A...B...Sea

Contents: Prelude and Fugue in A * Prelude and Fugue in A Minor * Prelude and Fugue in A Flat * Prelude and Fugue in B Minor * Prelude and Fugue in B Flat * Prelude and Fugue in B Flat Minor * Prelude

Meet Isadora Moon's mermaid friend, Emerald! Emerald is learning how to be a mermaid princess, but there are just so many rules. She loves having fun with her friends and exploring her underwater world with her pet octopus, Inkibelle, she doesn't want to be stuck in the palace with everyone looking at her and checking that she's doing things the proper, royal way. The morning after a big storm, Emerald discovers a shimmery egg in Dad's back garden.A baby sea dragon hatches from the egg! It is sooo cute! When the cheeky little sea dragon hitches a lift with Emerald back to Mum's, everyone at the royal palace is enchanted. Emerald knows deep down that they need to find its real family and so Emerald, Delphina, and Mum set out on an exciting ocean adventure to do just that. Illustrated throughout in sea green and black, Emerald is perfect for readers who are looking for a first chapter book with a splash of wildness and wonder.

A gripping study of the Battle of the Barents Sea, fought in the darkness and cold of the northern winter, in which the Kriegsmarine sought to sever the crucial Allied Arctic Convoy route.The Arctic convoys that passed through the cold, dangerous waters of the Barents Sea formed a vital lifeline – a strategic link in tanks, supplies and above all goodwill between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. In December 1942, under Operation Regenbogen (Rainbow), the German Kriegsmarine sought to strike a crippling blow on the Arctic convoys and finally sever this all-important sea route. In this fascinating work, renowned naval expert Angus Konstam documents the fate of the Allied Convoy JW 51B as it came under attack from some of the Kriegsmarine’s most powerful surface warships – a pocket battleship, a heavy cruiser and six destroyers. Illustrated with stunning battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs, it explores the David and Goliath struggle between the Allied ships def

"Engagingly light-hearted, Pratchettesque comic fantasy" - The GuardianAround the unfriendly, rocky island of Brutalia, the waves are awash with brave sea-farers, on a treasure hunt for their demanding queen. Among them is Mort, but rather than hunt for treasure, he's more interested in looking for his family who are lost at sea. Unfortunately, his shipmate Punky has her eyes firmly on the prize.But when the pair find the tentacle of a mythical sea creature, their adventure takes a dramatic turn. Is this the prize-winning treasure Punky and the queen seek? Or could it be a monstrous twist in Mort's rescue mission? The second book in a wickedly funny series about an aspiring pacifist in a brutal kingdom, perfect for fans of the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON series, FROSTHEART and THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL. PRAISE FOR MORT THE MEEK AND THE RAVENS' REVENGE:"Crammed with wisecracking corvids and outrageous wordplay, it's engagingly light-hearted, Pratchettesque comic fantasy" - The Guardian

Guts again dons the Berserker armor to battle a sea god, plunging into the creature on a mission to locate and pierce its heart.

Water rushes out to sea out of nowhere. Suddenly, huge waves come crashing inland. It's a tsunami!

Water rushes out to sea out of nowhere. Suddenly, huge waves come crashing inland. It's a tsunami!

Introduces various creatures that live in or near a coral reef, including sea horses, starfish, and dolphins.

Meet the amazing sea lion! Introduce elementary kids to these marine mammals and their ocean lives in this North American Spanish translation. Long bodies, fancy flippers, and thick skin help these sea creatures swim with speed and agility. Readers explore the features, habitats, and behaviors of sea lions, including pup raising and colony life, all with STEM-appropriate text and gorgeous photography. An end folk tale from Japan tells why fishers respect these animals. A great nonfiction resource for Spanish-language learning and bilingual readers. Includes table of contents, index, same-page definitions, and further resources.

In this Legendary Lovers romance with a smoldering twist on My Fair Lady, a feisty lady turns a bold American sea captain into a proper lord after he inherits a British title.

The Aldens have joined Dr. Iris Perez as she investigates legendary creatures around the world. In this adventure, the children investigate what might be living in the deep trench off the coast of Puerto Rico. From manatees to mermaids to sea monsters, creatures of the sea have been attracting tourists to the area for years. But when a man on a nearby island goes missing, it’s up to the Aldens to sort out fact from fiction.

This collection includes a short biography on Conrad and the following titles:The Mirror of the Sea, Notes On Life and Letters, and A Personal Record

A new one volume edition of this classic sequence of sea novels set in the early nineteenth century, about a voyage from England to Australia.

A g o r g e o u s f i r s t p i c t u r e b o o k t h a t ' s f u l l o f b a b i e s !

Running away to sea brought adventure and wealth, but then came shipwreck and a desperate struggle for survival.

One Firm Anchor is a fantastic introduction to the history of chaplaincy at sea and what preceded it.

