When Jacob Jankowski recently orphaned & suddenly adrift jumps onto a passing train he enters a world of freaks grifters & misfits the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression making one-night stands in town after endless town. Jacob a veterinary student who almost earned his degree is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena the beautiful young star of the equestrian act who is married to August the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time & place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford. Water for Elephants was a major movie starring Robert Pattinson & Reese Witherspoon. ...

A reference for all water gardeners whether amateur or professional. From building a wall fountain or installing a pond to replanting a stream it features technical advice & drawings steering the reader around the pitfalls. Areas covered include: designing a full range of water features including fountains ponds bog gardens streams & leisure pools; preparing the site whether flat sloping wet or dry on sand or on rock; construction methods & materials; special effects with lighting stepping stones & islands; safety & maintenance measures; stocking a pond with fish & attracting wildlife; planting techniques; & a full catalogue of floating emergent & marginal plants marsh & water-loving plants as well as waterside trees & shrubs. ...

The story begins with a mysterious egg washed up on a Scottish beach the morning after a great storm. Kirstie & her brother Angus find the egg & take it home. The next day it has hatched into a tiny greeny-grey creature with a horses head warty skin four flippers & a crocodiles tail. The baby sea monster soon becomes the family pet
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Catherine Carreg has grown up a tomboy spending her days racing her ponies with Deio the drovers son in a small Welsh village. But Catherine is consumed by a longing to escape the monotony of village life & with Deios help runs away to London. Alone in the unfamiliar bustle of the city Catherine finds a position in a rest home for sick governesses in Harley Street run by Miss Florence Nightingale. Then as the nation is gripped by reports of the war in the Crimea Catherine volunteers as a nurse
- & her life changes beyond all recognition. Arriving in Scutari she is pitched into a living nightmare & against the passion & heroism of one of the most traumatic wars in history she is forced to grow up quickly & painfully & learn the hardest lessons of love & war.
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This work offers simple steps to gardening success from the experts at the RHS Follow RHS show-how & know-how for a garden that looks great all year round (whatever size it is). Inspirational tips & techniques on creating impressive water features cascades ponds choosing the right plants keeping them in top condition & more guarantee success. Get perfect results: whether youre a green-fingered guru or a gardening novice. For more step-by-step gardening advice pick up other titles from this series. ...

This book is not only for painters" but for all types of creative individuals who want to experience & play with watercolor whether their background is mixed-media textile art journaling or paper craft. Unlike the typical watercolor text books this unique beautiful volume is a field book of inspiration creative ideas how tos & projects all from an artists perspective. Each creative exercise features a technique shows stepby-step photographs &

Includes:: a clever idea for a gift or project that can be made from the painted samples."

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This title is an illustrated guide to varieties cultivation & care with step-by-step instructions & over 110 beautiful photographs. Everything you need to know at a glance in one handy & beautifully illustrated practical guide. It

Includes:: full photographic directory of more than 40 common & exotic water plants from bog plants & marginals to oxygenating plants & water lilies. For each plant full botanical information is provided on history growth hue height spread & suitability. It offers step-by-step photographic guidance on buying plants propagation routine maintenance & pests & diseases.

Includes:: instructions on how make a pond with a liner stocking your finished pool & adding ornamental fish. A highly accessible guide to bringing water plants into your garden whether you have a large or small space. Water gardens are increasingly popular not only for the exciting variety of plant life that can be cultivated but also for the diversity of animal species attracted by the aquatic environment. This clear & accessible book explains how to use water plants to their best advantage as well as providing an illustrated directory of over 40 recommended varieties. It explains the difference between bog plants & oxygenators surface floating plants & deep-water plants with practical advice on growing & maintenance. From selecting & caring for water plants to making your own pond the book will help you to create a water feature to enjoy for years to come.



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You have only to call my name to bring me back " he whispered his breath hot in my ear. " You have only to love me to make me human." Seduced by a powerful incubus demon Callie has succeeded in banishing him to the Borderlands but Liam still haunts her dreams tempting her with the knowledge of how to bring him back. But loving an incubus usually ends in death for a human. For her own sake Callie must learn to control her desires & ensure Liam remains trapped for all eternity in his watery prison. Only there is a more dangerous creature than Liam in the Borderlands. The Water Witch is looking for a way back..." ...

The Water-Babies (1863) is one of the strangest & most powerful children's books ever published. Written by an Anglican clergyman with an insatiable love of science the story combines an uplifting moral about redemption with a crash course in evolutionary theory & has an imaginative exuberance equalled only by Lewis Carroll. Young Tom is a chimney-sweeper's boy who one day falls into a river & drowns only to be transformed into a water-baby. Through his encounters with friendly fish curious lobsters & characters such as Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby he sloughs off his selfish nature & earns his just reward. Tom's comic adventures are constantly interrupted by Kingsley's sideswipes at contemporary issues such as child labour & the British education system & they offer a rich satiric take on the great scientific debates of the day. The story's linguistic & narrative oddities make it an unclassifiable fantasy that is both a naturalist's handbook & an aquatic Pilgrim's Progress & its vibrant symbolism also reveals some of Kingsley's more private obsessions regarding cleanliness & sanitation reform. This new edition reprints the original complete text & illustrations &

Includes:: a lively introduction & notes that reveal the full richness of this bizarre but compelling fairy tale.

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