This is a `workshop in a book` to follow at your own pace, from Ben Hall & Ross Hoddinott, two of the UK`s leading natural-history photographers. Suitable for any level of expertise plus reader assignments to promote practical learning, it

Includes:: answers to frequently asked questions. Wildlife watchers & aspiring natural-history photographers
- collect up your kit & get ready for a practical course with a difference. Photographic workshops are exceptionally popular but not everybody has the time or budget to attend one in person. This `workshop in book form` means that you can absorb the benefits of the workshop experience without actually being on location with the professionals. Whatever your level of experience, this comprehensive book will help you improve & capture better photographs whether you are a beginner or an enthusiast who wants to brush up on some skills. Be guided by the authors` breadth of knowledge & follow the progression of technical advice.


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A unique & hugely entertaining anthology of facts, amazing stories, snippets & lore about the birds, bugs & blooms of Britain. Hundreds of nuggets of practical (and not so practical) information to fascinate & amuse, including: how to identify animal footprints, the good manners guide on how to behave in a birdwatchers` hide, how gossamer got its name, how to tell the difference between a stoat & a weasel, the bizarre mating habits of dragonflies, & what the connection is between the table football game, Subbuteo & the small falcon-type bird, the hobby. ...

Colour & explore the natural world like never before with the beautiful, poster-sized Wildlife: A Map Colouring Book. With stunning, ...

The Will to Survive describes how a small country, for much of its existence squeezed between two empires, surrounded by hostile neighbours & subjected to invasion & occupation, survived the frequent tragedies of its eventful history to become a sovereign democratic republic within the European Union. The Mongol, Ottoman, Habsburg, Nazi & Soviet empires have all since vanished; but Hungary, a victim of all five & despite suffering the consequences of being on the losing side in every war she has fought, still occupies the territory the Magyar tribes claimed for themselves in the ninth century. The author, whose interest in Hungary stems from his service there as British Ambassador during the declining years of Kadar`s Communist regime, traces Hungary`s story from the arrival of the Magyars in Europe to the accession of Hungary to membership of NATO & the European Union. The eleven hundred years covered by this stirring account embrace medieval greatness, Turkish occupation, Habsburg domination, unsuccessful struggles for independence, massive deprivation of territory & population after the First World War, a disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany motivated by the hope of redress, & forty years of Soviet-imposed Communism interrupted by a gallant but brutally suppressed revolution in 1956. ...

Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame`s classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger & the preposterous Mr Toad, have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on & by the river, & at the imposing residence of Toad Hall. This gorgeous hardback edition is illustrated by Robert Ingpen, & is all the better for it. ...

` Travel, change, interest, excitement!` One day Mole pokes his nose out of his burrow & discovers that the world is an exciting place. He meets brave Ratty, kind old Badger & the rascally Mr Toad, & together they go adventuring... The Wind in the Willows is a classic animal adventure that charms & enthrals. This edition contains the original illustrations by E H Shepard, a partnership that has never been bettered. ” It thrills me still to read it.” (Shirley Hughes Egmont Classics are books to treasure). ...

Kenneth Grahame`s classic children`s story The Wind in the Willows is brought to life in this exquisite three-dimensional cut-paper gift edition, beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Inga Moore. Presented in a slipcase, this charming book unfolds to reveal twelve of the most famous moments in Ratty, Mole, Badger & Toad`s adventures along the riverbank. ...

Kenneth Grahame`s classic tale was first published in 1908, & children & adults alike fell in love with the timid Mole, the friendly Water Rat, the erudite Badger, the mischievous Toad, & a host of other unforgettable creatures. The quiet life they lead on the banks of the River Thames is interspersed with adventures, normally instigated by Toad, who has a propensity for trouble, & whose sudden & all-consuming passion for motor cars eventually results in his being kept `a helpless prisoner in the remotest dungeon of the best-guarded keep of the stoutest castle in all the length & breadth of Merry Engl&.` His escape dressed as a washerwoman & his journey home to Toad Hall are among the most familiar & best-loved escapades in children`s literature. Over the years, the animals` adventures have been brought to life by many artists, including E. H. Shepard, who illustrated the original edition, & Arthur Rackham. This magnificent new edition brings the story to life with more than 70 new illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen, so fans of all ages can relive
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- this heart-warming tale.

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The Wind Off the Small Isles is beloved author Mary Stewart`s long-lost novella, now available in paperback for the first time in 40 years & perfect for fans of Anya Seton, Daphne du Maurier & Santa Montefiore.1879. Lanzarote. A wealthy young woman elopes with an impoverished fisherman, leaving her family distraught.1968. Perdita West, secretary to a famous author, visits Lanzarote on a research trip & begins to fall in love with the unusual, beautiful little isl&. When, while snorkelling, a landslide traps Perdita in an underwater cave, her efforts to save herself will reveal what happened to the ill-fated couple who fell in love at this very spot almost a century ago.. . This paperback edition also

Includes:: the recently rediscovered short story ` The Lost One`, first published in Woman`s Journal in 1960, & set against the backdrop of unfenced country & dark winding valleys at night.

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The first book in William Nicholson`s award-winning fantasy adventure series, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Mortal Engines & Star Wars. ` Gloriously cinematic & completely enthralling`
- Independent This Modern Classic edition contains special bonus material. I hate school! I hate ratings! I won`t reach higher! I won`t strive harder! I won`t make tomorrow better than today! In the walled city state of Aramanth, rules are everything. When Kestrel Hath dares to rebel, the Chief Examiner humiliates her father & sentences the whole family to the harshest punishment. Desperate to save them, Kestrel learns the secret of the wind singer, & she & her twin brother, Bowman, set out on a terrifying journey to the true source of evil that grips Aramanth... ` In terms of imagination & sheer scale, it`s as ambitious as books get... think Star Wars & then some`
- Daily Telegraph Fantasy books for children don`t get more spectacular than The Wind Singer. William Nicholson`s Wind on Fire trilogy has been translated into over 25 languages & won prizes including the Blue Peter Book Award & Smarties Prize Gold Award. One of the greatest writers of our time, William Nicholson has not only sold millions of children`s books worldwide, but has also written for the screen & the stage, including the Oscar-winning film Gladiator & the BAFTA-winning play Shadowlands.

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