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Animal Colouring Book For Adults: 80 Different Animals For Enjoyable Colouring
80 Animal Colouring Book For Adults
Enjoy colouring these wonderful high quality animals for the following:
- Relaxation after a long day
- Reduce stress and anxiety
- Mindfulness and calmness
- Have fun colouring for hours!
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Country Autumn: An Adult Coloring Book Featuring Beautiful Autumn Scenes, Cute Farm Animals and Relaxing Country Landscapes
Discover a charming collection of hand-crafted countryside illustrations that celebrate the joys of the Autumn Season:
- Enjoy a beautiful Autumn adventure with peaceful Fall-themed landscapes, overflowing harvests, delicious feasts and celebrations, adorable animals and so much more!
- Includes dozens of unique and charming illustrations that help you tap into mindfulness, relieve stress and anxiety, and embark on a journey into the countryside
- Unlock your creativity and find your inner zen with the joys of coloring. This book is ideal for coloring fans of all ages and skill levels
- Perfect as a thoughtful and imaginative Autumn-themed gift idea for teens, girls, adults, seniors, and all of your loved ones this Fall
- Features a large 8.5” x 11” page size, along with handy black-backed paper to prevent bleed-through, making this book great for all of your favorite pens, pencils, markers, watercolors and more
Experience the magic of the changing seasons with this exquisite Autumn countryside coloring book! Lovingly crafted with one-of-a-kind illustrations from the beloved Coloring Book Café, these delightful Fall-inspired scenes will touch your heart and remind you of the beauty of this special time of year.
Packed with calming and soothing illustrations of rustic farmhouses, bountiful harvests, cute animals, and so much more, the Country Autumn Coloring Book celebrates everything that this lovely season has to offer. Plus, you’ll also find a bonus coloring test page inside, as well as a ton of thumbnails so you can awaken your imagination and devise the perfect palette before going big!
Are you ready to embrace the wonders of Autumn? Then scroll up and grab your copy now!
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100 Autumn Wonders: 100 Easy and Relaxing Fall Inspired Designs with Cute Animals, Charming Pumpkins, Beautiful Flowers and More!
Discover the Enchanting World of Fall with “100 Autumn Wonders” – A Delightful Coloring Journey for All Ages by the Best-Selling Brand, Coloring Book Cafe.
Includes 100 Hand-Drawn Illustrations
This exceptional collection lets you revel in the joy of the season, featuring a delightful selection of fluffy animals, whimsical flowers, intricate fungi, and quintessential Fall scenes. With illustrations ranging from charming pumpkins to playful squirrels and from serene landscapes to cozy interiors, this book transports you to an Autumnal wonderland that you can bring to life in your own special way.Easy-to-Color Designs: Perfect for beginners, seniors, and those with low vision, the book offers a beautiful assortment of simple, hand-drawn illustrations inspired by the Autumn season. Perfect for art therapy.
Diverse Themes: From charming pumpkins and adorable animals to intricate flowers and fungi, “100 Autumn Wonders” offers a comprehensive celebration of all things Fall.
High-Quality, Single-Sided Paper: Crafted to enhance your coloring experience, the book features quality paper that prevents bleed-through, making it suitable for a range of coloring mediums.
Bonus Features: Alongside the main illustrations, the book includes a bonus color test page and thumbnails of every design, allowing you to practice and perfect your skills.
Perfect Gift: With its seasonal charm and stress-relieving benefits, this adult coloring book makes for a delightful Autumn gift for adults, teens, seniors, and children alike.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to dive into an Autumnal wonderland of coloring bliss. Capture the essence of the season and share the joy of creativity!
Included in this book:
CUTE AUTUMN: Discover an adorable selection of fluffy animals, lovely flowers, and Fall-inspired scenes with this large print collection of heartwarming illustrations. This book seeks to inspire you to cherish the Autumn season and welcome this one-of-a-kind time of year as you experience the stress-relieving benefits of coloring.
WHIMSICAL AUTUMN: Discover a whimsical collection of adorable animals, beautiful flowers, relaxing landscapes, and Fall-inspired scenes of heartwarming illustrations.
SWEET AUTUMN: This stunning Fall-themed coloring book is filled to the brim with cute woodland wildlife, falling leaves, pumpkins, acorns, and so much more. Inside, you’ll be taken on a relaxing journey to meet adorable animals as they frolic in the forest, enjoy the Autumn harvest, and prepare for the coming winter.
COUNTRY AUTUMN: This delightful coloring book will take you on a seasonal adventure as you breathe life into fun scenes of rustic farmhouses, Autumn feasts, Thanksgiving dinners, and so much more!
Scroll up and click “Add to Cart” to grab your copy of “100 Autumn Wonders” today!
