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Watership Down (Hardcover)
Richard Adams; Illustrated by David Parkins
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Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunningly beautiful hardback
editions of the most famous stories in the world, now including a
beautiful edition of Watership Down, an epic tale that has been
beloved for generations. Fiver, a young rabbit, is very worried. He
senses something terrible is about to happen to the warren. His
brother Hazel knows that his sixth sense is never wrong. So, there
is nothing else for it. They must leave immediately. And so begins
a long and perilous journey of a small band of rabbits in search of
a safe home. Fiver's vision finally leads them to Watership Down,
but here they face their most difficult challenge of all . . .
A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for more than forty years,
Richard Adams's "Watership Down" is a timeless classic and one of
the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once
idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage,
and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their
flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of
their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey
forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing
trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised
land and a more perfect society.
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I Love My City (Hardcover)
France Desmarais, Richard Adam; Illustrated by Yves Dumont; Translated by Nicholas Aumais
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The Big Book of Civil Engineering for Curious Kids 56 pages packed
with information about How cities developed around the world The
people who make cities their home Architecture and culture How
urban planners organize a city and its services The role of City
Hall Systems for water, waste, and energy And innovations for an
eco-friendly urban future In the spirit of David Macaulay’s The
Way Things Work, I Love My City is a treasure trove of information
for middle-grade readers who want to know the how and why of
cities. Why did cities start appearing in the first place, or
become what we know today? How do urban planners know where to
place fire stations, schools, and parks? What’s a water tower,
and how does it fill the pipes of thousands of people? How about
roads and highways, communications and energy, water treatment and
waste? The answers to these questions and more can be found in this
richly illustrated, global guide to everything urban. Today, 55% of
the global population is urban, and that number is only growing. In
I Love My City, readers explore the history, geography, demography,
technology, infrastructure, and government of cities, with
fascinating facts about specific urban centres around the world. A
particular focus on ecology, green energy, and environmental
planning moves readers forward to consider what sustainable
development might look like in the future as well. This nonfiction
STEM title, ideal for civics and social studies units, includes a
table of contents, a glossary, and a list of resources for further
research. Written by children’s author France Desmarais and
municipal administrator Richard Adam, with lively full-color
illustrations from Yves Dumont, I Love My City is a captivating
resource for the library, classroom, or home.
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Watership Down: The Graphic Novel
James Sturm, Joe Sutphin; Illustrated by Joe Sutphin, James Sturm; Richard Adams
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A beautiful and faithful graphic novel adaptation of Richard
Adams's beloved story of a group of rabbits on an epic journey in
search of home. 'Every rabbit that stays behind is in great danger.
We will welcome any rabbit who joins us.' Watership Down is a
classic tale of survival, hope, courage, and friendship that has
delighted and inspired readers around the world for more than fifty
years. Masterfully adapted by award-winning author James Sturm and
gorgeously illustrated by bestselling artist Joe Sutphin, this
spectacular graphic novel will delight old fans and inspire new
ones, bringing the joy of Watership Down to the next generation of
readers.
From the author of Watership Down, Richard Adams, comes an enchanting picture book about the adventures of a mischievous homemade dragon. Illustrated by the award-winning Alex T. Smith.
Whatever you've lost, Egg Box Dragon will find it. He's retrieved missing footballs, glasses and watches aplenty. He's so expert at cracking mysteries that the Queen herself requests his services. Will Egg Box Dragon find the missing diamond from the Queen's crown?
Richard Adams was awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for children's fiction. Watership Down has sold over 50 million copies. A new mini series of Watership Down will premiere Christmas 2018 on BBC1 and launch globally on Netflix Spring 2019, featuring the voices of Olivia Colman and Freddie Fox, amongst others.
Author-illustrator Alex T. Smith is the award-winning creator of the bestselling Claude series, which is published in 16 languages worldwide, and begins airing as a TV show on Disney Junior in 2018. Alex's newest series, Mr Penguin, launched in 2017, to widespread praise. Alex's quirky, witty writing and illustrations are instantly recognisable, critically-acclaimed and as popular with adults as children.
Alex is also widely-praised for his work illustrating children's classics: he won Children's Book of the World Illustration Award 2016 for his illustrations in a new edition of Dodie Smith's The Hundred and One Dalmatians; he has created new art for books by Enid Blyton, Eva Ibbotson and Richmal Crompton.
