It is a fine thing to revisit this writer's landscape and hear his amiable voice in it again.

Down in the Valley is truly evocative of time and place. A beautiful illustration of how, in some way, we are all indelibly influenced by the landscape of our childhood.

A cartographer and scientist with the British Antarctic Survey, Fretwell has created 70 new maps each revealing different aspects of the icy continent. We learn the locations of the "pole of ignorance", the world's driest place, and the largest penguin colonies, but also about the human history and politics of the region and - alarmingly - what Antarctica might look like once all the ice is gone.

Shows Antarctica in wonderful detail ... Peter Fretwell tells the tale of Antarctica through a collection of carefully constructed maps setting out the continent's geology, people and nature

A collection of maps and data from a leading cartographer seen in a new and fresh way ... really informative

Full of courage, camaraderie and daring escapades, this reads like a Boys' Own adventure.

Exhilarating

It's an exciting story that will inspire young people to pursue their wildest ambitions, no matter how impossible they may seem.

A riveting read from start to finish

Compelling

Packed with bizarre, thrilling, stomach-churning anecdotes[...] gives an incredible insight into the mind of an adrenaline junkie, test pilot, father and astronaut which many more than just spaceflight enthusiasts with enjoy

Exhilarating

After the year we've had on Earth, the prospect of an extended sojourn in space might seem more appealing than usual. Who better to guide us into the cosmos than Tim Peake? [...] Awe-inspiringstuff

An inspiringread about reaching for the stars

Tim...shows how an ordinary boy from Chichester can achieve extraordinary feats through limitless willpower and ambition

The story of an unremarkable British boy who became a remarkable British astronaut and role model. It's an insight into the hows and whys and wherefores of European spaceflight, with some fun anecdotes of how NASA and the Russian do it as well.

Full of escapades, Peake's autobiography reads like a Boys' Own adventure

His observations are unmatched among his peers . . . listen to what your body and your brain are telling you: thank goodness for Dara

Wise, lyrical and well-researched . . . [Dara's] candid enthusiasm, his powers of observation, his passion for nature - all are being rediscovered by a world population forced to stop short and take stock

A torrent of pure, unmediated fervour . . . an extraordinarily accomplished work for any writer, let alone one who is still a teenager . . . This is writing at its wild and unruly best

An extraordinary diary . . . it's a powerful pitch for why the school curriculum needs to be wilded and a reminder of the value of neurodiversity in literature