One day a small scruffy bear meets six terrified white mice; theyre scared of the dark forest & all the predatory creatures that live there including an owl a fox & a slithery snake... But never fear Scruffy Bear has all kinds of ingenious ideas about how to keep them safe! ...

Top Score is a clever new series that combines sports facts & statistics with fun maths puzzles & activities. Perfect for students aged 7 years & over & older students who are reluctant readers or struggling mathematicians. Each title

Includes:: a wide range of maths activities across all areas of the maths curriculum.

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One boy two codes
- How will he decide? When Steven's mother remarries & moves down south Steven is torn between loyalty to his
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If you&8217;re a cup cake fan then you&8217;ll love this A4 hardcover notebook with it&8217;s spiral binding & illustrations of cupcakes all over a gingham pink background. The paper on each page is lined & perforated & hole punched for ease of use. ...

Whether you are about to go out in a sculling boat for the first time simply enjoy recreational sculling or have aspirations to be a member of the national team this book contains information that will help you to improve your performance & maximize your potential. Sculling considers the principles that underlie training technique & the correct adjustment of the boats rigging & gearing. It offers practical advice on how those principles can be applied. Topics covered:
- Technique & training
- Confidence building & mental skills
- Racing strategies
- Physiological requirements
- Healthy sculling nutrition & injury prevention
- Effective learning & coaching
- Safety
- Types & designs of sculling boats blades & equipment







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One of the first books in our new Basics of Sculpture series. This aims to give the beginner a broad basic knowledge of how to sculpt in wood. Step-by-step photos illustrate how to go about it & machinery is kept to a minimum so that the beginner can make several pieces on a slim budget with just a few tools. The book is filled with projects of increasing difficulty so that the reader can progress in his or her skill level. The projects gradually become more difficult & in the final project power tools are introduced. This project is also laid out as a hand tools project so the reader can see the differences & choose which way to do it. The book also covers the basics needed for getting started: sourcing materials choosing a suitable wood for the project & planning the project. Possible treatments for finishing off the piece at the end are also recommended such as using abrasives repairing blemishes & colouring staining or decorating the surface. Essentially a complete guide on sculpting in wood for the beginner upwards. ...

It was a slaughterhouse the most horrific scene I have ever witnessed... Olive Martin is a dangerous woman. I advise you to be extremely wary in your dealings with her. The facts of the case were simple: Olive Martin had pleaded guilty to killing & dismembering her sister & mother earning herself the chilling nickname The Sculptress. This much journalist Rosalind Leigh knew before her first meeting with Olive currently serving a life sentence. How could Roz have foreseen that the encounter was destined to change her life -- for ever? This is one of my books of the year Sunday Times A devastating effective novel Observer Awesomely accomplished.. . The plot twists & grips like an octopus Daily Telegraph ...

This new book in the World of Art" series surveys the dynamic developments in sculptural practice worldwide since the mid-1990s outlining major trends & identifying important & vibrant artists who are forging new paths & setting the contemporary agenda. It explores such key topics as the use of the body in sculpture the appropriation of everyday ephemera the use of light & sound as technological elements nature & ecology as dominant & pressing issues the inter-relationship of sculpture with design & other evolving fields of contemporary art & the huge impact of installation. Established artists such as Damien Hirst Jeff Koons Mariko Mori Ai Weiwei & Rachel Whiteread are featured alongside an international cross-section of promising new talent including Polly Morgan Patricia Piccinini Sopheap Pich & Anselm Reyle. With over 200 photographs displaying a huge range of sculptural works both in the gallery & on-site " Sculpture Now" offers an authoritative & highly readable look at one of the most exciting arenas of contemporary artistic practice." ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Though the Scythian period in the history of Eastern Europe lasted little more than 400 years the impression these horsemen made upon the history of their times was such that a thousand years after they had ceased to exist as a sovereign people their heartland & the territories which they dominated far beyond it continued to be known as greater Scythia. From the very beginnings of their emergence on the world scene the Scythians took part in the greatest campaigns of their times defeating such mighty contemporaries as Assyria Urartu Babylonia Media & Persia. This highly illustrated book details their costume weapons & the way they waged war. ...