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SUMMER WITH THE COUNTRY VILLAGE VET by STONELEY ZARA
Category: No Category | Series: The\Little Village on the Green Ser.
'All the ingredients for a perfect, summery read...it really captured my heart' Cressida McLaughlin Fall in love with a brand new cosy romance series from bestselling author Zara Stoneley When Lucy Jacobs is made redundant from her inner-city teaching job she fears her career is over. Teaching is al ...Show more
Saar: Black Girl’s Window by Christophe Cherix (Editor); Esther Adler (Text by); Betye Saar (Artist)
Category: No Category | Series: MoMA One on One Ser.
New in MoMA's 'One on One' series, this book focuses on Betye Saar's Black Girl's Window (1969) and a selection of the artist's prints from the 1960s and early 1970s. Betye Saar made Black Girl's Window in 1969. It is a deeply autobiographical picture that alluded to her African-American heritage along ...Show more
Scotland from the Rails by Benedict le Vay
Category: No Category | Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Bradt on Britain) Ser.
A brand new book from the author of the acclaimed Britain from the Rails. Entertaining, eccentric, informative, inspirational and only very occasionally trainspotter-ish, Scotland from the Rails is the perfect guide to some of the most romantic rail journeys not just in Britain but the worldScotland's r ...Show more
Self-Portrait with Two Flowers by Paula Modersohn-Becker (Artist); Diane Radycki
Category: No Category | Series: MoMA One on One Ser.
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907) painted her last self-portrait in 1907, while she was in her third trimester. In the painting she gazes straight at the viewer, holding up two flowers--symbols representing the creativity and procreativity of women artists--and resting a protective hand atop her swelli ...Show more
Sonic the Hedgehog by Jessica Rusick
Category: No Category | Series: Game on! Set 2 Ser.
It's game on, Sonic the Hedgehog fans This title explores the inception and evolution of Sonic the Hedgehog, highlighting the game's key creators, super players, and the cultural crazes inspired by the game. Special features include side-by-side comparisons of the game over time and a behind-the-screen ...Show more
Spotlight on Nature: Bat by Gah
Category: No Category | Series: Spotlight on Nature Ser.
Age range 8 to 10Found on every continent except Antarctica, bats are the only mammals capable of flight. There are more than 1,200 bat species, divided into two main groups: microbats and megabats. Most microbats eat insects, consuming up to 1,000 per hour. Some also eat frogs, birds, fish and lizards. ...Show more
Spotlight on Nature: Gorilla by Gah
Category: No Category | Series: Spotlight on Nature Ser.
Age range 8 to 10Gorillas belong to the group of mammals called primates. These are animals with highly developed brains and gripping hands. Gorillas and their closest relatives — chimpanzees, orangutans and humans — are great apes. These primates have the largest brains. Monkeys and prosimians are also ...Show more
Spotlight on Nature: Koala by Gah
Category: No Category | Series: Spotlight on Nature Ser.
Age range 8 to 10Koalas are a type of marsupial. Unlike other mammals, marsupials give birth to undeveloped babies, called joeys. After birth, joeys firmly latch on to their mother’s nipples and drink milk while continuing to develop. The mother’s nipples may be under a flap of skin or inside a pouch, c ...Show more
Spotlight on Nature: Shark by Gah
Category: No Category | Series: Spotlight on Nature Ser.
Books about animals have nearly universal appeal—especially when the spotlight is placed on the wild families that make up the natural world.Spotlight on Nature is tailored for readers wanting to know more about their favourite creatures than a simple picture book or encyclopedia article can tell them, ...Show more
Spy on History: Victor Dowd and the World War II Ghost Army by Enigma Alberti
Category: No Category | Series: Spy on History Ser.
Your mission: Find Victor Dowd's missing sketchbook. And discover one of the most unusual stories of World War II. Meet the 603rd Camouflage Engineers, better known as the Ghost Army. This group of artists and sound engineers were trained to deceive the Germans in World War II with everything from fake ...Show more
Steve Hackett - Every Album, Every Song by Geoffrey Feakes
Category: No Category | Series: On Track Ser.
Stratagem of the Corpse - Dying with Baudrillard, a Study of Sickness and Simulacra by Gary J. Shipley; William Pawlett (Foreword by)
Category: No Category | Series: Anthem Series on Radical Theory Ser.
This book is unique in its dedicated tackling of the subject of death in the work of Jean Baudrillard. Through new readings of his work, juxtaposed with philosophical (Schopenhauer, Kant) and artistic (Jeremy Millar, Ron Mueck) examples along with films (Norte, the End of History; Ida), the book makes s ...Show more