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The Susie & Sam series is a charming collection of illustrated stories about the new events and first experiences that most young children will encounter in everyday life. In Susie & Sam Go to the Museum the twins go the museum with their mum and dad. Sam is worried the museum will be boring. When the family get there, Susie and Sam love the dinosaurs, and animals, costumes, model steam engines, vases from ancient Rome and mummies from Egypt. They also look at some musical instruments. The story is presented in a helpful, positive and reassuring way with bright, fun pictures. This book is also available in the 12-book shrinkwrapped set.

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Generations of Scots have grown up on recipes using oatmeal, curly kail (cabbage), haddock, potatoes, offal, and soups made with a good ham hough. This book combines traditional, classic recipes with Scottish family favourites - complete with tips - handed down within families to produce a tried and tested working cookbook of 86 recipes. All the recipes are simple and easy-to-follow, and each has an introduction that gives a short history or helpful explanation of origins, or tips on how to make each classic well. Recipes include soups and starters, game, meat, and vegetables, fish, and shellfish, bread, baking, and desserts and puddings, using dairy, cereal and soft fruit produce. Elderberry wine, rhubarb and ginger jam, roast leg of Scotch lamb with fresh rosemary and floury potatoes. Other staples include lentil soup, Scotch broth, steak pie, stovies, haggis, pan-cooked pheasant, steamed pudding with Drambuie syrup, pancakes, fruit loaf, potato scones, shortbread, macaroon bars, tablet, marmalade, Clyde valley chutney and Gaelic coffee.

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Green ladies, grey ladies, spectral kings and queens, mischievous ghosts, whispering ghosts, calm poltergeists, wailing washerwomen, phantom dogs, and other assorted ghosts and stories fill this book. Scotland's vibrant storytelling tradition is captured here, with tales of sightings, noises, furniture in disarray and spectres past and present.

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Towns, villages, islands, mountains, lochs and rivers of Scotland - all are listed, and the derivation of their names - some curious - some extraordinary - is given throughout. All have a story to tell, and Scotland's rich history is apparent in these place names. Celtic, Nordic and Anglo-Saxon influences that span 2,000 years from the beginning of the Common or Christian Era to the 11th century are shown. And as the incoming Celts did not find an empty land, some names can be traced to Pictish times. With the arrival of the Scots in the 6th century, Gaelic names began to appear, and then, a century later, Anglian names appeared from the south, to later be influenced by French and Dutch, becoming the 'Scots' tongue of the Middle Ages. The advent of the Norsemen in the 9th century produced Norse names in the North, the Northern and Western Isles and the South-West. Many names are Scots transliterations of Gaelic. Auchenshuggle, long thought of as an appropriate destination for Glasgow's tramcars is simply a Scots version of the Gaelic for 'rye field'. The book explains how, over successive generations with political, economic and cultural changes, while Scots became established, place names were not renewed or translated - they were merely Scotticised. And so today, with English as the common tongue, we can be reminded of the past at just about every turn. This book provides a fascinating journey that might take you from Aberbrothock to the Butt of Lewis, Cruachan to Dunnet, on to Ecclefechan and Friockheim, Gretna, Hoy, Ibrox, John o' Groats, Kells, pausing at Lanark before seeking out Mealfuarvounie, Nick, Oxgangs, Patna, Quanterness, Rum, Sciennes, Talisker, Uig,Voe, Waterloo, Yell and Zetland - your journey has just begun!

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This Guest Book is made with genuine British tartan cloth. Suitable for use as a Visitor's Book, or for a special event such as wedding or leaving party. It measures 16cm x 24cm, landscape, and has 192 pages of 120gsm cream paper (FSC certified). The left hand page is blank and the right hand page is ruled with two columns, big enough for guests to write in. The guestbook has a 8mm closure elastic, a matching pen loop, stained edges, head and tail bands, two 10mm wide ribbon markers, a bookmark, clan map of Scotland and an embroidered designer label sewn onto the back cover. The cloth is Kinloch Anderson's Thistle tartan and has two shades of dark purple, dark green, turquoise, burgundy and charcoal. The famous prickly thistle has many varieties that grow in Scotland and the thistle has been an important emblem in heraldry for over 500 years. The cloth was chosen as it is elegant, simple and beautiful for use on many occasions. The tartan cloth is supplied by and produced with the authority of Kinloch Anderson Scotland, holders of the Royal Warrant of Appointments as Tailors and Kiltmakers to HM the Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales.

