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Book SynopsisGet to know things that go in these action-packed board books featuring sliding counters!Discover different types of trains in this series of interactive board books with easy-to-use moving parts. Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words, clear diagrams and helpful text prompts to encourage discussion. Then trace the transport around different tracks with a moving counter on every spread and the cover. The perfect book for children who love diggers and dump trucks - and being in the driving seat! Other titles in the series include: Farm, Building Site, Cars, Trucks, Emergency

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Book SynopsisThe perfect introduction to minibeasts for children aged 8-12!Ideal for any budding wildlife explorers, this book encourages children to get outside and spot minibeasts in the wild! It is packed with fun activities and useful information about how to identify minibeasts whilst out and about, whether in a garden or adventuring further afield.Written by Robyn Swift in consultation with experts from the National Trust and featuring gorgeous illustrations by Hannah Alice.Other titles in the series include: Out and About Bird Spotter and Out and About Night Explorer.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1. Truths, half-truths and nothing like the truth 1 Story 2. The Golden Buddha 17 Lesson 3. Dr Andy’s marvellous medicine 23 Episode 4. It’s always choose-day 35 Subject 5. The School of UN-Learning 47 Theme 6. Bouncebackability. Rolling with life’s punches 55 Idea 7. Five seconds that will change your life 69 Discussion 8. How to be an influencer 79 Proposal 9. Shut up and listen! 89 Challenge 10. The missing 44 days 97 Activity 11. #V4Victory 105 Explanation 12. Growing Pains 113 Clause 13. The One thing 125 Lightbulb Moment 14. Success: The Cheat Code 131 Argument 15. Ready. Aim. SPEND! 141 Instalment 16. Finding your WHY-Factor 153 Question 17. Who wants less on their mind? 161 Thought 18. #DearAnxiety 171 Ultimatum 19. Emigrating to heaven 181

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Book SynopsisGet to know things that go in these action-packed board books featuring sliding counters!Discover different emergency vehicles in this series of interactive board books with easy-to-use moving parts. Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words, clear diagrams and helpful text prompts to encourage discussion. Then trace the transport around different tracks with a moving counter on every spread and the cover. The perfect book for children who love fire engines and police cars - and being in the driving seat! Other titles in the series include: Farm, Building Site, Cars, Trucks, Trains

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Book SynopsisHannah Dolan is a writer and editor. She has written and created all kinds of bestselling LEGO books, including the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, the LEGO NINJAGO Visual Dictionary, and the LEGO Minifigure Handbook. She is based in Cambridgeshire, where she spends many a weekend building LEGO models with her partner and young son.Jessica Farrell is a professional Brick Artist from Ireland who has loved LEGO since the age of four. Her creations have been exhibited internationally and she has produced many notable commissioned works. Jessica lives in a little house on the bog along with her family and several million LEGO bricks.

