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When she reads about the blue whale – with a heart so big her father could stand in it – she has an idea.  She fashions a boat out of household objects and sails from her bedroom into the mouth of a whale, where she settles in happily.  Emma has finally found her peace and quiet.  That is until another child, Owen Tang, arrives inside the whale and is loud, noisy and “everything she is running away from”.  Emma and Owen’s unlikely friendship blossoms inside the microcosm of the whale in a beautifully told story of friendship and finding your own voice in a world that is “filled with too much of everything, everywhere.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With lush, irresistible illustrations and its balance of sensitivity and adventure, Xin Li's author\/illustrator debut is an ode to storytelling and imagination and displays her keen understanding of the emotional world of children.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56285876355445,"sku":"9780316492270","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780316492270_9dbc8397-c755-435e-9e8c-78c7e8612259.jpg?v=1786013529"},{"product_id":"9789814725910","title":"Optimal Mean Reversion Trading","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOptimal Mean Reversion Trading: Mathematical Analysis and Practical Applications\u003c\/em\u003e provides a systematic study to the practical problem of optimal trading in the presence of mean-reverting price dynamics. It is self-contained and organized in its presentation, and provides rigorous mathematical analysis as well as computational methods for trading ETFs, options, futures on commodities or volatility indices, and credit risk derivatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a unique financial engineering approach that combines novel analytical methodologies and applications to a wide array of real-world examples. It extracts the mathematical problems from various trading approaches and scenarios, but also addresses the practical aspects of trading problems, such as model estimation, risk premium, risk constraints, and transaction costs. The explanations in the book are detailed enough to capture the interest of the curious student or researcher, and complete enough to give the necessary background material for further exploration into the subject and related literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be a useful tool for anyone interested in financial engineering, particularly algorithmic trading and commodity trading, and would like to understand the mathematically optimal strategies in different market environments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311118496117,"sku":"9789814725910","price":88.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789814725910_3985e652-9c18-4372-94cb-6d5c5c9afa16.jpg?v=1786033458"},{"product_id":"natural-risk-assessment-and-emergency-management-of-the-maritime-silk-road","title":"Natural Risk Assessment and Emergency Management of the Maritime Silk Road","description":"This book aims at the new opportunities, development connotation, problems and potential risks of the Maritime Silk Road in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as well as the problems of insufficient case samples, incomplete assessment information, uncertain decision-making knowledge, etc., Some new methods and technical such as dynamic Bayesian networks, intuitionistic fuzzy sets, group decision-making, information flow, are introduced to build an indicator system and mathematical model for risk assessment and emergency management. Aim at the impacts and hazards of extreme weather such as tropical cyclones, strong winds, waves, low visibility, and rising sea levels in the sea area along the Maritime Silk Road, research are conducted on risk assessment and emergency management of disaster environment such as geographical environmental characteristics, climate change scenarios, islands, straits and ports. This book can be used as a reference for researchers in the fields of atmosphere, ocean, environmental ecology, transportation, natural resources, disaster prevention and reduction, emergency management, and related university teachers.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57510032867701,"sku":"9789819205721","price":179.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789819205721.jpg?v=1787130289"},{"product_id":"if-you-want-to-see-a-narwhal","title":"If You Want to See a Narwhal","description":"\u003cb\u003eEmbark on an Arctic adventure with breathtaking art from acclaimed illustrator Xin Li, and journey through a real-life winter wonderland to find one of the world's most elusive sea creatures: the narwhal!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you want to see a narwhal, pack warm, woolly clothes and hope in your heart, then hop on a plane and head north....\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There are no narwhals in captivity. These unusual whales have only been observed in the wild! It will take the most brave and patient adventurers will find one. To see a narwhal, you'll need to travel to the icy north, find a guide to show you the way, and hope you are lucky enough to cross paths with one of these magical creatures. And don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled for all the other animals that make up this unique Arctic ecosystem. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf You Want to See a Narwhal\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on an extraordinary adventure to a place bursting with amazing animals perfectly suited to the chilly climate. This exciting read aloud story will spark wonder in every young nature lover's heart.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57613169525109,"sku":"9780316587129","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780316587129.jpg?v=1790607710"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-xin-li.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}