In the middle of a wood there is a chick who will not fly. Not I!" she cries to Mother Owl & Father Owl. She flaps she flips she flops & hops back into the nest. Time passes & seasons change but still she refuses to fly. Will she ever learn to let go & soar up into the open sky?" ...

Who looks after the sky? The Cloudbabies do! While the Cloudbabies are busy preparing for night-time. Bobo looks after the Skyhorseys by himself. & it isnt long before the Skyhorseys escape! Will the Skyhorseys ever get back home? A first board storybook based on the new animated series currently airing on CBeebies. ...

For three very different people brought together by their love for birds life on the Queensland coast in 1914 is the timeless & idyllic world of sandpipers ibises & kingfishers. In another hemisphere civilization rushes headlong into a brutal conflict. Life there is lived from moment to moment. Inevitably the two young men
- sanctuary owner & employee
- are drawn to the war & into the mud & horror of the trenches of Armentieres. Alone on the beach their friend Imogen the middle-aged wildlife photographer must acknowledge for all three of them that the past cannot be held.

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Enjoy personal tuition from a professional instructor on one of the UKs beautiful trout lakes & rivers. Youll be wet fly" fishing
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Church & Gathercole offer a new approach to mastering the exciting popular sport of fly fishing. Trout can be found in all types of water--reservoirs lakes streams & rivers--and for each environment the angler is shown how to change his techniques to cope with prevailing conditions. Step-by-step color photographs are used to illustrate the major techniques clearly allowing the reader to refer quickly to any topic of specific interest. Packed with sound advice Fly Fishing for Trout" is the definitive guide to trout fishing for all fly fishermen novice or expert." ...

Do you have a deep-rooted fear of flying or would you simply like to be more relaxed when you get on a plane? In this informative & accessible guide veteran airline pilot Captain Keith Godfrey & psychologist Dr Alison Smith welcome you aboard & take you through everything from take-off to touchdown helping you to feel more confident & at ease when journeying by air. Many of the questions that trouble nervous flyers are addressed; for example: What is turbulence? Why are there so many unusual noises during a flight & what are they? How does an aircraft stay in the air? What happens if an engine fails? How effective are air traffic controllers? ...

With a double-page spread devoted to each pattern featuring step-by-step instructions in full colour & ring-bound so that it will lie flat on the bench or table top beside the fly-tying vice this is the ideal reference book for anglers who wish to tie their own versions of the most successful patterns in current use. Peter Gathercole starts with an introduction to fly-tying basics materials equipment & techniques. He divides the flies themselves into five categories: Dry Flies Nymphs & Bugs Wet Flies Streamers & Hairwings & cover patterns that have a proven success record in catching trout salmon & grayling in rivers & lakes throughout the world. On each spread there is a key indicating which species the fly is designed to attract a brief description of when & how it should be used a full-colour photograph of the finished fly indicating the materials used for the body rib hackle etc. the range of hook sizes for which the pattern is suitable & on the facing page easy to follow step-by-step instructions for tying. A craft requiring patience practice & the right instruction this comprehensive guide has remained a highly popular choice among fly-fishermen since its original publication in 2003. ...

The ability to tie your own flies gives an added dimension to the anglers sport
- there is nothing so satisfying as seeing a trout
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In this touching novel for ages 10+ Lucy Christopher explores the remarkable bond between a young girl a boy & a damaged wild bird
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The Consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile & successful flying boat/amphibian ever built serving not just with the US Army Air Force Navy & Coast Guard during the Second World War but also with the air forces of Britain Canada Australia & New Zealand with the Danes Free French & Norwegians as well as Brazil Chile Indonesia & elsewhere. With a remarkable lifting capacity & endurance this long-range twin-engine aircraft could absorb a great deal of punishment & still return home after flights lasting an entire day & covering thousands of miles. It was employed as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft as a bomber & torpedo-bomber as an anti-submarine weapon as a mine-layer as a special operations machine & as a search & rescue craft by day & night. It ferried stores mail & people
- many of them sick & injured
- across all the worlds oceans & is rightly held in the deepest respect by all who had anything to do with them flying or being flown. In this book Andrew Hendrie tells the whole amazing story of the Flying Cats of their exploits & achievements of the heroism of many of their crews & the problems they had to endure. With numerous photographs as well as appendices listing technical data & individual aircraft histories this is the definitive history of the Catalina & its operations world-wide.

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