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Book SynopsisFiona Danks and Jo Schofield offer suggestions for things to do with a stick, in the way of adventures and bushcraft, creative and imaginative play, games, woodcraft and conservation, music and more.Trade Review'it is the most practical lessons this book can teach a young outdoors enthusiast (how to build shelters and sun clocks) that make The Stick Book something special'When I leafed through the book, I was so enthralled that I immediately planned a den-building party and picnic for my daughter's tenth birthday.This book, which offers over 70 interesting things to make or do with a stick, will open up a world of creativity: from fashioning a plain staff to wild weaving or making stick and paper lanterns. Simplicity and a deep satisfaction go together, as where two sticks and a piece of string achieve the sophisticated job of measuring the earth. There are loads of photographs to add inspiration. Fed up with your children's demands for the latest electronic gadgets? Why not give them a stick instead?Delights in this most universal of playthings… I have been removing sharpened sticks from under beds all half term.A book bursting with the most brilliant ideas - you will never have reluctant country-walkers again.These ideas will help the whole family get more hands-on with nature.A guide to the ultimate free toys for children...Packed with ideas to suit the most adventurous and boisterous youngsters and those who'd rather take their time creating things to take home.This book, which offers over 70 interesting things to make or do with a stick, will open up a world of creativity: from fashioning a plain staff to wild weaving or making stick and paper lanterns. Simplicity and a deep satisfaction go together, as where two sticks and a piece of string achieve the sophisticated job of measuring the earth. There are loads of photographs to add inspiration. Explores the almost limitless potential for play offered by sticks. It is an attractively packaged book of 70 activities for children in a handy format for stuffing into a rucksack or coat pocket. The book teems with colour photographs and the text is easy to follow.Truly more ideas than you can shake a stick at!Will open up a world of creativity: from fashioning a plain staff to wild weaving or making a stick and paper lanterns. Simplicity abd a deep satisfaction go together as when two sticks and a piece of string achieve the sophisticated job of measuring the circumference of the Earth.What are you waiting for? Go outdoors, grab a stick, have The Stick Book handy, fire up your imagination and off you go. This is an amazingly different book bursting with ideas, a unique guide to fun and games, grab yourself one now!Musical instruments, dens and bush craft are all within one's grasp, with a stick! (So is poking an eye out so do be careful.)This book offers masses of suggestions for things to do with a stick, in the way of adventures and bush craft, creative and imaginative play, games and more.A book jam-packed full of ideas of sticky stuff!...a great resource for practitioners.This book might just get you out of one of those, 'Mammy I'm bored' situations.Ideal for entertaining all ages.This is an excellent addition to the authors' other books on outdoor play.A great book to encourage outdoor play and exploration at very little cost!When I leafed through the book, I was so enthralled that I immediately planned a den-building party and picnic for my daughter's tenth birthday.'it is the most practical lessons this book can teach a young outdoors enthusiast (how to build shelters and sun clocks) that make The Stick Book something special'Table of ContentsDiscovering sticks Adventure and bushcraft sticks Make a fire Cook over a fire Build a den Make a DIY tent Make a staff Make a stick sword Make a catapult Make an ancient spear-thrower and a spear Make a bow and arrows Make a pea-shooter Magic sticks Make a star wand Make a wizard's wand Make scavenging sticks Make a witch's broomstick Make a wiggly snake Make shadow pictures Make stick characters Make stick and clay animals Make a fairy house or an elf castle Make miniature worlds for toy people and animals Make hobby animals Make woodland monsters Make woodland magic carpets Make a flying creature Make fairy and fish sticks Make wild storyboards Creative sticks Draw in mud and sand Make charcoal pencils Make a paintbrush Make a picture frame Make a woody crown Make a necklace Create stick art for a woodland gallery Choose a stirring stick Make a nest Make a dream-catcher Make a loom for wild weaving Weave a wild basket Make stick and paper lanterns Make natural mobiles and wind chimes Make a wreath Decorate a seasonal stick tree with stick stars Stick games Throw a stick for a dog Play pick-up sticks Make a flying machine Play capture the flag Play quoits Play Aunt Sally Invent your own stick games Do the stick tower challenge Play tracking with sticks Play the woodland mapping game Sunny sticks Navigate with a stick and the sun Make a sun clock Measure the radius of the earth Musical sticks Make percussion sticks Make stick rattles Bushcraft busking with a can guitar Watery sticks Play Pooh sticks Mini raft challenge Make a pond-dipping net Make a fishing rod Measure the depth of a stream Woodcraft and conservation Make your own walking/tracking stick Make a stretcher Make a mouse trap Plant a tree Make a habitat pile Make a creepy-crawly hotel Make a bird feeder Stick stuff Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisDon't get bored - get busy! The must-have activity book for fansof Tom Gates: packed with drawing guides, fun games, brilliant puzzlesand perfect pranks to play on older sisters - there's hoursof fun ahead!

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Book SynopsisPaint a still-life like Vincent Van Gogh! Create a cubist collage like Pablo Picasso! Make a polka-dot pumpkin like Yayoi Kusama! This book will make YOU an artist as you explore 25 different art techniques - from cave painting to contemporary performance - inspired by ground-breaking artists from around the world. And discover famous masterpieces with photographs of real works of art! Pick up your pencils, collect your collage materials and find out more about some of world's best-known creatives in this fact-filled book full of step-by-step activities that are easy to try at home. Including information about tools, materials and basic art theory, this imaginative book is jam-packed with ideas for aspiring artists everywhere. List of artists featured: A cave painter, an ancient Roman mosaic maker, Leonardo da Vinci, Artemisia Gentileschi, Katsushika Hokusai, Moses Williams, Claude Monet, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Hilma Af Klint, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, Hugo Ball, Barbara Hepworth, Janet Sobel, Andy Warhol, Bridget Riley, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Judith Scott, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Liu Bolin, Yayoi Kusama, Esther Mahlangu.