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Autumn Adult Coloring Book: Relaxing Book with Animals, Pumpkins and Country Scene (Coloring Books)
Discover the enchanting beauty of autumn with the “AUTUMN ADULT COLORING BOOK.” This captivating collection of over 40 illustrations will transport you into the heart of the fall season and provide hours of creative exploration. With intricate designs inspired by the season’s treasures, you can explore cozy comfort, seasonal splendor, and whimsical wildlife. Enjoy the therapeutic benefits of coloring and bring the autumn scenes to life with your choice of colors.
Benefits of Reading:
* Unwind and relax with the captivating beauty of autumn
* Revel in the joyous art of coloring and create your own masterpiece
* Experience the therapeutic power of coloring and cherish the season like never beforeWhat’s Included:
* Over 40 charming illustrations of autumn scenes
* Cozy blankets, hot beverages, and crackling fires to capture the essence of autumn evenings
* Serene forests, picturesque countryside scenes, and adorable forest creaturesDon’t miss out on the opportunity to immerse yourself in the wonders of fall.
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Perfectly Imperfect Puppy: The ultimate life-changing programme for training a well-behaved, happy dog
THE NEW BOOK FROM GRAEME HALL, THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING DOGFATHER
I’ve been training puppies for years and I am yet to come across one who behaved perfectly at all times. With this book I really wanted to be realistic about the expectations we should have when training a puppy and demystify the process with clear, simple advice, based on science and experience.
In this stress-free guide you will learn how to:
· Choose the right puppy for your lifestyle, including the benefits of a rescue dog
· Introduce them to the family, other pets and children
· Tackle separation anxiety
· Train your puppy, while building understanding and trust
· Socialise them, so they grow into a happy, well-adjusted dog
· Prevent behavioural problems later in lifeI love working with puppies because there is so much potential to make a lasting difference to a dog’s life and to their owner’s. If you can get it right (or right-ish), you are paving the way for a lifetime of reliably good behaviour.
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All Dogs Great and Small: What I’ve learned training dogs
The Sunday Times bestseller
Have you ever wished you could get the dog in your life to behave better?
With experience of training over 5,000 dogs of every breed, Graeme Hall has formulated the golden rules that every dog owner needs to know and he’s here to share them with you.
In chapters on getting a puppy, kids and dogs, separation anxiety and so much more, Graeme recounts his hard-won, often hilarious success stories and reveals a solution for every dog-related worry. His simple, tried and tested lesson will help you understand your dog and drive better behaviours.
The Dogfather has seen it all and he’s here to share his secrets.
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Bird Bingo (Magma for Laurence King)
This beautifully illustrated bingo game features 64 species of birds from around the world. Spot all kinds of birds – from the robin to the puffin and the kookaburra to the splendid fairywren – mark them off on your card and bingo! Bird Bingo brings a fun and educational twist to the traditional game as players learn the names and colourings of both their favourite species and weird and wonderful exotic birds. Contains 64 superbly illustrated bird tokens, one board, 12 bingo cards and brightly coloured counters for you to mark up your card, as well as a leaflet containing basic information and a few quirky traits for all of the birds featured.Read more
£17.50£19.00Bird Bingo (Magma for Laurence King)
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Sussex Landscape: Chalk, Wood and Water
A beautifully illustrated look at how the Sussex landscape has inspired creativity across the centuries, reassessing the rich artistic lives and work of British artists and writers connected with the areaRead more
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Joan Eardley: Land & Sea – A Life in Catterline
- Focuses on a much-loved artist
- The first book to focus specifically on Eardley’s time in Catterline
- Brings to light significant new research
- Published in 2021 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Joan Eardley’s birth
- From the same author as the highly successful Joan Eardley: A Sense of Place, ISBN 9781911054023
In 1951, Joan Eardley visited the coastal fishing village of Catterline in north-east Scotland for the first time. Her visit sparked a fascination that would last the rest of her life. She made the village her home and found inspiration in the dramatic light and rapidly changing weather. The gentle landscapes and wild rolling seascapes she painted of Catterline in wind, snow, rain and sun are among her best-loved works.
Unpublished archival material and interviews with many of those who knew her shed new light on Eardley’s life in Catterline. A vivid portrait is painted both of Eardley and of the village, showing the vital part Catterline played in her development as an artist.
The story of her experiences on the wild Scottish coast is evocatively told and beautifully illustrated with some of her most remarkable drawings and paintings.
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Hockney – Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature
Landscape has become an important theme for David Hockney, especially since he returned to his homeland, the Yorkshire Wolds, in the 1990s. The landscapes in this catalgoue show a series of in-depth observations of the changing seasons and the way in which light, space and nature are constantly in motion. They are reminiscent of the landscapes of Vincent van Gogh, including his monumental Wheatfield with Crows and The Harvest. This book pays particular attention to these beautiful landscapes alongside Van Gogh’s depiction of nature, with a special focus on technique, perspective and colour, and the way Van Gogh and Hockney use these ‘formal’ elements to create their particular view on the world surrounding them.The book includes an exclusive interview with David Hockney about the inspiration he has found in Van Gogh’s work.
