With a Jon Klassen appeal, Steve Antony is the one to watch. Panda has a tray of doughnuts. Animal after animal tells him the one they want, but it`s only when Lemur says `please` politely that Panda will give any out! A witty & stylish lesson that manners will get you EVERYTHING. Even a trayload of doughnuts. `A simple morality tale...does the job beautifully.`
- The Times (Children`s Book of the Week) ` Households with toddlers may find a new family catchphrase. Simple yet funny enough for multiple readings.`
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In July 1969, while the Rolling Stones played a free concert in Hyde Park, Alan Johnson & his young family left West London to start a new life. The Britwell Estate in Slough, apparently notorious among the locals, in fact came as a blessed relief after the tensions of Notting Hill, & the local community welcomed them with open arms. Alan had become a postman the previous year, & in order to support his growing family took on every bit of overtime he could, often working twelve-hour shifts six days a week. It was hard work, but not without its compensations
- the crafty fag snatched in a country lane, the farmer`s wife offering a hearty breakfast & even the mysterious lady on Glebe Road who appeared daily, topless, at her window as the postman passed by... Please, Mister Postman paints a vivid picture of England in the 1970s, where no celebration was complete without a Party Seven of Watney`s Red Barrel, smoking was the norm rather than the exception, & Sunday lunchtime was about beer, bingo & cribbage. But as Alan`s life appears to be settling down & his career in the Union of Postal Workers begins to take off, his close-knit family is struck once again by tragedy... Moving, hilarious & unforgettable, Please, Mister Postman is another astonishing book from the award-winning author of ` This Boy`.
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The great Italian masterpiece of sensuality & seduction, published in a new English translation
- the first since the Victorian
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From Leonardo da Vinci on the shifting colours of the sky to Charlotte Bronte on the wild moors of Yorkshire, & from DH Lawrence inhabiting the mind of the indomitable tortoise to the intrepid Isabella Bird climbing a Hawaiian volcano, this unusual anthology showcases many voices
- lyrical, awestruck, often deeply reflective. The texts gathered here, many accompanied by rarely seen artwork from early editions, are all grounded in close observation & real love for landscape, & reveal the tradition of nature writing to be deep-rooted & infinitely varied.
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Vegetables have moved from the side dish to the main plate, grains celebrated with colour & flair. It`s a revolution that is bold, inspiring & ever-expanding. Yotam Ottolenghi`s Plenty changed the way people cook & eat. Its focus on vegetable dishes, with the emphasis on flavour, original spicing & freshness of ingredients, caused a revolution not just in this country, but the world over. Plenty More picks up where Plenty left off, with 120 more dazzling vegetable-based dishes, this time organised by cooking method. Grilled, baked, simmered, cracked, braised or raw, the range of recipe ideas is stunning. With recipes including Alfonso mango & curried chickpea salad, Membrillo & stilton quiche, Buttermilk-crusted okra, Candy beetroot with lentils, Seaweed, ginger & carrot salad, & even desserts such as Roasted rhubarb with sweet labneh & Quince poached in pomegranate juice, this is the cookbook that everyone has been waiting for. ...

Pleystein 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:: Vohenstrauß, Eslarn, Waidhaus, Moosbach, Georgenberg. 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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Plodder Lane in 1908 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. She map covers the western part of Farnworth, from Highfield Hall westward to Edge Fold. Majopr features include the Workhouse, southern tip of Townley`s Hospital, Brackley Colliery, Plodder Lane station & engine depot, Hollins. Though a semi-rural map, there is much of historical interest in old mine shafts, etc. On the reverse a ` Six Inches to the Mile` map covers a somewhat larger area, including Farnworth itself, though in less detail. 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 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 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. ...

` When I am disturbed, even angry, gardening has been a therapy. When I don`t want to talk I turn to Plot 29, or to a wilder piece of land by a northern sea. There, among seeds & trees, my breathing slows; my heart rate too. My anxieties slip away.` As a young boy in 1960s Plymouth, Allan Jenkins & his brother, Christopher, were rescued from their care home & fostered by an elderly couple. There, the brothers started to grow flowers in their riverside cottage. They found a new life with their new mum & dad. As Allan grew older, his foster parents were never quite able to provide the family he & his brother needed, but the solace he found in tending a small London allotment echoed the childhood moments when he grew nasturtiums from seed. Over the course of a year, Allan digs deeper into his past, seeking to learn more about his absent parents. Examining the truths & untruths that he`d been told, he discovers the secrets to why the two boys were in care. What emerges is a vivid portrait of the violence & neglect that lay at the heart of his family. A beautifully written, haunting memoir, Plot 29 is a mystery story & meditation on nature & nurture. It`s also a celebration of the joy to be found in sharing food & flowers with people you love. ...