Books published by Anness Publishing

The art of napkin folding has soared in popularity in recent years. Beautifully folded napkins add elegance and style to even the simplest of table settings, and will always delight and amaze your guests. This book reveals the secrets of perfect napkin

This handy book is an instant guide to the wide variety of annuals, biennials and tender perennials that have vibrant flowers and foliage, with suggestions suitable for every season and garden location.

By mastering a few easy techniques, you can turn simple strands of ribbon into exquisite artefacts, or use them for gift wrapping, floristry, and trimming furnishings and costumes.

Fantastically fresh ways to serve up vegetable vitality in a glass, from healthy detox juices to delectable fruit and vegetable fusions and classic coolers.

Because your home is an investment, it is worth preventing deterioration by ensuring that it is protected and maintained against adverse weather conditions. With the help of this handbook, you will learn basic skills, using the right materials and tools,

Discover the ancient mysteries of the runic alphabet, with instructions on how to make and dedicate your own set of runes, and explaining the significance and symbolism of each of the 24 runes together with easy-to-follow sample rune readings.

Using examples of invertebrates from all around the globe, this exciting guide offers an insight into their captivating eight-legged world. Find out which spiders stalk their prey just like cats do, how spiders manage not to get caught in their own webs, and why the venom of certain species is deadly.

A lively guide to these intriguing creatures and their stunning habitat; discover the many different penguin varieties, from Adelie and Gentoo to Chinstrap and Macaron, learn about their amazing courtship displays, and find out how they survive in freezing temperatures.

Packed with all the essential information you need - choosing the right rabbit, preparing a home for it, what to feed it and when, and keeping your pet healthy.

Step back in time to explore India's dramatic history and learn how emperors, priests and ordinary people lived, what they ate and wore, and the magnificent palaces and awe-inspiring temples. Practical projects help children understand the past - make a Hindu garland of flowers, learn how to tie a sari, and cook a delicious chickpea curry.

This soft-to-touch first book full of bright pictures of familiar and fun things encourages babies and toddlers in their early numeracy skills.

A beautifully illustrated anthology of timeless tales in a gorgeous heirloom edition.

Explores the rich, varied and historic cuisine of Portugal. This book includes an introduction about the culture and regions of Portugal, the most important aspects of the cuisine. It includes recipe such as: Scrambled Eggs with Chourico and Green Asparagus, Seafood Soup, Hake with Turnip Tops and Onions, and Honey Pudding with Ricotta.

Trees grow all over the world, from the frozen Arctic to the steamy jungles around the Equator. This fact file and learn-it-yourself book reveals the secret life of trees - how leaves make food by photosynthesis, what goes on inside the trunk, how to work out a tree's age, and more.

Helps you learn about the legendary Norse raiders, with 15 step-by-step projects and more than 350 pictures. This title lets you step back in time to the age of the seafaring Vikings - find out about the ships they sailed in, the distant lands they explored, and the wars they waged.

Takes you back through the centuries to one of the greatest civilizations in history - the Roman Empire. This title helps you discover various facts about the Roman way of life, the clothes people wore, the entertainments they enjoyed, and the food they liked to eat.

Fresh blended drinks have a seductive appeal - they look fantastic, smell wonderful and taste delicious. They are also quick and easy to prepare, and they can be made with almost any combination of ingredients. This book introduces drinks of all kinds, including health boosters, breakfast wake-ups, fruit coolers and luxurious dessert blends.

Offers 101 practical ideas and projects for stress-free, low-maintenance senior gardening, shown step by step in more than 500 photographs. This title considers the practical decisions that are required in any garden, strategies to cater for individual disabilities, and sensory features to stimulate sight, sound, smell, touch and taste.

Deals with the myths and legends of the ancient worlds, from Greece, Rome and Egypt to the Norse and Celtic lands, through Persia and India to China and the Far East. This title offers a comprehensive A to Z of the classic stories of gods and goddesses, heroes, warriors and mythical beasts, with copious cross-references.

A well-made sauce can turn the simplest of ingredients into a culinary masterpiece. With understanding of basic techniques and the right ingredients you can brighten up cuts of meat or poultry. This book offers 150 recipes for sauces, salsas, dressings, dips, and marinades for every occasion.

75 authentic regional recipes from Shanghai, Zhejing, Fujian, Anhui, Jiangsu and Jangxi, with beautiful photographs