if the world were 100 animals miranda smith

A thought-provoking book for children aged 5+ years that explores biodiversity and opens up key discussions about the environment and the topical issues highlighted in David Attenborough''s documentary Extinction: The Facts. There are estimated to be around 20 quintillion animals living on Earth, but it''s tricky to picture so many animals! So instead, let''s imagine just 100 animals at a time . . .What does it look like? How are animals divided up? How many species are still to be discovered? Where in the world can wild mammals be found? And how ''wild'' are they really? What are the most popular pets? How many species are extinct and how many are in danger?If there had only ever been 100 animals, then 10 are living and 90 are extinct!IF THE WORLD WERE 100 ANIMALS opens up discussions and includes tips on how to protect the world we share – supporting children in becoming global citizens and promoting empathy, kindness and self-awareness.If we focus on just 100 animals, it''s easier to see the things they have in common, and the things that make them different. So come and meet the animals in our wildlife park, and think about the big questions that affect them, and us!Collect the other books in the series:IF THE WORLD WERE 100 PEOPLE – WINNER of The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2022 and WINNER of The ALCS Educational Writers’ Award 2023IF OUR WORLD WERE 100 DAYS

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WINNER of The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2022.WINNER of the ALCS Educational Writers’ Award 2023.“A terrific find for social studies teachers seeking to promote inquiry and active citizenship.” Picked by School Library Journal for the Best Nonfiction books of 2021.There are more than 8 billion humans living on Earth, but it''s tricky to picture so many people! So instead, let''s imagine the whole planet is a village where 100 people live – each person representing around 80 million people in the real worldSo what does our global village of 100 people look like? Are they all grown-ups? Are there more males or females? How many have black hair or blue eyes? What languages do they speak? Who can read and write? How many have access to the internet or have enough food to eat? Does everyone have access to electricity or clean water?This thought-provoking book answers all of these questions and much, much more! Big ideas are broken into bitesize chunks through clever illustration and graphic design. By focussing on just 100 people, it''s easier to see the things we have in common, and the things that make us unique. If the World Were 100 People is a perfect introduction about the world we live in for children aged 5+ and a wonderful way to support them in becoming global citizens. Great to read at home or in the classroom.So come and meet the people in our global village, and think about the big questions that affect us all!Try other books in the series:IF THE WORLD WERE 100 ANIMALSIF OUR WORLD WERE 100 DAYS

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'So, so good! ... More gems than a pirate's chest ... science, art, history, culture - it's epic and mammoth, a repository of all our truths through their lives' Chris PackhamA powerful and fascinating insight into the 100 animals - from the blue whale to the mosquito - that have had the biggest influence on humanity through the ages. We are not alone. We are not alone on the planet. We are not alone in the countryside. We are not alone in cities. We are not alone in our homes. We are humans and we love the idea of our uniqueness. But the fact is that we humans are as much members of the animal kingdom as the cats and dogs we surround ourselves with, the cows and the fish we eat, and the bees who pollinate so many of our food-plants. In The History of the World in 100 Animals, award-winning author Simon Barnes selects the 100 animals who have had the greatest impact on humanity and on whom humanity has had the greatest effect. He shows how we have domesticated animals for food and for transport, and how animals powered agriculture, making civilisation possible. A species of flea came close to destroying human civilisation in Europe, while the slaughter of a species of bovines was used to create one civilisation and destroy another. He explains how pigeons made possible the biggest single breakthrough in the history of human thought. In short, he charts the close relationship between humans and animals, finding examples from around the planet that bring the story of life on earth vividly to life, with great insight and understanding. The heresy of human uniqueness has led us across the millennia along the path of destruction. This book, beautifully illustrated throughout, helps us to understand our place in the world better, so that we might do a better job of looking after it. That might save the polar bears, the modern emblem of impending loss and destruction. It might even save ourselves.

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An exquisite edition of The History of the World in 100 Animals by author and journalist Simon Barnes, adapted and abridged for younger readers, with superb illustrations by award-winning artist, Frann Preston-Gannon, illustrator of I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree. This outstanding gift book proposes the 100 animals who have had the greatest impact on humans and the way we view the world around us. From the bees who pollinate our food to the chimpanzees who share over 98% of our DNA, this book explores the unique and thought-provoking relationship between humans and animals throughout history. This fact-filled guide is sure to inspire and delight animal lovers young and old, and will make the perfect gift this Christmas.

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A thought-provoking way of looking at world history and our place within it.

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A moving, lyrical picture book about a young girl's love for her granddad and how she copes when he’s gone, written by multi-award winning poet and Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho. This beautifully illustrated, powerful and ultimately uplifting text is the ideal way to introduce children to the concept of death and dying, particularly children who have lost a grandparent. With Allison Colpoys’ gorgeous artwork spilling from each page, accompany a girl and her grandad over spring, summer and autumn. See how he teaches her to imagine, to create, and to enjoy the small things in life, and how, when winter comes, he lives on in her heart. The perfect way into talking about a difficult subject with children, showing that sadness is as necessary to happiness as winter is to spring. If All the World Were… is a soothing, reassuring approach to loss and how to live without someone you loved, and a beautiful story, beautifully told.