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The Waverley Tartan large size hardback Dress tartan notebook/journal with 192 pages features white, navy, two shades of burgundy, moss green, cream and black. Bound in British cloth, this notebook shows the Hunting tartan. The paper is quality cream 80gsm with left hand side plain, right hand side lined. This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions - the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and tartans, the landscape of Scotland - hills, glens, mountains, lochs and rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell. Kinloch Anderson: The tartan cloth is supplied by and produced with the authority of Kinloch Anderson Scotland, holders of Royal Warrants of Appointment as Tailors and Kiltmakers to HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales. Kinloch Anderson has created its own exclusive range of tartans which are available to all. They are based on the sett of the Clan Anderson tartan. The name Anderson means son of Andrew and Kinloch means head of the loch. Commonplace notebooks date back to the Scottish Enlightenment. Many thinkers and writers used a Commonplace notebook for writing down ideas and knowledge. Adam Smith, Robert Burns, David Hume, and later, writers such as Sir Walter Scott, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Virginia Woolf used commonplace notebooks. About the notebook: This notebook is made with cloth woven in mills in the United Kingdom. Notebook pages and paper components are made with acid-free paper from sustainable forests. Boards used in the binding process are made of 100% recycled paper. This hardback notebook is bound in genuine British tartan cloth with an elastic closure, ribbon market, eight perforated end leaves and expandable inner note holder. It contains a removable booklet about the history of clan tartans, and a bookmark that gives information on the Dress tartan.

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This Dress Tartan mini real cloth tartan notebook is part of the Scottish Traditions series. Many dress tartans adopted a white stripe in the sett to signify the difference of wearing a tartan for an occasion, or celebration. This tartan combines the elegance of navy, burgundy, moss green, black and white. This is one of Kinloch Anderson's house tartans range. This mini notebook contains a pen, ribbon marker, eight perforated end leaves, and an expandable inner note holder. (Pen barrel colour may vary from that illustrated.) Early weavers used local plants and natural products for their dyes so the locality of the weaver affected the colours of the local tartan. The genuine tartan cloth used for this notebook is supplied by and produced with the authority of Kinloch Anderson Scotland. Commonplace notebooks date back to the Scottish Enlightenment. Many thinkers and writers used a Commonplace notebook for writing down ideas and knowledge. Adam Smith, Robert Burns, David Hume, and later, writers such as Sir Walter Scott, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Virginia Woolf used commonplace notebooks.

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This Heather Tartan mini-format real cloth tartan notebook is part of the Scottish Traditions series. Its small size is ideal for a pocket or a bag. It comes with a pen. Famed for its hardiness and beauty on Scottish hills in autumn, heather is one of Scotland's best-known native plants. The Heather Tartan is one of Kinloch Anderson's house tartans range.

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The Romance Tartan pocket notebook is made from genuine tartan cloth and its soft shades of purple, blue and pink suggest the gentle colours of a Scottish fine summer sunset. This is one of Kinloch Anderson's house tartans and part of Waverley's Scottish Traditions range. This pocket notebook contains a bookmark and map of Scotland, and an inner note holder at the back.

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The Thistle Tartan pocket real cloth tartan notebook celebrates the thistle - the emblem and flower of Scotland. The colours are two shades of dark purple, dark green, turquoise, burgundy and charcoal. This is one of Kinloch Anderson's house tartans and part of Waverley's Scottish Traditions range. This pocket notebook contains a bookmark and map of Scotland, and an inner note holder at the back.

