I really do love a map and I love Scotland even more! So this book always seemed like a good choice for me. If the…
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It must be a thankless task trying to select the people to include in a book like this so thank you to the team at…
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Before I even saw it, I knew this would be my kind of book. And it is. It's full of maps and plans and stories…
I've always wanted to know why. It's why I became a librarian, in fact. My original plan was to become a reference librarian. During my…
I wish What On Earth Books had been around when I was a child. They publish the sort of books I'd have loved. Fortunately I've…
Continue reading → Amazing Rivers by Julie Vosburgh Agnone and Kerry Hyndman
I'm a librarian to trade, and so predisposed to appreciate the ordering of knowledge. So there were few risks inherent in giving me this book…
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Right at the beginning of her published writing career, more years ago than she or I would like to remember, animal rights was something about…
Continue reading → This Book is Cruelty Free: Animals and Us by Linda Newbery
It's fairly well known by now that I love all things to do with the sea. You might think that this makes me undiscriminating when…
Continue reading → Look What I Found at the Seaside by Moira Butterfield and Jesus Verona
I've never been someone who's fascinated by the history of RMS Titanic. I haven't seen Kate and Leo's film, paid attention to the conspiracy theories…
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I’ve known Paul Dowswell long enough to have forgotten exactly when we met. It was at an Edinburgh International Book Festival when I was chairing…
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