CHRISTMAS
Some ideas for everyone at Christmas time. We also sell gift wrap and high quality and quirky Christmas cards!
Some of our products such as Leuchtturm and Lamy change regularly in stores, so it's easier to not upload them individually online, but I'm happy to check stock anytime via linda@bookspaperscissors.co.uk
History of the World in 100 Animals, ed Simon Barnes ( Dec 2021 hardback)
£20.00
An exquisite edition of The History of the World in 100 Animals by author and journalist Simon Barnes, adapted and abridged for younger readers, with superb illustrations by award-winning artist, Frann Preston-Gannon, illustrator of I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree.
This outstanding gift book proposes the 100 animals who have had the greatest impact on humans and the way we view the world around us. From the bees who pollinate our food to the chimpanzees who share over 98% of our DNA, this book explores the unique and thought-provoking relationship between humans and animals throughout history.
This fact-filled guide is sure to inspire and delight animal lovers young and old, and will make the perfect gift this Christmas.
101 Great Science Experiments, Dorling Kindersley (paperback)
£7.99
Great value and always beautifully laid out in the DK style.
Fun mini projects for your budding scientist ... covers physics, biology and chemistry.
Forget about mad scientists and messy laboratories! This incredible, interactive guide for children showcases 101 absolutely awesome experiments you can do at home. Find out how to make a rainbow, build a buzzer, see sound, construct a circuit, bend light, play with shadows, measure the wind, weigh air, and create an underwater volcano. The astonishing variety of experiments are all very easy and entirely safe, with step-by-step text and everyday ingredients.
THE LOST SPELLS by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (October 2020, hardback)
£14.99
Dazzlingly beautiful and wonderfully inventive, discover the magical new book from the creators of bestselling, critically acclaimed literary phenomenon, The Lost Words . . .Kindred in spirit to The Lost Words but fresh in its form, The Lost Spells is a pocket-sized treasure that introduces a beautiful new set of natural spell-poems and artwork by beloved creative duo Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. Each "spell" conjures an animal, bird, tree or flower -- from Barn Owl to Red Fox, Grey Seal to Silver Birch, Jay to Jackdaw -- with which we share our lives and landscapes.
Written to be read aloud, painted in brushstrokes that call to the forest, field, riverbank and also to the heart. Gorgeous to look at and to read.