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Neil MacGregor''s A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today. Seen through MacGregor''s eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined. A stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early Victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire. An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years. ''Brilliant, engagingly written, deeply researched'' Mary Beard, Guardian ''A triumph: hugely popular, and rightly lauded as one of the most effective and intellectually ambitious initiatives in the making of ''public history'' for many decades'' Sunday Telegraph ''Highly intelligent, delightfully written and utterly absorbing '' Timothy Clifford, Spectator ''This is a story book, vivid and witty, shining with insights, connections, shocks and delights'' Gillian Reynolds Daily Telegraph

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From the author of The History of the World in 100 Animals, a BBC Radio Four Book of the Week, comes an inspirational new book that looks at the 100 plants that have had the greatest impact on humanity, stunningly illustrated throughout. As humans, we hold the planet in the palms of ours hands. But we still consume the energy of the sun in the form of food. The sun is available for consumption because of plants. Plants make food from the sun by the process of photosynthesis; nothing else in the world can do this. We eat plants, or we do so at second hand, by eating the eaters of plants. Plants give us food. Plants take in carbon dioxide and push out oxygen: they give us the air we breathe, direct the rain that falls and moderate the climate. Plants also give us shelter, beauty, comfort, meaning, buildings, boats, containers, musical instruments, medicines and religious symbols. We use flowers for love, we use flowers for death. The fossils of plants power our industries and our transport. Across history we have used plants to store knowledge, to kill, to fuel wars, to change our state of consciousness, to indicate our status. The first gun was a plant, we got fire from plants, we have enslaved people for the sake of plants. We humans like to see ourselves as a species that has risen above the animal kingdom, doing what we will with the world. But we couldn’t live for a day without plants. Our past is all about plants, our present is all tied up with plants; and without plants there is no future. From the mighty oak to algae, from cotton to coca here are a hundred reasons why.

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BOOK 15 IN THE MUCH-LOVED ISABEL DALHOUSIE SERIES''You can''t go out of the house without tripping over a philosophical question.'' That is a remark made by Isabel Dalhousie to Jamie, the bassoonist who is her handsome younger husband. Isabel''s own life, of course, points to the truth of this observation: she seems to attract philosophical problems in much the same way as a magnet attracts iron filings.In this latest movement in the symphony of her life, Isabel is faced with novel challenges, each of which tests her resolution to do the right thing. Dawn, a nurse in an infectious diseases ward, is let down by her lover and needs a place to live. Not surprisingly, Isabel offers her a roof over her head. What do you do, though if your house-guest locks herself away and avoids all contact?And then there is the pompous and slippery Professor Robert Lettuce. He is planning a prestigious conference, and involves Isabel in it. But look at the budget: why is there such a large payment for Lettuce himself and for a young female assistant? Isabel is suspicious.Other intriguing problems abound, including Isabel''s involvement in a book group threatened by discord and bickering. Isabel remains calm. Of course she does. She knows the power of love, reason, and a clear head to resolve all of these issues, and more.PRAISE FOR THE ISABEL DALHOUSIE NOVELS:''Isabel Dalhousie''s charm is undeniable'' Sunday Times''The No. 2 Lady Detective . . . anyone who loves Precious cannot fail to be charmed'' Mail on Sunday''Delightful . . . McCall Smith is a writer who celebrates kindness, in short supply in the world today'' Sunday Telegraph''McCall Smith''s greatest gift as a writer - and God knows this is just one of many - is that he can write likeable characters'' New Statesman

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Motivational, passionate and persuasive, this is a compilation of the world''s 100 greatest speeches by some of the most significant people in history who have played an important role in shaping the world as we know it now. These speeches-by kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, freedom fighters and politicaleaders, dictators and writers-have made a mark in world history. These speeches not only give us an insight into the past, but also inspire us with their demands for equality, cries of freedom, a call to arms, rooting for the cause of the individual or the nation.earn from the inspirational words of King Charles, Vladimir Ilyichenin, Adolf Hitler, Mohandas K. Gandhi, George Washington, Rabindranath Tagore, Anne Besant, Theodore Roosevelt and Subhas Chandra Bose, among many others.

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Explore the wildlife of the world in 100 wordsearches with bright, cartoon-style illustrations. The puzzles feature creatures in their natural habitats, from tigers in the jungle to desert scorpions, and from red pandas in the Himalayas to deep-ocean vampire squid. And with over 1,200 animals to find, kids will be word-hunting for weeks. The wordsearches grow gradually more challenging throughout the book and are perfect for quiet times alone or playing with friends and family. All the answers can be found at the back of the book.

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A funny and fascinating guide to the world of working animals – packed with astonishing facts! Is your doctor a donkey? Is your postman a platypus? Probably not, that would be . . . amazing! But bee-lieve it or not, many animals do have jobs. Get ready for a whirlwind tour around the globe where you'll meet some of those amazing animals and learn all about the incredible jobs they do – from bomb-sniffing bees and detector dolphins to caddy llamas and the bodega cats of New York City. Readers will discover: The role of therapy animals in helping people feel more calm in airports (including LiLou – San Fransisco’s superstar therapy pig!) How llamas can help golfers get around the course (without ever leaving a mess behind!) How bees can be trained to detect illnesses (Un-bee-lievably!) And much, much more! Simon Philip’s witty, fact-filled text pairs perfectly with Adam Ming’s captivating contemporary art, making this book the perfect gift for any child who loves animals.

