New Releases by Alison Ritchie

In the enchanting underwater kingdom of Coralia, the mermaid-animals called FurFins are getting ready for a sleepover! But will everything go as planned? Deep beneath the silvery waves, in a kaleidoscope of colorful coral, lies the magical kingdom of Coralia. This is where the FurFins live, and today is a very special day: StarTail has invited her friends to a sleepover! StarTail is nervous--what if it doesn''t go well? But soon RubyTail is helping put up a cozy tent for them to sleep in, TinyTail is making friendship bracelets, and they all help CherryTail to bake her famous cupcakes for a midnight feast. That''s what friends are for! But when they hear a scary noise outside the tent during the night, will everything be ruined? Or will it be the best sleepover ever? With a sparkly cover and adorable, pastel illustrations, this charming underwater adventure continues the exciting picture book series featuring the endearing FurFins with their glittery tails and adorably furry faces.

Deep beneath the silvery waves, in a kaleidoscope of colourful coral, lies the magical kingdom of Coralia. This is where the FurFins live, and today is a VERY special day: StarTail has invited her friends to a sleepover! StarTail is nervous – what if it doesn''t go well? But soon RubyTail is helping to put up a cosy tent for them to sleep in, TinyTail is making friendship bracelets, and they all help CherryTail to bake her famous cherry buns for a midnight feast. That''s what friends are for! But when they hear a scary noise outside the tent during the night, will everything be ruined? Or will it be the best sleepover ever? With a sparkly cover and gorgeous colour illustrations, this charming underwater adventure is the third in an exciting picture book series featuring the endearing FurFins with their glittery tails and adorably furry faces.

In the enchanting underwater kingdom of Coralia, home to mermaid-animals called FurFins, the princess is getting married--and CherryTail is baking the Royal Wedding Cake! Deep beneath the silvery waves, in a kaleidoscope of colorful coral, lies the magical kingdom of Coralia. This is where the mermaid-kitten FurFins live and play. Today is a VERY special day . . . the mermaid princess is getting married! CherryTail, the best baker in all of Coralia, is making the Royal Wedding Cake. Everything is ready, but then disaster strikes--the cake has DISAPPEARED! Luckily, her best friends StarTail and TinyTail are ready to help. Can they save the day in time for the mermaid wedding? With delightful color illustrations, this underwater adventure comes to life with evergreen themes of friendship and teamwork.

Join these twelve mischievous moggies as they get ready for Christmas Day!

Grandad''s my hero, he''s funny and smart. I love my grandad with ALL of my heart. Little Bear''s grandad is brilliant! He can make dens, build campfires and he gives the best bear hugs. And no matter what, he''s always there for Little Bear...

Little Bear’s grandpa is wonderful! He can build forts and make campfires, and he gives the best bear hugs. And no matter what, he’s always there for Little Bear.

Beneath the silvery waves, nestled in a kaleidoscope of colourful coral, lies the magical Kingdom of Coralia. This is where the FurFins live: TinyTail, StarTail, CherryTail and a host of underwater creatures including clown fish, Giggle and Hee-hee, Cariad the octopus and the Travelling Turtles. When TinyTail loses her first scale, she can''t wait for the Scale Fairy to come and replace it with a glittering new scale. But disaster strikes when she drops her old scale in the deep ocean ... Luckily her best friend StarTail comes to the rescue. Packed with gorgeous colour illustrations, this charming underwater adventure is the first in an exciting new picture-book series featuring the endearing FurFins with their glittery tails and adorably furry faces!

Little Bear loves to explore with Grandma! Together they climb trees, splash in puddles and catch fish for their tea. If only the day could go on for ever! Me and My Grandmais a heart-warming celebration of family from the creators of the best-selling Me and My Dad!and Me and My Mum!This gorgeous picture book is perfect for reading to little ones at bedtime.

Eu e minha vovó estamos prontos para brincar! Nós vivemos aventuras e nos divertimos sem parar.

Billedbog. Lille bjørn og hans mor gør alt sammen, fx balancerer de med æbler, brøler ind i en hule, svømmer og kaster blade op i luften. Lille bjørn vil være som sin mor, når han bliver stor

The big day has almost arrived and one little puppy is very excited about his first EVER Christmas. But with three drooling Dalmatians, six sausage-snaffling Scotties and every dog in town helping out, the festive season is a shambles! Will everything be ready in time for Christmas Day? Children will love picking their favourite dogs and spotting the puppy in busy scenes. This hilarious picture book is a great way to introduce children to Christmas traditions. ''Just the thing for dog lovers, this charming picture book gives the old Christmas favourite a canine makeover, and great fun it is too'' LoveReading ''Festive scenes adorn every page and there''s plenty here to help children build up anticipation. But with all these dogs on the scene, will anything get done? Great fun, with vibrant illustrations by Marisa Morea.'' Parents in Touch

O pequeno urso e seu pai fazem coisas maravilhosas – passeiam pelas montanhas, brincam quando está chovendo e contam as estrelas quando chega a noite. E o melhor é que fazem tudo isso juntos! Uma homenagem afetuosa e divertida ao vínculo especial entre pai e filho. Com a nova ortografia da Língua Portuguesa!