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When a ghost ship is spotted on the horizon one spring evening, bookseller Eleanor Mace decides to investigate the myths and legends of Combemouth, the Devon seaside town where she runs The Reading Room. As Eleanor digs deeper into the town's history, she becomes intrigued by a Victorian crime report that seems to have unexpected links to the present day. As Eleanor begins to uncover the truth she has an unexpected challenge on her own horizon. Daniel - her husband of six months - is determined that they give up their separate homes and find a new place together. But Eleanor adores her cottage by the sea and resists, guaranteeing that things turn a little frosty as the summer begins. A celebrity book launch, an exploding dress and some salsa-dancing pensioners make this a mystery with a difference.

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Bound in real Black Watch tartan Scottish cloth supplied by Kinloch Anderson, and woven in Scotland, this hardback notebook is 21 x 13cm, with 192pp pages - each spread has left blank, right ruled. Has stained edges, ribbon marker, bookmark and inner note holder. Eight perforated end leaves and expandable inner note holder. Each includes a removable booklet and bookmark giving information on the specific tartan used for the binding. With 192 pages, acid-free threadsewn, 80 gsm cream shade pages, with round-cornered cover and bookblock corners, and a matching elastic closure. The tartan cloth is supplied by and produced with the authority of Kinloch Anderson who are tailors and kiltmakers in Edinburgh.

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This Elliot Tartan notebook is bound in real tartan cloth. It has 176 pages and has stained edges and a matching elastic enclosure. The notebook has a ribbon-marker and an inner note holder. It has a booklet about tartan, and a Clan Map of Scotland. It also comes with a bookmark with a history of the tartan.Each volume has a ribbon-marker and an expandable inner note holder made of cardboard and cloth, and removable booklet with background notes, with a Clan Map of Scotland, and with an individual bookmark, giving detail on the specific tartan used for the binding. The tartan cloth is supplied by and produced with the authority of Kinloch Anderson Scotland, holders of Royal Warrants of Appointment as Tailors and Kiltmakers to HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales.

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This MacDonald Tartan notebook is bound in real tartan cloth. It has 176 pages and has stained edges and a matching elastic enclosure. The notebook has a ribbon-marker and an inner note holder. It has a booklet about tartan, and a Clan Map of Scotland. It also comes with a bookmark with a history of the tartan.

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This MacGregor genuine tartan cloth notebook has 176pp of 80gsm cream paper, with left page plain, right page ruled. With a ribbon marker, an expandable inner note pocket, elastic enclosure, a leaflet about the history of tartan, and a colourful bookmark with a brief history of the MacGregor tartan. Cloth supplied by tailors and kilt makers Kinloch Anderson. Comes in a light plastic wrapper bag. Scientists, thinkers and writers in the Scottish Enlightenment used 'commonplace notebooks' to record thoughts and ideas. Many British writers such as Virginia Woolf and Arthur Conan Doyle continued to use them. Tartan belongs to Scottish heritage and culture, and thrives today both at home and overseas. There are now over 7,000 tartans officially recorded in the Scottish Register of Tartans located within the National Archive of Scotland. Waverley Books (Waverley Scotland) are delighted to innovate on the commonplace notebook idea with the Waverley tartan notebooks bound in genuine tartan cloth supplied by kiltmakers and tailors Kinloch Anderson, Edinburgh, sourced from weavers in Scotland, and the Borders.

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This Lindsay genuine tartan cloth notebook has 176pp of 80gsm cream paper, with left page plain, right page ruled. With a ribbon marker, an expandable inner note pocket, elastic enclosure, a leaflet about the history of tartan, and a colourful bookmark with a brief history of the Lindsay tartan. Comes in a light plastic wrapper bag. Scientists, thinkers and writers in the Scottish Enlightenment used 'commonplace notebooks' to record thoughts and ideas. Many British writers such as Virginia Woolf and Arthur Conan Doyle continued to use them. Tartan belongs to Scottish heritage and culture, and thrives today both at home and overseas. There are now over 7,000 tartans officially recorded in the Scottish Register of Tartans located within the National Archive of Scotland. Waverley Books (Waverley Scotland) are delighted to innovate on the commonplace notebook idea with the Waverley tartan notebooks bound in genuine tartan cloth supplied by kiltmakers and tailors Kinloch Anderson, Edinburgh, sourced from weavers in Scotland, and the Borders.