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Barbara Rae: Arctic Sketchbooks (The RA Sketchbooks)
- Barbara Rae’s sketchbooks bring the frozen plains of the Arctic immediately to life
- Replicates the look and feel of the original sketchbooks
These sketchbooks, the work of the acclaimed Scottish artist Barbara Rae CBE RA during her three journeys towards the Northwest Passage in the depths of the Arctic Circle in 2015, 2016 and 2017, record in colourful and assured brush strokes the icebergs, frozen bays and snowdrifts of this often hostile landscape. Polar bears roam and the Northern Lights dance across its pages, accompanied by Rae’s handwritten notes in which she records her experiences and her immediate reactions to this harsh, unforgiving environment.
Each page of the sketchbooks is meticulously reproduced, and the handsomely bound volume sits comfortably in the hand, making it the perfect gift for anyone interested in painting or exploration.
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£13.20£16.10Barbara Rae: Arctic Sketchbooks (The RA Sketchbooks)
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Mark Hearld’s Work Book
The new compact hardback edition of the bestselling Mark Hearld’s Work Book, the first collection of the artist’s beguiling art. Mark Hearld finds his inspiration in the flora and fauna of the British countryside: a blue-eyed jay perched on an oak branch; two hares enjoying the spoils of an allotment; a mute swan standing at the frozen water’s edge; and a sleek red fox prowling the fields. Hearld admires such twentieth-century artists as Edward Bawden, John Piper, Eric Ravilious and Enid Marx, and, like them, he chooses to work in a range of media – paint, print, collage, textiles and ceramics. The works are grouped into nature-related themes introduced by Hearld, who narrates the story behind some of his creations and discusses his influences. He explains his particular love of collage, which he favours for its graphic quality and potential for strong composition. Art historian Simon Martin contributes an essay on Hearld’s place in the English popular-art tradition, and also meets Hearld in his museum-like home to explore the artist’s passion for collecting objects, his working methods and his startling ability to view the wonders of the natural world as if through a child’s eyes.Read more
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How We Fish: The new book from the fishing brains behind the hit TV series GONE FISHING, with a Foreword by Bob Mortimer
Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing.
Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey have been devout fishermen for longer than they care to remember. A hobby, past time or sport – call it what you want – they have felt the pull of the water ever since they were kids and have never missed the chance to set up on the bank and try their luck.
In this wonderful book, the two fishermen collaborate to celebrate the rich tapestry that is fishing – from mentors to memories; from philosophy to modern jargon; from watercraft to becoming self-styled ‘Fishing Detectives’. Punctuated by brilliant stories, beautiful illustrations by Carys Reilly-Whitehouse, and recollections from fishing day trips past, How We Fish is the perfect tome for the veteran fisherman or the budding angler – warm, funny and rich in the wonders of the riverbank.
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The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2024
THE ORIGINAL & BESTSELLING ALMANAC
Reconnect with the seasons in Britain and Ireland with this month-by-month guide to the world around us – including tide tables, sunrises and moon phases; garden feasts, wildlife and folklore; seasonal recipes, snacks and more.
The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2024 gives you the tools and inspiration you need to celebrate, mark and appreciate each month of the year in your own particular way.
Divided into the 12 months, a set of tables each month gives it the feel and weight of a traditional almanac, providing practical information that gives access to the outdoors and the seasons, perfect for expeditions, meteor-spotting nights and beach holidays.
This year’s edition focuses on the natural wonders of the garden, celebrating the beautiful flora and fauna at your doorstep. There are also features on each month’s unique nature, plus a flower and a snack of the month.
You will find yourself referring to The Almanac all year long, revisiting it again and again, and looking forward to the next edition as the year draws to a close.
PRAISE FOR THE ALMANAC:
‘Lia Leendertz’s classic almanac never fails to delight’ – The Herald
‘It’s a perfect Christmas present’ – Allan Jenkins, The Observer
‘The perfect companion to the seasons’ – India Knight
‘Indispensable’ – Sir Bob Geldof
‘This book is your bible’ – The Independent
‘I love this gem of a book’ – Cerys MatthewsRead more
£7.60£12.30The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2024
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Easy Peasy Puppy Squeezy: The UK’s No.1 Dog Training Book
YOUR SIMPLE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO RAISING AND TRAINING A HAPPY PUPPY OR DOG!My name’s Steve Mann and I’ve been a professional dog trainer and behaviourist for over 30 years. As founder of the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers, I’ve helped transform the lives of over 100,000 dogs and their families – and now I want to help you, too!