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The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. They were also brilliant adventures of the mind, test cases for the reaches of human imagination. Now only the great pyramid remains fully standing, yet the scale and majesty of these seven wonders still enthral us today.In a thrilling, colourful narrative enriched with the latest archaeological discoveries, bestselling historian Bettany Hughes walks through the landscapes of both ancient and modern time. This is a journey whose purpose is to ask why we wonder, why we create, why we choose to remember the wonder of others. She explores traces of the Wonders themselves, and the traces they have left in history.A magisterial work of historical storytelling, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World reinforces the exciting and nourishing notion that humans can make the impossible happen.

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Kniha - autor Neil MacGregor, 614 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A paperback reader's edition of this original and very successful history of humanity. The book's range is enormous, with each chapter immersing the reader in a past civilisation, not just describing the objects and how they were made, but what their significance is. 'Magnificent...brings home to our hearth the long-dead ancestors, the distant races, the heroes and brutes... there is poetry in their survival' "Times"

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The perfect gift for any young animal-lover, this beautifully illustrated information book is an ideal introduction to the world of rainforest animals!Illustrated in a bright, contemporary style, this is a modern guide to some of the most popular and interesting rainforest animals from the tiny poison dart frog to gentle giant gorilla, taking in such favourites as sloths, jaguars, capybaras and pangolins along the way. This information book for young children is packed with information and fun facts – everything you need to know to help you learn about and identify some of the most intriguing creatures on the planet!With key facts about size, weight, diet and lifespan, there is even a helpful guide to animal babies and a special, "Did you know?" section on each creature, which all young natural historians will love!

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Travel the world and discover animals under threat in this beautiful gift book from conservation biologist and award-winning author Martin Jenkins.From the mighty Asian elephant to the tiny rosalia longicorn beetle, creatures all over the world are under threat like never before in human history. Travelling around the world in a series of striking graphic stamps from printmaker Tom Frost, this timely book introduces some of the threatened species and explores why they are in danger. Written by conservation biologist and award-winning author Martin Jenkins, this is a beautiful and illuminating journey through the world of endangered animals.

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The perfect gift for any young animal-lover, this beautifully illustrated information book is an ideal introduction to the world of farm animals!Illustrated in a bright, contemporary style, this is a modern guide to some of the most popular and interesting farm animals from adorable alpacas to talkative turkeys, taking in such favourites as cows, goats, pigs and sheep along the way. This information book for young children is packed with information and fun facts – everything you need to know to help you learn about and identify farmyard friends! With key facts about size, weight, diet and lifespan, there is even a helpful guide to animal babies and a special, "Did you know?" section on each creature, which all young would-be farmers will love!

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Kniha - autor Michael Pollan, 480 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most admired writers takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness When LSD was first discovered in the 1940s, it seemed to researchers, scientists and doctors as if the world might be on the cusp of psychological revolution. It promised to shed light on the deep mysteries of consciousness, as well as offer relief to addicts and the mentally ill. But in the 1960s, with the vicious backlash against the counter-culture, all further research was banned. In recent years, however, work has quietly begun again on the amazing potential of LSD, psilocybin and DMT. Could these drugs in fact improve the lives of many people? Diving deep into this extraordinary world and putting himself forwardas a guinea-pig, Michael Pollan has written a remarkable history of psychedelics and a compelling portrait of...

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WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION **NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND ROBERT DE NIRO** ‘A riveting true story of greed, serial murder and racial injustice’ JON KRAKAUER ‘A fiercely entertaining mystery story and a wrenching exploration of evil’ KATE ATKINSON ‘A fascinating account of a tragic and forgotten chapter in the history of the American West’ JOHN GRISHAM From the bestselling author of The Lost City of Z, now a major film starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland, and the Number One international bestseller The Wager, comes a true-life murder story which became one of the FBI’s first major homicide investigations. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. As the death toll climbed, the FBI took up the case. But the bureau badly bungled the investigation. In desperation, its young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to unravel the mystery. Together with the Osage he and his undercover team began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. ‘David Grann has a razor-keen instinct for suspense’ LOUISE ERDRICH

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***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***''Teems with sly humour, witty asides and intelligence ... A pleasure to read'' TIMES-----Now a major BBC drama: The Strike seriesWhen novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, she just thinks he has gone off by himself for a few days - as he has done before - and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home.But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine''s disappearance than his wife realises. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were published it would ruin lives - so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him.And when Quine is found brutally murdered in bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any he has encountered before . . .A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn, The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott.*** The latest book in the thrilling Strike series, TROUBLED BLOOD, is out now! ***-----PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES: ''One of the most unique and compelling detectives I''ve come across in years'' MARK BILLINGHAM''The work of a master storyteller'' DAILY TELEGRAPH''Unputdownable. . . Irresistible'' SUNDAY TIMES''Will keep you up all night'' OBSERVER''A thoroughly enjoyable classic'' PETER JAMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS

