Engelska

Super Science Book [Bok / Inbunden]

Engelsk utgåva.<br/><b>Orust</b>, ön där båtbyggartraditionerna går tiotusen år bakåt i tiden, är ett begrepp i den internationella båtvärlden.<br/><br/>Ingenstans har varven och båtbyggerierna legat så tätt som på Orust. Öns båtbyggare har placerat Orust på världskartan genom sin hantverksskicklighet och genom båtar som blivit kända för sin kvalitet.<br/>Det finns gott om maritima kulturminnen på Orust, i form av värdefulla varvsmiljöer. Men också flera moderna varv, som nu upplever medvind och producerar båtar till både oceaner och hemmavatten.<br/><br/>Ett trettiotal av alla båtbyggare som är eller varit verksamma på Orust det senaste seklet träder fram i boken, i intervjuer med dem själva eller deras söner och döttrar. Det handlar om hårt arbete, båtbyggande i trä och plast, generationsskiften och nya tider.<br/>Alla är de bärare av ett kulturarv och förvaltare av en kunskapsbank.<br/><br/>En berättelse att förundras över och bilder att förtjusas av!<br/><br/>Boken utkommer även på svenska.<br/>ISBN Engelska: 9789188435101<br/>ISBN Svenska: 9789188435095

Peter Rosèn is the photographer who guides you straight into into the heart of Swedish Lapland with his incredibly sharp and beautiful images of the northern lights. The focus is on truly impressive panorama images that showcase the entire spectrum of Aurora Borealis colours. The reader is invited to learn more about how Aurora Borealis is formed and the folklore from different cultures.

Mat, Råvaror Och Enregi - En Kunskapsresa I Linnés Anda [Bok / Inbunden]

Open-air Life [Bok / Inbunden]

When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. Orwell's chilling 'fairy story' is a timeless and devastating satire of idealism betrayed by power and corruption.

<p><strong>Following on from the hugely popular <em>Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers</em> and <em>Woodlands and Forests </em>comes <em>Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies</em>, an exploration of the mysteries of the stars, skies and heavens above.</strong></p> <p>People have gazed up at the same stars for millennia, trading stories about them; conjuring gods and goddesses; mapping the constellations; and navigating the complex human world below. The tales, traditions and myths included here traverse countries and continents and have been chosen to highlight how humans are linked through time and place, with shared dreams, fears and ways of rationalising the unknown.</p> <p>Under 'Stars and Heavens' Willow delves into rosy fingered dawn and the hubris of Icarus, the Greek myths surrounding the constellations and the omen of meteors, the trials of the Hawaiian goddess Hina and the legend of the rabbit in the moon. In the section on 'Skies' we are introduced to winged Pegasus and the trials of the Firebird, the Witch of Westray and stories of storms, the mysteries of the Northern Lights and unexplained UFOs. </p> <p><em>Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies</em> is a fascinating portal into a rich history of myths surrounding the sky, an aspect of the natural world that continues to fascinate and confound.</p>