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On the Marsh
'He does write beautifully, especially of his greatest love - our wild birds ... On The Marsh is a delightful read.' Christopher Hart, Daily Mail How the rewilding of eight acres of Norfolk marshland inspired a family and brought nature even closer to home. When writer Simon Barnes heard a Cetti's warbler sing out as he turned up to look at a house for sale, he knew immediately that he had found his new home. The fact that his garden backed onto an area of marshy land only increased the possibilities, but there was always the fear that it might end up in the wrong hands and be lost to development or intensive farming. His wife saw through the delicate negotiations for the purchase. Once they...
What Lives in a Marsh?
What Lives in a Marsh? is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.6 and Literacy.L.3.4a. A diverse array of plants and animals make their home in a marsh, and readers will learn about some of the most interesting through this book with full-page color photographs and narrative nonfiction text. This book should be paired with Life in a Marsh" (9781477725337) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.
Ghosts of the West
'A rollicking good read' IAN RANKIN 'A fun read' OBSERVER 'Deftly plotted and hugely entertaining' JAMES WILSON This third novel in the Drabble and Harris thrillers is perfect for fans of action-packed, historical fiction................................................................. When daring journalist Sir Percival Harris gets wind of a curious crime in a sleepy English town, he ropes in his old friend Professor Ernest Drabble to help him investigate. The crime is a grave robbery, and as Drabble and Harris pry deeper, events take a mysterious turn when a theft at the British Museum is soon followed by a murder. The friends are soon involved in a tumultuous quest that takes them from th...
Rule Britannia
'An immensely readable treat!' ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH The first book in a light-hearted historical adventure series set during the mid-twentieth century. ........................................................................... Ernest Drabble, a Cambridge historian and mountaineer, travels to rural Devon to inspect the decapitated head of Oliver Cromwell - a macabre artefact owned by Dr Wilkinson. Drabble only tells one person of his plans - Harris, an old school friend and press reporter. On the train to Devon, Drabble narrowly avoids being murdered, only to reach his destination and find Dr Wilkinson has been killed. Gripped in Wilkinson's hand is a telegram from Winston Churchill instru...
Life in a Marsh
Life in a Marsh is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.7 and Literacy.L.3.1f. Marshes are one of the busiest ecosystems on the planet, and readers will delight in learning about the critters that call them home in this book with full-page color photographs and narrative nonfiction text. This book should be paired with What Lives in a Marsh?" (9781477725795) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.
The Marsh Harrier
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Enemy of the Raj
The second in the series of the Dabble and Harris thrillers! Set in the mid-twentieth century, this adventure series is perfect for fans of action-packed, historical fiction. 'A rollicking good read' IAN RANKIN India, 1937. Intrepid reporter Sir Percival Harris is hunting tigers with his friend, Professor Ernest Drabble. Harris soon bags a man-eater - but later finds himself caught up in a hunt of a different kind... Harris is due to interview the Maharaja of Bikaner, a friend to the Raj, for his London newspaper - and he and Drabble soon find themselves accompanied by a local journalist, Miss Heinz. But is the lady all she seems? And the Maharaja himself is proving elusive... Meanwhile, the...
Forever Across the Marsh
Mr. Scott believes he has found a formula for becoming a millionaire in less than 30 days. There is a problem. He lives in total chaos with his wife and young children. What follows is a roller coaster ride of misadventures - both serious and hilarious. This genre-defying novel is a series of short stories woven together as part of a powerful tale.
The World of the Salt Marsh
The World of the Salt Marsh is a wide-ranging exploration of the southeastern coast—its natural history, its people and their way of life, and the historic and ongoing threats to its ecological survival. Focusing on areas from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, Charles Seabrook examines the ecological importance of the salt marsh, calling it “a biological factory without equal.” Twice-daily tides carry in a supply of nutrients that nourish vast meadows of spartina (Spartina alterniflora)—a crucial habitat for creatures ranging from tiny marine invertebrates to wading birds. The meadows provide vital nurseries for 80 percent of the seafood species, including oy...
