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The Book of Birds
A great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50% of bird species are in decline worldwide. Our dawns and springs are quieter each year than the last. An almost unimaginable abundance has been lost. It does not have to be this way –– but we will not save what we do not love.
The Book of Birds is a compendium of forty-nine bird species, from Avocet to Yellowhammer, all of which are declining or endangered in Britain. Inspired by the classic bird-books with which the authors grew up, this is a field guide with a difference. It asks not ‘What is that bird?’, but ‘Who is that bird?’ It shows its readers how to identify birds, but also how to identify with them.
With lyrical precision and playfulness, Robert Macfarlane evokes each bird’s habits and habitats –– their patterns of flight and of song, how they hunt and gather, how they nest and raise their young, the stories and myths which attend them, the threats which shadow them, and how their wild lives intersect with our own. And on every page we encounter Jackie Morris’s exhilarating artwork, painted in watercolour and gold and animated by an extraordinary attention to detail and sense of life. Set among this dazzling flock of species are seven sections celebrating the 'Seven Wonders' that together make up the everyday miracle of 'Bird': Nest, Egg, Beak, Song, Feather, Flight and Migration.
Seven years in the making, The Book of Birds is a love letter to the splendours and mysteries of birdlife, and a clarion call to halt the loss of birds from land, sea and sky. From Dipper to Dunnock and Kestrel to Kingfisher, from mountain to ocean and city to river, Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane conjure the unique spirit and lifeway of each species. This is a book to be treasured by bird-lovers of all ages, and a future classic work of reference.
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Formou deníkových záznamů dívky, která čeká v Terezíně na transport do vyhlazovacího tábora, líčí autor zápas pudové a nezničitelné naděje mladého člověka s hrůznou skutečností. Dívka využívá své krásy a mládí, aby oddálila odchod do transportu, ale zároveň si je vědoma toho, že kontakt s muži je zdrojem poučení o světě a lidech, které již nikdy nepozná. Snaží se pochopit hranice dobra a zla, má potřebu alespoň jednou v životě svobodně jednat, i když ví, že za to zaplatí tu nejvyšší cenu.
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Povídky sběratele
Dvacet krátkých povídek. V knize se můžete začíst do příběhu sošky madony nalezené ve vypleněném hřbitovním kostelíku nebo do peripetií, které může prožít biedermeierovský skleník s dlouhým rodokmenem. Jiné historie sám o sobě vypráví starý rezavý připínáček nebo secesní cínová váza. Příběhy prochází krásné ženy, pije se v nich lahodné víno, jídá dobré jídlo. Soubor povídek Karla Žižkovského provází deset krásných ilustrací Borise Jirků, jedenáctou kresbou je portrét autora, který sám sebe představuje slovy: „Jsem geolog se zájmem o všechno krásné, a k tomu sběratel.“
Zamilovaná holka - Luv Duet 1
Langley zoufale shání doprovod na svatbu, kde si její první láska bere její nevlastní sestru. Chce někoho mimo svět bohatých, kdo se nezalekne její rodiny ani skandálu. Iker potřebuje peníze, aby zajistil bratrovu budoucnost, a nabídku přijme. Mělo jít jen o obchod, jenže mezi nimi přeskočí jiskra. Dokážou riskovat víc než jen pověst – vlastní budoucnost?
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Zdravé včely - příručka chovatele
Tato modernizovaná příručka přináší aktuální pohled na biologii a chov včely medonosné. Je doplněna o řadu barevných fotografií a přehledných schémat a vychází z nejnovějších poznatků výzkumu i praxe. Renomovaný odborník Dr. Wolfgang Ritter srozumitelně vysvětluje, jak správně pečovat o včelstva, včas rozpoznat hrozby a účinně předcházet nemocem.
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To All the Boys Ive Loved Before (Graphic Novel Edition)
What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them...all at once?
Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren't love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she's written. One for every boy she's ever loved - five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed and, suddenly, Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control.
A gorgeous graphic novel adaptation of the global phenomenon TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE.
