I Am An Artist
Meet the boy who can't stop creating art! He loves colours, shapes, textures and everything inspires him: his socks, the contents of the fridge, even his cat gets a new coat (of paint!). But there's just one problem: his mum isn't quite so enthusi...
It Wasn't Me!
Hilarious, heartwarming and full of charm, It Wasn't Me! is a fun and reassuring tale of friendship, falling out and forgiveness from CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal nominee and BookTrust Time to Read favourite, Marta Altés. Meet Ellis and Charlie: two...
New In Town
A brand new title from award-winning Marta Altes. This dog may be alone and without a home, but he's excited and ready to embrace a new life in a new town - and EVERYONE in it! This town is a busy, vibrant place but sometimes it's hard being new a...
Developments in Linguistic Humour Theory
This volume presents recent developments in the linguistics of humour. It depicts new theoretical proposals for capturing different humorous forms and phenomena central to humour research, thereby extending its scope. The 15 contributions critical...
It Wasn't Me!
Hilarious, heartwarming and full of charm, It Wasn't Me! is a fun and reassuring tale of friendship, falling out and forgiveness from CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal nominee and BookTrust Time to Read favourite, Marta Altés. Meet Ellis and Charlie: two...
Five More Minutes
'A witty, big-hearted book' - Guardian The perfect book for Father's Day from the uniquely talented, award-winning picture book creator, Marta Altés, author of Little Monkey. A brilliantly funny, sweet story about time, how we spend it, how it pas...
Little Monkey
It's hard being a little monkey in a big troop, in an even bigger jungle - and this little monkey has had enough of always missing out! She's off to climb to the top of the tallest tree in the jungle and she's going to do it all on her own. Except...
Cultures of International Exhibitions 1840-1940
Beyond the great exhibitions, expositions universelles and world fairs in London, Paris or Chicago, numerous smaller, yet ambitious exhibitions took place in provincial cities and towns across the world. Focusing on the period between 1840 and 194...
Speaking of Epidemics in Chinese Medicine
This book traces the history of the Chinese concept of "Warm diseases" (wenbing) from antiquity to the SARS epidemic. Following wenbing from its birth to maturity and even life in modern times Marta Hanson approaches the history of Chine...
Folded Book Art Made Easy
This book is a concise manual for learning to recycle books into beautiful folded book sculptures. These easy book folding tutorials and patterns show you step-by-step everything you need to know to create amazing book art Quickly learn: - Which books are best for folding Best book sizes Paper quality and type - Which patterns can be used (and which ones to avoid) - How to fold books; best methods Standard fold vs. cut-and-fold Variations using a single pattern - Tips for fast and easy folding - Detailed book-folding tutorials Whether you are a beginner or have been folding books for some time and want to learn an easier process, this book is for you It includes several FREE book-folding patterns, such as a stunning paw print inside a heart. Professional-looking folded books are fun and easy to make when you learn the secrets behind these beautiful patterns. Buy this book for yourself and another for a friend, quickly create beautiful gifts or popular art to sell on Etsy and other
King Cat
Meet a cat who is the king of his house, until something terrible happens! Someone else arrives and they are dribbly and disgusting. Will King Cat ever get used to having a dog around? The King Cat is a brilliantly observed, fantastically funny st...
Speaking of Epidemics in Chinese Medicine
This book traces the history of the Chinese concept of "Warm diseases" (wenbing) from antiquity to the SARS epidemic. Following wenbing from its birth to maturity and even life in modern times Marta Hanson approaches the history of Chine...
Gendered Tropes in War Photography
Photographic stills of women, appearing in both press coverage and relief campaigns, have long been central to the documentation of war and civil conflict. Images of non-Western women, in particular, regularly function as symbols of the misery and...
My New Home
Adventures await in this heartwarming tale of a little raccoon moving to a new home, perfect for any child facing big changes. Moving to a new home can sometimes feel scary and a little bit lonely, but this little raccoon soon discovers that where...
Towards a Public Space
**Selected in the top eight short-list for the Thought and Criticism category of the FAD Awards 2019** Le Corbusier is well-known for his architectural accomplishments, which have been extensively discussed in literature. Towards a Public Space in...
Privacy, Playreading, and Women's Closet Drama, 1550-1700
Marta Straznicky offers a detailed historical analysis of early modern women's closet plays: plays explicitly written for reading, rather than public performance. She reveals that such works were part of an alternative dramatic tradition, an elite...
Variation in Language
The modern age has further expanded on the multifaceted character of English, which is used not only in many places in the world, but also by a variety of users in numerous contexts. Technical innovations have led to the rise of new registers and ...
Copyright Beyond Law
The form of graffiti writing on trains and walls is not accidental. Nor is its absence on cars and houses. Employing a particular style of letters, choosing which walls and trains to write on, copying another writer, altering or destroying another...