For three very different people brought together by their love for birds life on the Queensland coast in 1914 is the timeless & idyllic world of sandpipers ibises & kingfishers. In another hemisphere civilization rushes headlong into a brutal conflict. Life there is lived from moment to moment. Inevitably the two young men
- sanctuary owner & employee
- are drawn to the war & into the mud & horror of the trenches of Armentieres. Alone on the beach their friend Imogen the middle-aged wildlife photographer must acknowledge for all three of them that the past cannot be held.

...

Enjoy personal tuition from a professional instructor on one of the UKs beautiful trout lakes & rivers. Youll be wet fly" fishing
-
...

Church & Gathercole offer a new approach to mastering the exciting popular sport of fly fishing. Trout can be found in all types of water--reservoirs lakes streams & rivers--and for each environment the angler is shown how to change his techniques to cope with prevailing conditions. Step-by-step color photographs are used to illustrate the major techniques clearly allowing the reader to refer quickly to any topic of specific interest. Packed with sound advice Fly Fishing for Trout" is the definitive guide to trout fishing for all fly fishermen novice or expert." ...

One of a new series of books Read & Discover" designed to encourage children to learn about the world as they learn to read. Squishy bladderworts sticky sundews cobra lilies & Venus flytraps
- plants that bite back are amazing! It supports KS1-2 Science & Literacy. It is written in consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. It offers non-fiction for developing readers. It

Includes:: texts & illustrations which support children learning to read. It contains extra information sections at the back of the book with index author & illustrator biography."


...

Do you have a deep-rooted fear of flying or would you simply like to be more relaxed when you get on a plane? In this informative & accessible guide veteran airline pilot Captain Keith Godfrey & psychologist Dr Alison Smith welcome you aboard & take you through everything from take-off to touchdown helping you to feel more confident & at ease when journeying by air. Many of the questions that trouble nervous flyers are addressed; for example: What is turbulence? Why are there so many unusual noises during a flight & what are they? How does an aircraft stay in the air? What happens if an engine fails? How effective are air traffic controllers? ...

The ability to tie your own flies gives an added dimension to the anglers sport
- there is nothing so satisfying as seeing a trout
...

In this touching novel for ages 10+ Lucy Christopher explores the remarkable bond between a young girl a boy & a damaged wild bird
-
...

The Consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile & successful flying boat/amphibian ever built serving not just with the US Army Air Force Navy & Coast Guard during the Second World War but also with the air forces of Britain Canada Australia & New Zealand with the Danes Free French & Norwegians as well as Brazil Chile Indonesia & elsewhere. With a remarkable lifting capacity & endurance this long-range twin-engine aircraft could absorb a great deal of punishment & still return home after flights lasting an entire day & covering thousands of miles. It was employed as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft as a bomber & torpedo-bomber as an anti-submarine weapon as a mine-layer as a special operations machine & as a search & rescue craft by day & night. It ferried stores mail & people
- many of them sick & injured
- across all the worlds oceans & is rightly held in the deepest respect by all who had anything to do with them flying or being flown. In this book Andrew Hendrie tells the whole amazing story of the Flying Cats of their exploits & achievements of the heroism of many of their crews & the problems they had to endure. With numerous photographs as well as appendices listing technical data & individual aircraft histories this is the definitive history of the Catalina & its operations world-wide.

...

When Teddy's grandpa makes Teddy & his best friend Ruby some toy diggers they don't realise how special they are.. .until they start to play with them & the diggers transform into magic flying diggers & swoop the children off for a fantastic jungle adventure. The author of Harry & the Bucketful of Dinosaurs & the ilustrator of The Kiss That Missed join forces once again to bring you a dynamic & engaging book for boys. ...

Shipley Manor is ready to set sail but how will Polly & Tom fare on her maiden voyage? Harry Hopper Hawkins has set them off on a special mission but its hard work helping the world Get the Fizzle. What with interfering billionaires icebergs in the Caribbean flying alligators & armies of child-slaves things are getting pretty tricky. To top it off their old adversary Venetia Pike is back this time with even darker & more twisted ideas. Can Tom figure out her plot in order to save him & Polly & the very future of the Fizzle itself? ...