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Book SynopsisJessica Farrell is a professional Brick Artist from Ireland who has loved LEGO since the age of four. Her creations have been exhibited internationally and she has produced many notable commissioned works. Jessica lives in a little house on the bog along with her family and several million LEGO bricks.Hannah Dolan is a writer and editor. She has written and created all kinds of bestselling LEGO books, including the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, the LEGO NINJAGO Visual Dictionary, and the LEGO Minifigure Handbook. She is based in Cambridgeshire, where she spends many a weekend building LEGO models with her partner and young son.

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Book SynopsisTheme Park Adventure is the first title in the brand new Let''s Build! construction series for younger Minecrafters aged 6 and up.Have you ever wanted to build an entire theme park in Minecraft to enjoy with your friends? Well, now you can! Let construction expert Sparks from the official Minecraft magazine show you how to make everything from a classic carousel and a water flume to a haunted mansion ride and even an alternate dimensions rollercoaster. With her expert tips, creating a theme park will be easy!Collect all of the official Minecraft books to become the best Minecrafter you can be:Minecraft Guide to Exploration: 9781405285971Minecraft Guide to Creative: 9781405285988Minecraft Guide to Redstone: 9781405286008Minecraft Guide to the Nether and the End: 9781405285995Minecraft Guide to Enchantments and Potions: 9781405288958Minecraft Guide to Farming: 9781405290104Minecraft Blockopedia: 9781405273534Minecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress: 9781405284172Minecraft The Surviv

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Book SynopsisHundreds of creative LEGO building ideas, activities, games, challenges and pranks! Winner of the Best Book category Creative Play Awards 2016, this superb LEGO building book inspires you to look at your LEGO bricks in new and exciting ways. Go on a LEGO treasure hunt. Create and perform LEGO magic tricks. Make a LEGO stop-motion movie. Build your own LEGO pet. Challenge your family to build the tallest LEGO tower. And much, much more!Featuring imaginative play and building ideas, from LEGO games that take just a few minutes and require a handful of bricks, to inspirational build ideas and activities to keep you occupied for hours. 2020 The LEGO Group.Trade ReviewA book with a LEGO project for every day of the year. From a pirate bowling alley to a stage where you can put on a play, it's awesome. * The Tablet *Hours of good, clean fun...and thankfully, no batteries or screen time required. A huge plus! * The London Mother *An essential for any LEGO fan (big or small), this enticing book will keep them occupied for hours. * The School Librarian *

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Book SynopsisGet to know things that go in these action-packed board books featuring sliding counters! Discover different cars in this series of interactive board books with easy-to-use moving parts - a car, a sports car, a racecar and a taxi! Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words, clear diagrams and helpful text prompts to encourage discussion. Then trace different types of transport around the tracks with a moving counter on every spread and the cover. The perfect book for children who love racecars - and being in the driving seat! Other titles in the series include: Farm, Building Site, Trucks, Trains and Emergency

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Book SynopsisPush, pull and slide the tabs to help clean up the Earth in Busy Recycle! Watch the recycling truck do its work, reuse materials to make a rocket and recycle your waste in this fun book about helping the planet. Perfect for toddlers who like to play as they read, they will love this bright and colourful board book with gentle rhyming text and wonderful illustrations by Mel Matthews, which is part of the popular Busy Book series.Discover more environment and nature books in this tactile series: Busy Grow and Busy Garden.

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Book SynopsisIt's a wonderful world out there just waiting to be discovered, but are you ready to be an explorer?Do you know how to cope with searing heat and intense cold? Can you find food and water in the wild? Could you avoid deadly diseases and fight back against man-eating beasts?Let Bear Grylls teach you everything you need to know to venture through all of Earth's terrain, as well as through the air, over the seas, and under the waves in Bear Grylls Survival Camp. The perfect gift for any young adventurers in training.

