Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 25m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of vegetation (vineyards, olive groves, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals & UTM coordinates for the map corners – each sheet also shows conversion details from BBLx (Bessel-Bonnie system, Datum Lisbon) to UTM. Map legend is in Portuguese only.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series have now been updated in the 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

This fashionable notebook is adorned with Breton stripes in Hot Pink. With a real cloth cover & beautiful contrasting ribbon marker, this notebook is a must have accessory. The Breton stripes Notebook is also available in Sunny Yellow, Navy Blue & Sky Blue. Originally worn by French Sailors, Breton stripes are now worn by people of all ages, genders & nationalities. This timeless fashion staplenow adorns our notebooks to make the perfect accessory. ...

Pinner North in 1935 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. The map covers the northern half of Pinner, stretching from the parish church northward to Hillside Road & Pinnerwood Park, & from Hazlewood Drive eastward to Anselm Road. Features include the Pinner Green, Pinnerwood Park & Woodridings areas; St John the Baptist church (at foot of map), Little Common, U.F. Church, cemetery, East End, Pinnerhill Farm, The Old Hall, Grim`s Ditch, Woodridings Farm. On the reverse is a list of private residents from 1890 & 1933 directories. 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. ...

Pinner South in 1940 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. The map covers the southern half of Pinner, stretching from the High Street southward to Chestnut Drive, & from Field End Road eastward to Melrose Road. Features include stretch of Metropolitan railway with Pinner station, Pinner Village Gardens, The Grove, Pinner House, West End area, Bennetts Park, West House, Eastcote House, Fieldend Farm, Hornend, Nower Hill, River Pinn, etc. On the reverse is a commercial directory for Pinner in 1933. 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. ...

Topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic mapping at this scale: detailed presentation of the road network with rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

The perfect gift for all ages, Pinocchio as you`ve never seen him before: telling his own story through the master storyteller & award-winning author of WAR HORSE. ” Now
- there`s no point in pretending here
- I was, & still am deep down, a puppet. Everyone knows Pinocchio is a puppet. I reckon I must be just about the most famous puppet the world has ever known. But the truth is I`m not just a puppet, I`m more than just bits of wood & string. I`m me. So I thought it was about time that I, Pinocchio, told you my story...” So begins this stunningly beautiful interpretation of the classic story. Michael Morpurgo channels Pinocchio`s words to tell the famous puppet`s story in his own inimitable, cheeky & always funny way. Lavishly illustrated throughout in black-&-white by the acclaimed Emma Chichester Clark, this is a must-have for all book lovers, & an utterly charming & surprising adaptation of a much-loved tale.

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Beautifully illustrated retelling of this delightful children`s classic told for children growing in reading confidence & ability. Only good puppets become real boys but, try as he might, Pinocchio just can`t stay out of trouble. Is Pinocchio doomed to be wooden forever? Part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. The audio CD

Includes:: a dramatic listen-along recording with music & sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page turns.

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This new series proposes a quite original concept: the fairy tales in an interactive game. The story is told by short & easy to understand paragraphs. On each double page a mechanism animates the action, it really feels like being inside the fairy tales. Toddlers will play, look & read the story again & again. ...

In October 1998, General Augusto Pinochet, former dictator of Chile, was arrested in London. He had been charged with crimes against humanity by a Spanish magistrate, but over the 16 months that Pinochet was detained, equally intriguing questions went unanswered about his links with Britain. Why was Margaret Thatcher so keen to defend the General? Why was Tony Blair`s usually cautious government prepared to have him arrested? & why was Britain the General`s favourite foreign country? Andy Beckett offers a compound of history, investigation & travelogue that unravels this strange story. ...

If you are unsure whether Pinochet should be deported from Britain or not, this account should help you make up your mind. Using interviews, eyewitness accounts & masses of other evidence, veteran journalist Hugh O` Shaughnessy uncovered new evidence of high-level Chilean Army involvement in arms, drug-running, assassinations & torture. ...