One of Usbornes most enduring & well-known series has been given an exciting new look. Each guide has been completely updated & has a striking new cover. These guides are perfect companions for enthusiasts who are keen to discover the many fascinating aspects of the natural world. They offer full-colour illustrations of around 100-200 different species per title which have been reproduced from the original artwork using the latest technology. They are an ideal field guides for both children & adults & incredible value for your money. ...

Discover over 325 species of wild animal found in Britain & Europe with this new edition in association with the RSPB. From the Fire-bellied Midwife to the Bison discover over 325 species of wild animal arranged in conventional taxonomical order with this pocket-sized guide. In-situ photographs & no nonsense notes will help you identify them in the field quickly & accurately. Maps show you what wild animals to find where so you can plan your spotting & make the most of your surroundings whether you are on a holiday browse or serious quest. It is an ideal guide for all the family. ...

This is a fiendishly pacy mystery-adventure story for 9+ readers set in the seamy smoggy underworld of Victorian London. Behold the savage spectacle of the wild boy
- one penny a kick! Wild Boy has been covered in hair since birth; he's the missing link a monster a sideshow spectacle. Condemned to life in a travelling freakshow excluded from society & abused by his master he takes refuge in watching people come & go at the fair
- & develops a Sherlock Holmes style talent for observation & detection. But when there's a murder suspicion turns on Wild Boy & he & the feisty redhaired acrobat Clarissa Everett find themselves on the run from a London-wide manhunt. Together the detective & the acrobat must solve clues to identify the real killer confronting the sinister underside of scientific advancement & the darkness of Wild Boy's own nature. Dripping with atmosphere & gothic gore Wild Boy" will appeal to fans of Sherlock Holmes gothic horror & all things murderous & mysterious. First novel from a confident new voice in children's fiction. Early interest in film rights for Wild Boy. Sequel title: " Wild Boy & The Black Terror" to follow."

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Talented chef Juliet Eden imagines she has the perfect marriage to Toby
- a titled aristocrat
- & no need to stray from her

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There is a secret history of the world
- a history in which an alien virus struck the Earth in the aftermath of World War II endowing
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John Gimlette travels to Guyana to the Wild Coast in South America & discovers his ancestral colonial history
- one of brutal cruel
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Richard Mabeys sparky offbeat book is about canny & inventive making-do or busking in the kitchen. Whether creating a cassoulet which uses English ingredients making bread from chestnuts or slow-cooking a Peking duck in front of an ancient fan heater he encourages us to be daring & imaginative in our cooking & our approach to food. Although it contains wonderful mouth-watering recipes like broad bean hummus pumpkin soup & fillet-steak hearts this is more than a recipe book
- it is a guide to a whole new way of thinking that embraces scrumping celebrates picnics & revels in saving energy wherever it can whether thats by one-pot feasts or cooling on car radiators. After all if you care about food lifes too short not to stuff a mushroom.
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Althea is the mother of three strong-minded children
- one of whom is a Buddhist
- & owner of a finicky dog named Bozo. Saddled

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Bread. Cheese. Wine. Beer. Coffee. Chocolate. Most people consume fermented foods & drinks every day. For thousands of years humans have enjoyed the distinctive flavors & nutrition resulting from the transformative power of microscopic bacteria & fungi. Wild Fermentation: The Flavor Nutrition & Craft of Live-Culture Foods is the first cookbook to widely explore the culinary magic of fermentation. Fermentation has been an important journey of discovery for me " writes author Sandor Ellix Katz. "I invite you to join me along this effervescent path well trodden for thousands of years yet largely forgotten in our time & place bypassed by the superhighway of industrial food production." The flavours of fermentation are compelling & complex quite literally alive. This book takes readers on a whirlwind trip through the wide world of fermentation providing readers with basic & delicious recipes-some familiar others exotic-that are easy to make at home." ...

Conner Vega physically & emotionally scarred by his past has returned to the lush exotic landscape of the Panama rainforest
- his
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