unexplored & intriguing sources. The Mary Shelley we meet here is a woman we can engage with & underst&. Her world, so rich in its settings & its cast of characters, seems drawn from a novel. She, at its centre, is flawed, brave, generous, & impetuous, a woman whose dark & brilliant imagination gave us a myth which seems ever more potent in our own era. ...

The latest edition of the Maryborough Hervey Bay Bundaberg Map is a handy tool for both the tourist & locals wanting to find their way around the area. It has been fully revised & updated &
Includes::A regional touring map covering along the coast from Broadwater Conservation Park in the north & Peregian Springs in the south, Inland from Bulburin National Park in the north & Kingaroy in the south, & west to Gayndah, with Fraser Island also included; Maps & street indexes for Bundaberg, Hervey Bay & Maryborough; Maps of Bargara, Childers, Gayndah, Moore Park Beach, Rainbow Beach & Tin Can Bay; & a list of regional touring attractions & advertisers.
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Maryland & Delaware Recreational Atlas & Gazetteer at 1:100, 000 approx. in a series of large format paperback state atlases from De Lorme, with detailed, contoured, GPS compatible topographic mapping. Additional maps provide information on the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay, showing habitats of blue crab, eastern oyster, plus hard & soft shell clam. Recreational information

Includes:: lists of unique natural features, hiking & biking trails, historic sites, museums, gardens, scenic drives, Chesapeake Bay lighthouses. Tables are also provided listing, where appropriate with facilities, state & national lands, campgrounds, canoeing sites, plus fishing sites each with a list of species. Each title in this De Lorme series covers one state & presents it at a scale much more detailed than used on most state road maps. Particularly popular areas are often also presented on enlargements. The maps are contoured, show variation of terrain (deserts, glaciers, wetlands, woodlands, etc) & have latitude & longitude and/or UTM grid lines for GPS use. Various types of protected areas are distinguished by the colouring of their boundaries, e.g. national or state parks, forests, etc. Also marked are Indian Reservations & restricted entry military zones. Road network is shown in much more detail than on other state mapping, with local roads, unsurfaced back roads & tracks, forest trails, etc. Where appropriate, old historical routes are marked. Railway lines & local airports or landing strips are included & the maps also indicate administrative boundaries. Symbols highlight various recreational areas & facilities such as campgrounds, unique natural features, etc. Each title contains extensive lists of outdoor adventure sites (grouped into activities such as hiking, biking, paddling, fishing, skiing, etc.), diverse family outing sites, campgrounds, & tables showing what facilities can be found in the state’s recreational areas. Each atlas also has an index of localities. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Maryland's Eastern Shore in the Moon Spotlight guide series; covering a range of specific local cities, districts, areas & regions in North, Central & South America & targeted at those seeking to travel to a specific area within a country. Each of the guides has been extracted in full from the relevant country Moon Handbook & individual titles focus on a particular city, region or notable area of the destination. Many of the guides in the series are unique in their coverage, although are limited in putting the destination into its wider geographical context that a more comprehensive guide would provide. Stylistically, Moon ...

About this series Bypassing the major cities almost completely, this series of regional guides concentrates on the hinterlands & backwoods of the USA. Specifically intended for drivers & family oriented, these titles highlight local museums, historical sights & nature trails. There are also recommendations for shopping, lodging & eating. Illustrated with some line drawings. ...

This fascinating collection of over 200 images takes is on a tour of the old borough of Marylebone, from Oxford Street to Edgware Road & from Baker Street to St John`s Wood. They sketch Marylebone`s history as one of London`s smaller metropolitan areas which, in 1965, amalgamated with nearby Westminster & Paddington to form the City of Westminster. This selection was compiled mainly from private collections with contributions from Marylebone Gallery & London Metropolitan Archives. It depicts the social & commercial life of this distinctive area, showing familiar attractions such as Madame Tussaud`s & Lord`s Cricket Ground as well as fine Georgian houses, busy thoroughfares, long-vanished Underground statiosn & well-known shops. This unique collection of photgraphs, many of which appear in print for the first time, will jog the memory & stimulate the imagination of old & young, residents & visitors alike. ...

Marylebone is a place of contrasts. Georgian terraces interspersed with Arts & Crafts re-builds, the formal & wild gardens of Regent`s Park, & the renascent chic of Marylebone High Street leading south to the grand emporia of Oxford Street. Not to mention the `medical quarter` around Harley Street. The famous landmarks include the glorious Langham Hotel, Broadcasting House, Wigmore Hall, the Wallace Collections, Selfridge`s, RIBA &, of course, Madame Tussauds. & lets not forget the former notorious gallows at Tyburn. ...