Meet Flower dominant female of the Whiskers group of meerkats. This is the story of how she was orphaned when the group was threatened by its powerful neighbouring meerkats. It tells how she was banished from the group then unexpectedly saved from certain death before making a triumphant return to the group as dominant female. This is the true story of long hot days in the Kalahari
- sunning foraging breeding fighting for supremacy & defending the range. Including a whole host of colourful characters Meerkat Manor" shows how meerkat society is a combination of selfless cooperation & ruthless competition providing important insights into behaviour in other animals including humans. Played out with all the drama of a soap opera this book offers a fascinating look at the lives of these little-understood creatures."
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Enter a world of meerkat madness with this awesome animal activity book packed with puzzles quizzes games & cool things to do. Full of cute & funny illustrations of meerkats making mischief on every page its guaranteed to provide hours of fun for fans of these crazy critters. Kids can make a pop-up meerkat greetings card find their way through madcap mazes burrow through brilliant board games discover marvellous meerkat facts make moreish meerkat biscuits & much more. ...

A cute mother & baby garden ornament made from resin & suitable for indoor or outdoor use. This meerkat mum & baby ornament stands Approx. 34 cm tall & would be a welcome addition to any garden. Please note this product cannot be returned to store. Please refer to your delivery paperwork for the returns procedure. ...

The remarkable collection of photographs in this book provide a rare insight into the fascinating world of meerkats. Here these endearing little carnivores appear in their many moods & in a wide variety of daily activities from grooming one another to taking turns on guard duty & from catching scorpions & small reptiles to setting forth to do battle with rival mobs. This stunning portfolio is accompanied by an informative & readable text which provides an overview of the meerkats lifestyle & behaviour & examines their social make-up & adaptations to a hostile environment. ...

The Colliers are a pretty normal family: mum dad two kids two dogs & two cats.. . Oh & a few wallabies two lemurs several owls Ringo the bad-tempered crane & two cheeky h&-reared meerkats named Wren & Rascal. THE MEERKATS OF SUMMER FARM is the remarkable story of a year at Axe Valley Bird & Animal Park following the birth of the adorable young kits. In her charming & often hilarious memoir Jayne Collier describes how these two playful & ever-curious creatures became the parks star attraction &
- in spite of permanent damage to her kitchen floor & occasional (subterranean) breaks for freedom
- found a permanent place in the familys heart.

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This book has arisen from a regular slot on Premier Radio called The Olive Tree where Julia Fisher interviews a person or couple from the Holy Land Arab or Jew who are actively engaged in reconciliation. Some powerful stories have emerged. The basic theme of the book is that despite all the dire reports the Christian church in Israel & the areas of Palestine is growing amongst both Arab & Jewish communities. As this happens Arabs & Jews are meeting becoming friends working together. This book collects some of these stories with the aim of showing that reconciliation is possible through the Cross no matter how powerful the childhood indoctrination or how great the social pressure. ...

How do people & goods get in & out of Gaza? Do Gazans ever have fun? Is the Strip beautiful? & do TV reports actually reflect ordinary life inside the worlds largest open-air prison? Meet Me in Gaza reveals the pleasures & pains hopes & frustrations of Gazans going about their daily lives witnessed & recounted by award-winning writer Louisa Waugh. Interspersed with fascinating historical cultural & geographical detail this is an evocative portrait of a Mediterranean country & its people. ...

Childhood friends Laurie & Rachel used to be inseparable
- but their lives have taken very different paths since they picked up
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Spoilt wilful resourceful & proud Sofia Solanas grows up on a magnificent ranch in the middle of the Argentine pampas loved by all around her. All that is except her Irish mother Anna who punishes her daughter for her own sense of alienation & inadequacy while doting on her sons. When a horrified Anna discovers that Sofia has embarked on a passionate love affair that can only bring shame upon the family she sends Sofia away to Europe inadvertently exiling her from her family & the man she loves for over twenty years. & then a family tragedy calls Sofia home. Following the story of the Solanas family in Argentina during the tumultous years of political upheaval & Sofias life in exile MEET ME UNDER THE OMBU TREE is a moving evocative & unforgettable story of love & forgiveness from a brilliant new voice. ...

A Mulliner collection In the Anglers Rest drinking hot scotch & lemon sits one of Wodehouses greatest raconteurs. Mr Mulliner his vivid imagination lubricated by Miss Postlethwaite the barmaid has fabulous stories to tell of the extraordinary behaviour of his far-flung family: in particular theres Wilfred inventor of Raven Gypsy face-cream & Snow of the Mountain Lotion who lights on the formula for Buck-U-Uppo a tonic given to elephants to enable them to face tigers with the necessary nonchalance. Its explosive effects on a shy young curate & then the higher clergy is gravely revealed. Then theres his cousin James the detective-story writer who has inherited a cottage more haunted than anything in his own imagination. & Isadore Zinzinheimer head of the Bigger Better & Brighter Motion Picture Company. Tall tales all
- but among Wodehouses best.
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