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''Took me to the sun-kissed beaches and wildness of Cornwall. A beautiful story of love lost, interwoven with family dramas and lasting friendships. I have lived the book with each page turned and was sorry to say goodbye to all of the characters at the end'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rosamunde Pilcher''s phenomenal and heart-warming bestseller exploring the nuances of family dramaArtist''s daughter Penelope Keeling can look back on a full and varied life: a Bohemian childhood in London and Cornwall, an unhappy wartime marriage, and the one man she truly loved. She has brought up three children - and learned to accept them as they are.Yet she is far too energetic and independent to settle sweetly into pensioned-off old-age. And when she discovers that her most treasured possession, her father''s painting, The Shell Seekers, is now worth a small fortune, it is Penelope who must make the decisions that will determine whether her family can continue to survive as a family, or be split apart.READERS ADORE THE SHELL SEEKERS:''A beautifully crafted story of the intricacies of family lives stretched over time. The characters and settings are so well described it''s as if the details were plucked from my imagination'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''One of my favourite novels. It is a book I turn to again and again, whenever I am dejected or in need of comfort, and in doing so, restore some of my equilibrium'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Excellent book . . . Rosamunde Pilcher never fails'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I have read this book so many times and each time I read it I''m transported into the story as if it was the first time I had read it'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''The book grabs your attention on page one and keeps it until the last page. Not only is this an enjoyable read, it''s also a compelling read. I really struggled to put this book down'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐PRAISE FOR ROSAMUNDE PILCHER:''A beautiful, haunting story . . . that will tug at your heart strings'' Prima''A huge warm saga . . . A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence'' Maeve Binchy in The New York Times Book Review''A long, beguiling saga, typically English . . . Splendid'' Mail on Sunday

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Philadelphia. The late 1870s. A city of cobblestone sidewalks and horse-drawn carriages. Home to the famous anatomist and surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a "resurrectionist" (aka grave robber), Dr. Black studied at Philadelphia's esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world's most celebrated mythological beasts - mermaids, minotaurs, and satyrs - were in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind? "The Resurrectionist" offers two extraordinary books in one. The first is a fictional biography of Dr. Spencer Black, from his humble beginnings to the mysterious disappearance at the end of his life. The second book is Black's magnum opus: "The Codex Extinct Animalia, a Gray's Anatomy" for mythological beasts - dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, Cerberus - all rendered in meticulously detailed black-and-white anatomical illustrations. You need only look at these images to realize they are the work of a madman. "The Resurrectionist" tells his story.

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This book is an essential resource for young readers to learn about the Reign of Terror against the Osage people - one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes.In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, thanks to the oil that was discovered beneath their land. Then, one by one, the Osage began to die under mysterious circumstances, and anyone who tried to investigate met the same end.As the death toll surpassed more than twenty-four Osage, the newly created Bureau of Investigation, which became the FBI, took up the case, one of the organization's first major homicide investigations. An undercover team infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest modern techniques of detection. Working with the Osage, they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.In this adaptation of the adult bestseller, David Grann revisits his gripping investigation into the shocking crimes against the Osage people.

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If the world as we know it ended tomorrow, how would you survive?A nuclear war, viral pandemic or asteroid strike. The world as we know it has ended. You and the other survivors must start again. What knowledge would you need to start rebuilding civilisation from scratch?How do you grow food, generate power, prepare medicines, or get metal out of rocks? Could you avert another Dark Ages, or take shortcuts to accelerate redevelopment? Living in the modern world, we have become disconnected from the basic processes and key fundamentals of science that sustain our lives.Ingenious and groundbreaking, The Knowledge explains everything you need to know about everything, revolutionising your understanding of the world. ‘A glorious compendium of the knowledge we have lost in the living…the most inspiring book I’ve read in a long time’ Independent ‘A terrifically engrossing history of science and technology’ Guardianhttp://the-knowledge.org/

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"If the world of gardening has rock stars, Piet Oudolf qualifies as Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Prince rolled into one." -Gardenista The original publication of Planting the Natural Garden ushered in a revolution in landscape design: the New Perennial Movement. Spearheaded by internationally renowned designer Piet Oudolf, and incisively articulated by the late plantsman and designer Henk Gerritsen, it transformed private and public spaces with its emotionally resonant, naturalistic use of hardy perennials and grasses. Now this classic has been expanded and updated to include scores of new plants and combinations. Packed with practical information and visual inspiration, Planting the Natural Garden zeroes in on the New Perennial Movement''s power to move us, making its distinctive plant palette available to all. For enthusiasts of these vibrant landscapes, it is an essential text; for gardeners who love the dreamy moods and colours that Oudolf and Gerritsen celebrate, it''s the key to a magic kingdom of garden beauty.

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The Quarantine Atlas is a poignant and deeply human collection of more than 65 homemade maps created by people around the globe that reveal how the coronavirus pandemic has transformed our physical and emotional worlds, in ways both universal and unique. Along with eight original essays, it is a vivid celebration of wayfinding through a crisis that irrevocably altered the way we experience our environment.In April 2020, Bloomberg CityLab journalists Laura Bliss and Jessica Lee Martin asked readers to submit homemade maps of their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. The response was illuminating and inspiring. The 400+ maps and accompanying stories received served as windows into what individuals around the world were experiencing during the crisis and its resonant social consequences. Collectively, these works showed how coronavirus has transformed the places we live, and our relationships to them.In The Quarantine Atlas, Bliss distills these stunning submissions and pairs them with essays by journalists and authors, as well as notes from the original mapmakers. The result is an enduring visual record of this unprecedented moment in human history. It is also a celebration of the act of mapping and the ways maps can help us connect and heal from our shared experience.

