New Releases by Margaret Bateson

This beautiful, fresh new telling of the Nativity story, through the eyes of a young girl, brings wonderful humanity to this familiar tale. Bethlehem has never been so busy! Leah, the innkeeper''s daughter businessman off her feet. Then in the starlight miracles begin.

It''s almost time for the grand opening of the Tree House Hotel. The squirrels have been very busy putting up decorations and preparing a delicious feast and huge fireworks display! Two young guests, Kenny Kitten and Betty Bunny, are so excited about staying at the brand-new Tree House Hotel. But then Kenny goes missing! Can Betty find him before the grand feast begins? Read the story, pop up the hotel and press out the play pieces for hours of fun! A brilliant new story and pop-up play set from paper-engineer extraordinaire Maggie Bateson, with illustrations from Karen Wall - perfect for fans of Sylvanian Families!

A tired and hungry little girl helps herself to the belongings of three bears in the woods.

Published in 1895, this is a fascinating collection of conversations with a variety of Victorian professional women.

Everyone''s favourite fairies are off to the Spectacular Spell Competition at the Three Wishes Fairy School, an amazing magical castle set high-up in the mountains. There''s an ice crystal waterfall, a balloon ride to enjoy, magic flying lessons and so many amazing rooms to explore. Read the story, press-out the characters and take them on a tour of this gloriously glittering pop-up school.

Count five little piggies on your fingers and toes. Lift the flaps and find out what each busy little piggy is up to, whether it''s shopping, cleaning, cooking, painting-or coming back to a special surprise!

An imaginative reworking of the popular children''s rhyme.

Everybody knows and loves this traditional rhyme about the five intrepid ducks who head off into the hills for adventure. But what happens to them whilst they are away? And why have they gone? Just lift the flaps and find out.

It''s a dream come true for everyone''s favourite fairies - they are going to be bridesmaids! Join Petal, Poppy and Rose as they put on their pretty dresses, throw confetti and dance the night away at Princess Crystal and Prince Felix''s wedding. Read their story, then unfold this incredible pop-up fairy castle and explore the fairies'' world.

Genome sequences of two Synechococcus ecotypes inhabiting the Octopus Spring microbial mat in Yellowstone National Park revealed the presence of all genes required for nitrogenase biosynthesis. We demonstrate that nif genes of the Synechococcus ecotypes are expressed in situ in a region of the mat that varies in temperature from 53.5°C to 63.4°C (average 60°C); transcripts are only detected at the end of the day when the mat becomes anoxic. Nitrogenase activity in mat samples was also detected in the evening. Hitherto, N2 fixation in hot spring mats was attributed either to filamentous cyanobacteria (not present at u003e50°C in these mats) or to heterotrophic bacteria. To explore how energy-generating processes of the Synechococcus ecotypes track natural light and O2 conditions, we evaluated accumulation of transcripts encoding proteins involved in photosynthesis, respiration, and fermentation. Transcripts from photosynthesis (cpcF, cpcE, psaB, and psbB) and respiration (coxA and cydA) genes declined in the evening. In contrast, transcripts encoding enzymes that may participate in fermentation fell into two categories; some (ldh, pdhB, ald, and ackA) decreased in the evening, whereas others (pflB, pflA, adhE, and acs) increased at the end of the day and remained high into the night. Energy required for N2 fixation during the night may be derived from fermentation pathways that become prominent as the mat becomes anoxic. In a broader context, our data suggest that there are critical regulatory switches in situ that are linked to the diel cycle and that these switches alter many metabolic processes within the microbial mat.

Masha''s mother sells eggs at market, and Masha loves to paint their smooth shells. One day, deep in the forest, Masha meets the magical Firebird, guardian of the eggs of the four elements: earth, water, air, and fire. The Firebird asks Masha to paint its eggs so that they blend with the elements, hiding them from the vicious witch, Baba Yaga. At first, the plan works well, but Baba Yaga finally gets her hands on the last egg, and Masha sets off on an amazing journey to find it. This original folktale blends elements of the Firebird legend and traditional European folktales in a bilingual English and Russian text, along with suggestions to inspire children to paint their own eggs.

Presented in the style of traditional folktales of India and Europe Chanda finds herself reduced to a servant in her stepmother''s house when her mother dies and her father marries again. All the lonely girl can do is seek peace walking along the near-by river and gazing into the magical mirror her mother left her as a parting gift. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

A greedy emperor demands an impossible task from Lao Lao, a peasant woman who makes beautiful shapes from paper. Includes instructions for making traditional.

Retelling of a folktale from the Lakota indians of North America in which a young girl and her grandmother make a star quilt as a celebration of their friendship, love and community. Includes brief factual information on the Lakota indians and instructions for making a star collage. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

A greedy emperor demands an impossible task from Lao Lao, a peasant woman who makes beautiful shapes from paper. Includes instructions for making traditional Chinese paper-cuts.

Pages pop open to reveal a castle, complete with fountains, stairways, gardens, and arbors.

Lift the flaps of this interactive pop-up adventure to see if Billy Bunny will find the butterfly he is searching for, or if the butterfly will find him.

Offering an entire Victorian street scene with every detail recreated in intricate illustrations, a popular pop-up series continues with a Victorian village complete with four free-standing figures, food stalls, and a working Punch and Judy tent. Original.

Partial 16S rRNA sequences for eight thermophilic fermentative bacteria, seven of which were isolated from cyanobacterial mats in hot springs at Yellowstone National Park, are reported. All appear to be members of the "Gram-positive low G+C subdivision", including the Gram-negative staining Thermobacteroides acetoethylicus. T. acetoethylicus clusters tightly with two other asporogenous isolates, Thermoanaerobium brockii and Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus, and Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum. Three acetogenic clostridia, including two strains of Clostridium thermoauthotrophicum, and Clostridium thermoaceticum, form another tight cluster. Clostridium thermosulfurogenes forms a distinct branch between these two clusters.