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The first in Arthur Ransome’s charming, thrilling and inspirational series. The book that has set generations of children and their parents afloat, on the high seas of the Lake District.‘Swallows and Amazons for ever!‘Rediscover this classic tale of adventure.The Walker children – also known as...
On the colony planet of Terra Nova, Carrera has achieved his revenge,destroying those who had destroyed his life by killing his wife and children ina terrorist strike. And, with the help of his second wife, he has thwarted anattempted coup tha
A thrilling biography of the Indigenous Brazilian explorer, scientist, stateseman, and conservationist who guided Theodore Roosevelt on his journey down the River of Doubt. C’ndido Rondon is by any measure the greatest tropical explorer in history. Between 1890 and 1930, he navigated scores of...
The voyage began in the lunar terrain of the Peruvian Andes, where coca leaf is the only remedy against altitude sickness. It continued down rapids so fierce they could swallow a raft in a split second. It ended six months and 4,200 miles later, where the Amazon runs gently into the Atlantic. Joe...
Visit one of the most incredible natural environments in this picture-packed guide, to discover the Amazon’s plants and wildlife, and its people. Become an eyewitness to the fascinating species that live in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, in this picture-led reference guide that will take you...
For the Walker children, sailing the boat Swallow to an island for a camping trip is a fantastic adventure. But soon they find themselves under attack from the fierce pirates of the Amazon, Nancy and Peggy. And so begins the battles, alliances and discoveries in a summer like no other.
The ultimate children’s classic – long summer days filled with adventure. Newly re-issued using Ransome’s original illustrations to celebrate the 80th anniversary of publication.The ultimate children’s classic – long summer days filled with adventure.John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat,...
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Nubia, Queen of Themyscira! But what challenges await our new queen?After the thrilling events of Infinite Frontier, Nubia becomes queen of Themyscira, but the new title also brings challenges. With the unexpected arrival of new Amazons, our hero is forced to reckon with her past and forge a new...
Learn all about the Amazon rainforest – from the plants and animals that live there to the harmful effects of logging – in this low-level phonics reader.Part of Reading Stars Phonics – our structured programme of 133 fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK...
The Amazon Indian is an icon that straddles the world between the professional anthropologist and the popular media. Presented alternately as the noble primitive, the savior of the environment, and as a savage, dissolute, cannibalistic half-human, it is an image well worth examining. Stephen Nugent...
With this remarkable study, historian Keira V. Williams shows how fictional matriarchies- produced for specific audiences in successive eras and across multiple media- constitute prescriptive, solution-oriented thought experiments directed at contemporary social issues. In the process, Amazons in...
“The Modern Amazon” is organised into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like “Xena” and the women of the Conan films; superheroes and their arch enemies such as “Wonder Woman”, “Batgirl”, and “Catwoman”; revenge films such as the “Kill Bill” movies;...
‘Walking from the Pacific, over the Andes and along the entire length of the Amazon to the Atlantic is truly extraordinary … To do all this puts Stafford’s endeavour in the top league of expeditions past and present’ – Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBEIn April 2008, Ed Stafford began his attempt to become...