Party Fun! guides you through every stage of holding a children’s party, from choosing on a theme and making the invitations to creating the food, decorating the venue, and planning the entertainment. Divided into 20 party ideas, suitable for a range of ages. Themes include Baby's 1st Birthday, Plundering Pirates, Hearty Party, Teddy’s Picnic, Skateboard Extreme, Funky Fashion Sleepover, Tenpin Bowling, Witches and Wizards, Boys’ Night Out, Dolly’s Tea Party, Toyland Express, Bling Bling B...

’n Nuwe boek deur Jenny Dodd met splinternuwe idees en al die antwoorde vir die beplanning en uitvoer van suksesvolle kinderpartytjies. In Partytjiepret vir Kinders lei sy jou deur elke stap, van die beplanning en uitnodigings, die kos en dekor tot by temas en vermaak. Die boek bevat 20 idees vir partytjietemas wat aangepas kan word vir spesiale geleenthede, soos ’n ooievaarstee. Van die temas in dié boek: Baba se 1ste verjaarsdag, Teddiebeer se piekniek, Hekse en Towenaars, Sjokoladefabri...

Moms (and dads) simply can’t get enough of Jenny Dodd’s lifesaving party books, to ensure that their children’s parties are, well, a piece of cake to organise. Party Party continues in similar style to Party Ideas for Children and Party Fun! with an all-new line-up of fabulous themes for the best parties ever, and which won’t break the bank.She guides you on planning, invitations, food (including cake recipes), decorations, themes and entertainment. Best of all the themes are highl...

Love wine, but only know so much? Looking for some guidance on the perfect red? Want to break away from choosing the same old favourites? Are you keen to learn about wine varieties and which will suit the right cuisine?The Wine Pocket Bible is filed with answers to everything that matters in the world of wine, including:Which wines are best for meat and fish dishes?How do I interpret labels when buying wine?Which is the correct way to taste & describe wine?

This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on restoring degraded forests.The first chapter reviews the restoration of tropical forests, focusing specifically on forest landscape restoration (FLR). It addresses the importance of implementing FLR and provides two detailed case studies to demonstrate this. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the challenges and opportunities in taking FLR forwards.The second chapter considers the importance of e...

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on tropical agroforestry.The first chapter addresses the challenges associated with incorporating agroforestry into agroecological intensification and sustainable landscapes. The chapter also considers the challenge of developing policies in support of agroforestry, and the challenge of developing agroforestry at scale.The second chapter reviews to what extent agroforests are able to meet the ob...

Comprehensive review of the effectiveness of particular agroforestry practices, from riparian forest buffers and filter strips, windbreaks and contour buffers to alley cropping, silvopasture and forest farmingSummarises current research on ecosystem services delivered by agroforestry, from promoting biodiversity and soil health to water quality and managementAssesses research on best practice in tree planting and management as well as optimising agroforestry produ...

Focus on key issues in expanding the genetic base for Musa, including, exploiting current collections of germplasm and collecting and evaluating wild Musa species and landracesCovers methods for improving fertility, resistance and other traits in CavendishReviews the range of conventional and modern molecular techniques for breeding new banana varieties

This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on infertility and other reproductive disorders in dairy cattle.The first chapter discusses the physiology of the main impediments to fertility and management issues that need to be addressed to ensure good fertility of dairy cows. The chapter focusses on parturition and uterine health, the importance of the post-partum environment and the role of oestrus, as well as methods of establishing pregnancy and the effec...

This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on heat stress in dairy cattle.The first chapter outlines technologies to breed for more heat tolerant dairy cattle, exploiting either between or within breed genetic variation in the trait. It discusses future perspectives on the use of different tools to achieve accelerated improvements of this important trait.The second chapter discusses breeding goals and multi-trait sel...

Summarises latest research on the composition of proteins and components in milkReviews advances in understanding factors affecting milk quality eg. breeding and nutritionDiscusses current research on genetic factors affecting dairy cattle growth and health as well as ways to optimise breeding to improve the productivity of dairy cows

Wild Seas, Wilder Cities is a ‘wild-seeded’ collection of short stories, poems, memoirs and environmental articles from 49 unique contributors, all concerned with showing the positive side of our relationship with the earth.Thanks to funding from Portsmouth Creates, this audiobook features 50 different voices from across the Portsmouth community and beyond. Our readers range from teenagers to those in their nineties, including experienced actors, writers and volunteers from the pub...