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Discover the breathtaking beauty of Spain’s Picos de Europa, where jagged limestone peaks soar above lush valleys, ancient beech and oak forests, and dramatic gorges carved deep into the earth. Highlights include classic valley rambles, exhilarating gorge traverses, and rewarding ascents to panoramic summits, revealing the Covadonga lakes, the awe-inspiring Cares Gorge, and a mosaic of traditional villages and pristine mountain wilderness. Ideal for walkers of all abilities, this comprehensive Cicerone guidebook features 38 graded day walks and 4 short treks (3–4 days) through the regions of Cangas de Onís, Cabrales, Liébana, Valdeón, and Sajambre. Each route uncovers the striking karst landscapes and rich biodiversity that have made the Picos de Europa a jewel among Spain’s mountain ranges. Walks are graded by difficulty, making it easy to select an adventure that matches your experience and ambition. Many routes take advantage of the area’s well-connected valleys, offering easy access to the heart of the Picos de Europa, Spain’s first National Park.Explore celebrated Picos de Europa destinations, including Cangas de Onís, Cabrales, Liébana, Valdeón, and Sajambre, as well as classic routes to the Covadonga lakes and through the Cares Gorge. Walks range from gentle 6km (4-mile) strolls to challenging 22km (14-mile) hikes, with walking times from 3 to 8 hours.The Picos de Europa are best enjoyed between May and October, when wildflowers fill the valleys, and stable weather prevails, though many routes can be enjoyed year-round, even in winter.Features 1:50,000 maps and downloadable GPX tracks for every walk, ensuring straightforward navigation and confident route-finding in these striking mountain landscapes. Each route includes an at-a-glance information box with distance, ascent and descent, estimated time, grade, start and finish points, public transport options, and accommodation, ideal for planning your Picos de Europa mountain adventure.Practical guidance covers everything you need for your Picos de Europa trip: essential equipment, preparation, travel and access, accommodation choices from campsites to luxury hotels, mountain safety, local cuisine, and advice for botanists and wildlife enthusiasts.Includes summary tables for quick route comparison, review highlights, distance, grade (Easy, Moderate, Difficult, Very Difficult), and estimated duration to easily plan your walks and treks in the Picos de Europa. Plan your adventure in the Picos de Europa with this definitive Cicerone guidebook and discover a region of limitless variety, where every path leads to new wonders and the spirit of Spanish mountain adventure awaits.

explores the changing nature of English-learning today and the significance of this on teaching pronunciation. As more and more speakers use English as an international language, we need to equip learners to be easily understood. This title is part of the highly regardedseries - short, practical guides that help teachers who work in the primary andsecondary school setting to make sense ofnew teaching tools, techniques, and educational policy, with ideas for implementing them in the classroom.

An important and hard-hitting chronicle of Black history, written by a celebrated Black historian. Winner of the 2020 School & Library Association prize for readers aged 13-16 and the 2020 ALCS Educational Writers' Award.** Fully revised and updated for the new paperback edition. Includes notes on teaching Black history.Black history is an integral part of world history. From the injustices of the past and present, we can learn and be inspired to make the world we live in more fair, equal and just.Black History Matters chronicles thousands of years of Black history, from African kingdoms, to slavery, apartheid, the battle for civil rights, the global Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 and much more. Important and inspiring Black personalities, from Olaudah Equiano to Oprah Winfrey, are highlighted throughout, while achievements and progress are balanced alongside a look at the issues that continue to plague Black communities.#Blacklivesmatter is a powerful international movement, designed to raise awareness of and end ongoing injustice towards black people. This book is designed to connect with that movement and offer an important resource for all young readers during Black History Month and beyond.Contents: Why Black history mattersChapter 1: The African empiresThe lands of the pharaohsAncient Egypt KushEgypt thrives and declinesNorth African invasions EthiopiaThe West African desert empiresThe Nigeria regionMunhumutapaThe East African coastChapter 2: The transatlantic slave tradeThe transatlantic slave trade beginsA trade in human miseryLife as a slaveGrowing resistanceAbolitionThe legacy of the slave tradeChapter 3: ColonialismThe Scramble for AfricaThe Pan-African CongressesAn independent AfricaSouthern Africa and apartheidChapter 4: The African diasporaAfrican-Americans in the USAThe fight for civil rightsChange at lastThe Windrush generationBeing Black in the UKBlack Lives Matter and George FloydBlack Lives Matter in the UKBlack history todayTeaching Black historyGlossaryFurther informationTimelineIndex

