Matera Province in a series of handy size road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & tracks than can be found on most regional maps. The series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. This title is still produced in the traditional cartographic style. ...

Mateship n. the quality or state of being a mate; esp: fellowship On the outskirts of a country town in the early 1950s, a lonely farmer trains his binoculars on a raucous family of kookaburras roosting next to his dairy. As Harry observes the birds through a year of feast, famine, birth, death, war, romance & song, his neighbour, Betty, has her own set of binoculars trained on him. Betty's son, Michael, gravitates to the gentle man next door, & Harry, sensing Michael is ready to stretch his wings, decides to teach him about sex. Harry knows everything about the l&. But what does he know about women? Mateship with Birds is a tender, witty novel of young lust & mature love. A glorious tale of innocence lost, it celebrates life on one small farm in a vast ancient landscape, as a collection of misfits question what a family might be. ...

Mateship n. the quality or state of being a mate; esp: fellowship On the outskirts of a country town in the early 1950s, a lonely farmer trains his binoculars on a raucous family of kookaburras roosting next to his dairy. But as Harry observes the birds through a year of feast, famine, birth, death, war, romance & song, his neighbour, Betty, has her own set of binoculars trained on him. Of Betty`s two fatherless children, it is Michael who gravitates towards the gentle man next door, & Harry, sensing Michael is ready to stretch his wings, decides to teach him the oldest lessons in the world. Harry knows all about girls. But how much does he really know Betty? Mateship with Birds is a tender, witty novel of young lust & mature love. A glorious tale of innocence lost, it celebrates life on one small farm in a vast, ancient landscape, & a collection of misfits who question what a family might be. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

This giant activity pad contains a multitude of mathematical puzzles, covering the key topics of adding & subtracting, multiplying & dividing, sequences, fractions & time. Each page has a different theme, including an astronaut academy, a city museum & the ocean. The tear-off sheets are great for sharing, & all the answers are included. ...

30 marvellous maths topics for enquiring mini minds. What is maths? Why do we need it? Can birds count? What is the biggest number conceivable? Maths in 30 Seconds answers these & other questions in 30 awesome topics. Each topic is presented in a concise 30-second summary, supported by a 3-second flash soundbite & full-colour artwork. Fun, active elements for kids to make-&-do support the topics, encouraging them to test, explore, & discover more. With fast facts, mini missions, & engaging artwork, this book is an exciting introduction to the amazing world of maths. ...

Both simple & accessible, Maths in Minutes is a visually led introduction to 200 key mathematical ideas. Each concept is quick & easy to remember, described by means of an easy-to-understand picture & a maximum 200-word explanation. Concepts span all of the key areas of mathematics, including Fundamentals of Mathematics, Sets & Numbers, Geometry, Equations, Limits, Functions & Calculus, Vectors & Algebra, Complex Numbers, Combinatorics, Number Theory, Metrics & Measures & Topology. Incredibly quick
- clear artworks & simple explanations that can be easily remembered. Based on scientific research that the brain best absorbs information visually. Compact & portable format
- the ideal, handy reference.

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This is a pack of 50 colourfully illustrated cards bursting with maths puzzles that will put children & adult`s maths skills to the test. Each brain-teasing puzzle sorts out the boffins from the buffoons by testing their maths skills, including code-breaking, multiplication & arithmetic. The cards are wipe clean & the pack

Includes:: a special pen, making the pack entirely self contained, easily portable & a great gift.

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Mati Prefecture at 1:90, 000 in a series of handy size, waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible road maps from the Tirana-based publishers Vektor. Landscape is presented by altitude colouring & contours lines at 100m intervals, with spot heights & a few more names of topographic features than found on Vektor’s 200K road maps of the country. National parks & nature reserves are prominently highlighted. The prefecture maps appear to show the same small local dirt roads as in the 200K series, but given the increase in scale do so with greater clarity & also provide more detailed GPS coordinates (latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 5’ intervals), useful when travelling across the more remote parts of the country. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols highlight campsites, beaches, archaeological & historical sites, caves, etc. The maps also show subdivisions of prefectures & names of the communes, & indicate administrative status of towns. Map legend

Includes:: English. Please note: border crossings are prominently marked but beyond topographic colouring no road or other information is provided outside the country’s borders.

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A splendiferous new hardback of Matilda, part of a collection of truly delumptious classic Roald Dahl titles with stylish jackets over surprise printed colour cases, & exquisite endpaper designs. Matilda Wormwood`s father thinks she`s a little scab. Matilda`s mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. & Matilda`s headmistress Miss Trunchbull? Well, she`s the worst of all. She is a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten & locks them in the dreaded Chokey. As for Matilda, she`s an extraordinary little girl with a magical mind
- & now she`s had enough. So all these grown-ups had better watch out, because Matilda is going to teach them a lesson they`ll never forget. ”A true genius.. . Roald Dahl is my hero”
- David Walliams Now you can listen to MATILDA & other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams & Steven Fry
- plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! & look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store & Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! & HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.


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