With beautiful full colour art throughout by Chinese artist Li Lu.
A cosy YA rom com that's pure serotonin!
Grace the Cove Dragon
We are Dragon Girls - hear us roar!
Grace, Zoe, and Sofia share an incredible secret. They can transform into powerful Sea Dragons when they travel to the Magic Forest! Each of the girls has a deep love of the water. Grace is a skilled swimmer, Zoe is an avid surfer, and Sofia is an experienced diver. They must work together to save the forest's waterways from the evil Fire Queen.
Grace's swimming skills will be put to the test as she leads her friends in a quest to rescue a kidnapped dolphin. If the dolphin is not returned, the Magic Forest will never be the same!
Perfect for fans of Rainbow Magic, Unicorn Academy & My Little Pony
A series celebrating difference and the environment
Cute, collectable books for beginner readers
Beetle Boy (reissue)
Darkus's dad is missing - vanished from a locked room in the Natural History Museum. The police are baffled; how can someone disappear without a trace?
Moving in with his eccentric uncle, Darkus discovers a new friend in a giant beetle - and it wants to communicate.
But can a boy and a beetle be friends? And can they find Darkus's dad together?
The first book in MG Leonard's acclaimed trilogy, followed by Beetle Queen and Battle of the Beetles!
Featuring exotic beetles, a daring quest, a mixture of bold male and female characters and a truly venomous villain
Includes brilliant illustrations by Julia Sarda
From the author of Hunt for the Golden Scarab, Twitch and the Adventure on Trains series, co-written with Sam Sedgman
Sonic the Hedgehog Racing Sticker Book
Life in the Fast Lane! Dive into this exciting sticker activity book with Sonic the Hedgehog’s friends and all their cool new vehicles. Join Sonic and all his friends in this brand-new high-speed sticker adventure. Including more than 650 stickers, this engaging sticker book is packed with lots of activities and puzzles! Race to the finish of each activity with your pal Sonic, and use your stickers to tackle mazes, sequences, word games and so much more! Includes brand new Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds stickers and activities! More Sonic sticker books available: Sonic the Hedgehog Sticker Activities BookSonic the Hedgehog Sticker Quest: Sonic vs ShadowSonic the Hedgehog 1001 StickersSonic the Hedgehog Get Creative Sticker Activity Book
Crow: Thief of Magic
Twelve-year-old Crow is a thief.
Scraping a living on the winding streets of Starsgard, Crow works for the leader of the criminal underworld, stealing from the city’s wealthy ruling class. But when a routine job takes Crow to the home of a mysterious sorcerer, his whole life is turned upside down – and after a planned heist goes wrong, leaving Crow alone and with nowhere to turn, he finds himself a new position as the sorcerer’s apprentice.
Before long, Crow is introduced to the ancient art of dream magic – catching dream essence and using it to create dreams for the rich citizens from whom he once stole. But when Crow learns of an ancient strain of nightmare magic that threatens to unleash devastation on Starsgard, he must make a terrible choice… and decide who he can really trust.
With a stunning, richly-detailed world, an incredible story, and a wonderful cast of characters, Crow: Thief of Magic is an extraordinarily exciting fantasy debut – perfect for fans of Impossible Creatures, His Dark Materials, and Skandar and the Unicorn Thief.
The Between-Worlds B&B
Have you ever wanted to experience magic? Have you ever wanted to get away from everyone and everything? Do you enjoy baked goods?
Margo is bored. It’s the summer before she graduates and she has no idea where her life is going. When she gets locked out, and checks into a lovely B&B, Margo is greeted by surprisingly handsome receptionist, Finn. The rooms are cosy, there’s a grand library and a huge swimming pool, and the breakfast smells amazing.
But Margo soon suspects that it’s all too perfect, and that magic is in the air. She’s fairly sure that one of the other guests is a fairy princess, for one thing. Is this a B&B for magical beings? But Margo doesn’t have a magical bone in her body, so what is she doing there?