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The Argonauts are the greatest heroes in Greek mythology—brave, forthright, and selfless! Or ARE they? Dive into this funny, action-packed adventure and discover the real heroes: the monsters. Created by NYT bestselling author Joshua Pruett (Last Comics on Earth) and perfect for fans of superheroes and endless jokes.Gyro and the Argonauts tells the totally (mostly) true story of the first “Greek Geek,” a super fanboy vineyard grape-squisher named Gyro (like the sandwich), who learns there's so much more to the maligned monsters of mythology (such as the CYCLOPS, the MINOTAUR, and even MEDUSA herself), and so much less to his favorite heroes (including Perseus, Heracles, and Pegasus) than he ever dreamed. All this happens when he joins the crew of the intrepid Argonauts and learns to never meet your heroes (think: The Avengers, if the Avengers were all buttheads). This side-splitting, voice-driven, and SUPER OUTRAGEOUS series follows Gyro (pronounced hee-roh) on his journey to become a hero. In addition to fun, pertinent, and timeless themes, readers will also learn fascinating facts from Greek and Roman mythology (like the fact that Bellerophon, not Perseus, rode Pegasus the flying horse—and no, dear reader, we didn’t know that, either!). With bestselling author Joshua Pruett's hilarious and heartwarming prose, cover illustration by Annie Award-winning storyboard artist and character designer Anthony Holden (Spider-Man: Across the Universe and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, among many more), and beautifully illustrated chapter headers by renowned comic artist Amanda Castillo (Mapmakers and the Flickering Fortress), this series starter is set to be a riotous and thrilling ride aboard the Argo. Where The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy meets Clash of the Titans, and probably in between some slices of pita, you’ll find Gyro and the Argonauts!“With big laughs, big heart, and big monsters, Gyro and the Argonauts is timeless fun for everyone!” – Max Brallier, sandwich expert and author of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Last Kids on Earth“Gyro and the Argonauts is a hilarious, adventurous, and nail-biting twist on Greek mythology tropes with a well-developed cast of zany characters ... Gyro is the new hero we all need: courageous, monster friending, and true to himself.” – Demetra Brodsky, award-nominated author of Last Girls and Dive Smack (and actual Greek)

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*Levison Wood''s documentary series on WALKING WITH ELEPHANTS is available to watch now on Channel 4*This book comes at a critical time. Fifty years ago, Africa was home to just over 1.3 million elephants, but by 1990 the number had halved. Meanwhile in the span of a lifetime, the human population has more than doubled. In Levison Wood''s The Last Giants, he explores the rapid decline of one of the world''s favourite animals. Filled with stories from his own time spent travelling with elephants in Africa, and documenting their migration in his Channel 4 series, Walking With Elephants, the book is a passionate wake-up call for this endangered species we take for granted. The Last Giants was written to inspire us all to act - to learn more and help save the species from permanent extinction.

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A panoramic exploration of peoples, objects and beliefs over 40,000 years from the celebrated author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany, following the new BBC Radio 4 documentary and British Museum exhibition. One of the central facts of human existence is that every society shares a set of beliefs and assumptions - a faith, an ideology, a religion - that goes far beyond the life of the individual. These beliefs are an essential part of a shared identity. They have a unique power to define - and to divide - us, and are a driving force in the politics of much of the world today. Throughout history they have most often been, in the widest sense, religious. Yet this book is not a history of religion, nor an argument in favour of faith. It is about the stories which give shape to our lives, and the different ways in which societies imagine their place in the world. Looking across history and around the globe, it interrogates objects, places and human activities to try to understand what shared beliefs can mean in the public life of a community or a nation, how they shape the relationship between the individual and the state, and how they help give us our sense of who we are. For in deciding how we live with our gods, we also decide how to live with each other.

Objev podobné jako Living with the Gods - Dr Neil MacGregor

Hudební CD - Nádherná antologie na dvou živých CD. Nádherná antologie na dvou živých CD. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop CD 1 The 1980 European Tour / After The Dance (Introduction) / Got To Give It Up / Come Get To This / Let #039;s Get It On / After The Dance / If This World Were Mine / Ain #039;t Nothing Like The Real Thing / Ain #039;t No Mountain High Enough / How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) / I Want You / Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) / CD 2 The 1983 North American Tour / I Heard It Through The Grapevine / Come Get To This / Let #039;s Get It On / God Is My Friend / What #039;s Going On / Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) / Joy / Medley: (Ain #039;t Nothing Like The Real Thing / Heaven Must Have Sent Your Precious Love / Let #039;s Be Friends / If This World Were Mine / If I Could Build My Whole World Around You) / Rockin #039; After Midnight / Distant Lover / Sexual Healing

Objev podobné jako Gaye Marvin: The Concert Anthology (2x CD) - CD (CLOCD2162)

Kniha - 208 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Philadelphia. The late 1870s. Home to the famous anatomist and surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a "resurrectionist" (aka grave robber), Dr. Black develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world's most celebrated mythological beasts--mermaids, minotaurs, and satyrs--were in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind?

Objev podobné jako The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work and Writings of Dr. Spencer Black (1594746168)

Kniha - autor Robert Galbraith, 592 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, she just thinks he has gone off by himself for a few days - as he has done before - and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home. But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realises. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were published it would ruin lives - so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him. And when Quine is found brutally murdered in bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any he has encountered before . . . When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, she just thinks he...

