Making Christmas decorations is a seasonal favourite for children (and their parents) year on year. With Christmas Paper Play, there’s no need for a huge stash of crafting materials, as you’ll find in
This beautifully illustrated book will introduce children to the joys of nature, and show them what wonderful secrets are revealed if you just look a little closer. By holding a light behind each page
Speed, pressure and stress are what we expect in life yet do we really need to accept that reality? The authors share meditative insights on what mindful living really means, along with meaningful exe
Includes postcards featuring the champion breeds or models, perforated for easy removal. This book showcases equines of all varieties from the diminutive Shetland to the elegant Morgan, and the muscul
The urban chicken movement shows no sign of abating, with home-raised hens considered the poster girls of the urban farming and buy local campaigns. In the US, many states have overturned laws that ma
In this exciting book, young readers can voyage through the seas and oceans of our watery planet the last great unexplored place on Earth! 30 key topics are covered, from the sunlit ocean surfac
Mindfulness is a lifelong exercise and the older we get the more appreciative we can become of the practice. This title reveals how the father of science introduced an understanding of ourselves and o
All 30 options are based on six straightforward prototypes. Graded projects take you from your first simple butterfly to more complex beetles and bugs. The projects are based on species from around th
After pencils, pastels are the easiest medium of all for the novice artist to learn on: you can get a vivid, appealing result with just a few hours practice, and the solid sticks of colour are satisfy
Watercolour is such a rewarding medium for the artist that its well worth mastering it offers both portability and gorgeous, rich, mutable colours. This is the perfect introduction for anyone whos tho
Insects and spiders hold a powerful allure their design is so complex and their scale so entrancingly minute. This book contains a selection of engravings with detail and enhanced by informative text.
Meet the charismatic Ancient Egyptians in this informative title for history buffs aged 8 12. Covering more than just mummies and pyramids, this book introduces life by the Nile, including the j
The revival of traditional printing methods has been afoot for the last decade, and the tactile charm of letterpress has ensured that its popularity is on the rise. Ladies of Letterpress is an organiz
The emotional responses to death are unpredictable and individual, with denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance all natural stages of the grief cycle. This book explores the universal, li
A handbook to herbs that offers an introduction to the power of plants. It is followed by concise growing tips and profiles; guidelines on the set up of an alchemists kitchen; and techniques on how to
We are all members of a one-earth society, and caring for the earth and soul is interrelated. In this book, the author urges readers to create a new consciousness that reveres nature and explores how,
Offers kids the chance to be palaeontologists themselves. This title features 12 dinosaurs from across the Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic eras. It also includes facts about habitat and its diet.
Offers a delightful insight into how the act of baking is a practical meditationby its very nature. This title looks at what it means to use our hands, and why kneading promotes wellbeing and explores
Its an urban jungle out there, and if its not the survival of the fittest, its certainly the survival of the most practical. But hows a boy or girl supposed to learn life's essential practicalities in
Each book in this series contains 30 different pull-out perforated postcards featuring the finest champion breeds or models. Each postcard comes with breed information and historical facts. This book
Each book in this series contains 30 different pull-out perforated postcards featuring the finest champion breeds or models. Each postcard comes with breed information and historical facts. This book
Helps you learn about, design and most of all draw all kinds of cool, colourful and amazing patterns. This title is packed with quirky activities, from drawing an abstract pattern with your toes and d
Jane Austen is more of a celebrity and media queen now. As a forensic observer of the social scene, with a mordant wit, and a sly way of puncturing pretension and seeing past the social facade, there
Are you sneaky enough to pull off a reverse robbery, by sliding a treat into someones bag or pocket? Have you got the guts to undertake a serious smile collection mission, and smile at every stranger
Featuring photography from Chicagos renowned Field Museum, this book explores 600 examples at actual size, alongside pattern details, clutch images, breeding range maps, and engravings of all the bird
There's nothing quite like the feeling you get when exchanging spine- tingling tales whenever there are friends together, and its dark, and perhaps a little quiet outside... This book adds a bloodcurd
Why does your dog get so possessive over the sofa, or so excited when someone calls at the front door? And why does he bark at bicycles and growl at men in hats? This book helps you solve the riddles
Cats were revered by the ancient Egyptians, beloved by the witches of Salem - and now find themselves celebrated in this delightful tribute. Sashaying in front of our photographer's lens are 40 of th
The best-selling 30-Second...series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 5
What happens to the food we don’t eat – all those discarded apple cores and rejected Brussels sprouts? Did you know that there are as many living organisms in a teaspoon of soil as there are people in
It’s easy to grow all sorts of flowers, scrummy fruits and vegetables on your very own Flowerpot Farm! Discover the fun and magic of sowing, growing and tasting home-grown plants. Meet the pollinators
Explores what it means to connect with nature and how we can learn from nature to be more mindful in everyday life. This title takes us on an engaging journey into the natural world and encourages us
A face-drawing doodle book with a difference: the witty drawing prompts and exuberant artwork invite you not only to add faces to people but also to toast, fruit, bowling balls, and more.
Be an animal explorer! Get ready to set off on an amazing journey all the way around the world! You’ll travel from the icebergs of Antarctica to the frozen Arctic and back again, through steamy jungle
Olaus Magnuss fantastical monster map, the Carta Marina of 1539, depicts an array of real and mythical beasts occupying the waters around the coasts of Scandinavia. This title introduces readers to Ma
The 50 most significant principles and styles in architecture, each explained in half a minute. The bestselling 30-Second series offers a new approach to learning about those subjects you feel you sho
Takes 600 of the fleshy fungi from around the world and reproduces each at its actual size, in full colour, and accompanied by a scientific explanation of its distribution, habitat, association, abund
When Sherlock Holmes wrestled Dr Moriarty on the Reichenbach Falls, he was employing a system of self-defence that was all the rage in Victorian Britain. In an age when footpads and fogle-snatchers me
Cherish is the Madonna Icon-ography a collection of more than 150 photographs alongside a lively commentary, in tribute to every key and unforgettable moment of Madonna’s life and career. Timeless and
