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While chickens preen in the spotlight, geese are the historic unsung heroes of small farms and homesteads. Providing weed control, large eggs, and entertainment, and acting as "security" over other animals, geese are the ultimate modern homesteading companion. The Modern Homesteader's Guide to Keeping Geese covers everything you need to know to raise geese, including: Profiles of breeds and how...

A Hand Maid’s Tale meets How I Live Now in this page-turning dystopian YA which the author has described as a ‘love letter to her daughter’. In a world where bees are at risk of extinction, one girl fights for her own survival. Imagine a world where honeybees have died out. It’s a patriarchal world where famines are rife. It’s...

A beautifully written verse novel that will resonate with younger teen readers who are beginning to understand themselves and the changing world they live in. Fourteen-year-old Nate has just moved back to Australia and is finding it hard to navigate a new city, school and changed home life. His next-door neighbour, Luna, is dealing with her own issues: a viral...

Told in the same fourth-wall-breaking style of B. J. Novak's The Book With No Pictures, How to Talk Like a Bear is the perfect how-to guide to speaking fluent bear. Want to learn how to speak Bear? Well, you came to the right place. It's far more than just growling and roaring (a common misconception). There's a lot more to...

An intensely powerful story about friendship, unfairness, cruelty and love, from a brave new voice. Heartbreaking, touching, and thought-provoking — SANTA MONTEFIORE As heartwarming as it is heartbreaking, love, hope and family never leave this epic tale, which becomes one of escape and redemption. Stunning and powerful — JANICE HALLETT "The young boys walked right through the fireflies, bathed in...

How would you like to join Team Planet as they investigate some of the most incredible people and places in our world? You can hear spooky stories in forests in Europe, join in with a colourful festival in Central America or see some beautiful textiles in Asia! These are all part of our living heritage - the skills and the...

With delightful photographs, Jenna Woginrich chronicles the life journey of three chickens (Amelia, Honey, and Tilda) from fluffy, newly hatched bundles to grown hens laying eggs of their own. Following their progress from day to day and week to week, you'll learn everything you need to know to be successful in raising and keeping a happy, healthy flock. Topics covered...

It's the best cookie cookbook ever with baking recipes that satisfy every craving—from classics like chocolate chip to decadent delights like skillet cookie sundaes! The Best-Ever Cookie Book offers "sublime cookie recipes." - Publishers Weekly The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen presents 175 outstanding, tested-'til-perfect cookie recipes, all carefully selected from more than 1,000 trials to find the best cookies for...

Christina Strutt of Cabbages & Roses reveals how to have a calmer, healthier, eco-friendly home. Saving the planet for future generations is a laudable aim, but what about the current populace? Why wait when even quite small lifestyle changes can make a big difference now? Green Housekeeping is full of advice and information to help you take a more sustainable...

Peace operations remain a principal tool for managing armed conflict and protecting civilians. The fully revised, expanded and updated third edition of Understanding Peacekeeping provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the theory, history, and politics of peace operations. Drawing on a dataset of nearly two hundred historical and contemporary missions, this book evaluates the changing characteristics of the contemporary...

'This book took hold of me and wouldn't let me go until I turned the final page' – BETH O'LEARY 'Funny, tender and uplifting' – BBC RADIO 4 'Beautifully written and thought-provoking' – KATIE FFORDE 'This is one of those books you just want to gulp down in one' – GOOD HOUSEKEEPING See the Stars, Eleanor Ray's heartwarming new novel...

Discover the wonder of bees. Bees pollinate plants, produce honey, and create marvellous social colonies. They also need our help. There is nothing quite like a bee, and nothing quite like The Bee Book. This essential guide to all things apiary takes you into the hive and reveals the remarkable lives of these essential pollinators, from their incredible influence on...

The crucial role that bees play in the Earth's ecosystem is well known. Over the last decades, a dramatic decrease in bee health has been seen on a global scale. This deterioration is evident in both domestic and wild bees, precipitating a wider ecological impact. Veterinarians, animal scientists, and bee husbandry specialists increasingly need to be provided with the skills...