Objev podobné jako The Silkworm (9780751549263)

''Compulsively readable'' New York TimesSomewhere out there Ellie and her friends are hiding.Their country has been invaded. Everyone they know has been captured. Their world has changed overnight.They''ve got no weapons - except courage.They''ve got no help - except themselves.They''ve got nothing - except friendship.How strong could you be, if the world was full of people trying to kill you?Fans of Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins and Michael Grant - prepare to be hooked by the Tomorrow series.

Objev podobné jako The Tomorrow Series: Tomorrow When the War Began - John Marsden

A beautifully illustrated picture book with a powerful message about looking after our AMAZING planet!If I were the world, I’d want flowers and bees. A chorus of birds singing high in the trees. If I were the world, I’d want sparkling seas. If I were the world . . . would YOU look after ME?Today is the day to listen to our world!This beautiful and uplifting book will inspire us all to join hands and help our amazing planet. With an irresistible rhyming text by bestselling author Mark Sperring and stunning illustrations by rising star Natelle Quek, it''s the perfect book to inspire children to ask questions and take action.

Objev podobné jako If I Were the World - Mark Sperring

The World’s Most Pointless Animals is a witty, quirky, colourfully illustrated book featuring fascinating facts about some very silly animals … who we find are perhaps not so pointless after all. From familiar animals like giraffes (who don’t have any vocal cords) through to those that surely should not even exist, such as the pink fairy armadillo (absurdly huge front claws, super tough protective shell in baby pink, particularly susceptible to stress), our planet is full of some pretty weird and wonderful animals. For example: Koalas spend up to 18 hours a day asleep! Pandas are born bright pink, deaf and blind. Dumbo octopuses flap their big fin-like ears to move around. A Narwhal’s tusk grows through its upper lip – ouch! With hilarious text throughout and bright, contemporary illustrations, this guide to absurdly awesome animals contains funny labelled diagrams and some excellent made-up Latin names (n.b. the jellyfish’s scientific name is not actually wibblious wobblious ouchii). Carrying an important message of celebrating diversity and differences, The World’s Most Pointless Animals inspires a drive to conserve our amazing planet and the creatures we’re lucky enough to share it with.Quirky Creatures is a series dedicated to seeking out the weird and wonderful denizens of the natural world and explaining why they are so strange, from the ridiculous to the truly terrifying. Also available in this series is The World's Most Ridiculous Animals and The World's Most Atrocious Animals.

Objev podobné jako The World's Most Pointless Animals - Philip Bunting

This witty, quirky, colourfully illustrated and fact-filled book features some of the most terrifying and shocking animals on the planet! The third title in the series from the hilarious Philip Bunting is filled with facts about some of the scariest creatures in the natural world. Meet the enormous murder hornets of east and southeast Asia, the poisonous blue-ringed octopus, Africa's hungry but deadly hippos and some truly shocking electric eels, among many more truly scary creatures! The antagonist voice (speaking though cheeky annotations) points out the most frightening aspects of each creature's characteristics, while the narrator's voice describes engaging, factual information about each animal's seemingly scary characteristics. Are they really as scary as they seem? With hilarious text throughout and bright, contemporary illustrations, this guide to terrifying animals contains funny labelled diagrams and fabulous facts. It will help teach kids about the animals we fear and whether their gruesome reputation is deserved!Quirky Creatures is a series dedicated to seeking out the weird and wonderful denizens of the natural world and explaining why they are so strange, from the ridiculous to the truly terrifying. Also available in this series is The World's Most Ridiculous Animals and The World's Most Pointless Animals.

Objev podobné jako The World's Most Atrocious Animals - Philip Bunting

Winner of the Forward Prize for Best First CollectionWinner of the E. M. Forster Award Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlisted for the John Pollard Poetry Prize A Sunday Times, New Statesman and Telegraph Book of the Year 2019''Every poem in this book is a marvel. Taken all together they make up a work of almost miraculous depth and beauty'' Sally Rooney''A poetry debut fit to compare with Seamus Heaney. This wonderful long poem is up there with the greats'' Sunday TimesWhen Stephen Sexton was young, video games were a way to slip through the looking glass; to be in two places at once; to be two people at once. In these poems about the death of his mother, this moving, otherworldly narrative takes us through the levels of Super Mario World, whose flowered landscapes bleed into our world, and ours, strange with loss, bleed into it. His remarkable debut is a daring exploration of memory, grief and the necessity of the unreal.

Objev podobné jako If All the World and Love Were Young - Stephen Sexton

This witty, quirky, colourfully illustrated and fact-filled book features some of the most absurd and flamboyant animals on the planet! The second title in the series from the hilarious Philip Bunting is filled with facts about some of the weirdest creatures in the natural world. The antagonist voice (speaking though cheeky annotations) points out the apparent ridiculousness of each creature's features, while the narrator's voice describe the evolutionary reasons or advantages for each animal's extraordinary characteristics. With hilarious text throughout and bright, contemporary illustrations, this guide to ridiculous animals contains funny labelled diagrams and will help teach kids about evolution by studying some of its most wild products!Quirky Creatures is a series dedicated to seeking out the weird and wonderful denizens of the natural world and explaining why they are so strange, from the ridiculous to the truly terrifying. Also available in this series is The World's Most Pointless Animals and The World's Most Atrocious Animals.

