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Here Be Giants - Susannah Lloyd - Bog - Quarto Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Prithee, let us not tarry, for the hapless knight is BACK and he is setting forth on a new MOST PERILOUS quest! A quest to find a GIANT! All the other knights in the kingdom say he could never track down a giant, but the knight has just come across a most fortuitous find! A book, ''How to Spot a Giant Before He Spots You.''And so, with his long-suffering horse, the knight sets off to find a giant . His journey takes him through huge craters, past a towering beanstalk and up a strange-looking mountain. But is that thunder he can hear or is he getting closer to giant-sized peril? Will our hapless hero spot the giant before it’s too late? Young readers will love the ''he’s behind you!'' feel of this laugh-out-loud follow-up to Here Be Dragons from Susannah Lloyd and Paddy Donnelly.

DKK 99.00

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Here Be Dragons - Susannah Lloyd - Bog - Quarto Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Children will love this hilarious book about a silly knight who goes in search of a dragon to battle! The other knights have told him that there's no such thing as dragons, but he says, ' Forsooth! There is TOO such a thing! ' You just need to know where to look! And luckily, this knight has something very special that no one else has – a map that says: 'HERE BE DRAGONS'! So, he sets off armed with the map, his sword, and his trusty steed. He travels straight to the spot marked ‘X’, past shiny treasure, some suspicious bones and many signs telling him to TURN BACK! But alas, he’s too busy looking at his map to notice. He wanders up and down a spiky hill (the dragon's back), shouts into a burrow (the dragon's nose), and eventually walks into a very dark cave (the dragon's mouth) . In this laugh-out-loud story, young readers will love seeing the hapless knight search for the dragon, all the while not seeing how close he truly is to the beast! Will he see the dragon before it's too late?! With expert storytelling from the author of This Book Can Read Your Mind , Susannah Lloyd, and whimsical illustrations from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal nominee, Paddy Donnelly, this is a book that will delight time after time. Kids will love coming back to the bookshelf and seeing if they can spot the fearsome dragon in the background . Comedic illustrations with hidden clues hinting at the dragon's whereabouts accompany funny and lively text which kids and parents alike will love to read aloud!

DKK 93.00

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This Book Can Read Your Mind - Susannah Lloyd - Bog - Quarto Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

This book can READ YOUR MIND. I will just need you to think of something, but whatever you do, don’t think of anything SILLY. You know, like a pink elephant… When the page is turned, sure enough, a pink elephant appears! This hilarious interactive book plays on the idea that when you’re told NOT to think of something, somehow it is all you can think about. The book begins with a scientist switching on an incredible new invention – a mind-reading machine! All you need to do is look hard at the book and try to stay still. As he fiddles with the buttons, he tells you it will just need a moment or two to focus. He points out a dial that carefully monitors for any dangerous levels of silliness . After you accidentally make the pink elephant, then multiple pink elephants, appear, what if the scientist tells you not to think of the elephants on unicycles playing the tuba? Or wearing silly underpants?! Or something even ruder than that…?! As the book continues, and more and more silliness ensues , the scientist is distraught but there is plenty of fun in store for the reader. With bright, engaging illustrations and laughs galore, both children and adults will enjoy returning to this story again and again. ‘Our 4yo’s response to this at story time involves much jumping around in giddy anticipation of the next page turn.’ – parent review

DKK 106.00

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Dear Friend and Gardener - Beth Chatto - Bog - Quarto Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