As well as collaborating with Watership Down author Richard Adams, he has also worked with David Almond and Juno Dawson. Alex has won the UKLA Picture Book Award and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, and been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award. He was the official World Book Day illustrator in 2014.
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I Love My City (Paperback)
France Desmarais, Richard Adam; Illustrated by Yves Dumont; Translated by Nicholas Aumais
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The Big Book of Civil Engineering for Curious Kids 56 pages packed
with information about How cities developed around the world The
people who make cities their home Architecture and culture How
urban planners organize a city and its services The role of City
Hall Systems for water, waste, and energy And innovations for an
eco-friendly urban future In the spirit of David Macaulay’s The
Way Things Work, I Love My City is a treasure trove of information
for middle-grade readers who want to know the how and why of
cities. Why did cities start appearing in the first place, or
become what we know today? How do urban planners know where to
place fire stations, schools, and parks? What’s a water tower,
and how does it fill the pipes of thousands of people? How about
roads and highways, communications and energy, water treatment and
waste? The answers to these questions and more can be found in this
richly illustrated, global guide to everything urban. Today, 55% of
the global population is urban, and that number is only growing. In
I Love My City, readers explore the history, geography, demography,
technology, infrastructure, and government of cities, with
fascinating facts about specific urban centres around the world. A
particular focus on ecology, green energy, and environmental
planning moves readers forward to consider what sustainable
development might look like in the future as well. This nonfiction
STEM title, ideal for civics and social studies units, includes a
table of contents, a glossary, and a list of resources for further
research. Written by children’s author France Desmarais and
municipal administrator Richard Adam, with lively full-color
illustrations from Yves Dumont, I Love My City is a captivating
resource for the library, classroom, or home.
This book will advance the understanding of leadership beyond the
inherited myths and modalities of command and control. Leadership
is separated from ideas and institutional seniority and explained
as the collaborative power of one with others. Enabling the
intelligent co-participation of all people, the constructive effect
of this approach to leadership is in the engagement of people. This
is significant when task accomplishment depends not on managerial
direction, but on the interaction of people with each other, with
technical systems, and with complex regulations which are often
across jurisdictional boundaries. Examples and case studies are
included.
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Watership Down (Paperback)
Richard Adams; Illustrated by David Parkins
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R261
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An epic story that has been beloved for generations, Watership Down
has become one of the most famous animal stories ever written.
Fiver, a young rabbit, is very worried. He senses something
terrible is about to happen to the warren. His brother Hazel knows
that his sixth sense is never wrong. So, there is nothing else for
it. They must leave immediately. And so begins a long and perilous
journey of a small band of rabbits in search of a safe home.
Fiver's vision finally leads them to Watership Down, but here they
face their most difficult challenge of all . . . __________ Richard
Adams originally began telling the story of Watership Down to his
two daughters and they insisted he publish it as a book. It quickly
became a huge success with both children and adults, and won the
Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal in 1972.
One of the best-loved children's classics of all time, this is the complete, original story of Watership Down.
Something terrible is about to happen to the warren - Fiver feels sure of it. And Fiver's sixth sense is never wrong, according to his brother Hazel. They had to leave immediately, and they had to persuade the other rabbits to join them.
And so begins a long and perilous journey of a small band of rabbits in search of a safe home. Fiver's vision finally leads them to Watership Down, but here they face their most difficult challenge of all . . .
This much-loved tale of courage and survival is now a beautiful new animated series for television, full of excitement and adventure - perfect for all the family to enjoy.
Tales from Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard
Adams's bestselling classic Watership Down, which won the Carnegie
Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Adams returns to
the vivid and distinctive world he created in that enduring work,
reacquainting readers with the characters we know and love,
including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion and the legendary rabbit
hero El-ahrairah. These compelling tales include all-new
adventures, with the younger generation of rabbits eager to find
out about the heroic age that existed before they were born.
Enchanting us once again with stories of courage and survival, the
millions of readers who enjoyed Watership Down now have the chance
to re-enter this unique and spell-binding world.
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Daniel (Hardcover)
Richard Adams
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Born in 1759, Daniel is a slave exposed to the miseries of life on
a plantation in the U.S. Expelled by his master, he is brought to
England by a fake clerk, and Daniel eventually finds himself in the
care of a respectable family. But when he signs up for a journey on
a slave ship, he speaks out against the 'abominable practice'.