C''est la nuit de Noël et le Père Noël se prépare à distribuer tous les jolis jouets que ses lutins ont fabriqués. Mais au moment de partir, il ne trouve plus son bonnet. Où a-t-il bien pu passer ? Une jolie histoire de Noël avec des surprises à soulever sur toutes les pages.

Experience the classic race in a new way with this die-cut picture book! One of Aesop’s best-loved fables gets a contemporary twist in this retelling with simple text and bright, graphic artwork. Ingenious die-cut holes let you turn the page to send Hare racing ahead, then, slowly and steadily, move Tortoise toward a win.

[Truncated] Restoration ecology is a rapidly growing science of global significance, assisting the recovery of ecosystems degraded, damaged or destroyed from human intervention and action. Increasingly, the focus is shifting beyond just restoring plant community structure to reinstating ecosystem functionality. A key process for sustainable plant communities is reproductive functionality, requiring robust pollinator services typically involving pollinators. Despite this, few restoration projects to date have explicitly assessed the restoration of pollinators. Pollinators are rarely specified in restoration targets as they are mobile and little is known about how they respond to habitat restoration, influence mating systems and reproductive success. The assumption is that once plant communities are established, pollinators and pollinator services will passively establish. In this thesis, ecological studies of invertebrate and vertebrate richness, pollinator abundance and behaviour together with genetic analyses of pollen dispersal, mating and genetic structure using microsatellite DNA markers were conducted in several natural and restored Banksia (Proteaceae) woodland sites on the Swan Coastal Plain of Western Australia. Located within a global biodiversity hotspot, the Southwest Australian Floristic Region contains the highest proportion of vertebrate-pollinated plant species in the world with the largest number of nectar-feeding bird and mammal species. These Banksia woodlands have undergone severe habitat destruction with urban expansion and are situated on significant deposits for sand mining that have seen post-mining ecological restoration of variable standards. This provides a model system for testing and assessing the ecological genetic consequences of restoration in a fragmented landscape. The dominant species in these woodlands, Banksia attenuata and B. menziesii, depend solely on animal-mediated pollen flow to effectively reproduce, with nectarivorous birds (honeyeaters, Meliphagidae) and flying insects as key pollinators. By focussing on these species, this thesis assesses the restoration of reproductive functionality in restored plant communities by testing: (1) the effect of restoration on the diversity, abundance and behaviour of bird and insect pollinator communities, (2) the impact of pollinator behaviour on realised pollen dispersal, genetic landscape connectivity and reproductive output in B. menziesii, (3) the successful restoration and maintenance of genetic diversity and spatial genetic structure within restored and natural B. menziesii populations, and (4) the effects of high and low diversity restoration approaches for genetic integration, connectivity and mating systems of B. attenuata. Studies were conducted within an array of natural bushland sites of differing levels of degradation and two restored sites, one with high plant species diversity and richness, and structural vegetation complexity reflective of pre-disturbance levels (high complexity), the second with low plant species diversity and richness (many non-native to the site), and vegetation structure of much lower complexity than found within predisturbance Banksia woodlands (low complexity).

Rejoins Max dans une super aventure sous-marine ! Grâce à son sous-marin ultra rapide, Max part à la recherche d''un ballon de foot disparu en mer. Les dauphins pourront-ils terminer leur partie ? Aux commandes du Subaqua-Jet, rien n''est impossible !

Little Bear''s mom is simply wonderful! She can string together the longest daisy chain, make the loudest echoes in a cave, and balance three apples on her nose. But the best thing she does in all the world is love her little cub!

Come along for fun on the farm, a jungle safari, and an underwater adventure and make lots of new friends along the way! This beautiful anthology includes short stories divided by pages of poems and verse.

Kleine beer en zijn moeder doen van alles samen: kettingen rijgen, zwemmen, blaadjes in de lucht gooien en nog veel meer. Prentenboek met paginagrote, zoete illustraties en een tekst op rijm. Vanaf ca. 3 jaar.