Mick Manning
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Produced to coincide with 200th anniversary of the birth of Charlotte Bronte, this book introduces the three extraordinary Bronte sisters: Charlotte, Emily and Anne. We also meet their brother Branwell. With a mix of strong story-telling and wonderful illustration, Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom relate the sister's tragically short lives in the remote village of Haworth in the Yorkshire Dales. They explore how the girls were inspired to become writers...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
21 amazing women explorers and adventurers from all over the world From Aud the Deep-Minded, an early voyager to Iceland, and Sacagawea who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition across the USA, to Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space and Arunima Sinha, the first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest, this book shows the incredible courage, determination and power of women explorers over the last 1200 years. These women have led the way exploring...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This picture book vividly dramatizes Dickens' life, beginning with his birth in Portsmouth and early childhood near the docks in Chatham, and follows the young Charles through the hardship of working in a blacking factory at the age of 10 to his years at school and his early career as a reporter. Key incidents that inspired the later novels are described, and his marriage, family life, dramatic readings and tours of the USA are included.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
Español
Description
"El joven Darwin es invitado por el capitán Fitz Roy a compartir su cabina como naturalista sin paga. De las experiencias de este fantástico viaje surgirá su libro titulado El origen de las especies. La teoría de la evolución de Charles Darwin cambió para siempre nuestra concepción del mundo y el lugar que ocupamos en él. Este emocionante relato de la vida de Darwin empieza con su fascinación adolescente por la naturaleza y muestra cómo...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Packed with all kinds of exciting outdoor activities for children and the whole family, to encourage awareness of the natural world, to develop self-sufficiency skills â?? and to show how much fun it is to explore nature. The activities include: tracking skills; wildlife spotting; foraging for wild food and cooking outdoors; how to light a fire safely (with adult supervision); stargazing, including star maps; outdoor games; nature chase; how to...