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." ...

One of a new series of books Read & Discover" designed to encourage children to learn about the world as they learn to read. Squishy bladderworts sticky sundews cobra lilies & Venus flytraps
- plants that bite back are amazing! It supports KS1-2 Science & Literacy. It is written in consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. It offers non-fiction for developing readers. It

Includes:: texts & illustrations which support children learning to read. It contains extra information sections at the back of the book with index author & illustrator biography."


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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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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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When Teddy's grandpa makes Teddy & his best friend Ruby some toy diggers they don't realise how special they are.. .until they start to play with them & the diggers transform into magic flying diggers & swoop the children off for a fantastic jungle adventure. The author of Harry & the Bucketful of Dinosaurs & the ilustrator of The Kiss That Missed join forces once again to bring you a dynamic & engaging book for boys. ...

Shipley Manor is ready to set sail but how will Polly & Tom fare on her maiden voyage? Harry Hopper Hawkins has set them off on a special mission but its hard work helping the world Get the Fizzle. What with interfering billionaires icebergs in the Caribbean flying alligators & armies of child-slaves things are getting pretty tricky. To top it off their old adversary Venetia Pike is back this time with even darker & more twisted ideas. Can Tom figure out her plot in order to save him & Polly & the very future of the Fizzle itself? ...

In an age of colourless bureaucrats Nigel Farage is a politician who is impossible to ignore provoking controversy & admiration in equal measure. A fun-loving iconoclast whose motto is work hard & play harder A Farages charismatic leadership & determination to battle the forces of anti-libertarianism have made him a Robin Hood figure to many & propelled his party UKIP into a position of real power in the country. Never one for a quiet life this paperback edition

Includes:: the story of Nigels extraordinary escape from death in a plane crash on the eve of the 2010 general election (the light aircraft he was flying in got caught up in a UKIP banner it was towing & crashed shortly after take-off badly injuring Farage & his pilot) his recovery & return to the leadership of UKIP in November 2010. Featuring sometimes hilarious & often terrifying encounters with a stellar supporting cast including Tony Blair Gordon Brown Nicolas Sarkozy Jose Manuel Barroso & UKIPs short-lived silver-gilt masco Robert Kilroy-Silk
- & told with Farages customary wit & humour Fighting Bull is a candid colourful life story by a fascinating & controversial character. It also shows that one fearless determined individual can still make a difference."


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Whilst we might choose our words carefully we rarely think about the origins behind the many phrases place names & expressions we use every day. Yet behind these words lies a fascinating story steeped in the weird & wonderful history & traditions of every day life. From hundreds of commonplace & more quirky terms to names of streets & cities this fascinating & fun book anwers the questions youve always wondered about the wondeful language we all use yet seldom think about. So if it is all Greek to you & seems like hocus pocus for Petes sake dont be left on tenderhooks have a gander at this idiosyncratic tome. Make no bones about it
- its the bees knees!
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