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Watercolours: Watercolours (Learn to Paint)
by Alwyn CrawshawAlwyn Crawshaw has a very loyal following among amateur painters, and this book is an ideal introduction to this popular medium.
Acrylics (Learn to Paint)
by Alwyn CrawshawLearn to Paint Acrylics is just one of the top-selling titles in the excellent Collins Learn to Paint series. The book contains thorough yet accessible instruction and stunning artwork by popular TV artist, Alwyn Crawshaw.
Wild Isles
by Patrick Barkham Alastair FothergillThis beautifully illustrated overview of the wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal life.
Merlin: The Power Behind The Spitfire, Mosquito And Lancaster
by Graham HoylandThe most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito and the Avro Lancaster, were all powered by one engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin. The story of the Merlin is one of British ingenuity at its height, of artistry and problem-solving that resulted in a war-winning design.
Strange Bridges: Band 6 orange (PDF) (Collins Big Cat Phonics For Letters And Sounds Ser.)
by Isabel ThomasCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary. Find out all about the different unusual bridges around the world, from see-through bridges to ones that look like dragons, in this photographic non-fiction book by Isabel Thomas. Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages. The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ eigh /ee/ e-e, ey, e, y /oo/ u /igh/ y /c/ ch /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /s/ se /z/ se Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
Everything in Moderation
by Daniel Finkelstein‘How long does a column take? Well it’s 1,150 words and it takes usually between two and three hours to write down. But in reality it has taken me somewhere between three hours and the entirety of my life since I was eight years old.’
The Hero
by Lee ChildWHAT MAKES A HERO? WHO BETTER TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION THAN LEE CHILD… ‘It’s Lee Child. Why would you not read it?’ Karin Slaughter ‘I don't know another author so skilled at making me turn the page’ The Times
2020 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere: A Month-by-month Guide To Exploring The Skies Above Australia, New Zealand And South Africa
by Storm Dunlop Wil TirionEXPANDED AND REVISED A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January–December 2020.
2020 Guide to the Night Sky: A Month-by-month Guide To Exploring The Skies Above Britain And Ireland
by Storm Dunlop Wil Tirion Royal Observatory GreenwichEXPANDED AND REVISED“This is a great guide to the night sky at a great price”Astronomy Now The bestselling, practical guide to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere. 6 pages per month January-December 2020. An easy introduction to stargazing and a useful reference for seasoned astronomers.
Mind Over Clutter: Cleaning Your Way To A Calm And Happy Home
by Nicola LewisThe ultimate guide to decluttering your home in a fun, sustainable and meaningful way.
Drawing and Sketching (Collins Need to Know?)
by CollinsThis practical one-stop guide will show you all the techniques and inspiration you need to start drawing. To make your progress easier, it comes in a handy ebook format with colour illustrations and expert advice throughout.
The Duffer’s Guide to Painting Watercolour Landscapes
by Don HarrisonThis ebook on landscape painting in watercolour is a no-nonsense guide that really gets down to basics.
The Times Beginner’s Guide to Bridge
by Andrew Robson The Times Mind GamesA one-stop practical guide on how to play and master the fascinating and rewarding game of bridge with expert advice throughout from Andrew Robson, the Times bridge correspondent, the world’s most famous and successful player and teacher of bridge.
Watercolour (Collins Need to Know?)
by CollinsThis one-stop practical guide will show you all the techniques and inspiration you need to get into painting. To make your progress easier, it comes in a handy ebook format with colour illustrations and expert advice throughout.
Mind Over Clutter: Cleaning Your Way To A Calm And Happy Home
by Nicola LewisFrom the creator of This Girl Can Organise, the ultimate guide to decluttering your home in a fun, sustainable and meaningful way.
The Chiffon Trenches
by Andre Leon Talley‘Honestly and candidly captures fifty sublime years of fashion’ Manolo Blahnik Discover what truly happens behind the scenes in the world of high fashion in this detailed, storied memoir from style icon, bestselling author and former Vogue creative director André Leon Talley.
Short Life in a Strange World: Birth to Death in 42 Panels
by Toby FerrisSure to be hailed alongside H is for Hawk and The Hare with Amber Eyes, an exceptional work that is at once an astonishing journey across countries and continents, an immersive examination of a great artist’s work, and a moving and intimate memoir. At the age of 42, his father not long dead and his young sons growing fast, Toby Ferris set off on a seemingly quixotic mission to track down each of the 42 surviving paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, who, at the age of 42, had been approaching the end of his own short life. Over the next five years Ferris would travel to 22 galleries in 19 cities in 12 countries across 2 continents: Budapest to San Diego, Detroit to Naples, Berlin to Madrid, ticking off his Bruegels as he went. The results of his journeying are a revelation: Bruegel’s panels, their landscapes teeming with robust life, become a lens through which Ferris takes stock of the world, informing everything from mortality, fatherhood, and contemporary life, to the bombing of Rotterdam, the extinction of North American megafauna, and how to ward off bears in the forest. Short Life in a Strange World is a dazzlingly original hybrid of art criticism, philosophical reflection and poignant memoir, a book about one man’s obsession with Bruegel’s short life in a strange if familiar world, and the precisely-detailed yet cosmos-encompassing works in ink and oil which sprang from it. And it begins with the story of a boy who fell from the sky.
Everything is Under Control: A Memoir With Recipes
by Phyllis Grant‘What a beautiful, rich, poetic memoir this is. Phyllis writes of longing, suffering, family, and food with such delicate power. Like the best chefs, she knows how to make a masterpiece from a few simple ingredients: truth, poignancy, and love. A wonderful book.’ Elizabeth Gilbert, author of 10 million copy bestseller Eat, Pray, Love
Monty Python Speaks! Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Oral History (Masters In Film Ser. #Vol. 1)
by David MorganThe complete oral history of Monty Python – one of comedy's most legendary and influential troupes – publishing to coincide with the 50th anniversary of their BBC debut. With a foreword by John Oliver from Last Week Tonight
The Forever Horse
by Stacy GreggAn enchanting and inspiring stand-alone novel from the author of The Princess and the Foal.
Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life And Mysterious Genius Of Edward Gorey
by Mark DeryThe definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. ’A genius book about a bookish genius’ Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events
Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils
by Ann SwanThis beautifully illustrated ebook is the first practical step-by-step guide to using coloured pencils in botanical painting and is written by Ann Swan, one of the top exponents of the genre.
Watercolour Textures (Collins Artist’s Studio)
by Ann BlockleyAnn Blockley is a very successful artist, known for the innovative way in which she uses texture as a key element in her work. This book, in Collins Artist’s Studio series, looks at how she achieves her stunning effects and provides essential guidelines for the intermediate painter wishing to develop this aspect of their own painting.
Sketching (Collins 30-Minute Painting)
by Alwyn CrawshawAimed at the practised beginner, this inspirational guide will show how to achieve successful sketches using pencil and watercolour in just 30 minutes – ideal for the busy amateur artist.