In this engaging and fascinating exchange of personal letters, two of the most influential gardeners of all time compare notes on successes and failures in their two very different gardens. As Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto convey their gardening experiences, share gossip and discuss life and nature , the horticultural expertise of these two long-established friends and distinguished gardeners gives these inspirational letters a life of their own. Beth Chatto’s garden in East Anglia is a place of pilgrimage for plant lovers, while Christopher Lloyd was one of the major figures in twentieth century gardening, transforming the gardens of his home Great Dixter in East Sussex. Friday 16 February Dear Beth, Today was straight out of my idea of heaven – the first such day this year and the first time that all the winter crocuses have opened wide, in appreciation. Armed with my kneeling pad, I dropped to my knees to savour the honey scent of C. chrysanthus ‘Snow Bunting’. Rosemary Alexander, who spends more and more time at Stoneacre (the National Trust property near Maidstone, which she rents), expressed doubts on whether it wouldn’t be better to concentrate on snowdrops, seeing that crocuses spend so much of their time in an obstinately closed state, loudly proclaiming ‘this isn’t good enough for me’. I can see her point, of course. […] Tuesday 20 February Dear Christo, What a good thing you enjoyed your crocuses when you had the chance! Today we are blanketed in snow once more, with a wild north wind hurling stinging dry snow horizontally past the windows. Your way of having crocuses (and many other bulbs) naturalized in short grass is a far more effective way of growing them than in conventional borders. Left to seed themselves in little knots and ribbons of colour they appear like embroidery across a carpet before something else takes over the design. […]

DKK 120.00

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The Secret Gardeners (updated edition) - Victoria Summerley - Bog - Quarto Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

‘ The Secret Gardeners is a WONDERFUL book. Just beautiful. It will live, page open, on my coffee table.’ Prue Leith (one of the Secret Gardeners ) The Secret Gardeners is a captivating photographic portrait of the private gardening passions of 25 of the UKs foremost artists, designers, actors, producers, composers, playwrights, sculptors and musicians .It includes composers Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh ; entrepreneur Richard Branson ; architect Anish Kapoor ; actors Jeremy Irons, Rupert Everett, Griff Rhys Jones and Terry Gilliam ; chef P rue Leith; musicians Ozzy Osbourne, Nick Mason and Sting ; playwright Julian Fellowes ; film director Paul Weiland ; and designers Kirstie Allsopp and Cath Kidston. Accompanying meaty essays explaining the owners'' inspiration and passion are stunningly-reproduced photographs revealing the beautiful gardens that the public rarely see. Amongst these gardeners you''ll find the plantaholics, the scene-changers, the view makers, the weeders, the hot-colour fanatics and those who use their garden to retreat from public life. This new edition introduces the gardens of Jeremy Clarkson , C atherine FitzGerald & Dominic West , Prue Leith and the book''s photographer Hugo Rittson-Thomas .

DKK 340.00

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The Museum - Owen Hopkins - Bog - Quarto Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

This beautiful and visually immersive book charts the fascinating story of the institution of the Museum, from its origins to the present. Visited by millions around the world every year, museums are one of mankind’s most essential creations. They tell stories , shape cultural identities and hold valuable insight about the past and about the future. This captivating works charts a path from the very first collection through to the latest developments in cultural curation, interweaving Using examples of the greatest cultural institutions to shape the narrative, historian and academic Owen Hopkins draws on his deep knowledge of the field to outline the history of the museum movement. Tracking the evolution from princely collections in Europe and the Enlightenment’s classically inspired temples of curiosities, via the public museums of the late nineteenth century, on to today’s global era of iconic buildings designed by the world’s leading architects, this book is a vital work for anyone seeking to understand the development of the museum into what it is today. Over the course of five chapters filled with stunning imagery that highlights the beauty of these venerated buildings, the origins of key institutions are revealed , including: - Louvre - Metropolitan Museum of Art - British Museum - Tate Modern - The Hermitage - Guggenheim - Smithsonian Institute - Acropolis Museum Also outlined are the motivations of the architects, curators and patrons who have shaped how we experience the modern museum, a cast that includes names such as King George II , Napoleon , Henry Clay Frick , Peggy Guggenheim , Andrew Carnegie , Alfred Barr , Frank Lloyd Wright , Le Corbusier , Frank Gehry , Richard Rogers , Nicholas Serota and Zaha Hadid . By examining how these venues became intrinsic to our shared cultural experience , analysing the changing roles they play in society and questioning what the future holds in a digital age, this book is for anyone who has stood in awe at the spectacle of a museum .

DKK 312.00

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