The humble House Sparrow, common everywhere, was surprisingly poorly researched and his work soon provided interesting insights into this successful and adaptable little bird. As new opportunities to travel opened up, his interest blossomed to take in the genus Passer as a whole. His travels would ultimately lead to his study of all but one of the group, found only in deepest Turkestan, and to the publication of his authoritative monograph on sparrows in 1988.
Discovery School - Great Books - Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift's satirical masterwork, Gulliver's Travels, is much more than a children's classic. Seventeenth-century England was a country ripe with social ironies, and Swift plucked them all, placing them in a story alive with narrative drive. Discover the inner and outer worlds of Swift and how his prickly prose remains on target today
Jonathan Swift's classic satire, in a brand new dramatisation starring Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who) as Gulliver. This dramatisation was broadcast in three parts in February 2012 by BBC Radio 4.
Nobby Travels to Hollywood - Magical Travel Books for Little People
Nobby Travels tells the tale of a Chocolate Labrador puppy who has a magical dog flap which allows him to travel to different countries. When he jumps through it he is greeted by a dog from the country then taken on an adventure involving fact and fantasy - teaching him a little about the country he is visiting.