A wealthy young man experiences life aboard an English ship and adventures at sea during the Napoleonic wars

Oceanic Histories is the first comprehensive account of world history focused not on the land but viewed through the 70% of the Earth's surface covered by water. Leading historians trace the history of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans and seas, from the Arctic and the Baltic to the South China Sea and the Sea of Japan/Korea's East Sea, over the longue durée. Individual chapters trace the histories and the historiographies of the various oceanic regions, with special attention given to the histories of circulation and particularity, the links between human and non-human history and the connections and comparisons between parts of the World Ocean. Showcasing oceanic history as a field with a long past and a vibrant future, these authoritative surveys, original arguments and guides to research make this volume an indispensable resource for students and scholars alike.

"Recounts four fact-based tales of hauntings, including a ghost horse on the coast of Massachusetts, a haunted painting at a Virginian plantation, a skeleton in Colorado, and a ghostly sea captain in

After a storm, a crushed migrant worker is found floating among headless walrus near a Bering Sea village in Alaska. His mysterious death sucks Camilla Mac Cleary, a young anthropologist from Berkeley

New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins spins an unforgettable tale of a captivating beauty with a secret, a dashing sea captain on a treacherous mission—and the priceless artifact that seals

A magical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairytale, with stunningly intricate illustrations.When she falls in love with a prince, the little mermaid persuades a sea witch to replace he

A magical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairytale, with stunningly intricate illustrations.When she falls in love with a prince, the little mermaid persuades a sea witch to replace he

During a storm on the infamous Tasman Sea, a lone sailor testing a new, around-the-world racing sailboat goes missing under mysterious circumstances. Her disappearance triggers worldwide headlines and

You'll journey into a thrilling, mysterious world when you color these artistic renderings of creatures of ancient mythology. Sixteen dramatic illustrations include a dragon and a sea serpent, the sin

A bestselling investigative journalist takes a tour of the Alberta oil and gas industry, revealing how Canada’s richest province is squandering our chance for a sustainable future.In its desperate sea

Contents: Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes) * Passacaglia (Peter Grimes) * Sinfonia da Requiem * Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge.

This book provides a new translation of substantial extracts from the Qumran writings, which comprise an important part of the Dead Sea scrolls. The writings reflect the beliefs and practices of a religious community which existed on the shores of the Dead Sea between the middle of the second century BC and AD 68. They shed considerable light on the Essenes, whose movement had an important focus at Qumran. In addition to selecting the most significant legislative, poetic and liturgical writings, Professor Knibb provides a commentary dealing with major interpretative problems raised by the extracts.

&b>This is a breathtaking novel from Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke award winning author. &/b>&b>The walls between many worlds are collapsing and only a handful of people ar

A lyrical, beautifully illustrated account of a river's journey from its source to the sea - supports key stage 1-2 Geography. "All rivers have a beginning..." This lyrical account of a river's journe

A splash of sea foam. A sly sparrow. A man dodging the rain. From such mundane, unexpected moments, Spanish poet Claudio Rodriguez crafted his 1965 Alliance and Condemnation, a collection of poems tha

Fiction. Young Adult Novel. What happens when a fearless young explorer teams up with a junkyard genius and builds a submarine? Going to sea with an unusual crew, a strangely intelligent seagull with

Reviving a 1921 murder investigation that horrified the nation and marked a sea change in the treatment of black Americans, a gripping new book revisits the John Williams plantation in Georgia--a farm

At a time of growing environmental crisis, a pioneer of Green Buddhist thought offers challenging and illuminating perspectives.With species rapidly disappearing and global temperatures and sea levels

A professor of acoustic engineering provides a tour of the world's most amazing sound phenomena, including creaking glaciers, whispering galleries, stalactite organs, musical roads, humming dunes, sea

A day at the beach turns into an adventure when Scooby Doo and the gang encounter a sea monster--and the reader's choices govern what happens next.

The six members of the Mad Scientists' Club experiment with new projects which include investigating a strange sea monster and the theft of a valuable dinosaur egg.

Sharpen your sketching skills with these 38 different species of sea creatures, including a comical clownfish, a friendly dolphin, and a variety of sharks, from the hammerhead to the great white.

A strange and beautiful sea-creature is brought into the marine sanctuary where Sasha works. The sea-girl is kept as an exhibit and for scientific research. But Sasha wants to know more about her – are there more of her kind? What sort of community does she come from? Does she have a family? There is a story to be told, in exchange for a promise. It is a story of cruelty and grief, of love and longing and pride; the story of Merryn, who makes a traumatic journey from sea and to land, from defiance to finding her true self and the power of sisterhood. This new fable is from twice Carnegie Medal-winning author, Berlie Doherty. She draws on the folklore of ocean and landscape and, in the language of our oldest tales, weaves the traditional into our modern preoccupations. Powerful ink and silhouette illustrations by Tamsin Rosewell brighten the tale with a vibrant but classical language of visual storytelling. Rosewell draws on the long heritage of silhouette and paper-cut work for her ins

Set in a richly-imagined world, this action-heavy fantasy epic and series opener is like a sword-and-sorcery Spartacus.It starts with a shipwreck following a magical storm at sea. Horace, a soldier fr