Whether you’re living with a brand-new puppy, an adult dog or rescue dog, my methods will give you everything you need to know. Using simple, proven, science-based and ethical techniques, I’ll show you how to have the best relationship with your pup, as well as teaching you how to get:
super-fast recalls, great loose lead walking, perfect manners and much, MUCH more…
I promise, it really is easy peasy and every tip, trick and lesson will bring you and your puppy closer together.
I’ll see you on the other side,
Enjoy!
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How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Everything you need to know from puppyhood to adolescence and beyond
What’s going on, guys? Adam here from Southend Dog Training. If you’ve got a puppy already or you’re thinking about getting one in the future, there is tons of advice and guidance to help you with what is – let’s be very clear – a pretty massive step in life. If you’ve seen any of my videos on TikTok or articles on my website, you’ll know I’m all about keeping things simple and saying it as it is.
How to Raise the Perfect Dog tells you everything you need to know to train your puppy, with straight-talking advice from Southend Dog Training founder Adam Spivey.
The first twelve months or so of a dog’s life are the hardest work, but Adam Spivey can help. He will help you both thrive as you learn to understand your dogs needs and behaviours. Adam’s simple, straight-talking approach takes all the nonsense out of dog training and puts your pup at the centre of everything you do.
Read How to Raise the Perfect Dog and build a bond with your dog that lasts a lifetime.
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The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2024
THE ORIGINAL & BESTSELLING ALMANAC
Reconnect with the seasons in Britain and Ireland with this month-by-month guide to the world around us – including tide tables, sunrises and moon phases; garden feasts, wildlife and folklore; seasonal recipes, snacks and more.
The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2024 gives you the tools and inspiration you need to celebrate, mark and appreciate each month of the year in your own particular way.
Divided into the 12 months, a set of tables each month gives it the feel and weight of a traditional almanac, providing practical information that gives access to the outdoors and the seasons, perfect for expeditions, meteor-spotting nights and beach holidays.
This year’s edition focuses on the natural wonders of the garden, celebrating the beautiful flora and fauna at your doorstep. There are also features on each month’s unique nature, plus a flower and a snack of the month.
You will find yourself referring to The Almanac all year long, revisiting it again and again, and looking forward to the next edition as the year draws to a close.
PRAISE FOR THE ALMANAC:
‘Lia Leendertz’s classic almanac never fails to delight’ – The Herald
‘It’s a perfect Christmas present’ – Allan Jenkins, The Observer
‘The perfect companion to the seasons’ – India Knight
‘Indispensable’ – Sir Bob Geldof
‘This book is your bible’ – The Independent
‘I love this gem of a book’ – Cerys MatthewsRead more
£7.60£12.30The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2024
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Cat Page-A-Day Gallery Calendar 2024: A Delightful Gallery of Cats for Your Desktop
Packed with elegant, soulful portraits that are impossible to resist.
On each page is a gorgeous full-colour photograph that captures its subject’s iconic attitude, playfulness, and independent spirit. A curious-looking hairless Sphynx with oversize ears. An adventurous orange kitten stretched out in mid-leap. And a jet-black cat with stunning yellow eyes. Charming captions enhance the exquisite images, for a delightful gallery of cats to adorn your desktop, all year long.
Printed on responsibly sourced paper.
Page-a-Day® Gallery Calendars include 160 sheets of glossy, high quality paper printed with gorgeous full-colour photographs. Each calendar is packaged in a clear plastic box that opens into a desktop easel for elegant, inspiring display.
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Cat Shaming 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar
Cats behave badly in all kinds of ways, which are hilariously documented in the pages of this day-to-day calendar. Each page features a photo of a cat who’s gotten into some kind of trouble and is being called out on it in writing. It might be a little easier to laugh at the crimes of other peoples’ cats, though you may be reminded of your own furry little monster’s misdeeds. As an added bonus, the back of each page includes Daily Extra content such as puzzles, jokes, quotations, and trivia.Features include:
- Page size 5.25″ x 4.375″
- Easel backer for desk or tabletop display
- Printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based ink
- Full-color tear-off pages
- Back of pages contain Daily Extra content such as puzzles, jokes, quotations, and trivia
- Day/Date reference on each page
- Combined weekend pages
- Official major world holidays and observances
- Owner-contributed photos and stories of their cat’s shame-worthy behavior
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365 Dogs Page-A-Day Calendar 2024: The World’s Favourite Dog Calendar
An athletic Golden posing on a snowy mountaintop. A sweet mixed-breed pooch snuggling with the cat of the house. Plus, energetic Border Collies, playful puppies of all stripes, and a stout Dogue de Bordeaux-originally bred to guard the vineyards of France.
These are the lovable and huggable contest winners, celebrated with full-colour photographs and text that highlights everything we love about man’s best friend. Featuring doggy profiles, Funny Bones, quotes, Pawverbs to live by (Those who wander with dogs are never lost), and fascinating facts: Dogs may be able to perceive time of day with their sense of smell. Printed on responsibly sourced paper and 100% recyclable.
