As he ducked he heard the familiar sound like a giant ripping heavyweight canvas an automatic weapon throwing bullets at a cyclic rate of almost two thousand rounds a minute & the bullets tore into the side of the Maserati beating in the metal with an ear-numbing clangour while glass exploded in upon Peter like the glittering spray as a storm-driven waves strikes a rock. Glass chips pelted across his back & stung his cheek & the back of his neck. They sparkled like a diamond tiara in his hair. The hijacking of a jumbo jet off the Seychelles galvanizes anti-terrorist chief Peter Stride into the action for which he has spent a lifetime training. But even in the hail of bullets which follows he knows that this is only the beginning of a nightmare. Stride is the one man who might find the twisted genius who holds the world hostage -- if only his every move were not anticipated by the enemy.. . ...

Walking around his Herefordshire farm one October John Lewis-Stempel saw a trout flash in the brook mushrooms sprinkle the fields a squirrel eat hazelnuts & thought: Wouldnt it be wonderful if one could live just on what Nature provided for free? The Wild Life" is Johns account of twelve months eating only food shot caught or foraged from the fields hedges copse & brook of his forty-acre farm. Nothing from a shop & nothing raised from agriculture. Could it even be done? John takes the reader on a Thoreau-esque journey through a landscape that is true England as he uncovers the ancient past of his five-hundred-year-old farm & the startling symmetries between his life now & that of the farms peasant founders. Lyrical observant & sometimes mordantly funny " The Wild Life" is an extraordinary celebration of our natural heritage. & a testament to the importance of getting back to ones roots
- spiritually & practically."
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Even as a young child Simon King was passionate about the natural world. Expressed in a variety of ways from keeping faintly rotting animal parts in his underwear drawer (as a 10-year-old) to making several hundred films about wildlife his enduring interest in all things wild & free has been a way of rather than a part of his life. Being savaged by a rabid cheetah charged at by rhinos & elephants & defecated upon by a long list of birds & other animals may sound like hell to some. But these along with countless other experiences alongside all things furry scaly slimy & feathery have provided him with an enormously rich bank of tales to relive & retell. With his professional life starting aged ten acting in a television drama called The Fox (for which he looked after an orphaned fox for two years at home) through projects such as Planet Earth Blue Planet Springwatch Autumnwatch & Big Cat Diary to name just a few Simon King has travelled to every continent & lived in extreme conditions from remote desert to Arctic & Antarctic wilderness. With characteristic honesty & charm Simon King weaves his animal stories amongst encounters with extraordinary people & astonishing places to give us a memoir that will delight readers. ...

Wild Ones! scissors inspire creativity & make cutting FUN! These colourful characters will brighten up any desk & are sure to be your child’s favourite new friends! Wild Ones! are perfect for Crafts Party Favours & Gifts!

this character is Stretch. Collect them all- Tusk Roary Paws Ooh Ooh Stripes

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The Wild Places" is both an intellectual & a physical journey & Macfarlane travels in time as well as space. Guided by monks questers scientists philosophers poets & artists both living & dead he explores our changing ideas of the wild. From the cliffs of Cape Wrath to the holloways of Dorset the storm-beaches of Norfolk the saltmarshes & estuaries of Essex & the moors of Rannoch & the Pennines his journeys become the conductors of people & cultures past & present who have had intense relationships with these places. Certain birds animals trees & objects
- snow-hares falcons beeches crows suns white stones
- recur & as it progresses this densely patterned book begins to bind tighter & tighter. At once a wonder voyage an adventure story an exercise in visionary cartography & a work of natural history it is written in a style & a form as unusual as the places with which it is concerned. It also tells the story of a friendship & of a loss. It mixes history memory & landscape in a strange & beautiful evocation of wildness & its vital importance."

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With a wide variety of whale species covered you can learn about all kinds of whales from the minke to the bottlenosed or beluga whales to name but a few. Packed with interesting information: did you know that a blue whales tongue weighs as much as a baby elephant? Or that a human hand is very similar to a whales fin? Read about one sperm whales mighty battle with a giant squid & the humpback whales plight against the humans that want to hunt them. For real whale enthusiasts this book also suggests websites & places to visit to find out even more! Other titles in this series: Big Cats Sharks Elephants Bees Dinosaurs Wolves Snakes Rats Frogs & Toads Spiders Crocodiles Dogs & Horses. ...

This wonderful book about wolves covers a wide range of topics. Follow the story of a wolf pack & how they stick together to live & hunt. Learn about the amazing skills that the grey wolf has to survive from its sharp senses & amazing memory to its ferocious ability to hunt & kill. & find out more about how wolves communicate with one another & look after their pups. For real wolf enthusiasts this book also suggests websites & places to visit to find out even more! Other titles in this series: Big Cats Sharks Elephants Bees Dinosaurs Whales Snakes Rats Frogs & Toads Spiders Crocodiles Dogs & Horses. ...

Wild Sabah is a magnificent photographic evocation of the natural splendours of the state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo. From the peaks of Mount Kinabalu the highest mountain in Asia between the Himalayas & New Guinea to the floodplains of the Kinabatangan river Sabah teems with wildlife & the natural history of the region is described with verve & passionate enthusiasm by expert author Junaidi Payne. Landscapes scenery & natural species are portrayed in Cede Prudente's spectacular accompanying photographs. Two full-page maps show physical terrain climate vegetation & the principal wildlife watching sites. ...

Have some good clean fun! Make your own bath bombs & investigate the science of fizz! Experiment with marbleised bombs haunted balloons volcano mix & many more activities. This kit contains enough material for the experiments to be repeated several times! WILD! Science is a range of collectable science kits with attitude! They are designed to have great play value while exploring important concepts & skills! Box contains: Fragrance glycerine stirring sticks packing stick pipette spoons citric acid sandpaper mould safety goggles balloon tie cornstarch powder balloons beaker liquid colour pigments lab gloves sodium bicarbonate & a colour instruction booklet. Only for use by children over 10 years old. ...

Discover how to mould bouncy balls & how to launch them into space. Discover the science of elastic collisions. This kit contains enough material for the experiments to be repeated several times. Contents include: red water based moulding granules glow-in-the-dark water based moulding granules yellow water based moulding granules 4 moulds safety goggles plastic tubes wooden dowel & a colour instruction booklet. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts. ...