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Scotland is a beautiful country and it can often look more stunning from the air, from that special bird’s-eye view. With today’s technology, drones have opened up the world, showing us new and unique perspectives on the landscape. In this book acclaimed photographer Shahbash Majeed has used drone and helicopter to show the nation of Scotland from the air. Through these pictures, the reader can see the sweep of the landscape and how the layers of history have been embedded in and become part of these landscapes.

From its and its varied and dramatic landscape and coastline, to its iconic landmarks, historic buildings, towns, cities and industries, the drone’s-eye views on these pages show the beauty and fascination of Scotland. It will give readers a new perspective on Scotland’s rich and varied natural landscapes and historical heritage.

Class 37 Locomotives were introduced to British Rail from 1960 onwards and eventually numbered 309. In Scotland, they were initially allocated to Eastfield and Polmadie depots in Glasgow and Haymarket Depot in Edinburgh. They became known as Type 3s and were used for both passenger and freight services. In later years, during the privatisation era, the Class 37 fleet became dedicated to various coal workings in the Ayrshire and Lothian areas. A number of the class were also upgraded at Crewe Works in the mid-1980s with electric train heating (ETH) for the West Highland and North Highland routes.

This book covers the class from the mid-1970s in the BR era, through sectorisation and onto privatisation and beyond. The locos performed reliably and worked all over Scotland. Some are now preserved at various heritage lines throughout the United Kingdom.

Unlike American states or German Länder, the counties of the United Kingdom have not uniformly borne distinctive flags. A few, such as Kent and Essex, have been associated with specific emblems for centuries which in the modern era have also appeared as flags. Certain territories of the United Kingdom however, with differing historical, cultural and linguistic legacies, have raised flags to mark themselves out as distinct and different. A Cornish flag has existed since at least the nineteenth century, and is considered to be a ‘national’ flag reflecting the status of the territory and its people as an assimilated Celtic land, rather than just one amongst many English counties.

Today, more then 50 counties have their own flag. All of them are reproduced here. The stories behind the flag designs are a window into local history – and local pride. Nottinghamshire’s flag features Robin Hood – no surprise there – but why is he at the centre of England’s St George’s Cross? Because Nottinghamshire is located at the centre of England. Gloucestershire’s flag was registered in March 2008 and was the winning entry in a competition held by the High Sheriff of the county to commemorate the county’s millennium. The winner explains his design: ‘The green is representative of our rural county, the blue, the River Severn, and the yellow, Cotswold Stone.’

Paul Murton has spent half-a lifetime exploring some of the most beautiful islands in the world – the Hebrides. He has travelled the length and breadth of the Scotland’s rugged, six-thousand-mile coast line, and sailed to over eighty islands.

In this new and updated edition of his acclaimed book, Paul visits each of the Hebridean islands in turn, introducing their myths and legends, history, culture and extraordinary natural beauty.

In addition he also meets the people who live there and learns their story. He has met crofters, fishermen, tweed weavers, Gaelic singers, clan chiefs, artists, postmen and bus drivers – people from every walk of life who make the islands tick. This blend of the contemporary and the traditional creates a vivid account of the Hebrides and serves as unique guide to the less well known aspects of life among the islands.

NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING SAOIRSE RONAN

WITH A NEW AFTERWORD FROM THE AUTHOR

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

WINNER OF THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE AND THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE

After spending her twenties in London, Amy Liptrot returns to her home in Orkney where she comes to terms with the addiction that has consumed the past decade of her life. On the remote island, Amy spends her mornings swimming in the cold sea, her days observing wildlife, and her nights searching the sky for any signs of the Northern Lights. She soon discovers how the natural world can restore life, heal old wounds and renew hope.

Uncover the Extraordinary Adventure of the Lamb Gang: Join their Mission to Save our Planet!

When a mysterious MONSTER washes up on the shores of LOCH NESS in Scotland, the intrepid LAMB GANG jump into action on their first adventure. BOING! BOING! BOING! The poorly monster is barely breathing, when a curious Clover realises there’s something stuck in its throat. With the kiss of life out of the question (YUCK!), the Lamb Gang hatches an ingenious plan to save the monster before it’s too late.

