These four brand new shows made up of a delightful mix of poems personal stories & sketches are themed around the seasons: Spring Summer Autumn & Winter. Pam is once again joined by actors Felicity Montagu & Geoffrey Whitehead for sketches about topics including the May elections spring cleaning keeping cool wedding gifts Parents' Evening bonfires competitive ailments & the Twelve Days of Christmas. Poems include 'I Was Standing by the Cow' ' Heaps of Stuff' ' No Alarm on the Flight Deck' ' That Perfect Swimsuit' ' The Harvest Hymn' & ' Insomnia'. Full of fabulous material this CD will amuse & entertain Pam Ayres fans all year round. ...

Ayrshire & Arran is an area of striking contrasts. Its landscape ranges from dune-backed sands to rolling pastures to moors. The local architecture is similarly diverse marrying natural beauty with industry & modernity. It is the county of Robert Burns commemorated by an exuberant monument at his birthplace in Alloway. Other highlights include the monument at the Skelmorlie Aisle in Largs; the stones of Machrie Moor; medieval castles & planned towns; early churches & abbeys; & some of the best-known country houses Culzean Castle & Dumfries House. From railway bridges to farmsteads town halls to Edwardian villas this new Pevsner guide presents a comprehensive look at life in the county through its buildings. ...

Home to stunning countryside six rivers sixty miles of sandy beaches & over forty castles Ayrshire is a county ingrained with ...

In this meaty paperback published to mark the tenth anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death Christopher Hilton marries & updates four of his earlier titles about the legendary driver into one volume of more than 100 000 words. He chronicles Senna's entire story from the wealthy childhood in Brazil to his fatal crash in 1994. It is a fast-moving & comprehensive account of an extraordinary life that will appeal to the wider public as well as to Senna fans. ...

A compendium of tasty & balanced Ayurvedic recipes combined with information on the Ayurvedic principles of food & diet; a comprehensive listing of foods categorized by suitability to body type as well as a chart listing the qualities of foods; a chart to determine your own constitution...and much more. ...

An extraordinary & dramatic depiction of the legendary battle of Agincourt from the number one historical novelist Azincourt fought on October 25th 1415 St Crispins Day is one of Englands best-known battles in part through the brilliant depiction of it in Shakespeares Henry V in part because it was a brilliant & unexpected English victory & in part because it was the first battle won by the use of the longbow
- a weapon developed by the English which enabled them to dominate the European battlefields for the rest of the century. Bernard Cornwells Azincourt is a vivid breathtaking & meticulously well-researched account of this momentous battle & its aftermath. From the varying viewpoints of nobles peasants archers & horsemen Azincourt skilfully brings to life the hours of relentless fighting the desperation of an army crippled by disease & the exceptional bravery of the English soldiers.
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Illustrated with colour photographs & delicate line drawings by Czech artist Hedvika Fraser this fourth edition tempts travellers across the Atlantic Ocean to these remote islands. Glittering blue coastlines & spectacular volcanic landscapes characterise this archipelago that erupted from beneath the ocean some five million years ago. Fully updated Bradt's bestselling Azores" provides practical information & unparalleled features on culture history & festivals. The best walks are described along with information on where to eat & sleep & how to get around. Take a magical tour discovering Europe's westernmost coast
- the island of Flores; visit Europe's only tea plantations; & explore the hot springs & gurgling mud pools of Furnas."
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DK Eyewitness Aztec" is a spectacular & informative guide to the rise & fall of the Aztecs Incas & Mayas who built vast empires & left behind a legacy of mystery & wonder. Incredible colour photographs offer your child a unique eyewitness view of these amazing civilisations. Show your child how jewellery was made & learn what kind of food the Aztecs ate how the Incas built their homes & how the Mayan calendar worked. Then use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun make sure your child learns everything they need to know about the Aztecs. Find out more & download amazing clipart images at our associate website." ...

Covering different historical eras this informative series details all the topics one would expect to find in a history series such as family life food religion entertainment & warfare. However it focuses on the most gruesome parts of these topics. ...

The first title in a colourful new series of sticker books Aztecs" introduces the famous civilization of the Aztecs who flourished about 600 years ago in what is now central Mexico before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores in 1519. The Aztecs had a sophisticated civilization based around their capital city Tenochtitlan & were skilled in making beautiful objects of mosaic jade stone featherwork & metal. The book features six galleries which children will enjoy filling with stickers of real Aztec objects. Each gallery has a theme such as Gods & Goddesses & Aztec Life & each space has a descriptive label so that children can identify & place the relevant object stickers in the display. While they have fun with the stickers they are learning about the objects & the culture from which they come. The final gallery is an empty exhibition space which the children can furnish with their own choice of objects to create a completely personal Aztecs exhibition. The stickers are peelable so if they are lifted up with care the display can be re-created again & again. The book features Approx. 100 colourful stickers." ...