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Book SynopsisThe authoritative guide to the online world by the award-winning author of Blame My Brain, The Teenage Guide to Stress and The Teenage Guide to Friends.From the award-winning author of Blame My Brain, The Teenage Guide to Stress and The Teenage Guide to Friends comes The Teenage Guide to Life Online, a balanced look at what happens to us all young and old when we spend time on the internet. Nicola Morgan explores the pros and cons of life in the Digital Age, from the information explosion to the growth of social media. Opening with a brief history of the web she then explores hot topics like fake news and online privacy, and draws on fascinating, cutting-edge research into how the internet and screen-use affect our ability to concentrate, our mood and sleep patterns. This is a book for families to share: a way for teenagers, their parents and carers to inform themselves about the many advantages and risks of life onliTrade ReviewThis is a must for teenagers (and adults like me) who worry about the effects of the little glowing screen in their pocket. * Children's Books Ireland - Mind Yourself *

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Book SynopsisGrowing up in Australia and the UK, Abigail often found herself covered in paint or flour, or lost in a book. After a BA in English and a PhD on Medieval Castles, she combined her interests writing Usborne children's books - from cookery, craft and castles to science and unicorns.

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Book SynopsisTalking about trains, this title allows you to choose stickers from more than 60 to either decorate your books and projects or create a scene on the pull-out landscape included.

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Book SynopsisDo you have what it takes to help a LEGO minifigure with your LEGO building skills? A LEGO minifigure is lost and needs to get back to the safety of the toy shelf with his other LEGO friends. But it will take some quick thinking and solid LEGO building skills for this tiny toy to make it there safely! Grab your LEGO collection and build your way through this exciting story. Make a bridge to traverse the depths of the kitchen sink. Build a roller coaster to distract the spooky hallway monsters. Help the minifigure escape the claws of a plush toy cat with a brick-built helicopter and much more as you help him build his way home. With a minifigure, accessories, and plenty of building tips and inspirational photos, build yourself an adventure as you save the day. 2021 The LEGO Group.

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Book SynopsisGet to know things that go in these action-packed board books featuring sliding counters!Discover different trucks in this series of interactive board books with easy-to-use moving parts - a lorry, a car transporter, a monster truck and a dustbin lorry! Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words, clear diagrams and helpful text prompts to encourage discussion. Then trace types of transport around the different tracks with a moving counter on every spread and the cover. The perfect book for children who love lorries - and being in the driving seat! Other titles in the series include: Farm, Building Site, Cars, Trains and Emergency

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Book SynopsisThis charmingly illustrated seasonal treasury of nature-based crafts, baking recipes and gardening projects for the winter celebrates the country cottage lifestyle with self-sufficient and eco-friendly fun. Locally printed on 100% recycled paper, Little Country Cottage: A Winter Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom offers: Easy yet delicious winter recipes and treats that introduce young readers to local and seasonal eating. From berry cookies, to hot cocoa recipes to warm up after a winter walk, the easy-to-make recipes will inspire kids to get into the kitchen. Suggestions for using up unloved parts of produce, such as carrot tops to make a kitchen windowsill garden, demonstrate a naturally zero-waste way of living. Accessible and fun crafts, such as making salt-dough ornaments and foraged foliage wreaths, have instructions broken down into clear steps illustrated in AnneliesDraws’ cute and whole

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Book SynopsisUnlock the secrets of LEGO building and create new worlds with your imagination.Your guide to becoming a LEGO master builder. LEGO Awesome Ideas is for LEGO fans, no matter their age, wanting to test and challenge their creative building skills. With hundreds of awesome ideas to choose from, ranging from beginner LEGO builds to more advanced creative models.A fun activity that stimulates creativity and tactical skills. LEGO bricks are to be played without limitations and this building guide is here to inspire you. This LEGO instructions book explores the endless possibilities you can create with your own LEGO brick collection. It''s up to you, show off your building skills or add amazing creative models to your own LEGO world.Are You Ready For The Most Awesome LEGO Building Adventures Yet?Learn through visual tips, step-by-step guides, creative model ideas and pro building techniques shown throughout the book. The L

