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Ruth Binney
A fascinating compilation of accumulated wisdom, from health tips and kitchen tricks to gardening know-how, this splendid hardcover volume examines the truth behind many proverbs and old wives’ tales.
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From ancient legends to everyday fact, this handsome hardcover gift edition reflects our perceptions of the animal kingdom, forming a treasury of tales, legends, and proverbs related to wild and…
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This charmingly illustrated hardcover gift edition provides a treasury of ancient wisdom, stories, and superstitions related to plant life. Its mix of fact and fancy will captivate lovers of plants…
Trying to understand the wonders of the natural world has been a human preoccupation. The knowledge of which plants to use as essential foods, remedies, and for construction was of…
This fascinating compilation of accumulated wisdom includes traditional sayings and superstitions to explain whether, and why, they still work today. With advice on the practical necessities of cooking, gardening, housekeeping…
Gathered together in this fascinating book are the lore and legends of the animal world, alongside the realities of nature. Yet whatever their natural attributes, in folklore animals can do…
This fascinating new book explores the world of numbers from pin numbers to book titles, and from the sixfold shape of snowflakes to the way our roads, houses and telephone…
A weed is simply a plant in the wrong place at the wrong time. But while no gardener wants their patch full of unwelcome invaders, even the worst weeds have…
Are the creatures that live in your garden friends or foes? How can you discourage the bad and nurture the good? How does each animal fit into the essential garden…
Measuring some 12,000 miles - not counting its myriad of offshore islands - the coast comprises the most varied, vulnerable and most fascinating places in Britain and Ireland. Contained here…
The flower garden is so much more than a beautiful spectacle full of colour and scent. It holds hidden in its grasp a myriad of secrets which not only present…
Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: English Countryside explores the flora and fauna, customs and traditions that give the English countryside its unique charm and special identity.
With a foreword by Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey who concludes that: “This is the world that Ruth Binney has brought so wonderfully to life in her book’.
Ruth Binney,Rob Oyston
Danny is having trouble learning to dribble the football. Can he learn the skills and save the day in Dino-land with the help of his mascot?
Come on an adventure…
