This book is a study of animals - their natural history, mythology, folklore and religious significance around the world as well as their role in our lives, dreams and everyday language. It examines t
The children of the forest live deep in the roots of an old pine tree. They collect wild mushrooms and blueberries and shelter under toadstools when it rains. They play with the squirrels and frogs, a
Selfish and lazy, fourteen-year-old Nils learns kindness and wisdom after he is bewitched into an elf-sized boy and carried off by a barnyard goose to join the migration of wild geese across Sweden to
Shows you how to transform wooden spoons, pieces of string, holey socks, outgrown clothes and other scrap materials into beautiful, durable and functional theatrical puppets. This book helps you disco
This beautiful, highly illustrated book shows that a deep understanding of the sacred mysteries of Egypt is key to illuminating the texts and images of the time.
A groundbreaking study of the work of ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho. The author debunks the postmodernist scholarship by which Sappho is interpreted today and offers translations reflecting the char
Mikhail Gorbachev is living proof that the word is mightier than the sword; that ideas, not armies, change the world. Two key words, Perestroika and Glasnost, characterised his philosophy - words that
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John have been translated many times into many languages. Kalmia Bittleston, an ordained priest of the Christian Community, spent the last ten years of her life
Peter and Lotta go on a picnic with their aunts and uncle, but while the adults are napping the children play in the rowboat, and trouble occurs when they lose the oars and float away.
In the 1830s, a young girl visits her neighbor, the famous author, artist, and naturalist, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and they talk and paint together in his garden. Includes a biographical summary o
It's Christmas Eve, and most people are safely tucked up in their beds. But the Christmas angels know who needs their help on this holy night, and are ready to fly down to help the lost, lonely and we
"The angel does not deal with space, only time. Time is as far down from duration as an angel can penetrate. Therefore, the footprints of all angels resemble bookmarks and can be found in every single