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Book SynopsisFifteen simple step-by-step edible gardening projects for young children.From strawberries in welly boots to herbs in recycled tin cans, this easy-to-follow gardening book contains 15 simple, edible projects for young gardeners. Learn all you need to grow your own fruit, herbs and vegetables in the space that you have, from a windowsill to an allotment in this fun and stylish collection of growing activities for five- to nine-year-olds.With bright, engaging illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this is an ideal gift for any young child wanting to find out more about where their food comes from and grow some themselves!Trade ReviewFeatured in The Bookseller's Children's Previews for March 2023 * The Bookseller *This book is incredibly accessible, promises hours of fun with edible results and will engage the youngest readers from the outset. All the projects are completely achievable for gardeners of every ability. * Armadillo Magazine *This is the most amazing book ever! It tells you how to grow stuff. […] I can’t wait to grow all the things in my garden! -- Unaysa (age 4) * Kids Book Reviews, Books Up North *

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Book SynopsisGetting your hands dirty and growing your own fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers in the garden is great fun. From flowering wellies, crazy gourds and bird baths to wind chimes, butterfly pots and grass-head men, there is a huge range of exciting projects that you can do in and out of the garden, whatever the weather. The book includes basic gardening know-how, fruit and vegetables, craft projects, wildlife gardening and indoor gardening, plus a list of good plants to try. Clear instructions and fun photographs make following the projects easy, while tips and growing ideas provide inspiration and encourage experimentation.

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Book SynopsisDiscover how to build your own awesome LEGO Animals!Be inspired by 30 incredible LEGO animals, from a roaring lion to a multi-coloured turtle. Embark on an imaginative building journey as the models get more challenging through the book. Each animal idea is broken down into three, four, or five important building steps.Learn essential building techniques to create claws and teeth, legs and tails, textures and colours and much more, for your own wonderful creations.You can build anything!2023 The LEGO Group.

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Book SynopsisGet ready to hack your life, LEGO style!This book is bursting with more than 50 smart ideas to streamline your life and accessorise your space. You''ll find stationery hacks help you organise your desk, cool ideas to make the most of your tech, and gadgets to blitz your boring chores. From a speaker that amplifies your phone, a weekly planner made of LEGO bricks, and a catapult that flings paper into the wastepaper basket, these ideas will make your LEGO bricks work for you. Discover ways to personalise your living space, from photo frames to brick-built houseplants, plus smart ways to display your favourite LEGO builds and minifigures. These creative ideas will inspire you to use your LEGO bricks in awesome new ways. With amazing images, easy to follow step-by-step instructions and handy tips for further building, this book will take your building to the next level. 2021 The LEGO Group.

