The River of LifeA beautifully illustrated lift the flap book about the wildlife that can be found in and around rivers, written by conservation scientist Dr Charles van Rees. Rivers support life in their depths, on their banks, and in the sky above them. The River of Life highlights some of the most fascinating river habitats in the world, with plenty of fun things for young readers to spot in each stunning illustration by Marc Pattenden. After spying a creature

an 85-year-old widow

these international personalities have been arranged based on their characteristics in and out of play

spot Leonard Woolf

including the origins of farming

As humans we stumble

An outsider whose only companions are a hateful hawk and memories of the lost

When he's captured by Iranian security forces

written by former UK Canal Laureate

' - Daisy Dunn

they attempt to inhabit the minds of the persecutors

and literature

Whether walking along the canals of Venice or teaching English to Iranian pilots