Jezdkyně světla 5: Zmizení v Pandorii
Jezdkyně světla se podařilo rozdělit. Lisa, Alex a Linda se vydávají na zoufalou misi, aby našly ztracenou Anne. Zachrání ji ale dřív, než bude příliš pozdě? Vše totiž hraje proti nim. Nevědí, komu mohou věřit a tajemství z minulosti, která vyplouvají na povrch, je děsí. Kdo po nich jde? A proč? Místo odpovědí na ně čeká rozhodnutí – nelehká volba, která může stát životy.
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The Bone Mother
When reporter Martha Strangeways is called into investigate the discovery of body parts on a remote railway track, she’s drawn into a strange case, as her own past comes back to haunt her… The atmospheric, critically acclaimed series continues… Martha Strangeways has settled into a quiet life in Strathbran, after the horrific events that traumatised the village a year earlier: her son, Dougie is at university, her friend Orla will give birth at any minute, and she’s becoming ever closer to her ex, Jamie. But all this is turned upside down when her friend at Glasgow CID, DI Derek Summers, calls on her to help with a truly disturbing case: a human ear, with an unusual Celtic earring, has been found next to a railway line in the Highlands. And when the body of a young woman wearing matching jewellery turns up at a landmark church shortly after, the mystery only deepens. Why has she been laid out in such a ritualistic fashion? Does her trek along the little-known Cailleach Way have anything to do with her demise? And who is running the Facebook Group where she posted details of her journey to the shrine of the Bone Mother goddess? As Martha tries to unpick the threads, she soon finds herself entwined with a ghost from her own past, and in conflict with the owner of a company committed to a huge hydroelectric scheme that threatens to destroy the goddess’s sacred land. With Halloween approaching, and someone determined to protect the goddess at all costs, can Martha and Summers catch the killer before they strike again – and this time much closer to home…?
Dark is the Morning
Sometimes love isn’t where you belongIn a mountain village in the Abruzzo region of Italy, Gino, a troubled young man, realises that his childhood sweetheart Franca can give his life the happiness and stability he needs. They seem made for each other, and move to a remote house in the countryside - but there is something in Franca’s past that haunts Gino. Descending into pathological jealousy and resentment towards a married man who had been Franca’s lover, Gino is unable to stop himself imagining the worst, and embarks on a violent path that has catastrophic consequences. Shifting between tenderness and paranoia, beauty and tragedy, this is an extraordinary novel from one of the UK’s most unpredictable and celebrated writers.
Marcie and Giraffe
Marcie has painted a picture of Giraffe. At first, she loves it! But when Giraffe paints a picture of Marcie, she's not so sure. "Your art is better than mine . . ." she sighs, before making a series of FIERCE and SCRIBBLY pictures that capture her inner turmoil. Can Marcie and Giraffe find a way to make art togethe? n this joyful debut, Kim Gregory boldly explores what it feels like to compare yourself to others. Her energetic illustrations in vibrant primary colours bring Marcie and Giraffe to life in style. Full of warmth and personality, this hilarious duo will inspire you to embrace mistakes, express ideas with confidence and discover the messy magic of making art with friends. Perfect for fans of Ish by Peter H. Reynolds, Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg, Mix It Up! by Hervé Tullet, and The Artist by Ed Vere, this picture book is a must-read for any child learning to trust and celebrate their own creative voice.
Ban Ban's Bakery
'A delicious, heartwarming hug of a book' – Beatrice Blue (author of Once Upon a Unicorn Horn)Ban Ban the bunny dreams of starting her own bakery, full of the delicious treats she makes with her Grandma. Finally, it’s opening time, and everything is going well until… Oh no! What’s that burning in the ove? haos ensues as Ban Ban struggles to calm the impatient customers, but with the help of a clever baby hamster, everybody bands together to help Ban Ban create the warm and welcoming bakery she's always dreamed of, just in time for a very special guest. This cute and uplifting story about the power of friendship and community is the debut picture book from London-based illustrator Elena Hiroko Magee and her much-loved creation, Ban Ban the bunny. Cosy up with this beautiful book, full of sweet characters and delicious bakes. There’s even a guide for how to make your very own Ban Ban cake at the end!
