Floss is a young border collie who belongs to an old man in a town & loves playing ball with the children in the park. The old man's son is a farmer & needs a new sheepdog to replace Nell who has grown too old to work so the old man decides to give his son Floss. Somewhere in her memory Floss knows about sheep & she soon learns how to be a sheepdog. But one day when Floss is on the hillside herding sheep she sees the children playing with a new ball & can't resist joining in. Meanwhile the sheep escape
- & the farmer is very angry. Floss is put in the doghouse while Nell rounds up the sheep. But after this Floss becomes a very good sheepdog
- although when she has time she still likes to play ball with the children. Kim Lewis has written three other books set on a Northumberland sheep farm Emma's Lamb" " First Snow" & " The Shepherd Boy" which was shortlisted for the 1991 Kate Greenaway Medal."

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A bright science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect & examine flotsam--anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles lost toys small objects of every description are among his usual finds. But theres no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery: a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera with its own secrets to share... & to keep. Each of David Wiesners amazing picture books has revealed the magical possibilities of some ordinary thing or happening--a frog on a lily pad a trip to the Empire State Building a well-known nursery tale. In this Caldecott Medal winner a day at the beach is the springboard into a wildly imaginative exploration of the mysteries of the deep & of the qualities that enable us to witness these wonders & delight in them. ...

A bright science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect & examine flotsam
- anything floating that has been washed ashore.
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Let it be flour babies. Let chaos reign. When the annual school science fair comes round Mr Cartwright's class don't get to work on the Soap Factory the Maggot Farm or the Exploding Custard Tins. To their intense disgust they get the Flour Babies
- sweet little six-pound bags of flour that must be cared for at all times.
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What really makes people glad to be alive? What are the inner experiences that make life worthwhile? For more than two decades Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi studied those states in which people report feelings of concentration & deep enjoyment. His studies revealed that what makes experience genuinely satisfying is 'flow'
- a state of concentration so focused that it amounts to complete absorption in an activity & results in the achievement of a perfect state of happiness. Flow has become the classic work on happiness & a major contribution to contemporary psychology. It examines such timeless issues as the challenge of lifelong learning; family relationships; art sport & sex as 'flow'; the pain of loneliness; optimal use of free time; & how to make our lives meaningful.
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This is a book about flowers & about painters. The author has chosen forty of her favourite flower paintings & as she is both expert gardener & art historian she has all manner of fascinating things to say about the flowers the artists & the contexts of the paintings. Manets mysterious Still Life with Rose & Brioche records the arrival of the new hybrid tea rose in all its perfection. Vanessa Bells Red Hot Pokers & Artichoke came in the wake of Roger Frys Post-Impressionist exhibitions in London & at a time when Bell had found refuge & creative energy with Duncan Grant at Charleston. The paintings are not always the most obvious
- Van Gogh is here represented by a ravishing branch of almond blossom. But Monet has his waterlilies & Rennie Mackintosh his delicate fritillaries & there is a feast of glorious Dutch bouquets. There is old & new known & unknown in this wonderful collection. Each painting has been chosen both to delight the eye & to offer a source of lively stories & intriguing facts.
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This is a dazzling sensuous celebration of color & form by the photographer whom Architectural Digest" described as the love child of Georgia OKeeffe & Robert Mapplethorpe. When I agreed to write an essay for Beanes book recounts Anthony F. Janson esteemed curator & professor I had no idea I would be writing about one of the greatest photographers I have ever run across. It was easy enough for me to locate his position in the history of photography & art as a whole. I saw its importance immediately. Such an approach hardly begins to meet the challenge of explaining his work. With intensity vision & expressiveness Christopher Beane captures the beauty & the bizarre of the botanical. He concentrates on the overlooked detail: the veins of dehydrated petals the textures of poppy stamens the infinite compositions vines create & the multiple layers that constitute a ranunculus. In 150 photographs " Flower" explores the precious & perishable nature of flowers
- seed pods burst open withered leaves curl & frilly petals unfurl. Anthony F. Janson contributes a rich & engaging overview of the core ideas that define Beanes art offering the reader a context for thinking about this unique work while he chronicles its development. A thing of beauty " Flower" is the gift book everyone will welcome
- a testament to the remarkable talent of Christopher Beane & his passionate vision."

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This title explains impressive but achievable flower arranging. Flower Arranging" recognises that we all love fresh flowers in our homes & want to keep them looking fabulous without costing the earth or being too complicated. This book offers the solutions; with simple step-by-steps & clear photos you can now create impressive but achievable flower arranging for all occasions
- from pretty flowers in the home to striking bouquets for weddings. It features over 70 arrangements using 38 most widely available flowers. Packed with insider tips & tricks for achieving stunning results with minimum effort & for keeping your flowers fresh & beautiful for as long as possible. There are also features on weddings throughout the year showing you how to make beautiful pew ends buttonholes & table arrangements for each season. While other flower arranging books look impressive but leave you wondering just how to achieve such beautiful arrangements at home " Flower Arranging" isn't just about showing off it's about showing how."
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This title features over 150 innovative flower designs in traditional & contemporary styles by a leading floral designer. It teaches the full range of flower arranging techniques in an easy-to-follow format enabling the reader to create all the designs from the very simple to the elaborate. You can make a classic Tulip Arrangement Blue & White Tussie Mussies a Red Tied Sheaf & Ornamental Cabbage Tree. Ideas for special occasions include wedding nosegays buttonholes & posies Easter bouquets Christmas swags & Valentine's circlets. It

Includes:: displays using fresh & dried flowers & foliage with designs to suit every room of the house & for every season & celebration. It offers over 700 beautifully-crafted images including step-by-step photographs of each display. This beautiful book is a complete guide to creating innovative flower designs for any occasion or setting. The 150 step-by-step projects are organized within sections on Fresh Flowers Dried Flower & Flowers for Special Occasions. The designs use every kind of flower foliage or natural decoration & range from simple & restrained to rich & flamboyant. Projects include an Aurum Lily Vase a Bride's Victorian Posy & a striking Flower Cone. Accessible to beginners the range of ideas will challenge the most experienced flower designer. Over 700 photographs by the lifestyle photographer Debbie Patterson show how to use the right setting for every arrangement. There is also advice on basic equipment harvesting seasonal availability & containers. Whatever the occasion you will find the perfect arrangement here.

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The Flower Arranging Expert shows you how to make the most of cut or dried flowers in your home with expert advice on: The basic ingredients
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