Most Popular Books by Jane Drake

Jane Drake and Ann Love, the acclaimed authors of Cool Woods: A Trip Around the World’s Boreal Forest, explore the fascinating, beautiful, and sometimes dangerous world of snow. They write about snow as a habitat, the significance of snow on the environment, snow’s impact on the people and animals who live in it, and snow stories and lore from around the world. From the science of snow to the magic of a winter wonderland, this book is a comprehensive must-read. Not only is the information presented with clarity and brisk good humor, but with urgency. As the polar ice cap melts, we are becoming aware of its critical impact on all of the earth’s living creatures. Illustrated with Mark Thurman’s detailed drawings and magnificent photographs from the authors’ own collections, this is a wintry treat to enjoy all year.

This collection of outdoor activities, games, stories, songs, and more is for kids and families to share around the campfire. Kids learn how to make pizza over an open fire, tell a spooky ghost story, or create musical instruments for a singalong. With more than 125 pages of fun things to do, "The Kids Campfire Book" is the perfect book for every camper or camp counselor.

Many of the Cornish recipes in this book would have been cooked originally in the old-fashioned way. Included are soup, fish, meat, pies and pasties, cream dishes, puddings, cakes and biscuits, bread and scones and beverages.

Gives some insight into the importance of Wessex to Thomas Hardy, particularly in his most well-known novels. Poems and extracts are used where appropriate with modern and contemporary photographs.

Share memories that will last a lifetime with this Memory Scrapbook for kids to preserve their baby sister memories.

Discover the fascinating life of a master of 19th century art and design William Morris was a man of extraordinary diversity and application, turning his attention to the mastery of as many skills in one lifetime as most men would achieve in several. He became an artist in oils, stained glass and ceramic tiles, a weaver, decorator, textile designer, calligrapher, type designer, typesetter, bookbinder, printer, novelist, poet and lecturer. One of his most influential concepts embraced the ‘small is beautiful’ ideal: suppose people lived in little communities ... and had few wants; almost no furniture for instance, and no servants, and studied ... what they really wanted. Then, Morris felt, life might begin to take on its proper form. He was unquestionably one of the first conservationists. Certainly, a century later, his ideas and his designs are still valued and enjoyed by people everywhere.

Winter is a special time. As the snow begins to fall, it sets the stage for a whole array of wintry activities, like searching for special effects in the winter night sky. Or sewing up a pair of cozy fleece mitts. Or enjoying an outdoor picnic on a blanket of snow. This book in the Family Fun series is packed with over 120 pages of unique ideas for celebrating winter. In fact, there are so many wonderful ways to enjoy this frosty season --- winter just isn''t long enough! Kids can ? learn to identify animal tracks ? tell silly fireside stories ? make marshmallow s''mores ? build sparkling sun catchers ? set up their own goofy winter Olympics.

Memory Scrapbooks are a great way for kids and their grandparents to collect and record their shared memories. They''ll spend many hours together filling in names to complete a family tree, discussing what they like to do when they''re together and noting each other''s likes, dislikes, talents and traits. Designed like the other books in this popular series, there are lots of places to draw, paste in photos and write. There''s even a pocket at the back to hold letters and souvenirs and a die-cut space in the front cover for a special photo of grandmother and child!

Practitioners need help keeping up to speed with the latest developments in the Early Years. Updated in line with current policy and practice, this new edition fully reflects the Early Years Foundation Stage themes, principles, commitments and guidance and recognises the importance of play as a context for teaching, learning and assessment. With explicit links to the EYFS learning and development grids and the early learning goals, it includes practical guidance and ideas on: creating stimulating learning environments indoors and out planning exciting focus activities and experiences responding to children''s individual interests and supporting personalised learning sound observational practice and how to assess children''s learning and development within the EYFS framework developing genuine partnerships with parents and learning links with home. Incorporating ''Key Points for Good Practice'' within each chapter, and direct links to the EYFS ''Principles into Practice'' cards as well as EYP standards, this is a key text for all practitioners working with children in the later stages of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It is also ideal for students pursuing Qualified Teacher Status in the Early Years and Early Years Professional Status, and for those enrolled in courses in Early Childhood Studies and Foundation Degrees in Early Years.

Discusses the importance of nature, the threats to various animal and plant species, and what young people can do to help protect the environment.

This book explores an important and controversial American industry, looking at everything from the methods used to cut trees to the planting of new seedlings. The coauthor is Ann Love.

Provides instructions for playing a variety of outdoor and indoor games, including activities for one or two, information on making equipment, advice on water safety and water games, and plans for a "warm weather olympics" competition.