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Category: Non-Fiction

Posted on April 29, 2022

Antarctica: the melting continent by Karen Romano Young and Angela Hsieh

Head north is usually my mantra but I have a sneaking fascination for Antarctica which is, of course, the polar opposite. So I couldn't pass…

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Posted on March 25, 2022

Talking History by Joan Haig, Joan Lennon and Andre Ducci

My sister laughs at my enthusiasm for words. She is gently amused by my delight in their history, the way they sound, they way they…

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Posted on March 15, 2022

Ella in the Garden of Giverny by Daniel Fehr and Monika Vaicenaviciene

In my early thirties, having read much about the Impressionists and seen as many of their paintings as I could, I finally made it to…

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Posted on March 8, 2022

Return to Factopia! by Kate Hale and Andy Smith

From the makers of Factopia! comes Return to Factopia! Be reunited with the quirkily connected world of Kate Hale and Andy Smith. Brought to you…

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Posted on November 29, 2021

An Amazing Illustrated Atlas of Scotland by David MacPhail and Anders Frang

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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Posted on November 10, 2021

Great Britons by Imogen Russell Williams and Sara Mulvanny

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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Posted on October 21, 2021

A History of the World in 25 Cities by Tracey Turner, Andrew Donkin and Libby VanderPloeg

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…

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Posted on October 16, 2021

Britannica First Big Book of Why by Sally Symes, Stephanie Warren Drimmer and Kate Slater

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…

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Posted on September 9, 2021

Amazing Rivers by Julie Vosburgh Agnone and Kerry Hyndman

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…

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Posted on July 5, 2021July 5, 2021

Listified! by Andrew Pettie and Andres Lozano

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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