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Book SynopsisThis beautiful kitchen-garden cookbook, produced in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, contains step-by-step guides to show how easy it is to grow peas, beans, potatoes, carrots and more in your garden, in patio containers or in window boxes or on an allotment. Then transform your home-grown produce into delicious meals and desserts by following easy, step-by-step recipes. By having fun growing different plants, children won''t be able to wait to try their tasty produce, encouraging great, healthy eating habits.Learn all about how plants grow, from seeds to seedlings, watering and weeding, to harvesting and composting. Information on minibeasts and garden creatures show how nature works together to help plants grow.Includes advice on cooking tools and utensils and healthy and balanced diets.For inspiration in the garden and the kitchen ... a how-to guide to growing and eating your own fruit and vegetables - Daily ExpressTrade ReviewIt's a lovely book: a beautifully-presented hardback which will stand a lot of use and there's even a useful glossary and efficient index. -- Sue Magee * The Bookbag *For inspiration in the garden and the kitchen ... a how-to guide to growing and eating your own fruit and vegetables * Daily Express *A brilliant, brilliant cookbook full of imagination and packed with delicious info on both the growing and the cooking side of things. What better way to stimulate an interest in food than to really follow the whole process from start to finish. Utterly rewarding, and completely engaging! -- Phil May * Read it Daddy *...'The Kew Gardens Children's Cookbook' caught our Editors attention with its colourful cover and promise of easy step-by-step gardening advice for kids-and they weren't disappointed! [...] Expect scrumptious and fresh recipe ideas such as runner bean and bacon spaghetti or borlotti bean burgers (not to mention a whole section on health and nutrition). -- Elizabeth Ryan * Wayfair *Wonderfully illustrated and complemented by panels on minibeasts and other garden creatures, it shows how nature works to help plants grow. The growing guide also includes advice on cooking tools and utensils and healthy and balanced diets. From plot to plate, what's not to like about that? * Welsh Border Life *Young readers stand to gain much more than recipe ideas from this kitchen-garden cookbook, which encourages even those whose garden might only be a window box to get planting, growing, cooking and eating their own food * Evening Echo (Cork) *Colourful and beautifully illustrated, it is a great aid for fostering a love and understanding of fresh produce and an awareness of a healthy diet -- essentials in an age when fast food and child obesity are on the rise * The Lady *This book is a fabulous, fun way to educate children and parents, dressing up important subjects and issues in an easy to absorb way ... A must-have on any bookshelf * Wealden Times *This book is beautiful ... the description of when to grow each vegetable with step by step instructions is perfect for sharing with children ... The recipes are different from your average children's cookbook ... In a time when some children do not really know where their food comes from, this is perfect for the classroom ... With its beautiful front cover and informative introduction it is a lovely book for children to help develop a love of growing and eating fresh vegetables * School Librarian *A wonderful addition to any foodie household! * Inis *If your small child is even vaguely interested in helping you in the garden, or on the allotment, then I'd urge you to get him/her this great book... -- Judy Bown * Dig my Veg *Table of Contents 1: Introduction: 2: What parts of the plant do we eat: 3: The miracle of a seed: 4: How do plants reproduce: 5: What plants need to help them grow: 6: Soil and compost: 7: What is garden compost: 8: Tools and equipment: 9: Preparing your vegetable patch: 10: Sowing seeds indoors: 11: How to sow into pots: 12: Sowing and planting outside: 13: Everyday gardening tasks: 14: Wildlife in the garden: 15: Garden pests: 16: Healthy eating: 17: Get ready to cook: 18: Growing carrots: 19: Carrot colcannon: 20: Growing cavolo nero: 21: Cavolo nero pesto pasta: 22: Growing peas: 23: Pea gnocchi: 24: Growing lettuce: 25: Lettuce scoops: 26: Growing onions: 27: Onion soup: 28: Growing runner beans: 29: Runner bean and bacon spaghetti: 30: Growing borlotti beans: 31: Borlotti bean burgers: 32: Growing tomatoes: 33: Tomato, feta and basil tart: 34: Growing potatoes: 35: Potato cakes: 36: Growing spinach: 37: Spinach omelette: 38: Growing garlic: 39: Garlic dip with crudités: 40: Growing courgettes: 41: Courgette and polenta chips: 42: Growing chard: 43: Chard noodle stir fry: 44: Growing aubergines: 45: Roast aubergine rounds with tomato topping: 46: Growing beetroot: 47: Beetroot chocolate loaf: 48: Growing chillies: 49: Chilli hot chocolate: 50: Further information: 51: Glossary: 52: Index: 53: Conversions and abbreviations:

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Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated seashore spotter’s guide that both children and adults will love to take to the beach, published in collaboration with the RSPB. Ideal for children aged 5+ _______________ Did you know that jellyfish have no brain, heart or blood? Or that there’s an animal called a sea potato? Come rain or shine there is always something interesting to spot at the seaside! Grab this handy nature guide and head to the beach to explore the wonders of the seashore. Nature Guide Seashore is jam-packed with facts – you'll learn that seaweed is used to make ice cream, and that grey seals can eat 10kg of fish a day (that's about the weight of two bowling balls!). From bright-beaked puffins and sunbathing seals to slippery seaweed and limpets clinging to rocks, there are over 200 different animals, plants and other wildlife to discover in this spotter’s guide. Discover how to be a wildlife detective, what animals you might find when you go rock pooling and tips on how to look after our coastline. Includes easy to look up fact boxes, a checklist to tick off everything you spot and activities such as making sand art. What will you spot? _______________ Full of charming and life-like illustrations by Kate McLelland, RSPB Nature Guide: Seashore is the perfect contemporary spotter’s guide for young wildlife watchers. Published in collaboration with the RSPB, the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe, this is the fourth book in the RSPB Nature Guide series, following Birds, Wildlife and Minibeasts.Trade ReviewThis colourful guide, beautifully illustrated by Kate McLelland, is one to slip in your backpack for adventures in woodland, mountain, seaside and meadow. Starting with tips for how, where and when to look for animals and plants, the book is divided into groups - from mammals and fish to invertebrates, amphibians, trees and wildflowers. There's a description plus a concise fact box for each listing, allowing for easy identification. With activities to try too, this is a great choice for budding nature watchers. * Countryfile on RSPB Nature Guide: Wildlife *

