This comprehensive edition of King Richard III offers all the features associated with the Arden Shakespeare. Richard is one of Shakespeare's great villains and the play that bears his name is one of his most popular in performance and in classrooms.

A practical hands-on manual that covers the Day Skipper syllabus. A step-by-step learning system, covering real-life navigation.

This is the first book to explore in detail every RSPB reserve in Britain, from the wild forests of Caledonia and teeming seabird cities of the northern coasts, to the rolling heathlands, pristine wetlands and urban oases of the south.

This latest guide in the highly successful Bloomsbury Must-Reads series depicts 100 of the finest historical novels, with a further 500 recommendations. If you want to expand your reading in this area, or gain a deeper understanding of the genre - this is the best place to start!

An in-depth study of 24 artists, their work and studios. Almost a mini biography on many of the most prominent and exciting artists around.

This book is filled with professional tips for all aspects of nail care as well as nail art.

A fun guide to knitting and felting bags. Filled with step-by-step instructions and lots of great projects.

Stanislavski's 'system' or interpretations of it - has become the central force determining almost every performance we see on stage or screen. An Actor Prepares has stood the test of time as an inspirational guide for actors all over the world and was the original English language translation. A classic text for every actors library.

Focussing on several film versions and adaptations, the book discusses: King Lear in its historical context, key themes and dominant readings of the text, how the text is adapted for screen and how adaptations have changed our reading of the original text.

This is an aide-memoire of everything a boater would need to know at sea. Packed with a wide range of information in a concise form it is a guide for beginners and a refresher for old hands.

A small practical handbook on choosing and mixing colours successfully. It shows how to create the maximum colour range from the minimum number of paints. The authors address watercolours, acrylics and oils, showing how to mix, blend and dilute in order to achieve a range of effects.

Captivating illustrations and lively text make this follow-up to the bestselling My First Book of Garden Birds the perfect first introduction to garden animals. Try to guess the animal from the clues then turn over the page to discover its name and more facts.

Abracadabra spells 'excellent instrumental tutors' and the Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument. Now in a third edition, Abracadabra Woodwind has a fresh and contemporary new look and an extra new CD to play with.

This is the ultimate reference book for all aspiring and established natural history photographers, and will equip its readers with everything they need to know to help them take better digital wildlife photographs.

Packed with photography and diagrams, each full colour book in this series conveys essential information on a science topic from the National Curriculum. Ideal for topic work, they also model features of non-fiction texts that pupils are required to study in literacy lessons.

This book provides an accessible introduction to schemas. Schemas are a vitally important element in young children's learning, and this book has been designed to help practioners recognise them, value them and help children use them as they build their understanding of the world.

A full-colour exploration of mountain environments in line with the National Curriculum. Ideal for school libraries and topic work for children between the ages of eight and ten, school years 4-5. Part of a series of four titles on themes related to natural environments.

Inspiration, information and practical tips on every aspect of marathon training. Includes flexible 16-week marathon training programme and advice on everything from how to fit training into your day to day life to improving running technique and avoiding injury.

With only a puppet and a little imagination this book aims to inspire and motivate children in many different areas of the curriculum, from speaking and listening, emotional literacy to numeracy and problem solving.