Objev podobné jako The World's Most Ridiculous Animals - Philip Bunting

Packed with fun, incredible and often downright disgusting facts about the animal world, this is a book that will both entertain and educate. With questions like: ‘What if people behaved like animals?’, ‘What if you had pop-up claws?’, ‘What if you could taste with your feet?’ and ‘What if your mum puked in your mouth?’. Curious kids will be able to entertain their friends and families for hours with the eye-opening animal facts on every page and Paul Moran's quirky illustrations will spark the imagination and inspire kids to think outside the realms of possibility.

Objev podobné jako What If Humans Were Like Animals? - Taylor Marianne, Paul Moran

Animals are so familiar but what makes an animal an animal? Produced in partnership with the Natural History Museum (NHM), this clever and clear explanation of animal classification puts your animals in order and explains why classifying animals is important.From whales to worms and snakes to stinkbugs, every creature ever discovered has been identified and added to a group within the animal kingdom. Scientists use this classification system to help them research, discover and save species. This children''s book showcases the amazingly diverse range of animals found around the world and the different features that help determine their place in the animal kingdom. We see the similarities, differences and connections between animal groups, and discover how classification helps scientists conserve animals and their habitats.''Odd-one-out'' examples tell of peculiar animals that don''t quite fit the natural order, such as egg-laying mammals and fish that climb trees.Includes a zoology timeline of the people and places that have influenced the study of animals

Objev podobné jako Get Your Animals in Order: Classifying the Animal World - Michael Bright

Discover your own inner Attenborough with this quiztastic book featuring more than 100 animals!Explore the animal kingdom and meet more than 100 species in this quiz book for children aged 9+, teaching you about a variety of species, from lions to crocodiles to butterflies - and everything in between.Every creature in this book is shown in beautiful detail, with quiz questions surrounding its portrait which will encourage engagement. Turn the page to find the answers to the questions - delivered in fast-fact style, including what they eat, where they live, how big they are compared to humans, and more images and facts.This animal quiz book for children offers: - Fast and fun learning through the use of detailed animal images and interesting facts.- Hundreds of quick-fire questions for children to quiz themselves and challenge friends and family.- Information that has been endorsed and authenticated by experts and up-to-date animal knowledge.Vivid pictures and fast facts will allow children to gather a wealth of knowledge in a fun way! Meet familiar creatures, including polar bears and tigers, and some unusual ones, such as the Mexican red-knee tarantula and the sea apple cucumber, with each animal having its own quiz questions to test your knowledge on what they’ve learned. For even more fun, get friends involved and quiz each other!More in the seriesIf you enjoyed Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World, then why not test yourself with another quiz book to boost your knowledge, Quiz Yourself Clever: Rocks & Minerals - and get to grips with the fascinating rock and mineral forms all over the world!

Objev podobné jako Quiz Yourself Clever! Animals of the World - DK

Your first love will always haunt you… The most haunting, heartwarming debut of 2023. Perfect for fans of strong female leads and supernatural stakes in Buffy, with all the sweetness and romance of To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Cara's just trying to stay on top of all her classes, excel at her extracurriculars, and prepare for college - which means not speaking to the dead, an ability she inherited from her grandmother. Ghosts are trouble, and Cara doesn't need to add their problems to her own. But then she stumbles upon the body of Zach - the super popular but very newly dead high school golden boy - in the woods, and guess what? He wants her to resurrect him. Cue trouble. Miranda Sun's debut touches on the power and conflicts in a mother-daughter love, first romance - and finding your place in the world while honouring your culture. Full of heart, humour and thrills, If I Have to be Haunted will put a spell on you. Review ‘A fast-paced, electric gem of a story. Miranda Sun crafts a perfect adventure that mixes beguiling prose with a gorgeous cultural element. Cara is a heroine that I adore and readers today absolutely need.' Chloe Gong,New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights About the Author Miranda Sun is a storyteller by nature and wordsmith by trade. Her work has been recognized by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville, nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize, and published by Ghost City Press, Red Queen, Blue Marble Review, and more. A Pitch Wars 2020 mentee, she is represented by Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary Agency. She dreams of one day returning to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Objev podobné jako If I Have To Be Haunted - Miranda Sun

In the #1 New York Times bestseller, The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be, Joanna Gaines celebrates how creativity and acceptance can come together to make for a bright and beautiful adventure. The book, illustrated by Julianna Swaney, follows a group of children as they each build their very own hot-air balloons. As the kids work together, leaning into their own skills and processes, we discover that the same is true for life—it''s more beautiful and vibrant when our differences are celebrated.Together with Joanna, you and your kids will take a journey of growth and imagination as you learn in full color to:celebrate every child''s one-of-a-kind strengths and differences;embrace teamwork;share our talents and abilities to make everything more beautiful; andend a helping hand and do our best to show kindness and take care of one another.The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be is a vibrant picture book perfect for:children ages 4–8;grandparents, parents, teachers, and librarians;classroom story times and discussions about diversity and being a good human being;households that enjoy watching Chip and Joanna on Magnolia Network and HGTV''s Fixer Upper; andholiday or Christmas gift-giving, birthdays, graduations, or other celebrations.With plenty of pink, a bounty of blue, orange and green and yellow too, this vibrant hot-air balloon adventure celebrates every child and teaches kids that we are in this together. “You''re one of a kind, and it''s so clear to see: The world needs who you were made to be.”

