2026 Children's AlmanacThe perfect gift for children to enjoy the whole year round! Celebrate festivals, world holidays and other special events all year round with this fun packed Children's Almanac. Every month find out what's happening in nature, astronomy, sports, science, the world and more.

Insects knock against the light on the patio and the dog sits at the gate

beauty and history of the communities he travels through

and debates while retaining the features that made the first a leading text in the field

the seeds of an inheritance dispute are sown

now divorced and living in London

Now de Rosnay pays homage to the writer who influenced her so deeply

and her beloved grandmother has just died

populated by a set of larger than life characters straight out of Boys Own and Indiana Jones

Presided over by the lofty Mrs McBryde

We once knew the landscape and the plants around us as well as we knew ourselves

Nina's talent blossoms - as does her love for the great man

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