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Book SynopsisDiscover the joy of growing things in this non-fiction nature picture book series from Axel Scheffler and the National TrustRuby loves radishes, so when her friends Worm and Ladybird suggest she grows her own, she soon sets to work. Join Ruby as she watches her radishes grow, with five flaps to lift to see what's happening underground and an impressive pop-up surprise.With a gentle story and simple facts to explain how plants grow, children will be inspired to get outside and follow the helpful tips to plant their very own vegetables.Featuring artwork from bestselling The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler, this new nature series from the National Trust is one for all the family to treasure!Other titles in the series include: Sam Plants a Sunflower, Tilly Plants a Tree and Ben Plants a Butterfly Garden

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Book SynopsisDr Lucy Rogers - Foreword and consultantLucy Rogers is an engineer, fellow of the IMechE, problem-solver, and maker. She is adept at bringing ideas to life, from robot dinosaurs at a theme park to mini-mannequins for a dressmaker. She is one of the leading supporters for the maker industry and is maker-in-chief of the Guild of Makers.Trade ReviewThis has all the production values you've come to expect from DK [...] If you're yet to discover their delights, start by getting this one for your budding young inventor. You won't regret it. * How It Works *

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Book SynopsisIntroduce your child to the wonderful world of crystals and their powerful energies to help, heal and transform with this fully illustrated simple-to-use guide. Children are innately drawn to the energy of crystals – and crystal energies can help make things better for them at school, at home and at play. My Crystal Guide explores crystals from a child’s view – what crystals and minerals are and how to choose and work with the crystals you need – as well as introducing an understanding of crystal energies and crystal healing. Fun exercises to try are included throughout, along with simple meditations. The Children’s Crystal Finder includes 101 commonly available crystals and minerals with clear photographs and each crystal's healing qualities relevant to children, while the final chapter suggests how to help with all types of problems that children may encounter, including stress, not sleeping well, tests at school and making new friends. Created with children in mind, My Crystal Guide includes guidance and practical exercises for parents and carers, but is written for children to follow and understand.

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Book SynopsisIf you imagined that all Stone Age people lived in caves, were not very clever, not very clean and said "Ugg" a lot, then think again. Marking the start of all human history, the Stone Age lasted around 3.5 million years (the last part of that was only 71 grand parents ago!). Delve into that incredible time with this book packed full of amazing facts, information, crafts, storytelling and myth debunking to find out what it was really like to live as a hunter gatherer. Dotted through the book are step-by-step craft activities and recipes that give you first-hand experience of some vital Stone Age skills making a Mesolithic shelter, fat lamps, a digging stick, creating cave art, making a bow and arrow and a fishing hook are just a few. AGES: 5 to 11 AUTHOR: Naomi Walmsley runs Outback2Basics with her partner Dan Westall from their patch of woodland in Shropshire, UK. Specialising in bushcraft and Stone Age skills, they provide unique experiences for school children and teachers to connect to nature. Naomi is a qualified bushcraft instructor and Forest School Leader and believes that every child should be able to safely light a fire and have at least ten uses for a stick by the age of ten. She has also written for many magazines, including Bushcraft & Survival Skills, LivingWoods and Juno. So passionate are they about the Stone Age way of life, they have actually lived and breathed it for themselves. Naomi and Dan undertook a five-month Stone Age immersion experience in the US in 2010, living in the wilderness without any modern equipment, profoundly influencing their lives and teaching. Recently (Sept 2020),they appeared in Channel 4's fascinating documentary Surviving the Stone Age. A three-part series filmed in Bulgaria with six other Stone-Age experts living as a tribe of hunter gatherers for one month. Naomi has co-authored two previous books for GMC Publications; Forest School Adventure and Urban Forest School. 50 photographs, 200 illustrations