Written by award-winning author Robin Walker, A History of Africa takes an in-depth look at the rich and fascinating history of the African continent through the ages. From prehistoric Africa, through ancient Egypt to the African kingdoms, the slave trade, colonialism and countries' struggles for independence, right up to the modern-day continent, this book celebrates this vast continent and its people. The text is supported by strong, striking images and includes a section on teaching Black history.The author, Robin Walker, is one of the world's leading authorities on African history. Published in 2006, his book When We Ruled is 'the most advanced historical synthesis on the history of Africa and its people', and has established Robin as the leading authority on the topic in the English-speaking world. Robin is also the author of the prize-winning Black History Matters.Contents: African history From prehistory to kingdoms.Ancient EgyptEgypt invadedKushEthiopiaIn focus: Famous African rulersWest African empiresThe Nigeria regionGreat Zimbabwe and MunhumutapaIn focus: Treasures of AfricaThe enslavedResistanceIn focus: African religionsColonialismIndependence for AfricaIn focus: African culture abroadAfter independenceAfrica today - challengesAfrica today - successesTeaching African historyTimeline, glossary and further informationIndex

Written by award-winning author Robin Walker, A History of Africa takes an in-depth look at the rich and fascinating history of the African continent through the ages. From prehistoric Africa, through ancient Egypt to the African kingdoms, the slave trade, colonialism and countries' struggles for independence, right up to the modern-day continent, this book celebrates this vast continent and its people. The text is supported by strong, striking images and includes a section on teaching Black history.The author, Robin Walker, is one of the world's leading authorities on African history. Published in 2006, his book When We Ruled is 'the most advanced historical synthesis on the history of Africa and its people', and has established Robin as the leading authority on the topic in the English-speaking world. Robin is also the author of the prize-winning Black History Matters.Contents: African history From prehistory to kingdoms.Ancient EgyptEgypt invadedKushEthiopiaIn focus: Famous African rulersWest African empiresThe Nigeria regionGreat Zimbabwe and MunhumutapaIn focus: Treasures of AfricaThe enslavedResistanceIn focus: African religionsColonialismIndependence for AfricaIn focus: African culture abroadAfter independenceAfrica today - challengesAfrica today - successesTeaching African historyTimeline, glossary and further informationIndex

A guidebook to 38 walks and 4 short treks of 3-4 days in the Picos de Europa mountains of northern Spain. The walks cover the areas of Cangas de Onís, Cabrales, Liébana, Valdeón and Sajambre and range from easy valley hikes to ascents of the high peaks, so there is something to suit every ability.

The walks range from 6 to 22km, and take between 3 to 8 hours. Four short treks of 3-4 days are also summarised in brief.

1:50,000 maps included for each walk GPX files available to download Detailed information on accommodation, facilities and public transport Highlights include the Covadonga lakes and the Cares Gorge Information given on local geology and wildlife

Africa is a crucible of many civilizations, indeed of humanity. African peoples can be traced back 16,000 years or so to 5 ancestral civilisational groups based on their language families, such as the Nilo-Saharan and the Khoisan. A brand new, accessible and enlightening history by Robin Walker, African Ancient Origins tells the stories of African golden ages, of the key dynasties, individuals, cities, trade and achievements, going back to the first migrations, origin stories and myths. From the Kingdom of Kerma in Sudan to the Zulu Empire, we learn of the many cultures that existed for thousands of years before European invasion, of their complex histories that have left lasting legacies on modern African nations. Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction: authors, myths, tales and history without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new Introduction and a Glossary of Terms or lists of Ancient Leaders.

A guide to walking in the Cordillera Cantabrica mountains in northern Spain - one of Spain''s premier ranges - including detailed descriptions of 60 routes spread around the whole of this magnificent mountain chain. Based on selected valley bases, the routes are readily accessed, thus minimising travel time. All of the routes can be done in a day and all are circular. In difficulty they vary from straightforward, half-day outings to strenuous, full-day ascents demanding fitness, good overall mountain skills, and the ability to deal with short sections of scrambling. This guide is complemented by articles on four specialist topics of interest to any who wish to know the range in greater depth: place names, the transhumance, the Civil War and alpine flora. The Cordillera Cantabrica is currently home to a total of nine protected areas, including three UN-designated areas.

A guide to walking in the Cordillera Cantabrica mountains in northern Spain - one of Spain''s premier ranges - including detailed descriptions of 60 routes spread around the whole of this magnificent mountain chain. Based on selected valley bases, the routes are readily accessed, thus minimising travel time. All of the routes can be done in a day and all are circular. In difficulty they vary from straightforward, half-day outings to strenuous, full-day ascents demanding fitness, good overall mountain skills, and the ability to deal with short sections of scrambling. This guide is complemented by articles on four specialist topics of interest to any who wish to know the range in greater depth: place names, the transhumance, the Civil War and alpine flora. The Cordillera Cantabrica is currently home to a total of nine protected areas, including three UN-designated areas.