Books Kids Reference & Non-Fiction Books Would you rather ride a hot-air balloon to the North Pole or cycle to the South Pole? Go to the toilet inside your spacecraft, or outside it? Only you can decide! Adventure into the fascinating world of explorers with this new Would You Rather book! Packed with fun situations, this book is the perfect way to learn about explorers & exploration. Prepare to decide what you would prefer to eat if you were on a great expedition, if you would rather explore the highest or lowest point on Earth, & what your packing essentials would be. Each situation is filled with fascinating & hilarious details about explorers who have ventured around our planet & beyond
- discover some of the unsung heroes of science & discovery, & learn more about some of the expeditions that shaped our understanding of the world! Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780008521813 •†Author: Clive Gifford •†Publisher:†  Harper Collins Publishers •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 129 •†Dimensions:†19.8 x 12.8 x 1.1 cm
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Take a journey around the earth's continents & learn about their landforms, climate & weather, plants & animals, countries & cities, people & places. This title features a variety of maps such as political & topographic to help reinforce key geographical skills. It looks at a range of countries & cultures within each continent. ...

Exploring Britain's Castles takes a closer look at castles all around the country & traces their history through the centuries. This beautifully illustrated guide

Includes:: regional & locator maps in addition to practical information such as contact details, opening times & facilities.

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Discover & explore over 50 of the countrys lost railway lines through historical & present-day photographs,

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Exploring Britains Lost Railways gives the historical background to over 50 lost railway lines, along with descriptions of the route today for walking & cycling. Each route is highlighted on historical Ordnance Survey mapping, showing which parts can still be followed today. The carefully researched text is accompanied by historical photographs showing each line in operation prior to its closure, as well as specially commissioned images from the present day. Thousands of miles of Britains railways were closed during the 20th century, many following the implementation of the ? Beeching Report ? in the 1960s & early 1970s. Since then, many have been converted to footpaths & cycleways. Fortunately, both the keen walker & the railway enthusiast can enjoy these well-worn routes & hidden byways in peace & tranquillity. Follow the routes of over 50 long-closed railways across some of our most beautiful countryside & discover the lost railways of Britain. Routes include: ? Drakes Trail ? Plymouth to Tavistock ? Downs Link ? Guildford to Shoreham-by-Sea ? Midshires Way ? Market Harborough to Northampton ? Elan Valley Trail ? Rhayader to Craig-Goch Dam ? Hornsea Rail Trail ? Hull to Hornsea ? Deeside Way ? Aberdeen to Ballater Exploring Britains Lost Railways is an essential armchair companion for every railway enthusiast & outdoor adventurer. ...

A sequel to Riding towards the Light. It is a biomechanical & philosophical treatise on riding & training dressage horses. It also explores the artistic heritage & antique techniques of classical riding. Each chapter offers discussion on a different aspect of riding/training, with various thought-provoking ideas for riders. ...

The Exploring English series of textbooks has resonated with countless thousands of Irish students. For many these anthologies provided a gateway to a lifetime of reading & enjoyment of literature. They are still a cherished possession in many households, taken out occasionally & nostalgically to read a story, poem or essay, & perhaps even to read the accompanying notes
- so enlightening for some yet so challenging for others. First published in 1967, the poetry anthology appears again in an exact facsimile of the original edition. So here are all those classics of your schooldays, from such giants of English literature as William Wordsworth, Walter Scott, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, & their Irish counterparts, W.B. Yeats, James Stephens, Austin Clarke & Thomas Kinsella. Whether it's the deceptive simplicity of ' Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening' that you remember, the tenderness of ' In Memory of My Mother' or the immortal words from ' Easter 1916', 'A terrible beauty is born'
- this is the book precisely as you will have remembered it. Read once more & enjoy!

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Difficult as it may be in understand today, the Exploring English anthology of short stories was revolutionary when first published forty four years ago in 1967. For the first time the short story was to be taught as part of the English syllabus for the Intermediate Certificate. For the first time students of English were introduced to the work of Irish writers such as Liam O' Flaherty, Frank O' Connor, Sean O Faolain, Mary Lavin, Brian Friel & Benedict Kiely. Exploring English has resonated with countless thousands of Irish students. For many it provided a gateway to a life time of reading & enjoyment of literature. For even more it was an icon of their school days with its unmistakeable angular cover design. It is still a cherished possession in many households, taken out occasionally & nostalgically to read a story or two & perhaps even the accompanying notes which were so enlightening for some yet challenging for others. The Exploring English short story anthology is now being republished in an exact facsimile of the original. Times have moved on; many authors who were alive forty years ago are no longer with us but their biographical notes have not been changed. This is the book precisely as you will have remembered it. Read once more, & enjoy! ...

Have lots of fun piecing together this amazing Exploring Maps: Animals image.

A delightful puzzle that is sure to

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Have hours of fun piecing together this beautiful Exploring Maps Customs & Traditions image!

The perfect way to teach

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