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365 Cats Page-A-Day Calendar 2024: The World’s Favourite Cat Calendar
For cat lovers, there’s no such thing as too many cats. And this is the calendar that proves the point, starring the hundreds of winners of the 2023 Cat Calendar Contest showing off their sweet and adorable antics.
Like a fluffy Maine Coon perched on a snowbank. A tabby studying herself in a mirror. A sassy black cat tickling the ivories with gusto. Plus personable Siamese, distinctively patterned calicos, elegant Abyssinians, and innocent yet mischievous little kittens.
The beautiful full-colour photographs are accompanied by relatable cat quotes, care tips, and surprising cat facts. Did you know that not all cats have the same number of bones? (The number can vary depending on the length of the tail.) Printed on responsibly sourced paper and 100% recyclable.
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Dog Page-A-Day Gallery Calendar 2024: An Elegant Canine Celebration
Like an art gallery for your desk, packed with wagging tails, wet noses, and oodles of personality.
The heart, the soul, the loving spirit, and the sheer beauty of our canine friends, captured in hundreds of exquisitely photographed portraits. A thoughtful spaniel gazing wistfully out the window. A playful terrier whose look says, “Belly rubs, please!” A sweet Cockapoo, as soft and fluffy as a stuffed animal. Plus lots of mutts and mixed-breed pooches, each one more charming than the last.
The images are accompanied by captions featuring facts and quotes for dog lovers: “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”-Mark Twain.
Printed on responsibly sourced paper. Page-a-Day® Gallery Calendars include 160 sheets of glossy, high quality paper printed with gorgeous full-colour photographs.
Each calendar is packaged in a clear plastic box that opens into a desktop easel for elegant, inspiring display.
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Ando. Complete Works 1975–Today. 2019 Edition
Discover the completely unique aesthetic of Tadao Ando, the only architect ever to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize.
Philippe Starck defines him as a “mystic in a country which is no longer mystic.” Philip Drew calls his buildings “land art” as they “struggle to emerge from the earth.” His designs have been described as haiku crafted from concrete, water, light, and space. But to Ando, true architecture is not expressed in metaphysics or beauty, but rather through space that embodies physical wisdom.
This thoroughly updated edition spans the breadth of his entire career, including such stunning new projects as the Shanghai Poly Theater and the Clark Center at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Each project is profiled through photographs and architectural drawings to explore Ando’s unprecedented use of concrete, wood, water, light, space, and natural forms. Based on the massive XXL monograph, this edition brings the architect’s definitive career overview to an accessible format.
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The Rupert Annual 2024: Perfect Full-Colour, Illustrated Gift Annual for Rupert Fans of all ages with a Brand-New story from Stuart Trotter.
In this year’s Annual, Rupert enjoys some marvellously magical adventures and encounters the Pied Piper, a Golden Goose and a host of other fantastic friends
Enjoy a brand-new story by Stuart Trotter, where Rupert has a magical mishap with a mysterious magician!
Plus activity pages including: origami and Rupert’s Crossword.
The stories included are:
Rupert and the Piper
Rupert and the Water Bottle
Rupert and the Magic Chalk
Rupert and the Goose Chase
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How We Fish: The new book from the fishing brains behind the hit TV series GONE FISHING, with a Foreword by Bob Mortimer
Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing.
Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey have been devout fishermen for longer than they care to remember. A hobby, past time or sport – call it what you want – they have felt the pull of the water ever since they were kids and have never missed the chance to set up on the bank and try their luck.
In this wonderful book, the two fishermen collaborate to celebrate the rich tapestry that is fishing – from mentors to memories; from philosophy to modern jargon; from watercraft to becoming self-styled ‘Fishing Detectives’. Punctuated by brilliant stories, beautiful illustrations by Carys Reilly-Whitehouse, and recollections from fishing day trips past, How We Fish is the perfect tome for the veteran fisherman or the budding angler – warm, funny and rich in the wonders of the riverbank.
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The Age of Cats: From the Savannah to Your Sofa, the secret life and evolutionary history of the cat
The past, present and future of the world’s most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover.
‘Engaging and wide-ranging … The Age of Cats is a readable and informed exploration of the wildcat that lurks within Fluffy’ Washington Post
Why don’t lions meow? Why does my cat leave a dead mouse at my feet? And why is a pet ocelot a bad idea?
Jonathan B. Losos unravels the secrets of the cat using all the tools of modern technology, from GPS tracking (you’ll be amazed where they roam) and genomics (what is your so-called Siamese cat, really?) to forensic archaeology. He tells the story of the cat’s domestication (if you can call it that) and gives us a cat’s-eye view of the world today. Along the way we also meet their wild cousins, whose behaviours are eerily similar to even the sweetest of house cats.
