One sunny morning the triplets disappear leaving only a few mysterious clues behind: an open upstairs window three missing rocking horses & some strangely shaped marks on the lawn outside. Could they be hoofprints? Used to their silly pranks older sister Pearl sets out to find them. At the garden gate she encounters Thomas the snooty grandson of a local earl who warns her that the moors arent safe today. But who is he to boss Pearl around? As she searches for the triplets & tries to outwit Thomas Pearls journey through the rugged Scottish hills unfolds into an incredible & perilous adventure. Pearl strives to outwit living breathing rocking horses & several powerful land magicians who turn the very rocks of the mountains against her. But can she trust the mysterious Thomas? & can she save her brother & sisters from the unknown fate that lies ahead? This is a tale of dark magic & destiny set in the 1920s Scottish Highlands. ...

This is a new edition of the popular title in the Naturetrail" series opening young readers' eyes to the world around them. Clear text illustrations & photographs explain how rocks minerals & fossils are actually formed what they can tell us about the history of the earth & its future & where you can see & find them. Fantastic facts boxes & short experiments enhance understanding. The end section contains a field spotter's guide listing the main rocks minerals & fossils to be seen followed by collecting tips & advice." ...

Usborne Spotters Guides are perfect companions for enthusiasts of the natural world. Each title

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This is a definitive compact guide to rocks minerals crystals & gemstones
- for every rockhound & budding gemologist! From primeval
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This is a new edition of the clearest most authoritative guide to rocks & minerals. 600 incredible photos precise annotations & detailed descriptions
- from the distinguishing features of rocks to which crystal system a mineral belongs to
- will help you identify different rocks & minerals quickly & easily. It covers everything from what rocks or minerals are how they are classified to how to start a collection. It is perfect for rocks & mineral lovers
- a comprehensive guide for collectors.


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This activity book is a colourful & informative introduction to the most common rocks & minerals. Written & designed for younger readers it is packed with 100 reuseable stickers from the leopardskin stone & tiger's eye to ruby sapphire diamond emerald & many more. The stickers are accompanied by fun learning pages with information on how rocks & minerals form what they are made into & how to identify them as well as lots of bite-size facts about their size colour & origin. Readers can put their knowledge to the test with some exciting puzzles & games including a colouring in activity & rocky maze & create their own scenes by adding stickers to a colourful double page landscape spread. With full colour illustrations throughout this book is perfect for children who want to know more about these useful & often beautiful objects. ...

Rococo makes the finest chocolates in the world. Its founder Chantal Coady has been a pioneer of the nouveau chocolat revolution for 30 years. She established the award-winning Rococo chocolate business & school & continues to blaze the trail for chocolate creativity. In this beautiful & indulgent book Chantal shares her expertise & chocolate alchemy. From the perfect ganache recipe to delicious salted caramel truffles & from a stunning chocolate roulade to extreme chocolate combinations Rococo celebrates gastronomys finest most complex & luxurious of ingredients
- chocolate.
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This collection is bursting with much-loved & br&-new rhymes & games to share with your toddler. With lots of animal friends & flaps to lift on every page there's so much to discover! Sturdy pages appealing illustrations & an easy-to-read text make this a must-have book for every nursery. ...

The long-awaited autobiography of one of rocks true megastars. Rod Stewart (aka Rod The Mod & to a very select few Dad) was born the working-class son of a Scottish plumber in North London. He was never as some stories later had it a professional footballer or a gravedigger though he did become a bit of a singer
- & a fairly good one at that. Rod started out in the early 1960s playing alongside acts like The Rolling Stones" before his distinctively raspy voice & natural onstage presence caught the eye of the iconic guitarist Jeff Beck. An often-interesting two year stint with Becks group paved the way into the angst-inducing (for the worlds hoteliers) five years with the Faces whose offstage antics with alcohol hotel rooms & groupies have become the stuff of legend. & during all this he found a spare moment to write " Maggie May" among a few others & launch a solo career that has seen him sell in excess of 200 million records be inducted into the Hall of Fame twice & play the worlds largest ever concert. Not bad as he says for a bloke with a frog in his throat. & then there is his not so private life: marriages divorces & affairs with some of the worlds most beautiful women
- Bond girls movie stars & supermodels
- a struggle with steroid dependency & a brush with cancer which very nearly saw it all slip away. Rods is an incredible life & here thrillingly & for the first time he tells the whole thing leaving no knickers under the bed. Joyously entertaining & at times deeply moving this is the remarkable story of a guy with one hell of a voice
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ridiculously funny & astonishingly candid Rod Stewarts memoir is the rock autobiography of the decade Daily Mail. Rod Stewart was born the working-class son of a Scottish plumber in North London. Despite some early close shaves with a number of diverse career paths ranging from gravedigging to professional football it was music that truly captured his heart
- & he never looked back. Rod started out in the early 1960s playing the clubs on Londons R&B scene before his distinctively raspy voice caught the ear of the iconic front man Long John Baldry who approached him while busking one night on a railway platform. Stints with pioneering acts like the Hoochie Coochie Men Steampacket & the Jeff Beck Group soon followed paving the way into a raucous five years with the Faces the rock stars rock band whose offstage antics with alcohol wrecked hotel rooms & groupies have become the stuff of legend. & during all this he found a spare moment to write Maggie May among a few others & launch a solo career that has seen him sell an estimated 200 million records be inducted into the Hall of Fame twice & play the worlds largest ever concert. Not bad as he says for a guy with a frog in his throat. & then there is his not-so-private life: marriages divorces & affairs with some of the worlds most beautiful women
- Bond girls movie stars & supermodels
- & a brush with cancer which very nearly saw it all slip away. Rods is an incredible life & here thrillingly & for the first time he tells the whole thing leaving no knickers under the bed. A rollicking rock n roll adventure that is at times deeply moving this is the remarkable journey of a guy with one hell of a voice
- & one hell of a head of hair.



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