Author: Neil Coley
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Taking you through the year day by day, The Lichfield Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the cathedral city. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Lichfield's archives and covering the social, political, religious, agricultural, criminal, industrial and sporting history of the region, it will delight residents and visitors alike.
The Lichfield Book of Days
Author: Neil Coley
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Taking you through the year day by day, The Lichfield Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the cathedral city. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Lichfield's archives and covering the social, political, religious, agricultural, criminal, industrial and sporting history of the region, it will delight residents and visitors alike.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Taking you through the year day by day, The Lichfield Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the cathedral city. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Lichfield's archives and covering the social, political, religious, agricultural, criminal, industrial and sporting history of the region, it will delight residents and visitors alike.
The Road to Lichfield
Author: Penelope Lively
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802136251
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
While visiting her dying father in a nursing home, a middle aged daughter discovers a man and a world she never knew.
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802136251
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
While visiting her dying father in a nursing home, a middle aged daughter discovers a man and a world she never knew.
The Book of Days
Author: Robert Chambers
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375005385
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1863. A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in connection with the calendar. Including anecdote, biography, and history. Curiosities of literature and oddities of human life and character.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375005385
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1863. A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in connection with the calendar. Including anecdote, biography, and history. Curiosities of literature and oddities of human life and character.
The Book of Days ; A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, Including Anecdote, Biography, and History, Curiosities of Literature and Oddities of Human Life and Character
Author: Robert Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear's Concert
Author: David Litchfield
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 0711247242
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
The third and final book in the best-selling, award-winning 'Bear and the Piano' trilogy. The first book in the trilogy - The Bear and the Piano - has sold over 120,000 copies in the UK and won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Illustrated Book Category for 2016 The Daily Mail - 'Litchfield's use of light is unequalled and this is a triumphant last movement in a great symphony.' You probably remember the story of the bear who found the piano in the woods and grew up to become a huge star. He played his music in front of millions of adoring fans and all of his wildest dreams came true. But now, the audiences are smaller, the pianos less grand, and the applause is dying away. So Bear decides to retire. Back in the woods, he is sad that his dream is over but he soon has something to distract him: Little Bear! When Little Bear stumbles upon his piano in the woods, she can't believe it when her father says that no one wants to hear his music anymore. So she comes up with a plan to prove him wrong. The final book in the award-winning, best-selling trilogy shows that while fame and fortune might be temporary, the best songs stay in your heart forever. **Don't miss David Litchfield's other books: The Bear and the Piano (1) The Bear, the Piano, The Dog and the Fiddle (2) The Bear, the Piano, and Little Bear's Concert (3) Grandad's Secret Giant Lights on Cotton Rock
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 0711247242
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
The third and final book in the best-selling, award-winning 'Bear and the Piano' trilogy. The first book in the trilogy - The Bear and the Piano - has sold over 120,000 copies in the UK and won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Illustrated Book Category for 2016 The Daily Mail - 'Litchfield's use of light is unequalled and this is a triumphant last movement in a great symphony.' You probably remember the story of the bear who found the piano in the woods and grew up to become a huge star. He played his music in front of millions of adoring fans and all of his wildest dreams came true. But now, the audiences are smaller, the pianos less grand, and the applause is dying away. So Bear decides to retire. Back in the woods, he is sad that his dream is over but he soon has something to distract him: Little Bear! When Little Bear stumbles upon his piano in the woods, she can't believe it when her father says that no one wants to hear his music anymore. So she comes up with a plan to prove him wrong. The final book in the award-winning, best-selling trilogy shows that while fame and fortune might be temporary, the best songs stay in your heart forever. **Don't miss David Litchfield's other books: The Bear and the Piano (1) The Bear, the Piano, The Dog and the Fiddle (2) The Bear, the Piano, and Little Bear's Concert (3) Grandad's Secret Giant Lights on Cotton Rock
The Building Boy
Author: Ross Montgomery
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571314112
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
All at once, it was as if the stars leapt closer.Grandma grabbed the boy, raising him high above the rooftiles on her head.She was alive!The boy's grandma was a famous architect. Her garden is still full of old building materials. Unwilling to accept she has gone, the boy builds a giant structure from the bricks and girders he finds. And then ... Grandma comes to life! The boy is whisked away on an epic adventure across fields, through oceans and atop roofs. But where is Grandma taking him?Beautiful, thrilling and extremely moving: the extraordinary debut picture book from much-loved author, Ross Montgomery.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571314112
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
All at once, it was as if the stars leapt closer.Grandma grabbed the boy, raising him high above the rooftiles on her head.She was alive!The boy's grandma was a famous architect. Her garden is still full of old building materials. Unwilling to accept she has gone, the boy builds a giant structure from the bricks and girders he finds. And then ... Grandma comes to life! The boy is whisked away on an epic adventure across fields, through oceans and atop roofs. But where is Grandma taking him?Beautiful, thrilling and extremely moving: the extraordinary debut picture book from much-loved author, Ross Montgomery.
The book of days, a miscellany of popular antiquities
Author: Robert Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology, Historical
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
The Bear and the Piano
Author: David Litchfield
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 178603560X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This best-selling tale of exploration and belonging, which won the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize 2016, Illustrated Book Category, is now available in board book.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 178603560X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
This best-selling tale of exploration and belonging, which won the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize 2016, Illustrated Book Category, is now available in board book.
The Book of Days. A Miscellany of Popular Antiquties, in Connection with the Calendar ... Edited by R. Chambers
Author: Robert Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 908
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 908
Book Description
Make Shift
Author: Gideon Lichfield
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262542404
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Science fiction stories of pandemic-inspired ingenuity, grit, and determination. This new volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series of science fiction anthologies looks at how science and technology--existing or speculative--might help us create a more equitable and hopeful world after the coronavirus pandemic. The original stories presented here, from a diverse collection of authors, offer no miracles or simple utopias, but visions of ingenuity, grit, and incremental improvement. In the tradition of inspirational science fiction that goes back to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, these writers remind us that we can choose our future, and show us how we might build it.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262542404
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Science fiction stories of pandemic-inspired ingenuity, grit, and determination. This new volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series of science fiction anthologies looks at how science and technology--existing or speculative--might help us create a more equitable and hopeful world after the coronavirus pandemic. The original stories presented here, from a diverse collection of authors, offer no miracles or simple utopias, but visions of ingenuity, grit, and incremental improvement. In the tradition of inspirational science fiction that goes back to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, these writers remind us that we can choose our future, and show us how we might build it.