The first in the series BIG STONE GAP stars an unforgettable cast of characters & a heroine with an extraordinary story to tell. This is a wonderfully vibrant unashamedly feel-good debut. BIG CHERRY HOLLER is the extraordinary sequel to BIG STONE GAP taking us back to mountain life in Virginia & also to Italy. A deeply felt brilliantly evoked story of two lovers who have lost their way & their struggle to find each other again. The third in the series MILK GLASS MOON sees Ave Maria led to places she never dreamed she would go & to people who enter her life & rock its foundation. ...

Mr Benn is Back! First published forty years ago Big Top Benn" is one of a series of adventures by author & illustrator David Mc Kee that inspired the legendary TV series that made Mr Benn part of the folk memory of the nation. Mr Benn is an ordinary man who has extraordinary adventures. In this entrancing story he swaps his bowler hat & black suit for an extravagant clown costume & finds himself transported into a world of big-top tents & circus performers. Through the inimitable charm & unique style of David Mc Kees original artwork this enchanting book brings to a new generation the glories of a golden age of childrens book illustration & story telling." ...

After explaining basic techniques & simple models for younger kids this manual provides detailed step by step building instructions for all items necessary to build your own Lego City. From streets cars trucks houses bus stops supermarkets people & animals trees & plants
- a must have how-to manual to build a city using the bricks from your collection at home. Besides providing comprehensive explanations for building with LEGO bricks it also contains four more complex larger & complicated projects: a helicopter a racecar a ship & a large truck.
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Contains lots of different activities for young children including mazes dot-to-dots & doodling. This title features wipe-clean pages so that the activities can be done again & again. It offers an useful way to help practise pen control. It also

Includes:: a wipe-clean pen.

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Each year hundreds of people set out across North America determined to set a new record in a spectacularly competitive event. Is it tennis? Golf? Racing? Poker perhaps? No its bird-watching & a contest known as the Big Year
- a grand gruelling expensive (and occasionally vicious) 365-day marathon to identify the most species. The Big Year" is the rollicking chronicle of the 275 000-mile odyssey of three unlikely adventurers who take their bird-watching so seriously it nearly kills them. From Texas in pursuit of the Rufus-capped Warbler to British Columbia in search of Xantus Hummingbird these obsessive enthusiasts brave roasting deserts storm-tossed oceans infested swamps & disgruntled lions (not to mention some of the lumpiest hotel mattresses known to man) as they vie to become North Americas number one bird-watcher in what would prove to be the biggest Big Year of them all... This captivating tour of human & avian nature of courage & deceit of passion & paranoia reveals the extremes to which Man will go to pursue his dreams to conquer & to categorize..."
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How does a sunflower grow? This title unfolds each stage in the life-cycle
- from seed to seedling to fully grown plant. It features
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In April 2006 Mary Turner Thomson received a call that blew her life apart. The woman on the other end of the line told her that Will Jordan Marys husband & the father of her two younger children had been married to her for fourteen years & they had five children together. The Bigamist" is the shocking true story of how one man manipulated an intelligent independent woman conning her out of GBP200 000 & leaving her to bring up the children he claimed he could never have. Its a story we all think could never happen to us but this shameless con man has been doing the same thing to various other women for at least 27 years spinning a tangled web of lies & deceit to cover his tracks. How far would you go to help the man you love? How far would he go to deceive you? & what would you do when you found out it was all a lie?" ...

Unlike many other sasquatch books on the market this book takes a calm scientific view of the creature. Dr Krantz examines data that cannot be discounted as fakes mistakes hoaxes or lies. Information offered for scrutinisation

Includes:: frames of Pattersons 1967 film a number of footprint events the problems of faking & anatomies of handprints. Krantz also presents support for his opinion that sasquatch is a normal animal species -- a higher primate related to man & the great apes. An addendum provides readers with the most up-to-date developments in the field. This authoritative publication is sure to stimulate discussion & interest within both the general public & the scientific community.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

This title is part of the My First Picture Book" series: perfect for every toddler to help encourage language skills understanding enjoyment & sharing. These books are a bridge between board books & picture books; printed on toddler-tough card with rounded corners. Big lorry quarry lorry splish spash Muck. Quarry lorry Big lorry slip slide stuck! So begins a disastrous day at the quarry as lorry truck & little digger all find themselves stuck in the mud. Can Bigger Digger save the day? This is a tongue-twisting rhyming romp that will have little readers shouting out the words." ...