Drawing on his own research and life in his multi-cat household, Losos deciphers complex science and history and explores how selection, both natural and artificial, over the millennia has shaped the contemporary cat.
Yet the cat, ever a predator, still seems to have only one paw out of the wild, and readily reverts to its feral ways as it occupies new habitats around the world. Looking ahead, this charming and intelligent book suggests what the future may hold for the special bond between Felis catus and Homo sapiens.
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Ocean Life in the Time of Dinosaurs
During the Mesozoic era, 252 to 66 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the land, but the ocean deeps were roiling with equally spectacular reptiles—including giant predators. This richly illustrated, authoritative, and accessible book introduces readers to the world of these fascinating marine animals, whose predecessors returned to the seas a few million years after the first vertebrates emerged from the water. As we meet ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, and many others, we learn about the astonishing anatomical, physiological, and behavioral adaptations that enabled these reptiles to become ocean dwellers again. We also learn about their living descendants, including sea turtles and sea snakes. Featuring stunning artwork depicting these prehistoric ocean creatures and photographs of their fossil remains, this book invites readers to discover the enthralling past of marine reptiles in all their extraordinary diversity.Read more
£22.43£25.00Ocean Life in the Time of Dinosaurs
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Christmas on the Farm: Wintry tales from a life spent working with animals
Wrap up warm and retreat to the wintry countryside with farmer and Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, as he recounts his Christmas memories tending to an assorted cast of animals, and celebrates the farmers who make our celebrations possible.
Adam Henson has spent his whole life on Bemborough farm – over 50 winters and Christmases. During that time, the troughs have frozen over, snow has fallen so thickly riding shire horses out to the fields has been the only option, puppies have been found under the Christmas tree – and crises out in the world have almost brought the farm to a close…
Christmas for a farmer takes a different shape to everyone else’s, because the animals always have to come first. So settle down – ideally by a fireside and with a cup of something hot – to hear the tales that have defined festivity for the Henson family, and the turbulent times that have ensured Christmas is now more important than ever for Adam and his loved ones.
Heart-warming and full of Christmas spirit, Christmas on the Farm will give you a new respect for the people who work on them.
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Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland: 2nd edition (Bloomsbury Wildlife Guides)
The fully revised and expanded second edition of the ground-breaking book that made the fascinating micro-moth group accessible to the general naturalist.Written by a team of moth experts under the editorship of Phil Sterling, this is a complete guide to all the micro-moth families found in Great Britain and Ireland, including the Channel Islands. Species descriptions include field characters, similar species, flight season, habitat, larval foodplants, status and distribution. The introduction covers identifying, studying and finding micro-moths, including field techniques. Also included are innovative keys to families and genera.
The second edition covers a total of 1,300 species, with more than 1,500 detailed photographs and artworks, and 900 updated species distribution maps. Names and species order have been revised to reflect the latest published taxonomy and common names have also been added, making this a must-have introduction to British microlepidoptera.
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Does My Dog Love Me?: Understanding how your dog sees the world
Have you ever wondered what your dog is really thinking?
Our dogs mean the world to us and as owners we do our best to make sure they feel happy and loved, whilst also keeping them in line when needed. But wouldn’t it be so much easier if we spoke the same language and could ask what they were thinking or feeling?
In his latest book, top dog trainer, Graeme Hall, reveals the secrets to understanding what your furry companion is trying to say and how they see the world. Drawing on 15 years of experience training over 5,000 dogs, and backed up with scientific evidence, he tackles all the tricky questions you’ve ever wanted to ask, such as ‘how do I tell my dog he’s been naughty?’ and ‘how long does a dog remember?’.
Sharing his own personal stories and practical tips, Graeme demonstrates how to interpret your dog’s body language and use that knowledge to build a stronger, more rewarding relationship, as well as how to avoid common mistakes. Whether you’re a seasoned dog owner or a new pup parent, this book will change the way you think about your four-legged best friend.
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Hunt for the Shadow Wolf: The lost history of wolves in Britain and the myths and stories that surround them
‘Beautifully crafted, fascinating and unbearably poignant, I totally loved this book’. Isabella Tree, author of Wilding
‘Gow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of the countryside’. Guardian
Author of Bringing Back the Beaver and Britain’s favourite maverick rewilder Derek Gow embarks on an adventure to uncover the mythology, mystery and history of wolves in Britain.
Derek Gow’s dream is that one day we will see the return of the wolf to Britain. Wolf rewilding projects have been successfully implemented across the world – so what is holding us back in the UK?
Hunt for the Shadow Wolf is Derek’s quest to uncover the true nature of this magnificent creature. As Derek worked to reintroduce the beaver, he began to hear stories of the wolf, both real and mythical, and his fascination with it grew. He pieced together fragments of information, stories and artefacts to reveal a shadowy creature that first walked proud through these lands and then was hunted to extinction.