This book has found a special place in my heart. It’s as strange, beautiful and unexpected, as precise and exquisite in its movings, as bees in a hive. I loved it - HELEN MACDONALD, author of H IS FOR HAWK Everyone should own A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings, which moved and delighted me more than a book about insects...

From ancient cave paintings of honey bee nests to modern science's richly diversified investigation of honey bee biology and its applications, the human imagination has long been captivated by the mysterious and highly sophisticated behaviour of this paragon among insect societies. In the first broad treatment of honey bee biology to appear in decades, Mark Winston provides rare access to...

WINNER OF THE 2024 GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARD FOR SPECIALIST OR SINGLE SUBJECT COOKBOOK Amy's beautiful recipes are an ode to the pleasures of cooking with honey and the importance of it in our lives. – Thomasina Miers Something truly magical happens when beekeeping, gardening and cooking meet, and in that intersection stands Amy with this wonderful book. –...

Explore the HISTORY and SYMBOLISM of honeybees and learn to CONNECT and COMMUNICATE with these wondrous creatures for DEEP HEALING. Bees inspire a joy that most people could use more of these days – simply observing them at work is truly uplifting to the spirit. In The Wisdom of Honeybees, author, teacher and beekeeper Shonagh Home encourages you to slow...

Following the Wild Bees is both a unique meditation on the pleasures of the natural world and a guide to the ingenious methods that compose the craft of the bee hunter. Drawing on decades of experience as a bee hunter and bee biologist, Seeley weaves informative discussions of the biology of wild honey bees with colourful historical anecdotes, personal insights,...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Sting In The Tale comes this practical guide to creating a paradise for pollinators. Gardening for Bumblebees shows you how you can provide a refuge for bumblebees to feed, breed, and thrive. No matter how large or small your space is, Dave Goulson guides you in making a pollinator-friendly haven. In this...

Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Younger Children Finalist Texas Bluebonnet Award List 2022-23 Facing a world dually altered by climate change and those who profit from it, Yolanda Cicerón will have to fight to save the last known beehive from extinction in this stirring new adventure by award-winning author Pablo Cartaya. In a future shaken by climate disasters, Yolanda...

A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees. Most of us are aware of the hive mind - the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that...

“Authentic and heartwarming.” —Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow Perfect for fans of Jenn Bennett and Sarah Dessen, this swoon-worthy novel follows a teen girl during her California summer of beekeeping, secrets, and stolen kisses. Josie Hazeldine has just graduated from high school, and she’s ready for a summer...

Peep Inside a Beehive by Anna Milbourne offers a fascinating introduction to the world of bees. Discover how honey is made, what bees do all day, and how baby bees are born. Featuring colourful illustrations, this book invites young readers to lift flaps and peep through holes to explore the buzzing, busy life inside a beehive.

Indulge your sweet tooth all year long with honey's many seasonal flavours. Use avocado honey to add depth to April's baby carrots; spice up your July peaches with sourwood honey; and add some cranberry honey to November's Thanksgiving spread. This delightful book is filled with bits of honey lore and beekeeping history to sweeten your exploration of the varied and...

Buzz off on a new adventure in this sweet and timely storybook that introduces children to the environmental concerns facing our bees. From award-winning author Brendan Kearney comes the fourth action-packed adventure for Finn and his dog, Skip, that teaches them all about bees and what they can do to help them. Finn's grandchildren have come for a visit. As...

The most up-to-date and authoritative resource on the biology and evolution of solitary bees. While social bees such as honey bees and bumble bees are familiar to most people, they comprise less than 10 percent of all bee species in the world. The vast majority of bees lead solitary lives, surviving without the help of a hive and using their...

Plant Trees, Sow Seeds, Save The Bees by Nicola Bradbear is a short call-to-arms guide to protect essential bees and other stripy insects, perfect for fans of Dave Goulson and BBC's Spring Watch. Proceeds will go to the Bees for Development charity, with a foreword by Kate Humble. Discover the wonder of bees (and other stripey insects) and learn how...

