In this laugh-out-loud, riotous new book from picture book master Charlotte Voake, follow Melissa, her friends, & all their rather unsuitable pets! There are certain animals that make suitable pets, like a cat, a dog or a guinea pig. Then there are other animals that definitely make unsuitable pets, like an octopus, a warthog or an elephant. They are much too large, too messy &, well, just a tad free-spirited. They also have a tendency to break things.. .like floors, ceilings & tables. But can you guess what makes the most unsuitable pet ever? Here`s a clue.. .he has a long, scaly green tail & very sharp teeth. ...

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. ...

Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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FROM THE 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ESSEX SERPENT`A beautiful, devastating, brilliant book` Marian Keyes` Astonishingly dark, rich storytelling, exquisitely balanced between gothic shocks & emotional truth` Francis Spufford` Mythic, ominous & sensitively human, Melmoth is haunting in all the best ways` Frances Hardinge Twenty years ago Helen Franklin did something she cannot forgive herself for, & she has spent every day since barricading herself against its memory. But her sheltered life is about to change.A strange manuscript has come into her possession. It is filled with testimonies from the darkest chapters of human history, which all record sightings of a tall, silent woman in black, with unblinking eyes & bleeding feet: Melmoth, the loneliest being in the world. Condemned to walk the Earth forever, she tries to beguile the guilty & lure them away for a lifetime wandering alongside her. Everyone that Melmoth seeks out must make a choice: to live with what they`ve done, or be led into the darkness. Helen can`t stop reading, or shake the feeling that someone is watching her. As her past finally catches up with her, she too must choose which path to take. Exquisitely written, & gripping until the very last page, this is a masterpiece of moral complexity, asking us profound questions about mercy, redemption, & how to make the best of our conflicted world. ...

When a young Dublin student goes to pay his last respects to his dying uncle, he never imagines that he might chance upon a terrifying family secret. Who is the sinister old man in the portrait & why is his uncle so anxious for him to burn it? Why is the Spanish man who saves him from drowning so frightened when he hears the name Melmoth? As he digs deeper into the mystery, an intricate & blood-chilling story begins to unfold. For the past two hundred years, the accursed Melmoth has been searching desperately for an escape from the infernal bargain he once made. Melmoth has traversed the globe leaving destruction & misery in his wake, from Inquisition-era Spain to a remote island in the Indian Ocean
- & there have been recent sightings of him in County Wicklow, where our narrator is still piecing the story together. This Victorian classic has captured the imaginations of readers since 1820 & inspired numerous other gothic masterpieces, including Oscar Wilde`s The Picture of Dorian Gray & Sarah Perry`s novel Melmoth.
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This chocolate lollypop kit guaranties hours of yummy fun for the whole family: perfect for a kids party, a rainy day activity or just general fun at home with the family. Follow simple the instructions inside to make your own chocolate lollies. Adult supervision required. Suitable for children aged 5+. The box
Includes:: a chef's hat, milk chocolate buttons, animal moulds, sticks & full instructions.
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Create a grand day out in your very own kitchen with this melt & make chocolate London kit. Use the most delicious Belgian chocolate to build a Big Ben, a London taxi & a bus. Very simple to do with all you need in the box & perfect for a kids party, a rainy day activity or just general fun at home with the family. Adult supervision required. Suitable for children aged 6 +. The Make Your Own Chocolate London Kit
Includes:: a Chef's hat, milk Chocolate buttons for melting, a mould for Big Ben, London bus & taxi & full instructions.
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The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

Tibetans have experienced waves of genocide since the 1950s. Now they are facing ecocide. The Himalayan snowcaps are in meltdown mode, due to climate change
- accelerated by a rain of black soot from massive burning of coal & other fuels in both China & India. The mighty rivers of Tibet are being dammed by Chinese engineering consortiums to feed the mainland`s thirst for power, & the land is being relentlessly mined in search of minerals to feed China`s industrial complex. On the drawing board are plans for a massive engineering project to divert water from Eastern Tibet to water-starved Northern China. Ruthless Chinese repression leaves Tibetans powerless to stop the reckless destruction of their sacred l&, but they are not the only victims of this campaign: the nations downstream from Tibet rely heavily on rivers sourced in Tibet for water supply, & for rich silt used in agriculture. This ecocide has been happening with little scrutiny until now. Meltdown in Tibet turns the spotlight on the darkest side of China`s emergence as a global super power.
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Melton Constable & Briston in 1904 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Coverage stretches from Melton Constable station eastward to Hall Farm, Briston. Melton Constable, a village with just 118 people in 1881, became a railway `town` when the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway opened their works here; the population then rose to 1, 157 by 1911. The map shows that Locomotive Works (the full track layout is given) & the handful of streets that were built next to it for workers. Burgh Hall & the remains of St Mary`s church are also shown. The map continues eastward & on the right side of the map is much of Briston, including Manor Farm, Horseshoe Common, All Saints church, Church Street, etc. The directory describes Briston as a `small town` but it appears more of a village here. Directories for both Briston & Melton Constable are included. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...