What Derek came to realise was that the underlying motives behind our hatred were actually rooted in power and profit. We turned the wolf into a savage beast and saw its extirpation as a civilising mission. But the wolf endured and Derek tells of his sightings through folklore and mythology, the records of grand estates and parish churches as well as wolf heads, both real and recreated.
With bitingly funny but also tender stories, Hunt for the Shadow Wolf makes clear why we must reconcile our relationship with this majestic animal before we can begin to bring it back to these lands.
‘Gow has a fire in his belly. We need more like him.’ BBC Wildlife Magazine
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The Modern Dog Parent Handbook: The Holistic Approach to Raw Feeding, Mental Enrichment and Keeping Your Dog Happy and Healthy
Enrich and extend your dog’s life with this all-in-one guide to holistic pet health from the trusted creators of The BK Pets, Bryce and Kenzie Francois. Under their expert guidance, you’ll learn: · How to safely feed a homemade diet to optimise your dog’s nutritional intake and cut harmful, processed ingredients from their diet · Easy-to-implement feeding routines based on the weight of your dog · How to make wholesome homemade meals, snacks and supplements · The best tools to stimulate your dog’s mind · Simple tricks to remove stressors from your dog’s day-to-day life · Straightforward lifestyle improvements to ensure your dog’s long-term health and happiness Armed with these nutritious recipes and incredible mental enrichment strategies, you can rest easy knowing the mental and physical wellbeing of your beloved canine is taken care of.Read more
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How to Train Your Dog: Transform Your Dog’s Behaviour and Strengthen Your Bond Forever
Do you wish you could get your dog to behave better?
Southend Dog Training founder Adam Spivey can help. In this indispensable book he teaches you all you need to know to build a better connection with your dog and solve any behavioural issues with simple, proven training techniques. He won’t just tell you what to do to get your dog to listen to your commands, but will also help you to understand how your dog thinks and why they might be struggling with certain things.
Here are just a few of the things How to Train Your Dog will help you with:
– Lead training, recall and reactivity when you’re out and about
– Jumping up, excessive barking and reacting to the TV or doorbell
– Do’s and don’ts for households with children and/or multiple dogs
– Chewing, biting and destructive behaviourNo matter how big or small your dog’s issues, whether it’s old or young, a rescue or puppy, or if you live in a multi-dog household, Adam’s inimitable straight-talking approach will get you to a better place with your best friend.
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Loose and Lively Animals in Watercolour, Inks & Mixed Media
Animals are a perennial favourite amongst artists, but many struggle with capturing their form and character in a way that reflects the true spirit of the animal. In this bright, breezy and accessible book, Jo Allsopp’s genuine passion for wildlife is clear. That love is reflected in her art, and her loose, lively and dynamic style is one that many wish to emulate.
Including a broad range of animals from around the world – everything from red squirrels to peacocks, lions and housecats – this book will inspire and instruct beginner artists, appeal to animal-loving hobby artists, and provide new ideas for more advanced artists who wish to loosen up their style and take a more experimental approach to their watercolour painting. It includes:
- A section exploring inspiration and motivation
- Short practical exercises to help you loosen up and try things out
- A close look at Jo’s way of painting, which demystifies the process and includes drawing techniques
- 3 pure watercolour projects and 9 incorporating mixed media
- Fully illustrated projects that are explained step-by-step, showing you how to personalise your pictures.
Jo’s technique is very wet into wet, with lots of blooms, vivid colours, and striking contrasts and texture achieved by the addition of wax resist, salt, spatter and scratching out.
Jo uses an exciting range of art media and techniques in her work. The main medium is watercolour, but to this she adds ink, water-soluble and permanent pens; bleach; isopropyl alcohol; bronzing powders; metallic leaf and acrylic inks. All are explored and explained to show the effects that can be achieved and when and how to use them.
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Forever Max: The heartwarming new memoir from the author of the bestselling Max the Miracle Dog
The heartwarming, inspiring final chapter in the life of Max the Miracle dog
A dog can be more than just a best friend.
Sometimes they can be our hero.
Shortly after a traumatic car accident, Kerry Irving met Max, a Springer Spaniel who completely changed his life. But Max didn’t stop there. For over ten years, he was a source of inspiration to countless others around the world, with hundreds of thousands of pounds being raised in his name. His was truly a life well lived.
Forever Max sees Kerry and his trusted companion take on their final adventures around the Lake District, from providing joy to those stuck inside through lockdown to adjusting to Max’s twilight years – helped along every step of the way by fellow spaniels Paddy and Harry.
Following on from the bestseller Max the Miracle Dog, this touching tribute celebrates a much-loved, much-missed dog and his incredible legacy.
