Manning, Mick – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:40:51 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Manning, Mick – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Women Who Led the Way https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/women-who-led-the-way/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=20282 A diverse and inclusive celebration of 21 amazing women explorers and adventurers from all over the world

]]> From Aud the Deep-Minded, an early voyager to Iceland, and Sacagawea who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition across the USA, to Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space and Arunima Sinha, the first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest, this book shows the incredible courage, determination and power of women explorers over the last 1200 years.  

These women have led the way exploring lands, oceans, mountains, skies and space, but have also made pioneering discoveries in the fields of science, nature, archaeology, ecology and more.

The lives of these women, told as personal stories, are an inspiration to us all.

]]> The Wordsworths https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-wordsworths/ Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-wordsworths/ Celebrate William Wordsworth’s 250th birthday with this beautiful retelling of his life.

Produced to coincide with the 250th birthday of Wordsworth in 2020, this book adapts the lyrical diary of his sister, Dorothy Wordsworth, detailing their life together roaming the beautiful Lake District. Dorothy’s works are now considered essential early examples of a women’s role in literature, underpinnning her position as a female role model, as they confront issues spanning from social justice, the French revolution and nature.

Lush Lake District and London landscapes, and carefully researched costumes bring the era to life, while extracts from longer works such as The Prelude tie into the national curriculum.

]]> The Secrets of Stonehenge https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-secrets-of-stonehenge/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-secrets-of-stonehenge/ Stonehenge is the most important prehistoric monument in Britain, a World Heritage Site with a fascinating history, perfect for treatment in a picture information book.

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With captions and pictures, and using up-to-the-minute research discoveries, Mick Manning and Brita Granström tell the incredible true story of this awe-inspiring monument ? one of the greatest ancient sites in the world.

]]> Tail End Charlie https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/tail-end-charlie/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/tail-end-charlie/

As a boy, Mick Manning listened to his father' s tales about life as an RAF airgunner during WWII. Now he has carefully recreated those stories; for Charlie's grandchildren - and for everyone.

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As a boy, Mick Manning listened to his father’ s hair-raising tales about life as an RAF airgunner during the Second World War. Now, years later, he has carefully recreated his father’s stories, writing them down as if his dad was speaking the words. In collaboration with Brita, he has illustrated them too.

It’ s for Charlie’ s grandchildren – and for everyone.

Find out what it was really like to:

Put up with food rationing ?

Undergo RAF Training?

Take off in a bomber?

Face enemy fighters?

Survive the Battle of the Bulge

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