'In an ancient city by the sea, three sisters - a maiden, a mother, and a crone - are drawing maps by candlelight. Sombre, with piercing grey eyes, they are the three Fates, and every map is a human l
Search for six narwhals - known as the unicorns of the sea - in every beautifully illustrated scene. From a trip to the museum and a day out at a water park, to a tropical beach and icy waters, there'
A message in a bottle? A fiery asteroid from space? A sea of magical mystical mermaids? This is the world of GILLBERT.In the deepest part of the ocean, unexplored by man and too deep for humans to swi
A message in a bottle? A fiery asteroid from space? A sea of magical mystical mermaids? This is the world of GILLBERT.In the deepest part of the ocean, unexplored by man and too deep for humans to swi
'Cold iron' is a phrase that is used by fishermen as a euphemism to avoid misfortune at sea. This book provides a lively and compelling insight into the use of such euphemisms, which form a part of th
A Long Watch is the story of the highest-ranking prisoner detained by the Tamil Tigers during Sri Lanka's civil war, a naval officer pulled from a dark ocean after a battle at sea. For eight years Com
All the men are dead - now it's the boys' turn. On a tiny archipelago, cut off from the rest of the world by a cursed sea, a handful of survivors live a precarious existence, clinging to their memorie
Die-cut books so simple that they are genius! Who could these animals be? Peep through the holes, turn over and see. Young readers will meet a range of friendly sea creatures—a whale, a fish, a dolphi
BOOK 3 IN THE BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR. Sequel to To Sail a Darkling Sea and Under a Graveyard Sky. A hardened group of survivors fights back against a zomb
BOOK 3 IN THE BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR. Sequel to To Sail a Darkling Sea and Under a Graveyard Sky. A hardened group of survivors fights back against a zom
The dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean bring us a complete story set in an incomplete world.The gods have created a world – they've built mountains, a sea and a sky – and now their days are fi
Cannibals! Captives! Coconuts! One man's love of the sea leaves him stranded on a desert island with nothing but a few goats, a bible, and a parrot for company. Will he ever escape? Will his new pal F
The dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean bring us a complete story set in an incomplete world.The gods have created a world - they've built mountains, a sea and a sky – and now their days are fi
Poetry. Seth Landman believes in questions. The first poem in his book is a question, a good one. He wants to ask questions, his poems create a rich, vast, deep, wide, whale's way oceanic sea of a pla
After a life of wrong turns and lost hope, can true love be more than a bittersweet fantasy?Melinda Andrews arrives on the Oregon coast with a dream of running the Sea Glass Inn. Still reeling after a
Based on a true story: A Spanish sea captain rescues four German castaways during a treacherous storm in 1940. He doesn’t know who they are or where they came from, but one of them gives the captain a
A wild storm shakes a small East Anglian seaside village and sets off a series of events that changes the lives of all its residents. Set in the high Edwardian world of 1907, The Sea is a fascinating
Sent out for a swim in the deep sea, Tiddler, a young fish who just can't keep still, sees many interesting creatures and one very dark cave, in a storytime board book version of a rhyming tale. 15,00
From time to time I dream that I'm a manatee, Undulating underneath the sea A little boy dreams of becoming a manatee, and what a dream it is! With his new gigan-atee manatee proportions, he sets off
A bestseller since 1880... The classic saga of the Roman Empire From a thrilling sea battle to its famous chariot race to the agony of the Crucifixion, this is the epic tale of a prince who became a
A sweet counting book that encourages reading together.One little mermaid swimming in the sea. Off on an adventure―come along with me!A sweet counting book that encourages reading together. For toddle
This stunning middle grade historical fantasy adventure is a companion to the critically acclaimed A Crack in the Sea. Now in paperback.Putnam, the future king of Raftworld, wants more than anything t
This spring, with the publication of Bette Howland’s CALM SEA AND PROSPEROUS VOYAGE, A Public Space Books restores to the literary canon an extraordinarily gifted writer, who was recognized as a major
Five contemporary origami masters contributed to this collection of easy-to-make figures. The eight original designs include a blue whale, penguin, shark, common eagle ray, squid, and both a deep-sea
Seabirds are the living links between land, air and sea. They enjoy a freedom that even humans, with all our technological assistance, can barely imagine. Many species travel mind-boggling distances a
“A storyteller of the first order.”—Joshua Ferris “Josh Weil is a spectacular talent.”—Lauren Groff Following his debut Dayton Literary Peace Prize-winning novel, The Great Glass Sea, Sue Kaufman Priz
As autumn washes over coastal Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, the Seaside Knitters anticipate a relaxing off-season. But when murder shatters the peace, the craftiest bunch in town must unravel a killer&rs
Adventurous Cleo and couch potato Cornelius live in ancient Egypt, where cats are worshipped like gods and goddesses. After Cornelius accidentally boards a boat departing on a voyage across the sea, C
This book provides a broad range of applications and recent advances in the search for healthcare materials from the sea. A narrative description of fundamentals as well as technological acumen are in
As tensions between China and Japan increase, including over the disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japan has adopted under Prime Minister Abe a new security posture. This involves, internally, a
A muggy night in Abu Dhabi, 2011. Under the stadium lights a 30,000-strong sea of Libyans, Palestinians, Syrians and Egyptians wait in anticipation. Alongside them are Saudis, Iranians and Israelis. D
A muggy night in Abu Dhabi, 2011. Under the stadium lights a 30,000-strong sea of Libyans, Palestinians, Syrians and Egyptians wait in anticipation. Alongside them are Saudis, Iranians and Israelis. D
The high seas are a locus of migrant and refugee crossings, lawlessness, and of environmental destruction. Academics mobilize the motif of ?at sea” on a literal or figurative level, submerging in its
Historian Timothy Bolton offers a fascinating reappraisal of one of the most misunderstood of the Anglo Saxon kings: Cnut, the powerful Danish warlord who conquered England and created a North Sea emp
The presence of concentrations of organic substances and cations in sea water is a matter of increasing concern to the water industry, environmentalists and the general public alike. There is a threat
Ilarion Merculieff weaves the remarkable strands of his life and culture into a fascinating account that begins with his traditional Unangan (Aleut) upbringing on a remote island in the Bering Sea, th
