Filled to the brim with laugh-out-loud poems, this book is like no other. Macleod shares personal stories in the form of humorous, educational and emotional poems. Each poem gives us an insight into the life of the author and a lesson about life we can all relate to. Full of character, charm and amusement, each of these poems will teach you a little more about human nature, the world around you and most importantly, yourself.
Batsford's Walking Guides is an exciting new gift series of walking books, aimed at the weekend, family walker. These small-format,yportable, hardback books have an attractive retro feel, with nostalgic line drawings and hand- drawn maps.
When was the wheel first used? Who were the bright sparks that thought of the light bulb? And what connects a teapot to a 400 kph train? This work features fold-out pages which reveal the who, what, when, where and why of each invention and explain the way it transformed the way we live
A brilliant book bursting with big ideas Meet the Brainwaves, hilarious little mischief makers with big ideas. Pint-sized pals who'll show you around and tell you all about key inventions, the breakthroughs that lead to them and spectacular spin offs which followed... When was the wheel first used? Who were the bright sparks that thought of the light bulb? And what connects a teapot to a 400 kph train? Find out all about more than 300 key inventions that changed the world (and lead to almost everything else that's ever been invented). Fantastic fold-out pages reveal the who, what, when, where and why of each invention and explain the way it transformed the way we live.