40th anniversary edition of Richard Adams' picaresque saga about a
motley band of rabbits - Watership Down is one of the most beloved
novels of our time. Sandleford Warren is in danger. Hazel's younger
brother Fiver is convinced that a great evil is about to befall the
land, but no one will listen. And why would they when it is Spring
and the grass is fat and succulent? So together Hazel and Fiver and
a few other brave rabbits secretly leave behind the safety and
strictures of the warren and hop tentatively out into a vast and
strange world. Chased by their former friends, hunted by dogs and
foxes, avoiding farms and other human threats, but making new
friends, Hazel and his fellow rabbits dream of a new life in the
emerald embrace of Watership Down . . . 'A gripping story of
rebellion in a rabbit warren and the subsequent adventures of the
rebels. Adams has a poetic eye and a gift for storytelling which
will speak to readers of all ages for many years to come' Sunday
Times 'A masterpiece. The best story about wild animals since The
Wind in the Willows. Very funny, exciting, often moving' Evening
Standard 'A great book. A whole world is created, perfectly real in
itself, yet constituting a deep incidental comment on human
affairs' Guardian Richard Adams grew up in Berkshire, the son of a
country doctor. After an education at Oxford, he spent six years in
the army and then went into the Civil Service. He originally began
telling the story of Watership Down to his two daughters and they
insisted he publish it as a book. It quickly became a huge success
with both children and adults, and won the Guardian Children's
Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal in 1972. Richard Adams has
written many novels and short stories, including Shardik and The
Plague Dogs.
This open access edited volume explores the past, present, and
future of artificiality and sustainability in entrepreneurship -
the unforeseen consequences and ways to advance to a sustainable
future. In particular, it connects artificiality, sustainability
and entrepreneurship, intertwining artificial with the specific
phenomenon of those novel digital technologies that provoke
continuous and significant change in our lives and business. Unlike
digital entrepreneurship research, which focuses on digital
technology development and management, this book covers processes
and mechanisms of sustainable adaptability of entrepreneurs, the
business logic of start-ups, and the collaborative behaviours under
the mass digital transformation, including the prevalence of
artificial intelligence. Some of the questions that this book
answers are as follows: How has entrepreneurship reacted to such
challenges previously? What lessons have been learned and need to
be carried forward? How can entrepreneurship and the artefacts of
entrepreneurship respond to current challenges? What should be the
mindset of the entrepreneur to assure sustainable adaptation? How
to embrace and embed the new business logic?
This open access edited volume explores the past, present, and
future of artificiality and sustainability in entrepreneurship -
the unforeseen consequences and ways to advance to a sustainable
future. In particular, it connects artificiality, sustainability
and entrepreneurship, intertwining artificial with the specific
phenomenon of those novel digital technologies that provoke
continuous and significant change in our lives and business. Unlike
digital entrepreneurship research, which focuses on digital
technology development and management, this book covers processes
and mechanisms of sustainable adaptability of entrepreneurs, the
business logic of start-ups, and the collaborative behaviours under
the mass digital transformation, including the prevalence of
artificial intelligence. Some of the questions that this book
answers are as follows: How has entrepreneurship reacted to such
challenges previously? What lessons have been learned and need to
be carried forward? How can entrepreneurship and the artefacts of
entrepreneurship respond to current challenges? What should be the
mindset of the entrepreneur to assure sustainable adaptation? How
to embrace and embed the new business logic?
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White Fang (Paperback)
Jack London; Introduction by Richard Adams
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Born in the wilds of the freezing cold Yukon, White Fang -
half-dog, half-wolf - is the only animal in the litter to survive.
He soon learns the harsh laws of nature, yet buried deep inside him
are the distant memories of affection and love. Will this fiercely
independent creature of the wild learn to trust man again? Richard
Adams, prize-winning author of Watership Down, introduces this
chilling, beautiful tale of the wild.
Discover--or revisit--the enchanting world of the Sandleford Warren
rabbits in this first-ever illustrated edition of a celebrated
modern classic.
A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for almost forty years, Richard
Adams's "Watership Down" is a timeless classic and one of the most
beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic
rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage, and
survival follows a band of very special rabbits on their flight
from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their
home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth
from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials
posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land
and a more perfect society.
A book that speaks to our society as vividly as it did nearly half
a century ago, this keepsake Scribner Classic edition showcases
more than twenty sumptuous, evocative tip-in paintings from Aldo
Galli, an illustrator chosen by Richard Adams himself.
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