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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em, 24: The Twenty-Fourth Sherman’s Lagoon Collection
This Sherman’s Lagoon collection provides lighthearted entertainment while weaving in ocean facts and larger messages about threats to the ocean and its creatures.Sherman’s Lagoon is a fantasy place situated somewhere in the tropics. It’s inhabited by a motley crew of sea creatures whose marine lives suspiciously mirror our own. Through his comic strip, cartoonist Jim Toomey explores many of the issues that we face daily in our world on dry land. His characters attempt new business ventures, go on disastrous dates, try fad diets, and read the latest bestselling books.
Sherman’s Lagoon appeals to adults and children alike. Children, preteens, and teens enjoy its underwater theme and the sometimes rough-and-tumble world of life in the ocean. Adults enjoy the social commentary that is a common thread in the strip.
There is also an educational aspect to the strip that gives it a unique place in the comics. Toomey explores environmental themes in a light, apolitical way. And he takes his characters on road trips, where they explore different parts of the ocean and meet native animals along the way.
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Evolution Is Hard Work!: The Twenty-Fifth Sherman’s Lagoon Collection Volume 25
Take a dive into the wet, wacky, and biodiverse world of Sherman’s Lagoon, one of the most enjoyable ensemble casts of marine life ever to be seen in the funny papersThings move fast underwater. It’s hard to stay up to date with the latest social media trends. There’s Facecrab, Flipster, Instashark, Turtlegram–and those are only the maritime platforms. Sherman can’t keep up. But when an exchange student comes to town, Sherman can finally impress him with all of the advanced technology. . . until he finds out that the Lagoon might be a bit behind the times. Sherman’s other troubles include an alien invasion, dolphin attacks, and pesky fish neighbors. Take a deep dive into this new collection of Sherman’s Lagoon comic strips, because what’s at the bottom of the ocean may surprise you!
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POEMS BY DINOSAURS: Educational and fun stories for children
Summary – Poems by Dinosaurs
This well illustrated and comprehensive book about the most popular dinosaurs presented in a unique and enjoyable way. Each dinosaur reads poems and rhymes to the reader describing its characteristics including its shape, size. length, weight, habitat, and other information in a smooth and easy way to understand and memorise. The book is over 200 pages and can be used as an encyclopaedia about dinosaurs. High quality images are presented in almost every page apart from the fact sheets at the end of each section. A short dictionary of the meaning of the terms used in this book is included at the end of the book.
Millions of years ago, planet earth was inhabited by enormously large reptiles of different sizes and shapes, some were plant eaters while others hunted animals small and large. Over the last 250 years, scientists discovered remains of these animals, known as fossils, and carried out meticulous studies to put together a picture of the shape and size of these reptiles. These animals are called Dinosaurs. The real cause of their demise is unknown but there are theories one describes extinction of life on earth due to collision of a large asteroid with earth causing uncontrolled earthquakes and fires that swept the planet. There are 4 distinct periods dating back to 252 million years ago, please see the first few pages. In this book, each dinosaur will read a rhyme to people gathering in parks, classrooms and open-air events describing itself, its size, make up, the period it roamed earth, its diet and other important facts making this well illustrated book enjoyable, and easy to read. Kids would find it easy to memorise facts about dinosaurs from the way information is presented.
Suitable for children of 5 to 12 years of age.
Dr Salam AL-SAM
Images by Mid-Journey and Dall-E AI
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How to Train Your Dog: Transform Your Dog’s Behaviour and Strengthen Your Bond Forever
Do you wish you could get your dog to behave better?
Southend Dog Training founder Adam Spivey can help. In this indispensable book he teaches you all you need to know to build a better connection with your dog and solve any behavioural issues with simple, proven training techniques. He won’t just tell you what to do to get your dog to listen to your commands, but will also help you to understand how your dog thinks and why they might be struggling with certain things.
Here are just a few of the things How to Train Your Dog will help you with:
– Lead training, recall and reactivity when you’re out and about
– Jumping up, excessive barking and reacting to the TV or doorbell
– Do’s and don’ts for households with children and/or multiple dogs
– Chewing, biting and destructive behaviourNo matter how big or small your dog’s issues, whether it’s old or young, a rescue or puppy, or if you live in a multi-dog household, Adam’s inimitable straight-talking approach will get you to a better place with your best friend.
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YouTube World Records 2024: The Internet’s Greatest Record-Breaking Feats
YouTube is the world’s most-visited video sharing site. It is home to over 100 million videos and contains a host of amazing clips, many documenting incredible feats of human endeavour and endurance. YouTube World Records is the first glorious interactive celebration of these heroic and often jaw-dropping efforts.
Super-powered with on-the-page links to over 250 amazing videos, YouTube World Records showcases the greatest feats ever recorded on the file-sharing website. From the tallest and smallest to the greatest and maddest, YouTube World Records has it covered. This unique collection contains a host of amazing feats, stunts and tricks – including pancake tossing and fiery-hot pepper eating, mega-quick drumming and unbelievable basketball slam-dunks. This is the ultimate celebration of the world’s greatest records.
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