NESSIE – for that is who it is – is saved. HURRAY! The famous Loch Ness monster then teaches her heroic friends about the harm caused to animals by PLASTIC POLLUTION and LITTER in our waters. And so, the Lamb Gang decide there’s only one way forward – by inviting children to clean up our VERY IMPORTANT PLANET and make it like new.

Children aged 4-8 will be delighted by the humorous illustrations and accessible, dyslexia-friendly text of this early reader chapter book in RHYME, which teaches the importance of the ENVIRONMENT and CONSERVATION.

‘IF WE LOOK AFTER OUR PLANET, OUR PLANET WILL LOOK AFTER US.’

Experience the same sense of adventure as in Julia Donaldson’s books, such as The Detective Dog, with this curious and clever gang of lambs on their first mission.

The first in a series of 3 delightful environmental and conservation stories for children. Don’t miss out on this adventure and important message of The Lamb Gang save the Loch Ness monster.

THE RETURN OF FIN MACLEOD, PETER MAY’S MUCH-LOVED HERO OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING LEWIS TRILOGY.

A MURDER

The body of eighteen-year-old TV personality Caitlin is found abandoned on a remote beach at the head of An Loch Dubh – the Black Loch – on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. A swimmer and canoeist, it is inconceivable that she could have drowned.

A SECRET

Fin Macleod left the island ten years earlier to escape its memories. When he learns that his married son Fionnlagh had been having a clandestine affair with the dead girl and is suspected of her murder, he and Marsaili return to try and clear his name.

A RECKONING

But nothing is as it seems, and the truth of the murder lies in a past that Fin would rather forget, and a tragedy at the cages of a salmon farm on East Loch Roag, where the tense climax of the story finds its resolution.

The Black Loch takes us on a journey through family ties, hidden relationships and unforgiving landscapes, where suspense, violent revenge and revelation converge in the shadow of the Black Loch.

Great Railway Journeys: The Flying Scotsman Route to Edinburgh is the fifth in Roger Mason’s Great Railway Journeys series. It is a captivating record of what can be seen from trains running from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh.

The forty-one chapters feature statues and monuments, including those paying tribute to the footballer Jackie Milburn and the Prime Minister 2nd Earl Grey. There are cathedrals, castles, viaducts and so much more. These are accompanied by fascinating stories, including how the heroine Grace Darling rowed through a storm to rescue shipwrecked sailors. Another tells of Scotland’s worst-ever fishing disaster in which 189 people lost their lives. There is an account of the 1895 railway races from London to Scotland, which cannot fail to enthral, and nor can the tale of how, in 1926, striking miners derailed the Flying Scotsman train.

In a follow-up to the highly successful London to Oxford and London to Cambridge, this is a must-read for anybody who knows and uses this route.

Primary Maths for Scotland 2B Practice Workbook 2 is the fourth in a series of six write-in Practice Workbooks for second level maths. This Workbook contains additional practice and consolidation for pupils and can be used alongside Textbook 2B or independently.Primary Maths for Scotland 2B Practice Workbook 2 is the fourth in a series of six write-in Practice Workbooks for second level maths. This Workbook contains additional practice and consolidation for pupils and can be used alongside Textbook 2B or independently.The books are clear and simple with a focus on developing conceptual understanding alongside procedural fluency. They cover the entire second level mathematics Curriculum for Excellence in an easy-to-use set of workbooks which can fit in with teacher?s existing planning, resources and scheme of work.Provides additional intelligent practice to embed learning.Gives teachers high quality questions to set as and when they see fit.Supports the mastery approach to have all children working on the same topic at the same time.Allows flexibility for children working at different levels within a topic, by providing support and extension practice where required.A range of questions are provided in context to develop pupils? understanding of real-life application of the skills they are learning.

Primary Maths for Scotland 1B Practice Workbook 2 is the fourth in a series of six write-in Practice Workbooks for first level. This Workbook contains additional practice and consolidation for pupils and can be used alongside Textbook 1B or independently.

The books are clear and simple with a focus on developing conceptual understanding alongside procedural fluency. They cover the entire second level mathematics Curriculum for Excellence in an easy-to-use set of workbooks which can fit in with teacher’s existing planning, resources and scheme of work.

Provides additional intelligent practice to embed learning.

Gives teachers high quality questions to set as and when they see fit.

Supports the mastery approach to have all children working on the same topic at the same time.

Allows flexibility for children working at different levels within a topic, by providing support and extension practice where required.