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This Stewart Hunting Tartan notebook is bound in real tartan cloth. It has 176 pages and has stained edges and a matching elastic enclosure. The notebook has a ribbon-marker and an inner note holder. It has a booklet about tartan, and a Clan Map of Scotland. It also comes with a bookmark with a history of the tartan.

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This popular history of Wales, now in its third edition, tells the story of Wales from Celtic origins to joining the Union, up to Brexit and 2019. It is an account of its social, political and industrial development to the modern age. It is an ideal guide for the student as well as the visitor to Wales, or those looking for a succinct history of the Welsh people; politics; geography and changes within Wales in relation to the UK, and as a devolved nation.

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This Royal Stewart genuine tartan cloth notebook has 176pp of 80gsm cream paper, with left page plain, right page ruled. Cloth supplied by tailors and kilt makers Kinloch Anderson. With a ribbon marker, an expandable inner note pocket, elastic enclosure, a leaflet about the history of tartan, and a colourful bookmark with a brief history of the Royal Stewart tartan. Comes in a light plastic wrapper bag. Scientists, thinkers and writers in the Scottish Enlightenment used 'commonplace notebooks' to record thoughts and ideas. Many British writers such as Virginia Woolf and Arthur Conan Doyle continued to use them. Tartan belongs to Scottish heritage and culture, and thrives today both at home and overseas. There are now over 7,000 tartans officially recorded in the Scottish Register of Tartans located within the National Archive of Scotland. Waverley Books (Waverley Scotland) are delighted to innovate on the commonplace notebook idea with the Waverley tartan notebooks bound in genuine tartan cloth supplied by kiltmakers and tailors Kinloch Anderson, Edinburgh, sourced from weavers in Scotland, and the Borders.

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The Glasgow Boys revolutionized Scottish painting from 1880 until around 1895, although their influence lasted until just before World War 1. Painters such as Sir John Lavery, Sir James Guthrie, George Henry, Edward Atkinson Hornel, Joseph Crawhall, Edward Arthur Walton, and William Kennedy formed the main group of painters, although there were 18 in total. They were a loose group, with various friendships and painting groups among them. Influenced by the Impressionists and post-Impressionists, they were also inspired by Japanese and Dutch art. Their style went against Victorian sentimentality and they brought the look of some forms of Impressionism and post-Impressionism to Scotland, with fresh views of the Scottish countryside and typical scenes from Scottish life. They painted outdoors, and captured a way of life that changed Scottish painting. Many settled after their early rebellious phase into quieter styles, or moved away as the art scene evolved into the Scottish Colourists' phase. As Glasgow became the fourth largest city in Europe, with a massive explosion in its population, money from wealthy industrialists, publishers and merchants became available to support the art commissioned from The Glasgow Boys. New walls needed art, as Glasgow celebrated its prosperity in a new phase of building - the city centre saw a new Art School, and City Chambers, and industrialists built homes in the country. The author's understanding of the art world and the importance of financial support and also painting techniques makes this book a unique contribution to books written on The Glasgow Boys. The Glasgow Boys are the subject of an exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery in spring/summer 2010, and then at the Royal Academy, London until January 2011.

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A good basic learners dictionary aimed at ELT and students wishing to improve their English and vocabulary. Containing useful exercises and answers to test you and help you learn, this book contains over 1000 commonly used and useful key words, with definitions, that will give you the basics to create thousands of sentences in English. The words are listed alphabetically, with vocabulary listed by theme. It gives advice on effective ways to learn. By an expert in language learning. Contains pronunciation guidance. A book of over 1000 key words you will need to know to help you speak fluent English.

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An accessible and comprehensive 'word-finder' that helps you to locate words that have similar meanings (synonyms). Synonyms help make your writing interesting and varied. Geddes and Grosset's Webster's Word Power English Thesaurus is a new edition of the G&G Concise English Thesaurus. This book is fully revised with both antonyms and synonyms.

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This dictionary is a fascinating and up-to-date guide to the language that developed alongside English in the northern parts of the British Isles.

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