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Book SynopsisDo you know that rabbits eat their own poo? That butterflies taste with their feet? Or that starfish aren’t actually fish? This trusty companion guide uncovers all the mysteries of the extraordinary wildlife that surrounds us. From gorgeous foxgloves and strong oaks to wild foxes and slow snails, get ready to find out about over 195 different animals, plants and other wildlife. There are so many wonderful living things to meet in this children's spotter's field guide, published in collaboration with the RSPB, the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. You will learn what a butterfly’s lifecycle looks like, what pretty flowers grow commonly in gardens and which mushrooms are best to steer clear from … they may be poisonous! This guide covers all grounds when it comes to nature. Whether you’re in a city park or on a walk in the woods, don’t ever leave your RSPB Nature Guide: Wildlife at home! Includes wildlife watcher tips; activities to try such as being an animal detective and a wildlife checklist so you can tick off everything you spot! With beautiful illustrations by Kate McLelland throughout, this is the perfect contemporary pocket guide for young wildlife watchers in-the-making and adult nature enthusiasts alike. The second title in the RSPB Nature Guide series, following Birds.

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Book SynopsisEverything a young angler needs to know as they set out on their first day fishing.

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Book SynopsisAlfie gets out and about in the garden with Dad, in this glorious book about growing, playing and sharing. Seeds are planted; the carrots are going to be a gift for a special friend of Alfie's. But there are suprises in store...Shirley Hughes is the creator of the bestselling, best-loved, Dogger.Trade ReviewAlfie Outdoors is another classic and should be an immediate addition to every child's library -- Hannah Beckerman * The Huffington Post *Wonderful - a brand new Alfie book! Alfie is such an engaging character and he has captivated millions of children - and their parents - since his first appearance. Alfie loves to be out in the garden and now his Dad suggests they grow vegetables - to Alfie's surprise, they don't come straight from packs in the supermarket! Digging turns out to be great fun, with some unexpected surprises, but plants are quite slow to grow... As ever, a quite charming story with the added benefit of showing children the excitement of growing vegetables - and a very special goat to eat the produce! Alfie's Year in the Garden is an enchanting two page spread which gives lots to discuss about the changing seasons and the fun of being outdoors * Parents in Touch *A really gorgeous celebration of what children love about the outside world: getting muddy, making dens, playing and growing. * The Bookseller *Wonderfully well-written and filled with Shirley’s distinctive drawings, it’s another title to add to your expanding Alfie collection. -- Alison Potter * Junior Magazine *

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Book SynopsisCelebrate halloween with 50 spooky build ideas, plus an exclusive scary scene model!Use your LEGO collection to conjure up a giant bat, a ghost ship, a witch''s house, and many more creepy creations. Plus, challenge your friends to spooky LEGO games. These Halloween-themed models and activities will keep you busy throughout the spooky season. The book also comes with all the bricks you need to make an exclusive LEGO spooky scene mini model.Let the ghoulish fun begin!2020 The LEGO Group.

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Book SynopsisYou can do it too with Ladybird''s It''s Time to...!This interactive novelty board book is filled with sliders and flaps to help little ones mimic the adult behaviours they see every day.In It''s Time to... Fix It! the moving sliders and transformative flaps on every page allow toddlers to perform the tasks in the simple text - they can hammer nails, drill holes and even repair garden sheds!The It''s Time to... series:Boosts motor skillsEncourages imaginative playRecommended for children aged 3+Also available:It''s Time to... Clean Up!

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Book SynopsisSay goodbye to boredom with this fantastic outdoor boredom buster book! From the hilarious Andy Seed, Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2015 for Best Books with Facts comes the fantastically busy Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to do.The outdoors are boring right? Wrong! Not when you''ve got Andy Seed''s Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to do! Suitable for all seasons, find out how to set bug traps, create a rainbow, construct an amazing summer slide and much, much more! But what about those rainy summer days we hear you cry? Not a problem! This book also includes awesome indoor activities about the outdoors for rainy days. Design your own mini parachute, create the worlds most amazing frisbee, or create a bird feeder to keep your feathered friends well fed!A brilliant book bursting with amazing outdoor activities that will have you running for the door! Packed full of hilarious illustrations from the wonderful Scott Garrett, this book will keep you enterta

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