A Wagon in the Woods
For everyone who dreams of escape to a cabin by a stream, for those moments of tranquility while the natural world does its thing around you ... 'An inspirational tale of discovery and a passionate quest to fulfil a life-long dream.' - Ella Al-Shamahi, British explorer, paleoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist, stand-up comic and presenter. A beautiful, humble, honest book , it reminds us to look into the undergrowth to find the wonder, to slow down and notice more. The perfect tonic for our chaotic times.’ - Sophy Roberts, author of Lost Pianos of Siberia and A Training School for Elephants‘Aldred has travelled the world driven by his love for trees. But the forest he loves most is here at home-the New Forest. This wonderful book takes us all into the depth of his special place-reminding us that we all need our own special wild place.’ - Alastair Fothergill, producer of The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, and Frozen PlanetSome moments in childhood are frozen in time, vivid and vital, an anchor. When James Aldred tracked down an old horse-drawn wagon he once played in, he found himself inside one such moment again. However broken and rotten, it transported him to a magical summer in the New Forest forty years ago and awakened in him the possibility of reliving it with his young family. In his evocative memoir, Aldred chronicles his return to a cherished landscape. As he painstakingly restores the wagon, learning from local crafts people, he delves into both the New Forest's natural history and storied past, tracing its roots back to the 16th century and even further to the time of William the Conqueror. Camera traps reveal otters hunting in the brook nearby, while the nearby goshawk nest and fox earth speak to the area's thriving wildlife. Masterfully observed, A Wagon in the Woods is a celebration of both people and place, and the timeless bond between land, history and the enduring spirit of adventure.
Bobby Bains Ain’t Playing
When the girls are banned from the five-a-side tournament, young Sikh footballer Bobby Bains rallies his teammates to make a stand in this uplifting tale of solidarity from Bali Rai. Football-mad Bobby and his friend Maisie are excited to hear about a new five-a-side tournament – especially as it’s happening on Diwali, or Bandi Chhor Divas as Sikhs call it! After getting their teams together, however, Maisie is told she’s not allowed to take part. Hers is the only girls’ side to have entered and they’re not allowed to play against the boys. How unfair is that? Bobby can’t believe it, and he comes up with a plan to make a stand. But will he be able to convince anyone to join him? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Limitless
'Inspirational’ Ben Fogle 'Incredible' Bear Grylls ‘Extraordinary’ Bill Bailey 13,000KM. 240 days. A journey no one thought possible. ________ What are you capable of when you stop believing your own limits? When Mitch Hutchcraft set out to swim, cycle, run, and climb from the English channel to the summit of Everest, he made history. Over 240 days, he crossed two continents and reached the highest point on earth. But there's far more to this story than the miles. Just a few years earlier, Mitch was struggling with grief and loss. What followed would test his body, his mind, and his belief in what's truly possible. Your Everest isn't a mountain. It's the goal you've abandoned, the fear you're avoiding, the version of yourself you've stopped believing in. Built around nine proven principles, Limitless gives you the roadmap to break through your mental barriers and achieve what you once thought impossible. Inside, you'll find practical strategies for building discipline, silencing doubt, and turning overwhelming goals into actionable steps. Real frameworks for the mindset shifts that separate people who dream from people who do. Powerful, honest, and deeply practical. This is a guide for anyone ready to stop negotiating with themselves and take the first step. The only limit that matters is the one you choose to accept. Mitch's adventure took him to the top of the world. Where will yours take you? __________ ‘One of the most incredible stories of endurance and resilience you will hear’ Ollie Ollerton ‘A man and story that will inspire you to push further’ Joe Hart Perfect for fans of Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins and Mind Over Miles by Russel Cook.

























