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The Best Spot to Nap in Paris
£16.99Yeti, fresh off a long journey from snowy Mount Everest, can’t wait to explore the vibrant streets of Paris – but all he really wants is a nap! Luckily, Marcel is there to guide him through the city. Together, they visit famous spots like the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, and even a boat ride on the Seine. Will Yeti find the perfect spot to nap in Paris? Or will he fall in love with a Paris too beautiful to nap? This charming picture book will entertain young readers with its playful storytelling, endearing characters, and humorous illustrations, while also offering a fun, Yeti-and-Marcel-approved guide to Paris’s top sights!
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The Big Book of Climbing
£19.99Who were the first people to reach the summits of the world’s highest mountains? What materials did they use? Where are the tallest mountains located? When did sport climbing emerge? What is bouldering? From the rugged beauty of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park to the remote landscapes of Patagonia’s Fitz Roy, the towering peaks of Everest in the Himalayas to Europe’s iconic Mont Blanc, this large-format illustrated work explores the evolution, beauty, and history climbing. Brimming with incredible feats, stories of overcoming obstacles, and a wealth of information, The Big Book of Climbing includes information on how to ascend a peak in different seasons and with various types of climbs and covers important milestones and fundamental figures in the history of mountaineering.
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A Home for Felix
£17.99Alone on his mountain, Emile lives a solitary lifestyle. Alone but happy, he enjoys life simply. One summer night amidst the sweetness of his garden, he discovers a very small rabbit sleeping… Listening only to his heart, Emile invites him in to rest for a while. As the days go by, a close relationship develops between the little rabbit, who had neither parents nor a name, and his host… Has this lost child found a home?
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Supernavigators
£23.99How do animals find their way? How does a bird leave its nest to find food? How does a humpback whale follow an arrow-straight course while it crosses an entire ocean? How does an Arctic tern travel 56,000 miles a year without getting lost? We know some things about how animals accomplish these remarkable feats of navigation. Monarch butterflies travel from Canada to Mexico by orienting to the sun. It’s the light from the Milky Way that steers dung beetles. Then, there are animals like moths and sea turtles that are guided by Earth’s magnetic field. In this Nautilus Award-winning adaptation, young readers learn about the amazing navigational capabilities of animals and recent discoveries that enhance our understanding, although fascinating mysteries remain. Created in collaboration with animal behaviourists and a Nobel Prize-winning scientist.
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The Oldest Kitchen in the World
£33.99From the world’s oldest recorded cuneiform recipes, some 4,000 years ago, there is a straight line to the kitchen of Smuni Turan. Her recipes have been collected by her son in this cookbook. The Oldest Kitchen In The World describes both the oldest cuisine in the world and the culture of the Assyrians. Now scattered all over the world, they all still speak dialects of Aramaic, and more importantly: they still cook the dishes that all Middle Eastern kitchens are indebted to.
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Good Soup
£20.99Whether your soup is a meal in itself or a light starter, it is always comforting. For chefs Joris Bijdendijk and Samuel Levie, soup is the regular guest in many memories: a comforting bowl of broth when they were ill, steaming cups or cold gazpacho when there was something to celebrate, or a hot mug of soup after skating. Or that first time they made their own fish stock as young chefs… An ode to soup in all its forms, this vibrant cookbook features weekly recipes for comfort all year round, including thai coconut soup, mushroom cream soup, gazpacho, and goulash. Not a week can go by without a delicious bowl. In recent years, their shared love of soup has taken on outrageous proportions. In addition to this colourful soup book, they were involved in a huge Freedom Meal, consisting of ten thousand servings of pumpkin soup, and launched their own tinned soup, SNERT, and three other canned soups.
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I Am A Little Chef
£14.99I Am A Little Chef offers the budding chef a buffet of diverse dishes along with 150 stickers that include sushi shapes, hamburger toppings, and other ingredients for international meals. Whether it’s cooking up a tasty pizza (buon appetito!) or a savoury omelette (bon app+tit!), flaps and illustrations encourage tiny readers to choose tools, cut vegetables, and explore cooking methods without the mess. The mix of craft supplies, creativity, and imagination make the perfect recipe for tomorrow’s grown-up culinary innovator. Little kids are fascinated by the world of grown-up work. Created by the talented Japanese illustrator Mayumi Oono, the Little Professionals series takes pretend play at grown-up careers in a fun and original direction, with special interactive features included with each book.
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I want to be a river
£16.99‘I Want to Be a River’ is a story that celebrates dreams and the importance of valuing children’s imagination. It explores the negative impacts of bullying, the positive aspects of friendship, and the development of environmental awareness.
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The Penguin Who Was Cold
£16.99‘The Penguin Who Was Cold’ is an endearing tale of a young penguin named Milo who does not want to dive into the icy water of the pack ice to catch fish. Unlike his comrades, he stays put, standing alone at the edge of the ice and contemplating the cold sea. When a whale appears and offers to take him on a trip, Milo readily accepts. It is the beginning of a fabulous journey. In the faraway South Seas, Milo is amazed by the colours, the warmth of the water and the air, and most of all the friendly welcome he receives from the tropical animals who accept him for who he is and then give a precious and symbolic gift.
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The Lives of Lemurs
£16.99Award-winning writer and illustrator Andrea Antinori amusingly chronicles the history, habits, and quirks of one of the most unusual animals on the planet. The lemurs’ story begins fifty million years ago, when they left Africa on the back of a sperm whale and landed in Madagascar (maybe) and the rest is an unnatural history.