Anyone--no matter how young--can make a difference! Meet 50 incredible kids who had a positive impact in their communities... & the world. From Picasso, who changed the art world forever, to Malala Yousafzai, the brave teen who was shot for advocating education for girls, the 50 kids profiled in Never Too Young! will inspire & empower young readers. Some, like Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, & Stevie Wonder, are prominent figures, while others are lesser known though their achievements are just as compelling. They come from a variety of historical periods & backgrounds, & have made an impact in politics, sports, the arts, science, & more.
Includes:: Louis Armstrong, Louis Braille, Ruby Bridges, Thandiwe Chama, Michael Chang, Nadia Comaneci, Kelvin Doe, Bobby Fisher, Anne Frank, Tavi Gevinson, Om Prakash Gurjar, S.E. Hinton, Askrit Jawal, Joan of Arc, Helen Keller, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pel, Pablo Picasso, Pocahontas, Sacagawea, Shirley Temple, Venus & Serena Williams. Stevie Wonder, Malala Yousafzai, & more!
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After the outstanding success of Sizzle, created by one of New Zealand`s most talented & prolific cooking personalities, we bring you Julie Biuso`s Never-ending Summer. Once more, Julie tempts us to the barbecue, offering more than 100 recipes for all occasions. All are perfectly suited to the barbecue, but can be cooked conventionally indoors if the weather turns. Chapters include: Setting up for the day (hearty or indulgent brunch ideas); Something to start (small bites & appetisers); Sandwiches, snacks & stacks (bread with gorgeous toppings); Things on sticks (tasty morsels on skewers or rosemary stalks); Served in a bowl (stir-fries & other delights); Food over flames (seared, flamed or grilled dishes); Smart salads; Sauces, salsas, dips & dunks; Sweet endings (desserts to die for). & that`s not all. At the back of the book you will find tips & a thorough 18-page glossary, collectively leaving no tricky terms, exotic ingredients or techniques unexplained. Photographs throughout from Aaron Mc Lean, who brought you the gorgeous images in Sizzle, complement a `dream team` production. ...

` Every one of us knows the moment when the simple act of putting one foot in front of another stops being a method of propulsion & becomes an adventure.` In this hilarious & heart-warming collection of essays, writer & broadcaster Stuart Maconie reflects on a life spent exploring the British countryside on foot. From the splendour of the Pennines & the Lake District to the drama of the Dorset coast; from the canals of the Midlands to wildest Scotl&, this book is an attempt to explain a passion for walking & the delights it can bring. Never Mind the Quantocks features over 50 insightful, witty & entertaining articles, including festive walks, Lakeland favourites & pub treks. Culled from his monthly column in Country Walking magazine, this collection is full of the beautiful places, magical moments & wonderful characters that Stuart has encountered on his travels. It describes such intrepid adventures as taking on the famous ` Wainwright` Fells of the Lake District, walking Hadrian`s Wall with colleague Mark Radcliffe, & why the most important things to carry in a rucksack are a transistor radio & a small bottle of wine. ...

Enter the Wundrous world of Morrigan Crow & Nevermoor
- the most fantastical children`s series of the year. Morrigan Crow is cursed.
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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. ...

Discover NEVERWHERE, Neil Gaiman`s extraordinary modern classic, illustrated for the first time with breathtaking pictures by Children`s Laureate Chris Riddell. This beautiful edition is like no other, featuring the fully illustrated short story, HOW THE MARQUIS GOT HIS COAT BACK, & will delight fans of Coraline, Philip Pullman & Doctor Who. Under the streets of London lies a world most people could never dream of. When Richard Mayhew helps a mysterious girl he finds bleeding on the pavement, his boring life changes in an instant. Her name is Door, she`s on the run from two assassins in black suits & she comes from London Below. His act of kindness leads him to a place filled with monsters & angels, a Beast in a labyrinth & an Earl who holds Court in a Tube train. It is strangely familiar yet utterly bizarre. ...

Discover Neil Gaiman`s Neverwhere, the extraordinary modern classic from the bestselling author of American Gods, illustrated for the first time by 2015-2017 UK Children`s Laureate Chris Riddell. This beautiful edition features the fully illustrated short story, ` How the Marquis Got His Coat Back`, & will delight fans of Coraline, Philip Pullman & Doctor Who. Under the streets of London lies a world most people could never dream of. When Richard Mayhew helps a mysterious girl he finds bleeding on the pavement, his boring life changes in an instant. Her name is Door, she`s on the run from two assassins in black suits & she comes from London Below. His act of kindness leads him to a place filled with monsters & angels, a Beast in a labyrinth & an Earl who holds Court in a Tube train. It is strangely familiar yet utterly bizarre. ...

Five friends
- the beautiful elite at their exclusive prep school
- reunite a year after graduation. After a night out, they

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About this series These days many Caribbean islands seem to be no more then cruise ship docks or beach destinations. This series of guides has been written with the intention of introducing the reader to the real place behind the destination. Architecture, natural history, museums, places of interest, local traditions are detailed in short illustrated chapters. ...

The short story is a barometer for the state & shape of literature. New American Stories presents the boldest, most innovative & most resonant fiction coming out of the American literary scene. Ben Marcus, author of The Flame Alphabet & Leaving the Sea, has here curated an anthology that gives the lay of the literary l&. From established masters of the form like Don De Lillo & Lydia Davis to neoteric trailblazers such as Rebecca Curtis & Rachel B. Glaser, this collection sees Marcus trying to `prove that the distinctions we erect between styles & approaches to fiction can be essentially meaningless`. The result is a must-read, must-own volume for readers of literary fiction. ...