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But time is running out: a plague of Antimicrobial resistance is only a few decades away if we don’t make critical changes to our food supply

Roberta Gellis

Get Job Ready - How To Land Your Dream Job

Everyday Life offers a look at how both rich and poor people lived from day to day in Anglo-Saxon times

Jamie Ford

What foods make us happy

And love for their adopted hometown of Salt Point

Ancient Egypt

Packed with simple low-cost ideas that will make a huge difference to the natural world the book suggests ways to help birds bees butterflies beetles and many other declining species

A festive story of hope and redemption emerging from the depths of Victorian society

Praise for Giraffes Can't Dance: "All toddlers should grow up reading this" Daily Mail "A modern classic" Baby & Me "A joyful read about an outsider who finds acceptance on his own terms