The Song of the Nightingale by Tanya Landman (Hardback)

The Song of the Nightingale by Tanya Landman (Hardback)A gorgeous and evocative story of how the animals got their colours, from Carnegie Medal winner Tanya Landman and V&A Illustration Award winner Laura Carlin. The earth was young and full of colour. But the animals were dull and drab. The painter decided: something must be done! With dabs and sweeps the painter's brush creates the stripes on the zebra, the sharp suit of the penguin and the bright splashes on parrots. But what can he give the

big or small

Titanic Belfast and Newgrange

bearing witness to nature's power to amaze

Produce offers impactful vegetables that do the work for you

the first woman to swim the English Channel

and women gather to prepare the noodles that remind them of home

she is an old woman with a fading memory

Both are not the men they used to be

involving daring raids by special forces

A thought-provoking

The updated edition of Julian Barnes’ best-loved writing on art

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