When two boys go out with a large bag to collect all the noise they can find you can be sure that they will have an ear-splitting time! From the clank of a stick on railings to the thud of a baseball bat this vibrant story celebrates the rich diversity of sounds they encounter & collect. ...

Dinghy Sailing: Start to Finish is a complete reference for every level of sailor whether you are a beginner & need a straightforward easy-to-understand guide or are taking your sailing to the next level & looking for the professional tips & tricks that will get you sailing faster better safer & having more fun. It

Includes:: single-handed dinghies through to planing speed craft. Full colour with 150 fantastic clear illustrations & 150 photographs Dinghy Sailing: Start to Finish gives the reader a thorough complete & visual guide to life on the water. Packed with expert advice from the professionals at UKSA the book covers: Basic Principles Parts of the boat
- exploded illustrations of a dinghy & components How a boat sails
- Sailing theory explained Points of sailing
- Sailing a dinghy at different angles to the wind Choosing a dinghy
- Types of boat & their suitability Preparing to sail
- Safety afloat practical clothing rigging to launching. Knots & Ropes
- Practical illustrations for basic knots & splices Transporting dinghies -Road trailer to roof racks Sailing for the first time
- Balance sail trim Rowing & paddling Rules of the road
- Avoiding other boats Rights of way Basic racing rules Understanding tides & currents Weather forecasting
- How to spot tell-tale signs of change in wind & weather Basic Techniques Tacking Gybing Beating to windward Reaching Running Spinnaker handling Capsize & recovery Returning to shore Packing the dingy away Maintenance Advanced Dinghy Sailing High performance dinghies & catamarans Trapezing Asymmetric spinnakers
- Setting handling & gybing Singlehanded sailing
- dinghies & catamarans Tuning
- dinghies & catamarans Heavy weather sailing
- dinghies & catamarans The Basics of Racing The start
- Practical lessons & rules explained First leg tactics
- Practical lessons & rules explained Reaching
- Practical lessons & rules explained Running
- Practical lessons & rules explained Glossary of Terms


















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The Dingle Way runs 111 miles (179 km) around the beautiful Dingle Peninsula. It starts & finishes in Tralee accessible by train or bus from Dublin & from Kerry Airport. The complete walk takes eight days but it can easily be shortened. The Dingle Way follows country lanes quiet roads & cliff-top paths punctuated by long stretches of glorious beach walking. It offers spectacular seascapes & mountain views. The peninsula is rich in wildlife archaeology & charming Irish pubs. This guidebook was fully revised in spring 2009 for many route alterations & additional Gaelic place names. It contains all you need to plan & enjoy your holiday on the Dingle Way: the Way in sections with summaries of distance terrain & where to find food & drink; concise background on pre-history heritage & wildlife; information about climbing Mount Eagle & Mount Brandon; a special feature on the Blasket Islands; planning information for travel by car train bus or plane; drop-down map of the Dingle Way in four panels (1:115 000); in full colour with 70 photographs; & on waterproof paper throughout. ...

Dinkin Dings is afraid of everything
- not just scary things like being stuck in a lift with a hungry jaguar but pretty much totally
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Dinkin Dings is afraid of everything
- not just scary things like being stuck in a lift with a hungry jaguar but pretty much totally
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A summer's evening in Amsterdam & two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant. Between mouthfuls of food & over the polite scrapings of cutlery the conversation remains a gentle hum of polite discourse
- the banality of work the triviality of holidays. But behind the empty words terrible things need to be said & with every forced smile & every new course the knives are being sharpened.
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An evening in Amsterdam & two couples meet for dinner. They need to discuss their teenage sons. The boys have committed a horrifying act caught on CCTV. They remain unidentified
- except by their parents. How far will each couple go to protect their child?
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Through every family run memories which bind it together
- despite everything. The Tulls of Baltimore are no exception. Abandoned
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This title contains two books in one: Dinner Ladies Dont Count" & " Lindas Life". Both are school stories
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The most phenomenal discovery of our time becomes the greatest adventure of all time. Now you can create your very own Jurassic Park in the comforts of your home! Dinogami is a delightful & amusing collection of origami dinosaurs that will appeal to children & adults alike. Prehistoric favourites include a brooding Brontosaurus a feisty triceratops & a ravaging Pterosauria. A menacing T-Rex would impress the most discerning pint-sized Paleontologist. A brief profile accompanies each project to make the learning process fun & easy whilst thorough step-by-step instructions guide through the fold process from start to finish. In addition to dinosaurs other projects in the book include ancient palm trees Neanderthal Man a volcano & fire. For those new to origami a section about paper & folding symbols make the process a breeze. A classification chart & dateline will keep you current & on top of your dinotrivia. With a bounty of fun-loving projects & vibrant photographs the projects are not just folded forces of nature but origami favourites which are destined classics. Suffice to say its dino-mite! ...