Full of facts, flaps and fantastic illustrations, little learners will love this rhyming introduction to the natural world. Buzzy bee zooms and buzzy bee flies Buzzy bee looks and buzzy bee spies. Join buzzy bee as she flies through the flowers and home to the hive! Full of facts, flaps and fantastic illustrations, little learners will love this rhyming introduction...

Fifty fun & buzz-worthy ways to "bee" a local hero! Did you know that honey bees pollinate a third of the food we eat, but that a third of them are dying off each year? You have the power to keep them buzzing for years to come, and it couldn't bee easier! Enhance your own life with steps as simple...

In the countryside of Victorian England, a recluse and a beekeeper team up to catch a cunning villain. In a quiet village far from the noise of Victorian London, Sydney Silchester lives the life of a recluse led by two passions: privacy and honey. He gives up the former only when his stores of the latter run low. But when...

In the countryside of Victorian England, a recluse and a beekeeper team up to catch a cunning villain. In a quiet village far from the noise of Victorian London, Sydney Silchester lives the life of a recluse led by two passions: privacy and honey. He gives up the former only when his stores of the latter run low. But when...

Chickens are many things: sources of meat and eggs, lovable pets, amusing images on merchandise, and a source of comfort at the end of a hard day. Whether we’re considering joining the growing flock of backyard chicken-keepers or simply cheered by leafing through images of gorgeous poultry, our love for chickens is strong. The trend for backyard chickens has surged...

A bee flies in the window of the high-rise flat where she lives and a little girl is frightened. She traps the bee and then wonders what to do. This beautiful wordless picture book, Bee & Me, traces the growing friendship between girl and bee and introduces small children to the ecology of the natural world. Highlighting the plight of...

An urgent and compelling new book from the bestselling author—his first major work of popular science and environmental activism—part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for change. The Sunday Times Bestseller Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2022 We have to learn to live as part of nature, not apart from it. And the first step...

As seen in Clarkson's Farm, season 1, episode 2. Sheep Keeping is a comprehensive handbook, providing veterinary relevant information to the sheep smallholder. As a sheep keeper, have you ever wanted to go into more depth with your vet and gain expert advice that will keep your flock healthy and happy? This guide provides a depth of veterinary information to...

Guides to eco-friendly living and how the choices we make can help sustain its future. In The Planet We Share, we learn about the multitude and diveristy of life on Earth, types of habitat land the loss of habitat, conservation and rewilding. The We Go Eco series is a child-friendly introduction to eco-living and understanding the world through the choices...

Keeping your own horses requires dedication, hard work, and a sincere interest in the well-being of your animals. This practical guide shows you how to design efficient facilities and establish effective maintenance routines so that your horses can stay happy, healthy, and safe on even the smallest plots of land. Offering expert advice on barn designs, fencing options, and pasture...

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi is a stunning and unforgettable masterpiece that spans across three continents and seven generations. The novel begins with Effia and Esi, two half-sisters with starkly different destinies. Effia is married off to a British slaver while her sister Esi is sold into slavery and shipped to America. Through the branches of these two parallel family trees,...

‘A beautiful and unique retelling of Medea. I loved it!’ Sunday Times bestselling author Sophie Irwin ‘Absorbing and thoughtful… full of page-turning drama and vibrantly drawn characters. Bold and illuminating’ Claire Heywood, author of Daughters of Sparta A propulsive retelling inspired by the Greek myth of Medea Calcutta, 1757. Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company,...

Solve your midweek cooking dilemmas with Good Housekeeping’s newest cookbook. Featuring 130 recipes focusing on speed and ease, this cookbook will revolutionise your weeknight dinners. From 30-minute suppers and one pot meals to 5-ingredient dishes and takeaway favourites, cooking great weeknight dinners has never been easier. With Good Housekeeping’s tried, tested and trusted Midweek Lifesavers, you’ll never have to sacrifice...