Objev podobné jako The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be - Joanna Gaines

From Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes a series of animals with unusual eyes in this eye-catching picture book!In his eye-popping work of picture book nonfiction, Jenkins explains how for most animals, eyes are the most important source of information about the world in a biological sense.The simplest eyes—clusters of light-sensitive cells—appeared more than one billion years ago, and provided a big survival advantage to the first creatures that had them. Since then, animals have evolved an amazing variety of eyes, along with often surprising ways to use them.

Objev podobné jako Eye to Eye/How Animals See the World - Steve Jenkins

*New enhanced edition of the best-selling guide to sea creatures: The World Beneath!*Meet the worldÂ’s most fascinating sea creatures, see the lives and curiosities of colorful fish and coral reefs. This spectacular volume has more than 300 color photos and extraordinary text from a leading marine biologist and underwater photographer who is the international expert on seahorses.In this richly informative volume, brimming with new discoveries and more than three hundred colorful images of jaw-dropping fish and coral reefs, youÂ’ll swim in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans; youÂ’ll be dazzled in the Coral Triangle and amazed in Triton Bay. Up close youÂ’ll meet the Cenderawasih fairy wrasse, with its fluorescent yellow streak; the polka-dot longnose filefish; and the multicolored seadragon. There are scarlet-colored corals, baby-blue sponges, daffodil crinoids, and all sorts of mystifying creatures that change color at the drop of a hat. The whale shark is almost larger than life and the authorÂ’s beloved pygmy seahorse, unless photographed, is almost too tiny to see.The wondrous creatures inside are charmers and tricksters and excel in the arts of seduction and deception, and youÂ’ll have the rare chance to see and delight in their antics. YouÂ’ll also learn what they eat, how they play, and how they care for one another, live on one another, and mimic others when theyÂ’re afraid. There is also compelling insight into the naming process, which sea creatures are facing extinction, and how we can help them before it''s too late.This new and expanded edition of The World Beneath has new text from award-winning author Dr. Richard Smith that covers recent developments and discoveries affecting the rapidly changing landscape of the worldÂ’s coral reefs, a wealth of new images from recent dives around the world, and a thorough index.

Objev podobné jako The World Beneath - Richard Smith

Our world is full of wonderful animals. From the brightly coloured mandrills in the rainforests of Africa to the majestic humpback whales in the icy waters of the Antarctic. Through his beautiful and colourful illustrations, readers will be dazzled by the giraffes and elephants in Africa, koalas and kangaroos in Australia, huge blue whales in the open oceans, and many more! These animals, some endangered, remind us that nature is incredible, and that we need its diversity more than ever.

Objev podobné jako Wild Animals of the World - Dieter Braun

Packed full of facts and detailed illustrations, this is a substantially updated family reference guide to the animals that inhabit our world. From the smallest mouse to the largest whale, this book offers a thorough introduction to an array of reptiles, amphibians and mammals, exploring their habits and habitats. Beginning with a biological and evolutionary overview of the animal kingdom, the book examines a huge range of animal characteristics, such as anatomy, survival instincts and reproduction, and takes a closer look at what it means to be an amphibian, reptile or mammal. The main part of the book describes animals from North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. Over 1000 illustrations, 800 distribution maps and information boxes detailing habitat, diet, size, life span and conservation status accompany the entries.

Objev podobné jako Animals, The World Encyclopedia of - Tom Jackson

The World’s Religions, by beloved author and pioneering professor Huston Smith (Tales of Wonder), is the definitive classic for introducing the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as regional native traditions.This revised and updated edition provides sympathetic descriptions of the various traditions, explaining how they work “from the inside,” which is a big reason why this cherished classic has sold more than two million copies since it first appeared in 1958.

Objev podobné jako The World's Religions - Huston Smith

A moving tale of loss and reaching out to the ones we love.Our narrator’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage for company, he was unprepared for the doctor’s diagnosis that he has only months to live.But before he can set about tackling his bucket list, the Devil appears with a special offer: in exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, he can have one extra day of life. And so begins a very bizarre week . . .Because how do you decide what makes life worth living? In dealing with the Devil our narrator will take himself – and his beloved cat – to the brink.Genki Kawamura''s If Cats Disappeared from the World is a story of loss and reconciliation, of one man’s journey to discover what really matters in modern life.This beautiful tale is translated from the Japanese by Eric Selland, who also translated The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide. ''If you''re a fan of The Guest Cat (or even just cats generally), you''ll love this.'' – Sunday Times

Objev podobné jako If Cats Disappeared From The World - Genki Kawamura

''This book is lovely - Miranda''s observations are as sharp as ever, and in a strange way they seem to sharpen my own.'' Philip PullmanSometimes we all need a gentle reminder to stop and appreciate the beauty in the ordinary moments of our day to day lives. In The Place I’m In, Miranda Keeling invites us to join her on a journey to discover the magic, humour, and beauty of everyday experiences.Life is happening all around us, yet we often let those moments pass by, distracted by our phones or lost in our thoughts. What if we took a moment to slow down, open our eyes, and truly see? In The Place I’m In, Miranda Keeling—author of The Year I Stopped to Notice and the award-winning podcast Stopping to Notice—invites you to do just that.Through her delightful observations, ranging from the hilariously funny to the poignantly touching, Keeling highlights the tiny miracles unfolding in our everyday lives. Her unique perspective encourages you to pause, look anew at the world around you, and embrace the beauty in each moment. Join her on this journey of discovery and let her words inspire you to truly notice the magic that surrounds us all.

Objev podobné jako The Place I'm In - Miranda Keeling