Author: Amy Stewart
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Keywords: earthworms, achievements, remarkable, moved, earth
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-02-01
List price: $31.00
ISBN-10: 0711224501
ISBN-13: 9780711224506

The august Charles Darwin devoted the last years of his life to the meticulous study of one animal: the earthworm. It may be small, spineless and blind, but its role in the ecosystem is profound. It tills the soil, destroys microscopic organisms that cause plant disease, breaks down toxins and turns the ground into rich compost, creating the most fertile areas on earth. In a witty and offbeat encomium to this humble creature, Amy Stewart weaves her own back garden investigations with those of the eccentric oligochaetologists who have made the close study of worms their personal obsession. From

Author: Niki Daly
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Keywords: jamela
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: $12.40
ISBN-10: 1845071069
ISBN-13: 9781845071066

Mama and Gogo are tremendously excited about the new house they are moving to, but Jamela likes where they are and doesn’t want to go. She starts putting her books and school things into a box, but eventually gives up, packs herself away and goes off to sleep. And just when the big truck is about to drive off, Mama suddenly shouts, "Wait, wait! Where’s Jamela?" Mrs Zibi, Greasy Hands and even Christmas the chicken make an appearance in this delightful new African township story in which Jamela finally discovers that there’s no place like home.

Authors:Joan Clifton,  Steven Wooster,
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Keywords: structure, garden, height, adding, gardens, climbing
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2005-05-15
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0711225206
ISBN-13: 9780711225206

Gardening in the vertical plane can transform the dullest plot, giving it vital style and structure; this is the garden source book that shows you how. Packed with planting ideas and practical advice, Climbing Gardens explores the full potential of all types of planting supports, from simple latticework and tension wiring to pergolas, metal frames and living sculptures. It explains how you can use them to create different garden styles and moods, preserve privacy, increase the feeling of space, focus the eye and add some exuberant colour. With a comprehensive directory of the best plants for v

Author: Noel Kingsbury
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Keywords: spaces, small, gardening, natural
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2003-03-06
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0711220158
ISBN-13: 9780711220157

Many gardeners presume that it is not possible to create a habitat for wildlife, and evoke wild places and natural open spaces, unless you have a large garden. In this volume Noel Kingsbury aims to turn that presumption on its head, showing how even in a small space you can create a sustainable ecosystem that looks great - and, once established, largely looks after itself.Book DescriptionGardeners have tended to assume that they need a lot of space to create habitats for wildlife and to evoke wild and natural places. In Natural Gardening in Small Spaces, renowned plantsman Noel Kingsbury refut

Author: Niki Daly
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Keywords: blues, sings, ruby
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2005-03-01
List price: $22.70
ISBN-10: 1845070992
ISBN-13: 9781845070991

Ruby is so loud, she drives everyone around her crazy. When her teacher suggests that Ruby could turn down the volume, like a sound-blaster, Ruby turns it up instead - and drives away all her schoolfriends. Ruby feels really blue - until Bernard and Zelda, the saxophonist and blues singer living in the basement, offer to give her singing lessons. Not only does Ruby learn to be quieter, but she also learns to sing everything from the sharp, zooming sounds of the city to gentle, breathy notes like an evening breeze, but most of all she learns to sing with feeling - and on the day of the school c

Authors:Barbara Ker Wilson, Frane Lessac, Barbara Ker Wils
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Keywords: island, turtle
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1991-03-07
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 071120697X
ISBN-13: 9780711206977

This is the story of how the great sea turtle builds the island of Papua New Guinea. Wishing for a place to rest in the sun, he piles up the sand and rocks until they emerge from the sea into a beautiful, fertile island. In doing so, he finds a wife and a home for the lonely man in the dark cave, far beneath the waves. It is a beautifully-told creation myth with stunning illustrations.

Author: Susan Denyer
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Keywords: district, lake, home, potter, beatrix
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2004-09-01
List price: $31.00
ISBN-10: 0711223815
ISBN-13: 9780711223813

As an artist and story-teller Beatrix Potter is world-famous. Of no less importance is her work in protecting some of the finest examples of the Lake District’s landscapes and in creating romantic interiors and a beautiful garden at Hill Top, the farmhouse she bought at Near Sawrey in 1905. Her picturesque house and the breathtaking scenery inspired many of Beatrix’s stories and drawings. This book looks at the relationship between the Lake District and her work and includes numerous extracts from her letters and diaries, as well as atmospheric photographs from the Beatrix Potter a