A guide to the American grasslands & the Grasslands National Park of Canada, this work presents a history of the region, including the establishment of the national grasslands as an important part of the New Deal's social revolution. It also provides a summary of the debates surrounding preservation & use. ...

This spectacular guide explores the mysteries of animal migration over l&, through oceans & by air. Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 colour photographs, maps, & illustrations, Animal Migration covers every continent as it traces the routes of 50 remarkable migrations
- including those of polar bears, wildebeest, hummingbirds, iguanas, sharks & many others. There is an illustrated introduction that explains how migration works & why animals migrate, either as part of mass migrations or on individual journeys. It also describes the navigation, reproduction & feeding strategies of these animals, as well as discussing the growing threats facing migratory wildlife today. The three sections that follow look in detail at the most extraordinary voyages animals take across l&, oceans & by air. Profile boxes give fast facts on each species; informative maps draw on the latest research to show migration routes in different seasons; &, special features focus on topics of particular interest. With a supplementary catalogue of the world's greatest places to observe migration, this beautiful & authoritative book will appeal to all wildlife enthusiasts. This book has 176 pages & is 29.7cm x 25.5cm x 1.9cm
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John Landis' raucous college comedy, set in the early Sixties, now has semi-cult status. Delta House is the fraternity that will take anyone no other club wants as a member & makes sure nothing comes in the way of their partying. The college dean (John ...

This report contains details & results of the Government Actuary's 2004-based population projections for the United Kingdom & constituent countries, & explains the methodology & assumptions used. Projection results are available by age & sex & are for seventy years ahead, to 2074. ...

Details: Yorkshire is full of beautiful places to visit, & this puzzle shows a montage of vintage tourist posters from
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More than 2 million men were conscripted to serve in Britain's armed forces during the period of National Service, which began after the Second World War & was phased out by 1963. Using accounts & official documents, these times are described in this informative account of the National Service years. ...

Permission to speak, Sah! In the aftermath of the Second World War, over two million men were conscripted to serve in Britain's armed services. Some were sent abroad & watched their friends die in combat. Others remained in barracks & painted coal white. But despite delivering such varied experiences, National Service helped to shape the outlook of an entire generation of young British males. Historian Dr Colin Shindler has interviewed a wide range of ex-conscripts, from all backgrounds, across all ranks, & spanning the entire fourteen years that peacetime conscription lasted, & captured their memories in this engrossing book. From them, we experience the tension of a postwar Berlin surrounded by Russians, the exotic heat & colour of Tripoli in 1948, the brief but intense flashpoint of the Suez Crisis, & the fear of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. But we also hear about the other end of the scale, the conscripts who didn't make it outside the confines of their barracks, or in one case, beyond his home town. Through these conversations we learn as much about the changing attitudes of servicemen as war became more of a distant memory as we do about the varied nature of their experiences. We see, too, the changing face of British society across these pivotal years, which span everything from the coronation of Elizabeth II, to the birth of rock 'n' roll, to the beginning of the end of the Empire. The stories within these pages are fascinating. & they deserve to be told before they are lost forever. ...

KS2 Revise & Shine is a simple eight-week revision programme with key information & practice test questions. The unique revision structure & highly visual content help to make revision effective & stress-free. Revise & Shine KS2 English follows a day by day, week by week plan that combines all the important content with practice activities for every topic. * Revision is made managable by presenting it in short, clearly defined sections * Practice questions check understanding & boost confidence * A complete practice test gives full preparation for the National Tests ...

This inspirational guidebook looks at each of the UK's 19 National Trails, with information that allows ease of comparison & contrast, inspiring you to find out more & to take up a long-distance challenge. Some Trails are short & easy, others much longer, many have strong themes
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Following on from the National Trust's hugely successful media campaign, this book is bursting with ideas to help children discover the great outdoors & get closer to nature. The pocket-sized companion contains 50 fantastic activities, selected by children around the country. ...