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Queen of the Tulips Journey Through the Hermitage
ISBN: HB: 9785912082801, Prestel Publishing, Arca, December 2017
80 pp., 15.7x15.7 cm, colour illus.
They were there for different reasons: Vanya was hiding in the museum crowds to escape from fatigue and a sour mood, while Tasya had wandered away from her parents and gotten lost while collecting ideas for her album. The kids find that they have som...
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£9,95
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Seal Named Patches
ISBN: HB: 9781602233317, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, November 2017
40 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 39 colour plates
Scientists Roxanne Beltran and Patrick Robinson set off on a polar adventure, traveling to Antarctica to study the lives of Weddell seals. By finding Patches, a wily seal they've been tracking since its birth, they'll be able to learn a lot about ho...
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£12,00
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Photographic The Life of Graciela Iturbide
ISBN: HB: 9781947440005, Getty Publications, October 2017
96 pp., 23.6x17.9 cm, 25 duotone photos, 67 black&white illus.
Graciela Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942, the oldest of thirteen children. When tragedy strikes Iturbide as a young mother, she turns to photography for solace and understanding. From then on Iturbide embarks on a photographic journey that t...
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£14,99
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N is for Nursery
ISBN: HB: 9781851244829, Bodleian Library Publishing, October 2017
32 pp., 24.7x20 cm, fully illustrated
This beautifully illustrated alphabet book is perfect for children starting at nursery for the first time. Bright, animated pictures designed around each letter show children happily playing: building with bricks, sifting sand, listening to stories,...
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£12,99
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What is Round?
ISBN: HB: 9781851244812, Bodleian Library Publishing, October 2017
32 pp., 24.7x20 cm, fully illustrated
Many things in the natural world are round – the moon, the sun, a nest, a bubble. And so are many delicious things to eat – a ball of ice-cream, a doughnut, a pie. And so too are more decorative objects such as a crown, a clock or a bauble on a Chris...
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£12,99
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Romeo Explores the City
ISBN: board book: 9781908985996, GMC Group, Button Books, October 2017
24 pp., 16.5x16.5 cm, full colour throughout
Romeo the dog is a much-loved character from the Alain Gree archive. In the 'Let's Explore' series, Romeo finds himself in a variety of places, discovering all sorts of interesting things! In each title, Romeo is exploring a new environment and need...
board book:
£6,99
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Heidi Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Children's Classics
ISBN: HB: 9781435144668, GMC Group, Barnes & Noble, September 2017
344 pp., 21.6x15.3 cm, illus.
Heidi is the timeless tale of an orphan girl who comes to live with her cold and frightening grandfather in the mountains of Switzerland – and who, in the end, brings cheer and comfort into the hearts of everyone who knows her. This edition of Johann...
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£18,00
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Learning Fencing A Training and Activity Book for 6 to 10 Year Olds
ISBN: PB: 9781782551133, Bookport, Meyer & Meyer Sport, August 2017
160 pp., 24x16.5 cm, 184 colour illus., 35 black&white illus.
This book, written in a style easily comprehended by a child and containing motivating illustrations, was written with the youngest of athletes in mind. By inviting kids to complete individual tasks, to solve puzzles, to answer questions and to compl...
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£11,95
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Trick of the Eye How Artists Fool Your Brain
ISBN: PB: 9783791373218, Prestel Publishing, August 2017
96 pp., 24x19.3 cm, 115 colour illus.
If seeing is believing, then artists might be the biggest liars of all. Painters, sculptors and photographers often try to convince their audiences that the paint is wet; the fruit is real; the window is open; the figure's eyes are following you arou...
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£7,99
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My Museum
ISBN: PB: 9783791373195, Prestel Publishing, August 2017
32 pp., 24x19.5 cm, illus.
We all remember what it was like to be a child in a crowded art museum. It was hard to see, let alone appreciate the art. It got tiring. And there was so much else to look at! That's the lesson of this ingeniously simple yet profound book about art....
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£10,99
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