In Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, a man covered from head to toe in straw
- the `straw bear`
- is paraded through the streets,

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The mummy portraits of Roman Egypt are haunting images of ancient faces: anonymous people painted by anonymous artists. & yet, they are historical & cultural documents of outstanding interest & importance, & many are of superb artistic quality. This type of portrait appeared in Egypt in the first century AD, & remained popular for around 200 years. Though the subjects believed in the traditional Egyptian cults, which offered them a firm prospect of life after death, they also wished to be commemorated in the Roman manner. Portraits were commissioned that would serve as a realistic record of the deceased as he or she had appeared in life. These were painted on a wooden board at a roughly lifelike scale, which was then placed on the outside of the cartonnage coffin over the head of the individual or carefully placed into the mummy wrappings. The images also reveal the adoption of Roman fashions in dress & personal adornment by persons remote from the centre of the empire but likely to have been actively engaged in its local administration. By careful assessment of the hairstyles, clothes & jewelery, it is possible to date the portraits, often within a decade or so. Many of the finest & best-known examples come from the Fayum & are a dazzling testament to the Greek painting tradition, in particular the sophistication of the Alexandrian school, from which they are derived. It is not until some fifteen centuries later, in the faces painted by Titian or Rembrandts depiction of his own features as he saw them reflected in a mirror, that the same artistry that characterizes many of the anonymous painters of the Fayum is witnessed again. ...

Mummy time is magic time in this unexpected & enchanting new tale from the one & only Judith Kerr, creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea & Mog the Forgetful Cat. From Judith Kerr OBE comes a future classic to touch the heart & tickle the funny bone. With whip-smart observation, illustration perfection & the unexpected twist on the everyday that personifies Judith`s classics, Mummy Time is sure to join the ranks of her very best, & bestselling, books. Full of warmth, whimsy & wit
- & the very special magic that can only happen when you`re with Mummy...
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Tiny Troll loves his mummy more than anything, even puddles & earwigs, but when Mrs Troll begins curling her bristles, ready to go out, Tiny Troll bursts into tears. He wants to go too! What will it take for Mrs Hag, the babysitter, to settle him down to sleep? Patience, cuddles & mud-milk. & a goodnight kiss from Mum when she gets home. ...

Munchberg in a series of GPS compatible recreational editions of the Bavarian topographic survey at 1:25, 000, with waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Coverage

Includes:: Helmbrechts, Marktleugast, Stammbach, Weißenstadt, Gefrees, Zell im Fichtelgebirge. Contours used in this map vary between 5 to 20m according to the terrain, with 20m interval predominantly used for hilly areas. Varied colouring show different types of landscape: woods, vineyards, fields etc. Maps in this series feature extensive overprint highlighting local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes, including King Ludwig Way or different variants of the Way of St James, indicating their waymarking. Symbols highlight different types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, various places of interest, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & all the text are in German only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Join Mungo Monkey & his friends in Miss Raffy`s class at school: the second adventure in this brilliant pre-school series by Julia Donaldson`s award-winning illustrator, Lydia Monks. Today the class are learning about bugs! Lift the flaps to help everyone find some creepy-crawlies & then play hide-&-seek with Mungo`s spider. ...

Mungo Monkey has woken up very early.. .because today is his Birthday! There are so many things to do before Mungo`s birthday party starts: balloons to blow up, party hats to make & a cake to bake. Mungo needs to pick his fancy dress costume, too. What will he choose? Lift the flaps & join in the party preparations with Mungo, his friends & his favourite toy Narnie in this new pre-school series by Lydia Monks, the award-winning illustrator of Julia Donaldson`s What the Ladybird Heard. ...

Mungo Monkey is spending the day with his daddy in his fourth lift-the-flap adventure, by award-winning illustrator, Lydia Monks, whose previous titles include What the Ladybird Heard & The Princess & the Wizard. Mungo can`t wait to join his daddy at work & ride in the fire engine! Where will he go & who will need rescuing? Mungo Monkey comes from the genius of Lydia Monks, award-winning illustrator whose collaborations include What the Ladybird Heard & The Princess & the Wizard with Julia Donaldson & the ` Indie Kidd` series with Karen Mc Combie. Mungo Monkey`s beautiful illustrations with flaps to lift on every page make for an interactive reading experience that is perfect for children aged 3 & up. ...

ADAC, Germany`s equivalent of the British Automobile Association publishes an extensive series of street plans which provide detailed high-quality mapping of all the major towns & cities, including their outer suburbs. The plans name all the individual streets & indicate all the main landmarks & public buildings. All public transport facilities are shown: buses, trams, underground & overland rail lines. One way streets & car parks are indicated. Plans of larger cities include an enlargement for the city centre. The plans also show the administrative & postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. On the reverse, each plan has a road map at 1:100, 000, covering a very wide area around the city. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Indexed street plan of Munich & its outer suburbs, with an enlargement for the city centre, a road map of the environs for day trips, & a diagram of the U- & S-Bahn networks. Postcode numbers are given for all streets & districts. The main map at 1:23, 000

Includes:: virtually all of the city within its municipal boundaries & shows public transport network: tram & bus routes with stops & line numbers, plus U- & S-Bahn stations. One way streets, pedestrian zones, car parks & park-&-ride facilities are marked. Main routes across the city & access to the motorway network are very clearly presented. Campsites & youth hostels are marked, as well as the usual range of facilities shown on street plans; public buildings, religious establishments, police, etc. The map gives names of local districts & also shows postcode boundaries with their corresponding postcode numbers. The city centre, roughly from the central railway station to the English Gardens & the Museum Isl&, is at a more detailed scale of 1:9, 000, showing main public buildings, transport network, pedestrian zones, etc.A map of the city’s environs shows roads leading to the main Alpine resorts, from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Salzburg & further south to Innsbruck, & north to Augsburg, Ingolstadt & Regensburg. Map legend

Includes:: English. An extensive index, placed on the reverse of the map, gives postcodes of all the streets listed in it.



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