Reading Tree remains the nation's favourite reading scheme and countless children have learnt to read with Biff, Chip, and Kipper. We are delighted to unveil its fresh new look for today's children, teachers and parents, with lively new covers and fresh artwork. Stories children love. The Oxford Reading Tree stories have always captivated children's imagination, inspiring them to read - and the stories and characters in the new editions haven't changed at all.
An outstanding collection of poems that appeal to both boys and girls, compiled by a teacher who believed in the formative power of learning poetry by heart. “Children,” she maintains, “should build for their future — and get, while they are children, what only the fresh imagination of the child can assimilate. They should store up an untold wealth of heroic sentiment; they should acquire the habit of carrying a literary quality in their conversation; they should carry a heart full of the fresh and delightful associations and memories connected with poetry hours to brighten mature years. They should develop their memories while they have memories to develop.”
Take foundation pieced stained glass quilting to a new level. Recreate the old world charm of hand made woodcut prints in a spectacular floral quilt. Or, use alternate designs, without the woodcut effect, to create a quick and easy sampler. Choose from over 60 new block designs plus two projects, each one with a distinctive look. Step-by-step instructions for the foundation piecing method and techniques for finishing your quilt. (from book)
Specialty Cut Flowers: The Production of Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs and Woody Plants for Fresh and Dried Cut Flowers
A book written primarily as a professional reference that nonetheless has proven useful to amateurs because of the depth of the information provided. Gardeners who grow flowers for creating floral displays will find the author's recommendations on optimal stages of harvest invaluable.
Added by: badaboom | Karma: 5364.29 | Fiction literature | 19 September 2011
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The Alchemist's Daughter
Living a secluded life in Selden Manor, Buckinghamshire, Emilie Selden and her father, John Selden, spend their days in their laboratory conducting experiments and testing new theories. It is England in the early eighteenth century, and with the discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton still fresh in the minds of the populace, scientific enquiry of the natural world is becoming increasingly fashionable.
