Play a game of hide-&-squeak with all of London’s mice. They’re flocking to the famous sights, so make sure you look twice!A stripy cat & Sherlock Mouse peep out of every page And every building’s packed with mice: the city is their stage! It’s a busy morning & all across London mice dressed in top hats & smart overcoats are making their way to work by bus, by tube & by train. The mice of Parliament are at work baking cakes & fishing to feed fat cats who are arriving in a hot air balloon, while artistic mice perform surreal magic tricks inside Tate Modern. The Gherkin’s businessmice are busily practising five-pin bowling, while over at the Cheesegrater, mice young & old enjoy hydrosliding through twelve storeys of watery fun! Every page is teeming with surprises & invites children to play ‘hide-&-squeak’ with a black-&-white cat, a mouse in a bee costume & a mysterious wrapped gift hidden on every page. You’ll never see London in the same way again! ...

Play a game of hide-&-squeak with all of New York’s mice. They’re flocking to the famous sights, so make sure you look twice!A stripy cat & Marilyn Mouse peep out of every page And every building’s packed with mice: the city is their stage! It’s a typical morning in New York City. Hard-working mice are crossing town on the subway & making their way to work. Some bake bagels inside the Chrysler building, while others organize the bookshelves in the Strand Book Store. Glimpse inside iconic buildings & landmarks & see a wonderfully frenetic world of industrious mice. Every page is teeming with surprises & invites children to play ‘hide-&-squeak’ with a black-&-white cat, a mouse in a bee costume & a mysterious wrapped gift hidden on every page. You’ll never see New York in the same way again! ...

Join Michael Foreman on an incredible journey around the globe. His prolific career as an illustrator has taken him through war-torn Vietnam to the vast forests of Siberia, from Mao`s China to Japan, the Arctic to the South Seas & from the top of the world to the bottom of the ocean. Armed with a pencil & watercolours, Michael`s signature style captured the sights & sounds of all he encountered. These are his incredible memoirs. ...

Take a really wild rhyming adventure with these wacky & wonderful poems from TV presenter Michaela Strachan, perfect for readers aged 5 & up. From trying to out-spit a cobra to pulling out the tooth from a polar bear, join her on real-life animal rescues & daring challenges, plus some guessing games in this action-packed cavalcade of raucous read-aloud rhymes. The poems are accompanied by Sarah Horne`s vivid illustrations & Michaela`s own photos. Told in rhyme, which gives a fun twist to the tales. A bright & lively book. Well laid out with excellent photos & illustrations of the animals.
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In 1508 Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He had been advised against doing so. The painting of the vaults was so difficult & Michelangelo so inexperienced in fresco that it was considered a folly. Indeed, Michelangelo himself was reluctant. He considered himself primarily a sculptor rather than a painter. However, for the next four years he would labour over the vast ceiling, at first employing assistants, later working alone; spending back-breaking hours with his face turned upwards. The result was one of the greatest masterpieces of all time. ” There is no other work to compare with this for excellence, nor could there be, ” wrote Vasari in his ” Lives of Artists”. Ross King`s book tells the story of those four extraordinary years. Battling against ill health, financial difficulties, domestic problems & inadequate knowledge of the art of fresco, Michelangelo created figures so beautiful that, when they were unveiled in 1512, they stunned his onlookers. Modern anatomy has yet to find names for some of the muscles on his nudes, they are painted in such detail. From Michelangelo`s experiments with the composition of pigment & plaster to his bitter rivalry with Raphael, who was working on the neighbouring Papal Apartments, Ross King paints a magnificent picture of day-to-day life on the Sistine scaffolding & outside in the upheaval of early 16th-century Rome. ...

Michelin’s “ Write & Wipe” range of handy size, laminated so waterproof & tear-resistant, tourist street maps, with the main plan of the central districts accompanied by enlargements of most visited areas and/or access maps of the suburbs. Places of interest are clearly marked & best sights are cross-referenced to descriptions based on the publishers’ Green Guides. The maps also provide practical information on getting around including a diagram of the metro network, opening hours, etc. All the text is in English only. For more information please see individual descriptions. ...

City maps from Michelin produced in two different formats: for most cities larger size street plans designed to be used for access to & travel across by car, plus for popular destinations also handy size, laminated “write & wipe” street maps covering a smaller area but providing descriptions of best sights, travel tips, etc.CITY MAPS RANGE: Michelin’s main range of street plans of is primarily designed to be used for access to & travel across the city by car, given its wide coverage of the outer suburbs & detailed presentation of the surrounding motorway network. The maps are larger & for many cities double-sided. Street network is shown with the usual care associated with Michelin’s road maps: detailed layout of motorway junctions, dual carriageways, tunnels, etc. Main traffic arteries leading to the city centre are highlighted & one way streets are marked. Metro lines & stations are clearly shown, & several maps also include a diagram of the whole network. In many titles the accompanying street index is in a separate booklet attached to the map cover. Map legend

Includes:: English.PARIS: coverage is available in different formats & presentations, including a street atlas.”WRITE & WIPE” RANGE: handy size laminated so waterproof & tear-resistant street maps, with the main plan of the central districts accompanied by enlargements of most visited areas and/or access maps of the suburbs. Places of interest are clearly marked & best sights are cross-referenced to descriptions based on the publishers’ Green Guides. The maps also provide practical information on getting around including a diagram of the metro network, opening hours, etc. All the text is in English only. For more information please see individual descriptions.

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Michelin Green Guide Wine Regions of France is ideal for a thematic journey across France`s 14 renowned wine regions. Learn all about French wine with background information on wine making, tasting & buying.. .whilst exploring the scenic towns, villages & vineyards along the way. Official wine routes are described, as well as Michelin Driving Tours, which highlight special points of interest. Through its star-rating system, well-researched places to stay & eat, colourful maps & suggested activities, the Green Guide helps you explore the best of each French wine region. ...

The newly updated Green Guide Chateaux of the Loire features the treasures of France`s picturesque Loire Valley. Discover the top attractions, most interesting villages & towns, & shopping hot spots. Sample wines from award-winning vineyards, explore quaint streets in historic Orléans & Tours, & visit magnificent manors & castles. Through its star-rating system, driving & walking tours, well-researched places to eat & stay, colorful maps & suggested activities, the guide helps you enjoy the best of the Loire Valley. Key
Features:• Attractions reviewed & rated, using Michelin’s celebrated star-rating system. • Set off on one of the multiple driving tours to explore serene landscapes & discover breath-taking country mansions & castles. Michelin walking & driving tours offer an in-depth, personal experience of the region. • Walk-throughs of major museums, galleries, churches & attractions;

Includes:: illustrations & floor plans to zoom in on the highlights of major attractions. • Comprehensive illustrated sections on the area`s nature, art, architecture & history, written by experts in their fields. • Detailed visitor information given for every attraction, opening hours, entry fees, tour times, phone, website. Michelin area & city maps. •

Includes:: recommendations for great places to eat/stay for all budgets. • Michelin Green Guides feature comprehensive, detailed & concise travel information for advance trip planning as well as spontaneous decisions during the journey.




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Experience historic, picturesque New Engl&, including dynamic Boston, with Michelin`s updated Green Guide. Seasonal delights encompass skiing at Sugar Bush, autumn leaf-peeping, maple sugaring in Vermont woods, & exploring back roads & outlying villages for crafts & farm-fresh produce. Visit Maine`s coast by car; discover recommended hotspots for boiled lobster & fried clams; or enjoy a Cape Cod cranberry festival. Michelin`s celebrated star-rating system, walking & driving tours, detailed maps, & suggested restaurants & hotels allow travellers to plan their own travel adventure. ...