Books by Peter Whitfield

In this beautifully illustrated book, Peter Whitfield reveals some of the ways in which the structure of the universe has been conceived, explained and depicted. This new edition is updated to include a wider range of stunning maps of the skies in full colour, including imagery from the latest voyages of space exploration.

Zen Tales are classic philosophical stories adapted and beautifully illustrated for children. In this tale Grizzle Bear is not in a good mood. In fact he is angry. He bumps into Guru Walter who is sitting peacefully and happy. A story which shows how anger does not have to be accepted and can be rejected.

Zen Tales are classic philosophical stories adapted and beautifully illustrated for children. Everyone in this tale has an ice cream except Bruno and he cannot get ide cream off his mind. Eventually Bruno learns a valid lesson; he was happy when he forgot about the ice cream.

Ava sat at her desk, gazing at the board. 'Ava', said Mrs Cook 'Where are your glasses today?' Ava looked down at her school bag. She hated her glasses. Ava hates her glasses and sometimes chooses not to wear them, even when wearing them would help her read.

For more than three centuries Oxford has been the subject of fine illustrated books and engraved prints. The best of these historic prints are reproduced here to create a panorama of classical Oxford, offering an instructive and captivating view of Oxford through the ages.